Archbishop Orlando Quevedo of Cotabato officiated the Concelebrated Mass at Sta. Monica
Church inSarrat town at 9 a.m., followed by the blessing of the Diocesan Museum.
During the testimonial lunch at Sta. Monica Parish, awards were given to bishops from and of Laoag, namely: Laoag Bishop Sergio Utleg; Archbishop Emeritus Edmundo Abaya of Nueva Segovia; present Archbishop Ernesto Salgado of Nueva Segovia; Urdaneta Bishop Jack Jose; San Fernando Bishop Artemio Rillera, SVD; Cotabato Archbishop Orlando Quevedo, OMI; Bishop Emeritus of Bangued Cesar Raval, SVD.
Catholic schools
The heads of the different Catholic schools in the province were also given awards. The
schools included the Holy Spirit Academy of Laoag where I studied from kindergarten up to high school; St. Joseph High School in Laoag; St. Andrew Academy in Bacarra; Sta. Rosa Academy in San Nicolas; St. James Academy in Pasuquin; St. Jude High School in Pagudpud; St. Joseph Institute in Dingras and Divine Word College of Laoag.
Am I glad that I studied in a Catholic school which prepared me, I think, for the
work I am doing now.
Bill Fariñas, president of the Diocesan Council of the Laity, and his wife Soledad Ventura-Fariñas must have been prepared, too, when Bill went to St. William High School (now Divine Word College High School) and Soledad was ahead of me at the Holy Spirit Academy.
They are the founding
couple of the Laoag District of Bukas Loob sa Diyos Covenant Community. They joined BLD in Manila way back in 1987 and brought it to Laoag in 1993 with two other couples from Laoag: Ronnie and Ida Tionko (nee Simon) and Sammy and Cora Tomas.
BLD is very actively supporting the parish in its evangelization programs.
Jubilee theme
If I translate it right from Ilocano, the theme of the Golden Jubilee celebration—“Rambaken Pannakapabaro”—is “Celebrating what is made new.”
The Diocese of Laoag, which was established in 1961, shares the early history of its Mother See, the Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia.
Christianity came to the northernmost part of Luzon in 1572 as part of the “pacification campaign” led by conquistador Juan de Salcedo, who used the cross and the sword to plant Spanish rule and Christianity in this part of the world.
The seat of the diocese is St. William’s Cathedral, with Bishop Utleg as parish priest and Fr. Policarpo Albano as parish Rector.
New deacons and priest
The Archdiocese of Tuguegarao will hold the ordination of two deacons on June 10, 9 a.m., at Our Lady of Chartres Chapel in St. Paul University.
Archbishop Diosdado Talamayan will ordain seminarians Edgardo Baculi and Mark Anthony Ventura as deacons, while Rev. Bernice de la Peña Rio will be ordained priest on June 11, 9 a.m., at the St. Peter Thelmo Parish Church.
St. Anthony de Padua fiesta
The Catholic Women’s Club in Santuario de San Antonio, with Betty Roxas Chua as president, is celebrating the feast of St. Anthony de Padua, June 13, with Novena Masses June 4-12 and with a series of spiritual and medical activities to help the less fortunate. Bishop Broderick Pabillo will officiate the Concelebrated Mass on June 13 at 6 p.m.
Every morning starting June 4, breakfast will be served to 600 indigents from the different barangays around the area in the parking lot of the church. Mass baptism will be held on June 8, 9 a.m., with 65 babies up to two years old. The confirmation of l20 young people will take place on June 9, 9 a.m., with Bishop Emeritus Manuel Sobreviñas as presider.
A mass wedding of 24 couples will take place on June 10, 10 a.m., followed by reception for the couples’ families and guests at the Parish Center.
A medical mission will also take place on June 11 at the parish center. It will provide minor
surgery, optical refraction and dental treatments.
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