Category: Calendar & Events
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Church Welcomes 2 SDB Priests on MHC Solemnity
On May 24, 2024, at the National Shrine of Mary Help of Christians in Parañaque City, two Salesians, Rev. Fr. John Joseph Aguila, SDB, and Rev. Fr. Enrico Mercado, SDB, were ordained to the presbyterate by His Excellency Most Reverend Bishop Broderick S. Pabillo, DD. The ordination’s theme was “My Soul Magnifies the Lord!” from…
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Four Confreres Made Perpetual Profession
Written By Cl. Paulo Miguel Calderon, SDB Photos by Mr. John Villafania May 1, 2024, Parañaque City, the Philippines–Today, Memorial of St. Joseph the Worker, four Salesian Clerics committed themselves forever to the life and mission of St. John Bosco–helping the young save their souls through human and spiritual formation. Held at the National Shrine…
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FOUR NEW DEACONS
By Cl. Nathan Petate, SDB Photos by Mr. John Villafania Pampanga, the Philippines, June 3, 2023 – The Salesian Society of St John Bosco joyfully received four young ordinands into the Diaconate. Reverend Daniel Gonzales, SDB, Reverend Paul Aldrin Dungca, SDB, Reverend Genson Banguis, SDB, and Reverend Adnan Alfred, SDB, hailing from the Philippine North…
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DB Schools Hold Student Leaders’ Assembly
Don Bosco Technical Institute of Tarlac on Monday, February 27, hosted an assembly for all student leaders from different Don Bosco schools. After the 4-year hiatus, the annual Student Leadership Assembly has been brought back and it was participated by the following schools: Don Bosco Academy–Bacolor, Don Bosco Canlubang, Don Bosco Academy—Mabalacat, Don Bosco Technical…
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Over a Hundred Confirmed
By Joyce S. Bustamante, Photos: Malou del Rosario October 23, 2022–At the National Shrine of Mary Help of Christians Parish in Parañaue City, the Philippines, 118 received the Sacrament of Confirmation, a mix of youth and adults. The well-attended celebration was presided over by Most Rev. Archbishop Francesco Panfilo, on Oct. 23; Concelebrated with Rev.…
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October, Month of the Rosary at the National Shrine of Mary Help of Christians in the Philippines
October, Month of the Rosary at the National Shrine of Mary Help of Christians in the Philippines By Joyce Bustamante [FIN Province] There is no doubt that Don Bosco Village in Better Living, Parañaque City has a strong love for our Blessed Mother. Aside from perhaps being the record-holder for having the most number of images erected in a single…
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LOCAL VOCATION TEAM ASSEMBLY HELD
LOCAL VOCATION TEAM ASSEMBLY HELD By: Fr. Jarmy Reignier A. Roxas, SDB Tagaytay City, the Philippines, 18-19 October 2022–In response to the challenge of the recent Provincial Chapter of the FIN Province, the vocation team of the Province organized the assembly of local vocation teams. The assembly aimed to renew the sense of vocational…
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Salesian Mission Day 2022
FIN Held Online Assembly for Salesian Mission Day 2022 By CSCom News Service Via Google Meet, FIN Province, September 10, 2022—To gear up for the Province celebration of Salesian Mission Day (SMD) 2022, the Commission on Missions Animation and the Commission on Social Communication organized an online assembly. Along with Salesians of Don Bosco…
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New Rector of Prenovitiate & Aspirante Installed
News by Asp. Matthew Espino Photos by Mr. John Villafania Diocesan Shrine of Mary Help of Christians, Canlubang, Calamba City, July 16, 2022–Rev. Fr. Jake Adrian Lopez, SDB, was installed as rector of the Don Bosco Asprirantate and Prenovitiate Formation House and the Diocesan Shrine of Mary Help of Christians in Canlubang, Laguna.…
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FIN Province Celebrates Provincial Chapter 2022
Mary Help of Christians Center for Spirituality, Batangas, the Philippines, 24 June 2022–51 Salesian priests and brothers gathered from 19 to 24 June to celebrate the Provincial Chapter with the theme “Renewed Salesians and Lay for the Youth of Today.” It commenced in a spirit of prayer and recollection preached by Rev Fr. Dino Gregorio…