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LAKE SEBU, South Cotabato- A sprawling four hectare land located uphill in the Sub-village of Floren, Lamdalag here is now becoming popular not only to tourists but also to those who want to commune with God.
The Divine Mercy Retreat House and Statue was built as a vow when a loved one of its owner was healed miraculously from an illness.
With its 45-meter statue of the Divine Mercy, a well maintained garden and beautiful landscape, the place is serene and creating an ambiance for prayer and is now a sanctuary for pilgrims.

MANILA — The Salesians in the Philippines disowned a suspected illegal drug trafficker who introduced himself as a missionary priest of the congregation.Fr. Chito Dimaranan, SDB, said that a certain Father” John Ferolin who was nabbed on Monday for possession of shabu” in Midsayap, North Cotabato is not a Salesian priest.

KIDAPAWAN CITY - The Diocese of Kidapawan is hosting this year's Diocesan Clergy of Mindanao Convention.The three day (Feb. 15 to 17) convention has a themeand Diocesan Clergy of Mindanao Reflecting on the Family Nourished by the Word and the Eucharist!

Understanding Lent and Easter

Feb. 10, 2016 is Ash Wednesday

CEBU CITY – Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma has issued on Jan. 30, Saturday, the Congress Statement of the 51st International Eucharistic Congress, likening the gathering to the encounter of the early disciples with the Risen Christ. We the disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ, gathered to celebrate the 51st International Eucharistic Congress in Cebu City, Philippines (January 24-31 2016), now relive the beautiful experience of the two disciples of Emmaus.” We are convinced that the Holy Spirit sends us forth in order to proclaim the story of Jesus.

CEBU CITY -– Cebuanos and delegates to the 51st International Eucharistic Congress (IEC) currently being held in this city trooped to the Cebu Provincial Capitol and filled its surrounding streets to hear the Mass led by Dublin, Ireland Archbishop Diarmuid Martin.According to Fr. Roberto Ebisa, SVD, of DYRF, Police Chief Inspector Ryan Debaras estimated the crowd that gathered for the Mass and procession to be at 1.5 million.

CEBU CITY – How exactly does one live the Eucharist,” the mantra of Eucharistic congresses? For Orlando Cardinal Quevedo, it’s simpleand practice what you preach, and have genuine love for the poor and oppressed. Our sharing in the Eucharist the Body and Blood of Christ is also a sharing in his mission,” said the prelate. [I]n the Eucharist we are sent by the spirit of Jesus on mission – a mission to the poor, the oppressed and marginalized – to all who are needy and in need of love and service.” To be Eucharistic is to live the life of Jesus, a life of love and service.

CEBU CITY --A foreign missionary to the Philippines on Tuesday lauded the poor and their hunger for the Eucharist, saying often, those who have little in life are the ones more excited to receive Christ. This is where I learned that the poor feel a very special connection with Jesus in the Eucharist. They really love and treasure Jesus so much. Jesus is alive in those places in the peripheries where no one wants to go,” said Fr.

CEBU CITY -– Do we keep the Eucharist to ourselves? This was the question, and challenge, posed by Gaudencio Cardinal Rosales to pilgrims at the 51st International Eucharistic Congress (IEC).Delivering the homily for the Mass on the third day of the congress, Rosales, Archbishop emeritus of Manila, reminded IEC participants that the Eucharist is not just a task, but a mission.”The power of faithYes, the Eucharist is the memorial of Christ’s saving sacrifice, just like the Passover meal that commemorated the escape of the Jews from slavery under the pharaohs of Egypt.