Three Macro-Challenges

for the Church in the

Year of Mercy

Volume 4 Number 4

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November 1-December 31, 2015

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ANG CHAMP GILUSAD SA SIMBAHAN SA CAGAYAN DE ORO

Maristela Camaddo

Ang
kalihukan
alang sa clean, honest,
accountable, meaningful and
peaceful (CHAMP) election
gipangusgan paglusad sa
Arkidiyosesis sa Cagayan de
Oro uban sa inter-religious
groups dinhi sa siyudad
kaniadtong Nobyembre 7,
2015 sa may alas 3:00 sa
kahapunon.
Gisugdan ang
maong kalihukan pinaagi sa
usa ka Santos nga Misa nga
gipahigayon sa Katedral ni San
Agustin. Human sa Santos nga
Misa, gisugdan ang paglakaw
gikan sa Gaston Park libot
ngadto sa Corrales Avenue,
liko sa kalye Juan Luna
padulong sa kalye Apolinar
Velez ug gitapos didto sa
Kiosko sa may Divisoria ning
siyudad sa Cagayan de Oro.
Bisan pa man sa makabasa
nga taligsik o ulan-ulan,
mipadayon paglakaw ang
panon sa nagpakabanang
katawhan.
Mismo ang
Arsobispo sa Arkidiyosesis
sa Cagayan de Oro miuban sa
panon hangtud sa Kiosko.
Giipahigayon didto sa
Kiosko sa Divisoria ang usa ka
programa alang sa pagpasabot
sa katuyoan sa maong

panaghugpong ug kalihukan.
Ang
maong
programa
gibuksan sa Vicar General
sa Arkidiyosesis nga mao si
Msgr. Perseus Cabunoc. Ang
mga mamumulong sa maong

Phenomenon of blind spots

is very real Fr. Repole

Oro Clergy and Deacons during their Annual Retreat

by Fr. Macky V. Ceballos

Rev. Fr. Renato Pops Repole,

S.J. made this gentle reminder in a
retreat he facilitated to the clergy
of the Archdiocese of Cagayan de
Oro. The annual spiritual gathering
of the priests and deacons of the
archdiocese was held on November
16-20, 2015 at the Carmelite
Missionaries Center of Spirituality,
Tagaytay City.
Pay attention to possible
blind spots in us. These are areas
in our lives which we fail to see,
refuse or do not want to see, Fr.
Repole said.
Quoting a scriptural passage
written by Matthew, Fr. Repole
explained that the blind spots of
a person can be likened to those
areas in the lives of the Scribes and
Pharisees which John the Baptist
condemned. Central to what John
condemns is the hypocrisy of
the leaders of the Israel. Like the
Scribes and Pharisees, leaders of
the Church can fail to see or pretend
to have not seen the plight of the
many people in their miserable
condition.
Fr. Repole shared his thoughts
in relation to the reflection of the
Year of the Poor which the CBCP
declared. Ironically, he said that,
focusing on the poor will make us
realize how spiritually rich they
are and how much they can enrich
the materially rich but spiritually
impoverished.
Jesus, poor in life and in
death, is our model for this desired

poverty, he said.
Speaking before a total
of ninety six members of the
clergy, including two religious
priests, Fr. Repole reminded the
retreatants that Gods will is not
material destitution, because it
dehumanizes. God wants us to live
with enough means from what
He has created. He further said
that God condemns indifference,
inaction, apathy towards the poor
and suffering.
Material
poverty
(destitution, in Pope Francis
term) is the most common form of
poverty. But there is also another
type of destitution that we need
to conquer: moral and spiritual,
which, often, ironically, springs
from being materially rich. On
the other hand, choosing to live
poorly (that is, with just what is
necessary), out of trust in God,
means choosing to live out poverty
in spirit, he stressed.
At the end of the weeklong retreat, Fr. Raul Dael, the
head of the Commission of the
Clergy, expressed his gratitude to
individuals who have helped made
the activity very successful. He
thanked Fr. Repole, Abp. Antonio
Ledesma, RVM Sisters (for the
buses), CM Sisters for the nice
accommodation, and the Chancery
staff for booking of the priests
plane tickets.
After the retreat, the group
went to Sta. Rosa, Laguna to enjoy
the rides and amenities of the
Enchanted Kingdom.

programa
gipanguluhan
ni Arsobispo Antonio J.
Ledesma, SJ,D.D. Kauban usab
sa Arsobispo nga mihatag sa
pakigpulong mao ang Regional
Director sa COMELEC, Si Rev.

Fr. Raul Dael, Rev. Fr. Satur

Lumba, Nestor Banuag sa XUKKP-SIO ug si Pastor Eduave
sa Evangelical Churches sa
Cagayan De Oro.
Gitapos
ang
maong

programa pinaagi sa usa ka

candle lighting ceremony
ug sa pagpirma sa pledge
of commitment sa mga
mitambong.

Maristela Camaddo

kaparian sa Arkidiyosesis.
Gisundan gilayon ang maong
Santos nga Misa sa usa ka
pagbalik-lantaw
sa
mga
kalihukan ug mga gimbuhaton
nga adunay dakong kalabutan
sa kasamtangang gipahigayon
nga Pastoral Assembly sama
sa pagmugna sa Archdiocesan
Pastoral Plan niadtong 2003,
ang
unang
Archdiocesan
Synod niadtong 2013 ug
ang
Madalaygong Pakisusi
(Appreciative Inquiry) sa
tanang mga vicariates sa
Arkidiyosesis nga gipahigayon
sa pipila ka bulan nga nilabay.
Ang
kinatibuk-an
sa
ikaduhang adlaw sa Pastoral
Assembly, Nobyembre 4, 2015,
gigahin gayud alang sa pagtuki
sa mga resulta sa madalaygong
pakisusi nga gipahigayon
sa nagkalain laing parokya

ug vicariates sa pagsugod
niining tuiga. Ang resulta sa
madalaygong pakisusi gihanay sa masabtan ug tataw
nga pamaagi ug gihikyad
alang sa pakisusi sa tanang
partisipante sa tagsa-tagsa ka
mga parokya ug dayon didto sa
vacariates. Kini aron makita
gayud sa mga partisipante
kung unsa ang hitsura sa ilang
tagsa tagsa ka mga parokya
ug vicariates sigon sa mga
tubag sa mga taga kapelya
nga sakop sa parokya. Aduna
usay mga gihan-ay nga mga
pangutana isip giya sa mga
partisipante aron kahatagan
gayud ug pagtagad ug tukion
sa matag miyembro ang mga
mahinungdanong butang nga
migawas sa madalaygong
pakisusi
sa parokya ug

Madalaygong Pakisusi Gituki sa Pastoral Assembly

Ang Arkidiyosesis sa
Cagayan de Oro dili pa lang
dugay mipahigayon sa usa
ka Pastoral Assembly aron
sa pagtuki sa resulta sa
madalaygong pakisusi nga
gisugdan niadtong pagsugod
niining tuig, 2015.
Ang
maong Pastoral Assembly,
nga gitambongan sa mga
Kura Paruko sa Arkidiyosesis
sa Cagayan de Oro, uban sa
pipila nila ka mga lideres
sa tagsa-tagsa ka parokya,
gihimo niadtong Nobyembre
3 ngadto sa 5, 2015 didto sa
dakong simbahan sa Our Lady
of Mt. Carmel sa Carmen, ning
siyudad. Gisugdan ang maong
Pastoral Assembly sa Santos
nga Misa nga gipangunahan sa
mahal nga Arsobispo Antonio
J. Ledesma, D.D. uban sa mga

Ang mga kaparian sa Arkidiyosesis sa Cagayan de Oro, uban sa mga lideres sa tagsa-tagsa ka parokya

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November 1-December 31, 2015

Archbishops Page

Three Macro-Challenges for the

Church in the Year of Mercy
Abp. Antonio J. Ledesma, SJ

The last two months of this year

2015 have brought to the fore three
macro-challenges for Civil Society and
the Church in the Philippines today.
They are challenges on a macro scale
because no single organization nor
group of individuals can adequately
address the various issues that are
emerging. They are also macro because
these issues affect millions of people or
in some cases the entire world. Indeed
the need for consensus-building on a
national or global level has been felt.
This should be based on ethical-moral
principles and shared values that go
beyond cultural, religious, and socioeconomic barriers. In particular, the
Catholic Church plays a significant role
in Philippine society in addressing these
macro issues.

I. Climate Change
On a global scale, Climate Change
will be the pressing issue at the 21st
Conference of Partners (COP 21) on
the environment. Pope Francis recent
encyclical, Laudato Si, has opened
wide the doors for scientists and
religious leaders to enter into serious
dialogue over issues such as global
warming and the search for alternative
sources of energy. Instead of viewing
the environment or nature simply
as an object to be exploited, Pope
Francis presents the Christian vision
of Gods handiwork: Creation can
only be understood as a gift from the
outstretched hand of the Father of all,
and as a reality illuminated by the love
which calls us together into universal
communion. (LS, 76) He also points
out the intimate connection between
the ecological approach and the social
approach so as to hear both the cry of
the earth and the cry of the poor. (LS,
49)
Here in Cagayan de Oro, we have
joined other dioceses in a Global Climate
Solidarity March for the Environment.
On Nov. 28, advocates for protecting the
environment converged at the Divisoria
from four starting-points to join the

voices of the world-wide Catholic

Climate Movement at the start of COP 21
in Paris. The archdiocese also continues
its participation in the Cagayan de
Oro River Basin Management Council
(CDORBMC) to protect the watershed
areas and downstream communities of
the Cagayan de Oro river system.

II Bangsamoro Basic Law

A second macro challenge is
the continuing quest for a just and
lasting peace in Mindanao. The draft
Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) has been
altered in the committee sessions of
both houses of Congress. A version
called the Basic Law for the Bangsamoro
Autonomous Region (BLBAR) has
come out from the Committee of the
House of Representatives. Moreover
the committee report in the Senate has
provided another set of amendments.
With the resurgence of biases and
prejudices after the Mamasapano
incident, the final outcome for the
passage of the various drafts of the
Bangsamoro Basic Law is not clear.
Seen from a wider perspective,
the letter of the Catholic Bishops
Conference of the Philippines (CBCP)
in July 2015 stated: On our part,
viewing the issues from a moral angle,
we do not want a BBL that does not
effectively address the root causes
of social injustice. This echoes the
view of the surviving members of the
Constitutional Convention of 1987 that
the Constitution focuses primarily on
the spirit of Social Justice. The Citizens
Peace Council noted that the BBL is an
act of Social Justice and Reparation to
the peoples of Muslim Mindanao to
rectify all the injustices inflicted upon
them in the past.
Over the past three months, I
have helped convene consultations
among religious and civil society
leaders in Cagayan de Oro and Manila
to discuss the BBl issue. With some
clarifications, practically everyone saw
the need for a meaningful basic law for
a sustainable peace in Mindanao. On

Nov. 26, in Cagayan de Oro, we started

the Mindanao Week of Peace with a
multi-sectoral march rally. This was
organized by the Inter-faith Forum for
Peace, Harmony and Solidarity. The
theme was: Mindanaoans Aspirations
for Peace: Kalinaw sa Dios Kinaiyahan
Katawhan. Regardless of the outcome
of the BBL/BLBAR issue in Congress, all
of us should continue to engage in intraand inter-religious dialogue. Our biases
and preconceived notions of other
cultures and religions are the main
obstacles to lasting peace in Mindanao
and the rest of the country.

III. Good Governance

A third macro-challenge in the
Philippine context are the coming
elections in May 2016. Already the
campaign period has started and various
political personalities and parties have
filed their candidacies. Good governance
with its antithesis, corruption is
once more a critical factor to consider
for every voter. In January 2010, before
the last presidential elections, the CBCP
made three calls to voters: (1) To form
circles of discernment; (2) For the
laity, to exercise their right and duty to
support candidates who are qualified
and committed to public service; and
(3) To engage in principled partisan
politics. Voting for candidates with a
track record of good governance is the
most effective way of stamping out a
culture of corruption. In an address to
the International Assembly of Penal Law,
Pope Francis points out emphatically:
Corruption is a process of death more
evil than sin an evil that, instead of
being forgiven, must be cured.
On Nov 7, the archdiocese
sponsored a march rally for CHAMP
Clean, Honest, Accurate, Meaningful,
and Peaceful elections. This was well
attended by various sectors. There were
calls against vote buying, political
dynasties, and the conduct of patronage
politics. The city itself has had its share
of divisive party politics in the non
disbursement of the budget for vital

basic services and, more recently, in the

controversy over the post of City Mayor.
Despite these internal conflicts
among elected officials, it is good to keep
in mind Pope Francis own exhortation:
Politics, though often denigrated,
remains a lofty vocation and one of the
highest forms of charity, inasmuch as it
seeks the common good. (EG, 205)

IV. A Year of Mercy

Despite the Holy Fathers blunt
words on the evil of corruption, he has
called for an Extraordinary Jubilee of
Mercy, starting on December 8, 2015.
Jesus Christ is the face of the Fathers
mercy: This opening statement
provides the title of Pope Francis Bull of
Indiction, Misericordiae Vultus. He goes
on to say that Mercy is the bridge that
connects God and man. It is also the
fundamental law that dwells in the heart
of every person who looks sincerely into
the eyes of his brothers and sisters on
the path of life. (MV, 2)
On Nov. 3-5, our Archdiocesan
Pastoral Assembly brought together
more than 450 delegates from 64
parishes. This was the culmination of
the Appreciative Inquiry process that
was carried out in most parishes down
to the kapilya community level, over the
past six months.
What was most noteworthy was the
preponderance of life giving pastoral
experiences in terms of prayerfulness
and also of service to others. These two
characteristics and shared values can
just as well point the directions we can
take during this jubilee year of mercy.
This perhaps is the perspective
we can adopt in confronting the macrochallenges before us to first bend
our knees in prayer, and to be merciful
like the Father, especially for the poor
and marginalized, in addressing socioeconomic and political issues; to work
for ecological and social justice; and to
bring about Gods mercy by rectifying
deeplyrooted biases and injustices in
Philippine society today.

Archdiocesan News
Volunteers in Prison Service (VIPS)
join 7TH IPCA Conference

Asian Participants to IPCA Oceana Conference in Sydney Australia

Rev. Fr. Amie P. Balacuit, SSJV

Three Volunteers in Prison

Service of the Archdiocese
of Cagayan de Oro attended
the 7th World Conference of
International Prison Chaplains
Association (IPCA) held in New
South Wales, Sydney, Australia
from September 19-24 this year
bearing the theme: Telling Our
Story.
IPCA is an international
ecumenical association of
prison chaplains which aims
to foster improvement in
prison chaplaincy service
of different countries. The

international
conference
happens every 5 years and
this year, it is sponsored by the
Oceania Region represented
by more than 50 countries
and attended by more or less
250 delegates. The activities
of the said conference varied
from conferences/talks, panel
discussions,
workshops,
ecumenical prayer services,
art exhibits like paintings of
inmates from all over the world.
The Asian region is
represented by 5 countries:
India, Pakistan, Hongkong,
Thailand and the Philippines.
The Philippine delegation were

volunteers in prison service:

Mrs. Fe Bagares, Mrs. Gilda
Pates and Fr. Amie P. Balacuit of
the Archdiocese of Cagayan de
Oro with Mrs. Sylvia Montfort
and Sr. Anne Dixon of Bacolod.
We learned from that
conference
that
prison
chaplaincy is a serious business
that
needs
professional
attention. Prison counseling
and prison ministry in the
Philippines is still far behind
the standard. In one of the
panel discussions, the outgoing
president, Dwight Cuff, shared
that he has been to different
prisons all over the world.
He
commended
Filipinos,
especially those of the Catholic
Prison Care Service, for going the
extra mile, that is, for extending
service more than visiting
prisoners and counseling but
also doing para legal services.
But he also frankly said that he
has been to the worst prison
in the world when he came to
Manila. Whatever he meant by
such observation, it posed a big
challenge for us, especially the
Philippine government, to be
more serious in managing the
correctional facilities in our
country.

Christian Family & Life Apostolate conducts

Marriage Encounter Seminars

By: Lolit T. Bacarrisas

The Christian Family

and Life Apostolate (CFLA)
conducted
a
Marriage
Encounter
Seminar
on
October 23-25, 2015 at the
Hoffners House of Prayer,
Upper Camaman-an, Cagayan
de Oro City. The said seminar
offers couples, who have been
married for a year and above,
an opportunity to examine and
renew their lives after their
Church wedding. It is designed
to give married couples
an opportunity to spend a
weekend together as a positive
personal experience which
provides tools for a loving
dialogue that can be useful
for the rest of their married
life. Its a chance to look into
and examine deeply their
relationship with each other
and with God. Its also a time
for sharing their feelings, joys,
hopes, aspirations and dreams.
It is a unique approach aimed at
revitalizing their relationship
and their life as a married
couple and could call it as a
Weekend Chance of a Lifetime
to be spent only with the
spouse. It gives them a chance
to look back at how they loved
each other at the beginning of
their marriage, to reflect on the
present changes and finding

the meaning of their married

life with God and ultimately
to achieve renewal as persons
and as a couple. It emphasizes
the communication between
the couples and eventually the
major aim is to deepen their
intimate relationship with the
spouse and God.
The ME Program was
introduced by Msgr. Jesus B.
Tuquib, Archbishop Emeritus
of Cagayan de Oro as his Pet
Project, and is held twice a
year (in May and October).
The 1st weekend seminar was
conducted in Betania Retreat
House, Malasag, Cagayan de Oro
City with the couple Dioning &
Maming Pelare as the only team
couple facilitator from Pagadian,
Zamboanga del Sur. Starting
with only one couple facilitator,
the program evolved and a
pool of Marriage Encounter
facilitators who have undergone
a series of ME process seminars
and ME facilitators trainings
was created. Among the first
pool of ME facilitators were
Paul & Tita Gayramon and Lilia
& the late Elmer Gacus from
Camiguin,. Also with the team
are: Lolong & Carol Pineda;
the late Sol & Inday Pimentel;
Gary & the late Fely Remolado;
Nene & the late George Saldaa;
Boyboy & Ethel Edrote and the
couple Nestor & Belen Daba.

Msgr. Jesus B. Tuquib was the

over-all in-charge for the series
of formation of these couples
with the assistance of Sr. Janette
D. Porras, MSHF and two CFLA/
ME spiritual directors: Rev. Fr.
Pedro Indong Sombilon, SSJV
and Rev. Fr. Walter Tabios.
During the early years
of 1990, the ME Program
felt the need for additional
ME facilitators. Hence, the
second liners were formed and
organized in addition to the
existing pool of ME facilitators.
They are: Boy & Aileen Lazo,
present ME Couple Coordinator;
Jin & Fely Araneta; Benjie &
Lolit Bacarrisas; Dodong &
Beth Beduya; Cording & the
late George Carbon; Tony &
Tita Pontipedra; Rene & Ann
Abas; Lito & Pinpin Tac-an, and
Carrie & the late Lito Sabela.
Most of the deacons scheduled
for ordination at that time
served as the panelist and the
first audience of the couple
presentors . They were the ones
who guided the couples and
did the critiquing of their story
lines. Later, additional four new
couples joined the team namely,
Winston &Judith Tan; Bon &
Ching Maglangit; Verano & the
late Beth Asidillo, and Loloy &
Margie Madjos.
To be continued

LAMDAG

November 1-December 31, 2015

New Apologetics Conference Held

The Confraternity of
Catholic Lay Theologians
and Defenders of the Faith
(Catholic Lay Evangelizers)
celebrated its 3rd foundation
anniversary on October 17,
2015 at Oriental Ballroom
restaurant, Philtown Hotel,
Cagayan de Oro through
a conference on the New
Apologetics.
Cleb B. Calimutan made
clear the methodology and
the timely need of the new
apologetics encouraged by
Pope St. John Paul II. The
theme of the event was,

Defending the Faith is

Defending Earth. This is in
connection with Laudatu Si,
the latest encyclical of Pope
Francis who invoked the
entire humanity to take good
care of the planet earth our
home and a gift from God.
Ms. Maristela Camaddo,
a lay theologian, was the
keynote
speaker
who
explained Laudato Si in detail.
Msgr. Elmer S. Abacahin
blessed the group as they
move forward in promoting
New Evangelization and New
Apologetics. (Lamdag News)

Participants of the New Apologetics Conference

ACDO Joins Episcopal Commission

on Bible Apostolate Meeting
Cleb Calimutan

The Bible Apostolate of

the Archdiocese of Cagayan
de Oro represented by Mr.
Cleb Calimutan attended the
Episcopal Commission on
Bible Apostolate Mindanao
Region two-day-meeting at
the Regional Major Seminary
in Davao City on October 2223, 2015.
Dr. Natividad B. Pagadut,
ECBA National Secretary,
together
with
Bishop
Martin S. Jumoad (Diocese
of Basilan) presided over
the meeting. The former
reiterated the activation of
the Bible Apostolate in every

parish in bringing the Word

of God at the very heart of
all Catholics. Bishop Jumoad
suggested the division of
Mindanao into sub-regions
like the CABUSTAM, DOPIM,
KIDMACO, ZAMBASULI, and
DADITAMA to be represented
by a Director.
The meeting was also
intended to prepare the
apostolate of the incoming
National Bible Week this
January 24-30, 2016 and the
National Bible Workshop at
Marbel, South Cotabato on
February 23-27. The Bible
Apostolate Director in the
Archdiocese of Cagayan de Oro
is Fr. Demli C. Valmores, SSJV.

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Sr. Pearl Balbastro, DC
Maristela Camaddo
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LAMDAG
November 1-December 31, 2015

Everybody deserves
a second chance
By Allan Porto Claves

Who among us have not sinned?

Have not been put to prison of a
sinful act? Or maybe, imprisoned
by our individual lifestyle, vices and
maybe guilt?
I served 17 years in a place
fondly called as Libingan ng mga
buhay a penal colony. There, I
experienced mingling with all
sorts
of
criminally
convicted
persons acting preferentially
in
order to survive. It is a community
complete with churches of all
denominations, vernaculars of all
tribes, complexities of personalities,
opportunism of prison employees,
recreational facilities and most of all
the Of all these, I would like to share
the goodness of our Lord Jesus Christ
through the volunteer workers
rendering services in the different
ministries of the archdiocese
of Cagayan de Oro. For
at first, it is very hard
for a newly released
felon, ex-convict,
ex-prisoner, to
be
attended
well. I mean,
mostly, people
will separate
themselves
if they will
know
you
came from the
prison walls.
But I was
not ashamed to
tell the truth. When,
I and Mrs. Gilda M.
Pates, the coordinator of
the Prison Ministry, met. I told
her all about me. I was so blessed
that I never heard any sort of illcomment. Instead, she advised me
to stay and she will look for a job
opportunity for me. To my surprise,
it is not only me that she has been
helping. My fellow housemates were
also under her assistance. Prison
service is tiresome if you dont have
the true heart and motivation of a
good Christian catholic.
I am going to give you a chance.
These were the words I cannot forget
of what Ms. Ana Lea C. Pielago, the
Program Director of the Responsible
Parenthood and All-Natural Family
(RP-NFP) Program of the archdiocese
of Cagayan de Oro, had told me.
My tears fell when I attended the

mass that early morning. Feeling

the goodness also of Archbishop
Ledesma after I told him honestly of
where I came from 17 years ago. God
had permitted me to use my talents
and skills for the His own Glory. As a
volunteer worker of the program, I
have really used my talents and skills.
Truly,
God
uses
different
instrumentalities for us to experience
His goodness. As I attended the
Intergenerational Healing Seminar.
Revealing my past shocked my fellow
participants. They cannot imagine I
came from prison. That I am an exconvict. Yet, I did not experienced
being ridiculed and left alone. They
admired me instead because I can tell
the world where I came from. I told
them Sasabihin ko sa inyo ito, bahala
na kung di ninyo ako matatanggap.
Ang importante alam ninyo sino ako
at saan ako galling. Kung pagkatapos
malaman ninyo sino ako
at iiwasan nyo ako,
maiintindihan
ko
yon. Kesa naman
ang sarap ng mga
ngitian natin, di
nyo alam sino
talaga
ako.
This
action
of mine also
motivated
o t h e r
participants to
open up their
problems and
struggles.
Why are we
afraid of telling our
past? I dont know of
your whys but for me,
facing the reality is my way to go on
moving on. I have paid my past with
ignominy. I want to leave it inside the
prison walls. While in prison, I was
very active in Christian fellowships
and activities. But it is Gods will that
I will go back to where I was. Religion
cannot save us. It is our relation
with God that can save us.
I thank God for all the church
workers and volunteers of the
different ministries of the archdiocese
of Cagayan de Oro for the opportunity
youve given me to walk a path anew.
I cannot have it now if you have
not given me that chance. Also for
Sister Tess for the chance of being a
contributor to LAMDAG, Maraming
Salamat Po! God Blessed You!

School heads undergo retreat

Abp. Ledesma with Fr. Reyes and School Heads

Dr. Benie Sy

Twenty six secondary public

school principals in the division of
Cagayan de Oro attended the first ever
two-day live-in retreat of principals at
the Betania Retreat House, Malasag,
Cagayan de Oro City. This activity
was organized by the Archdiocese
of Cagayan de Oro Campus Ministry
Association (ACCMA) with Fr. Celerino
Reyes, SJ as retreat director. The
archdiocese aims to establish campus
ministries in all secondary schools and
provide continuous formation to the
students as well as their teachers and
school heads.
Mr. Michael Acenas, ACCMA
adviser and organizer, requested
me to help facilitate the small group
sharing. I was hesitant at first because
this was something new for me. I have
not experienced it yet and neither has
ACCMA given this kind of retreat to the
principals. Surprisingly, a good number
of them came to Betania and stayed
for two days.
I was impressed by their openness
and honesty about their struggles
and difficulties in their personal life,
family and school responsibilities.
They told me that the retreat was
a welcome opportunity and a relief
from their busy schedules. All of them,
including some participants from
other denominations, appreciated Fr.
Cels simple presentation of prayer
and personal life discernment that is
applicable to their workplaces.
Since 2011, I have been
involved in this type of mission to
public schools. Most Rev. Antonio J.
Ledesma, SJ, DD advised us to start the
mission in Misamis Oriental General
Comprehensive High School before

Birthday Celebrants for December

December 3

- Fr. Harren Salon

December 8

- Msgr. Tes Legitimas

December 20

- Msgr. Columbus Villamil

December 5

- Fr. Cleto Tanajura

Deember 10

- Fr. Ricardo Pagatpatan. Jr.

December 29

- Fr. Glenn Pimentel

December 8

- Fr. Luisito Quidet

December 11

- Fr. Alain Nocete

Sacerdotal anniversary
December 3

- Fr. Nicholas Basadre 07

December 13

- Fr. Roel Buntol 95

December 26

- Fr. Rufino Cabatingan 94

December 3

- Fr. Hawthorne Galas 07

December 13

- Fr. Jun Cadenas 95

December 26

- Fr. Marlo Acenas 94

December 9

- Fr. Luisito Quidet 08

December 13

- Fr. Othelo Polinar 95

December 27

- Msgr. Tex Legitimas 76

December 10

- Fr. Julian Guinit 07

December 13

- Fr. Jose Alan Pulgo 95

Deember 27

- Fr. Daniel Alima, 96

December 10

- Fr. Jobel Gulisao 07

December 13

- Fr. Juliano Retiquez 95 December 27

- Fr. Allan Chabit 96

December 10

- Fr. Domino Olango 07

December 19

- Msgr. Rodolfo Roa 64

December 27

- Fr. Raoul Magracia 96

December 13

- Fr. Roniedon Valmoria 07 December 20

- Fr. Pedro Sombilon 67

December 27

- Fr. Joel Oga 96

December 13

- Fr. Francis Burlat 07

- Fr. Rene Soldevilla 94

December 27

- Fr. Wilfredo Tuquib 96

December 26

going to the other secondary schools.

This was jointly supported by the
catechetical ministry, Xavier University
Campus Ministries, some teachers
from the Department of Education,
Tukod and Alpha volunteers of the
Council of Lay Ecclesial Movements
and Organizations of the Archdiocese
of Cagayan de Oro (CLEMOACO), some
volunteers from private schools, and
St. John Vianney Theological Seminary.
The
Apostolic
Exhortation
Evangelii Gaudium by Pope Francis
reinforced ACCMAs resolve to
contribute to the new evangelization
and direction of the archdiocese, the
Gospel is preached to the poor. The
kerygma and catechesis are given to
the poor students and teachers.
After this initial formation, they are
provided access to the sacraments,
brought and integrated to the parishes.
Later, the students and teachers are
encouraged to be involved in ACCMA
parish ministries and missions.
After the two-day retreat of
principals, they were inspired to
seriously start their dependencies in
prayer and listening to God. Some of
them from the national high schools of
the barangays of Puerto, Macabalan,
Tignapoloan, Bayabas and Tablon felt
the immediate need to share Alphas
kerygma recollection: Is there more
to life than this? to their respective
teachers and even included it in the inservice training (INSET) in May 2015.
As a result, about 150 teachers
completed the recollection and
received inner healing. Some of them
testified that they were released from
spiritual burdens they have been
carrying for several years. They also
personally experienced peace and
forgiveness from Jesus.

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Anibersaryo
sa San Nicolas de
Tolentino Gisaulog

LAMDAG
November 1-December 31, 2015

Kapistahan sa Mahal nga

Birhen sa Kota Gisaulog
Mabulokong
gisaulog
ang
kapistahan sa Mahal nga Birhen sa
kota nga mao usab ang kapistahan
sa Mahal nga Birhen sa Rosario
diha sa misa nga gipangunahan ni
Msgr. Perseus Cabunoc, SSJV uban sa
kaparian sa Arkidiyosesis sa Octobre
7, 2015, sa San Agustin Cathedral,
Cagayan de Oro City.
Diha sa iyang homiliya, nagingon si Msgr.Cabunoc nga ang Mahal
nga Birhen Maria gitawag ni Pope
Francis nga mao ang Inahan ug Rayna
sa Kamugnaan (Mother and Queen
of all Creation) diha sa iyang sulat
Encyclical, Laudato Si.
Nag-awhag ang Santo Papa
nga batonanan ang ecological
conversion ug si Maria mao ang
atong magtutudlo ug modelo niini.
Si Maria nakamatikod sa daghang

butang nga gibuhat sa Dios diha

sa kasaysayan busa abli siya sa
imbitasyon sa Dios. Mapasalamaton
siya sa Dios ug kini iyang gipakita
diha sa, pagpaambit ug paghatag sa
uban nga nanginahanglan sa pagsilbe
ug pag-alagad.
Ang Santo Papa nag-awhag nga
magbag-o sa atong kasingkasing,
andam moalima ug moatiman sa
kinaiyahan isip maayong piniyalan
kay ang kinaiyahan mao man ang
atong poloy-anan.
Nagpahigayon ug prosesyon
gikan sa ilang parokya ang mga
deboto sa Our Lady of Mt. Carmel,
Carmen, Nuestra Senora del Rosario
sa Consolacion ug Our Lady of Fatima
sa Camaman-an ug kini natapos didto
sa San Agustin Cathedral. (Lamdag
News)

Si Abp. Ledesma uban sa mga kaparian sa Arkidiyosesis sa Cagayan de Oro

By: Sweet Kristine Ace G. Adorio

Nahimong
makasaysayan
ang pagsaulog sa ika-160 ka tuig
nga anibersaryo sa San Nicolas de
Tolentino Parish, Mambajao niadtong
Oktubre 10, 2015 kay gipahigayon
ang dedikasyon sa bag-ong altar ug
pagbendita sa bag-ong retablo nga
gipangunahan ni Arsobispo Antonio J.
Ledesma, SJ., D.D., uban sa kaparian
sa Arkidiyosesis sa Cagayan de Oro sa
Oktubre 9, 2015.
Diha sa iyang
homiliya,
gipadayag ni Abp. Ledesma nga tingale
makapamalandong ang mga katawhan
kung nahimo ba silang mga elemento
nga kabahin sa pagmugna sa ilahang
parokya. Gisaysay niya kon unsa
gayud ang mga kinahanglanon sa usa
ka Simbahan aron kini mahimong
parokya. Una, kon pila na ba ang
mga Katoliko nga nagpuyo ug pila na
ang mga katawhan nga nagkahiusa
sa usa ka Kristohanong katilingban

nga dili lamang nagtubo ang ilang

pagtoo kun dili nagtubo gayud ang
katawhan sa Diyos. Ikaduha, alang sa
pagtukod sa usa ka parokya mao man
ang mga istruktura sama sa simbahan,
kumbento, mga kapilya nga diin
adunay mga katilingbanong nag-ampo.
Ang bag-ong altar, retablo, ug
ang bag-ong
nawong sa Simbahan
naghagit sa matag usa sa paghiusa sa
paghatag ug kalambuan sa katawhan
sa Diyos.
Mapasalamaton kaayo si Fr.
William Salva sa maong selebrasyon
nga nahimong usa ka timaan sa
grasya sa Ginoo nga nagpahinumdom
kanila sa pag -abot sa Kristianong
pagtoo sa Camiguin. Sa kasaysayan,
ang Kristianismo nagsugod diha sa
pagpaningkamot sa mga Misyonaryo
nga Rekoletos. Sila usab ang nagsugod
sa
pagmugna
sa
Kristohanong
katilingban uban sa ilang patron nga
si Senor San Nicolas de Tolentino.

Kapistahan sa Guinsiliban
Gisaulog

By Charlie Lorzano

Niadtong Septembre 2, 2015

gisaulog ang Kapistahan sa Mahal nga
Birhen sa Consolation sa Lungsod sa
Guinsiliban, Camiguin.
Ang unang Misa nahigayon sa may
alas 6:00 sa buntag nga gipangunahan
ni Fr. Roy Barros, SSJV ug gisundan kini
sa prosesyon sa sa lungsod uban sa
Kura Paroko nga si Fr. Luisito Loloy
Quidet, SSJV.
Ang Misa Konselebrada sa

may alas-9:00
gipangunahan ni
Fr.
Florencio Boy P. Salvador,
Jr., SLD, SSJV uban sa kaparian sa
Arkidiyosesis sa Cagayan de Oro. Diha
sa iyang homiliya, gipasabot ni Fr.
Salvador ang kamahinungdanon sa
Sulat Encyclical ni Pope Francis, ang
Laudato Si diin gidasig ang matag
usa sa makanunayon nga pag-atiman
ug pagpanalipod sa kinaiyahan, ang
atong poloy-anan batok sa mga pangabuso sa pipila.

Ang mga deboto sa Mahal nga Birhen sa Kota

Filipino Chinese Community Celebrates

Feast of San Lorenzo Ruiz
On
September
28,
2015,
the
Filipino-Chinese
Community
celebrated the Feast of San Lorenzo
Ruiz
during
the
Eucharistic
celebration
presided
by
Msgr.
Florencio Salvador, SSJV, with Fr. Gil
Escalante, Fr, Raul Dael, the homilist,
and the ORO Clergy.
Fr. Raul Dael narrated a story
of the gathering of all businessmen
around the world. They want to
identify the
qualities of a good
businessman. These are the qualities:
one can see beyond, one knows when
is the right timing, and one has the
capacity to risk.
He said that being a disciple, one
has the capacity to risk, a disciple is
willing to invest their lives and their

Filipino-Chinese Community with Fr. Gil Escalante

future on something that last or

something that shall remain.
St. Lorenzo Ruiz is an example of
a wise disciple who too risk and faced
death. He said that he is a devout
Christian and ready to die for Christ.
He said: If I had a thousand lives,
I will give all of them to him. This
statement proved that he is a true
disciple of God.
Fr. Dael challenged everyone
to imitate St. Lorenzo Ruiz whose
faith we want to pass on to our
youth ad children. After the mass ,
the parishioners and guests joyfully
shared the sumptuous meal and were
entertained by musical presentation
of children and adults. (Lamdag News)

LAMDAG
November 1-December 31, 2015

NIHAB

Readings of the Day: Dec.16-Dec.25

NIHAB ang minubo sa pulong nga nihabhab. NIHAB ang tawag sa tawong
nihabhab.Nihabhab ang tawag sa grabe gyud nga kinan-anay. Usa kini nga kaon
nga wala nay usapay, diritso na tulon, ituklod na lang ang pagkaon pinaagi sa
pag-inom og softdrinks ug kaon kini nga walay tihiktihik hangtud mahurot. Nga
daw murag eating contest ang labas. Pinaspasa, gusto nga modaog ug labaw sa
tanan gustong mabusog. Kanang busog na busog nga maglisud nag ginhawa.
NIHAB! Mokuhag pagkaon sa lamesa nga daw wa nay lain pang mokaon ug dayon
maglisod nag hurot mao nga iya na lang pugson pagtulon. Alang kaniya lami ang
tanang pagkaon. Walay dili lami, lami gyud as in, astang lamia pa gyud super
na super, mao nga siging habhab siging pangitag laing food. Walang patawad
sa food, walang patawad sa body, walang patawad sa self at walang patawad
sa others. HUHUHUHUHU! Mukhang masaya, mukhang kawawa naman. Nga
daw dili mabusog, nga daw tiyan dili mapuno, nga daw dili malipong sa siging
hinabhab. Wala pa gani mahuman pag-ampo hala tua nang plato puno na sa food.
Hay Lord please bless the food, sila food ug kami food. NIHAB! Nihabhab na
mag-BH pa gyud. Wala nay ladies first nga mahitabo kay habhab na kini, kay
lagi gutom na daw. Walay nay food tasting kay lami nang daan. Tanang kan-anan
gustong sudlan kay dili lang gustong mokaon gusto gyung mohabhab. Gusto kanon ang tanan, gusto pa gyud nga libre ang tanan. NIHAB! Ang paboritong kananan mao ang eat all you can. Bisan busog na mokaon pa. N-I-H-A-B Nabusog
Intawon Hinabhaba Ang Bulaos HAY NAKU!
Nahunahunaan nako nga kon ani ang pamaagi nato sa pagpangaon, nan dili
kita angay nga moingon nga KAON NA! ang atong angay nga iingon HABHAB
NA! HABHAB NA! HABHAB NA! Pwedi pud. NIHAB NA! NIHAB NA! NIHAB NA!
Lahi ra bya ang bulaos sa gutom hah. Ang bulaos dili na manghatag. Ang gutom
pwedi pang manghatag. Ang NIHAB gutom pa bulaos pa gyud. Og bisan busog
na bulaos lang gyud gihapon. Ang makuyaw na kon basin NIHAB na sa tanang
butang dili lang sa food.. Kay ang food nagasimbolo sa tanang panginahanglanon
sa tawo. Anaa byay NIHAB nga dili lang sa food. Mao nga kon NIHAB ako sa
tanang butang, dili lang ako baboy kon dili buaya pa gyud. Hunahunaa daw kung
unsa nang itsura sa baboy nga buaya Murag AKO? IKAW? SIYA? Heheheheh!
Nakapamalandong ko nga kini diayng usa ka NIHAB mao diay kining tawong
dili kabalong mamahin. Kay kon atong balihon pagbasa ang pulong nga NIHAB,
mahimo kini nga pulong nga BAHIN. Nga sa ato pa ang nihabhab kinahanglan
nga maghunahuna nga BAHIN KITA SA GRASYA SA DIOS. Ayaw kini pagsuloha
intawon noh! BAHIN ang angayan nga mahitabo dili NIHAB. Walay nada ang
habhab kay mura tag dili tawo. Mura tag baboy. Sakto lang gyud nga paagi sa
pagpangaon, basi lang gyud sa atong gikinahanglan nga mabuhi sa tarong. Kay
kon sakto lang gyud nga paagi nan makabalo tang mobahin para sa kadaghanan.

Dili ba ang kinabuhi sa pagkakristiyano usa ka kinabuhi sa pagbahinbahin.

Sakto lang gyud unta sa matag-usa.Walang labis walang kulang ika nga. Mao kini
ang akong panghinaut ilabina sa Pasko - BAHIN. Kinahanglan ba gyud nga daghan
ang ako? Kinsa ang nag-ingon? Kay kon ang Ginoo seguro maoy paestoryahon
nan moingon siya nga B-A-H-I-N! Busa Ayaw Hunahuna Imo Ni. BAHIN TA! Ang
tanan iya sa Dios, dili imo ra, dili ako ra, apan alang kanatong tanan.
Kay kon BAHIN ang mahitabo malipayon ang tanan. Makaingon ang tanan
nga nindot ang gibuhat sa Dios nga kalibutan, tsada ang kinabuhi, lami ang
tanang pagkaon ug mabatyagan sa tanan ang kaayo ug ang kamahigugmaon gyud
sa Dios. Parehas na dayon ta kon unsay angay natong kaunon, dili ba? Parehas
na dayon ta kon unsay angay natong puy-anan, dili ba? Parehas na dayon ta kon
unsay angay natong isuot, dili ba? Parehas na dayon ta kon unsa nga kinabuhi
ang atong angay pagapuy-an, dili ba? ANG KINABUHI NGA IYA SA DIOS. ANG
KINABUHI SA BAHIN. Pwedi ba kining mahitabo? Syempre! pwede! Why? It is
because God nga nagpakatawo - gipikaspikas Niya. gibahinbahin Niya ug gihatag
Niya ang iyang SELF kanatong tanan. Is it cool? Apan ang uban dili ganahan sa
Ginoo mao naa gyuy NIHAB. Dili ba kaartehan lang nang uban natong ginabuhat?
Ang angay mao nga magBAHIN TAG TARONG. Kanang wala nay first world ug
third world countries. Ano ba yan? Hay naku! Hahahahahah! (kaya sabaysabay
nating isigaw sa buong daigdig). BAHIN TAG TARONG! ( 1,000,000,000,000XXX,
pls!)
Ingon nila daghan daw NIHAB ilabina panahon sa Pasko.Tinuod? Hala!
KAON NA! (Aw klaroha na bah!)BAHIN NA! MABAHINBAHINONG
PASKO KANATONG TANAN!

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SAKSAK-SINAGOL NI PEPOYE
Hapit na usab ang Pasko
Kasumaran sa pagkatawo sa atong Ginoo
Siya nagpakatawo kristiano
Aron pagluwas sa matag tawo.
SIYA NAGPAKATAWO NGA KABUS
USA KA MENSAHE SA PAGPAUBOS
GANI NAGPAKAMATAY PINAAGI SA KRUS
ARON KITANG TANAN MASANTOS.
Isip kita mga tinun-an
Ang kayano atong puy-an
Dili paulipon sa gahum ug bahandi sa kalibutan
Kay diha sa kamatayon ato kini nga biyaan.
KINING PAG-ANHI NIYA SA KALIBUTAN
NAGPAKATAWONG KABUS HINIKAWAN
ARON PAGHATAG KANATOG PAGTULUN-AN
ANG MGA KABOS SA KALIPAY ATONG HATAGAN.
Ayaw sigi pangayog pinaskohan
Kay ang Pasko dili pag-angkon, kon dili paghatag man
Tagai ang kabus mong kaigsoonan
Aron ang tawag sa Pasko imong natuman.
DILI BAYA ADLAW MONG NATAWHAN
NGA GUSTO KANG REGALOHAN
ADLAW KINI SA DIOS SA KAGAHUMAN
NAGPAKATAWONG KABOS ARON SILA ATONG KALOY-AN.
Ug nakasaulog ka sa Pasko
Kon ang mga kabus giregalohan mo
Busa kalimti ayaw kristiano
Tinun-an ka man kaha ni Kristo.
UG NING ADLAW SA GUGMA
ANG KALINAW IPALAMBO TA
ANG MGA GYERA UG PAGPATAY NA NINYO HUNONGA
ANG YUTA TUNGOD SA DUGO HILABIHAN NANG PULAHA.
Busa ning pagsaulog sa adlaw niyang natawhan
Ang mga kabus dili nato kalimtan
Kay sa matag hatag nato og pinaskohan
Ang Ginoong Jesus ang atong giregalohan.
ANG LAIN USAB NGA REGALO
MAO ANG PAG-USAB SA KINAIYA MO
ANG MGA KAAWAY TAGAIG PASAYLO
PAGDALI PAGBALIK SA GINOO.
Ang dakong regalo ngadto sa Dios sa Kagahuman
Dili ang maanindot nga dayan-dayan
Kon dili mao ang pagbalik sa kabuotan,
Kay nagkahulugan kini sa atong kaluwasan.
BUSA MALIPAYONG PASKO KANINYONG TANAN
USA KA PAG-AMPO ALANG SA MALINAWONG KALIBUTAN
ANG MGA GYERA ADUNA NAY KATAPUSAN
ANG TANAN MAGHIGUGMAAY ISIP USA RA ANG ATONG GIGIKANAN.

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Laudato Si Concert Reaffirms
Stewardship of Creation

Bukidnon Tribal Band (Daraghuyan and Apolang tribal youth band of Malaybalay)
By Chelo M. Beltran

The Earth is our common

home. It is a divine gift in
the highest order, endowed
upon the human race by no
less than the Creator Himself.
But with this gift comes an
investiture that has not been
rescinded to this day. The
stewardship of this jewel
of Gods creation has been
widely misunderstood and
abused leading to degradation
of the planets ecosystems.
Pope Francis, in his encyclical
Laudato Si, has made a
recent call to all who partake
of the bounty of magnificent
creation to take responsibility
in the management and care
of this shared home.
A Tribute to Mother
Earth and the Integrity of
Creation Concert was held on
October 3, 2015 at the Atrium
of Limketkai Mall, Cagayan de
Oro. Registration started at
6:00 PM a video presentation
on the Hidden Treasure
of Agutayan by Mr. Jhonny

Cabreira and the videos about

Laudato Si formed part of the
first program. The second part
started with the invocation
led by Friend and Music
Band, followed by a video
of the Philippine National
Anthem and the Opening
Salvo was presented by UCCP
Praise and Worship Band.
The presentation of the band
started by the Play for Change
Band; followed by Dodu Abrio
and the Viajeros; Friends
and
Music;
MORESCO-1
power band with Mr. Jhonny
Cabriera; and UCCP Praise
and Worship Band. Then
Msgr. Florencio Salvador
gave his short inspirational
message and followed by a
video message from Bishop
Antonio J. Ledesma, S.J.,
D.D. There were also tribal
bands from Bukidnon who
performed in the concert
namely: Daraghuyan and
Apolang tribal youth band of
Malaybalay; Sinanglay and
Yagungyong ta Impasugong;
Kalayag tribal band; Bukidnon

State
University
(BSU)
Chorale and Waway Saway
and Kadugo Band.
This is our home and
collectively, we, as heirs and
stewards of this planet must
respond to the call of Laudato
Si through the medium that we
all understand. The night paid
homage to Mother Earth with
melodies and vocalizations
and united as one community
of faithful humans offered
a tribute to the Integrity
of Creation. Music is the
medium that soothes even a
savage beast. Let the Earth
be restored to the lushness of
Eden. Let poor humanity be
restored to the glorious image
and likeness of the Creator. Let
this be our declaration to the
world at large, we cross social
and theological boundaries
and sing in harmony as one
race and one community in
support of Laudato Si.We
are the ordained stewards of
this planet and we reaffirm
our commitment to that
investiture!

Life in the Eucharist Seminar Held

by: Leah N. Delute

The LITES Ministry Core

Team, an Evangelization Team
under the guidance of the
Congregation of the Blessed
Sacrament, conducted Life in
the Eucharist seminar at San
Antonio de Padua Parish in

Manticao last October 10-11,

2015 Saturday and Sunday.
Registration was free for all 94
participants who were from
the parish and a few from
neighbor parish like Naawan.
It was a unique experience
for the participants who
were mostly church workers

and members of church

organizations. They were very
thankful to the team and Fr.
Muriel Uy, SSS, for the inputs,
the witnessing and the prayers
before the Blessed Sacrament
which helped deepen their
knowledge and love for Jesus
in the Eucharist. The seminar
was culminated with a Holy
Mass and the distribution of
certificates.
The LITES Team and Fr.
Muriel Uy SSS also expressed
their
appreciation
and
gratitude for the leadership
and coordination of Ma. Cecilia
Acedo , the Liturgy Coordinator,
and for the encouragement
and support of Fr. Julito S.
Cabactulan SSJV, the parish
priest,
which contributed
much to the success of the
seminar.

From p1

LAMDAG

November 1-December 31, 2015

Madalaygong Pakisusi

sa vicariato.
Madasigon
ug mabungahon ang paginambitay sa mga taga parokya
ug dayon sa miyembro sa
matag vicariate sa mga butang
nga migawas sa madalaygong
pakisusi.
Sa hapon sa ikaduhang
adlaw, adunay gipahigayon
nga reporting sa tagsa-tagsa
ka mga vicariato.
Human
sa reporting gihatagan ang
mga
miyembro sa matag
vicariato ug panahon sa
pagpamalandong sa hulagway
nga ilang nakita sa matag
parokya ug sa kinatibuk-ang
vicariato. Ug aron malig-on
gayud ang pakiglambigit sa
matag miyembro sa vacariato,
aduna usay panahon nga
gihatag kanila aron makigsuod
pa gayud sa usag-usa. Puno
sa katawa ug kalipay ang
maong buluhaton, ilabi na
kay gihuman kini pinaagi sa
pagdalit sa atong Arsobispo
ug ni Msgr. Perseus Cabunoc,
VG ngadto sa mga partisipante
sa awit nga The impossible
Dream nga haum gayud alang
sa kasamtangang gipahigayon
nga Pastoral Assembly sa
Arkidiyosesis.
Sa gihimong mga buhat-

pagtak-op sa katapusang
adlaw sa Pastoral Assembly,
mipadayag ang kadaghanan
sa mga pagtisipante sa
ilang kalipay sa gihimo sa
Arkidiyosesis nga pagsusi ug
pagpaminaw sa mga pagbati
ug mga hunahuna sa mga
tumotuo ilabi na diha sa
Kapelya ug parokya. Gipaabot
usab nila ang ilang pasalamat
sa Arkidiyosesis ug sa
mga nga tawo nga milihok
aron gayod mahatagan ug
katumanan ang pagpahiluna
sa
nahitabong
Pastoral
Assembly. Labaw sa tanan,
hiniusa silang molaum nga
pinaagi niining madalaygong
pakisusi, molambo gayud ang
katawhan sa Arkidiyosesis sa
Cagayan de Oro.
Sa ilang kabahin, ang
mga sakop sa AI Team sa
Arkidiyosesis mihimo na
usab sa mga lakang aron
mokumpleto
gayud
ang
proseso sa pagmugna sa usa
ka hiniusang panglantaw
ug mga gimbuhaton (vision
and mission) nga angkonon
ug puy-an gayud sa mga
tumotuo sa Arkidiyosesis.
Daygon ang Diyos!

Opol Parish holds Parade

of the Saints
By: Sem. Michael Andrew Yu

Instead of the usual

creepy Halloween costumes,
the Our Lady of Consolation
Parish in Opol, Misamis
Oriental held a parade of the
saints last October 31, 2015.
At least 43 participants,
represented by various Basic
Ecclesial Communities cells
of chapels within the parish,
joined the parade by wearing
costumes of St. Joseph, St.
Therese of Lisieux, St. Lorenzo
Ruiz, etc. Fr. Lourdesio
Armstrong
P.
Balacuit,
parish priest of Opol, even
participated in the activity
dressed as St. John Marie
Vianney.
Angel Abaday, Opol parish
youth coordinator, said the
parade of the saints gives the
parishioners an opportunity
to meet and to know the lives
of some saints. It also gives
everyone a clearer message
that Halloween and All Saints
Day is not about wearing
fancy or even demonic
costumes but a celebration to
commemorate the exemplary
deeds of the saints.
Ang parada sa mga
santos nagpamatuod nga
buhi ug madasigon kaayo ang
matag selda sa BEC sa among
parokya tungod kay ubay-ubay
man ang niapil ug malipay ka
nga magtan-aw sa kadaghan
sa mga parokyano, she said.
Sem. Christian Presillas

said the activity was the first

to happen in their parish and
a good way to anticipate the
Solemnity of All Saints. The
activity culminated with a
living rosary activity at the
conclusion of the Rosary
month and was followed by a
Eucharistic celebration.
The Opol Parish is one
of the many parishes in the
country who organized a
parade of saints which is seen
as counter-cultural to the
western practice of Halloween.
The eve of the Solemnity of
All Saints is known as All
Hallows Eve or Halloween.
However, western influence
eradicated the holy in
Halloween by dressing up like
vampires, zombies, and other
creatures of the night, which
is of pagan origin.

Wake up the World with Joy!

Sr. Pearl Balbastro, DC

With this theme, the

Archdiocese of Cagayan de
Oro opened the Vocation
Awareness Week
with
a
concelebrated
mass
presided by
Fr. Nicolas
Basadre, SSJV,ACDO Director
of Vocations Promotions
, and other priests in the
archdiocese on November
15, 2015, at Centrio, Ayala
Mall, Cagayan de Oro City.
Rev. Ronel Fulo. Jr., SSs
gave an enlightening homily
on the meaning of vocation
in
his own experience .
Vocation Promoters
from

different Congregations of
men and women religious
were present. After the mass,
the audience was entertained
by a variety show which
showcased the talents and
creativity of youth groups
from
different schools,
parishes and vicariates.
The Vocation Campaign
took the Directors of Vocation
to the different schools
with college level in the
Archdiocese: November 16
- Lourdes College, Nov. 17Xavier University, Nov.18Liceo de Cagayan University,
Nov.19-Capitol
University,
Nov. 20- Tagoloan Community

3 ka Diakono Giordenahan

Dakong
kalipay
sa
katawhan ang pagdawat sa
tulo ka mga seminarista sa
orden sa pagkadiakono nga
sila si:
Rev. Alfred
Delfino,
ug Rev. Noel Laguna
sa
Diocese sa Malaybalay, ug
Rev. Mark Harvey Elloren, sa
Arkidiyosesis sa Cagayan De
Oro.
Sila
giordenahan
ni
Arsobispo Antonio J. Ledesma,
SJ,D.D. diha sa Santos nga
Misa uban sa mga kaparian
niadtong Nobyembre 25, 2015
sa San Agustin Cathedral,
Cagayan de oro City.
Diha sa iyang homiliya,
nagpahinumdum
ang
Arsobispo nga ang Anak sa
Tawo mianhi aron moalagad
ug mohatag sa iyang kinabuhi
aron pagluwas sa katawhan.

Mao kini ang misyon

ni Jesus ug misyon
isip diakono.
Naghisgot siya
nga sa Decembre 8
mao ang pag-abli sa
Jubilee of Mercy nga
gipadayag sa Santo
Papa ug dinhi sa
atong nasud mao ang
tuig sa Eukaristia
ug
Pamilya. Sa
Enero
adunay
International
E u c h a r i s t i c
Congress sa Cebu.
Kining
tulo
ka
punto
mahimong
sukaranan sa pagalagad sa diakono,
ang kalooy sa Dios, ang
Eukaristia ug ang Pamilya diin
masinati, ug mamatikdan ang
presensya sa Ginoo mismo,
matod ni Abp. Ledesma.
Nag-ingon
siya
nga
adunay
duha 2 ka hagit
alang sa diakono. Una: ang
pagsangyaw
sa pulong sa
pulong sa Dios ug ang pagalagad pinaagi sa pagtabang
sa selebrasyon sa Eukaristia ug
sa ubang sakramento. Pinaagi
niini masinati nila ang misyon
sa maayong magbalantay sa
karnero. Ikaduha: pagpaambit
sa kaluoy sa Dios.
Si Jesukristo mismo ang
nawong sa kaluoy sa Amahan.
Ang kaluoy sa Dios mao ang
tulay nga naglambigit sa Dios
ug sa katawhan. (Lamdag
News)

College and COBSAT, Nov.

21-San
Pedro
Calungsod
Vicariate Youth Day at Capitol
University Basic Educationculmination of Vocation Week
. The Promoters found the
students and youth very open
and interested in the inputs.
The Congregations which
joined the campaign were:
Franciscan Missionaries of
Mary
(FMM),
Franciscan
Missionaries
of
Assisi
(FMSA), Franciscan Sisters of
the Atonement(SA), Oblate
Hospitaller
Franciscan
Sisters(OHFS), Missionaries
of our Lady of Perpetual
Help (MPS), and the ACDO

Congregation
Promoters:
Theresian Missionaries of
Mary(TMM),
Missionary
Sister Servants of the Holy
Spirit (SSpS), Daughters of
Charity(DC), Religious of the
Assumption(RA),
Carmelite
Missionaries(CM),
Angelic
Sisters of St. Paul(ASP), Order
of the Company of Mary,
our Lady(ODN), Religious
of the Virgin Mary(RVM),
Ursuline
Missionaries
of
the Sacred Heart(UMSH),
Missionary
Sisters
of
the
Holy
Family(MSHF),
Canossian
Daughters of
Charity(FdCC),
Sisters
of
St. Paul of Chartres(SPC),
Hijas de Jesus(FI), Religious
Sisters
of
Mercy(RSM),
Daughters of St. Paul(FSP),

Daughters of our Lady of

Divine
Love(FMDA),and
Poor Servants of Divine
Providence(PSDP).
The
weeklong
celebration was vocation
promotion,
recollection,
remedial, vacation,
and
concert for the Vocation
Promoters. Everyday day
they were gifted with
new experiences, venues,
atmospheres,
persons,
groups, insights, learnings,
which were all beyond
their expectations. Every
one found her/his place in
Gods symphony and they
concretized the theme of
the celebration:Wake Up the
World with Joy!

National Youth Day

Gipahigayon sa Tuguegarao

AYA-ACDO delegates uban sa mga foster parents sa Las Palmas de San Jose
Village
BY: Ma. Chloee Marlowe C. Alaba

Ang ACDO Youth Director,

Si Fr. Joseph Montemayor,
SSJV uban ang 19 ka mga
batan-on miapil sa nasudnong
panagtigom sa mga kabatanonan niadtong Nobyembre 1115, 2015 didto sa Arkidiyosesis
sa Tuguegarao. Ang tema sa
maong okasyon mao: Blessed
are the pure in heart for they

shall see God. (Mt.5:8).

Si Most Rev. Sergio Utleg,
DD, Arsobispo sa Tuguegarao,
mainitong midawat ang mga
partisipante diha sa opening
mass sa maong panagtigom.
Si Rev. Fr. Paul Lovell
Javier, usa sa mga tigpamulong,
nagpahinomdomdom
sa
matag usa nga angayan nga
mapasalamaton sa tanang

grasya nga nadawat gikan sa

Dios. Nagkalain-lain nga mga
isyu ang gihisgutan sama
sa human trafficking, Basic
Ecclesial Communities, fasting,
ug uban pa.
Si Most Rev. Ricardo
Baccay, DD, ECY Vice-Chairman
and Auxiliary Bishop of
Tuguegarao, ang nangulo sa
katapusang misa sa National
Youth Day 2015 ug madasigon
nga naghagit sa mga batan-on sa
ilang papel sa ebanghelisasyon.
Ang tunhay nga kalipay diha
gayud sa gugma sa Diyos, ang
pagtubag sa Ginoo usa ka hagit
sa matag usa ilabi na gayud
sa mga kabatan-onan. Isip
mga batan-on sa simbahan,
makanunayon nga mag-ampo
aron magpabiling ligdong ug
hugot ang pagtuo sa matag usa
aron mapadayon ang kainit ug
kadasig sa kasing-kasing diha
sa pag-alagad. Bulahan ang
putli ug kasing-kasing, bulahan
ang kabus.