Society of St. Paul • Philippine-Macau Province

The Society of St. Paul Philippine-Macau Province held its annual Provincial Assembly last February 3-5, 2010.  It was immediately followed by the Provincial Chapter  on February 5-6 held in view of the coming 9th General Chapter in Rome in April-May 2010.   The theme is: “REKINDLE THE GIFT YOU HAVE RECEIVED. Creative Fidelity to Hundred Years of Pauline Charism.”

PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY
The 15th Provincial Assembly commenced last February 3 with the Provincial Superior welcoming the members.  It was followed by his Initial Report and then by report of the Central Administration. Mass was later celebrated with Integrated Vespers at the Sanctuary of St. Paul.

From 25 January until 29 January, the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) convened the Second National Clergy Congress as a highlight of the celebration of the “Year for Priests” in the Philippines. At the height of the congress, 5500 were present at the halls of the World Trade Center in Pasay City, Metro Manila. Among these, 29 priests of the Society of St Paul registered and attended. They were: from Makati Community—Frs. de la Pena, Tangi, Gamutan, Yntig, Lagdamen, Botavara, Guzman, Marquez, Lumabas, Reyes, Tacdoro, Sobrejuanite, Cellan, and Gozun; from Cebu Community—Frs. Hitosis, and Baguna; from the seminary community of Silang—Frs. Alinsangan, Taneza, and  Ellezar; from the parish community of Our Lady of Sorrows in Pasay—Frs. Flores, Montealto, Atole, Tapang, and Barisoro; from Cagayan de Oro—Fr. Reforeal; from the Iloilo Community—Frs. Ferraris, and Sinoy; and from the novitiate community of Pampanga—Frs. Melliza, and Aripio.

At 6PM of January 23, Saturday, delegations of the various congregations of the Pauline Family present in the Philippines, came together at the Sanctuary of St Paul in Makati to celebrate the Sunday Liturgy of the 4th Sunday of Ordinary Time with the priests and brothers of the Society of St Paul. Though he had been intently listening to the loaded meetings with the Team for Formation and Vocations Promotions (TFVP) and with the Team for the Apostolate (TFA) during the last full day of the fraternal visit in the Philippines, the Superior General Don Silvio Sassi presided over the Eucharist in English. He also preached the homily in Italian, with Fr Alinsangan as translator. The Eucharistic celebration marked the formal end of the fraternal visit in the Philippines.