Mission
In the radiant embrace of Saipan’s sunlit beauty, a day of profound spirituality and communal solidarity unfolded on August 19, 2024, as the San Jose Parish community gathered to honor the Feast of St. Ezekiel Moreno, the beloved Patron of Cancer Patients. The atmosphere was charged with reverence and kinship, as devoted souls united to pay homage to the cherished saint. With the presence of two deacons, the esteemed Fr. James Balajadia, and our Augustinian Recollect priests—Fr. Jayferson Baldelovar, OAR, Fr. Roderick Deguit, OAR, and Fr. Nelson Plohimon, OAR—alongside the dedicated President of the Secretariat on Mission and Ministerial Apostolate…
Bishop-elect Paganelli is Apostolic Administrator of Makeni
PROVINCIALATE — July 18, 2015, at 4:33 A.M., Philippine time, Fray Dominador Mercado, Jr., OAR, local prior of Recoletos de Kamalo in Sierra Leone, which is eight hours behind us, sent an FB message to the Provincial Secretary with two updates: first, that Ebola is already absent in their district for more than three months…
4 Filipino Missionaries one with the People in Sierra Leone, West Africa amidst Ebola virus
SIERRA LEONE – The Filipino Recollect missionaries working in Sierra Leone could have easily opted to pack their bags and go home during the harrowing outbreak of Ebola virus in late 2014. But they chose, instead, the less-beaten path of staying put and serving the people they had considered their own. The four (4) Filipino…