Our ideal is to live the Eucharistic mystery in its fullness and make known its meaning so that Christ’s Reign may come, and the glory of God be revealed to the world. At the Last Supper, our Lord Jesus instituted the Holy Eucharist, the gift of His Body and Blood. He TOOK Bread, GAVE THANKS, BROKE […]
Are we Shepherding or just managing? One day I found myself in a bookstore in a mall, and this one book caught my attention. I bought it hoping I would have the time to read it. That was almost two years ago. This past May, while packing for my trip to Chicago to attend the […]
The seminarians in Uganda are increasing quite steadily for the past few years, which is something to be inspired about. Currently, for the first year Aspirancy, the Uganda community especially the Jinja House is expecting eleven candidates. Five have already reported and the remaining six will be reporting this October. The second year Aspirants number […]
Engaging Nasleb! The book of Ecclesiastes says: “There is an appointed time for everything, and a time for every purpose under the heavens” (cf. Eccl. 3:1-8). The above quote is quite pertinent to our immediate concern – a certain lot located in Nalseb, Benguet, owned by the Congregation (POLA). The lot has been temporarily categorized […]
Defined Responsibilities of the Members of the General Council: Fr. MARTIN TINE – General Vicar – Secretary of the Council – African Conference – Accompaniment of the Provinces: Saint John the Baptist (Canada), Bl. Isidore Bakanja (Dem. Rep. of Congo), Our Lady of Africa (Senegal) and Region Card. Emile Biayenda (Rep. of Congo) – Commissions: […]
New Members of the Aggregation With Father Provincial and Frs. Melchor, Jonelito and Renoir are the Tacloban first batch of Aggregates from the Blessed Sacrament Parish: Abella, Faustina M.; Abello, Editha E.; Angeles, Severina B.; Anino, Antidio B.; Barredo, Helen S.; Basog, Ma. Elena B.; Bayane, Zenaida T.; Cabrellas, Clara O.; Cadano, Jocelyn B.; Cadayong, […]
Communio (Vol.1 No.3): a seasonal publication of the Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament Cagayan de Oro Eymard’s Family Day By: Fr. Muriel A. Uy, SSS Eymard’s Family Day in our parish is designed for us to achieve this desire of St. Peter Julian Eymard for us to become the people of prayer, the people who have […]
Brother Sacramentinos, Advance Happy Feast Day of our Beloved Founder, Saint Peter Julian Eymard, Apostle of the Eucharist! Yesterday we began a series of prayers called novena principally as a prayer of petition, which will last for nine days, to prepare us to a more meaningful celebration of the feast of our Founder, the propagator […]
In his homily at the culmination of the three-day Vocation Convention of the Blessed Sacrament Vocation Club (BSVC) and the SSS-Parish Youth, Fr. Provincial spoke of the importance of the participants as possible successors in the mission of the SSS to “respond to the hungers of the human family with the riches of God’s love […]
POLA’s ANNUAL UPDATING & RETREAT The second week of Easter is always set aside for the annual updating and retreat of all the SSS Religious of POLA except for those who cannot come for very valid reason(s). This year, it took place on April 23 to 29 at the Saint Scholastica’s Center for Spirituality. In […]
