SSS Annual Retreat – Another Unique Experience Of God The members of the Province of Our Lady of the Assumption, both religious and seminarians, took an almost weeklong break to devote time with the Lord and to spend time in silence with one another. The venue was the Saint Scholastica’s Center of Spirituality in Tagaytay […]
We are happy to announce that we have successfully carried out and celebrated the task inherent to the Province of Our Lady of the Assumption, the annual gathering, meeting, prayer and decision making body called Amplified Provincial Council this year 2016. This was held at the Provincialate House, the seat of the Provincial government of […]
The 51st International Eucharistic Congress (IEC) was successfully held from January 24 to 31, 2016 in Cebu, Philippines. Thousands of pilgrims all over the country and across the globe converged on the island bringing with them an abundance of faith thus causing ‘faith explosion’. And as an affirmation of faith and hope for the future, […]
The Asia-Oceania Conference once again took up the idea of a common project between the different Provinces in Asia-Australia to establish an SSS presence in another Asian country. Malaysia was the country initially considered by the previous Conference. But after learning of the enormous difficulties in carrying out the project there, other countries were […]
Buksan ang ating puso at tanggapin ang napakagandang regalo ng diyos, ang kanyang maawaing anak! THE PATH TRACED OUT FOR STAR OF THE SEA AND ST. JOSEPH: To be Stewards of the Gospel is at the very heart of the Diocesan Pastoral Plan for 2016-2020 of the Diocese of Honolulu. This pastoral plan […]
JUBILEE OF MERCY (DEC. 8, 2015-NOV. 20, 2016: On March 13, 2015, during a Lenten Reconciliation Service, Pope Francis made a surprise announcement of an Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy. He made it official with the issuance of the Bull of Indiction (an especially important document bearing the papal seal) titled Misericordiae Vultus or “The Face […]
FE MANALO FROM PARIS: Dear Friends, Thank you for your concern. The sisters and I are safe. We had our first day of our annual ‘Journées d’Amitié ‘ which is an annual fundraising bazaar for the mission. The first day went very well. But late at night, the terrorist attacks in 6 different places […]
POLA AMPLIFIED PROVINCIAL COUNCIL IN PICTURES: AMPLIFIED PROVINCIAL COUNCIL (APC) PROCEEDINGS (October 20-22, 2015): Opening Ritual: Silence then prayer, enthronement of the Word of God, unveiling of the picture of the suffering Christ and singing of vocation songs. Preliminaries: Roll call, approval of moderators, etc. Introduction: Mention of letter of convocation for the 2015 […]
Amplified Provincial Council, October 22, 2015 The third day of the APC meeting started at 8:15 in the morning with an opening song/prayer So Loved by God led by Fr. Victor Diolata, SSS, the presider for the day. The copies of the Minutes of the Meeting of the previous day were readily distributed by the Secretariat […]
APC Day 2 – October 21, 2015 The second day of the APC meeting started at 8:15 in the morning with the opening song/prayer (You Are Mine) led by Fr. Reynaldo Capili, SSS the presider for the day. Shortly after the opening prayer, Fr. Rey notified the body about the absence of Fr. Hermie in […]
