Provincial Update No. 15 January 2021


IN THE MIDST OF PANDEMIC:A Sacramentino Reflection Fr. Apolinario L. Ty, sss Who amongst us would have ever imagined that we shall see that day that the doors of our churches will be closed for a prolonged period of time and that the faithful will be prevented from coming together to celebrate the Eucharist. Were […]

Provincial Update No. 14 November 2020


APC GATHERINGVirtually for the first time There was never a simple worry that tested the determination and readiness of the Province to cope with the demands of gathering the Amplified Provincial Council through Virtual Conference. Adjustments were into everything including time zones, stability of internet services, adaptability of some Religious to the electronic systems as […]

Provincial Update No. 13 August 2020


Corona Virus Priest? You said a “Corona Virus Priest”? Well, it is something that merits a thought as being ordained in the midst of the storms suggests. In the Traditional African Society, time is not determined by hours, months or years, but by events. Consequently, each event is related to another event that takes a […]

Provincial Update No. 12 June 2020


SSS PROGRAM OF SEMINARY FORMATION UNDER THE “NEW NORMAL” The head of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines – Episcopal Commission for Seminaries (CBCP-ECS), Lingayen Dagupan Archbishop Socrates B. Villegas, D.D., cited the need to revisit the program of seminary formation amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Indeed, the unexpected tempest does not spare our Seminary […]

Provincial Update No. 11 May 2020


Allow me to express here my sincerest appreciation and gratitude to all of you brother-Sacramentinos for the efforts you have given in this period of crisis.  I know how much time, energy and countless creativities you offered in order to respond to the longing of our faithful to at least join virtually in our celebrations […]

Provincial Update No. 10 February 2020


Grace, Grandeur, and Gratitude “We cannot live the Eucharist unless we are animated by the spirit which led Christ to give his life for the world. When he proclaimed the new covenant by the gift of his Body and Blood to his disciples, it was out of love that the Lord gave himself up” (SSS […]

Provincial Update No. 09 October 2019


POLA Thanksgiving Mass at the Start of the House Reconstruction The following texts contain the Homily of Fr. Marc Bryan R. Adona, SSS (PDO Director) last September 16, 2019, during the Holy Mass offered for the Sanctification of Human Work – as the official beginning of the project to reconstruct, preserve and enhance the existing […]

Provincial Update No. 08 September 2019


Called to Cast Fire “Summoned by the love of God manifested in Jesus Christ and celebrated in the Eucharist, I intend to respond to God’s gift with the gift of myself…” ( SSS ROL, 102). When God calls, that is beyond human capacity and limitation. Every call offers relationship and entails participation. It was God’s […]

Provincial Update No. 07 August 2019


TWO MORE SONS OF EYMARD WERE ORDAINED PRIESTS On the 3rd, of August 2019, two more sons of Eymard were ordained priests. Rev. Fr. Ssenkasi Denis, SSS and Rev. Fr. Nsambu Herbert, SSS, were ordained priests at our Lady of sorrows Cathedral in Masaka Diocese.  This memorable celebration was presided over by the new bishop […]

Provincial Update No. 06 June 29, 2019


Santa Cruz Parish in Manila celebrates 400th Anniversary Santa Cruz Parish in the City of Manila, Philippines is located in the busiest commercial district in this city. It is notably the very first church administered by the American Blessed Sacrament Fathers and Brothers in the Philippines since 15th August 1957. Fr Rosaire Morin was the […]