Provincial Update #57


“  After this I looked: there was a great multitude… from all nations, tribes, peoples and languages…” (Rev 7:9) Eymard’s dream was to inflame the four corners of the earth with the Eucharistic spark. The SSS family is in the six continents of the world. On the one hand, it exists in the north-western zone […]

Provincial Update #55


CONGREGATIO SANCTISSIMI SACRAMENTI 13 May 1856 – Congregation of the Bl. Sacrament 31 July 1859 – Congregation of the Servants of the Bl. Sacrament 6 January 1952 – Secular Institute Servitium Christi Rome, 14 November 2017 Dear Eymardian Family I want to remind everyone that on November 17th the Aggregation of the Blessed Sacrament will celebrate […]

Provincial Update #54


Prayer for the 8th POLA Chapter Loving Father, we, the Sacramentinos of the Province of Our Lady of the Assumption, praise and thank You for calling us  to be a community of brothers and making us instruments of spreading the good news of Your love especially through our prayer, ministry and communal life. In this graced moment of […]

Provincial Update #53


Celebrating 20 Years at the Eucharistic Banquet The year 2016 had been a milestone year in my life because I celebrated my 25th anniversary as a religious of the Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament. I am so blessed and grateful for the many years I have been nurtured by the tremendous grace of vocation I […]

Provincial Update #52


The Holy Eucharist is “the source and summit of the Christian life” (Lumen gentium, no. 11; cf. Catechism of the Catholic Church, no. 1324).  And the essence of Christian life is Christian spirituality, which is one’s way of life reflecting the Gospel  However, amidst the secularism, modernism, and globalization pervading in our society, it is […]

Provincial Update #51


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 […]

Provincial Update #50


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 […]

Provincial Update #49


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 […]

Provincial Update #48


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 […]

Provincial Update #47


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: […]