Centennial Book - We Celebrate2

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ON 15 JANUARY 2012, Feast of the Holy Child, the St. Anthony ofPadua Parish had a special rite of blessing for children. Images ofthe Sto. Nino were also brought by the parishioners to the churchto be blessed. In the afternoon, a Childrens Party was held at theformation center. Snacks prepared by the family of the late BenitoCuison, long-time lay minister of the parish, were partaken of bythose present. Parlor games, musical and dance numbers also en-tertained the children. Gifts were also distributed by the Rotary

Club of Virac represented by its president, Atty. Susan Ubalde-Ordinario and Catanduanes State Colleges President Dr. MinervaI. Morales. Gifts offered and collected during the last Misa de Gal-lo and Christmas season were also given away. It was truly a dayof pure joy for children in whose likeness one gains entrance to theKingdom of Heaven.

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THE NEO-CATECHUMENAL EVANGELIZATION, a program that is essentially a

serious call to personal faith and conversion had given birth to a community of 33members at the St. Anthony of Padua Parish. Following a 2-Sunday campaign, the ses-sions were started on 17 January 2012. A group of catechists from the neo-catechumenalcommunity of the Immaculate Conception Cathedral Parish came for the talks. Thegroup was led by Felix and Rita Vargas. Other members were: Anselmo and Anita Var-gas, Jose and Teresita Suarez, Wilfredo and Nelly Torrecampo, and Florencio andMelinda Aries. On 7 March, Bishop Manolo A. de los Santos came to preside over therite of handing of the Word of God. The live-in convivence was held on 9 11 March atthe Galilee Retreat House, Palawig, San Andres which eventually gave birth to the com-munity. Fernando and Grace Molina, Gil and Monette Rodulfo, Heri and Ellen Techon,Pacifico and Evelyn Sorreta, Gloria Rodulfo and Emelita Barba, serve as responsibleswhile Ruben Tapit is the head cantor.

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FOLLOWING A SERIES OF SESSIONS started on 18 February 2012and held at the parish formation hall, a new community of the Couplesfor Christ (CfC) had been born in Cabugao. It is a most welcome devel-opment in the continuing efforts of the parish to proclaim the GoodNews to all strata of society and create small faith communities asmandated by diocesan norms. A group of speakers and facilitators ledby CfC Bikol regional coordinator Michael Bukuhan willingly came toshare their time, talent and treasure for its realization. Coordinators areMr. & Mrs. Rogelio Rodriguez Jr., Mr. & Mrs. Rudy Buenafe, and Ms.

Edna Tapit.

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A SOLEMN RITE of burning last years Passion Sunday palms meaningfullyopened the observance of the Lenten season in the parish last Ash Wednesday,22 February. With the heavy smoke coming from the burning palms filling theparish church, the Cabugao pastor reminded the faithful of the meaning ofsmoke in biblical times as symbolic of the presence of God. The process of burn-ing the dried palm fronds into ashes was also an apt picture of conversion,which is basically a renewal of the heart, he said. Renewal of the heart involvesnot just moral change or turning away from ones evil actions, but an ontologicalchange or change of the whole person, possible only through the grace of God.

The holy season of Lent is an opportune time set by the Church so that man mayseek this grace from God through prayer, fasting, penance and good works.

The burning of palms was followed by the Liturgy of the Word which culminat-ed with the blessing and imposition of ashes on the faithful. At 8 oclock in themorning of the same day, a Holy Mass was also held at the Cabugao IntegratedSchool with the imposition of ashes on the teachers and students. Newly in-stalled Bato West District Supervisor Nelia O. Tan and CIS Principal Nieva deJesus Tuibeo were in attendance. Blessed ashes were also imposed on the admin-istrative staff, faculty, and students of the TESDA Cabugao School of Handicraftand Cottage Industries at around 9:30 am as requested by School AdministratorElpidio R. Tuboro.

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IN ORDER TO BRING THE CALL TO CONVERSION ofthe Holy Season of Lent to all sectors of society, the tradi-tional Via Crucis was held in the different barangays andzones of the parish. On the first Friday of Lent, it was heldin Marinawa, on the second in Binanuahan, third in San Ra-mon, fourth in San Roque and San Andres, fifth inSalvacion and sixth in San Antonio. On Good Friday, itwas started in Marinawa and ended at San Andres.

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On 4 March 2012, 2nd Sunday of the holy season of

Lent, no less than a hundred parishioners of St. Antho-ny of Padua scaled the heights of Mt. Lantad to solemn-ly and sacrificially reflect on the Lord's VIA CRUCIS toCalvary. On each station, key persons representing theparish centennial committee, parish youth movement,campus ministry and religious associations, planted an"igot" seedling as part of the continuing advocacy ofthe parish for responsible stewardship of the environ-ment. Upon reaching its peak, with its commanding,unobstructed view of the Cabugao Bay, from Nagngan-gang Buaya to Tagontong Points, with the Batopoblacion, Bimasanca area, and Virac in the foreground,a wooden cross was planted by the Cabugao pastor as-sisted by Centennial Committee chair Miguelito Rodri-guez, Youth Movement president Allan Diaz, DOSTprovincial director and tree-planting chair JimmyCabrera, and ANF president and lay minister Bro. JessRodriguez. Before the final blessing was bestowed, theparish priest also requested all those present to "pray-over" the parish for a meaningful celebration of theLord's passion, death and resurrection. The event wasset on this date to highlight the mystery of the Lord'sTransfiguration, which was the gospel of the day.

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FIRST AND ONLY TIME.

This years Santacruzan was heldlast May 27. It had an added fea-ture: the image of San Antonio toremind the faithful of the centennial

celebration of the foundation of theparish. Indeed, the cultural andreligious heritage of Cabugaowould never be complete withoutits revered patron and protector.

Documents

Centennial Book - We Celebrate2