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St Joseph Priory welcomes Bishop Tissier de Mallerais for Confirmations

Bishop Tissier de Mallerais in Davao for Confirmations

The Bishops Mass Friday Night the night before Confirmation

Davao City- The traditions were alive again once more as Bishop Tissier de Mallerais made his way to Davao for the Sacrament of Confirmation.

DPop or Dpeso or  Dshade

The Bishops Mass the night before Confirmation.




















Daniel- One of the many alter servers in Davao stands at attention. Daniel has a knack for finding a cool place when it gets hot, find the shade and Daniel will be chilling in it.  The weird thing about Daniel is he always has enough money for a Soda pop.  This Alter server is a rebel because he doesn't drink Coke or Pepsi he drinks RC Cola.

Davao Catholic Church Celebrates Latin Mass Every Sunday at 6PM

DAVAO- The Catholic Traditions are on the march in Davao!   St. Joseph Priory in Davao is a blessing to the Philippines.  I heard my first Latin Mass in Davao at St Joseph's Priory Monday night at 6 pm.

While waiting for Mass to begin I though to myself, this how my Dad heard Mass growing up in Davao over 70 years ago!  This is the Latin  Mass Dad heard when the Japanese occupied Davao during the war. This Traditional Catholic Faith was the most important thing his grandmothers had to pass on to him. This is how he heard Mass going to College in Manila praying to God to help him in his studies. Not only is the Latin Mass and the Traditional Sacraments the faith taught to my Dad by his grandmothers, the Traditional Catholic Faith was the faith of our whole family in the Philippines. The Cirineo family in Davao and Toril, the Cirineo's in Dagupan and Devencia family in Dagupan all Christian in One Faith; One Traditional Catholic Church.  Since I have returned to my Dads place of birth, where he was raised, I wonder why is there only one Latin Mass in Davao?  I wonder how many Latin mass there were everyday in Davao when my dad was in high school, maybe 50-60 masses a day?  How do you go from 50 Latin Masses to 1 Latin Mass in 70 years?  In a Catholic Church that treasures its traditions so dearly, what happened to the faith of the people in 70 years.  I have not yet looked for the Catholic Latin Mass in the smaller town of Toril just outside of Davao.  Nor have I asked the Local Bishop where I can attend the Church of my Grandparents and hear the same Latin Mass that they brought my Dad and his siblings to.  Maybe I can use the same confessional that my Grandfather used or the same confessional that my Dad made his First Holy Confession in.  Well I know the priest who gave my Dad his First Holy Communion is not around anymore. If he was around I wonder what he would be doing today. I wonder if he could answer my questions what happened to the Traditions that he spent his whole life teaching.  Does the Church teach the same Catechism and is it centered around the Sacraments and Celebration of the Eucharist, is it the same Faith?

What happened to the Traditions of the Catholic Church in Davao?  Well, I will find out.  I have a good place to start St Josephs Priory the only Latin Mass in Davao.  I will keep looking in Davao and Toril and the rest the Island of Mindanao for the Catholic Traditions that my Dad was taught growing up.  Until I have more time to visit all the Churches in Davao and Tori, to find the Faith my Dad was raised in,  I will invite you to Sunday Evening Mass at St Joseph Priory is at 6PM;  The most beautiful event and sight in all Davao.

St. Joseph's Priory Contact Information

St. Joseph's Priory

#9 Carpio Subdivision,  Buhangin

Cabatian Road Davao City 8000 

Phone No.:

(63) 905 291 7032

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CATECHISTS STEP FORWARD!

Fr. Tim Pfeiffer praises those who help the priests in the Philippine missions. 

The Legion of Mary and ACIM Asia are the two greatest assistants of our priestly work in the Philippines.  Specifically for us in Mindanao they provide a strong and beautifulpoint of entry and contact into the apostolic field.

ACIM-Asia Opening A Front

ACIM-Asia, a pro-bono Medical group headquartered in and mostly supported by France, began its

work in General Santos with the first large Rosa Mystica Medical Mission in August 2007. Since then,

it has established medical contacts in and around General Santos which have developed into catechetical work in 7 nearby villages. These locations alone account for about 200 people currently going to church or being taught catechism in one way or another. In terms of realistic potential in these areas, if we only had the workers, we could easily double that number. While it is even more necessary to deepen the Catholic faith and spiritual life of these souls, maintaining even a basic Catholic contact with as many as possible is urgent.

The Enemy Presses

Sadly, Protestants are active everywhere and only the native indolence of the people is slowing

down their progress. Our readers can only imagine the anguish this situation causes us when it is chiefly through lack of workers, lack of time and resources that we are not able to do more to stem the tide of apostasy and restore the Reign of Christ through the Sacraments.

Legion of Mary Into Combat

Meanwhile, also working throughout Mindanao is the Legion of Mary (LOM). The first LOM

Presidium was established on the Island in 1999 in General Santos and later in 2007 in Cagayan de Oro.

Starting from these initial Presidia, the LOM in Mindanao throughout our 6 dependent Mass Centers

now has 12 Presidia with about 70 active members. Throughout our Mindanao Missions, the LOM is the back-bone of catechetical follow-up, location of and preparation of the sick, as well as home visitations. By and large, what a nurse is to a doctor, the LOM is to the Mission Priest. The priest arrives in the mission like a doctor in the operating room and goes to work based on the information and guidance provided by the nurse, who then performs the critical follow-up, based on the instructions of the priest. It’s a fairly good and efficient system, and without it, there could be no real development of the mission Mass Centers.  Although the LOM is not alone in fulfilling its critical role, it is, however, the most important and consistent of the missionary organizations. Worthy of mention is also the apostolic youth group, the Apostles of Mary, who do exactly the same thing as the Legionaries and work quite smoothly with them.

How can you help?

The biggest and best way to help is for competent teachers, craftsmen or workers to volunteer here for 8 months to a year. But be warned, it is not an easy proposition and requires a religious sort of commitment as well as sufficient personal means. Another way to help is by financially supporting the

Catechetical Centers; they need funds to provide materials and transport. While a lot of ink could be devoted to the subject of transportation, suffice it to say that it costs about 65 pesos (US$1.60) per person per Sunday and there are about 120 people to transport every week. Another way you could help us is by supporting our construction projects, both here in Davao, in Gensan and in our villages.

And finally, above all, you can help us by your prayers and sacrifices, as we too can help you. The Philippines is no more a mission country thanyour own home country. We are all missionaries today and we all must help one another.

Please be assured of our prayers

St. Joseph Priory Mass Centers in Mindanao