DIOCESE OF BALAYAN Chancery Office/Bishop Palace St. John the Baptist of the Immaculate Conception Cathedral Parish Balayan, Batangas, Philippines August 21, 2013 TO : THE PAPAL NUNCIO & Manila, Philippines The Catholic Bishops of the Philippines (CBCP) Intramuros, Manila, Philippines THRU : Eminence Gaudencio Cardinal Rosales, D.D. & Former Archbishop of Manila –Emeritus Rev. Fr. Luigi Fain Binda, SHMI & Former Superior General- SHMI Most Rev. Msgr. Ramon C. Arguelles, D.D. Archbishop of Lipa AND : Rev. Fr. Paolo Pirlo, SHMI & Local Superior/ Rector- SHMI Rev. Fr. Edgardo Pagcaliuangan Parish Priest – Balayan Dear Excellencies & brother bishops & priests, May the Peace of the Risen Lord and his Mercy be with us!!! This pastoral care to the advanced posted photos of the coming CANONIZATION of our Blessed POPE JOHN PAUL II for the ANNUAL RETREAT of all our brother priests in the Local Church of the Philippines is important to be informed in today’s feast of POPE PIUS X, the POPE OF THE EUCHARIST as far as our SONS OF HOLY MARY IMMACULATE CONGREGATION (SHMI) as one of the Pontifical Religious priests and brothers of the SHMI Fathers are concerned as one of the Patron Saint & protector our beloved POPE PIUS X. This pastoral concerns after the celebration of the WORLD YOUTH DAY by the newly elected POPE FRANCIS as he is now to be called the POPE on this YEAR OF FAITH is truly significant for the life of the Ordained priests as far as our clergy is also concerned why we should be opened that there are also particular vocations which provides also opportunities for unique approaches to evangelization in Solidarity with the bishops as far as using the DIOCESE OF BALAYAN and into my identity of having the Collegial Indelible Character or zeal is concerned for our Province of Batangas especially in Vicariate 1 under our Archdiocese of Lipa. It means this pastoral care in this year of our preparations for three (3) years as we are now on this year of being HUMBLE SERVANTS of our RISEN LORD JESUS in deepening why we are called on this ANNUAL RETREAT of the clergy for our sanctification for the coming CANONIZATION of our beloved BLESSED POPE JOHN PAUL II on this YEAR OF FAITH is also calling us that we should focus our mission to the FAMILIES and for our YOUTH since it is 18 years now after year 1995 of the visitation in Manila, Philippines of our POPE who will become SAINT for his coming CANONIZATION. That is why in deepening our mission for the FAMILIES and even for our YOUTH of today is also more than a meeting of minds 18 years ago but rather it should be a meeting of kindred hearts, a flame with the same desire to make the world a better place. This is to let as pastoral care to give HOPE our Blessed POPE JOHN PAUL II as he will become SAINT on this coming few months as he is called the PILGRIM POPE for the WORLD YOUTH DAY CELEBRATION should be now a development after 18 years with the kindred spirits, filled of hope and animated by love as far as our clergies are concerned as my brother priests to the Holy Order in the Ministerial Priesthood & co-workers of the bishops (CCC 1563-1564). This is why the photos posted in the facebook accounts for the CANONIZATION of our beloved POPE BLESSED POPE PAUL II with the ANNUAL RETREAT of all our priests is to let people to know and be informed to include them in their prayers especially our Local Church of the Philippines on this 21st day of August 2013 as we celebrated the feast of POPE, ST. PIUS X, the POPE OF THE EUCHARIST. Why? It should be now seen the fruits after 18 years since year 1995 our response and even of the world since WORLD YOUTH DAY is celebrated every year as our beloved BLESSED POPE JOHN PAUL II visits in Manila, Philippines is truly a tremendous outpouring of love and faith and trust as the YOUTH of the world gathered in the year 1995 in Manila which they offered their generations to be consecrated and sent out to the world as missionaries of the new evangelization. Let the POPE visits at that time after 18 years now to this coming CANONIZATION to become SAINT for our clergy should be truly a mission-sending rite, witnessed by our four (4) million people-the largest congregation ever assembled for a mass celebrated as ST.PIUS X in his feast today being the main celebrant to celebrate the HOLY EUCHARIST today is important. Why? This is how we don’t forget which is truly unforgettable in the year 1995 in Manila, Philippines after 18 years now that we have one voice as we cried out: “John Paul Two, we love you”, and the pope answered: “John Paul Two, loves you too”, and that he begun to announce: “As the Father has sent me, so I am sending you,” and with that as one people of today either ordained or non- ordained ministries after 18 years now let our answered be: “Here I am, send me,” as far as the Annual Retreat of our clergy are concerned as pastoral care since using the DIOCESE OF BALAYAN with St. John The Baptist of the Immaculate Conception Cathedral Parish let us not forget that after agreeing to baptize JESUS along with the sinners, John the Baptist looked at JESUS and pointed him out as the “Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the World, and so let us be witnesses in our being HUMBLE SERVANTS which it is clear that in the ministerial or hierarchical priesthood of bishops and priests, and the common priesthood of all the faithful participate, “each in its own proper way, in the one priesthood of Christ.” This is why deepening the ANNUAL RTREAT of our beloved and my brother priests let us not forget that ministerial priesthood is a means by which Christ our RISEN LORD JESUS unceasingly builds up and leads his Church. For this reason it is transmitted by its own sacrament, the sacrament of Holy Orders. Happy feast day to all my brother bishops and priests on this feast of POPE ST. PIUS X, the POPE OF THE EUCHARIST why we are celebrating in preparation for the coming CANONIZATION of our BLESSED POPE JOHN PAUL II to become a SAINT on this YEAR OF FAITH on this 21st day of August 2013 after the PRIEST DAY celebration last August 04 and as we are in the 40 days since from August 06, 2013 up to September 14, 2013 before the NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER & FOR WORLD PEACE on September 12, 2013. May God bless us all!! In Christ Love, + CRISOSTOMO TANGLAO ARADA, D.D. Diocese of Balayan St. John the Baptist of the Immaculate Conception Cathedral Parish Plaza Mabini St., Balayan, Batangas St. Francis De Sales Major Seminary Lipa – year 1982-1985 Sons of Holy Mary Immaculate Congregation Seminary (SHMI) Manila year 1989-1991 Figli Di Santa Maria Immacolata Novitiate House Verona, Italy – year 1991-1992 Graduate of Master of Arts (M.A.) in Theology Major in Pastoral Ministry Divine Word School of Theology Divine Word Seminary Tagaytay City, Philippines – year 2003-2006 (April 01, 2006)
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