Provincia San Matteo (Filippina)

As an integral part of their formation, our Postulants are going to spend a period of “Apostolic Exposure” in some of our Local Communities. This is a practical learning experience which gives the Postulants an opportunity to be directly involved in the life and activities of the Community particularly those related to the prayer for vocations, the diffusion of this spirit of prayer, as well as in being good workers by committing themselves in the works of promotion of the little ones and the poor.

Dearest, Today, as we celebrate the World Mission Day, we would like to share to you the latest issue of the supplementary leaflet of the "Friends of Fr. Joseph Aveni" for this month of October 2017. 

This number features some lines from the Pope Francis' Message for the World Mission Day 2017 as well as Fr. Aveni's "Memories and Dreams" about the Rogationist's mission in the Philippines and one of his letters to his beloved missionaries. Happy reading! 

May we also request you to include in your prayers the immediate/complete recovery of: 

Fr. Eric Raveza

Ilocos Norte October 6-11, 2017

 Organized by Fr. Ariel Tecson, the Provincial Councilor for the sector on Religious Life, Formation and Pastoral Care for Vocations, the annual encounter of the Religious in Practical Training of the St. Matthew Province commenced, with the blessing of the Provincial Superior, Fr. Herman Abcede.

This year's event, with the theme "Oramus et Servimus: Communion in Communities", set in Ilocos Norte on October 6-11, 2017, was participated in by 21 of the 25 practical trainees of the Province.

October 6, 2017 Travel Day

Papua Nuova Guinea: The Parish of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart in the Rogationist Mission Complex in Sideia-Alotau, Papua New Guinea celebrates its Golden Jubilee Anniversary on September 24, 2017. The theme of the celebration is "Sailing with Christ beyond 50 years." 

The activities consisted in the recitation of the Rosary and Procession, the Festive Holy Mass presided by Fr Henry Ramos, RCJ, Parish Priest. In his homily, he emphasized the importance of celebrating a Jubilee year by singing the song "the Great Jubilee." 

Headed by the Provincial Councilor for the Sector on Missions and Charity, Fr. Orville Cajigal, the St. Matthew Province resumed with its attempt to draft a Directory for all its educational institutions – it now calls collectively as the “Association of Rogationist Catholic Educational Communities in the Philippines or ARCECP” – by organizing its 2nd Rogationist Educators Workshop on October 2-4, 2017, a sequel to first held last February 15-17, 2017. Fr. Cajigal facilitated the participants Orientation about the entire event.

It was a fortunate afternoon of September 27, 2017, for Fr. RG Cagbabanua and Bro. Francis Ferruci Cayao to bid the Province of St. Matthew farewell in the presence of its entire Provincial Council (who just concluded their monthly meeting) before they left for the airport on their way to Tarragona, Spain. May their missionary presence and services there be, with God's grace, for the good of the His vast Vineyard.

Bro. Christian Allan R. De Sagun, RCJ

Living the Rogationist Identity - Ongoing Formation Encounter (1^st-3^rd Year in the Priesthood) - Lily’s Garden, Tagbilaran, Bohol - September 9-16, 2017 -  September 9, 2017 (Saturday)

Dearest, Here is the latest issue of the supplementary leaflet, "Friends of Fr. Joseph Aveni", Vol. 2, no. 9 for this month of September 2017. From this issue onwards we will be sharing to some of the Writings of Fr. Aveni. Happy reading. You may freely share this to your friends. Go bless us all and Fr. Aveni intercede for us! Please include also in your prayers, the following requested intentions through the intercession of Fr. Joseph Aveni: Jonabel Provido, Angie Tiamzon, Clarene Romea, Theo Punzal, Conrado Carandang, David Jeff Villanueva, Fr. Nip Frogosa, Nenita S.

Thanking the Blessed Virgin Mary, on the day the Church commemorates her birth, on September 8, 2017, the St. Matthew Province led by Fr. Herman Abcede, its Superior, instituted 6 religious students to the Ministry of Lector and 9 other to the Ministry of Acolyte, during a concelebrated Mass at the Holy Spirit Chapel at the Fr. Di Francia Center of Studies. In the homily of the same liturgy which was delivered by Fr.

In a simple liturgical Rite of Mission Send Off, incorporated in the celebration of the Holy Eucharist, Fr. Ronaldo Victoria, Fr. RG Cagbabanua and Bro. Francis Ferruci Cayao were conferred their missionary cross, with the exhortation from Fr. Herman Abcede, the Provincial Superior, in his homily, to live by the message of the biblical episode where Jesus told Peter to "Put out into deep water..." Fr. Victoria is set to leave for Messina, Sicily, Italy, where he will spend his sabbatical period. Fr. Cagbabanua and Bro.