Christmas Mass Schedule

December 24, 2008 (Midnight Mass)

8:30 PM “Halad sa Paskwa”
Featuring St. Francis Xavier Cathedral Choir

10:00 PM
Main Celebrant: Most Rev. Patricio A. Buzon SDB, D.D.
Choir : St. Francis Xavier Cathedral Choir
Sponsors : Parish Pastoral Council
Parish Finance Council
LOMAS

December 25, 2008

Theme: “Treasure in Earthen Vessel”

6:00AM
Choir : Senior and BSV Choir
Sponsors : Barangay sang Virgen

8:00AM
Choir : BLD Praise Ministry
Sponsors : Catholic Women’s League & PYC

10:00AM
Choir : KCC College Choir
Sponsors : Kabalikat Civicom
Couples for Christ & its Family Ministries
4:30PM
Choir : BVYM Choir
Sponsors : Barangay sang Virgen Youth Movement & Legion of Mary

6:00PM
Choir : Singles for Christ
Sponsors : Mother Butler Mission Guilds

FR. NORBERTO CONTRERAS

February 1, 1947 - December 15, 2008

Sacerdotal Ordination: April 27, 1978

His remains lies at the Barangay sang Virgen Hall at the Saint Francis Xavier Compound and his interment will be on Monday, December 22, 2008. The mass will be at 1:00 PM.

Let us pray for the repose of his soul and at the same time, let us include in our prayers the increase of priestly vocation and the holy perseverance of priests.

AGUINALDO MASSES SCHEDULE

December 16, 2008 – (Tuesday)

Theme: “The Significance of Pauline Year
Life & Mission of St. Paul”

Celebrant: Most Rev. Patricio A. Buzon, SDB, D.D.

Choir: KCC Choir

Sponsors: Kabankalan Catholic College Community, Parish Youth Council, PYO, BVYM, Knights of the Altar, Lopue’s Kabankalan, Bulangan & Pumuluyo sang Brgy. 1 c/o Brgy. Capt. Alfredo Bendol, Estela Alvarado, Paula Sabo, Lilia Gomez, Mr. & Mrs. Ernesto Socion, Mr. & Mrs. Salvador Baylon, Iluminada Dula, Thellita Siamen, Patria Singanon, Teresita Gatoc, Mr. & Mrs. Leonardo Dejilla, Mr. & Mrs. Jose Bajos, Mr. & Mrs. Felipe Gatoc, Jr., Josephine Belen, Rosalinda Olivares, Esperanza Gatoc & Lilia Briones

December 17, 2008 – (Wednesday)

Theme: “The Conversion of St. Paul:
His Personal Experience of Christ’s Love “

Celebrant: Fr. Ricon B. Dagunan

Choir: Singles for Christ

Sponsors: CFC & its Family Ministries c/o Mr. & Mrs. Ernesto Guinanao, Ms. Aida Domio, Mrs. Teresita Gatchalian, Mr. Carlos Infante, Jr. Pumuluyo sang Brgy. 2 c/o Brgy. Capt. Jimmy Maravilla, Dr. & Mrs. Hernando Chua, Miladie Chia, Mr. & Mrs. Alberto Tajanlangit, Renita Acudo, Mr. & Mrs. Allan Magtules; Catechists c/o Lilia Briones & Esperanza Gatoc

December 18, 2008 – (Thursday)

Theme: “Passion, Death and Resurrection of Christ “

Celebrant: Fr. Charles D. Reyes

Choir: Senior/ BSV Choir

Sponsors: Barangay sang Virgen c/o Dr. Carlos G. Jacildo, Jr., Pumuluyo sang Brgy. 3 c/o Brgy. Capt. Frieda G. Jacildo, Chita Aguirre, Mr. & Mrs. Julio Martir, Azucena Autlillo, Felina Dojoles, Norma Tagamolila, Sonia Magbanua, Evangeline Tia, Marivelle Cordero, Marilyn Lee & Mr. & Mrs. Teodoro del Rio; Belciña Jewelry Shop


December 19, 2008 – (Friday)

Theme: “St. Paul’s Fidelity to Tradition & to the Church / Hierarchy


Celebrant: Fr. Ludovico G. To-ong, Jr.

Choir: BVYM Choir

Sponsors: Legion of Mary c/o Lucille Montesino, Pumuluyo sang Brgy. 4 c/o Brgy. Capt. Rodolfo Aplaon, Evelyn Pongyan, Luz Dequito, Mr. & Mrs. Antonio Carampatana, Esperanza Cordero; Kabankalan Market Vendors c/o Rogelio Gomez, Milagros Chia & Grace Almonia, Lorenzo D. Zayco District Hospital c/o Dr. Josefa Claudelia Pabillo & Charose Store


December 20, 2008 – (Saturday)

Theme: “The Church as the Mystical Body of Christ”

Celebrant: Fr. Radny Bayog

Choir: BLD Praise Ministry

Sponsors: Bukas Loob sa Dios c/o Dra. Evangelina A. Guanco, Pumuluyo sang Brgy. 5 c/o Brgy. Capt. Luther A. Ramos, Gloria Delos Santos, Mr. & Mrs. Basilio T. Arcedas , Patricia F. Ningal, Dra. Evelyn Cordova, Atty. & Mrs. Josue Gatia, Ninfa Martir, Mr. &Mrs.Eldie San Jose, Dr. & Mrs. Carlos Infante, Dr. Arturo & Dra. Emma Gebusion; Dr. Gumersindo Garcia Memorial Hospital c/o Doris Granada; Kabankalan Water District & PLDT

December 21, 2008 – (Sunday)

Theme: “Charity (1 Corinthians 13)

Celebrant: Fr. Marlon Tejada

Choir: CFC – FFL Choir

Sponsors: Catholic Women’s League c/o Frieda Jacildo, CFC – FFL c/o Mr. & Mrs. Vicente Tropa; Pumuluyo sang Brgy. 6 c/o Brgy. Capt. Dennis Oyos, Columba Cañete, Nenita Cordero, Letecia Alibango, Josefina Togle& Luz Dioman; Bank Employees: PNB, DBP, LBP, City Savings Bank, Banco de Oro, Allied Bank, Bank Victorias, Bangko sang Kabankalan, RCBC & Bank of Commerce, DPWH, c/o Herminia Rivas; Regional & Municipal Trial Court c/o Yvonne Rivera & Reyna Singanon; GAISANO – Kabankalan, Colectora c/o Ms. Aida Domio

December 22, 2008 – (Monday)

Theme: “Eucharist : The Sacrament of Communion”

Celebrant: Fr. Enrique Pineda

Choir: BLD Praise Ministry

Sponsors: Brotherhood of Christian Businessmen & Professionals c/o Joemarie Guanzon; Pumuluyo sang Brgy. 7 c/o Brgy. Capt. Lawrence Cavile, Gloria Tañes, Manuel Eusebio, Lucille Montesino, Mr. & Mrs. Ely Lopez, Rosela Lopez, Hon. & Mrs. Raul Rivera; DENR Employees c/o Lida Vera; PNP – Kabankalan; MGP Store & Libra Mart.

December 23, 2008 – (Tuesday)

Theme: “Word / Evangelization”

Celebrant: Fr. Eugene Lucerna II

Choir: Senior & BSV Choir

Sponsors: Lectors & Commentators c/o Romeo Rullan, Lay Ministers c/o Dr. Carlos Jacildo, Jr. Adoracion Nocturna c/o Atty. Josue Gatia, Knights of Columbus c/o Rafael Blancaflor; Pumuluyo sang Brgy. 8 c/o Brgy. Capt. Jose Antonio Albayda, Victoria Andas, Merle Ibesate, Linda Pico, Teresita Tormon, Expectacion Hinoso & Fely Copiado, NOCECO c/o Engr. Lamberto Canlas & Jose Vera; City Government Officials & Employees

December 24, 2008 – (Wednesday)

Theme: “Discipleship”

Celebrant: Fr. Johnie S. Peracullo

Choir: BVYM Choir
Sponsors: Mother Butler Mission Guilds; Public School Teachers c/o Azucena Autillo, Norma Salditos, Virginia Taco, Teresita Castañeda, Helen Mambalos, Gloria Pico, Judith Piduhan, Cecelia Arellano, & Dahlia Repique; Pumuluyo sang Brgy. 9 c/o Brgy. Capt. Edmundo Jaranilla, Myrna Abarro, Expectacion Lapuz, Antonieta Gayosa, Mr. & Mrs. Jesus Pico, Mr. & Mrs. Romeo Rullan & Josefina Gayosa; Southern Negros Doctor’s Hospital, El Shaddai c/o Mr. George Perez

St. Francis Xavier (1506-1552)

St. Francis Xavier (1506-1552)

Jesus asked, “What profit would there be for one to gain the whole world and forfeit his life?” (Matthew 16:26a). The words were repeated to a young teacher of philosophy who had a highly promising career in academics, with success and a life of prestige and honor before him.
Francis Xavier, 24 at the time, and living and teaching in Paris, did not heed these words at once. They came from a good friend, Ignatius of Loyola, whose tireless persuasion finally won the young man to Christ. Francis then made the spiritual exercises under the direction of Ignatius, and in 1534 joined his little community (the infant Society of Jesus). Together at Montmartre they vowed poverty, chastity and apostolic service according to the directions of the pope.
From Venice, where he was ordained priest in 1537, Francis Xavier went on to Lisbon and from there sailed to the East Indies, landing at Goa, on the west coast of India. For the next 10 years he labored to bring the faith to such widely scattered peoples as the Hindus, the Malayans and the Japanese. He spent much of that time in India, and served as provincial of the newly established Jesuit province of India.
Wherever he went, he lived with the poorest people, sharing their food and rough accommodations. He spent countless hours ministering to the sick and the poor, particularly to lepers. Very often he had no time to sleep or even to say his breviary but, as we know from his letters, he was filled always with joy.
Francis went through the islands of Malaysia, then up to Japan. He learned enough Japanese to preach to simple folk, to instruct and to baptize, and to establish missions for those who were to follow him. From Japan he had dreams of going to China, but this plan was never realized. Before reaching the mainland he died. His remains are enshrined in the Church of Good Jesus in Goa.

http://www.beliefnet.com/Faiths/Christianity/Catholic/Saints/F/Francis-Xavier.aspx?source=NEWSLETTER

73rd Parish Patronal Fiesta

December 3, 2008 – (Wednesday) - Feast Day

Tema: “San Francisco Javier: saksi sang pagkatinugyanan sa katilingban sang Dios”

Main Celebrant: Most Rev. Gerardo A. Alminaza, D.D.
Auxiliary Bishop, Archdiocese of Jaro

Program of Activities

4:00 AM - Diana
6: 00 AM - Holy Mass
8:00 AM - Procession
9:00 Am - Concelebrated Mass
12:00 NN - Lunch
5:00 PM - Holy Mass
6:00 PM - LOMAS’ Night

Choir: St. Francis Xavier Cathedral Choir

Sponsors:
City Government Officials & Employees
Parish Pastoral Council
Kristianong Katilingban

Month of the Holy Rosary

The feast of the Holy Rosary was established by Saint Pius V on the anniversary of the naval victory won by the Christian fleet at Lepanto, October 7, 1571. The victory was attributed to the help of the holy Mother of God whose aid was invoked through praying the rosary.

The celebration of this day invites all to mediate upon the mysteries of Christ, following the example of the Blessed Virgin Mary who was so singularly associated with the incarnation, passion and glorious resurrection of the Son of God. from the Christian Prayer(Liturgy of the Hours)

Pope John Paul II asks us to pray the Rosary!

On September 30, 2001, after the morning Mass opening the Synod of Bishops, Pope John Paul II asked people to pray the Rosary:

"October is the month in which Mary Most Holy, Queen of the Holy Rosary, is venerated. Within the current international context, I invite all -- individuals, families, communities -- to pray this Marian prayer, possibly every day, for peace, so that the world can be preserved from the wicked scourge of terrorism.

"The terrible tragedy of September 11th will be remembered as a dark day in the history of humanity. In the face of this, the Church tries to be faithful to her prophetic charism and remind all men about their duty to build a future of peace for the human family. Certainly, peace is not separated from justice, but it must be nourished by mercy and love.

"We cannot forget that Jews, Christians and Muslims adore God as the only God. The three religions, therefore, have the vocation of unity and peace. May God allow the Church's faithful to be agents of peace, in the front line of the search for justice and the prohibition of violence."May the Virgin Mary, Queen of Peace, intercede for all humanity, so that hate and death never have the last word!"

On September 29, 2002, Pope John Paul II asked that we pray the Rosary for Peace:
JOHN PAUL II ANGELUS Castel Gandolfo Sunday, 29 June 2002

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

1. We are already on the threshold of the month of October, which, with the liturgical memorial of Our Lady of the Rosary, inspires us to rediscover this traditional prayer, so simple yet so profound.

The Rosary is a way of contemplating the face of Christ seeing him - we may say - with the eyes of Mary. For this reason, it is a prayer that drawing upon the core of the Gospel is in full accord with the inspiration of the Second Vatican Council and very much in keeping with the direction I gave in the Apostolic Letter Novo Millennio ineunte: the Church has to launch out "into the deep" in the new millennium beginning with the contemplation of the face of Christ.
Therefore, I wish to suggest the recitation of the Rosary to individuals, families and Christian communities. To give force to this invitation, I am preparing a document which will help to rediscover the beauty and depth of this prayer.

2. I wish once again to entrust the great cause of peace to the praying of the Rosary. We are facing an international situation that is full of tensions, at times threatening to explode. In some parts of the world, where the confrontation is harsher - I think particularly of the suffering land of Christ - we can realize that, even though they are necessary, political efforts are worth little if one remains exacerbated in his mind and no one cares to demonstrate a new disposition of heart in the hope of reviving the struggle and effort of dialogue.

Who but God alone can infuse such sentiments? It is more necessary than ever that from every part of the earth prayer for peace be made to Him. In this perspective, the Rosary turns out to be the form of prayer most needed. It builds peace because, while it appeals to the grace of God, it sows in the one praying it the seed of good from which we can expect the fruit of justice and solidarity for personal and community life.

I am thinking of nations and also of families. How much peace would flow into family relationships if the family would begin again to pray the Rosary.
John Paul II greeted the pilgrims in French, English, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Polish and Italian.

3. I extend a warm greeting to the English-speaking pilgrims and visitors, and invite you to make the month of October a time of special attention to the recitation of the Rosary, the great prayer of intercession to Mary. Upon you and your families I invoke the joy and peace of the Lord.

4. The prayer we are about to pray begins by recalling the annunciation of the Archangel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary. In fact, today is the feast of the holy Archangels Michael, Gabriel and Raphael. May these powerful ministers of God obtain for us the grace to correspond always with generous love to his will.

Diocese Launches Spirituality of Stewardship

DIOCESE OF KABANKALAN - On the feast day of the Holy Cross, Most Rev. Patricio A. Buzon, SDB,DD, launched the diocesan campaign for Spirituality of Stewardship. This campaign was conceived for almost a year. The priests deeply reflected on this spirituality through various retreats and recollections in the past year.

The Spirituality of Stewardship was also the theme of the last year's Misa de Gallo and many of the parishes adopted this theme as in the novenas of their feasts.

On the same day, the celebration of the Catechetical Month was started and will end up on the last day of October.

According to Bishop Buzon, a steward is a follower of Christ and he acknowledges that all graces are gifts given to him and use them to build the body of Christ and Christian faith is one of the priceless gifts in our life and as stewards, we are called to be grateful for this precious gift and be generous to share it with our fellowmen.