Rev. Fr. Belstar O. Ediang, DCP (Diocese of Pagadian) – the main celebrant
Monthly Archives: November 2020
SCJ Memorial Day and Perpetual Profession of Vows
November 26 has been permanently inscribed in the calendar of activities of all SCJ communities around the world as SCJ Memorial Day. On this day the congregation of the Priests of the Sacred Heart remembers all those who have died as martyrs. This special day set to be celebrated every 26th of November was decreed by the General Superior, Fr. Jose Ornelas Carvalho, and his council, on May 11, 2004. Significantly this date corresponds with the death anniversary of Bp. Wittebols, SCJ who was murdered together with 28 religious during the Simba revolution in Congo in 1964. Their deaths occurred during the month of November from the 3rd to the 27th. On the 26th the Bishop of Wamba was killed along with six other missionaries. They gave their lives for the love of evangelization. Many of them were quite young. Continue reading
Sacred Heart Formation House, Cagayan de Oro City, Christ the King Sunday
Fr. Lukas Sasmito, SCJ – main celebrant
World Day of the Poor
We are not only sharing part of our wealth with the poor, we are also receiving something from them. In a true Christian community, there are no members who are just giving, and others who are just receiving. There are only neighbors who share because in Christ we are all one. Continue reading
God Have Mercy on the Philippines!
Typhoon Ulysses (Vamco), the Philippines’ 21st tropical cyclone for 2020, began bashing Luzon on November 11, 2020. Typhoon Vamco, the equivalent of a Category 2 hurricane, is the third typhoon and fifth tropical cyclone to affect the Philippines in less than three weeks. Continue reading
SCJ Philippines Region 