The Sacred Heart Formation House joyfully welcomed its benefactors, friends, and members of the local community for the First Friday Mass on July 3, 2026. This month’s celebration was especially meaningful as it coincided with the Feast of St. Thomas the Apostle.
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On June 27, 2025, the Cagayan de Oro Formation Community of the Priests of the Sacred Heart (SCJ) joyfully celebrated their patronal feast, the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. This day is very important for the Dehonian Family, as it is a time of spiritual renewal, thanksgiving, and coming together as a community centered on the merciful love of Jesus Christ.
May 31, 2025 — Feast of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
On this Feast of the Visitation—when Mary, full of grace and courage, went in haste to serve her cousin Elizabeth—we witnessed another courageous act of faith: Bro. Ramon T. Pilo Jr., a young man from Leyte, professed his First Religious Vows in the Congregation of the Priests of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (SCJ).
On May 20, 2025, a day filled with gratitude and joy, the Sacred Heart Spirituality Center in Lower Lucoban, Pagadian, was solemnly blessed by His Excellency, Archbishop Martin Jumoad, D.D., Archbishop of Ozamiz and Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Pagadian. The celebration brought together SCJs (Priests of the Sacred Heart) from across the Philippines and Vietnam, clergy from the Diocese of Pagadian, benefactors, friends, and members of the faithful — all united in thanksgiving for the realization of a long-cherished dream.
With hearts full of gratitude and joy, the Dehonian family in the Philippines and beyond rejoices as three of our brothers were officially accepted into the novitiate. On May 13, 2025, a simple yet deeply meaningful celebration was held at the Fr. Dehon Novitiate House in Locuban, Zamboanga del Sur, marking the beginning of a new journey of formation for:
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