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Sr. Mary Therese Veloso, CGS

With sadness but profound gratitude to God our Good Shepherd and Master, we announce the passing of Sr. M. Therese A. Veloso, CGS in Maria Droste Infirmary community in Quezon City after 69 years in religious life. She was 94 years old. Sr. Therese... >>

Jubilee Celebration on Good Shepherd Sunday

“A Heart Created to Love and to be Grateful”: Jubilee Celebration on Good Shepherd Sunday Ten Sisters celebrated their Jubilee of Profession last April 22, 2018, Good Shepherd Sunday: two Diamond Jubilarians - Srs. Mary Regina Pil and... >>

Send-off Program of SBS (Buhi) Alumni Association to Good Shepherd Sisters

In 1963 the late Monsignor Vicente Vargas together with four Good Shepherd Sisters opened the first and only catholic secondary school in Buhi, Camarines Sur, called St. Bridget School. In 1968, after establishing this "exclusive school for girls "... >>

AMRSP marks 32nd anniversary of EDSA I <br>with Mass and candlelighting

The Religious of the Good Shepherd joined other congregations during the February 24 Mass organized by the Association of Major Religious Superiors in the Philippines (AMRSP) to mark the 32nd anniversary of the People Power revolution. Held at the... >>

Remembering EDSA 1

Sr. M. Victoria Joson RGS remembers vividly 1986 EDSA. At the community room, she posted pictures taken during the days at EDSA, when there were no flyovers, no MRT yet. Asked to write her experience, she obliged: "Four days of thrills, no fears... >>

Pope Francis in Myanmar; Vatican Radio features work of RGS

Here is an interesting news feature on Pope Francis' visit to Myanmar and the work of religious congregations: (Vatican Radio) Pope Francis arrived in Myanmar on Monday, for the first papal visit to the nation, which has recently emerged from over a... >>

Understanding Co-Responsibility and Leadership Style

GSP Link Persons’ Workshop was held at Good Shepherd Convent Rosary Hall, Quezon city Philippines on August 25-27, 2017 with an attendance of 17 Sisters & 19 Lay Mission Partners. The theme is on” Understanding Co-responsibility and... >>

YOUTH ACOUSTIC NIGHT ON THE OCCASION OF FEAST OF SAINT JOHN EUDES

To honor St. John Eudes on his Feast Day, Religious of the Good Shepherd Sisters together with the Congregation of Jesus and Mary, Little Sisters of the Poor, Inter-congregational Theological Center Brothers, vocation contacts and other invited... >>

Pakigduyog sa Igsoong Lumad (Joining our Indigenous Brothers and Sisters)

The Good Shepherd communities in Quezon City Philippines heard the cry of the Lumad representatives, with their teachers & elders to “Save Our Schools”. Lumad communities, with no help from the government, built their alternative... >>

Scholars’ Gathering in Celebration of SME’s 221st Birth Anniversary

July 31 st 2017 marked the 221 st birthday of St Mary Euphrasia, our dear Mother Foundress. To celebrate this day, Good Shepherd Alumni Scholars were gathered with the aim to create and renew connections among each other and with Good Shepherd... >>

RGS hosts motorcycle group

The Good Shepherd Convent at Quezon City hosted some 300 motorcycle riders from Metro Manila and nearby provinces for a thanksgiving Mass and a short program on July 9. Mio Soul i Nation, an organization of Yamaha motorcycle owners in the... >>

Eucharistic celebration for jubilarians highlights Good Shepherd Sunday Celebration in Quezon City; bazaar of Good Shepherd products follows

A Eucharistic Celebration for silver, golden and diamond jubilarians will highlight the Good Shepherd Sunday Celebration on May 7 at the Good Shepherd Convent in Quezon City, Philippines. A bazaar that will feature Good Shepherd products from the... >>

Good Shepherd congregation creates <br>Province of Philippines-Japan

On April 24, feast of St. Mary Euphrasia, foundress of the Good Shepherd Congregation, the Province of Philippines-Japan will be established. A Mass at 10 a.m. in the Philippines and Mass at 11 a.m. in Japan will be held to give thanks to God for... >>

Earthquakes in Batangas

Strong earthquakes struck Batangas that caused damages to properties and infrastructures and fear among the residents. The first significant earthquake registered by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology with a magnitude of 5.5... >>

Ordination and Holy Week Reflection

H.E. Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle, archbishop of Manila, was main celebrant during the ordination to priesthood on April 10 (Holy Monday) of Dennis Jones “DJ” Garcia of the Congregation of Jesus and Mary . Present during the ceremonies... >>

Holy Week reflections and activities

Here are several quotes for Lent: From St. John Eudes : We must carry on the war against sin which Jesus began on earth. (SJE, OC 1:173) From St. Mary Euphrasia : " How shall we spend this holy season:, Firstly, always united to the will of God..... >>

Intercongregational solidarity during renewal of vows

On April 8, three sisters from Vietnam who are studying in the Philippines renewed their vows as sisters of the Congregation of Lovers of the Holy Cross, during the Eucharistic Celebration presided by Fr. Jean Michel Amouriaux, superior general of... >>

Renewal of vows of Good Shepherd Sisters

Three temporary professed sisters made their renewal of vows at the the Good Shepherd Chapel during a Eucharistic celebration on March 13,2017. Sr. Annie Kyin Hponex, Sr. Christine Ange and Sr. Elizabeth Joseph of Myanmar, the Province of East Asia... >>

Ecumenical Women’s Forum 2017

More than 100 women and men from the NCCP member churches and ecumenical partners attended the Ecumenical Women’s Forum held at NCCP Ecumenical Ministry, Church of the Risen Lord, UP, Diliman, Quezon City with a theme “Our Love Compels... >>

Echo of the Asia-Pacific Training on Anti-Human Trafficking

The Echo of the Asia-Pacific Training on Anti-Human Trafficking was held at the Rosary Hall, Good Shepherd Convent on February 8-9, 2017 for the Luzon-NCR cluster and in Banawa, Cebu City for the Visayas-Mindanao cluster. February 8 was also the... >>