We celebrated St. Mary Euphrasia’s 147th death anniversary with a
gathering of the girls and women we served from the 5 Centers located in
Luzon: Welcome House, Heart
of Mary Villa, Euphrasian Residence, Bukid Kabataan and Ruhama Center for
Women. The theme chosen was: “Magbunyi . . . magsaya .
. . sa pagmamahal na ipinakita ni Sta. Maria Euphrasia.”
The program was:
8:30a.m. Eucharistic celebration was celebrated
by Rev. Fr. Billy Juan. It was also his thanksgiving mass, having been ordained April 14 in Batanes
Diocese. 4 girls from Ruhama made their first Holy Communion. The
congregation received the blessing of Father Billy after Mass and all had a
chance to kiss his anointed hands.
Program followed:
Opening remarks Sr. Regina Kuizon
Song
(group) Welcome House
Song and
dance Ruhama Center for Women
Song
(group) Euphrasian Residence
Interpretative
dance Welcome House
Song (group) Heart of Mary Villa
Song
(trio) Welcome House
Interpretative
dance Ruhama
Center for Women
Song
(group) RGS
Lay Mission Partners
Closing Song
(all) “We
are All God’s Children”
Closing
remarks Sr.
Añanita Borbon
Games followed and after lunch was the Magic Show. The magician is an “old” friend of the
RGS, Cris, a former Boy Scout Master, at the time when the Sisters were at
Caritas Manila.
Booths were put up in the garden, selling IGP products plus rummage sale of
collected “white elephants.”
A filipina OFW, Mary Jane Veloso, scheduled to be executed tomorrow was
the focus of our prayers and concern. After
the Mass, Sister Maureen Catabian asked everyone present to sign a petition to
reconsider the execution of Mary Jane. Then at 6 p.m. everyone was invited
to a candle lighting ceremony, a symbolic way of appealing to spare the life of
Mary Jane, held at 1043’s front gate. The
whole filipino nation was praying for a miracle to save her.
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