SBCA GROUNDBREAKING

Early morning of July 27, 2015,   the Provincialate community was on its way
to Alitagtag, Batangas,  for the
groundbreaking ceremony for Senior High School Building of St. Bridget College
Alitagtag.  The affair was  at  10:00 a.m. and was presided over by Rev. Fr. Carlo Magno Ilagan, parish
priest of Alitagtag.  The whole school
community was present, Grade school pupils and high school students with their
class advisers, the faculty and non teaching staff as well.  The sisters of St. Bridget College Batangas
came, Ssister Bernadette Guzman, prsident and community members.  We all prayed to seek God’s blessing as we
set apart the ground for the building of the Senior high.

As we said the prayers, cords were laid
on the ground stretched across the hole forming the Greek letter X (chi), the
symbol of the cross and the name of Christ.

Before the blessing of the  time capsule, Sr. Regina, Province leader was
asked to give an inspirational message.

Blessing proper:

Priest: Blessed
are you, O Lord our God, King of the universe. 
You fill the entire world with your presence, your name is to be
hallowed throughout the earth.  Bless all
those who have worked hard to provide the funds, expertise, moral support and
encouragement so essential for the building of the Senior High.  May this be a place of character building and
center for academic excellence where all may come to know the presence of Jesus
the Good Shepherd, experience the joy of learning and sharing the gifts of
talents, friendship and value formation exemplified by St. John Eudes and Sr.
Mary Euphrasia.  May your gracious
blessing, O Lord, descend like dew from heaven upon this place and upon all who
shall gather here.  You have given us joy
in a work begun in your name.  May we soon
celebrate your presence in this place and in the time to come, praise and
forever, through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the
Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

The breaking of the ground:  the priest blessed the ground, the time
capsule and the congregation.  It was
followed by the laying of the time capsule and each person turn three spadefuls
of earth into the hole.  The sisters,
guest, school officers, architect, engineers, teachers and students
representatives each had her turn.

Students of the Performing Arts danced
to welcome the Sisters and guests.

Lunch was served in one of the
classrooms that was turned into a dining room. 
The food was cooked by the staff supervised by Sister Aida
Casambre.  She loves to cook!  The contractor gave lechon, shrimps and
tilapia.

When everything was finished and done,
God blessed the occasion with heavy, heavy rain!