Valentine Ball: Caritas Christi Urget Nos

The story of love transpired again in Montalban community. The 13^th of February became the most romantic event of the seminary together with the invited benefactors and friends. In connection to the monthly commemoration for St. Luigi Orione, our Orionight was aligned to the Pre- Valentine Ball with the theme, ”The Love of Christ urges us on…” St. Valentine introduced the worldly understanding of heart’s day as a common celebration of lovers. In order not to remain untouchable in a semi- monastic life, we also shared in the festivity of love by making the night sparked by singing and dancing.

Indulging into the City of Dreams: An Orionine Educational Escapade

The Feast of San Pedro Bautista last Saturday, February 6, 2016 was filled with awesome and meaningful moments spent as a community of Priest, Brothers and Seminarians of Don Orione. Thru the initiative of Fr. Stan, our pragmatic rector, we attempted to inculcate our young minds into an educational journey by knowing more the culture and heritage of the Pearl of the Orient Seas- the Philippines.

Early in the morning, showers and faucets in the lobby were booked by seminarians who steered themselves preparing for the morning liturgy. We highlighted the trip by attending the Eucharistic Celebration presided by Fr. Stan, fdp. After receiving the blessing, the flock of blue men came into pictorial before the St. Luigi Orione Chapel.

January 2016 Recollection: Holy Eucharist, food for the Lenten journey

From today on, in two weeks coming, our Mother Church will invite us to make a special journey of spiritual and human preparation in order to revive and live worthily the mystery of our salvation, the Passion, Death and Resurrection of our Lord Jesus-Christ.

In this regard, I wish to put our recollection of this month of February under the theme of LENT and HOLY EUCHARIST.

The combining of these two topic is also inspired by the 51st International Eucharistic Congress 2016 which have just been held in Cebu, current of this week.

Lent is the Christian season of preparation before Easter.

In the Roman Catholic Church, Ash Wednesday marks the FIRST DAY, or the start of the Lenten season, which begins 40 days prior to Easter (Sundays are not included in the count).

Lent is a time when many Christians prepare for Easter by observing a period of Fasting, Repentance, Moderation (in many aspects of life) and Spiritual Discipline. The purpose is to set aside time for reflection on Jesus Christ - his suffering and his sacrifice, his life, death, burial and resurrection.