Last April 10, 2017, Holy Monday until Holy Tuesday, the
Sons of Divine Providence Community in the Philippines gathered together in
Lucena City, Quezon Province for the first ever sports conference participated
by Montalban Community (seminary and novitiate) and hosted by Lucena community.
The Sports conference is named “Don Orione Cup 2017”, a friendship football
game aims to promote brotherhood and sportsmanship. The event was joined by
seminarians, novices, temporary professed brothers and priest of the Congregation.
The cup started at 3 o’clock in the afternoon and finished at 6. There are four
competing teams namely, Team Priests, Team Brothers, Team Novices and Team
Seminarians. Each team would compete consecutively for 15 minutes each round.
The team which has the most number of score is declared champion. Awarding of
trophies and medals culminated the Cup. The champion is the Team Priest, 1st
runner-up, Team Novice; Team Brothers is on the 2nd runner-up. Team
Seminarians placed 3rd runner-up. This first edition of Don Orione
Cup was filled with enjoyment and animated by camaraderie as a community among
the religious and aspirants.
The Holy Mass was celebrated on the evening of the same day
after the Pabasa of the Pasyong Mahal, presided over by Fr.
Martin and concelebrated by Fr. Anthony, Fr. Stan and Fr. Justin. It was a
thanksgiving offered for the birthday of Fr. Martin and Nov. Simon and also Fr.
Stan’s Birthday, the day after. Simple birthday celebrations followed.
On Holy Tuesday, marking the start of their Holy
Week Immersion, the seminarians and the Brothers, together with Fr. Stan, Fr.
Justin and Fr. Martin, visited the Badjao community, one of the groups of
indigenous people in the Philippines) living in the coastal area in Dalahican,
Lucena City. The Badjao is a beneficiary of apostolate of the Congregation in
Lucena though scholarship and livelihood support. The seminarians and the
brothers, on their visit must have experienced the zeal and bliss of serving
Christ and the poor. Prior to the immersion to the Badjao, the community
visited first Kamay ni Hesus Shrine
in Lucban, Quezon.
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