Pastoral Statement

Pastoral Statement

“May plano Siya sa bawat isa atin. Maging mabuting tupa tayo. Nakikinig ba tayo sa Kanya?”

As Catholics reflected on Good Shepherd Sunday on April 30, Taytay Apostolic Vicar Broderick Pabillo encouraged the faithful to listen to Jesus in their everyday lives.

In his homily, Bishop Pabillo reminded everyone that Jesus is always with His flock to guide them to the right path.

“Oo, si Hesus nga ang Mabuting Pastol na naghahanap sa atin at dinadala tayo sa mabuting pastulan. Pero dapat ding maging mabuting tupa tayo na nakikinig sa tinig ng ating Pastol at hindi sa basta sinu-sino lang upang hindi tayo malito. Si Jesus ay naparito upang gabayan tayo sa buhay na ganap at kaaya-aya. Hindi naman Siya namatay para sa atin at basta na lang tayo pababayaan. Namatay nga Siya upang dalhin tayo sa buhay na maayos at maligaya. Ayaw Niyang mawala tayo,” he said.

He elaborated that listening to Jesus entails Christians’ obedience to the faith and He has different ways for the faithful to listen to Him.

“Paano tayo nakikinig? Magdasal tayo. Akala natin ang panalangin ay ang pagsasalita sa Diyos upang Siya ay makinig sa atin.Hindi lang iyan! Ang mas malalim na dasal ay ang ating pakikiisa sa Diyos upang mapakinggan natin ang Kanyang sasabihin sa atin. Alam na ng Diyos ang ating pangangailangan. Mas alam pa nga Niya iyan kaysa ating sarili. Madalas hindi natin alam ang kanyang sasabihin sa atin o ang Kanyang ibibigay sa atin. Kaya sa ating pagdarasal, nagsasalita Siya sa atin, pinapaalam Niya sa atin ang Kanyang plano sa atin araw-araw. Ang isang malalim na pagdarasal ay ang pagsusuri sa ating budhi. Ang ating budhi o konsensiya ay ang maliit na tinig ng Diyos sa ating kalooban. Doon sinasabi Niya sa atin kung ano ang ating iiwasan at kung ano ang ating gagawin. Huwag tayo magbingi-bingihan sa tinig ng Diyos na nananawagan sa atin,” Bishop Pabillo stressed.

“Isang paraan din ng pakikinig sa tinig ng Diyos ay ang pagbabasa ng Bibliya o pakikinig sa mga nagpapahayag nito. Ugaliin sana natin na basahin at alamin ang Banal na Kasulatan. Ang aklat na ito ay tanda ng pagmamahal ng Diyos kaya palagi siyang nagsasalita sa atin. Buksan lang natin ang Bible at nandoon na ang Salita ng Diyos!” he added.

The head of Northern Palawan vicariate also pointed out that every sheep shall listen to the Good Shepherd as He seeks for His flock to realize the call of vocation.

“Tinatawag tayo – iyan iyong bokasyon.May tawag na pangkalahatan, para magkaisa tayo, para hindi tayo mapahamak. May tawag sa atin individually, kasi mahal niya tayo individually… May plano ang Diyos sa bawat isa sa atin at may gusto ang Diyos na dapat nating gawin araw-araw. Pinapaalam niya ang kanyang plano. Nagsasalita siya sa atin. Pakinggan natin ang kanyang panawagan,” Bishop Pabillo said. (Lem Leal Santiago/RCAM-AOC | File Photo of RCAM-AOC)

 

Bishop Pabillo urges Catholics to always abide by the Good Shepherd’s call

“May plano Siya sa bawat isa atin. Maging mabuting tupa tayo. Nakikinig ba tayo sa Kanya?” As Catholics reflected on Good Shepherd Sunday on April 30, Taytay Apostolic Vicar Broderick Pabillo encouraged the faithful to listen to Jesus in their everyday lives. In his homily, Bishop Pabillo reminded everyone that Jesus is always with His …

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Pastoral Statement

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

Third year into the COVID-19 pandemic and yet, Filipino families especially the poor and marginalized have yet to recover from massive unemployment and its immediate consequence—hunger and malnutrition.

Still, we continue to fulfill our mission of providing for the poor especially for the malnourished children so they may have a chance for better health and growth, and full participation in our society.

Pondo ng Pinoy Community Foundation Inc. is calling on your support in participating in the FAST2FEED fundraising campaign. “Fast Today And Feed A Child” — fast from a meal today, Ash Wednesday, and whatever savings you have from your small sacrifice may be donated to the Hapag-Asa Integrated Nutrition Program that has continued to provide food for over two million children across the nation since 2005. It only takes about ₱10 a day or ₱1,200 to continuously feed a child for six months.

Today, as we observe Ash Wednesday to mark the beginning of Lent, let us renew our commitment to a life of prayer, fasting, and charity, following the teaching of today’s gospel from Matthew 6:1-6,16-18: giving to the needy, praying, and fasting. Indeed, your small act of kindness—fasting from a meal today and giving to poor and hungry children will make a big difference to many Filipino families. “Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.”

May God continue to bless your generosity and charity.

(signed)
+ Jose F. Cardinal Advincula, D.D.
Chairman, Pondo ng Pinoy Community Foundation Inc.

 

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PASTORAL LETTER for ASH WEDNESDAY (March 2, 2022)

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Third year into the COVID-19 pandemic and yet, Filipino families especially the poor and marginalized have yet to recover from massive unemployment and its immediate consequence—hunger and malnutrition. Still, we continue to fulfill our mission of providing for the poor especially for the malnourished children so they may have …

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Pastoral Statement

I thank the Holy Father, Pope Francis for his trust in entrusting to my care the Apostolic Vicariate of Taytay in Palawan. It is one of the youngest ecclesiastical jurisdictions within the Metropolitan of Manila, barely 19 years old and I would say, the poorest in terms of material resources as church. It is also challenging in terms of the location of the Christian communities crossing mountains and seas to reach them. In a word, it is a mission territory.

I thank the Holy Father that in the near twilight of my life, I am still given a chance to work in a mission territory and to live poor among the poor, the fisher folks, the subsistence farmers and the indigenous peoples. It will be a totally different engagement than what I have been doing these fifteen years in the Archdiocese of Manila. As God is here in Manila, He is also there in Northern Palawan. This is the basis of my confidence. My saying yes to this assignment is my small way of living out the Missio Ad Gentes, our theme this year.

 

I take this opportunity to thank the Archdiocese of Manila for accepting me to work with you these years. I was a stranger and you accepted me. I was indeed a stranger to Manila when I first came here in 2006. A stranger to the culture of the big cities and to the culture of Church work here in an urban setting. But now, I live no longer a stranger but a brother among the priest, the religious and the lay faithful. I really feel at home now with you. I gain a lot in physical weight, in wisdom and in experience working among you. I know that our fraternal and connection will continue if only there are internet connections where I will be.

Although they are not here physically present, I thank Cardinal Rosales and Cardinal Tagle for the privilege working by their side. Cardinal Tagle is still my boss because as Apostolic Vicariate, we are under the Congregation of the Evangelization of Peoples. I will miss the opportunity of working directly under Cardinal Advincula. But being my Metropolitan Archbishop, I am sure we, in Taytay will continue to get his care and his support.

I also thank Archbishop Brown, our Papal Nuncio for facilitating this appointment. If you go to Palawan, Archbishop and all of you, what you have said about experiencing the beauty of nature, you will get in Northern Palawan together with the simplicity of the faith of the people there.

I still don’t know when I would go there to Palawan. That depends on the readiness of the people and the priests there especially in this time of the pandemic. It is so difficult to gather the priests together, that in fact, when they make a retreat they come here to Manila because it is easier to come to Manila than to gather together in Taytay. We will just let you know when will be he installation in their place.

St. Joseph the Worker is a patron of the Apostolic Vicariate of Taytay. I entrust myself and my work to his protection and guidance. Thank you very much. (Photo by Maricar Santos/RCAM-AOC)

 

Message of Manila Auxiliary Bishop Broderick S. Pabillo for his appointment as Vicar Apostolic of Taytay, Province of Palawan

I thank the Holy Father, Pope Francis for his trust in entrusting to my care the Apostolic Vicariate of Taytay in Palawan. It is one of the youngest ecclesiastical jurisdictions within the Metropolitan of Manila, barely 19 years old and I would say, the poorest in terms of material resources as church. It is also …

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Pastoral Statement

My dear People of God in the Archdiocese of Manila:

After more than one year of being sede vacante, we rejoice in thanksgiving to God for the gift of a new shepherd to our local Church, His Eminence Jose F. Cardinal Advincula, who will be the 33rd Archbishop of Manila.  He comes to us with his episcopal motto, Audiam, I will listen, which is derived from the response of the young Samuel to the call of God, “speak, Lord, your servant is listening” (1 Sam 3:10).  As a listening shepherd, Cardinal Advincula invites us to be a listening Church, a community of faith that is always ready to heed and obey the will of God revealed to us in the Scriptures, in the teachings of the Church, in the liturgy and prayer, in the community, in the least of our brothers and sisters, in creation, and in our daily experiences.

The solemn installation of our new Archbishop will be on June 24, 2021, the solemnity of the birth of St. John the Baptist, at 8:30 in the morning, at the Manila Cathedral.  On this day, we also celebrate the 450th anniversary of the founding of the City of Manila and of the first parish in Manila that will later become the Manila Cathedral.

The following day, June 25, at 9:00 in the morning, Cardinal Advincula will preside at a Mass with the representatives of the laity and young people in the Archdiocese of Manila.  On June 26, at 5:00 in the afternoon, he will pray the Solemn Vespers (Evening Prayer) with the religious men and women.  And on June 27 morning, he will visit the community of Maricaban in Pasay City and celebrate Sunday Mass at the Mary, Comforter of the Afflicted Parish.

Because there are pandemic-related limitations on the capacity of churches these days, we invite you to join the live broadcast of these celebrations on the cable channels of TV Maria and on our Archdiocesan and parish social media pages.

I also invite you to a 9-day spiritual preparation from June 15 to June 23.  Let three elements mark this novena:

  • Prayer: Let us spend these days listening to God in prayer. In our Masses during the novena, we will use special Mass formularies in line with the theme for the day. We will also pray the Prayer of Thanksgiving for a New Archbishop after the Post-Communion Prayer of the Mass.  On the evening of June 23, we encourage all parishes and communities to spend an hour of prayer before the Blessed Sacrament and pray together for Cardinal Advincula.
  • Catechesis: Let us spend these days listening to the teachings of the Church. Let us study and reflect on the mystery of the Church, the role of the bishop, and the realities of the Archdiocese of Manila. Our Commission on Catechesis and Education is preparing short catechetical video presentations on these topics which we could show before our Masses.
  • Charity: Let us spend these days listening and responding to the cries of the poor. We ask all parishes to dedicate some days during the novena to organize activities that would promote charity and generosity, like feeding programs, distributing of food bags or gift certificates.  Caritas Manila will distribute gift certificates for 50,000 families (worth PhP 50 M) to the parishes.  Let this be a gift of Cardinal Advincula to our needy brethren in the Archdiocese.

I take this opportunity to thank all of you, especially our priests and lay leaders, for your collaboration and support during the 16 months that I was tasked to administer the Archdiocese.  Through prayer and hard work, we were able to carry out the Lord’s mission, especially during this challenging time of the Covid-19 pandemic.  With the coming of our new Archbishop, let us pledge to him our filial obedience and love.

 

Yours truly in Christ Jesus,

+ BRODERICK S. PABILLO
Apostolic Administrator of Manila

9 June 2021

 

PASTORAL INSTRUCTION “Your servant is listening” (1 Sam. 3:10)

My dear People of God in the Archdiocese of Manila: After more than one year of being sede vacante, we rejoice in thanksgiving to God for the gift of a new shepherd to our local Church, His Eminence Jose F. Cardinal Advincula, who will be the 33rd Archbishop of Manila.  He comes to us with …

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Pastoral Statement

It seems we can’t find what you’re looking for. Perhaps searching can help.

My dear People of God in the Archdiocese of Manila,

We are nearly 15 months into the Covid 19 Pandemic. While we are grateful for the scientific and medical progress being done to stop this pestilence, as a community of faith we unceasingly use the resources of our faith to call upon us heavenly help. Let us heed the powerful and trustworthy Word of God in the Scriptures. We hear God’s Word to Solomon:  “If I close heaven so that there is no rain, if I command the locust to devour the land, if I send pestilence among my people, if then my people, upon whom my name has been pronounced, humble themselves and pray, and seek my face and turn from their evil ways, I will hear them from heaven and pardon their sins and heal their land” (2 Chr. 7:13-14).

We have been praying since day one of the pandemic. But have we prayed enough? Have we really humbled ourselves? Do we strive to seek the will of God and be pleasing to him? Has each of us turned from our sins and begged for pardon? Let us set a date that we as an Archdiocese do this together.  So I invite you all to join in a day during which we implore God’s mercy on us. It will be on June 1, the beginning of the month of the Sacred Heart, and for us in the Archdiocese, the month that we will receive our new archbishop.

I invite all to join in a day of prayer and fasting. We can all do these in our homes and even in our offices and places of work. Because of the health protocols we cannot externally manifest this desire to humble ourselves. Let the priests, the spiritual leaders of your parishes, schools, and ministries, do this on behalf of the people while you join us online. At 8:30 am the priests will gather in Quiapo Church for a communal penitential service during which they can confess their sins to one another. We priests also admit our failures during this year of pandemic. We may not have been courageous enough in encouraging the flock, not creative enough in serving those in need, not prayerful enough for the sake of our people. We are sorry. We express this sorrow with a penitential walk from Quiapo Church to Sta. Cruz Church where we will together celebrate the Eucharist, praying for you, our people, for the needs of the country and the world in this time of pandemic. Please join us in humbling ourselves before God.

I invite all the priests to join in this very important action for the sake of our people. Let us do this in Spirit and in Truth.

In the afternoon all the parishes will celebrate Mass with the people pleading for forgiveness and healing of our land.

We heed this call of the prophet: “Between the porch and the altar let the priests weep, let the ministers of the LORD weep and say: ‘Spare your people, LORD!’”  (Joel 2:17).

 

Yours truly in Christ our Savior,

Bishop Broderick Pabillo
Apostolic Administrator of the Archdiocese of Manila
May 25, 2021

 

 

 

Pastoral Instruction: We humble ourselves before God

My dear People of God in the Archdiocese of Manila, We are nearly 15 months into the Covid 19 Pandemic. While we are grateful for the scientific and medical progress being done to stop this pestilence, as a community of faith we unceasingly use the resources of our faith to call upon us heavenly help. …

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Pastoral Statement

“May plano Siya sa bawat isa atin. Maging mabuting tupa tayo. Nakikinig ba tayo sa Kanya?”

As Catholics reflected on Good Shepherd Sunday on April 30, Taytay Apostolic Vicar Broderick Pabillo encouraged the faithful to listen to Jesus in their everyday lives.

In his homily, Bishop Pabillo reminded everyone that Jesus is always with His flock to guide them to the right path.

“Oo, si Hesus nga ang Mabuting Pastol na naghahanap sa atin at dinadala tayo sa mabuting pastulan. Pero dapat ding maging mabuting tupa tayo na nakikinig sa tinig ng ating Pastol at hindi sa basta sinu-sino lang upang hindi tayo malito. Si Jesus ay naparito upang gabayan tayo sa buhay na ganap at kaaya-aya. Hindi naman Siya namatay para sa atin at basta na lang tayo pababayaan. Namatay nga Siya upang dalhin tayo sa buhay na maayos at maligaya. Ayaw Niyang mawala tayo,” he said.

He elaborated that listening to Jesus entails Christians’ obedience to the faith and He has different ways for the faithful to listen to Him.

“Paano tayo nakikinig? Magdasal tayo. Akala natin ang panalangin ay ang pagsasalita sa Diyos upang Siya ay makinig sa atin.Hindi lang iyan! Ang mas malalim na dasal ay ang ating pakikiisa sa Diyos upang mapakinggan natin ang Kanyang sasabihin sa atin. Alam na ng Diyos ang ating pangangailangan. Mas alam pa nga Niya iyan kaysa ating sarili. Madalas hindi natin alam ang kanyang sasabihin sa atin o ang Kanyang ibibigay sa atin. Kaya sa ating pagdarasal, nagsasalita Siya sa atin, pinapaalam Niya sa atin ang Kanyang plano sa atin araw-araw. Ang isang malalim na pagdarasal ay ang pagsusuri sa ating budhi. Ang ating budhi o konsensiya ay ang maliit na tinig ng Diyos sa ating kalooban. Doon sinasabi Niya sa atin kung ano ang ating iiwasan at kung ano ang ating gagawin. Huwag tayo magbingi-bingihan sa tinig ng Diyos na nananawagan sa atin,” Bishop Pabillo stressed.

“Isang paraan din ng pakikinig sa tinig ng Diyos ay ang pagbabasa ng Bibliya o pakikinig sa mga nagpapahayag nito. Ugaliin sana natin na basahin at alamin ang Banal na Kasulatan. Ang aklat na ito ay tanda ng pagmamahal ng Diyos kaya palagi siyang nagsasalita sa atin. Buksan lang natin ang Bible at nandoon na ang Salita ng Diyos!” he added.

The head of Northern Palawan vicariate also pointed out that every sheep shall listen to the Good Shepherd as He seeks for His flock to realize the call of vocation.

“Tinatawag tayo – iyan iyong bokasyon.May tawag na pangkalahatan, para magkaisa tayo, para hindi tayo mapahamak. May tawag sa atin individually, kasi mahal niya tayo individually… May plano ang Diyos sa bawat isa sa atin at may gusto ang Diyos na dapat nating gawin araw-araw. Pinapaalam niya ang kanyang plano. Nagsasalita siya sa atin. Pakinggan natin ang kanyang panawagan,” Bishop Pabillo said. (Lem Leal Santiago/RCAM-AOC | File Photo of RCAM-AOC)

 

Bishop Pabillo urges Catholics to always abide by the Good Shepherd’s call

“May plano Siya sa bawat isa atin. Maging mabuting tupa tayo. Nakikinig ba tayo sa Kanya?” As Catholics reflected on Good Shepherd Sunday on April 30, Taytay Apostolic Vicar Broderick Pabillo encouraged the faithful to listen to Jesus in their everyday lives. In his homily, Bishop Pabillo reminded everyone that Jesus is always with His …

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Pastoral Statement

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

Third year into the COVID-19 pandemic and yet, Filipino families especially the poor and marginalized have yet to recover from massive unemployment and its immediate consequence—hunger and malnutrition.

Still, we continue to fulfill our mission of providing for the poor especially for the malnourished children so they may have a chance for better health and growth, and full participation in our society.

Pondo ng Pinoy Community Foundation Inc. is calling on your support in participating in the FAST2FEED fundraising campaign. “Fast Today And Feed A Child” — fast from a meal today, Ash Wednesday, and whatever savings you have from your small sacrifice may be donated to the Hapag-Asa Integrated Nutrition Program that has continued to provide food for over two million children across the nation since 2005. It only takes about ₱10 a day or ₱1,200 to continuously feed a child for six months.

Today, as we observe Ash Wednesday to mark the beginning of Lent, let us renew our commitment to a life of prayer, fasting, and charity, following the teaching of today’s gospel from Matthew 6:1-6,16-18: giving to the needy, praying, and fasting. Indeed, your small act of kindness—fasting from a meal today and giving to poor and hungry children will make a big difference to many Filipino families. “Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.”

May God continue to bless your generosity and charity.

(signed)
+ Jose F. Cardinal Advincula, D.D.
Chairman, Pondo ng Pinoy Community Foundation Inc.

 

Related Article:
Cardinal Advincula urges faithful to pray, fast and do acts of charity this Lenten Season

 

 

PASTORAL LETTER for ASH WEDNESDAY (March 2, 2022)

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Third year into the COVID-19 pandemic and yet, Filipino families especially the poor and marginalized have yet to recover from massive unemployment and its immediate consequence—hunger and malnutrition. Still, we continue to fulfill our mission of providing for the poor especially for the malnourished children so they may have …

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Pastoral Statement

I thank the Holy Father, Pope Francis for his trust in entrusting to my care the Apostolic Vicariate of Taytay in Palawan. It is one of the youngest ecclesiastical jurisdictions within the Metropolitan of Manila, barely 19 years old and I would say, the poorest in terms of material resources as church. It is also challenging in terms of the location of the Christian communities crossing mountains and seas to reach them. In a word, it is a mission territory.

I thank the Holy Father that in the near twilight of my life, I am still given a chance to work in a mission territory and to live poor among the poor, the fisher folks, the subsistence farmers and the indigenous peoples. It will be a totally different engagement than what I have been doing these fifteen years in the Archdiocese of Manila. As God is here in Manila, He is also there in Northern Palawan. This is the basis of my confidence. My saying yes to this assignment is my small way of living out the Missio Ad Gentes, our theme this year.

 

I take this opportunity to thank the Archdiocese of Manila for accepting me to work with you these years. I was a stranger and you accepted me. I was indeed a stranger to Manila when I first came here in 2006. A stranger to the culture of the big cities and to the culture of Church work here in an urban setting. But now, I live no longer a stranger but a brother among the priest, the religious and the lay faithful. I really feel at home now with you. I gain a lot in physical weight, in wisdom and in experience working among you. I know that our fraternal and connection will continue if only there are internet connections where I will be.

Although they are not here physically present, I thank Cardinal Rosales and Cardinal Tagle for the privilege working by their side. Cardinal Tagle is still my boss because as Apostolic Vicariate, we are under the Congregation of the Evangelization of Peoples. I will miss the opportunity of working directly under Cardinal Advincula. But being my Metropolitan Archbishop, I am sure we, in Taytay will continue to get his care and his support.

I also thank Archbishop Brown, our Papal Nuncio for facilitating this appointment. If you go to Palawan, Archbishop and all of you, what you have said about experiencing the beauty of nature, you will get in Northern Palawan together with the simplicity of the faith of the people there.

I still don’t know when I would go there to Palawan. That depends on the readiness of the people and the priests there especially in this time of the pandemic. It is so difficult to gather the priests together, that in fact, when they make a retreat they come here to Manila because it is easier to come to Manila than to gather together in Taytay. We will just let you know when will be he installation in their place.

St. Joseph the Worker is a patron of the Apostolic Vicariate of Taytay. I entrust myself and my work to his protection and guidance. Thank you very much. (Photo by Maricar Santos/RCAM-AOC)

 

Message of Manila Auxiliary Bishop Broderick S. Pabillo for his appointment as Vicar Apostolic of Taytay, Province of Palawan

I thank the Holy Father, Pope Francis for his trust in entrusting to my care the Apostolic Vicariate of Taytay in Palawan. It is one of the youngest ecclesiastical jurisdictions within the Metropolitan of Manila, barely 19 years old and I would say, the poorest in terms of material resources as church. It is also …

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Pastoral Statement

My dear People of God in the Archdiocese of Manila:

After more than one year of being sede vacante, we rejoice in thanksgiving to God for the gift of a new shepherd to our local Church, His Eminence Jose F. Cardinal Advincula, who will be the 33rd Archbishop of Manila.  He comes to us with his episcopal motto, Audiam, I will listen, which is derived from the response of the young Samuel to the call of God, “speak, Lord, your servant is listening” (1 Sam 3:10).  As a listening shepherd, Cardinal Advincula invites us to be a listening Church, a community of faith that is always ready to heed and obey the will of God revealed to us in the Scriptures, in the teachings of the Church, in the liturgy and prayer, in the community, in the least of our brothers and sisters, in creation, and in our daily experiences.

The solemn installation of our new Archbishop will be on June 24, 2021, the solemnity of the birth of St. John the Baptist, at 8:30 in the morning, at the Manila Cathedral.  On this day, we also celebrate the 450th anniversary of the founding of the City of Manila and of the first parish in Manila that will later become the Manila Cathedral.

The following day, June 25, at 9:00 in the morning, Cardinal Advincula will preside at a Mass with the representatives of the laity and young people in the Archdiocese of Manila.  On June 26, at 5:00 in the afternoon, he will pray the Solemn Vespers (Evening Prayer) with the religious men and women.  And on June 27 morning, he will visit the community of Maricaban in Pasay City and celebrate Sunday Mass at the Mary, Comforter of the Afflicted Parish.

Because there are pandemic-related limitations on the capacity of churches these days, we invite you to join the live broadcast of these celebrations on the cable channels of TV Maria and on our Archdiocesan and parish social media pages.

I also invite you to a 9-day spiritual preparation from June 15 to June 23.  Let three elements mark this novena:

  • Prayer: Let us spend these days listening to God in prayer. In our Masses during the novena, we will use special Mass formularies in line with the theme for the day. We will also pray the Prayer of Thanksgiving for a New Archbishop after the Post-Communion Prayer of the Mass.  On the evening of June 23, we encourage all parishes and communities to spend an hour of prayer before the Blessed Sacrament and pray together for Cardinal Advincula.
  • Catechesis: Let us spend these days listening to the teachings of the Church. Let us study and reflect on the mystery of the Church, the role of the bishop, and the realities of the Archdiocese of Manila. Our Commission on Catechesis and Education is preparing short catechetical video presentations on these topics which we could show before our Masses.
  • Charity: Let us spend these days listening and responding to the cries of the poor. We ask all parishes to dedicate some days during the novena to organize activities that would promote charity and generosity, like feeding programs, distributing of food bags or gift certificates.  Caritas Manila will distribute gift certificates for 50,000 families (worth PhP 50 M) to the parishes.  Let this be a gift of Cardinal Advincula to our needy brethren in the Archdiocese.

I take this opportunity to thank all of you, especially our priests and lay leaders, for your collaboration and support during the 16 months that I was tasked to administer the Archdiocese.  Through prayer and hard work, we were able to carry out the Lord’s mission, especially during this challenging time of the Covid-19 pandemic.  With the coming of our new Archbishop, let us pledge to him our filial obedience and love.

 

Yours truly in Christ Jesus,

+ BRODERICK S. PABILLO
Apostolic Administrator of Manila

9 June 2021

 

PASTORAL INSTRUCTION “Your servant is listening” (1 Sam. 3:10)

My dear People of God in the Archdiocese of Manila: After more than one year of being sede vacante, we rejoice in thanksgiving to God for the gift of a new shepherd to our local Church, His Eminence Jose F. Cardinal Advincula, who will be the 33rd Archbishop of Manila.  He comes to us with …

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Pastoral Statement

It seems we can’t find what you’re looking for. Perhaps searching can help.

My dear People of God in the Archdiocese of Manila,

We are nearly 15 months into the Covid 19 Pandemic. While we are grateful for the scientific and medical progress being done to stop this pestilence, as a community of faith we unceasingly use the resources of our faith to call upon us heavenly help. Let us heed the powerful and trustworthy Word of God in the Scriptures. We hear God’s Word to Solomon:  “If I close heaven so that there is no rain, if I command the locust to devour the land, if I send pestilence among my people, if then my people, upon whom my name has been pronounced, humble themselves and pray, and seek my face and turn from their evil ways, I will hear them from heaven and pardon their sins and heal their land” (2 Chr. 7:13-14).

We have been praying since day one of the pandemic. But have we prayed enough? Have we really humbled ourselves? Do we strive to seek the will of God and be pleasing to him? Has each of us turned from our sins and begged for pardon? Let us set a date that we as an Archdiocese do this together.  So I invite you all to join in a day during which we implore God’s mercy on us. It will be on June 1, the beginning of the month of the Sacred Heart, and for us in the Archdiocese, the month that we will receive our new archbishop.

I invite all to join in a day of prayer and fasting. We can all do these in our homes and even in our offices and places of work. Because of the health protocols we cannot externally manifest this desire to humble ourselves. Let the priests, the spiritual leaders of your parishes, schools, and ministries, do this on behalf of the people while you join us online. At 8:30 am the priests will gather in Quiapo Church for a communal penitential service during which they can confess their sins to one another. We priests also admit our failures during this year of pandemic. We may not have been courageous enough in encouraging the flock, not creative enough in serving those in need, not prayerful enough for the sake of our people. We are sorry. We express this sorrow with a penitential walk from Quiapo Church to Sta. Cruz Church where we will together celebrate the Eucharist, praying for you, our people, for the needs of the country and the world in this time of pandemic. Please join us in humbling ourselves before God.

I invite all the priests to join in this very important action for the sake of our people. Let us do this in Spirit and in Truth.

In the afternoon all the parishes will celebrate Mass with the people pleading for forgiveness and healing of our land.

We heed this call of the prophet: “Between the porch and the altar let the priests weep, let the ministers of the LORD weep and say: ‘Spare your people, LORD!’”  (Joel 2:17).

 

Yours truly in Christ our Savior,

Bishop Broderick Pabillo
Apostolic Administrator of the Archdiocese of Manila
May 25, 2021

 

 

 

Pastoral Instruction: We humble ourselves before God

My dear People of God in the Archdiocese of Manila, We are nearly 15 months into the Covid 19 Pandemic. While we are grateful for the scientific and medical progress being done to stop this pestilence, as a community of faith we unceasingly use the resources of our faith to call upon us heavenly help. …

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Pastoral Statement

“May plano Siya sa bawat isa atin. Maging mabuting tupa tayo. Nakikinig ba tayo sa Kanya?”

As Catholics reflected on Good Shepherd Sunday on April 30, Taytay Apostolic Vicar Broderick Pabillo encouraged the faithful to listen to Jesus in their everyday lives.

In his homily, Bishop Pabillo reminded everyone that Jesus is always with His flock to guide them to the right path.

“Oo, si Hesus nga ang Mabuting Pastol na naghahanap sa atin at dinadala tayo sa mabuting pastulan. Pero dapat ding maging mabuting tupa tayo na nakikinig sa tinig ng ating Pastol at hindi sa basta sinu-sino lang upang hindi tayo malito. Si Jesus ay naparito upang gabayan tayo sa buhay na ganap at kaaya-aya. Hindi naman Siya namatay para sa atin at basta na lang tayo pababayaan. Namatay nga Siya upang dalhin tayo sa buhay na maayos at maligaya. Ayaw Niyang mawala tayo,” he said.

He elaborated that listening to Jesus entails Christians’ obedience to the faith and He has different ways for the faithful to listen to Him.

“Paano tayo nakikinig? Magdasal tayo. Akala natin ang panalangin ay ang pagsasalita sa Diyos upang Siya ay makinig sa atin.Hindi lang iyan! Ang mas malalim na dasal ay ang ating pakikiisa sa Diyos upang mapakinggan natin ang Kanyang sasabihin sa atin. Alam na ng Diyos ang ating pangangailangan. Mas alam pa nga Niya iyan kaysa ating sarili. Madalas hindi natin alam ang kanyang sasabihin sa atin o ang Kanyang ibibigay sa atin. Kaya sa ating pagdarasal, nagsasalita Siya sa atin, pinapaalam Niya sa atin ang Kanyang plano sa atin araw-araw. Ang isang malalim na pagdarasal ay ang pagsusuri sa ating budhi. Ang ating budhi o konsensiya ay ang maliit na tinig ng Diyos sa ating kalooban. Doon sinasabi Niya sa atin kung ano ang ating iiwasan at kung ano ang ating gagawin. Huwag tayo magbingi-bingihan sa tinig ng Diyos na nananawagan sa atin,” Bishop Pabillo stressed.

“Isang paraan din ng pakikinig sa tinig ng Diyos ay ang pagbabasa ng Bibliya o pakikinig sa mga nagpapahayag nito. Ugaliin sana natin na basahin at alamin ang Banal na Kasulatan. Ang aklat na ito ay tanda ng pagmamahal ng Diyos kaya palagi siyang nagsasalita sa atin. Buksan lang natin ang Bible at nandoon na ang Salita ng Diyos!” he added.

The head of Northern Palawan vicariate also pointed out that every sheep shall listen to the Good Shepherd as He seeks for His flock to realize the call of vocation.

“Tinatawag tayo – iyan iyong bokasyon.May tawag na pangkalahatan, para magkaisa tayo, para hindi tayo mapahamak. May tawag sa atin individually, kasi mahal niya tayo individually… May plano ang Diyos sa bawat isa sa atin at may gusto ang Diyos na dapat nating gawin araw-araw. Pinapaalam niya ang kanyang plano. Nagsasalita siya sa atin. Pakinggan natin ang kanyang panawagan,” Bishop Pabillo said. (Lem Leal Santiago/RCAM-AOC | File Photo of RCAM-AOC)

 

Bishop Pabillo urges Catholics to always abide by the Good Shepherd’s call

“May plano Siya sa bawat isa atin. Maging mabuting tupa tayo. Nakikinig ba tayo sa Kanya?” As Catholics reflected on Good Shepherd Sunday on April 30, Taytay Apostolic Vicar Broderick Pabillo encouraged the faithful to listen to Jesus in their everyday lives. In his homily, Bishop Pabillo reminded everyone that Jesus is always with His …

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Pastoral Statement

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

Third year into the COVID-19 pandemic and yet, Filipino families especially the poor and marginalized have yet to recover from massive unemployment and its immediate consequence—hunger and malnutrition.

Still, we continue to fulfill our mission of providing for the poor especially for the malnourished children so they may have a chance for better health and growth, and full participation in our society.

Pondo ng Pinoy Community Foundation Inc. is calling on your support in participating in the FAST2FEED fundraising campaign. “Fast Today And Feed A Child” — fast from a meal today, Ash Wednesday, and whatever savings you have from your small sacrifice may be donated to the Hapag-Asa Integrated Nutrition Program that has continued to provide food for over two million children across the nation since 2005. It only takes about ₱10 a day or ₱1,200 to continuously feed a child for six months.

Today, as we observe Ash Wednesday to mark the beginning of Lent, let us renew our commitment to a life of prayer, fasting, and charity, following the teaching of today’s gospel from Matthew 6:1-6,16-18: giving to the needy, praying, and fasting. Indeed, your small act of kindness—fasting from a meal today and giving to poor and hungry children will make a big difference to many Filipino families. “Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.”

May God continue to bless your generosity and charity.

(signed)
+ Jose F. Cardinal Advincula, D.D.
Chairman, Pondo ng Pinoy Community Foundation Inc.

 

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PASTORAL LETTER for ASH WEDNESDAY (March 2, 2022)

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Third year into the COVID-19 pandemic and yet, Filipino families especially the poor and marginalized have yet to recover from massive unemployment and its immediate consequence—hunger and malnutrition. Still, we continue to fulfill our mission of providing for the poor especially for the malnourished children so they may have …

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Pastoral Statement

I thank the Holy Father, Pope Francis for his trust in entrusting to my care the Apostolic Vicariate of Taytay in Palawan. It is one of the youngest ecclesiastical jurisdictions within the Metropolitan of Manila, barely 19 years old and I would say, the poorest in terms of material resources as church. It is also challenging in terms of the location of the Christian communities crossing mountains and seas to reach them. In a word, it is a mission territory.

I thank the Holy Father that in the near twilight of my life, I am still given a chance to work in a mission territory and to live poor among the poor, the fisher folks, the subsistence farmers and the indigenous peoples. It will be a totally different engagement than what I have been doing these fifteen years in the Archdiocese of Manila. As God is here in Manila, He is also there in Northern Palawan. This is the basis of my confidence. My saying yes to this assignment is my small way of living out the Missio Ad Gentes, our theme this year.

 

I take this opportunity to thank the Archdiocese of Manila for accepting me to work with you these years. I was a stranger and you accepted me. I was indeed a stranger to Manila when I first came here in 2006. A stranger to the culture of the big cities and to the culture of Church work here in an urban setting. But now, I live no longer a stranger but a brother among the priest, the religious and the lay faithful. I really feel at home now with you. I gain a lot in physical weight, in wisdom and in experience working among you. I know that our fraternal and connection will continue if only there are internet connections where I will be.

Although they are not here physically present, I thank Cardinal Rosales and Cardinal Tagle for the privilege working by their side. Cardinal Tagle is still my boss because as Apostolic Vicariate, we are under the Congregation of the Evangelization of Peoples. I will miss the opportunity of working directly under Cardinal Advincula. But being my Metropolitan Archbishop, I am sure we, in Taytay will continue to get his care and his support.

I also thank Archbishop Brown, our Papal Nuncio for facilitating this appointment. If you go to Palawan, Archbishop and all of you, what you have said about experiencing the beauty of nature, you will get in Northern Palawan together with the simplicity of the faith of the people there.

I still don’t know when I would go there to Palawan. That depends on the readiness of the people and the priests there especially in this time of the pandemic. It is so difficult to gather the priests together, that in fact, when they make a retreat they come here to Manila because it is easier to come to Manila than to gather together in Taytay. We will just let you know when will be he installation in their place.

St. Joseph the Worker is a patron of the Apostolic Vicariate of Taytay. I entrust myself and my work to his protection and guidance. Thank you very much. (Photo by Maricar Santos/RCAM-AOC)

 

Message of Manila Auxiliary Bishop Broderick S. Pabillo for his appointment as Vicar Apostolic of Taytay, Province of Palawan

I thank the Holy Father, Pope Francis for his trust in entrusting to my care the Apostolic Vicariate of Taytay in Palawan. It is one of the youngest ecclesiastical jurisdictions within the Metropolitan of Manila, barely 19 years old and I would say, the poorest in terms of material resources as church. It is also …

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Pastoral Statement

My dear People of God in the Archdiocese of Manila:

After more than one year of being sede vacante, we rejoice in thanksgiving to God for the gift of a new shepherd to our local Church, His Eminence Jose F. Cardinal Advincula, who will be the 33rd Archbishop of Manila.  He comes to us with his episcopal motto, Audiam, I will listen, which is derived from the response of the young Samuel to the call of God, “speak, Lord, your servant is listening” (1 Sam 3:10).  As a listening shepherd, Cardinal Advincula invites us to be a listening Church, a community of faith that is always ready to heed and obey the will of God revealed to us in the Scriptures, in the teachings of the Church, in the liturgy and prayer, in the community, in the least of our brothers and sisters, in creation, and in our daily experiences.

The solemn installation of our new Archbishop will be on June 24, 2021, the solemnity of the birth of St. John the Baptist, at 8:30 in the morning, at the Manila Cathedral.  On this day, we also celebrate the 450th anniversary of the founding of the City of Manila and of the first parish in Manila that will later become the Manila Cathedral.

The following day, June 25, at 9:00 in the morning, Cardinal Advincula will preside at a Mass with the representatives of the laity and young people in the Archdiocese of Manila.  On June 26, at 5:00 in the afternoon, he will pray the Solemn Vespers (Evening Prayer) with the religious men and women.  And on June 27 morning, he will visit the community of Maricaban in Pasay City and celebrate Sunday Mass at the Mary, Comforter of the Afflicted Parish.

Because there are pandemic-related limitations on the capacity of churches these days, we invite you to join the live broadcast of these celebrations on the cable channels of TV Maria and on our Archdiocesan and parish social media pages.

I also invite you to a 9-day spiritual preparation from June 15 to June 23.  Let three elements mark this novena:

  • Prayer: Let us spend these days listening to God in prayer. In our Masses during the novena, we will use special Mass formularies in line with the theme for the day. We will also pray the Prayer of Thanksgiving for a New Archbishop after the Post-Communion Prayer of the Mass.  On the evening of June 23, we encourage all parishes and communities to spend an hour of prayer before the Blessed Sacrament and pray together for Cardinal Advincula.
  • Catechesis: Let us spend these days listening to the teachings of the Church. Let us study and reflect on the mystery of the Church, the role of the bishop, and the realities of the Archdiocese of Manila. Our Commission on Catechesis and Education is preparing short catechetical video presentations on these topics which we could show before our Masses.
  • Charity: Let us spend these days listening and responding to the cries of the poor. We ask all parishes to dedicate some days during the novena to organize activities that would promote charity and generosity, like feeding programs, distributing of food bags or gift certificates.  Caritas Manila will distribute gift certificates for 50,000 families (worth PhP 50 M) to the parishes.  Let this be a gift of Cardinal Advincula to our needy brethren in the Archdiocese.

I take this opportunity to thank all of you, especially our priests and lay leaders, for your collaboration and support during the 16 months that I was tasked to administer the Archdiocese.  Through prayer and hard work, we were able to carry out the Lord’s mission, especially during this challenging time of the Covid-19 pandemic.  With the coming of our new Archbishop, let us pledge to him our filial obedience and love.

 

Yours truly in Christ Jesus,

+ BRODERICK S. PABILLO
Apostolic Administrator of Manila

9 June 2021

 

PASTORAL INSTRUCTION “Your servant is listening” (1 Sam. 3:10)

My dear People of God in the Archdiocese of Manila: After more than one year of being sede vacante, we rejoice in thanksgiving to God for the gift of a new shepherd to our local Church, His Eminence Jose F. Cardinal Advincula, who will be the 33rd Archbishop of Manila.  He comes to us with …

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Pastoral Statement

It seems we can’t find what you’re looking for. Perhaps searching can help.

My dear People of God in the Archdiocese of Manila,

We are nearly 15 months into the Covid 19 Pandemic. While we are grateful for the scientific and medical progress being done to stop this pestilence, as a community of faith we unceasingly use the resources of our faith to call upon us heavenly help. Let us heed the powerful and trustworthy Word of God in the Scriptures. We hear God’s Word to Solomon:  “If I close heaven so that there is no rain, if I command the locust to devour the land, if I send pestilence among my people, if then my people, upon whom my name has been pronounced, humble themselves and pray, and seek my face and turn from their evil ways, I will hear them from heaven and pardon their sins and heal their land” (2 Chr. 7:13-14).

We have been praying since day one of the pandemic. But have we prayed enough? Have we really humbled ourselves? Do we strive to seek the will of God and be pleasing to him? Has each of us turned from our sins and begged for pardon? Let us set a date that we as an Archdiocese do this together.  So I invite you all to join in a day during which we implore God’s mercy on us. It will be on June 1, the beginning of the month of the Sacred Heart, and for us in the Archdiocese, the month that we will receive our new archbishop.

I invite all to join in a day of prayer and fasting. We can all do these in our homes and even in our offices and places of work. Because of the health protocols we cannot externally manifest this desire to humble ourselves. Let the priests, the spiritual leaders of your parishes, schools, and ministries, do this on behalf of the people while you join us online. At 8:30 am the priests will gather in Quiapo Church for a communal penitential service during which they can confess their sins to one another. We priests also admit our failures during this year of pandemic. We may not have been courageous enough in encouraging the flock, not creative enough in serving those in need, not prayerful enough for the sake of our people. We are sorry. We express this sorrow with a penitential walk from Quiapo Church to Sta. Cruz Church where we will together celebrate the Eucharist, praying for you, our people, for the needs of the country and the world in this time of pandemic. Please join us in humbling ourselves before God.

I invite all the priests to join in this very important action for the sake of our people. Let us do this in Spirit and in Truth.

In the afternoon all the parishes will celebrate Mass with the people pleading for forgiveness and healing of our land.

We heed this call of the prophet: “Between the porch and the altar let the priests weep, let the ministers of the LORD weep and say: ‘Spare your people, LORD!’”  (Joel 2:17).

 

Yours truly in Christ our Savior,

Bishop Broderick Pabillo
Apostolic Administrator of the Archdiocese of Manila
May 25, 2021

 

 

 

Pastoral Instruction: We humble ourselves before God

My dear People of God in the Archdiocese of Manila, We are nearly 15 months into the Covid 19 Pandemic. While we are grateful for the scientific and medical progress being done to stop this pestilence, as a community of faith we unceasingly use the resources of our faith to call upon us heavenly help. …

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Pastoral Statement

“May plano Siya sa bawat isa atin. Maging mabuting tupa tayo. Nakikinig ba tayo sa Kanya?”

As Catholics reflected on Good Shepherd Sunday on April 30, Taytay Apostolic Vicar Broderick Pabillo encouraged the faithful to listen to Jesus in their everyday lives.

In his homily, Bishop Pabillo reminded everyone that Jesus is always with His flock to guide them to the right path.

“Oo, si Hesus nga ang Mabuting Pastol na naghahanap sa atin at dinadala tayo sa mabuting pastulan. Pero dapat ding maging mabuting tupa tayo na nakikinig sa tinig ng ating Pastol at hindi sa basta sinu-sino lang upang hindi tayo malito. Si Jesus ay naparito upang gabayan tayo sa buhay na ganap at kaaya-aya. Hindi naman Siya namatay para sa atin at basta na lang tayo pababayaan. Namatay nga Siya upang dalhin tayo sa buhay na maayos at maligaya. Ayaw Niyang mawala tayo,” he said.

He elaborated that listening to Jesus entails Christians’ obedience to the faith and He has different ways for the faithful to listen to Him.

“Paano tayo nakikinig? Magdasal tayo. Akala natin ang panalangin ay ang pagsasalita sa Diyos upang Siya ay makinig sa atin.Hindi lang iyan! Ang mas malalim na dasal ay ang ating pakikiisa sa Diyos upang mapakinggan natin ang Kanyang sasabihin sa atin. Alam na ng Diyos ang ating pangangailangan. Mas alam pa nga Niya iyan kaysa ating sarili. Madalas hindi natin alam ang kanyang sasabihin sa atin o ang Kanyang ibibigay sa atin. Kaya sa ating pagdarasal, nagsasalita Siya sa atin, pinapaalam Niya sa atin ang Kanyang plano sa atin araw-araw. Ang isang malalim na pagdarasal ay ang pagsusuri sa ating budhi. Ang ating budhi o konsensiya ay ang maliit na tinig ng Diyos sa ating kalooban. Doon sinasabi Niya sa atin kung ano ang ating iiwasan at kung ano ang ating gagawin. Huwag tayo magbingi-bingihan sa tinig ng Diyos na nananawagan sa atin,” Bishop Pabillo stressed.

“Isang paraan din ng pakikinig sa tinig ng Diyos ay ang pagbabasa ng Bibliya o pakikinig sa mga nagpapahayag nito. Ugaliin sana natin na basahin at alamin ang Banal na Kasulatan. Ang aklat na ito ay tanda ng pagmamahal ng Diyos kaya palagi siyang nagsasalita sa atin. Buksan lang natin ang Bible at nandoon na ang Salita ng Diyos!” he added.

The head of Northern Palawan vicariate also pointed out that every sheep shall listen to the Good Shepherd as He seeks for His flock to realize the call of vocation.

“Tinatawag tayo – iyan iyong bokasyon.May tawag na pangkalahatan, para magkaisa tayo, para hindi tayo mapahamak. May tawag sa atin individually, kasi mahal niya tayo individually… May plano ang Diyos sa bawat isa sa atin at may gusto ang Diyos na dapat nating gawin araw-araw. Pinapaalam niya ang kanyang plano. Nagsasalita siya sa atin. Pakinggan natin ang kanyang panawagan,” Bishop Pabillo said. (Lem Leal Santiago/RCAM-AOC | File Photo of RCAM-AOC)

 

Bishop Pabillo urges Catholics to always abide by the Good Shepherd’s call

“May plano Siya sa bawat isa atin. Maging mabuting tupa tayo. Nakikinig ba tayo sa Kanya?” As Catholics reflected on Good Shepherd Sunday on April 30, Taytay Apostolic Vicar Broderick Pabillo encouraged the faithful to listen to Jesus in their everyday lives. In his homily, Bishop Pabillo reminded everyone that Jesus is always with His …

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Pastoral Statement

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

Third year into the COVID-19 pandemic and yet, Filipino families especially the poor and marginalized have yet to recover from massive unemployment and its immediate consequence—hunger and malnutrition.

Still, we continue to fulfill our mission of providing for the poor especially for the malnourished children so they may have a chance for better health and growth, and full participation in our society.

Pondo ng Pinoy Community Foundation Inc. is calling on your support in participating in the FAST2FEED fundraising campaign. “Fast Today And Feed A Child” — fast from a meal today, Ash Wednesday, and whatever savings you have from your small sacrifice may be donated to the Hapag-Asa Integrated Nutrition Program that has continued to provide food for over two million children across the nation since 2005. It only takes about ₱10 a day or ₱1,200 to continuously feed a child for six months.

Today, as we observe Ash Wednesday to mark the beginning of Lent, let us renew our commitment to a life of prayer, fasting, and charity, following the teaching of today’s gospel from Matthew 6:1-6,16-18: giving to the needy, praying, and fasting. Indeed, your small act of kindness—fasting from a meal today and giving to poor and hungry children will make a big difference to many Filipino families. “Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.”

May God continue to bless your generosity and charity.

(signed)
+ Jose F. Cardinal Advincula, D.D.
Chairman, Pondo ng Pinoy Community Foundation Inc.

 

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Cardinal Advincula urges faithful to pray, fast and do acts of charity this Lenten Season

 

 

PASTORAL LETTER for ASH WEDNESDAY (March 2, 2022)

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Third year into the COVID-19 pandemic and yet, Filipino families especially the poor and marginalized have yet to recover from massive unemployment and its immediate consequence—hunger and malnutrition. Still, we continue to fulfill our mission of providing for the poor especially for the malnourished children so they may have …

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Pastoral Statement

I thank the Holy Father, Pope Francis for his trust in entrusting to my care the Apostolic Vicariate of Taytay in Palawan. It is one of the youngest ecclesiastical jurisdictions within the Metropolitan of Manila, barely 19 years old and I would say, the poorest in terms of material resources as church. It is also challenging in terms of the location of the Christian communities crossing mountains and seas to reach them. In a word, it is a mission territory.

I thank the Holy Father that in the near twilight of my life, I am still given a chance to work in a mission territory and to live poor among the poor, the fisher folks, the subsistence farmers and the indigenous peoples. It will be a totally different engagement than what I have been doing these fifteen years in the Archdiocese of Manila. As God is here in Manila, He is also there in Northern Palawan. This is the basis of my confidence. My saying yes to this assignment is my small way of living out the Missio Ad Gentes, our theme this year.

 

I take this opportunity to thank the Archdiocese of Manila for accepting me to work with you these years. I was a stranger and you accepted me. I was indeed a stranger to Manila when I first came here in 2006. A stranger to the culture of the big cities and to the culture of Church work here in an urban setting. But now, I live no longer a stranger but a brother among the priest, the religious and the lay faithful. I really feel at home now with you. I gain a lot in physical weight, in wisdom and in experience working among you. I know that our fraternal and connection will continue if only there are internet connections where I will be.

Although they are not here physically present, I thank Cardinal Rosales and Cardinal Tagle for the privilege working by their side. Cardinal Tagle is still my boss because as Apostolic Vicariate, we are under the Congregation of the Evangelization of Peoples. I will miss the opportunity of working directly under Cardinal Advincula. But being my Metropolitan Archbishop, I am sure we, in Taytay will continue to get his care and his support.

I also thank Archbishop Brown, our Papal Nuncio for facilitating this appointment. If you go to Palawan, Archbishop and all of you, what you have said about experiencing the beauty of nature, you will get in Northern Palawan together with the simplicity of the faith of the people there.

I still don’t know when I would go there to Palawan. That depends on the readiness of the people and the priests there especially in this time of the pandemic. It is so difficult to gather the priests together, that in fact, when they make a retreat they come here to Manila because it is easier to come to Manila than to gather together in Taytay. We will just let you know when will be he installation in their place.

St. Joseph the Worker is a patron of the Apostolic Vicariate of Taytay. I entrust myself and my work to his protection and guidance. Thank you very much. (Photo by Maricar Santos/RCAM-AOC)

 

Message of Manila Auxiliary Bishop Broderick S. Pabillo for his appointment as Vicar Apostolic of Taytay, Province of Palawan

I thank the Holy Father, Pope Francis for his trust in entrusting to my care the Apostolic Vicariate of Taytay in Palawan. It is one of the youngest ecclesiastical jurisdictions within the Metropolitan of Manila, barely 19 years old and I would say, the poorest in terms of material resources as church. It is also …

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Pastoral Statement

My dear People of God in the Archdiocese of Manila:

After more than one year of being sede vacante, we rejoice in thanksgiving to God for the gift of a new shepherd to our local Church, His Eminence Jose F. Cardinal Advincula, who will be the 33rd Archbishop of Manila.  He comes to us with his episcopal motto, Audiam, I will listen, which is derived from the response of the young Samuel to the call of God, “speak, Lord, your servant is listening” (1 Sam 3:10).  As a listening shepherd, Cardinal Advincula invites us to be a listening Church, a community of faith that is always ready to heed and obey the will of God revealed to us in the Scriptures, in the teachings of the Church, in the liturgy and prayer, in the community, in the least of our brothers and sisters, in creation, and in our daily experiences.

The solemn installation of our new Archbishop will be on June 24, 2021, the solemnity of the birth of St. John the Baptist, at 8:30 in the morning, at the Manila Cathedral.  On this day, we also celebrate the 450th anniversary of the founding of the City of Manila and of the first parish in Manila that will later become the Manila Cathedral.

The following day, June 25, at 9:00 in the morning, Cardinal Advincula will preside at a Mass with the representatives of the laity and young people in the Archdiocese of Manila.  On June 26, at 5:00 in the afternoon, he will pray the Solemn Vespers (Evening Prayer) with the religious men and women.  And on June 27 morning, he will visit the community of Maricaban in Pasay City and celebrate Sunday Mass at the Mary, Comforter of the Afflicted Parish.

Because there are pandemic-related limitations on the capacity of churches these days, we invite you to join the live broadcast of these celebrations on the cable channels of TV Maria and on our Archdiocesan and parish social media pages.

I also invite you to a 9-day spiritual preparation from June 15 to June 23.  Let three elements mark this novena:

  • Prayer: Let us spend these days listening to God in prayer. In our Masses during the novena, we will use special Mass formularies in line with the theme for the day. We will also pray the Prayer of Thanksgiving for a New Archbishop after the Post-Communion Prayer of the Mass.  On the evening of June 23, we encourage all parishes and communities to spend an hour of prayer before the Blessed Sacrament and pray together for Cardinal Advincula.
  • Catechesis: Let us spend these days listening to the teachings of the Church. Let us study and reflect on the mystery of the Church, the role of the bishop, and the realities of the Archdiocese of Manila. Our Commission on Catechesis and Education is preparing short catechetical video presentations on these topics which we could show before our Masses.
  • Charity: Let us spend these days listening and responding to the cries of the poor. We ask all parishes to dedicate some days during the novena to organize activities that would promote charity and generosity, like feeding programs, distributing of food bags or gift certificates.  Caritas Manila will distribute gift certificates for 50,000 families (worth PhP 50 M) to the parishes.  Let this be a gift of Cardinal Advincula to our needy brethren in the Archdiocese.

I take this opportunity to thank all of you, especially our priests and lay leaders, for your collaboration and support during the 16 months that I was tasked to administer the Archdiocese.  Through prayer and hard work, we were able to carry out the Lord’s mission, especially during this challenging time of the Covid-19 pandemic.  With the coming of our new Archbishop, let us pledge to him our filial obedience and love.

 

Yours truly in Christ Jesus,

+ BRODERICK S. PABILLO
Apostolic Administrator of Manila

9 June 2021

 

PASTORAL INSTRUCTION “Your servant is listening” (1 Sam. 3:10)

My dear People of God in the Archdiocese of Manila: After more than one year of being sede vacante, we rejoice in thanksgiving to God for the gift of a new shepherd to our local Church, His Eminence Jose F. Cardinal Advincula, who will be the 33rd Archbishop of Manila.  He comes to us with …

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Pastoral Statement

It seems we can’t find what you’re looking for. Perhaps searching can help.

My dear People of God in the Archdiocese of Manila,

We are nearly 15 months into the Covid 19 Pandemic. While we are grateful for the scientific and medical progress being done to stop this pestilence, as a community of faith we unceasingly use the resources of our faith to call upon us heavenly help. Let us heed the powerful and trustworthy Word of God in the Scriptures. We hear God’s Word to Solomon:  “If I close heaven so that there is no rain, if I command the locust to devour the land, if I send pestilence among my people, if then my people, upon whom my name has been pronounced, humble themselves and pray, and seek my face and turn from their evil ways, I will hear them from heaven and pardon their sins and heal their land” (2 Chr. 7:13-14).

We have been praying since day one of the pandemic. But have we prayed enough? Have we really humbled ourselves? Do we strive to seek the will of God and be pleasing to him? Has each of us turned from our sins and begged for pardon? Let us set a date that we as an Archdiocese do this together.  So I invite you all to join in a day during which we implore God’s mercy on us. It will be on June 1, the beginning of the month of the Sacred Heart, and for us in the Archdiocese, the month that we will receive our new archbishop.

I invite all to join in a day of prayer and fasting. We can all do these in our homes and even in our offices and places of work. Because of the health protocols we cannot externally manifest this desire to humble ourselves. Let the priests, the spiritual leaders of your parishes, schools, and ministries, do this on behalf of the people while you join us online. At 8:30 am the priests will gather in Quiapo Church for a communal penitential service during which they can confess their sins to one another. We priests also admit our failures during this year of pandemic. We may not have been courageous enough in encouraging the flock, not creative enough in serving those in need, not prayerful enough for the sake of our people. We are sorry. We express this sorrow with a penitential walk from Quiapo Church to Sta. Cruz Church where we will together celebrate the Eucharist, praying for you, our people, for the needs of the country and the world in this time of pandemic. Please join us in humbling ourselves before God.

I invite all the priests to join in this very important action for the sake of our people. Let us do this in Spirit and in Truth.

In the afternoon all the parishes will celebrate Mass with the people pleading for forgiveness and healing of our land.

We heed this call of the prophet: “Between the porch and the altar let the priests weep, let the ministers of the LORD weep and say: ‘Spare your people, LORD!’”  (Joel 2:17).

 

Yours truly in Christ our Savior,

Bishop Broderick Pabillo
Apostolic Administrator of the Archdiocese of Manila
May 25, 2021

 

 

 

Pastoral Instruction: We humble ourselves before God

My dear People of God in the Archdiocese of Manila, We are nearly 15 months into the Covid 19 Pandemic. While we are grateful for the scientific and medical progress being done to stop this pestilence, as a community of faith we unceasingly use the resources of our faith to call upon us heavenly help. …

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Pastoral Statement

“May plano Siya sa bawat isa atin. Maging mabuting tupa tayo. Nakikinig ba tayo sa Kanya?”

As Catholics reflected on Good Shepherd Sunday on April 30, Taytay Apostolic Vicar Broderick Pabillo encouraged the faithful to listen to Jesus in their everyday lives.

In his homily, Bishop Pabillo reminded everyone that Jesus is always with His flock to guide them to the right path.

“Oo, si Hesus nga ang Mabuting Pastol na naghahanap sa atin at dinadala tayo sa mabuting pastulan. Pero dapat ding maging mabuting tupa tayo na nakikinig sa tinig ng ating Pastol at hindi sa basta sinu-sino lang upang hindi tayo malito. Si Jesus ay naparito upang gabayan tayo sa buhay na ganap at kaaya-aya. Hindi naman Siya namatay para sa atin at basta na lang tayo pababayaan. Namatay nga Siya upang dalhin tayo sa buhay na maayos at maligaya. Ayaw Niyang mawala tayo,” he said.

He elaborated that listening to Jesus entails Christians’ obedience to the faith and He has different ways for the faithful to listen to Him.

“Paano tayo nakikinig? Magdasal tayo. Akala natin ang panalangin ay ang pagsasalita sa Diyos upang Siya ay makinig sa atin.Hindi lang iyan! Ang mas malalim na dasal ay ang ating pakikiisa sa Diyos upang mapakinggan natin ang Kanyang sasabihin sa atin. Alam na ng Diyos ang ating pangangailangan. Mas alam pa nga Niya iyan kaysa ating sarili. Madalas hindi natin alam ang kanyang sasabihin sa atin o ang Kanyang ibibigay sa atin. Kaya sa ating pagdarasal, nagsasalita Siya sa atin, pinapaalam Niya sa atin ang Kanyang plano sa atin araw-araw. Ang isang malalim na pagdarasal ay ang pagsusuri sa ating budhi. Ang ating budhi o konsensiya ay ang maliit na tinig ng Diyos sa ating kalooban. Doon sinasabi Niya sa atin kung ano ang ating iiwasan at kung ano ang ating gagawin. Huwag tayo magbingi-bingihan sa tinig ng Diyos na nananawagan sa atin,” Bishop Pabillo stressed.

“Isang paraan din ng pakikinig sa tinig ng Diyos ay ang pagbabasa ng Bibliya o pakikinig sa mga nagpapahayag nito. Ugaliin sana natin na basahin at alamin ang Banal na Kasulatan. Ang aklat na ito ay tanda ng pagmamahal ng Diyos kaya palagi siyang nagsasalita sa atin. Buksan lang natin ang Bible at nandoon na ang Salita ng Diyos!” he added.

The head of Northern Palawan vicariate also pointed out that every sheep shall listen to the Good Shepherd as He seeks for His flock to realize the call of vocation.

“Tinatawag tayo – iyan iyong bokasyon.May tawag na pangkalahatan, para magkaisa tayo, para hindi tayo mapahamak. May tawag sa atin individually, kasi mahal niya tayo individually… May plano ang Diyos sa bawat isa sa atin at may gusto ang Diyos na dapat nating gawin araw-araw. Pinapaalam niya ang kanyang plano. Nagsasalita siya sa atin. Pakinggan natin ang kanyang panawagan,” Bishop Pabillo said. (Lem Leal Santiago/RCAM-AOC | File Photo of RCAM-AOC)

 

Bishop Pabillo urges Catholics to always abide by the Good Shepherd’s call

“May plano Siya sa bawat isa atin. Maging mabuting tupa tayo. Nakikinig ba tayo sa Kanya?” As Catholics reflected on Good Shepherd Sunday on April 30, Taytay Apostolic Vicar Broderick Pabillo encouraged the faithful to listen to Jesus in their everyday lives. In his homily, Bishop Pabillo reminded everyone that Jesus is always with His …

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Pastoral Statement

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

Third year into the COVID-19 pandemic and yet, Filipino families especially the poor and marginalized have yet to recover from massive unemployment and its immediate consequence—hunger and malnutrition.

Still, we continue to fulfill our mission of providing for the poor especially for the malnourished children so they may have a chance for better health and growth, and full participation in our society.

Pondo ng Pinoy Community Foundation Inc. is calling on your support in participating in the FAST2FEED fundraising campaign. “Fast Today And Feed A Child” — fast from a meal today, Ash Wednesday, and whatever savings you have from your small sacrifice may be donated to the Hapag-Asa Integrated Nutrition Program that has continued to provide food for over two million children across the nation since 2005. It only takes about ₱10 a day or ₱1,200 to continuously feed a child for six months.

Today, as we observe Ash Wednesday to mark the beginning of Lent, let us renew our commitment to a life of prayer, fasting, and charity, following the teaching of today’s gospel from Matthew 6:1-6,16-18: giving to the needy, praying, and fasting. Indeed, your small act of kindness—fasting from a meal today and giving to poor and hungry children will make a big difference to many Filipino families. “Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.”

May God continue to bless your generosity and charity.

(signed)
+ Jose F. Cardinal Advincula, D.D.
Chairman, Pondo ng Pinoy Community Foundation Inc.

 

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Cardinal Advincula urges faithful to pray, fast and do acts of charity this Lenten Season

 

 

PASTORAL LETTER for ASH WEDNESDAY (March 2, 2022)

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Third year into the COVID-19 pandemic and yet, Filipino families especially the poor and marginalized have yet to recover from massive unemployment and its immediate consequence—hunger and malnutrition. Still, we continue to fulfill our mission of providing for the poor especially for the malnourished children so they may have …

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Pastoral Statement

I thank the Holy Father, Pope Francis for his trust in entrusting to my care the Apostolic Vicariate of Taytay in Palawan. It is one of the youngest ecclesiastical jurisdictions within the Metropolitan of Manila, barely 19 years old and I would say, the poorest in terms of material resources as church. It is also challenging in terms of the location of the Christian communities crossing mountains and seas to reach them. In a word, it is a mission territory.

I thank the Holy Father that in the near twilight of my life, I am still given a chance to work in a mission territory and to live poor among the poor, the fisher folks, the subsistence farmers and the indigenous peoples. It will be a totally different engagement than what I have been doing these fifteen years in the Archdiocese of Manila. As God is here in Manila, He is also there in Northern Palawan. This is the basis of my confidence. My saying yes to this assignment is my small way of living out the Missio Ad Gentes, our theme this year.

 

I take this opportunity to thank the Archdiocese of Manila for accepting me to work with you these years. I was a stranger and you accepted me. I was indeed a stranger to Manila when I first came here in 2006. A stranger to the culture of the big cities and to the culture of Church work here in an urban setting. But now, I live no longer a stranger but a brother among the priest, the religious and the lay faithful. I really feel at home now with you. I gain a lot in physical weight, in wisdom and in experience working among you. I know that our fraternal and connection will continue if only there are internet connections where I will be.

Although they are not here physically present, I thank Cardinal Rosales and Cardinal Tagle for the privilege working by their side. Cardinal Tagle is still my boss because as Apostolic Vicariate, we are under the Congregation of the Evangelization of Peoples. I will miss the opportunity of working directly under Cardinal Advincula. But being my Metropolitan Archbishop, I am sure we, in Taytay will continue to get his care and his support.

I also thank Archbishop Brown, our Papal Nuncio for facilitating this appointment. If you go to Palawan, Archbishop and all of you, what you have said about experiencing the beauty of nature, you will get in Northern Palawan together with the simplicity of the faith of the people there.

I still don’t know when I would go there to Palawan. That depends on the readiness of the people and the priests there especially in this time of the pandemic. It is so difficult to gather the priests together, that in fact, when they make a retreat they come here to Manila because it is easier to come to Manila than to gather together in Taytay. We will just let you know when will be he installation in their place.

St. Joseph the Worker is a patron of the Apostolic Vicariate of Taytay. I entrust myself and my work to his protection and guidance. Thank you very much. (Photo by Maricar Santos/RCAM-AOC)

 

Message of Manila Auxiliary Bishop Broderick S. Pabillo for his appointment as Vicar Apostolic of Taytay, Province of Palawan

I thank the Holy Father, Pope Francis for his trust in entrusting to my care the Apostolic Vicariate of Taytay in Palawan. It is one of the youngest ecclesiastical jurisdictions within the Metropolitan of Manila, barely 19 years old and I would say, the poorest in terms of material resources as church. It is also …

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Pastoral Statement

My dear People of God in the Archdiocese of Manila:

After more than one year of being sede vacante, we rejoice in thanksgiving to God for the gift of a new shepherd to our local Church, His Eminence Jose F. Cardinal Advincula, who will be the 33rd Archbishop of Manila.  He comes to us with his episcopal motto, Audiam, I will listen, which is derived from the response of the young Samuel to the call of God, “speak, Lord, your servant is listening” (1 Sam 3:10).  As a listening shepherd, Cardinal Advincula invites us to be a listening Church, a community of faith that is always ready to heed and obey the will of God revealed to us in the Scriptures, in the teachings of the Church, in the liturgy and prayer, in the community, in the least of our brothers and sisters, in creation, and in our daily experiences.

The solemn installation of our new Archbishop will be on June 24, 2021, the solemnity of the birth of St. John the Baptist, at 8:30 in the morning, at the Manila Cathedral.  On this day, we also celebrate the 450th anniversary of the founding of the City of Manila and of the first parish in Manila that will later become the Manila Cathedral.

The following day, June 25, at 9:00 in the morning, Cardinal Advincula will preside at a Mass with the representatives of the laity and young people in the Archdiocese of Manila.  On June 26, at 5:00 in the afternoon, he will pray the Solemn Vespers (Evening Prayer) with the religious men and women.  And on June 27 morning, he will visit the community of Maricaban in Pasay City and celebrate Sunday Mass at the Mary, Comforter of the Afflicted Parish.

Because there are pandemic-related limitations on the capacity of churches these days, we invite you to join the live broadcast of these celebrations on the cable channels of TV Maria and on our Archdiocesan and parish social media pages.

I also invite you to a 9-day spiritual preparation from June 15 to June 23.  Let three elements mark this novena:

  • Prayer: Let us spend these days listening to God in prayer. In our Masses during the novena, we will use special Mass formularies in line with the theme for the day. We will also pray the Prayer of Thanksgiving for a New Archbishop after the Post-Communion Prayer of the Mass.  On the evening of June 23, we encourage all parishes and communities to spend an hour of prayer before the Blessed Sacrament and pray together for Cardinal Advincula.
  • Catechesis: Let us spend these days listening to the teachings of the Church. Let us study and reflect on the mystery of the Church, the role of the bishop, and the realities of the Archdiocese of Manila. Our Commission on Catechesis and Education is preparing short catechetical video presentations on these topics which we could show before our Masses.
  • Charity: Let us spend these days listening and responding to the cries of the poor. We ask all parishes to dedicate some days during the novena to organize activities that would promote charity and generosity, like feeding programs, distributing of food bags or gift certificates.  Caritas Manila will distribute gift certificates for 50,000 families (worth PhP 50 M) to the parishes.  Let this be a gift of Cardinal Advincula to our needy brethren in the Archdiocese.

I take this opportunity to thank all of you, especially our priests and lay leaders, for your collaboration and support during the 16 months that I was tasked to administer the Archdiocese.  Through prayer and hard work, we were able to carry out the Lord’s mission, especially during this challenging time of the Covid-19 pandemic.  With the coming of our new Archbishop, let us pledge to him our filial obedience and love.

 

Yours truly in Christ Jesus,

+ BRODERICK S. PABILLO
Apostolic Administrator of Manila

9 June 2021

 

PASTORAL INSTRUCTION “Your servant is listening” (1 Sam. 3:10)

My dear People of God in the Archdiocese of Manila: After more than one year of being sede vacante, we rejoice in thanksgiving to God for the gift of a new shepherd to our local Church, His Eminence Jose F. Cardinal Advincula, who will be the 33rd Archbishop of Manila.  He comes to us with …

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Pastoral Statement

It seems we can’t find what you’re looking for. Perhaps searching can help.

My dear People of God in the Archdiocese of Manila,

We are nearly 15 months into the Covid 19 Pandemic. While we are grateful for the scientific and medical progress being done to stop this pestilence, as a community of faith we unceasingly use the resources of our faith to call upon us heavenly help. Let us heed the powerful and trustworthy Word of God in the Scriptures. We hear God’s Word to Solomon:  “If I close heaven so that there is no rain, if I command the locust to devour the land, if I send pestilence among my people, if then my people, upon whom my name has been pronounced, humble themselves and pray, and seek my face and turn from their evil ways, I will hear them from heaven and pardon their sins and heal their land” (2 Chr. 7:13-14).

We have been praying since day one of the pandemic. But have we prayed enough? Have we really humbled ourselves? Do we strive to seek the will of God and be pleasing to him? Has each of us turned from our sins and begged for pardon? Let us set a date that we as an Archdiocese do this together.  So I invite you all to join in a day during which we implore God’s mercy on us. It will be on June 1, the beginning of the month of the Sacred Heart, and for us in the Archdiocese, the month that we will receive our new archbishop.

I invite all to join in a day of prayer and fasting. We can all do these in our homes and even in our offices and places of work. Because of the health protocols we cannot externally manifest this desire to humble ourselves. Let the priests, the spiritual leaders of your parishes, schools, and ministries, do this on behalf of the people while you join us online. At 8:30 am the priests will gather in Quiapo Church for a communal penitential service during which they can confess their sins to one another. We priests also admit our failures during this year of pandemic. We may not have been courageous enough in encouraging the flock, not creative enough in serving those in need, not prayerful enough for the sake of our people. We are sorry. We express this sorrow with a penitential walk from Quiapo Church to Sta. Cruz Church where we will together celebrate the Eucharist, praying for you, our people, for the needs of the country and the world in this time of pandemic. Please join us in humbling ourselves before God.

I invite all the priests to join in this very important action for the sake of our people. Let us do this in Spirit and in Truth.

In the afternoon all the parishes will celebrate Mass with the people pleading for forgiveness and healing of our land.

We heed this call of the prophet: “Between the porch and the altar let the priests weep, let the ministers of the LORD weep and say: ‘Spare your people, LORD!’”  (Joel 2:17).

 

Yours truly in Christ our Savior,

Bishop Broderick Pabillo
Apostolic Administrator of the Archdiocese of Manila
May 25, 2021

 

 

 

Pastoral Instruction: We humble ourselves before God

My dear People of God in the Archdiocese of Manila, We are nearly 15 months into the Covid 19 Pandemic. While we are grateful for the scientific and medical progress being done to stop this pestilence, as a community of faith we unceasingly use the resources of our faith to call upon us heavenly help. …

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Pastoral Statement

“May plano Siya sa bawat isa atin. Maging mabuting tupa tayo. Nakikinig ba tayo sa Kanya?”

As Catholics reflected on Good Shepherd Sunday on April 30, Taytay Apostolic Vicar Broderick Pabillo encouraged the faithful to listen to Jesus in their everyday lives.

In his homily, Bishop Pabillo reminded everyone that Jesus is always with His flock to guide them to the right path.

“Oo, si Hesus nga ang Mabuting Pastol na naghahanap sa atin at dinadala tayo sa mabuting pastulan. Pero dapat ding maging mabuting tupa tayo na nakikinig sa tinig ng ating Pastol at hindi sa basta sinu-sino lang upang hindi tayo malito. Si Jesus ay naparito upang gabayan tayo sa buhay na ganap at kaaya-aya. Hindi naman Siya namatay para sa atin at basta na lang tayo pababayaan. Namatay nga Siya upang dalhin tayo sa buhay na maayos at maligaya. Ayaw Niyang mawala tayo,” he said.

He elaborated that listening to Jesus entails Christians’ obedience to the faith and He has different ways for the faithful to listen to Him.

“Paano tayo nakikinig? Magdasal tayo. Akala natin ang panalangin ay ang pagsasalita sa Diyos upang Siya ay makinig sa atin.Hindi lang iyan! Ang mas malalim na dasal ay ang ating pakikiisa sa Diyos upang mapakinggan natin ang Kanyang sasabihin sa atin. Alam na ng Diyos ang ating pangangailangan. Mas alam pa nga Niya iyan kaysa ating sarili. Madalas hindi natin alam ang kanyang sasabihin sa atin o ang Kanyang ibibigay sa atin. Kaya sa ating pagdarasal, nagsasalita Siya sa atin, pinapaalam Niya sa atin ang Kanyang plano sa atin araw-araw. Ang isang malalim na pagdarasal ay ang pagsusuri sa ating budhi. Ang ating budhi o konsensiya ay ang maliit na tinig ng Diyos sa ating kalooban. Doon sinasabi Niya sa atin kung ano ang ating iiwasan at kung ano ang ating gagawin. Huwag tayo magbingi-bingihan sa tinig ng Diyos na nananawagan sa atin,” Bishop Pabillo stressed.

“Isang paraan din ng pakikinig sa tinig ng Diyos ay ang pagbabasa ng Bibliya o pakikinig sa mga nagpapahayag nito. Ugaliin sana natin na basahin at alamin ang Banal na Kasulatan. Ang aklat na ito ay tanda ng pagmamahal ng Diyos kaya palagi siyang nagsasalita sa atin. Buksan lang natin ang Bible at nandoon na ang Salita ng Diyos!” he added.

The head of Northern Palawan vicariate also pointed out that every sheep shall listen to the Good Shepherd as He seeks for His flock to realize the call of vocation.

“Tinatawag tayo – iyan iyong bokasyon.May tawag na pangkalahatan, para magkaisa tayo, para hindi tayo mapahamak. May tawag sa atin individually, kasi mahal niya tayo individually… May plano ang Diyos sa bawat isa sa atin at may gusto ang Diyos na dapat nating gawin araw-araw. Pinapaalam niya ang kanyang plano. Nagsasalita siya sa atin. Pakinggan natin ang kanyang panawagan,” Bishop Pabillo said. (Lem Leal Santiago/RCAM-AOC | File Photo of RCAM-AOC)

 

Bishop Pabillo urges Catholics to always abide by the Good Shepherd’s call

“May plano Siya sa bawat isa atin. Maging mabuting tupa tayo. Nakikinig ba tayo sa Kanya?” As Catholics reflected on Good Shepherd Sunday on April 30, Taytay Apostolic Vicar Broderick Pabillo encouraged the faithful to listen to Jesus in their everyday lives. In his homily, Bishop Pabillo reminded everyone that Jesus is always with His …

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Pastoral Statement

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

Third year into the COVID-19 pandemic and yet, Filipino families especially the poor and marginalized have yet to recover from massive unemployment and its immediate consequence—hunger and malnutrition.

Still, we continue to fulfill our mission of providing for the poor especially for the malnourished children so they may have a chance for better health and growth, and full participation in our society.

Pondo ng Pinoy Community Foundation Inc. is calling on your support in participating in the FAST2FEED fundraising campaign. “Fast Today And Feed A Child” — fast from a meal today, Ash Wednesday, and whatever savings you have from your small sacrifice may be donated to the Hapag-Asa Integrated Nutrition Program that has continued to provide food for over two million children across the nation since 2005. It only takes about ₱10 a day or ₱1,200 to continuously feed a child for six months.

Today, as we observe Ash Wednesday to mark the beginning of Lent, let us renew our commitment to a life of prayer, fasting, and charity, following the teaching of today’s gospel from Matthew 6:1-6,16-18: giving to the needy, praying, and fasting. Indeed, your small act of kindness—fasting from a meal today and giving to poor and hungry children will make a big difference to many Filipino families. “Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.”

May God continue to bless your generosity and charity.

(signed)
+ Jose F. Cardinal Advincula, D.D.
Chairman, Pondo ng Pinoy Community Foundation Inc.

 

Related Article:
Cardinal Advincula urges faithful to pray, fast and do acts of charity this Lenten Season

 

 

PASTORAL LETTER for ASH WEDNESDAY (March 2, 2022)

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Third year into the COVID-19 pandemic and yet, Filipino families especially the poor and marginalized have yet to recover from massive unemployment and its immediate consequence—hunger and malnutrition. Still, we continue to fulfill our mission of providing for the poor especially for the malnourished children so they may have …

PASTORAL LETTER for ASH WEDNESDAY (March 2, 2022) Read More »

Pastoral Statement

I thank the Holy Father, Pope Francis for his trust in entrusting to my care the Apostolic Vicariate of Taytay in Palawan. It is one of the youngest ecclesiastical jurisdictions within the Metropolitan of Manila, barely 19 years old and I would say, the poorest in terms of material resources as church. It is also challenging in terms of the location of the Christian communities crossing mountains and seas to reach them. In a word, it is a mission territory.

I thank the Holy Father that in the near twilight of my life, I am still given a chance to work in a mission territory and to live poor among the poor, the fisher folks, the subsistence farmers and the indigenous peoples. It will be a totally different engagement than what I have been doing these fifteen years in the Archdiocese of Manila. As God is here in Manila, He is also there in Northern Palawan. This is the basis of my confidence. My saying yes to this assignment is my small way of living out the Missio Ad Gentes, our theme this year.

 

I take this opportunity to thank the Archdiocese of Manila for accepting me to work with you these years. I was a stranger and you accepted me. I was indeed a stranger to Manila when I first came here in 2006. A stranger to the culture of the big cities and to the culture of Church work here in an urban setting. But now, I live no longer a stranger but a brother among the priest, the religious and the lay faithful. I really feel at home now with you. I gain a lot in physical weight, in wisdom and in experience working among you. I know that our fraternal and connection will continue if only there are internet connections where I will be.

Although they are not here physically present, I thank Cardinal Rosales and Cardinal Tagle for the privilege working by their side. Cardinal Tagle is still my boss because as Apostolic Vicariate, we are under the Congregation of the Evangelization of Peoples. I will miss the opportunity of working directly under Cardinal Advincula. But being my Metropolitan Archbishop, I am sure we, in Taytay will continue to get his care and his support.

I also thank Archbishop Brown, our Papal Nuncio for facilitating this appointment. If you go to Palawan, Archbishop and all of you, what you have said about experiencing the beauty of nature, you will get in Northern Palawan together with the simplicity of the faith of the people there.

I still don’t know when I would go there to Palawan. That depends on the readiness of the people and the priests there especially in this time of the pandemic. It is so difficult to gather the priests together, that in fact, when they make a retreat they come here to Manila because it is easier to come to Manila than to gather together in Taytay. We will just let you know when will be he installation in their place.

St. Joseph the Worker is a patron of the Apostolic Vicariate of Taytay. I entrust myself and my work to his protection and guidance. Thank you very much. (Photo by Maricar Santos/RCAM-AOC)

 

Message of Manila Auxiliary Bishop Broderick S. Pabillo for his appointment as Vicar Apostolic of Taytay, Province of Palawan

I thank the Holy Father, Pope Francis for his trust in entrusting to my care the Apostolic Vicariate of Taytay in Palawan. It is one of the youngest ecclesiastical jurisdictions within the Metropolitan of Manila, barely 19 years old and I would say, the poorest in terms of material resources as church. It is also …

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Pastoral Statement

My dear People of God in the Archdiocese of Manila:

After more than one year of being sede vacante, we rejoice in thanksgiving to God for the gift of a new shepherd to our local Church, His Eminence Jose F. Cardinal Advincula, who will be the 33rd Archbishop of Manila.  He comes to us with his episcopal motto, Audiam, I will listen, which is derived from the response of the young Samuel to the call of God, “speak, Lord, your servant is listening” (1 Sam 3:10).  As a listening shepherd, Cardinal Advincula invites us to be a listening Church, a community of faith that is always ready to heed and obey the will of God revealed to us in the Scriptures, in the teachings of the Church, in the liturgy and prayer, in the community, in the least of our brothers and sisters, in creation, and in our daily experiences.

The solemn installation of our new Archbishop will be on June 24, 2021, the solemnity of the birth of St. John the Baptist, at 8:30 in the morning, at the Manila Cathedral.  On this day, we also celebrate the 450th anniversary of the founding of the City of Manila and of the first parish in Manila that will later become the Manila Cathedral.

The following day, June 25, at 9:00 in the morning, Cardinal Advincula will preside at a Mass with the representatives of the laity and young people in the Archdiocese of Manila.  On June 26, at 5:00 in the afternoon, he will pray the Solemn Vespers (Evening Prayer) with the religious men and women.  And on June 27 morning, he will visit the community of Maricaban in Pasay City and celebrate Sunday Mass at the Mary, Comforter of the Afflicted Parish.

Because there are pandemic-related limitations on the capacity of churches these days, we invite you to join the live broadcast of these celebrations on the cable channels of TV Maria and on our Archdiocesan and parish social media pages.

I also invite you to a 9-day spiritual preparation from June 15 to June 23.  Let three elements mark this novena:

  • Prayer: Let us spend these days listening to God in prayer. In our Masses during the novena, we will use special Mass formularies in line with the theme for the day. We will also pray the Prayer of Thanksgiving for a New Archbishop after the Post-Communion Prayer of the Mass.  On the evening of June 23, we encourage all parishes and communities to spend an hour of prayer before the Blessed Sacrament and pray together for Cardinal Advincula.
  • Catechesis: Let us spend these days listening to the teachings of the Church. Let us study and reflect on the mystery of the Church, the role of the bishop, and the realities of the Archdiocese of Manila. Our Commission on Catechesis and Education is preparing short catechetical video presentations on these topics which we could show before our Masses.
  • Charity: Let us spend these days listening and responding to the cries of the poor. We ask all parishes to dedicate some days during the novena to organize activities that would promote charity and generosity, like feeding programs, distributing of food bags or gift certificates.  Caritas Manila will distribute gift certificates for 50,000 families (worth PhP 50 M) to the parishes.  Let this be a gift of Cardinal Advincula to our needy brethren in the Archdiocese.

I take this opportunity to thank all of you, especially our priests and lay leaders, for your collaboration and support during the 16 months that I was tasked to administer the Archdiocese.  Through prayer and hard work, we were able to carry out the Lord’s mission, especially during this challenging time of the Covid-19 pandemic.  With the coming of our new Archbishop, let us pledge to him our filial obedience and love.

 

Yours truly in Christ Jesus,

+ BRODERICK S. PABILLO
Apostolic Administrator of Manila

9 June 2021

 

PASTORAL INSTRUCTION “Your servant is listening” (1 Sam. 3:10)

My dear People of God in the Archdiocese of Manila: After more than one year of being sede vacante, we rejoice in thanksgiving to God for the gift of a new shepherd to our local Church, His Eminence Jose F. Cardinal Advincula, who will be the 33rd Archbishop of Manila.  He comes to us with …

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Pastoral Statement

It seems we can’t find what you’re looking for. Perhaps searching can help.

My dear People of God in the Archdiocese of Manila,

We are nearly 15 months into the Covid 19 Pandemic. While we are grateful for the scientific and medical progress being done to stop this pestilence, as a community of faith we unceasingly use the resources of our faith to call upon us heavenly help. Let us heed the powerful and trustworthy Word of God in the Scriptures. We hear God’s Word to Solomon:  “If I close heaven so that there is no rain, if I command the locust to devour the land, if I send pestilence among my people, if then my people, upon whom my name has been pronounced, humble themselves and pray, and seek my face and turn from their evil ways, I will hear them from heaven and pardon their sins and heal their land” (2 Chr. 7:13-14).

We have been praying since day one of the pandemic. But have we prayed enough? Have we really humbled ourselves? Do we strive to seek the will of God and be pleasing to him? Has each of us turned from our sins and begged for pardon? Let us set a date that we as an Archdiocese do this together.  So I invite you all to join in a day during which we implore God’s mercy on us. It will be on June 1, the beginning of the month of the Sacred Heart, and for us in the Archdiocese, the month that we will receive our new archbishop.

I invite all to join in a day of prayer and fasting. We can all do these in our homes and even in our offices and places of work. Because of the health protocols we cannot externally manifest this desire to humble ourselves. Let the priests, the spiritual leaders of your parishes, schools, and ministries, do this on behalf of the people while you join us online. At 8:30 am the priests will gather in Quiapo Church for a communal penitential service during which they can confess their sins to one another. We priests also admit our failures during this year of pandemic. We may not have been courageous enough in encouraging the flock, not creative enough in serving those in need, not prayerful enough for the sake of our people. We are sorry. We express this sorrow with a penitential walk from Quiapo Church to Sta. Cruz Church where we will together celebrate the Eucharist, praying for you, our people, for the needs of the country and the world in this time of pandemic. Please join us in humbling ourselves before God.

I invite all the priests to join in this very important action for the sake of our people. Let us do this in Spirit and in Truth.

In the afternoon all the parishes will celebrate Mass with the people pleading for forgiveness and healing of our land.

We heed this call of the prophet: “Between the porch and the altar let the priests weep, let the ministers of the LORD weep and say: ‘Spare your people, LORD!’”  (Joel 2:17).

 

Yours truly in Christ our Savior,

Bishop Broderick Pabillo
Apostolic Administrator of the Archdiocese of Manila
May 25, 2021

 

 

 

Pastoral Instruction: We humble ourselves before God

My dear People of God in the Archdiocese of Manila, We are nearly 15 months into the Covid 19 Pandemic. While we are grateful for the scientific and medical progress being done to stop this pestilence, as a community of faith we unceasingly use the resources of our faith to call upon us heavenly help. …

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Pastoral Statement

“May plano Siya sa bawat isa atin. Maging mabuting tupa tayo. Nakikinig ba tayo sa Kanya?”

As Catholics reflected on Good Shepherd Sunday on April 30, Taytay Apostolic Vicar Broderick Pabillo encouraged the faithful to listen to Jesus in their everyday lives.

In his homily, Bishop Pabillo reminded everyone that Jesus is always with His flock to guide them to the right path.

“Oo, si Hesus nga ang Mabuting Pastol na naghahanap sa atin at dinadala tayo sa mabuting pastulan. Pero dapat ding maging mabuting tupa tayo na nakikinig sa tinig ng ating Pastol at hindi sa basta sinu-sino lang upang hindi tayo malito. Si Jesus ay naparito upang gabayan tayo sa buhay na ganap at kaaya-aya. Hindi naman Siya namatay para sa atin at basta na lang tayo pababayaan. Namatay nga Siya upang dalhin tayo sa buhay na maayos at maligaya. Ayaw Niyang mawala tayo,” he said.

He elaborated that listening to Jesus entails Christians’ obedience to the faith and He has different ways for the faithful to listen to Him.

“Paano tayo nakikinig? Magdasal tayo. Akala natin ang panalangin ay ang pagsasalita sa Diyos upang Siya ay makinig sa atin.Hindi lang iyan! Ang mas malalim na dasal ay ang ating pakikiisa sa Diyos upang mapakinggan natin ang Kanyang sasabihin sa atin. Alam na ng Diyos ang ating pangangailangan. Mas alam pa nga Niya iyan kaysa ating sarili. Madalas hindi natin alam ang kanyang sasabihin sa atin o ang Kanyang ibibigay sa atin. Kaya sa ating pagdarasal, nagsasalita Siya sa atin, pinapaalam Niya sa atin ang Kanyang plano sa atin araw-araw. Ang isang malalim na pagdarasal ay ang pagsusuri sa ating budhi. Ang ating budhi o konsensiya ay ang maliit na tinig ng Diyos sa ating kalooban. Doon sinasabi Niya sa atin kung ano ang ating iiwasan at kung ano ang ating gagawin. Huwag tayo magbingi-bingihan sa tinig ng Diyos na nananawagan sa atin,” Bishop Pabillo stressed.

“Isang paraan din ng pakikinig sa tinig ng Diyos ay ang pagbabasa ng Bibliya o pakikinig sa mga nagpapahayag nito. Ugaliin sana natin na basahin at alamin ang Banal na Kasulatan. Ang aklat na ito ay tanda ng pagmamahal ng Diyos kaya palagi siyang nagsasalita sa atin. Buksan lang natin ang Bible at nandoon na ang Salita ng Diyos!” he added.

The head of Northern Palawan vicariate also pointed out that every sheep shall listen to the Good Shepherd as He seeks for His flock to realize the call of vocation.

“Tinatawag tayo – iyan iyong bokasyon.May tawag na pangkalahatan, para magkaisa tayo, para hindi tayo mapahamak. May tawag sa atin individually, kasi mahal niya tayo individually… May plano ang Diyos sa bawat isa sa atin at may gusto ang Diyos na dapat nating gawin araw-araw. Pinapaalam niya ang kanyang plano. Nagsasalita siya sa atin. Pakinggan natin ang kanyang panawagan,” Bishop Pabillo said. (Lem Leal Santiago/RCAM-AOC | File Photo of RCAM-AOC)

 

Bishop Pabillo urges Catholics to always abide by the Good Shepherd’s call

“May plano Siya sa bawat isa atin. Maging mabuting tupa tayo. Nakikinig ba tayo sa Kanya?” As Catholics reflected on Good Shepherd Sunday on April 30, Taytay Apostolic Vicar Broderick Pabillo encouraged the faithful to listen to Jesus in their everyday lives. In his homily, Bishop Pabillo reminded everyone that Jesus is always with His …

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Pastoral Statement

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

Third year into the COVID-19 pandemic and yet, Filipino families especially the poor and marginalized have yet to recover from massive unemployment and its immediate consequence—hunger and malnutrition.

Still, we continue to fulfill our mission of providing for the poor especially for the malnourished children so they may have a chance for better health and growth, and full participation in our society.

Pondo ng Pinoy Community Foundation Inc. is calling on your support in participating in the FAST2FEED fundraising campaign. “Fast Today And Feed A Child” — fast from a meal today, Ash Wednesday, and whatever savings you have from your small sacrifice may be donated to the Hapag-Asa Integrated Nutrition Program that has continued to provide food for over two million children across the nation since 2005. It only takes about ₱10 a day or ₱1,200 to continuously feed a child for six months.

Today, as we observe Ash Wednesday to mark the beginning of Lent, let us renew our commitment to a life of prayer, fasting, and charity, following the teaching of today’s gospel from Matthew 6:1-6,16-18: giving to the needy, praying, and fasting. Indeed, your small act of kindness—fasting from a meal today and giving to poor and hungry children will make a big difference to many Filipino families. “Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.”

May God continue to bless your generosity and charity.

(signed)
+ Jose F. Cardinal Advincula, D.D.
Chairman, Pondo ng Pinoy Community Foundation Inc.

 

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PASTORAL LETTER for ASH WEDNESDAY (March 2, 2022)

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Third year into the COVID-19 pandemic and yet, Filipino families especially the poor and marginalized have yet to recover from massive unemployment and its immediate consequence—hunger and malnutrition. Still, we continue to fulfill our mission of providing for the poor especially for the malnourished children so they may have …

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Pastoral Statement

I thank the Holy Father, Pope Francis for his trust in entrusting to my care the Apostolic Vicariate of Taytay in Palawan. It is one of the youngest ecclesiastical jurisdictions within the Metropolitan of Manila, barely 19 years old and I would say, the poorest in terms of material resources as church. It is also challenging in terms of the location of the Christian communities crossing mountains and seas to reach them. In a word, it is a mission territory.

I thank the Holy Father that in the near twilight of my life, I am still given a chance to work in a mission territory and to live poor among the poor, the fisher folks, the subsistence farmers and the indigenous peoples. It will be a totally different engagement than what I have been doing these fifteen years in the Archdiocese of Manila. As God is here in Manila, He is also there in Northern Palawan. This is the basis of my confidence. My saying yes to this assignment is my small way of living out the Missio Ad Gentes, our theme this year.

 

I take this opportunity to thank the Archdiocese of Manila for accepting me to work with you these years. I was a stranger and you accepted me. I was indeed a stranger to Manila when I first came here in 2006. A stranger to the culture of the big cities and to the culture of Church work here in an urban setting. But now, I live no longer a stranger but a brother among the priest, the religious and the lay faithful. I really feel at home now with you. I gain a lot in physical weight, in wisdom and in experience working among you. I know that our fraternal and connection will continue if only there are internet connections where I will be.

Although they are not here physically present, I thank Cardinal Rosales and Cardinal Tagle for the privilege working by their side. Cardinal Tagle is still my boss because as Apostolic Vicariate, we are under the Congregation of the Evangelization of Peoples. I will miss the opportunity of working directly under Cardinal Advincula. But being my Metropolitan Archbishop, I am sure we, in Taytay will continue to get his care and his support.

I also thank Archbishop Brown, our Papal Nuncio for facilitating this appointment. If you go to Palawan, Archbishop and all of you, what you have said about experiencing the beauty of nature, you will get in Northern Palawan together with the simplicity of the faith of the people there.

I still don’t know when I would go there to Palawan. That depends on the readiness of the people and the priests there especially in this time of the pandemic. It is so difficult to gather the priests together, that in fact, when they make a retreat they come here to Manila because it is easier to come to Manila than to gather together in Taytay. We will just let you know when will be he installation in their place.

St. Joseph the Worker is a patron of the Apostolic Vicariate of Taytay. I entrust myself and my work to his protection and guidance. Thank you very much. (Photo by Maricar Santos/RCAM-AOC)

 

Message of Manila Auxiliary Bishop Broderick S. Pabillo for his appointment as Vicar Apostolic of Taytay, Province of Palawan

I thank the Holy Father, Pope Francis for his trust in entrusting to my care the Apostolic Vicariate of Taytay in Palawan. It is one of the youngest ecclesiastical jurisdictions within the Metropolitan of Manila, barely 19 years old and I would say, the poorest in terms of material resources as church. It is also …

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Pastoral Statement

My dear People of God in the Archdiocese of Manila:

After more than one year of being sede vacante, we rejoice in thanksgiving to God for the gift of a new shepherd to our local Church, His Eminence Jose F. Cardinal Advincula, who will be the 33rd Archbishop of Manila.  He comes to us with his episcopal motto, Audiam, I will listen, which is derived from the response of the young Samuel to the call of God, “speak, Lord, your servant is listening” (1 Sam 3:10).  As a listening shepherd, Cardinal Advincula invites us to be a listening Church, a community of faith that is always ready to heed and obey the will of God revealed to us in the Scriptures, in the teachings of the Church, in the liturgy and prayer, in the community, in the least of our brothers and sisters, in creation, and in our daily experiences.

The solemn installation of our new Archbishop will be on June 24, 2021, the solemnity of the birth of St. John the Baptist, at 8:30 in the morning, at the Manila Cathedral.  On this day, we also celebrate the 450th anniversary of the founding of the City of Manila and of the first parish in Manila that will later become the Manila Cathedral.

The following day, June 25, at 9:00 in the morning, Cardinal Advincula will preside at a Mass with the representatives of the laity and young people in the Archdiocese of Manila.  On June 26, at 5:00 in the afternoon, he will pray the Solemn Vespers (Evening Prayer) with the religious men and women.  And on June 27 morning, he will visit the community of Maricaban in Pasay City and celebrate Sunday Mass at the Mary, Comforter of the Afflicted Parish.

Because there are pandemic-related limitations on the capacity of churches these days, we invite you to join the live broadcast of these celebrations on the cable channels of TV Maria and on our Archdiocesan and parish social media pages.

I also invite you to a 9-day spiritual preparation from June 15 to June 23.  Let three elements mark this novena:

  • Prayer: Let us spend these days listening to God in prayer. In our Masses during the novena, we will use special Mass formularies in line with the theme for the day. We will also pray the Prayer of Thanksgiving for a New Archbishop after the Post-Communion Prayer of the Mass.  On the evening of June 23, we encourage all parishes and communities to spend an hour of prayer before the Blessed Sacrament and pray together for Cardinal Advincula.
  • Catechesis: Let us spend these days listening to the teachings of the Church. Let us study and reflect on the mystery of the Church, the role of the bishop, and the realities of the Archdiocese of Manila. Our Commission on Catechesis and Education is preparing short catechetical video presentations on these topics which we could show before our Masses.
  • Charity: Let us spend these days listening and responding to the cries of the poor. We ask all parishes to dedicate some days during the novena to organize activities that would promote charity and generosity, like feeding programs, distributing of food bags or gift certificates.  Caritas Manila will distribute gift certificates for 50,000 families (worth PhP 50 M) to the parishes.  Let this be a gift of Cardinal Advincula to our needy brethren in the Archdiocese.

I take this opportunity to thank all of you, especially our priests and lay leaders, for your collaboration and support during the 16 months that I was tasked to administer the Archdiocese.  Through prayer and hard work, we were able to carry out the Lord’s mission, especially during this challenging time of the Covid-19 pandemic.  With the coming of our new Archbishop, let us pledge to him our filial obedience and love.

 

Yours truly in Christ Jesus,

+ BRODERICK S. PABILLO
Apostolic Administrator of Manila

9 June 2021

 

PASTORAL INSTRUCTION “Your servant is listening” (1 Sam. 3:10)

My dear People of God in the Archdiocese of Manila: After more than one year of being sede vacante, we rejoice in thanksgiving to God for the gift of a new shepherd to our local Church, His Eminence Jose F. Cardinal Advincula, who will be the 33rd Archbishop of Manila.  He comes to us with …

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Pastoral Statement

It seems we can’t find what you’re looking for. Perhaps searching can help.

My dear People of God in the Archdiocese of Manila,

We are nearly 15 months into the Covid 19 Pandemic. While we are grateful for the scientific and medical progress being done to stop this pestilence, as a community of faith we unceasingly use the resources of our faith to call upon us heavenly help. Let us heed the powerful and trustworthy Word of God in the Scriptures. We hear God’s Word to Solomon:  “If I close heaven so that there is no rain, if I command the locust to devour the land, if I send pestilence among my people, if then my people, upon whom my name has been pronounced, humble themselves and pray, and seek my face and turn from their evil ways, I will hear them from heaven and pardon their sins and heal their land” (2 Chr. 7:13-14).

We have been praying since day one of the pandemic. But have we prayed enough? Have we really humbled ourselves? Do we strive to seek the will of God and be pleasing to him? Has each of us turned from our sins and begged for pardon? Let us set a date that we as an Archdiocese do this together.  So I invite you all to join in a day during which we implore God’s mercy on us. It will be on June 1, the beginning of the month of the Sacred Heart, and for us in the Archdiocese, the month that we will receive our new archbishop.

I invite all to join in a day of prayer and fasting. We can all do these in our homes and even in our offices and places of work. Because of the health protocols we cannot externally manifest this desire to humble ourselves. Let the priests, the spiritual leaders of your parishes, schools, and ministries, do this on behalf of the people while you join us online. At 8:30 am the priests will gather in Quiapo Church for a communal penitential service during which they can confess their sins to one another. We priests also admit our failures during this year of pandemic. We may not have been courageous enough in encouraging the flock, not creative enough in serving those in need, not prayerful enough for the sake of our people. We are sorry. We express this sorrow with a penitential walk from Quiapo Church to Sta. Cruz Church where we will together celebrate the Eucharist, praying for you, our people, for the needs of the country and the world in this time of pandemic. Please join us in humbling ourselves before God.

I invite all the priests to join in this very important action for the sake of our people. Let us do this in Spirit and in Truth.

In the afternoon all the parishes will celebrate Mass with the people pleading for forgiveness and healing of our land.

We heed this call of the prophet: “Between the porch and the altar let the priests weep, let the ministers of the LORD weep and say: ‘Spare your people, LORD!’”  (Joel 2:17).

 

Yours truly in Christ our Savior,

Bishop Broderick Pabillo
Apostolic Administrator of the Archdiocese of Manila
May 25, 2021

 

 

 

Pastoral Instruction: We humble ourselves before God

My dear People of God in the Archdiocese of Manila, We are nearly 15 months into the Covid 19 Pandemic. While we are grateful for the scientific and medical progress being done to stop this pestilence, as a community of faith we unceasingly use the resources of our faith to call upon us heavenly help. …

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Pastoral Statement

“May plano Siya sa bawat isa atin. Maging mabuting tupa tayo. Nakikinig ba tayo sa Kanya?”

As Catholics reflected on Good Shepherd Sunday on April 30, Taytay Apostolic Vicar Broderick Pabillo encouraged the faithful to listen to Jesus in their everyday lives.

In his homily, Bishop Pabillo reminded everyone that Jesus is always with His flock to guide them to the right path.

“Oo, si Hesus nga ang Mabuting Pastol na naghahanap sa atin at dinadala tayo sa mabuting pastulan. Pero dapat ding maging mabuting tupa tayo na nakikinig sa tinig ng ating Pastol at hindi sa basta sinu-sino lang upang hindi tayo malito. Si Jesus ay naparito upang gabayan tayo sa buhay na ganap at kaaya-aya. Hindi naman Siya namatay para sa atin at basta na lang tayo pababayaan. Namatay nga Siya upang dalhin tayo sa buhay na maayos at maligaya. Ayaw Niyang mawala tayo,” he said.

He elaborated that listening to Jesus entails Christians’ obedience to the faith and He has different ways for the faithful to listen to Him.

“Paano tayo nakikinig? Magdasal tayo. Akala natin ang panalangin ay ang pagsasalita sa Diyos upang Siya ay makinig sa atin.Hindi lang iyan! Ang mas malalim na dasal ay ang ating pakikiisa sa Diyos upang mapakinggan natin ang Kanyang sasabihin sa atin. Alam na ng Diyos ang ating pangangailangan. Mas alam pa nga Niya iyan kaysa ating sarili. Madalas hindi natin alam ang kanyang sasabihin sa atin o ang Kanyang ibibigay sa atin. Kaya sa ating pagdarasal, nagsasalita Siya sa atin, pinapaalam Niya sa atin ang Kanyang plano sa atin araw-araw. Ang isang malalim na pagdarasal ay ang pagsusuri sa ating budhi. Ang ating budhi o konsensiya ay ang maliit na tinig ng Diyos sa ating kalooban. Doon sinasabi Niya sa atin kung ano ang ating iiwasan at kung ano ang ating gagawin. Huwag tayo magbingi-bingihan sa tinig ng Diyos na nananawagan sa atin,” Bishop Pabillo stressed.

“Isang paraan din ng pakikinig sa tinig ng Diyos ay ang pagbabasa ng Bibliya o pakikinig sa mga nagpapahayag nito. Ugaliin sana natin na basahin at alamin ang Banal na Kasulatan. Ang aklat na ito ay tanda ng pagmamahal ng Diyos kaya palagi siyang nagsasalita sa atin. Buksan lang natin ang Bible at nandoon na ang Salita ng Diyos!” he added.

The head of Northern Palawan vicariate also pointed out that every sheep shall listen to the Good Shepherd as He seeks for His flock to realize the call of vocation.

“Tinatawag tayo – iyan iyong bokasyon.May tawag na pangkalahatan, para magkaisa tayo, para hindi tayo mapahamak. May tawag sa atin individually, kasi mahal niya tayo individually… May plano ang Diyos sa bawat isa sa atin at may gusto ang Diyos na dapat nating gawin araw-araw. Pinapaalam niya ang kanyang plano. Nagsasalita siya sa atin. Pakinggan natin ang kanyang panawagan,” Bishop Pabillo said. (Lem Leal Santiago/RCAM-AOC | File Photo of RCAM-AOC)

 

Bishop Pabillo urges Catholics to always abide by the Good Shepherd’s call

“May plano Siya sa bawat isa atin. Maging mabuting tupa tayo. Nakikinig ba tayo sa Kanya?” As Catholics reflected on Good Shepherd Sunday on April 30, Taytay Apostolic Vicar Broderick Pabillo encouraged the faithful to listen to Jesus in their everyday lives. In his homily, Bishop Pabillo reminded everyone that Jesus is always with His …

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Pastoral Statement

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

Third year into the COVID-19 pandemic and yet, Filipino families especially the poor and marginalized have yet to recover from massive unemployment and its immediate consequence—hunger and malnutrition.

Still, we continue to fulfill our mission of providing for the poor especially for the malnourished children so they may have a chance for better health and growth, and full participation in our society.

Pondo ng Pinoy Community Foundation Inc. is calling on your support in participating in the FAST2FEED fundraising campaign. “Fast Today And Feed A Child” — fast from a meal today, Ash Wednesday, and whatever savings you have from your small sacrifice may be donated to the Hapag-Asa Integrated Nutrition Program that has continued to provide food for over two million children across the nation since 2005. It only takes about ₱10 a day or ₱1,200 to continuously feed a child for six months.

Today, as we observe Ash Wednesday to mark the beginning of Lent, let us renew our commitment to a life of prayer, fasting, and charity, following the teaching of today’s gospel from Matthew 6:1-6,16-18: giving to the needy, praying, and fasting. Indeed, your small act of kindness—fasting from a meal today and giving to poor and hungry children will make a big difference to many Filipino families. “Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.”

May God continue to bless your generosity and charity.

(signed)
+ Jose F. Cardinal Advincula, D.D.
Chairman, Pondo ng Pinoy Community Foundation Inc.

 

Related Article:
Cardinal Advincula urges faithful to pray, fast and do acts of charity this Lenten Season

 

 

PASTORAL LETTER for ASH WEDNESDAY (March 2, 2022)

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Third year into the COVID-19 pandemic and yet, Filipino families especially the poor and marginalized have yet to recover from massive unemployment and its immediate consequence—hunger and malnutrition. Still, we continue to fulfill our mission of providing for the poor especially for the malnourished children so they may have …

PASTORAL LETTER for ASH WEDNESDAY (March 2, 2022) Read More »

Pastoral Statement

I thank the Holy Father, Pope Francis for his trust in entrusting to my care the Apostolic Vicariate of Taytay in Palawan. It is one of the youngest ecclesiastical jurisdictions within the Metropolitan of Manila, barely 19 years old and I would say, the poorest in terms of material resources as church. It is also challenging in terms of the location of the Christian communities crossing mountains and seas to reach them. In a word, it is a mission territory.

I thank the Holy Father that in the near twilight of my life, I am still given a chance to work in a mission territory and to live poor among the poor, the fisher folks, the subsistence farmers and the indigenous peoples. It will be a totally different engagement than what I have been doing these fifteen years in the Archdiocese of Manila. As God is here in Manila, He is also there in Northern Palawan. This is the basis of my confidence. My saying yes to this assignment is my small way of living out the Missio Ad Gentes, our theme this year.

 

I take this opportunity to thank the Archdiocese of Manila for accepting me to work with you these years. I was a stranger and you accepted me. I was indeed a stranger to Manila when I first came here in 2006. A stranger to the culture of the big cities and to the culture of Church work here in an urban setting. But now, I live no longer a stranger but a brother among the priest, the religious and the lay faithful. I really feel at home now with you. I gain a lot in physical weight, in wisdom and in experience working among you. I know that our fraternal and connection will continue if only there are internet connections where I will be.

Although they are not here physically present, I thank Cardinal Rosales and Cardinal Tagle for the privilege working by their side. Cardinal Tagle is still my boss because as Apostolic Vicariate, we are under the Congregation of the Evangelization of Peoples. I will miss the opportunity of working directly under Cardinal Advincula. But being my Metropolitan Archbishop, I am sure we, in Taytay will continue to get his care and his support.

I also thank Archbishop Brown, our Papal Nuncio for facilitating this appointment. If you go to Palawan, Archbishop and all of you, what you have said about experiencing the beauty of nature, you will get in Northern Palawan together with the simplicity of the faith of the people there.

I still don’t know when I would go there to Palawan. That depends on the readiness of the people and the priests there especially in this time of the pandemic. It is so difficult to gather the priests together, that in fact, when they make a retreat they come here to Manila because it is easier to come to Manila than to gather together in Taytay. We will just let you know when will be he installation in their place.

St. Joseph the Worker is a patron of the Apostolic Vicariate of Taytay. I entrust myself and my work to his protection and guidance. Thank you very much. (Photo by Maricar Santos/RCAM-AOC)

 

Message of Manila Auxiliary Bishop Broderick S. Pabillo for his appointment as Vicar Apostolic of Taytay, Province of Palawan

I thank the Holy Father, Pope Francis for his trust in entrusting to my care the Apostolic Vicariate of Taytay in Palawan. It is one of the youngest ecclesiastical jurisdictions within the Metropolitan of Manila, barely 19 years old and I would say, the poorest in terms of material resources as church. It is also …

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Pastoral Statement

My dear People of God in the Archdiocese of Manila:

After more than one year of being sede vacante, we rejoice in thanksgiving to God for the gift of a new shepherd to our local Church, His Eminence Jose F. Cardinal Advincula, who will be the 33rd Archbishop of Manila.  He comes to us with his episcopal motto, Audiam, I will listen, which is derived from the response of the young Samuel to the call of God, “speak, Lord, your servant is listening” (1 Sam 3:10).  As a listening shepherd, Cardinal Advincula invites us to be a listening Church, a community of faith that is always ready to heed and obey the will of God revealed to us in the Scriptures, in the teachings of the Church, in the liturgy and prayer, in the community, in the least of our brothers and sisters, in creation, and in our daily experiences.

The solemn installation of our new Archbishop will be on June 24, 2021, the solemnity of the birth of St. John the Baptist, at 8:30 in the morning, at the Manila Cathedral.  On this day, we also celebrate the 450th anniversary of the founding of the City of Manila and of the first parish in Manila that will later become the Manila Cathedral.

The following day, June 25, at 9:00 in the morning, Cardinal Advincula will preside at a Mass with the representatives of the laity and young people in the Archdiocese of Manila.  On June 26, at 5:00 in the afternoon, he will pray the Solemn Vespers (Evening Prayer) with the religious men and women.  And on June 27 morning, he will visit the community of Maricaban in Pasay City and celebrate Sunday Mass at the Mary, Comforter of the Afflicted Parish.

Because there are pandemic-related limitations on the capacity of churches these days, we invite you to join the live broadcast of these celebrations on the cable channels of TV Maria and on our Archdiocesan and parish social media pages.

I also invite you to a 9-day spiritual preparation from June 15 to June 23.  Let three elements mark this novena:

  • Prayer: Let us spend these days listening to God in prayer. In our Masses during the novena, we will use special Mass formularies in line with the theme for the day. We will also pray the Prayer of Thanksgiving for a New Archbishop after the Post-Communion Prayer of the Mass.  On the evening of June 23, we encourage all parishes and communities to spend an hour of prayer before the Blessed Sacrament and pray together for Cardinal Advincula.
  • Catechesis: Let us spend these days listening to the teachings of the Church. Let us study and reflect on the mystery of the Church, the role of the bishop, and the realities of the Archdiocese of Manila. Our Commission on Catechesis and Education is preparing short catechetical video presentations on these topics which we could show before our Masses.
  • Charity: Let us spend these days listening and responding to the cries of the poor. We ask all parishes to dedicate some days during the novena to organize activities that would promote charity and generosity, like feeding programs, distributing of food bags or gift certificates.  Caritas Manila will distribute gift certificates for 50,000 families (worth PhP 50 M) to the parishes.  Let this be a gift of Cardinal Advincula to our needy brethren in the Archdiocese.

I take this opportunity to thank all of you, especially our priests and lay leaders, for your collaboration and support during the 16 months that I was tasked to administer the Archdiocese.  Through prayer and hard work, we were able to carry out the Lord’s mission, especially during this challenging time of the Covid-19 pandemic.  With the coming of our new Archbishop, let us pledge to him our filial obedience and love.

 

Yours truly in Christ Jesus,

+ BRODERICK S. PABILLO
Apostolic Administrator of Manila

9 June 2021

 

PASTORAL INSTRUCTION “Your servant is listening” (1 Sam. 3:10)

My dear People of God in the Archdiocese of Manila: After more than one year of being sede vacante, we rejoice in thanksgiving to God for the gift of a new shepherd to our local Church, His Eminence Jose F. Cardinal Advincula, who will be the 33rd Archbishop of Manila.  He comes to us with …

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Pastoral Statement

It seems we can’t find what you’re looking for. Perhaps searching can help.

My dear People of God in the Archdiocese of Manila,

We are nearly 15 months into the Covid 19 Pandemic. While we are grateful for the scientific and medical progress being done to stop this pestilence, as a community of faith we unceasingly use the resources of our faith to call upon us heavenly help. Let us heed the powerful and trustworthy Word of God in the Scriptures. We hear God’s Word to Solomon:  “If I close heaven so that there is no rain, if I command the locust to devour the land, if I send pestilence among my people, if then my people, upon whom my name has been pronounced, humble themselves and pray, and seek my face and turn from their evil ways, I will hear them from heaven and pardon their sins and heal their land” (2 Chr. 7:13-14).

We have been praying since day one of the pandemic. But have we prayed enough? Have we really humbled ourselves? Do we strive to seek the will of God and be pleasing to him? Has each of us turned from our sins and begged for pardon? Let us set a date that we as an Archdiocese do this together.  So I invite you all to join in a day during which we implore God’s mercy on us. It will be on June 1, the beginning of the month of the Sacred Heart, and for us in the Archdiocese, the month that we will receive our new archbishop.

I invite all to join in a day of prayer and fasting. We can all do these in our homes and even in our offices and places of work. Because of the health protocols we cannot externally manifest this desire to humble ourselves. Let the priests, the spiritual leaders of your parishes, schools, and ministries, do this on behalf of the people while you join us online. At 8:30 am the priests will gather in Quiapo Church for a communal penitential service during which they can confess their sins to one another. We priests also admit our failures during this year of pandemic. We may not have been courageous enough in encouraging the flock, not creative enough in serving those in need, not prayerful enough for the sake of our people. We are sorry. We express this sorrow with a penitential walk from Quiapo Church to Sta. Cruz Church where we will together celebrate the Eucharist, praying for you, our people, for the needs of the country and the world in this time of pandemic. Please join us in humbling ourselves before God.

I invite all the priests to join in this very important action for the sake of our people. Let us do this in Spirit and in Truth.

In the afternoon all the parishes will celebrate Mass with the people pleading for forgiveness and healing of our land.

We heed this call of the prophet: “Between the porch and the altar let the priests weep, let the ministers of the LORD weep and say: ‘Spare your people, LORD!’”  (Joel 2:17).

 

Yours truly in Christ our Savior,

Bishop Broderick Pabillo
Apostolic Administrator of the Archdiocese of Manila
May 25, 2021

 

 

 

Pastoral Instruction: We humble ourselves before God

My dear People of God in the Archdiocese of Manila, We are nearly 15 months into the Covid 19 Pandemic. While we are grateful for the scientific and medical progress being done to stop this pestilence, as a community of faith we unceasingly use the resources of our faith to call upon us heavenly help. …

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Pastoral Statement

“May plano Siya sa bawat isa atin. Maging mabuting tupa tayo. Nakikinig ba tayo sa Kanya?”

As Catholics reflected on Good Shepherd Sunday on April 30, Taytay Apostolic Vicar Broderick Pabillo encouraged the faithful to listen to Jesus in their everyday lives.

In his homily, Bishop Pabillo reminded everyone that Jesus is always with His flock to guide them to the right path.

“Oo, si Hesus nga ang Mabuting Pastol na naghahanap sa atin at dinadala tayo sa mabuting pastulan. Pero dapat ding maging mabuting tupa tayo na nakikinig sa tinig ng ating Pastol at hindi sa basta sinu-sino lang upang hindi tayo malito. Si Jesus ay naparito upang gabayan tayo sa buhay na ganap at kaaya-aya. Hindi naman Siya namatay para sa atin at basta na lang tayo pababayaan. Namatay nga Siya upang dalhin tayo sa buhay na maayos at maligaya. Ayaw Niyang mawala tayo,” he said.

He elaborated that listening to Jesus entails Christians’ obedience to the faith and He has different ways for the faithful to listen to Him.

“Paano tayo nakikinig? Magdasal tayo. Akala natin ang panalangin ay ang pagsasalita sa Diyos upang Siya ay makinig sa atin.Hindi lang iyan! Ang mas malalim na dasal ay ang ating pakikiisa sa Diyos upang mapakinggan natin ang Kanyang sasabihin sa atin. Alam na ng Diyos ang ating pangangailangan. Mas alam pa nga Niya iyan kaysa ating sarili. Madalas hindi natin alam ang kanyang sasabihin sa atin o ang Kanyang ibibigay sa atin. Kaya sa ating pagdarasal, nagsasalita Siya sa atin, pinapaalam Niya sa atin ang Kanyang plano sa atin araw-araw. Ang isang malalim na pagdarasal ay ang pagsusuri sa ating budhi. Ang ating budhi o konsensiya ay ang maliit na tinig ng Diyos sa ating kalooban. Doon sinasabi Niya sa atin kung ano ang ating iiwasan at kung ano ang ating gagawin. Huwag tayo magbingi-bingihan sa tinig ng Diyos na nananawagan sa atin,” Bishop Pabillo stressed.

“Isang paraan din ng pakikinig sa tinig ng Diyos ay ang pagbabasa ng Bibliya o pakikinig sa mga nagpapahayag nito. Ugaliin sana natin na basahin at alamin ang Banal na Kasulatan. Ang aklat na ito ay tanda ng pagmamahal ng Diyos kaya palagi siyang nagsasalita sa atin. Buksan lang natin ang Bible at nandoon na ang Salita ng Diyos!” he added.

The head of Northern Palawan vicariate also pointed out that every sheep shall listen to the Good Shepherd as He seeks for His flock to realize the call of vocation.

“Tinatawag tayo – iyan iyong bokasyon.May tawag na pangkalahatan, para magkaisa tayo, para hindi tayo mapahamak. May tawag sa atin individually, kasi mahal niya tayo individually… May plano ang Diyos sa bawat isa sa atin at may gusto ang Diyos na dapat nating gawin araw-araw. Pinapaalam niya ang kanyang plano. Nagsasalita siya sa atin. Pakinggan natin ang kanyang panawagan,” Bishop Pabillo said. (Lem Leal Santiago/RCAM-AOC | File Photo of RCAM-AOC)

 

Bishop Pabillo urges Catholics to always abide by the Good Shepherd’s call

“May plano Siya sa bawat isa atin. Maging mabuting tupa tayo. Nakikinig ba tayo sa Kanya?” As Catholics reflected on Good Shepherd Sunday on April 30, Taytay Apostolic Vicar Broderick Pabillo encouraged the faithful to listen to Jesus in their everyday lives. In his homily, Bishop Pabillo reminded everyone that Jesus is always with His …

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Pastoral Statement

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

Third year into the COVID-19 pandemic and yet, Filipino families especially the poor and marginalized have yet to recover from massive unemployment and its immediate consequence—hunger and malnutrition.

Still, we continue to fulfill our mission of providing for the poor especially for the malnourished children so they may have a chance for better health and growth, and full participation in our society.

Pondo ng Pinoy Community Foundation Inc. is calling on your support in participating in the FAST2FEED fundraising campaign. “Fast Today And Feed A Child” — fast from a meal today, Ash Wednesday, and whatever savings you have from your small sacrifice may be donated to the Hapag-Asa Integrated Nutrition Program that has continued to provide food for over two million children across the nation since 2005. It only takes about ₱10 a day or ₱1,200 to continuously feed a child for six months.

Today, as we observe Ash Wednesday to mark the beginning of Lent, let us renew our commitment to a life of prayer, fasting, and charity, following the teaching of today’s gospel from Matthew 6:1-6,16-18: giving to the needy, praying, and fasting. Indeed, your small act of kindness—fasting from a meal today and giving to poor and hungry children will make a big difference to many Filipino families. “Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.”

May God continue to bless your generosity and charity.

(signed)
+ Jose F. Cardinal Advincula, D.D.
Chairman, Pondo ng Pinoy Community Foundation Inc.

 

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PASTORAL LETTER for ASH WEDNESDAY (March 2, 2022)

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Third year into the COVID-19 pandemic and yet, Filipino families especially the poor and marginalized have yet to recover from massive unemployment and its immediate consequence—hunger and malnutrition. Still, we continue to fulfill our mission of providing for the poor especially for the malnourished children so they may have …

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Pastoral Statement

I thank the Holy Father, Pope Francis for his trust in entrusting to my care the Apostolic Vicariate of Taytay in Palawan. It is one of the youngest ecclesiastical jurisdictions within the Metropolitan of Manila, barely 19 years old and I would say, the poorest in terms of material resources as church. It is also challenging in terms of the location of the Christian communities crossing mountains and seas to reach them. In a word, it is a mission territory.

I thank the Holy Father that in the near twilight of my life, I am still given a chance to work in a mission territory and to live poor among the poor, the fisher folks, the subsistence farmers and the indigenous peoples. It will be a totally different engagement than what I have been doing these fifteen years in the Archdiocese of Manila. As God is here in Manila, He is also there in Northern Palawan. This is the basis of my confidence. My saying yes to this assignment is my small way of living out the Missio Ad Gentes, our theme this year.

 

I take this opportunity to thank the Archdiocese of Manila for accepting me to work with you these years. I was a stranger and you accepted me. I was indeed a stranger to Manila when I first came here in 2006. A stranger to the culture of the big cities and to the culture of Church work here in an urban setting. But now, I live no longer a stranger but a brother among the priest, the religious and the lay faithful. I really feel at home now with you. I gain a lot in physical weight, in wisdom and in experience working among you. I know that our fraternal and connection will continue if only there are internet connections where I will be.

Although they are not here physically present, I thank Cardinal Rosales and Cardinal Tagle for the privilege working by their side. Cardinal Tagle is still my boss because as Apostolic Vicariate, we are under the Congregation of the Evangelization of Peoples. I will miss the opportunity of working directly under Cardinal Advincula. But being my Metropolitan Archbishop, I am sure we, in Taytay will continue to get his care and his support.

I also thank Archbishop Brown, our Papal Nuncio for facilitating this appointment. If you go to Palawan, Archbishop and all of you, what you have said about experiencing the beauty of nature, you will get in Northern Palawan together with the simplicity of the faith of the people there.

I still don’t know when I would go there to Palawan. That depends on the readiness of the people and the priests there especially in this time of the pandemic. It is so difficult to gather the priests together, that in fact, when they make a retreat they come here to Manila because it is easier to come to Manila than to gather together in Taytay. We will just let you know when will be he installation in their place.

St. Joseph the Worker is a patron of the Apostolic Vicariate of Taytay. I entrust myself and my work to his protection and guidance. Thank you very much. (Photo by Maricar Santos/RCAM-AOC)

 

Message of Manila Auxiliary Bishop Broderick S. Pabillo for his appointment as Vicar Apostolic of Taytay, Province of Palawan

I thank the Holy Father, Pope Francis for his trust in entrusting to my care the Apostolic Vicariate of Taytay in Palawan. It is one of the youngest ecclesiastical jurisdictions within the Metropolitan of Manila, barely 19 years old and I would say, the poorest in terms of material resources as church. It is also …

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Pastoral Statement

My dear People of God in the Archdiocese of Manila:

After more than one year of being sede vacante, we rejoice in thanksgiving to God for the gift of a new shepherd to our local Church, His Eminence Jose F. Cardinal Advincula, who will be the 33rd Archbishop of Manila.  He comes to us with his episcopal motto, Audiam, I will listen, which is derived from the response of the young Samuel to the call of God, “speak, Lord, your servant is listening” (1 Sam 3:10).  As a listening shepherd, Cardinal Advincula invites us to be a listening Church, a community of faith that is always ready to heed and obey the will of God revealed to us in the Scriptures, in the teachings of the Church, in the liturgy and prayer, in the community, in the least of our brothers and sisters, in creation, and in our daily experiences.

The solemn installation of our new Archbishop will be on June 24, 2021, the solemnity of the birth of St. John the Baptist, at 8:30 in the morning, at the Manila Cathedral.  On this day, we also celebrate the 450th anniversary of the founding of the City of Manila and of the first parish in Manila that will later become the Manila Cathedral.

The following day, June 25, at 9:00 in the morning, Cardinal Advincula will preside at a Mass with the representatives of the laity and young people in the Archdiocese of Manila.  On June 26, at 5:00 in the afternoon, he will pray the Solemn Vespers (Evening Prayer) with the religious men and women.  And on June 27 morning, he will visit the community of Maricaban in Pasay City and celebrate Sunday Mass at the Mary, Comforter of the Afflicted Parish.

Because there are pandemic-related limitations on the capacity of churches these days, we invite you to join the live broadcast of these celebrations on the cable channels of TV Maria and on our Archdiocesan and parish social media pages.

I also invite you to a 9-day spiritual preparation from June 15 to June 23.  Let three elements mark this novena:

  • Prayer: Let us spend these days listening to God in prayer. In our Masses during the novena, we will use special Mass formularies in line with the theme for the day. We will also pray the Prayer of Thanksgiving for a New Archbishop after the Post-Communion Prayer of the Mass.  On the evening of June 23, we encourage all parishes and communities to spend an hour of prayer before the Blessed Sacrament and pray together for Cardinal Advincula.
  • Catechesis: Let us spend these days listening to the teachings of the Church. Let us study and reflect on the mystery of the Church, the role of the bishop, and the realities of the Archdiocese of Manila. Our Commission on Catechesis and Education is preparing short catechetical video presentations on these topics which we could show before our Masses.
  • Charity: Let us spend these days listening and responding to the cries of the poor. We ask all parishes to dedicate some days during the novena to organize activities that would promote charity and generosity, like feeding programs, distributing of food bags or gift certificates.  Caritas Manila will distribute gift certificates for 50,000 families (worth PhP 50 M) to the parishes.  Let this be a gift of Cardinal Advincula to our needy brethren in the Archdiocese.

I take this opportunity to thank all of you, especially our priests and lay leaders, for your collaboration and support during the 16 months that I was tasked to administer the Archdiocese.  Through prayer and hard work, we were able to carry out the Lord’s mission, especially during this challenging time of the Covid-19 pandemic.  With the coming of our new Archbishop, let us pledge to him our filial obedience and love.

 

Yours truly in Christ Jesus,

+ BRODERICK S. PABILLO
Apostolic Administrator of Manila

9 June 2021

 

PASTORAL INSTRUCTION “Your servant is listening” (1 Sam. 3:10)

My dear People of God in the Archdiocese of Manila: After more than one year of being sede vacante, we rejoice in thanksgiving to God for the gift of a new shepherd to our local Church, His Eminence Jose F. Cardinal Advincula, who will be the 33rd Archbishop of Manila.  He comes to us with …

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Pastoral Statement

It seems we can’t find what you’re looking for. Perhaps searching can help.

My dear People of God in the Archdiocese of Manila,

We are nearly 15 months into the Covid 19 Pandemic. While we are grateful for the scientific and medical progress being done to stop this pestilence, as a community of faith we unceasingly use the resources of our faith to call upon us heavenly help. Let us heed the powerful and trustworthy Word of God in the Scriptures. We hear God’s Word to Solomon:  “If I close heaven so that there is no rain, if I command the locust to devour the land, if I send pestilence among my people, if then my people, upon whom my name has been pronounced, humble themselves and pray, and seek my face and turn from their evil ways, I will hear them from heaven and pardon their sins and heal their land” (2 Chr. 7:13-14).

We have been praying since day one of the pandemic. But have we prayed enough? Have we really humbled ourselves? Do we strive to seek the will of God and be pleasing to him? Has each of us turned from our sins and begged for pardon? Let us set a date that we as an Archdiocese do this together.  So I invite you all to join in a day during which we implore God’s mercy on us. It will be on June 1, the beginning of the month of the Sacred Heart, and for us in the Archdiocese, the month that we will receive our new archbishop.

I invite all to join in a day of prayer and fasting. We can all do these in our homes and even in our offices and places of work. Because of the health protocols we cannot externally manifest this desire to humble ourselves. Let the priests, the spiritual leaders of your parishes, schools, and ministries, do this on behalf of the people while you join us online. At 8:30 am the priests will gather in Quiapo Church for a communal penitential service during which they can confess their sins to one another. We priests also admit our failures during this year of pandemic. We may not have been courageous enough in encouraging the flock, not creative enough in serving those in need, not prayerful enough for the sake of our people. We are sorry. We express this sorrow with a penitential walk from Quiapo Church to Sta. Cruz Church where we will together celebrate the Eucharist, praying for you, our people, for the needs of the country and the world in this time of pandemic. Please join us in humbling ourselves before God.

I invite all the priests to join in this very important action for the sake of our people. Let us do this in Spirit and in Truth.

In the afternoon all the parishes will celebrate Mass with the people pleading for forgiveness and healing of our land.

We heed this call of the prophet: “Between the porch and the altar let the priests weep, let the ministers of the LORD weep and say: ‘Spare your people, LORD!’”  (Joel 2:17).

 

Yours truly in Christ our Savior,

Bishop Broderick Pabillo
Apostolic Administrator of the Archdiocese of Manila
May 25, 2021

 

 

 

Pastoral Instruction: We humble ourselves before God

My dear People of God in the Archdiocese of Manila, We are nearly 15 months into the Covid 19 Pandemic. While we are grateful for the scientific and medical progress being done to stop this pestilence, as a community of faith we unceasingly use the resources of our faith to call upon us heavenly help. …

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Pastoral Statement

“May plano Siya sa bawat isa atin. Maging mabuting tupa tayo. Nakikinig ba tayo sa Kanya?”

As Catholics reflected on Good Shepherd Sunday on April 30, Taytay Apostolic Vicar Broderick Pabillo encouraged the faithful to listen to Jesus in their everyday lives.

In his homily, Bishop Pabillo reminded everyone that Jesus is always with His flock to guide them to the right path.

“Oo, si Hesus nga ang Mabuting Pastol na naghahanap sa atin at dinadala tayo sa mabuting pastulan. Pero dapat ding maging mabuting tupa tayo na nakikinig sa tinig ng ating Pastol at hindi sa basta sinu-sino lang upang hindi tayo malito. Si Jesus ay naparito upang gabayan tayo sa buhay na ganap at kaaya-aya. Hindi naman Siya namatay para sa atin at basta na lang tayo pababayaan. Namatay nga Siya upang dalhin tayo sa buhay na maayos at maligaya. Ayaw Niyang mawala tayo,” he said.

He elaborated that listening to Jesus entails Christians’ obedience to the faith and He has different ways for the faithful to listen to Him.

“Paano tayo nakikinig? Magdasal tayo. Akala natin ang panalangin ay ang pagsasalita sa Diyos upang Siya ay makinig sa atin.Hindi lang iyan! Ang mas malalim na dasal ay ang ating pakikiisa sa Diyos upang mapakinggan natin ang Kanyang sasabihin sa atin. Alam na ng Diyos ang ating pangangailangan. Mas alam pa nga Niya iyan kaysa ating sarili. Madalas hindi natin alam ang kanyang sasabihin sa atin o ang Kanyang ibibigay sa atin. Kaya sa ating pagdarasal, nagsasalita Siya sa atin, pinapaalam Niya sa atin ang Kanyang plano sa atin araw-araw. Ang isang malalim na pagdarasal ay ang pagsusuri sa ating budhi. Ang ating budhi o konsensiya ay ang maliit na tinig ng Diyos sa ating kalooban. Doon sinasabi Niya sa atin kung ano ang ating iiwasan at kung ano ang ating gagawin. Huwag tayo magbingi-bingihan sa tinig ng Diyos na nananawagan sa atin,” Bishop Pabillo stressed.

“Isang paraan din ng pakikinig sa tinig ng Diyos ay ang pagbabasa ng Bibliya o pakikinig sa mga nagpapahayag nito. Ugaliin sana natin na basahin at alamin ang Banal na Kasulatan. Ang aklat na ito ay tanda ng pagmamahal ng Diyos kaya palagi siyang nagsasalita sa atin. Buksan lang natin ang Bible at nandoon na ang Salita ng Diyos!” he added.

The head of Northern Palawan vicariate also pointed out that every sheep shall listen to the Good Shepherd as He seeks for His flock to realize the call of vocation.

“Tinatawag tayo – iyan iyong bokasyon.May tawag na pangkalahatan, para magkaisa tayo, para hindi tayo mapahamak. May tawag sa atin individually, kasi mahal niya tayo individually… May plano ang Diyos sa bawat isa sa atin at may gusto ang Diyos na dapat nating gawin araw-araw. Pinapaalam niya ang kanyang plano. Nagsasalita siya sa atin. Pakinggan natin ang kanyang panawagan,” Bishop Pabillo said. (Lem Leal Santiago/RCAM-AOC | File Photo of RCAM-AOC)

 

Bishop Pabillo urges Catholics to always abide by the Good Shepherd’s call

“May plano Siya sa bawat isa atin. Maging mabuting tupa tayo. Nakikinig ba tayo sa Kanya?” As Catholics reflected on Good Shepherd Sunday on April 30, Taytay Apostolic Vicar Broderick Pabillo encouraged the faithful to listen to Jesus in their everyday lives. In his homily, Bishop Pabillo reminded everyone that Jesus is always with His …

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Pastoral Statement

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

Third year into the COVID-19 pandemic and yet, Filipino families especially the poor and marginalized have yet to recover from massive unemployment and its immediate consequence—hunger and malnutrition.

Still, we continue to fulfill our mission of providing for the poor especially for the malnourished children so they may have a chance for better health and growth, and full participation in our society.

Pondo ng Pinoy Community Foundation Inc. is calling on your support in participating in the FAST2FEED fundraising campaign. “Fast Today And Feed A Child” — fast from a meal today, Ash Wednesday, and whatever savings you have from your small sacrifice may be donated to the Hapag-Asa Integrated Nutrition Program that has continued to provide food for over two million children across the nation since 2005. It only takes about ₱10 a day or ₱1,200 to continuously feed a child for six months.

Today, as we observe Ash Wednesday to mark the beginning of Lent, let us renew our commitment to a life of prayer, fasting, and charity, following the teaching of today’s gospel from Matthew 6:1-6,16-18: giving to the needy, praying, and fasting. Indeed, your small act of kindness—fasting from a meal today and giving to poor and hungry children will make a big difference to many Filipino families. “Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.”

May God continue to bless your generosity and charity.

(signed)
+ Jose F. Cardinal Advincula, D.D.
Chairman, Pondo ng Pinoy Community Foundation Inc.

 

Related Article:
Cardinal Advincula urges faithful to pray, fast and do acts of charity this Lenten Season

 

 

PASTORAL LETTER for ASH WEDNESDAY (March 2, 2022)

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Third year into the COVID-19 pandemic and yet, Filipino families especially the poor and marginalized have yet to recover from massive unemployment and its immediate consequence—hunger and malnutrition. Still, we continue to fulfill our mission of providing for the poor especially for the malnourished children so they may have …

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Pastoral Statement

I thank the Holy Father, Pope Francis for his trust in entrusting to my care the Apostolic Vicariate of Taytay in Palawan. It is one of the youngest ecclesiastical jurisdictions within the Metropolitan of Manila, barely 19 years old and I would say, the poorest in terms of material resources as church. It is also challenging in terms of the location of the Christian communities crossing mountains and seas to reach them. In a word, it is a mission territory.

I thank the Holy Father that in the near twilight of my life, I am still given a chance to work in a mission territory and to live poor among the poor, the fisher folks, the subsistence farmers and the indigenous peoples. It will be a totally different engagement than what I have been doing these fifteen years in the Archdiocese of Manila. As God is here in Manila, He is also there in Northern Palawan. This is the basis of my confidence. My saying yes to this assignment is my small way of living out the Missio Ad Gentes, our theme this year.

 

I take this opportunity to thank the Archdiocese of Manila for accepting me to work with you these years. I was a stranger and you accepted me. I was indeed a stranger to Manila when I first came here in 2006. A stranger to the culture of the big cities and to the culture of Church work here in an urban setting. But now, I live no longer a stranger but a brother among the priest, the religious and the lay faithful. I really feel at home now with you. I gain a lot in physical weight, in wisdom and in experience working among you. I know that our fraternal and connection will continue if only there are internet connections where I will be.

Although they are not here physically present, I thank Cardinal Rosales and Cardinal Tagle for the privilege working by their side. Cardinal Tagle is still my boss because as Apostolic Vicariate, we are under the Congregation of the Evangelization of Peoples. I will miss the opportunity of working directly under Cardinal Advincula. But being my Metropolitan Archbishop, I am sure we, in Taytay will continue to get his care and his support.

I also thank Archbishop Brown, our Papal Nuncio for facilitating this appointment. If you go to Palawan, Archbishop and all of you, what you have said about experiencing the beauty of nature, you will get in Northern Palawan together with the simplicity of the faith of the people there.

I still don’t know when I would go there to Palawan. That depends on the readiness of the people and the priests there especially in this time of the pandemic. It is so difficult to gather the priests together, that in fact, when they make a retreat they come here to Manila because it is easier to come to Manila than to gather together in Taytay. We will just let you know when will be he installation in their place.

St. Joseph the Worker is a patron of the Apostolic Vicariate of Taytay. I entrust myself and my work to his protection and guidance. Thank you very much. (Photo by Maricar Santos/RCAM-AOC)

 

Message of Manila Auxiliary Bishop Broderick S. Pabillo for his appointment as Vicar Apostolic of Taytay, Province of Palawan

I thank the Holy Father, Pope Francis for his trust in entrusting to my care the Apostolic Vicariate of Taytay in Palawan. It is one of the youngest ecclesiastical jurisdictions within the Metropolitan of Manila, barely 19 years old and I would say, the poorest in terms of material resources as church. It is also …

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Pastoral Statement

My dear People of God in the Archdiocese of Manila:

After more than one year of being sede vacante, we rejoice in thanksgiving to God for the gift of a new shepherd to our local Church, His Eminence Jose F. Cardinal Advincula, who will be the 33rd Archbishop of Manila.  He comes to us with his episcopal motto, Audiam, I will listen, which is derived from the response of the young Samuel to the call of God, “speak, Lord, your servant is listening” (1 Sam 3:10).  As a listening shepherd, Cardinal Advincula invites us to be a listening Church, a community of faith that is always ready to heed and obey the will of God revealed to us in the Scriptures, in the teachings of the Church, in the liturgy and prayer, in the community, in the least of our brothers and sisters, in creation, and in our daily experiences.

The solemn installation of our new Archbishop will be on June 24, 2021, the solemnity of the birth of St. John the Baptist, at 8:30 in the morning, at the Manila Cathedral.  On this day, we also celebrate the 450th anniversary of the founding of the City of Manila and of the first parish in Manila that will later become the Manila Cathedral.

The following day, June 25, at 9:00 in the morning, Cardinal Advincula will preside at a Mass with the representatives of the laity and young people in the Archdiocese of Manila.  On June 26, at 5:00 in the afternoon, he will pray the Solemn Vespers (Evening Prayer) with the religious men and women.  And on June 27 morning, he will visit the community of Maricaban in Pasay City and celebrate Sunday Mass at the Mary, Comforter of the Afflicted Parish.

Because there are pandemic-related limitations on the capacity of churches these days, we invite you to join the live broadcast of these celebrations on the cable channels of TV Maria and on our Archdiocesan and parish social media pages.

I also invite you to a 9-day spiritual preparation from June 15 to June 23.  Let three elements mark this novena:

  • Prayer: Let us spend these days listening to God in prayer. In our Masses during the novena, we will use special Mass formularies in line with the theme for the day. We will also pray the Prayer of Thanksgiving for a New Archbishop after the Post-Communion Prayer of the Mass.  On the evening of June 23, we encourage all parishes and communities to spend an hour of prayer before the Blessed Sacrament and pray together for Cardinal Advincula.
  • Catechesis: Let us spend these days listening to the teachings of the Church. Let us study and reflect on the mystery of the Church, the role of the bishop, and the realities of the Archdiocese of Manila. Our Commission on Catechesis and Education is preparing short catechetical video presentations on these topics which we could show before our Masses.
  • Charity: Let us spend these days listening and responding to the cries of the poor. We ask all parishes to dedicate some days during the novena to organize activities that would promote charity and generosity, like feeding programs, distributing of food bags or gift certificates.  Caritas Manila will distribute gift certificates for 50,000 families (worth PhP 50 M) to the parishes.  Let this be a gift of Cardinal Advincula to our needy brethren in the Archdiocese.

I take this opportunity to thank all of you, especially our priests and lay leaders, for your collaboration and support during the 16 months that I was tasked to administer the Archdiocese.  Through prayer and hard work, we were able to carry out the Lord’s mission, especially during this challenging time of the Covid-19 pandemic.  With the coming of our new Archbishop, let us pledge to him our filial obedience and love.

 

Yours truly in Christ Jesus,

+ BRODERICK S. PABILLO
Apostolic Administrator of Manila

9 June 2021

 

PASTORAL INSTRUCTION “Your servant is listening” (1 Sam. 3:10)

My dear People of God in the Archdiocese of Manila: After more than one year of being sede vacante, we rejoice in thanksgiving to God for the gift of a new shepherd to our local Church, His Eminence Jose F. Cardinal Advincula, who will be the 33rd Archbishop of Manila.  He comes to us with …

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Pastoral Statement

It seems we can’t find what you’re looking for. Perhaps searching can help.

My dear People of God in the Archdiocese of Manila,

We are nearly 15 months into the Covid 19 Pandemic. While we are grateful for the scientific and medical progress being done to stop this pestilence, as a community of faith we unceasingly use the resources of our faith to call upon us heavenly help. Let us heed the powerful and trustworthy Word of God in the Scriptures. We hear God’s Word to Solomon:  “If I close heaven so that there is no rain, if I command the locust to devour the land, if I send pestilence among my people, if then my people, upon whom my name has been pronounced, humble themselves and pray, and seek my face and turn from their evil ways, I will hear them from heaven and pardon their sins and heal their land” (2 Chr. 7:13-14).

We have been praying since day one of the pandemic. But have we prayed enough? Have we really humbled ourselves? Do we strive to seek the will of God and be pleasing to him? Has each of us turned from our sins and begged for pardon? Let us set a date that we as an Archdiocese do this together.  So I invite you all to join in a day during which we implore God’s mercy on us. It will be on June 1, the beginning of the month of the Sacred Heart, and for us in the Archdiocese, the month that we will receive our new archbishop.

I invite all to join in a day of prayer and fasting. We can all do these in our homes and even in our offices and places of work. Because of the health protocols we cannot externally manifest this desire to humble ourselves. Let the priests, the spiritual leaders of your parishes, schools, and ministries, do this on behalf of the people while you join us online. At 8:30 am the priests will gather in Quiapo Church for a communal penitential service during which they can confess their sins to one another. We priests also admit our failures during this year of pandemic. We may not have been courageous enough in encouraging the flock, not creative enough in serving those in need, not prayerful enough for the sake of our people. We are sorry. We express this sorrow with a penitential walk from Quiapo Church to Sta. Cruz Church where we will together celebrate the Eucharist, praying for you, our people, for the needs of the country and the world in this time of pandemic. Please join us in humbling ourselves before God.

I invite all the priests to join in this very important action for the sake of our people. Let us do this in Spirit and in Truth.

In the afternoon all the parishes will celebrate Mass with the people pleading for forgiveness and healing of our land.

We heed this call of the prophet: “Between the porch and the altar let the priests weep, let the ministers of the LORD weep and say: ‘Spare your people, LORD!’”  (Joel 2:17).

 

Yours truly in Christ our Savior,

Bishop Broderick Pabillo
Apostolic Administrator of the Archdiocese of Manila
May 25, 2021

 

 

 

Pastoral Instruction: We humble ourselves before God

My dear People of God in the Archdiocese of Manila, We are nearly 15 months into the Covid 19 Pandemic. While we are grateful for the scientific and medical progress being done to stop this pestilence, as a community of faith we unceasingly use the resources of our faith to call upon us heavenly help. …

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Pastoral Statement

“May plano Siya sa bawat isa atin. Maging mabuting tupa tayo. Nakikinig ba tayo sa Kanya?”

As Catholics reflected on Good Shepherd Sunday on April 30, Taytay Apostolic Vicar Broderick Pabillo encouraged the faithful to listen to Jesus in their everyday lives.

In his homily, Bishop Pabillo reminded everyone that Jesus is always with His flock to guide them to the right path.

“Oo, si Hesus nga ang Mabuting Pastol na naghahanap sa atin at dinadala tayo sa mabuting pastulan. Pero dapat ding maging mabuting tupa tayo na nakikinig sa tinig ng ating Pastol at hindi sa basta sinu-sino lang upang hindi tayo malito. Si Jesus ay naparito upang gabayan tayo sa buhay na ganap at kaaya-aya. Hindi naman Siya namatay para sa atin at basta na lang tayo pababayaan. Namatay nga Siya upang dalhin tayo sa buhay na maayos at maligaya. Ayaw Niyang mawala tayo,” he said.

He elaborated that listening to Jesus entails Christians’ obedience to the faith and He has different ways for the faithful to listen to Him.

“Paano tayo nakikinig? Magdasal tayo. Akala natin ang panalangin ay ang pagsasalita sa Diyos upang Siya ay makinig sa atin.Hindi lang iyan! Ang mas malalim na dasal ay ang ating pakikiisa sa Diyos upang mapakinggan natin ang Kanyang sasabihin sa atin. Alam na ng Diyos ang ating pangangailangan. Mas alam pa nga Niya iyan kaysa ating sarili. Madalas hindi natin alam ang kanyang sasabihin sa atin o ang Kanyang ibibigay sa atin. Kaya sa ating pagdarasal, nagsasalita Siya sa atin, pinapaalam Niya sa atin ang Kanyang plano sa atin araw-araw. Ang isang malalim na pagdarasal ay ang pagsusuri sa ating budhi. Ang ating budhi o konsensiya ay ang maliit na tinig ng Diyos sa ating kalooban. Doon sinasabi Niya sa atin kung ano ang ating iiwasan at kung ano ang ating gagawin. Huwag tayo magbingi-bingihan sa tinig ng Diyos na nananawagan sa atin,” Bishop Pabillo stressed.

“Isang paraan din ng pakikinig sa tinig ng Diyos ay ang pagbabasa ng Bibliya o pakikinig sa mga nagpapahayag nito. Ugaliin sana natin na basahin at alamin ang Banal na Kasulatan. Ang aklat na ito ay tanda ng pagmamahal ng Diyos kaya palagi siyang nagsasalita sa atin. Buksan lang natin ang Bible at nandoon na ang Salita ng Diyos!” he added.

The head of Northern Palawan vicariate also pointed out that every sheep shall listen to the Good Shepherd as He seeks for His flock to realize the call of vocation.

“Tinatawag tayo – iyan iyong bokasyon.May tawag na pangkalahatan, para magkaisa tayo, para hindi tayo mapahamak. May tawag sa atin individually, kasi mahal niya tayo individually… May plano ang Diyos sa bawat isa sa atin at may gusto ang Diyos na dapat nating gawin araw-araw. Pinapaalam niya ang kanyang plano. Nagsasalita siya sa atin. Pakinggan natin ang kanyang panawagan,” Bishop Pabillo said. (Lem Leal Santiago/RCAM-AOC | File Photo of RCAM-AOC)

 

Bishop Pabillo urges Catholics to always abide by the Good Shepherd’s call

“May plano Siya sa bawat isa atin. Maging mabuting tupa tayo. Nakikinig ba tayo sa Kanya?” As Catholics reflected on Good Shepherd Sunday on April 30, Taytay Apostolic Vicar Broderick Pabillo encouraged the faithful to listen to Jesus in their everyday lives. In his homily, Bishop Pabillo reminded everyone that Jesus is always with His …

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Pastoral Statement

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

Third year into the COVID-19 pandemic and yet, Filipino families especially the poor and marginalized have yet to recover from massive unemployment and its immediate consequence—hunger and malnutrition.

Still, we continue to fulfill our mission of providing for the poor especially for the malnourished children so they may have a chance for better health and growth, and full participation in our society.

Pondo ng Pinoy Community Foundation Inc. is calling on your support in participating in the FAST2FEED fundraising campaign. “Fast Today And Feed A Child” — fast from a meal today, Ash Wednesday, and whatever savings you have from your small sacrifice may be donated to the Hapag-Asa Integrated Nutrition Program that has continued to provide food for over two million children across the nation since 2005. It only takes about ₱10 a day or ₱1,200 to continuously feed a child for six months.

Today, as we observe Ash Wednesday to mark the beginning of Lent, let us renew our commitment to a life of prayer, fasting, and charity, following the teaching of today’s gospel from Matthew 6:1-6,16-18: giving to the needy, praying, and fasting. Indeed, your small act of kindness—fasting from a meal today and giving to poor and hungry children will make a big difference to many Filipino families. “Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.”

May God continue to bless your generosity and charity.

(signed)
+ Jose F. Cardinal Advincula, D.D.
Chairman, Pondo ng Pinoy Community Foundation Inc.

 

Related Article:
Cardinal Advincula urges faithful to pray, fast and do acts of charity this Lenten Season

 

 

PASTORAL LETTER for ASH WEDNESDAY (March 2, 2022)

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Third year into the COVID-19 pandemic and yet, Filipino families especially the poor and marginalized have yet to recover from massive unemployment and its immediate consequence—hunger and malnutrition. Still, we continue to fulfill our mission of providing for the poor especially for the malnourished children so they may have …

PASTORAL LETTER for ASH WEDNESDAY (March 2, 2022) Read More »

Pastoral Statement

I thank the Holy Father, Pope Francis for his trust in entrusting to my care the Apostolic Vicariate of Taytay in Palawan. It is one of the youngest ecclesiastical jurisdictions within the Metropolitan of Manila, barely 19 years old and I would say, the poorest in terms of material resources as church. It is also challenging in terms of the location of the Christian communities crossing mountains and seas to reach them. In a word, it is a mission territory.

I thank the Holy Father that in the near twilight of my life, I am still given a chance to work in a mission territory and to live poor among the poor, the fisher folks, the subsistence farmers and the indigenous peoples. It will be a totally different engagement than what I have been doing these fifteen years in the Archdiocese of Manila. As God is here in Manila, He is also there in Northern Palawan. This is the basis of my confidence. My saying yes to this assignment is my small way of living out the Missio Ad Gentes, our theme this year.

 

I take this opportunity to thank the Archdiocese of Manila for accepting me to work with you these years. I was a stranger and you accepted me. I was indeed a stranger to Manila when I first came here in 2006. A stranger to the culture of the big cities and to the culture of Church work here in an urban setting. But now, I live no longer a stranger but a brother among the priest, the religious and the lay faithful. I really feel at home now with you. I gain a lot in physical weight, in wisdom and in experience working among you. I know that our fraternal and connection will continue if only there are internet connections where I will be.

Although they are not here physically present, I thank Cardinal Rosales and Cardinal Tagle for the privilege working by their side. Cardinal Tagle is still my boss because as Apostolic Vicariate, we are under the Congregation of the Evangelization of Peoples. I will miss the opportunity of working directly under Cardinal Advincula. But being my Metropolitan Archbishop, I am sure we, in Taytay will continue to get his care and his support.

I also thank Archbishop Brown, our Papal Nuncio for facilitating this appointment. If you go to Palawan, Archbishop and all of you, what you have said about experiencing the beauty of nature, you will get in Northern Palawan together with the simplicity of the faith of the people there.

I still don’t know when I would go there to Palawan. That depends on the readiness of the people and the priests there especially in this time of the pandemic. It is so difficult to gather the priests together, that in fact, when they make a retreat they come here to Manila because it is easier to come to Manila than to gather together in Taytay. We will just let you know when will be he installation in their place.

St. Joseph the Worker is a patron of the Apostolic Vicariate of Taytay. I entrust myself and my work to his protection and guidance. Thank you very much. (Photo by Maricar Santos/RCAM-AOC)

 

Message of Manila Auxiliary Bishop Broderick S. Pabillo for his appointment as Vicar Apostolic of Taytay, Province of Palawan

I thank the Holy Father, Pope Francis for his trust in entrusting to my care the Apostolic Vicariate of Taytay in Palawan. It is one of the youngest ecclesiastical jurisdictions within the Metropolitan of Manila, barely 19 years old and I would say, the poorest in terms of material resources as church. It is also …

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Pastoral Statement

My dear People of God in the Archdiocese of Manila:

After more than one year of being sede vacante, we rejoice in thanksgiving to God for the gift of a new shepherd to our local Church, His Eminence Jose F. Cardinal Advincula, who will be the 33rd Archbishop of Manila.  He comes to us with his episcopal motto, Audiam, I will listen, which is derived from the response of the young Samuel to the call of God, “speak, Lord, your servant is listening” (1 Sam 3:10).  As a listening shepherd, Cardinal Advincula invites us to be a listening Church, a community of faith that is always ready to heed and obey the will of God revealed to us in the Scriptures, in the teachings of the Church, in the liturgy and prayer, in the community, in the least of our brothers and sisters, in creation, and in our daily experiences.

The solemn installation of our new Archbishop will be on June 24, 2021, the solemnity of the birth of St. John the Baptist, at 8:30 in the morning, at the Manila Cathedral.  On this day, we also celebrate the 450th anniversary of the founding of the City of Manila and of the first parish in Manila that will later become the Manila Cathedral.

The following day, June 25, at 9:00 in the morning, Cardinal Advincula will preside at a Mass with the representatives of the laity and young people in the Archdiocese of Manila.  On June 26, at 5:00 in the afternoon, he will pray the Solemn Vespers (Evening Prayer) with the religious men and women.  And on June 27 morning, he will visit the community of Maricaban in Pasay City and celebrate Sunday Mass at the Mary, Comforter of the Afflicted Parish.

Because there are pandemic-related limitations on the capacity of churches these days, we invite you to join the live broadcast of these celebrations on the cable channels of TV Maria and on our Archdiocesan and parish social media pages.

I also invite you to a 9-day spiritual preparation from June 15 to June 23.  Let three elements mark this novena:

  • Prayer: Let us spend these days listening to God in prayer. In our Masses during the novena, we will use special Mass formularies in line with the theme for the day. We will also pray the Prayer of Thanksgiving for a New Archbishop after the Post-Communion Prayer of the Mass.  On the evening of June 23, we encourage all parishes and communities to spend an hour of prayer before the Blessed Sacrament and pray together for Cardinal Advincula.
  • Catechesis: Let us spend these days listening to the teachings of the Church. Let us study and reflect on the mystery of the Church, the role of the bishop, and the realities of the Archdiocese of Manila. Our Commission on Catechesis and Education is preparing short catechetical video presentations on these topics which we could show before our Masses.
  • Charity: Let us spend these days listening and responding to the cries of the poor. We ask all parishes to dedicate some days during the novena to organize activities that would promote charity and generosity, like feeding programs, distributing of food bags or gift certificates.  Caritas Manila will distribute gift certificates for 50,000 families (worth PhP 50 M) to the parishes.  Let this be a gift of Cardinal Advincula to our needy brethren in the Archdiocese.

I take this opportunity to thank all of you, especially our priests and lay leaders, for your collaboration and support during the 16 months that I was tasked to administer the Archdiocese.  Through prayer and hard work, we were able to carry out the Lord’s mission, especially during this challenging time of the Covid-19 pandemic.  With the coming of our new Archbishop, let us pledge to him our filial obedience and love.

 

Yours truly in Christ Jesus,

+ BRODERICK S. PABILLO
Apostolic Administrator of Manila

9 June 2021

 

PASTORAL INSTRUCTION “Your servant is listening” (1 Sam. 3:10)

My dear People of God in the Archdiocese of Manila: After more than one year of being sede vacante, we rejoice in thanksgiving to God for the gift of a new shepherd to our local Church, His Eminence Jose F. Cardinal Advincula, who will be the 33rd Archbishop of Manila.  He comes to us with …

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Pastoral Statement

It seems we can’t find what you’re looking for. Perhaps searching can help.

My dear People of God in the Archdiocese of Manila,

We are nearly 15 months into the Covid 19 Pandemic. While we are grateful for the scientific and medical progress being done to stop this pestilence, as a community of faith we unceasingly use the resources of our faith to call upon us heavenly help. Let us heed the powerful and trustworthy Word of God in the Scriptures. We hear God’s Word to Solomon:  “If I close heaven so that there is no rain, if I command the locust to devour the land, if I send pestilence among my people, if then my people, upon whom my name has been pronounced, humble themselves and pray, and seek my face and turn from their evil ways, I will hear them from heaven and pardon their sins and heal their land” (2 Chr. 7:13-14).

We have been praying since day one of the pandemic. But have we prayed enough? Have we really humbled ourselves? Do we strive to seek the will of God and be pleasing to him? Has each of us turned from our sins and begged for pardon? Let us set a date that we as an Archdiocese do this together.  So I invite you all to join in a day during which we implore God’s mercy on us. It will be on June 1, the beginning of the month of the Sacred Heart, and for us in the Archdiocese, the month that we will receive our new archbishop.

I invite all to join in a day of prayer and fasting. We can all do these in our homes and even in our offices and places of work. Because of the health protocols we cannot externally manifest this desire to humble ourselves. Let the priests, the spiritual leaders of your parishes, schools, and ministries, do this on behalf of the people while you join us online. At 8:30 am the priests will gather in Quiapo Church for a communal penitential service during which they can confess their sins to one another. We priests also admit our failures during this year of pandemic. We may not have been courageous enough in encouraging the flock, not creative enough in serving those in need, not prayerful enough for the sake of our people. We are sorry. We express this sorrow with a penitential walk from Quiapo Church to Sta. Cruz Church where we will together celebrate the Eucharist, praying for you, our people, for the needs of the country and the world in this time of pandemic. Please join us in humbling ourselves before God.

I invite all the priests to join in this very important action for the sake of our people. Let us do this in Spirit and in Truth.

In the afternoon all the parishes will celebrate Mass with the people pleading for forgiveness and healing of our land.

We heed this call of the prophet: “Between the porch and the altar let the priests weep, let the ministers of the LORD weep and say: ‘Spare your people, LORD!’”  (Joel 2:17).

 

Yours truly in Christ our Savior,

Bishop Broderick Pabillo
Apostolic Administrator of the Archdiocese of Manila
May 25, 2021

 

 

 

Pastoral Instruction: We humble ourselves before God

My dear People of God in the Archdiocese of Manila, We are nearly 15 months into the Covid 19 Pandemic. While we are grateful for the scientific and medical progress being done to stop this pestilence, as a community of faith we unceasingly use the resources of our faith to call upon us heavenly help. …

Pastoral Instruction: We humble ourselves before God Read More »

Pastoral Statement

“May plano Siya sa bawat isa atin. Maging mabuting tupa tayo. Nakikinig ba tayo sa Kanya?”

As Catholics reflected on Good Shepherd Sunday on April 30, Taytay Apostolic Vicar Broderick Pabillo encouraged the faithful to listen to Jesus in their everyday lives.

In his homily, Bishop Pabillo reminded everyone that Jesus is always with His flock to guide them to the right path.

“Oo, si Hesus nga ang Mabuting Pastol na naghahanap sa atin at dinadala tayo sa mabuting pastulan. Pero dapat ding maging mabuting tupa tayo na nakikinig sa tinig ng ating Pastol at hindi sa basta sinu-sino lang upang hindi tayo malito. Si Jesus ay naparito upang gabayan tayo sa buhay na ganap at kaaya-aya. Hindi naman Siya namatay para sa atin at basta na lang tayo pababayaan. Namatay nga Siya upang dalhin tayo sa buhay na maayos at maligaya. Ayaw Niyang mawala tayo,” he said.

He elaborated that listening to Jesus entails Christians’ obedience to the faith and He has different ways for the faithful to listen to Him.

“Paano tayo nakikinig? Magdasal tayo. Akala natin ang panalangin ay ang pagsasalita sa Diyos upang Siya ay makinig sa atin.Hindi lang iyan! Ang mas malalim na dasal ay ang ating pakikiisa sa Diyos upang mapakinggan natin ang Kanyang sasabihin sa atin. Alam na ng Diyos ang ating pangangailangan. Mas alam pa nga Niya iyan kaysa ating sarili. Madalas hindi natin alam ang kanyang sasabihin sa atin o ang Kanyang ibibigay sa atin. Kaya sa ating pagdarasal, nagsasalita Siya sa atin, pinapaalam Niya sa atin ang Kanyang plano sa atin araw-araw. Ang isang malalim na pagdarasal ay ang pagsusuri sa ating budhi. Ang ating budhi o konsensiya ay ang maliit na tinig ng Diyos sa ating kalooban. Doon sinasabi Niya sa atin kung ano ang ating iiwasan at kung ano ang ating gagawin. Huwag tayo magbingi-bingihan sa tinig ng Diyos na nananawagan sa atin,” Bishop Pabillo stressed.

“Isang paraan din ng pakikinig sa tinig ng Diyos ay ang pagbabasa ng Bibliya o pakikinig sa mga nagpapahayag nito. Ugaliin sana natin na basahin at alamin ang Banal na Kasulatan. Ang aklat na ito ay tanda ng pagmamahal ng Diyos kaya palagi siyang nagsasalita sa atin. Buksan lang natin ang Bible at nandoon na ang Salita ng Diyos!” he added.

The head of Northern Palawan vicariate also pointed out that every sheep shall listen to the Good Shepherd as He seeks for His flock to realize the call of vocation.

“Tinatawag tayo – iyan iyong bokasyon.May tawag na pangkalahatan, para magkaisa tayo, para hindi tayo mapahamak. May tawag sa atin individually, kasi mahal niya tayo individually… May plano ang Diyos sa bawat isa sa atin at may gusto ang Diyos na dapat nating gawin araw-araw. Pinapaalam niya ang kanyang plano. Nagsasalita siya sa atin. Pakinggan natin ang kanyang panawagan,” Bishop Pabillo said. (Lem Leal Santiago/RCAM-AOC | File Photo of RCAM-AOC)

 

Bishop Pabillo urges Catholics to always abide by the Good Shepherd’s call

“May plano Siya sa bawat isa atin. Maging mabuting tupa tayo. Nakikinig ba tayo sa Kanya?” As Catholics reflected on Good Shepherd Sunday on April 30, Taytay Apostolic Vicar Broderick Pabillo encouraged the faithful to listen to Jesus in their everyday lives. In his homily, Bishop Pabillo reminded everyone that Jesus is always with His …

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Pastoral Statement

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

Third year into the COVID-19 pandemic and yet, Filipino families especially the poor and marginalized have yet to recover from massive unemployment and its immediate consequence—hunger and malnutrition.

Still, we continue to fulfill our mission of providing for the poor especially for the malnourished children so they may have a chance for better health and growth, and full participation in our society.

Pondo ng Pinoy Community Foundation Inc. is calling on your support in participating in the FAST2FEED fundraising campaign. “Fast Today And Feed A Child” — fast from a meal today, Ash Wednesday, and whatever savings you have from your small sacrifice may be donated to the Hapag-Asa Integrated Nutrition Program that has continued to provide food for over two million children across the nation since 2005. It only takes about ₱10 a day or ₱1,200 to continuously feed a child for six months.

Today, as we observe Ash Wednesday to mark the beginning of Lent, let us renew our commitment to a life of prayer, fasting, and charity, following the teaching of today’s gospel from Matthew 6:1-6,16-18: giving to the needy, praying, and fasting. Indeed, your small act of kindness—fasting from a meal today and giving to poor and hungry children will make a big difference to many Filipino families. “Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.”

May God continue to bless your generosity and charity.

(signed)
+ Jose F. Cardinal Advincula, D.D.
Chairman, Pondo ng Pinoy Community Foundation Inc.

 

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Cardinal Advincula urges faithful to pray, fast and do acts of charity this Lenten Season

 

 

PASTORAL LETTER for ASH WEDNESDAY (March 2, 2022)

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Third year into the COVID-19 pandemic and yet, Filipino families especially the poor and marginalized have yet to recover from massive unemployment and its immediate consequence—hunger and malnutrition. Still, we continue to fulfill our mission of providing for the poor especially for the malnourished children so they may have …

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Pastoral Statement

I thank the Holy Father, Pope Francis for his trust in entrusting to my care the Apostolic Vicariate of Taytay in Palawan. It is one of the youngest ecclesiastical jurisdictions within the Metropolitan of Manila, barely 19 years old and I would say, the poorest in terms of material resources as church. It is also challenging in terms of the location of the Christian communities crossing mountains and seas to reach them. In a word, it is a mission territory.

I thank the Holy Father that in the near twilight of my life, I am still given a chance to work in a mission territory and to live poor among the poor, the fisher folks, the subsistence farmers and the indigenous peoples. It will be a totally different engagement than what I have been doing these fifteen years in the Archdiocese of Manila. As God is here in Manila, He is also there in Northern Palawan. This is the basis of my confidence. My saying yes to this assignment is my small way of living out the Missio Ad Gentes, our theme this year.

 

I take this opportunity to thank the Archdiocese of Manila for accepting me to work with you these years. I was a stranger and you accepted me. I was indeed a stranger to Manila when I first came here in 2006. A stranger to the culture of the big cities and to the culture of Church work here in an urban setting. But now, I live no longer a stranger but a brother among the priest, the religious and the lay faithful. I really feel at home now with you. I gain a lot in physical weight, in wisdom and in experience working among you. I know that our fraternal and connection will continue if only there are internet connections where I will be.

Although they are not here physically present, I thank Cardinal Rosales and Cardinal Tagle for the privilege working by their side. Cardinal Tagle is still my boss because as Apostolic Vicariate, we are under the Congregation of the Evangelization of Peoples. I will miss the opportunity of working directly under Cardinal Advincula. But being my Metropolitan Archbishop, I am sure we, in Taytay will continue to get his care and his support.

I also thank Archbishop Brown, our Papal Nuncio for facilitating this appointment. If you go to Palawan, Archbishop and all of you, what you have said about experiencing the beauty of nature, you will get in Northern Palawan together with the simplicity of the faith of the people there.

I still don’t know when I would go there to Palawan. That depends on the readiness of the people and the priests there especially in this time of the pandemic. It is so difficult to gather the priests together, that in fact, when they make a retreat they come here to Manila because it is easier to come to Manila than to gather together in Taytay. We will just let you know when will be he installation in their place.

St. Joseph the Worker is a patron of the Apostolic Vicariate of Taytay. I entrust myself and my work to his protection and guidance. Thank you very much. (Photo by Maricar Santos/RCAM-AOC)

 

Message of Manila Auxiliary Bishop Broderick S. Pabillo for his appointment as Vicar Apostolic of Taytay, Province of Palawan

I thank the Holy Father, Pope Francis for his trust in entrusting to my care the Apostolic Vicariate of Taytay in Palawan. It is one of the youngest ecclesiastical jurisdictions within the Metropolitan of Manila, barely 19 years old and I would say, the poorest in terms of material resources as church. It is also …

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Pastoral Statement

My dear People of God in the Archdiocese of Manila:

After more than one year of being sede vacante, we rejoice in thanksgiving to God for the gift of a new shepherd to our local Church, His Eminence Jose F. Cardinal Advincula, who will be the 33rd Archbishop of Manila.  He comes to us with his episcopal motto, Audiam, I will listen, which is derived from the response of the young Samuel to the call of God, “speak, Lord, your servant is listening” (1 Sam 3:10).  As a listening shepherd, Cardinal Advincula invites us to be a listening Church, a community of faith that is always ready to heed and obey the will of God revealed to us in the Scriptures, in the teachings of the Church, in the liturgy and prayer, in the community, in the least of our brothers and sisters, in creation, and in our daily experiences.

The solemn installation of our new Archbishop will be on June 24, 2021, the solemnity of the birth of St. John the Baptist, at 8:30 in the morning, at the Manila Cathedral.  On this day, we also celebrate the 450th anniversary of the founding of the City of Manila and of the first parish in Manila that will later become the Manila Cathedral.

The following day, June 25, at 9:00 in the morning, Cardinal Advincula will preside at a Mass with the representatives of the laity and young people in the Archdiocese of Manila.  On June 26, at 5:00 in the afternoon, he will pray the Solemn Vespers (Evening Prayer) with the religious men and women.  And on June 27 morning, he will visit the community of Maricaban in Pasay City and celebrate Sunday Mass at the Mary, Comforter of the Afflicted Parish.

Because there are pandemic-related limitations on the capacity of churches these days, we invite you to join the live broadcast of these celebrations on the cable channels of TV Maria and on our Archdiocesan and parish social media pages.

I also invite you to a 9-day spiritual preparation from June 15 to June 23.  Let three elements mark this novena:

  • Prayer: Let us spend these days listening to God in prayer. In our Masses during the novena, we will use special Mass formularies in line with the theme for the day. We will also pray the Prayer of Thanksgiving for a New Archbishop after the Post-Communion Prayer of the Mass.  On the evening of June 23, we encourage all parishes and communities to spend an hour of prayer before the Blessed Sacrament and pray together for Cardinal Advincula.
  • Catechesis: Let us spend these days listening to the teachings of the Church. Let us study and reflect on the mystery of the Church, the role of the bishop, and the realities of the Archdiocese of Manila. Our Commission on Catechesis and Education is preparing short catechetical video presentations on these topics which we could show before our Masses.
  • Charity: Let us spend these days listening and responding to the cries of the poor. We ask all parishes to dedicate some days during the novena to organize activities that would promote charity and generosity, like feeding programs, distributing of food bags or gift certificates.  Caritas Manila will distribute gift certificates for 50,000 families (worth PhP 50 M) to the parishes.  Let this be a gift of Cardinal Advincula to our needy brethren in the Archdiocese.

I take this opportunity to thank all of you, especially our priests and lay leaders, for your collaboration and support during the 16 months that I was tasked to administer the Archdiocese.  Through prayer and hard work, we were able to carry out the Lord’s mission, especially during this challenging time of the Covid-19 pandemic.  With the coming of our new Archbishop, let us pledge to him our filial obedience and love.

 

Yours truly in Christ Jesus,

+ BRODERICK S. PABILLO
Apostolic Administrator of Manila

9 June 2021

 

PASTORAL INSTRUCTION “Your servant is listening” (1 Sam. 3:10)

My dear People of God in the Archdiocese of Manila: After more than one year of being sede vacante, we rejoice in thanksgiving to God for the gift of a new shepherd to our local Church, His Eminence Jose F. Cardinal Advincula, who will be the 33rd Archbishop of Manila.  He comes to us with …

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Pastoral Statement

It seems we can’t find what you’re looking for. Perhaps searching can help.

My dear People of God in the Archdiocese of Manila,

We are nearly 15 months into the Covid 19 Pandemic. While we are grateful for the scientific and medical progress being done to stop this pestilence, as a community of faith we unceasingly use the resources of our faith to call upon us heavenly help. Let us heed the powerful and trustworthy Word of God in the Scriptures. We hear God’s Word to Solomon:  “If I close heaven so that there is no rain, if I command the locust to devour the land, if I send pestilence among my people, if then my people, upon whom my name has been pronounced, humble themselves and pray, and seek my face and turn from their evil ways, I will hear them from heaven and pardon their sins and heal their land” (2 Chr. 7:13-14).

We have been praying since day one of the pandemic. But have we prayed enough? Have we really humbled ourselves? Do we strive to seek the will of God and be pleasing to him? Has each of us turned from our sins and begged for pardon? Let us set a date that we as an Archdiocese do this together.  So I invite you all to join in a day during which we implore God’s mercy on us. It will be on June 1, the beginning of the month of the Sacred Heart, and for us in the Archdiocese, the month that we will receive our new archbishop.

I invite all to join in a day of prayer and fasting. We can all do these in our homes and even in our offices and places of work. Because of the health protocols we cannot externally manifest this desire to humble ourselves. Let the priests, the spiritual leaders of your parishes, schools, and ministries, do this on behalf of the people while you join us online. At 8:30 am the priests will gather in Quiapo Church for a communal penitential service during which they can confess their sins to one another. We priests also admit our failures during this year of pandemic. We may not have been courageous enough in encouraging the flock, not creative enough in serving those in need, not prayerful enough for the sake of our people. We are sorry. We express this sorrow with a penitential walk from Quiapo Church to Sta. Cruz Church where we will together celebrate the Eucharist, praying for you, our people, for the needs of the country and the world in this time of pandemic. Please join us in humbling ourselves before God.

I invite all the priests to join in this very important action for the sake of our people. Let us do this in Spirit and in Truth.

In the afternoon all the parishes will celebrate Mass with the people pleading for forgiveness and healing of our land.

We heed this call of the prophet: “Between the porch and the altar let the priests weep, let the ministers of the LORD weep and say: ‘Spare your people, LORD!’”  (Joel 2:17).

 

Yours truly in Christ our Savior,

Bishop Broderick Pabillo
Apostolic Administrator of the Archdiocese of Manila
May 25, 2021

 

 

 

Pastoral Instruction: We humble ourselves before God

My dear People of God in the Archdiocese of Manila, We are nearly 15 months into the Covid 19 Pandemic. While we are grateful for the scientific and medical progress being done to stop this pestilence, as a community of faith we unceasingly use the resources of our faith to call upon us heavenly help. …

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Pastoral Statement

“May plano Siya sa bawat isa atin. Maging mabuting tupa tayo. Nakikinig ba tayo sa Kanya?”

As Catholics reflected on Good Shepherd Sunday on April 30, Taytay Apostolic Vicar Broderick Pabillo encouraged the faithful to listen to Jesus in their everyday lives.

In his homily, Bishop Pabillo reminded everyone that Jesus is always with His flock to guide them to the right path.

“Oo, si Hesus nga ang Mabuting Pastol na naghahanap sa atin at dinadala tayo sa mabuting pastulan. Pero dapat ding maging mabuting tupa tayo na nakikinig sa tinig ng ating Pastol at hindi sa basta sinu-sino lang upang hindi tayo malito. Si Jesus ay naparito upang gabayan tayo sa buhay na ganap at kaaya-aya. Hindi naman Siya namatay para sa atin at basta na lang tayo pababayaan. Namatay nga Siya upang dalhin tayo sa buhay na maayos at maligaya. Ayaw Niyang mawala tayo,” he said.

He elaborated that listening to Jesus entails Christians’ obedience to the faith and He has different ways for the faithful to listen to Him.

“Paano tayo nakikinig? Magdasal tayo. Akala natin ang panalangin ay ang pagsasalita sa Diyos upang Siya ay makinig sa atin.Hindi lang iyan! Ang mas malalim na dasal ay ang ating pakikiisa sa Diyos upang mapakinggan natin ang Kanyang sasabihin sa atin. Alam na ng Diyos ang ating pangangailangan. Mas alam pa nga Niya iyan kaysa ating sarili. Madalas hindi natin alam ang kanyang sasabihin sa atin o ang Kanyang ibibigay sa atin. Kaya sa ating pagdarasal, nagsasalita Siya sa atin, pinapaalam Niya sa atin ang Kanyang plano sa atin araw-araw. Ang isang malalim na pagdarasal ay ang pagsusuri sa ating budhi. Ang ating budhi o konsensiya ay ang maliit na tinig ng Diyos sa ating kalooban. Doon sinasabi Niya sa atin kung ano ang ating iiwasan at kung ano ang ating gagawin. Huwag tayo magbingi-bingihan sa tinig ng Diyos na nananawagan sa atin,” Bishop Pabillo stressed.

“Isang paraan din ng pakikinig sa tinig ng Diyos ay ang pagbabasa ng Bibliya o pakikinig sa mga nagpapahayag nito. Ugaliin sana natin na basahin at alamin ang Banal na Kasulatan. Ang aklat na ito ay tanda ng pagmamahal ng Diyos kaya palagi siyang nagsasalita sa atin. Buksan lang natin ang Bible at nandoon na ang Salita ng Diyos!” he added.

The head of Northern Palawan vicariate also pointed out that every sheep shall listen to the Good Shepherd as He seeks for His flock to realize the call of vocation.

“Tinatawag tayo – iyan iyong bokasyon.May tawag na pangkalahatan, para magkaisa tayo, para hindi tayo mapahamak. May tawag sa atin individually, kasi mahal niya tayo individually… May plano ang Diyos sa bawat isa sa atin at may gusto ang Diyos na dapat nating gawin araw-araw. Pinapaalam niya ang kanyang plano. Nagsasalita siya sa atin. Pakinggan natin ang kanyang panawagan,” Bishop Pabillo said. (Lem Leal Santiago/RCAM-AOC | File Photo of RCAM-AOC)

 

Bishop Pabillo urges Catholics to always abide by the Good Shepherd’s call

“May plano Siya sa bawat isa atin. Maging mabuting tupa tayo. Nakikinig ba tayo sa Kanya?” As Catholics reflected on Good Shepherd Sunday on April 30, Taytay Apostolic Vicar Broderick Pabillo encouraged the faithful to listen to Jesus in their everyday lives. In his homily, Bishop Pabillo reminded everyone that Jesus is always with His …

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Pastoral Statement

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

Third year into the COVID-19 pandemic and yet, Filipino families especially the poor and marginalized have yet to recover from massive unemployment and its immediate consequence—hunger and malnutrition.

Still, we continue to fulfill our mission of providing for the poor especially for the malnourished children so they may have a chance for better health and growth, and full participation in our society.

Pondo ng Pinoy Community Foundation Inc. is calling on your support in participating in the FAST2FEED fundraising campaign. “Fast Today And Feed A Child” — fast from a meal today, Ash Wednesday, and whatever savings you have from your small sacrifice may be donated to the Hapag-Asa Integrated Nutrition Program that has continued to provide food for over two million children across the nation since 2005. It only takes about ₱10 a day or ₱1,200 to continuously feed a child for six months.

Today, as we observe Ash Wednesday to mark the beginning of Lent, let us renew our commitment to a life of prayer, fasting, and charity, following the teaching of today’s gospel from Matthew 6:1-6,16-18: giving to the needy, praying, and fasting. Indeed, your small act of kindness—fasting from a meal today and giving to poor and hungry children will make a big difference to many Filipino families. “Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.”

May God continue to bless your generosity and charity.

(signed)
+ Jose F. Cardinal Advincula, D.D.
Chairman, Pondo ng Pinoy Community Foundation Inc.

 

Related Article:
Cardinal Advincula urges faithful to pray, fast and do acts of charity this Lenten Season

 

 

PASTORAL LETTER for ASH WEDNESDAY (March 2, 2022)

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Third year into the COVID-19 pandemic and yet, Filipino families especially the poor and marginalized have yet to recover from massive unemployment and its immediate consequence—hunger and malnutrition. Still, we continue to fulfill our mission of providing for the poor especially for the malnourished children so they may have …

PASTORAL LETTER for ASH WEDNESDAY (March 2, 2022) Read More »

Pastoral Statement

I thank the Holy Father, Pope Francis for his trust in entrusting to my care the Apostolic Vicariate of Taytay in Palawan. It is one of the youngest ecclesiastical jurisdictions within the Metropolitan of Manila, barely 19 years old and I would say, the poorest in terms of material resources as church. It is also challenging in terms of the location of the Christian communities crossing mountains and seas to reach them. In a word, it is a mission territory.

I thank the Holy Father that in the near twilight of my life, I am still given a chance to work in a mission territory and to live poor among the poor, the fisher folks, the subsistence farmers and the indigenous peoples. It will be a totally different engagement than what I have been doing these fifteen years in the Archdiocese of Manila. As God is here in Manila, He is also there in Northern Palawan. This is the basis of my confidence. My saying yes to this assignment is my small way of living out the Missio Ad Gentes, our theme this year.

 

I take this opportunity to thank the Archdiocese of Manila for accepting me to work with you these years. I was a stranger and you accepted me. I was indeed a stranger to Manila when I first came here in 2006. A stranger to the culture of the big cities and to the culture of Church work here in an urban setting. But now, I live no longer a stranger but a brother among the priest, the religious and the lay faithful. I really feel at home now with you. I gain a lot in physical weight, in wisdom and in experience working among you. I know that our fraternal and connection will continue if only there are internet connections where I will be.

Although they are not here physically present, I thank Cardinal Rosales and Cardinal Tagle for the privilege working by their side. Cardinal Tagle is still my boss because as Apostolic Vicariate, we are under the Congregation of the Evangelization of Peoples. I will miss the opportunity of working directly under Cardinal Advincula. But being my Metropolitan Archbishop, I am sure we, in Taytay will continue to get his care and his support.

I also thank Archbishop Brown, our Papal Nuncio for facilitating this appointment. If you go to Palawan, Archbishop and all of you, what you have said about experiencing the beauty of nature, you will get in Northern Palawan together with the simplicity of the faith of the people there.

I still don’t know when I would go there to Palawan. That depends on the readiness of the people and the priests there especially in this time of the pandemic. It is so difficult to gather the priests together, that in fact, when they make a retreat they come here to Manila because it is easier to come to Manila than to gather together in Taytay. We will just let you know when will be he installation in their place.

St. Joseph the Worker is a patron of the Apostolic Vicariate of Taytay. I entrust myself and my work to his protection and guidance. Thank you very much. (Photo by Maricar Santos/RCAM-AOC)

 

Message of Manila Auxiliary Bishop Broderick S. Pabillo for his appointment as Vicar Apostolic of Taytay, Province of Palawan

I thank the Holy Father, Pope Francis for his trust in entrusting to my care the Apostolic Vicariate of Taytay in Palawan. It is one of the youngest ecclesiastical jurisdictions within the Metropolitan of Manila, barely 19 years old and I would say, the poorest in terms of material resources as church. It is also …

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Pastoral Statement

My dear People of God in the Archdiocese of Manila:

After more than one year of being sede vacante, we rejoice in thanksgiving to God for the gift of a new shepherd to our local Church, His Eminence Jose F. Cardinal Advincula, who will be the 33rd Archbishop of Manila.  He comes to us with his episcopal motto, Audiam, I will listen, which is derived from the response of the young Samuel to the call of God, “speak, Lord, your servant is listening” (1 Sam 3:10).  As a listening shepherd, Cardinal Advincula invites us to be a listening Church, a community of faith that is always ready to heed and obey the will of God revealed to us in the Scriptures, in the teachings of the Church, in the liturgy and prayer, in the community, in the least of our brothers and sisters, in creation, and in our daily experiences.

The solemn installation of our new Archbishop will be on June 24, 2021, the solemnity of the birth of St. John the Baptist, at 8:30 in the morning, at the Manila Cathedral.  On this day, we also celebrate the 450th anniversary of the founding of the City of Manila and of the first parish in Manila that will later become the Manila Cathedral.

The following day, June 25, at 9:00 in the morning, Cardinal Advincula will preside at a Mass with the representatives of the laity and young people in the Archdiocese of Manila.  On June 26, at 5:00 in the afternoon, he will pray the Solemn Vespers (Evening Prayer) with the religious men and women.  And on June 27 morning, he will visit the community of Maricaban in Pasay City and celebrate Sunday Mass at the Mary, Comforter of the Afflicted Parish.

Because there are pandemic-related limitations on the capacity of churches these days, we invite you to join the live broadcast of these celebrations on the cable channels of TV Maria and on our Archdiocesan and parish social media pages.

I also invite you to a 9-day spiritual preparation from June 15 to June 23.  Let three elements mark this novena:

  • Prayer: Let us spend these days listening to God in prayer. In our Masses during the novena, we will use special Mass formularies in line with the theme for the day. We will also pray the Prayer of Thanksgiving for a New Archbishop after the Post-Communion Prayer of the Mass.  On the evening of June 23, we encourage all parishes and communities to spend an hour of prayer before the Blessed Sacrament and pray together for Cardinal Advincula.
  • Catechesis: Let us spend these days listening to the teachings of the Church. Let us study and reflect on the mystery of the Church, the role of the bishop, and the realities of the Archdiocese of Manila. Our Commission on Catechesis and Education is preparing short catechetical video presentations on these topics which we could show before our Masses.
  • Charity: Let us spend these days listening and responding to the cries of the poor. We ask all parishes to dedicate some days during the novena to organize activities that would promote charity and generosity, like feeding programs, distributing of food bags or gift certificates.  Caritas Manila will distribute gift certificates for 50,000 families (worth PhP 50 M) to the parishes.  Let this be a gift of Cardinal Advincula to our needy brethren in the Archdiocese.

I take this opportunity to thank all of you, especially our priests and lay leaders, for your collaboration and support during the 16 months that I was tasked to administer the Archdiocese.  Through prayer and hard work, we were able to carry out the Lord’s mission, especially during this challenging time of the Covid-19 pandemic.  With the coming of our new Archbishop, let us pledge to him our filial obedience and love.

 

Yours truly in Christ Jesus,

+ BRODERICK S. PABILLO
Apostolic Administrator of Manila

9 June 2021

 

PASTORAL INSTRUCTION “Your servant is listening” (1 Sam. 3:10)

My dear People of God in the Archdiocese of Manila: After more than one year of being sede vacante, we rejoice in thanksgiving to God for the gift of a new shepherd to our local Church, His Eminence Jose F. Cardinal Advincula, who will be the 33rd Archbishop of Manila.  He comes to us with …

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Pastoral Statement

It seems we can’t find what you’re looking for. Perhaps searching can help.

My dear People of God in the Archdiocese of Manila,

We are nearly 15 months into the Covid 19 Pandemic. While we are grateful for the scientific and medical progress being done to stop this pestilence, as a community of faith we unceasingly use the resources of our faith to call upon us heavenly help. Let us heed the powerful and trustworthy Word of God in the Scriptures. We hear God’s Word to Solomon:  “If I close heaven so that there is no rain, if I command the locust to devour the land, if I send pestilence among my people, if then my people, upon whom my name has been pronounced, humble themselves and pray, and seek my face and turn from their evil ways, I will hear them from heaven and pardon their sins and heal their land” (2 Chr. 7:13-14).

We have been praying since day one of the pandemic. But have we prayed enough? Have we really humbled ourselves? Do we strive to seek the will of God and be pleasing to him? Has each of us turned from our sins and begged for pardon? Let us set a date that we as an Archdiocese do this together.  So I invite you all to join in a day during which we implore God’s mercy on us. It will be on June 1, the beginning of the month of the Sacred Heart, and for us in the Archdiocese, the month that we will receive our new archbishop.

I invite all to join in a day of prayer and fasting. We can all do these in our homes and even in our offices and places of work. Because of the health protocols we cannot externally manifest this desire to humble ourselves. Let the priests, the spiritual leaders of your parishes, schools, and ministries, do this on behalf of the people while you join us online. At 8:30 am the priests will gather in Quiapo Church for a communal penitential service during which they can confess their sins to one another. We priests also admit our failures during this year of pandemic. We may not have been courageous enough in encouraging the flock, not creative enough in serving those in need, not prayerful enough for the sake of our people. We are sorry. We express this sorrow with a penitential walk from Quiapo Church to Sta. Cruz Church where we will together celebrate the Eucharist, praying for you, our people, for the needs of the country and the world in this time of pandemic. Please join us in humbling ourselves before God.

I invite all the priests to join in this very important action for the sake of our people. Let us do this in Spirit and in Truth.

In the afternoon all the parishes will celebrate Mass with the people pleading for forgiveness and healing of our land.

We heed this call of the prophet: “Between the porch and the altar let the priests weep, let the ministers of the LORD weep and say: ‘Spare your people, LORD!’”  (Joel 2:17).

 

Yours truly in Christ our Savior,

Bishop Broderick Pabillo
Apostolic Administrator of the Archdiocese of Manila
May 25, 2021

 

 

 

Pastoral Instruction: We humble ourselves before God

My dear People of God in the Archdiocese of Manila, We are nearly 15 months into the Covid 19 Pandemic. While we are grateful for the scientific and medical progress being done to stop this pestilence, as a community of faith we unceasingly use the resources of our faith to call upon us heavenly help. …

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Pastoral Statement

“May plano Siya sa bawat isa atin. Maging mabuting tupa tayo. Nakikinig ba tayo sa Kanya?”

As Catholics reflected on Good Shepherd Sunday on April 30, Taytay Apostolic Vicar Broderick Pabillo encouraged the faithful to listen to Jesus in their everyday lives.

In his homily, Bishop Pabillo reminded everyone that Jesus is always with His flock to guide them to the right path.

“Oo, si Hesus nga ang Mabuting Pastol na naghahanap sa atin at dinadala tayo sa mabuting pastulan. Pero dapat ding maging mabuting tupa tayo na nakikinig sa tinig ng ating Pastol at hindi sa basta sinu-sino lang upang hindi tayo malito. Si Jesus ay naparito upang gabayan tayo sa buhay na ganap at kaaya-aya. Hindi naman Siya namatay para sa atin at basta na lang tayo pababayaan. Namatay nga Siya upang dalhin tayo sa buhay na maayos at maligaya. Ayaw Niyang mawala tayo,” he said.

He elaborated that listening to Jesus entails Christians’ obedience to the faith and He has different ways for the faithful to listen to Him.

“Paano tayo nakikinig? Magdasal tayo. Akala natin ang panalangin ay ang pagsasalita sa Diyos upang Siya ay makinig sa atin.Hindi lang iyan! Ang mas malalim na dasal ay ang ating pakikiisa sa Diyos upang mapakinggan natin ang Kanyang sasabihin sa atin. Alam na ng Diyos ang ating pangangailangan. Mas alam pa nga Niya iyan kaysa ating sarili. Madalas hindi natin alam ang kanyang sasabihin sa atin o ang Kanyang ibibigay sa atin. Kaya sa ating pagdarasal, nagsasalita Siya sa atin, pinapaalam Niya sa atin ang Kanyang plano sa atin araw-araw. Ang isang malalim na pagdarasal ay ang pagsusuri sa ating budhi. Ang ating budhi o konsensiya ay ang maliit na tinig ng Diyos sa ating kalooban. Doon sinasabi Niya sa atin kung ano ang ating iiwasan at kung ano ang ating gagawin. Huwag tayo magbingi-bingihan sa tinig ng Diyos na nananawagan sa atin,” Bishop Pabillo stressed.

“Isang paraan din ng pakikinig sa tinig ng Diyos ay ang pagbabasa ng Bibliya o pakikinig sa mga nagpapahayag nito. Ugaliin sana natin na basahin at alamin ang Banal na Kasulatan. Ang aklat na ito ay tanda ng pagmamahal ng Diyos kaya palagi siyang nagsasalita sa atin. Buksan lang natin ang Bible at nandoon na ang Salita ng Diyos!” he added.

The head of Northern Palawan vicariate also pointed out that every sheep shall listen to the Good Shepherd as He seeks for His flock to realize the call of vocation.

“Tinatawag tayo – iyan iyong bokasyon.May tawag na pangkalahatan, para magkaisa tayo, para hindi tayo mapahamak. May tawag sa atin individually, kasi mahal niya tayo individually… May plano ang Diyos sa bawat isa sa atin at may gusto ang Diyos na dapat nating gawin araw-araw. Pinapaalam niya ang kanyang plano. Nagsasalita siya sa atin. Pakinggan natin ang kanyang panawagan,” Bishop Pabillo said. (Lem Leal Santiago/RCAM-AOC | File Photo of RCAM-AOC)

 

Bishop Pabillo urges Catholics to always abide by the Good Shepherd’s call

“May plano Siya sa bawat isa atin. Maging mabuting tupa tayo. Nakikinig ba tayo sa Kanya?” As Catholics reflected on Good Shepherd Sunday on April 30, Taytay Apostolic Vicar Broderick Pabillo encouraged the faithful to listen to Jesus in their everyday lives. In his homily, Bishop Pabillo reminded everyone that Jesus is always with His …

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Pastoral Statement

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

Third year into the COVID-19 pandemic and yet, Filipino families especially the poor and marginalized have yet to recover from massive unemployment and its immediate consequence—hunger and malnutrition.

Still, we continue to fulfill our mission of providing for the poor especially for the malnourished children so they may have a chance for better health and growth, and full participation in our society.

Pondo ng Pinoy Community Foundation Inc. is calling on your support in participating in the FAST2FEED fundraising campaign. “Fast Today And Feed A Child” — fast from a meal today, Ash Wednesday, and whatever savings you have from your small sacrifice may be donated to the Hapag-Asa Integrated Nutrition Program that has continued to provide food for over two million children across the nation since 2005. It only takes about ₱10 a day or ₱1,200 to continuously feed a child for six months.

Today, as we observe Ash Wednesday to mark the beginning of Lent, let us renew our commitment to a life of prayer, fasting, and charity, following the teaching of today’s gospel from Matthew 6:1-6,16-18: giving to the needy, praying, and fasting. Indeed, your small act of kindness—fasting from a meal today and giving to poor and hungry children will make a big difference to many Filipino families. “Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.”

May God continue to bless your generosity and charity.

(signed)
+ Jose F. Cardinal Advincula, D.D.
Chairman, Pondo ng Pinoy Community Foundation Inc.

 

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Cardinal Advincula urges faithful to pray, fast and do acts of charity this Lenten Season

 

 

PASTORAL LETTER for ASH WEDNESDAY (March 2, 2022)

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Third year into the COVID-19 pandemic and yet, Filipino families especially the poor and marginalized have yet to recover from massive unemployment and its immediate consequence—hunger and malnutrition. Still, we continue to fulfill our mission of providing for the poor especially for the malnourished children so they may have …

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Pastoral Statement

I thank the Holy Father, Pope Francis for his trust in entrusting to my care the Apostolic Vicariate of Taytay in Palawan. It is one of the youngest ecclesiastical jurisdictions within the Metropolitan of Manila, barely 19 years old and I would say, the poorest in terms of material resources as church. It is also challenging in terms of the location of the Christian communities crossing mountains and seas to reach them. In a word, it is a mission territory.

I thank the Holy Father that in the near twilight of my life, I am still given a chance to work in a mission territory and to live poor among the poor, the fisher folks, the subsistence farmers and the indigenous peoples. It will be a totally different engagement than what I have been doing these fifteen years in the Archdiocese of Manila. As God is here in Manila, He is also there in Northern Palawan. This is the basis of my confidence. My saying yes to this assignment is my small way of living out the Missio Ad Gentes, our theme this year.

 

I take this opportunity to thank the Archdiocese of Manila for accepting me to work with you these years. I was a stranger and you accepted me. I was indeed a stranger to Manila when I first came here in 2006. A stranger to the culture of the big cities and to the culture of Church work here in an urban setting. But now, I live no longer a stranger but a brother among the priest, the religious and the lay faithful. I really feel at home now with you. I gain a lot in physical weight, in wisdom and in experience working among you. I know that our fraternal and connection will continue if only there are internet connections where I will be.

Although they are not here physically present, I thank Cardinal Rosales and Cardinal Tagle for the privilege working by their side. Cardinal Tagle is still my boss because as Apostolic Vicariate, we are under the Congregation of the Evangelization of Peoples. I will miss the opportunity of working directly under Cardinal Advincula. But being my Metropolitan Archbishop, I am sure we, in Taytay will continue to get his care and his support.

I also thank Archbishop Brown, our Papal Nuncio for facilitating this appointment. If you go to Palawan, Archbishop and all of you, what you have said about experiencing the beauty of nature, you will get in Northern Palawan together with the simplicity of the faith of the people there.

I still don’t know when I would go there to Palawan. That depends on the readiness of the people and the priests there especially in this time of the pandemic. It is so difficult to gather the priests together, that in fact, when they make a retreat they come here to Manila because it is easier to come to Manila than to gather together in Taytay. We will just let you know when will be he installation in their place.

St. Joseph the Worker is a patron of the Apostolic Vicariate of Taytay. I entrust myself and my work to his protection and guidance. Thank you very much. (Photo by Maricar Santos/RCAM-AOC)

 

Message of Manila Auxiliary Bishop Broderick S. Pabillo for his appointment as Vicar Apostolic of Taytay, Province of Palawan

I thank the Holy Father, Pope Francis for his trust in entrusting to my care the Apostolic Vicariate of Taytay in Palawan. It is one of the youngest ecclesiastical jurisdictions within the Metropolitan of Manila, barely 19 years old and I would say, the poorest in terms of material resources as church. It is also …

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Pastoral Statement

My dear People of God in the Archdiocese of Manila:

After more than one year of being sede vacante, we rejoice in thanksgiving to God for the gift of a new shepherd to our local Church, His Eminence Jose F. Cardinal Advincula, who will be the 33rd Archbishop of Manila.  He comes to us with his episcopal motto, Audiam, I will listen, which is derived from the response of the young Samuel to the call of God, “speak, Lord, your servant is listening” (1 Sam 3:10).  As a listening shepherd, Cardinal Advincula invites us to be a listening Church, a community of faith that is always ready to heed and obey the will of God revealed to us in the Scriptures, in the teachings of the Church, in the liturgy and prayer, in the community, in the least of our brothers and sisters, in creation, and in our daily experiences.

The solemn installation of our new Archbishop will be on June 24, 2021, the solemnity of the birth of St. John the Baptist, at 8:30 in the morning, at the Manila Cathedral.  On this day, we also celebrate the 450th anniversary of the founding of the City of Manila and of the first parish in Manila that will later become the Manila Cathedral.

The following day, June 25, at 9:00 in the morning, Cardinal Advincula will preside at a Mass with the representatives of the laity and young people in the Archdiocese of Manila.  On June 26, at 5:00 in the afternoon, he will pray the Solemn Vespers (Evening Prayer) with the religious men and women.  And on June 27 morning, he will visit the community of Maricaban in Pasay City and celebrate Sunday Mass at the Mary, Comforter of the Afflicted Parish.

Because there are pandemic-related limitations on the capacity of churches these days, we invite you to join the live broadcast of these celebrations on the cable channels of TV Maria and on our Archdiocesan and parish social media pages.

I also invite you to a 9-day spiritual preparation from June 15 to June 23.  Let three elements mark this novena:

  • Prayer: Let us spend these days listening to God in prayer. In our Masses during the novena, we will use special Mass formularies in line with the theme for the day. We will also pray the Prayer of Thanksgiving for a New Archbishop after the Post-Communion Prayer of the Mass.  On the evening of June 23, we encourage all parishes and communities to spend an hour of prayer before the Blessed Sacrament and pray together for Cardinal Advincula.
  • Catechesis: Let us spend these days listening to the teachings of the Church. Let us study and reflect on the mystery of the Church, the role of the bishop, and the realities of the Archdiocese of Manila. Our Commission on Catechesis and Education is preparing short catechetical video presentations on these topics which we could show before our Masses.
  • Charity: Let us spend these days listening and responding to the cries of the poor. We ask all parishes to dedicate some days during the novena to organize activities that would promote charity and generosity, like feeding programs, distributing of food bags or gift certificates.  Caritas Manila will distribute gift certificates for 50,000 families (worth PhP 50 M) to the parishes.  Let this be a gift of Cardinal Advincula to our needy brethren in the Archdiocese.

I take this opportunity to thank all of you, especially our priests and lay leaders, for your collaboration and support during the 16 months that I was tasked to administer the Archdiocese.  Through prayer and hard work, we were able to carry out the Lord’s mission, especially during this challenging time of the Covid-19 pandemic.  With the coming of our new Archbishop, let us pledge to him our filial obedience and love.

 

Yours truly in Christ Jesus,

+ BRODERICK S. PABILLO
Apostolic Administrator of Manila

9 June 2021

 

PASTORAL INSTRUCTION “Your servant is listening” (1 Sam. 3:10)

My dear People of God in the Archdiocese of Manila: After more than one year of being sede vacante, we rejoice in thanksgiving to God for the gift of a new shepherd to our local Church, His Eminence Jose F. Cardinal Advincula, who will be the 33rd Archbishop of Manila.  He comes to us with …

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Pastoral Statement

It seems we can’t find what you’re looking for. Perhaps searching can help.

My dear People of God in the Archdiocese of Manila,

We are nearly 15 months into the Covid 19 Pandemic. While we are grateful for the scientific and medical progress being done to stop this pestilence, as a community of faith we unceasingly use the resources of our faith to call upon us heavenly help. Let us heed the powerful and trustworthy Word of God in the Scriptures. We hear God’s Word to Solomon:  “If I close heaven so that there is no rain, if I command the locust to devour the land, if I send pestilence among my people, if then my people, upon whom my name has been pronounced, humble themselves and pray, and seek my face and turn from their evil ways, I will hear them from heaven and pardon their sins and heal their land” (2 Chr. 7:13-14).

We have been praying since day one of the pandemic. But have we prayed enough? Have we really humbled ourselves? Do we strive to seek the will of God and be pleasing to him? Has each of us turned from our sins and begged for pardon? Let us set a date that we as an Archdiocese do this together.  So I invite you all to join in a day during which we implore God’s mercy on us. It will be on June 1, the beginning of the month of the Sacred Heart, and for us in the Archdiocese, the month that we will receive our new archbishop.

I invite all to join in a day of prayer and fasting. We can all do these in our homes and even in our offices and places of work. Because of the health protocols we cannot externally manifest this desire to humble ourselves. Let the priests, the spiritual leaders of your parishes, schools, and ministries, do this on behalf of the people while you join us online. At 8:30 am the priests will gather in Quiapo Church for a communal penitential service during which they can confess their sins to one another. We priests also admit our failures during this year of pandemic. We may not have been courageous enough in encouraging the flock, not creative enough in serving those in need, not prayerful enough for the sake of our people. We are sorry. We express this sorrow with a penitential walk from Quiapo Church to Sta. Cruz Church where we will together celebrate the Eucharist, praying for you, our people, for the needs of the country and the world in this time of pandemic. Please join us in humbling ourselves before God.

I invite all the priests to join in this very important action for the sake of our people. Let us do this in Spirit and in Truth.

In the afternoon all the parishes will celebrate Mass with the people pleading for forgiveness and healing of our land.

We heed this call of the prophet: “Between the porch and the altar let the priests weep, let the ministers of the LORD weep and say: ‘Spare your people, LORD!’”  (Joel 2:17).

 

Yours truly in Christ our Savior,

Bishop Broderick Pabillo
Apostolic Administrator of the Archdiocese of Manila
May 25, 2021

 

 

 

Pastoral Instruction: We humble ourselves before God

My dear People of God in the Archdiocese of Manila, We are nearly 15 months into the Covid 19 Pandemic. While we are grateful for the scientific and medical progress being done to stop this pestilence, as a community of faith we unceasingly use the resources of our faith to call upon us heavenly help. …

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Pastoral Statement

“May plano Siya sa bawat isa atin. Maging mabuting tupa tayo. Nakikinig ba tayo sa Kanya?”

As Catholics reflected on Good Shepherd Sunday on April 30, Taytay Apostolic Vicar Broderick Pabillo encouraged the faithful to listen to Jesus in their everyday lives.

In his homily, Bishop Pabillo reminded everyone that Jesus is always with His flock to guide them to the right path.

“Oo, si Hesus nga ang Mabuting Pastol na naghahanap sa atin at dinadala tayo sa mabuting pastulan. Pero dapat ding maging mabuting tupa tayo na nakikinig sa tinig ng ating Pastol at hindi sa basta sinu-sino lang upang hindi tayo malito. Si Jesus ay naparito upang gabayan tayo sa buhay na ganap at kaaya-aya. Hindi naman Siya namatay para sa atin at basta na lang tayo pababayaan. Namatay nga Siya upang dalhin tayo sa buhay na maayos at maligaya. Ayaw Niyang mawala tayo,” he said.

He elaborated that listening to Jesus entails Christians’ obedience to the faith and He has different ways for the faithful to listen to Him.

“Paano tayo nakikinig? Magdasal tayo. Akala natin ang panalangin ay ang pagsasalita sa Diyos upang Siya ay makinig sa atin.Hindi lang iyan! Ang mas malalim na dasal ay ang ating pakikiisa sa Diyos upang mapakinggan natin ang Kanyang sasabihin sa atin. Alam na ng Diyos ang ating pangangailangan. Mas alam pa nga Niya iyan kaysa ating sarili. Madalas hindi natin alam ang kanyang sasabihin sa atin o ang Kanyang ibibigay sa atin. Kaya sa ating pagdarasal, nagsasalita Siya sa atin, pinapaalam Niya sa atin ang Kanyang plano sa atin araw-araw. Ang isang malalim na pagdarasal ay ang pagsusuri sa ating budhi. Ang ating budhi o konsensiya ay ang maliit na tinig ng Diyos sa ating kalooban. Doon sinasabi Niya sa atin kung ano ang ating iiwasan at kung ano ang ating gagawin. Huwag tayo magbingi-bingihan sa tinig ng Diyos na nananawagan sa atin,” Bishop Pabillo stressed.

“Isang paraan din ng pakikinig sa tinig ng Diyos ay ang pagbabasa ng Bibliya o pakikinig sa mga nagpapahayag nito. Ugaliin sana natin na basahin at alamin ang Banal na Kasulatan. Ang aklat na ito ay tanda ng pagmamahal ng Diyos kaya palagi siyang nagsasalita sa atin. Buksan lang natin ang Bible at nandoon na ang Salita ng Diyos!” he added.

The head of Northern Palawan vicariate also pointed out that every sheep shall listen to the Good Shepherd as He seeks for His flock to realize the call of vocation.

“Tinatawag tayo – iyan iyong bokasyon.May tawag na pangkalahatan, para magkaisa tayo, para hindi tayo mapahamak. May tawag sa atin individually, kasi mahal niya tayo individually… May plano ang Diyos sa bawat isa sa atin at may gusto ang Diyos na dapat nating gawin araw-araw. Pinapaalam niya ang kanyang plano. Nagsasalita siya sa atin. Pakinggan natin ang kanyang panawagan,” Bishop Pabillo said. (Lem Leal Santiago/RCAM-AOC | File Photo of RCAM-AOC)

 

Bishop Pabillo urges Catholics to always abide by the Good Shepherd’s call

“May plano Siya sa bawat isa atin. Maging mabuting tupa tayo. Nakikinig ba tayo sa Kanya?” As Catholics reflected on Good Shepherd Sunday on April 30, Taytay Apostolic Vicar Broderick Pabillo encouraged the faithful to listen to Jesus in their everyday lives. In his homily, Bishop Pabillo reminded everyone that Jesus is always with His …

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Pastoral Statement

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

Third year into the COVID-19 pandemic and yet, Filipino families especially the poor and marginalized have yet to recover from massive unemployment and its immediate consequence—hunger and malnutrition.

Still, we continue to fulfill our mission of providing for the poor especially for the malnourished children so they may have a chance for better health and growth, and full participation in our society.

Pondo ng Pinoy Community Foundation Inc. is calling on your support in participating in the FAST2FEED fundraising campaign. “Fast Today And Feed A Child” — fast from a meal today, Ash Wednesday, and whatever savings you have from your small sacrifice may be donated to the Hapag-Asa Integrated Nutrition Program that has continued to provide food for over two million children across the nation since 2005. It only takes about ₱10 a day or ₱1,200 to continuously feed a child for six months.

Today, as we observe Ash Wednesday to mark the beginning of Lent, let us renew our commitment to a life of prayer, fasting, and charity, following the teaching of today’s gospel from Matthew 6:1-6,16-18: giving to the needy, praying, and fasting. Indeed, your small act of kindness—fasting from a meal today and giving to poor and hungry children will make a big difference to many Filipino families. “Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.”

May God continue to bless your generosity and charity.

(signed)
+ Jose F. Cardinal Advincula, D.D.
Chairman, Pondo ng Pinoy Community Foundation Inc.

 

Related Article:
Cardinal Advincula urges faithful to pray, fast and do acts of charity this Lenten Season

 

 

PASTORAL LETTER for ASH WEDNESDAY (March 2, 2022)

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Third year into the COVID-19 pandemic and yet, Filipino families especially the poor and marginalized have yet to recover from massive unemployment and its immediate consequence—hunger and malnutrition. Still, we continue to fulfill our mission of providing for the poor especially for the malnourished children so they may have …

PASTORAL LETTER for ASH WEDNESDAY (March 2, 2022) Read More »

Pastoral Statement

I thank the Holy Father, Pope Francis for his trust in entrusting to my care the Apostolic Vicariate of Taytay in Palawan. It is one of the youngest ecclesiastical jurisdictions within the Metropolitan of Manila, barely 19 years old and I would say, the poorest in terms of material resources as church. It is also challenging in terms of the location of the Christian communities crossing mountains and seas to reach them. In a word, it is a mission territory.

I thank the Holy Father that in the near twilight of my life, I am still given a chance to work in a mission territory and to live poor among the poor, the fisher folks, the subsistence farmers and the indigenous peoples. It will be a totally different engagement than what I have been doing these fifteen years in the Archdiocese of Manila. As God is here in Manila, He is also there in Northern Palawan. This is the basis of my confidence. My saying yes to this assignment is my small way of living out the Missio Ad Gentes, our theme this year.

 

I take this opportunity to thank the Archdiocese of Manila for accepting me to work with you these years. I was a stranger and you accepted me. I was indeed a stranger to Manila when I first came here in 2006. A stranger to the culture of the big cities and to the culture of Church work here in an urban setting. But now, I live no longer a stranger but a brother among the priest, the religious and the lay faithful. I really feel at home now with you. I gain a lot in physical weight, in wisdom and in experience working among you. I know that our fraternal and connection will continue if only there are internet connections where I will be.

Although they are not here physically present, I thank Cardinal Rosales and Cardinal Tagle for the privilege working by their side. Cardinal Tagle is still my boss because as Apostolic Vicariate, we are under the Congregation of the Evangelization of Peoples. I will miss the opportunity of working directly under Cardinal Advincula. But being my Metropolitan Archbishop, I am sure we, in Taytay will continue to get his care and his support.

I also thank Archbishop Brown, our Papal Nuncio for facilitating this appointment. If you go to Palawan, Archbishop and all of you, what you have said about experiencing the beauty of nature, you will get in Northern Palawan together with the simplicity of the faith of the people there.

I still don’t know when I would go there to Palawan. That depends on the readiness of the people and the priests there especially in this time of the pandemic. It is so difficult to gather the priests together, that in fact, when they make a retreat they come here to Manila because it is easier to come to Manila than to gather together in Taytay. We will just let you know when will be he installation in their place.

St. Joseph the Worker is a patron of the Apostolic Vicariate of Taytay. I entrust myself and my work to his protection and guidance. Thank you very much. (Photo by Maricar Santos/RCAM-AOC)

 

Message of Manila Auxiliary Bishop Broderick S. Pabillo for his appointment as Vicar Apostolic of Taytay, Province of Palawan

I thank the Holy Father, Pope Francis for his trust in entrusting to my care the Apostolic Vicariate of Taytay in Palawan. It is one of the youngest ecclesiastical jurisdictions within the Metropolitan of Manila, barely 19 years old and I would say, the poorest in terms of material resources as church. It is also …

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Pastoral Statement

My dear People of God in the Archdiocese of Manila:

After more than one year of being sede vacante, we rejoice in thanksgiving to God for the gift of a new shepherd to our local Church, His Eminence Jose F. Cardinal Advincula, who will be the 33rd Archbishop of Manila.  He comes to us with his episcopal motto, Audiam, I will listen, which is derived from the response of the young Samuel to the call of God, “speak, Lord, your servant is listening” (1 Sam 3:10).  As a listening shepherd, Cardinal Advincula invites us to be a listening Church, a community of faith that is always ready to heed and obey the will of God revealed to us in the Scriptures, in the teachings of the Church, in the liturgy and prayer, in the community, in the least of our brothers and sisters, in creation, and in our daily experiences.

The solemn installation of our new Archbishop will be on June 24, 2021, the solemnity of the birth of St. John the Baptist, at 8:30 in the morning, at the Manila Cathedral.  On this day, we also celebrate the 450th anniversary of the founding of the City of Manila and of the first parish in Manila that will later become the Manila Cathedral.

The following day, June 25, at 9:00 in the morning, Cardinal Advincula will preside at a Mass with the representatives of the laity and young people in the Archdiocese of Manila.  On June 26, at 5:00 in the afternoon, he will pray the Solemn Vespers (Evening Prayer) with the religious men and women.  And on June 27 morning, he will visit the community of Maricaban in Pasay City and celebrate Sunday Mass at the Mary, Comforter of the Afflicted Parish.

Because there are pandemic-related limitations on the capacity of churches these days, we invite you to join the live broadcast of these celebrations on the cable channels of TV Maria and on our Archdiocesan and parish social media pages.

I also invite you to a 9-day spiritual preparation from June 15 to June 23.  Let three elements mark this novena:

  • Prayer: Let us spend these days listening to God in prayer. In our Masses during the novena, we will use special Mass formularies in line with the theme for the day. We will also pray the Prayer of Thanksgiving for a New Archbishop after the Post-Communion Prayer of the Mass.  On the evening of June 23, we encourage all parishes and communities to spend an hour of prayer before the Blessed Sacrament and pray together for Cardinal Advincula.
  • Catechesis: Let us spend these days listening to the teachings of the Church. Let us study and reflect on the mystery of the Church, the role of the bishop, and the realities of the Archdiocese of Manila. Our Commission on Catechesis and Education is preparing short catechetical video presentations on these topics which we could show before our Masses.
  • Charity: Let us spend these days listening and responding to the cries of the poor. We ask all parishes to dedicate some days during the novena to organize activities that would promote charity and generosity, like feeding programs, distributing of food bags or gift certificates.  Caritas Manila will distribute gift certificates for 50,000 families (worth PhP 50 M) to the parishes.  Let this be a gift of Cardinal Advincula to our needy brethren in the Archdiocese.

I take this opportunity to thank all of you, especially our priests and lay leaders, for your collaboration and support during the 16 months that I was tasked to administer the Archdiocese.  Through prayer and hard work, we were able to carry out the Lord’s mission, especially during this challenging time of the Covid-19 pandemic.  With the coming of our new Archbishop, let us pledge to him our filial obedience and love.

 

Yours truly in Christ Jesus,

+ BRODERICK S. PABILLO
Apostolic Administrator of Manila

9 June 2021

 

PASTORAL INSTRUCTION “Your servant is listening” (1 Sam. 3:10)

My dear People of God in the Archdiocese of Manila: After more than one year of being sede vacante, we rejoice in thanksgiving to God for the gift of a new shepherd to our local Church, His Eminence Jose F. Cardinal Advincula, who will be the 33rd Archbishop of Manila.  He comes to us with …

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Pastoral Statement

It seems we can’t find what you’re looking for. Perhaps searching can help.

My dear People of God in the Archdiocese of Manila,

We are nearly 15 months into the Covid 19 Pandemic. While we are grateful for the scientific and medical progress being done to stop this pestilence, as a community of faith we unceasingly use the resources of our faith to call upon us heavenly help. Let us heed the powerful and trustworthy Word of God in the Scriptures. We hear God’s Word to Solomon:  “If I close heaven so that there is no rain, if I command the locust to devour the land, if I send pestilence among my people, if then my people, upon whom my name has been pronounced, humble themselves and pray, and seek my face and turn from their evil ways, I will hear them from heaven and pardon their sins and heal their land” (2 Chr. 7:13-14).

We have been praying since day one of the pandemic. But have we prayed enough? Have we really humbled ourselves? Do we strive to seek the will of God and be pleasing to him? Has each of us turned from our sins and begged for pardon? Let us set a date that we as an Archdiocese do this together.  So I invite you all to join in a day during which we implore God’s mercy on us. It will be on June 1, the beginning of the month of the Sacred Heart, and for us in the Archdiocese, the month that we will receive our new archbishop.

I invite all to join in a day of prayer and fasting. We can all do these in our homes and even in our offices and places of work. Because of the health protocols we cannot externally manifest this desire to humble ourselves. Let the priests, the spiritual leaders of your parishes, schools, and ministries, do this on behalf of the people while you join us online. At 8:30 am the priests will gather in Quiapo Church for a communal penitential service during which they can confess their sins to one another. We priests also admit our failures during this year of pandemic. We may not have been courageous enough in encouraging the flock, not creative enough in serving those in need, not prayerful enough for the sake of our people. We are sorry. We express this sorrow with a penitential walk from Quiapo Church to Sta. Cruz Church where we will together celebrate the Eucharist, praying for you, our people, for the needs of the country and the world in this time of pandemic. Please join us in humbling ourselves before God.

I invite all the priests to join in this very important action for the sake of our people. Let us do this in Spirit and in Truth.

In the afternoon all the parishes will celebrate Mass with the people pleading for forgiveness and healing of our land.

We heed this call of the prophet: “Between the porch and the altar let the priests weep, let the ministers of the LORD weep and say: ‘Spare your people, LORD!’”  (Joel 2:17).

 

Yours truly in Christ our Savior,

Bishop Broderick Pabillo
Apostolic Administrator of the Archdiocese of Manila
May 25, 2021

 

 

 

Pastoral Instruction: We humble ourselves before God

My dear People of God in the Archdiocese of Manila, We are nearly 15 months into the Covid 19 Pandemic. While we are grateful for the scientific and medical progress being done to stop this pestilence, as a community of faith we unceasingly use the resources of our faith to call upon us heavenly help. …

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Pastoral Statement

“May plano Siya sa bawat isa atin. Maging mabuting tupa tayo. Nakikinig ba tayo sa Kanya?”

As Catholics reflected on Good Shepherd Sunday on April 30, Taytay Apostolic Vicar Broderick Pabillo encouraged the faithful to listen to Jesus in their everyday lives.

In his homily, Bishop Pabillo reminded everyone that Jesus is always with His flock to guide them to the right path.

“Oo, si Hesus nga ang Mabuting Pastol na naghahanap sa atin at dinadala tayo sa mabuting pastulan. Pero dapat ding maging mabuting tupa tayo na nakikinig sa tinig ng ating Pastol at hindi sa basta sinu-sino lang upang hindi tayo malito. Si Jesus ay naparito upang gabayan tayo sa buhay na ganap at kaaya-aya. Hindi naman Siya namatay para sa atin at basta na lang tayo pababayaan. Namatay nga Siya upang dalhin tayo sa buhay na maayos at maligaya. Ayaw Niyang mawala tayo,” he said.

He elaborated that listening to Jesus entails Christians’ obedience to the faith and He has different ways for the faithful to listen to Him.

“Paano tayo nakikinig? Magdasal tayo. Akala natin ang panalangin ay ang pagsasalita sa Diyos upang Siya ay makinig sa atin.Hindi lang iyan! Ang mas malalim na dasal ay ang ating pakikiisa sa Diyos upang mapakinggan natin ang Kanyang sasabihin sa atin. Alam na ng Diyos ang ating pangangailangan. Mas alam pa nga Niya iyan kaysa ating sarili. Madalas hindi natin alam ang kanyang sasabihin sa atin o ang Kanyang ibibigay sa atin. Kaya sa ating pagdarasal, nagsasalita Siya sa atin, pinapaalam Niya sa atin ang Kanyang plano sa atin araw-araw. Ang isang malalim na pagdarasal ay ang pagsusuri sa ating budhi. Ang ating budhi o konsensiya ay ang maliit na tinig ng Diyos sa ating kalooban. Doon sinasabi Niya sa atin kung ano ang ating iiwasan at kung ano ang ating gagawin. Huwag tayo magbingi-bingihan sa tinig ng Diyos na nananawagan sa atin,” Bishop Pabillo stressed.

“Isang paraan din ng pakikinig sa tinig ng Diyos ay ang pagbabasa ng Bibliya o pakikinig sa mga nagpapahayag nito. Ugaliin sana natin na basahin at alamin ang Banal na Kasulatan. Ang aklat na ito ay tanda ng pagmamahal ng Diyos kaya palagi siyang nagsasalita sa atin. Buksan lang natin ang Bible at nandoon na ang Salita ng Diyos!” he added.

The head of Northern Palawan vicariate also pointed out that every sheep shall listen to the Good Shepherd as He seeks for His flock to realize the call of vocation.

“Tinatawag tayo – iyan iyong bokasyon.May tawag na pangkalahatan, para magkaisa tayo, para hindi tayo mapahamak. May tawag sa atin individually, kasi mahal niya tayo individually… May plano ang Diyos sa bawat isa sa atin at may gusto ang Diyos na dapat nating gawin araw-araw. Pinapaalam niya ang kanyang plano. Nagsasalita siya sa atin. Pakinggan natin ang kanyang panawagan,” Bishop Pabillo said. (Lem Leal Santiago/RCAM-AOC | File Photo of RCAM-AOC)

 

Bishop Pabillo urges Catholics to always abide by the Good Shepherd’s call

“May plano Siya sa bawat isa atin. Maging mabuting tupa tayo. Nakikinig ba tayo sa Kanya?” As Catholics reflected on Good Shepherd Sunday on April 30, Taytay Apostolic Vicar Broderick Pabillo encouraged the faithful to listen to Jesus in their everyday lives. In his homily, Bishop Pabillo reminded everyone that Jesus is always with His …

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Pastoral Statement

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

Third year into the COVID-19 pandemic and yet, Filipino families especially the poor and marginalized have yet to recover from massive unemployment and its immediate consequence—hunger and malnutrition.

Still, we continue to fulfill our mission of providing for the poor especially for the malnourished children so they may have a chance for better health and growth, and full participation in our society.

Pondo ng Pinoy Community Foundation Inc. is calling on your support in participating in the FAST2FEED fundraising campaign. “Fast Today And Feed A Child” — fast from a meal today, Ash Wednesday, and whatever savings you have from your small sacrifice may be donated to the Hapag-Asa Integrated Nutrition Program that has continued to provide food for over two million children across the nation since 2005. It only takes about ₱10 a day or ₱1,200 to continuously feed a child for six months.

Today, as we observe Ash Wednesday to mark the beginning of Lent, let us renew our commitment to a life of prayer, fasting, and charity, following the teaching of today’s gospel from Matthew 6:1-6,16-18: giving to the needy, praying, and fasting. Indeed, your small act of kindness—fasting from a meal today and giving to poor and hungry children will make a big difference to many Filipino families. “Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.”

May God continue to bless your generosity and charity.

(signed)
+ Jose F. Cardinal Advincula, D.D.
Chairman, Pondo ng Pinoy Community Foundation Inc.

 

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Cardinal Advincula urges faithful to pray, fast and do acts of charity this Lenten Season

 

 

PASTORAL LETTER for ASH WEDNESDAY (March 2, 2022)

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Third year into the COVID-19 pandemic and yet, Filipino families especially the poor and marginalized have yet to recover from massive unemployment and its immediate consequence—hunger and malnutrition. Still, we continue to fulfill our mission of providing for the poor especially for the malnourished children so they may have …

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Pastoral Statement

I thank the Holy Father, Pope Francis for his trust in entrusting to my care the Apostolic Vicariate of Taytay in Palawan. It is one of the youngest ecclesiastical jurisdictions within the Metropolitan of Manila, barely 19 years old and I would say, the poorest in terms of material resources as church. It is also challenging in terms of the location of the Christian communities crossing mountains and seas to reach them. In a word, it is a mission territory.

I thank the Holy Father that in the near twilight of my life, I am still given a chance to work in a mission territory and to live poor among the poor, the fisher folks, the subsistence farmers and the indigenous peoples. It will be a totally different engagement than what I have been doing these fifteen years in the Archdiocese of Manila. As God is here in Manila, He is also there in Northern Palawan. This is the basis of my confidence. My saying yes to this assignment is my small way of living out the Missio Ad Gentes, our theme this year.

 

I take this opportunity to thank the Archdiocese of Manila for accepting me to work with you these years. I was a stranger and you accepted me. I was indeed a stranger to Manila when I first came here in 2006. A stranger to the culture of the big cities and to the culture of Church work here in an urban setting. But now, I live no longer a stranger but a brother among the priest, the religious and the lay faithful. I really feel at home now with you. I gain a lot in physical weight, in wisdom and in experience working among you. I know that our fraternal and connection will continue if only there are internet connections where I will be.

Although they are not here physically present, I thank Cardinal Rosales and Cardinal Tagle for the privilege working by their side. Cardinal Tagle is still my boss because as Apostolic Vicariate, we are under the Congregation of the Evangelization of Peoples. I will miss the opportunity of working directly under Cardinal Advincula. But being my Metropolitan Archbishop, I am sure we, in Taytay will continue to get his care and his support.

I also thank Archbishop Brown, our Papal Nuncio for facilitating this appointment. If you go to Palawan, Archbishop and all of you, what you have said about experiencing the beauty of nature, you will get in Northern Palawan together with the simplicity of the faith of the people there.

I still don’t know when I would go there to Palawan. That depends on the readiness of the people and the priests there especially in this time of the pandemic. It is so difficult to gather the priests together, that in fact, when they make a retreat they come here to Manila because it is easier to come to Manila than to gather together in Taytay. We will just let you know when will be he installation in their place.

St. Joseph the Worker is a patron of the Apostolic Vicariate of Taytay. I entrust myself and my work to his protection and guidance. Thank you very much. (Photo by Maricar Santos/RCAM-AOC)

 

Message of Manila Auxiliary Bishop Broderick S. Pabillo for his appointment as Vicar Apostolic of Taytay, Province of Palawan

I thank the Holy Father, Pope Francis for his trust in entrusting to my care the Apostolic Vicariate of Taytay in Palawan. It is one of the youngest ecclesiastical jurisdictions within the Metropolitan of Manila, barely 19 years old and I would say, the poorest in terms of material resources as church. It is also …

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Pastoral Statement

My dear People of God in the Archdiocese of Manila:

After more than one year of being sede vacante, we rejoice in thanksgiving to God for the gift of a new shepherd to our local Church, His Eminence Jose F. Cardinal Advincula, who will be the 33rd Archbishop of Manila.  He comes to us with his episcopal motto, Audiam, I will listen, which is derived from the response of the young Samuel to the call of God, “speak, Lord, your servant is listening” (1 Sam 3:10).  As a listening shepherd, Cardinal Advincula invites us to be a listening Church, a community of faith that is always ready to heed and obey the will of God revealed to us in the Scriptures, in the teachings of the Church, in the liturgy and prayer, in the community, in the least of our brothers and sisters, in creation, and in our daily experiences.

The solemn installation of our new Archbishop will be on June 24, 2021, the solemnity of the birth of St. John the Baptist, at 8:30 in the morning, at the Manila Cathedral.  On this day, we also celebrate the 450th anniversary of the founding of the City of Manila and of the first parish in Manila that will later become the Manila Cathedral.

The following day, June 25, at 9:00 in the morning, Cardinal Advincula will preside at a Mass with the representatives of the laity and young people in the Archdiocese of Manila.  On June 26, at 5:00 in the afternoon, he will pray the Solemn Vespers (Evening Prayer) with the religious men and women.  And on June 27 morning, he will visit the community of Maricaban in Pasay City and celebrate Sunday Mass at the Mary, Comforter of the Afflicted Parish.

Because there are pandemic-related limitations on the capacity of churches these days, we invite you to join the live broadcast of these celebrations on the cable channels of TV Maria and on our Archdiocesan and parish social media pages.

I also invite you to a 9-day spiritual preparation from June 15 to June 23.  Let three elements mark this novena:

  • Prayer: Let us spend these days listening to God in prayer. In our Masses during the novena, we will use special Mass formularies in line with the theme for the day. We will also pray the Prayer of Thanksgiving for a New Archbishop after the Post-Communion Prayer of the Mass.  On the evening of June 23, we encourage all parishes and communities to spend an hour of prayer before the Blessed Sacrament and pray together for Cardinal Advincula.
  • Catechesis: Let us spend these days listening to the teachings of the Church. Let us study and reflect on the mystery of the Church, the role of the bishop, and the realities of the Archdiocese of Manila. Our Commission on Catechesis and Education is preparing short catechetical video presentations on these topics which we could show before our Masses.
  • Charity: Let us spend these days listening and responding to the cries of the poor. We ask all parishes to dedicate some days during the novena to organize activities that would promote charity and generosity, like feeding programs, distributing of food bags or gift certificates.  Caritas Manila will distribute gift certificates for 50,000 families (worth PhP 50 M) to the parishes.  Let this be a gift of Cardinal Advincula to our needy brethren in the Archdiocese.

I take this opportunity to thank all of you, especially our priests and lay leaders, for your collaboration and support during the 16 months that I was tasked to administer the Archdiocese.  Through prayer and hard work, we were able to carry out the Lord’s mission, especially during this challenging time of the Covid-19 pandemic.  With the coming of our new Archbishop, let us pledge to him our filial obedience and love.

 

Yours truly in Christ Jesus,

+ BRODERICK S. PABILLO
Apostolic Administrator of Manila

9 June 2021

 

PASTORAL INSTRUCTION “Your servant is listening” (1 Sam. 3:10)

My dear People of God in the Archdiocese of Manila: After more than one year of being sede vacante, we rejoice in thanksgiving to God for the gift of a new shepherd to our local Church, His Eminence Jose F. Cardinal Advincula, who will be the 33rd Archbishop of Manila.  He comes to us with …

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Pastoral Statement

It seems we can’t find what you’re looking for. Perhaps searching can help.

My dear People of God in the Archdiocese of Manila,

We are nearly 15 months into the Covid 19 Pandemic. While we are grateful for the scientific and medical progress being done to stop this pestilence, as a community of faith we unceasingly use the resources of our faith to call upon us heavenly help. Let us heed the powerful and trustworthy Word of God in the Scriptures. We hear God’s Word to Solomon:  “If I close heaven so that there is no rain, if I command the locust to devour the land, if I send pestilence among my people, if then my people, upon whom my name has been pronounced, humble themselves and pray, and seek my face and turn from their evil ways, I will hear them from heaven and pardon their sins and heal their land” (2 Chr. 7:13-14).

We have been praying since day one of the pandemic. But have we prayed enough? Have we really humbled ourselves? Do we strive to seek the will of God and be pleasing to him? Has each of us turned from our sins and begged for pardon? Let us set a date that we as an Archdiocese do this together.  So I invite you all to join in a day during which we implore God’s mercy on us. It will be on June 1, the beginning of the month of the Sacred Heart, and for us in the Archdiocese, the month that we will receive our new archbishop.

I invite all to join in a day of prayer and fasting. We can all do these in our homes and even in our offices and places of work. Because of the health protocols we cannot externally manifest this desire to humble ourselves. Let the priests, the spiritual leaders of your parishes, schools, and ministries, do this on behalf of the people while you join us online. At 8:30 am the priests will gather in Quiapo Church for a communal penitential service during which they can confess their sins to one another. We priests also admit our failures during this year of pandemic. We may not have been courageous enough in encouraging the flock, not creative enough in serving those in need, not prayerful enough for the sake of our people. We are sorry. We express this sorrow with a penitential walk from Quiapo Church to Sta. Cruz Church where we will together celebrate the Eucharist, praying for you, our people, for the needs of the country and the world in this time of pandemic. Please join us in humbling ourselves before God.

I invite all the priests to join in this very important action for the sake of our people. Let us do this in Spirit and in Truth.

In the afternoon all the parishes will celebrate Mass with the people pleading for forgiveness and healing of our land.

We heed this call of the prophet: “Between the porch and the altar let the priests weep, let the ministers of the LORD weep and say: ‘Spare your people, LORD!’”  (Joel 2:17).

 

Yours truly in Christ our Savior,

Bishop Broderick Pabillo
Apostolic Administrator of the Archdiocese of Manila
May 25, 2021

 

 

 

Pastoral Instruction: We humble ourselves before God

My dear People of God in the Archdiocese of Manila, We are nearly 15 months into the Covid 19 Pandemic. While we are grateful for the scientific and medical progress being done to stop this pestilence, as a community of faith we unceasingly use the resources of our faith to call upon us heavenly help. …

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Pastoral Statement

“May plano Siya sa bawat isa atin. Maging mabuting tupa tayo. Nakikinig ba tayo sa Kanya?”

As Catholics reflected on Good Shepherd Sunday on April 30, Taytay Apostolic Vicar Broderick Pabillo encouraged the faithful to listen to Jesus in their everyday lives.

In his homily, Bishop Pabillo reminded everyone that Jesus is always with His flock to guide them to the right path.

“Oo, si Hesus nga ang Mabuting Pastol na naghahanap sa atin at dinadala tayo sa mabuting pastulan. Pero dapat ding maging mabuting tupa tayo na nakikinig sa tinig ng ating Pastol at hindi sa basta sinu-sino lang upang hindi tayo malito. Si Jesus ay naparito upang gabayan tayo sa buhay na ganap at kaaya-aya. Hindi naman Siya namatay para sa atin at basta na lang tayo pababayaan. Namatay nga Siya upang dalhin tayo sa buhay na maayos at maligaya. Ayaw Niyang mawala tayo,” he said.

He elaborated that listening to Jesus entails Christians’ obedience to the faith and He has different ways for the faithful to listen to Him.

“Paano tayo nakikinig? Magdasal tayo. Akala natin ang panalangin ay ang pagsasalita sa Diyos upang Siya ay makinig sa atin.Hindi lang iyan! Ang mas malalim na dasal ay ang ating pakikiisa sa Diyos upang mapakinggan natin ang Kanyang sasabihin sa atin. Alam na ng Diyos ang ating pangangailangan. Mas alam pa nga Niya iyan kaysa ating sarili. Madalas hindi natin alam ang kanyang sasabihin sa atin o ang Kanyang ibibigay sa atin. Kaya sa ating pagdarasal, nagsasalita Siya sa atin, pinapaalam Niya sa atin ang Kanyang plano sa atin araw-araw. Ang isang malalim na pagdarasal ay ang pagsusuri sa ating budhi. Ang ating budhi o konsensiya ay ang maliit na tinig ng Diyos sa ating kalooban. Doon sinasabi Niya sa atin kung ano ang ating iiwasan at kung ano ang ating gagawin. Huwag tayo magbingi-bingihan sa tinig ng Diyos na nananawagan sa atin,” Bishop Pabillo stressed.

“Isang paraan din ng pakikinig sa tinig ng Diyos ay ang pagbabasa ng Bibliya o pakikinig sa mga nagpapahayag nito. Ugaliin sana natin na basahin at alamin ang Banal na Kasulatan. Ang aklat na ito ay tanda ng pagmamahal ng Diyos kaya palagi siyang nagsasalita sa atin. Buksan lang natin ang Bible at nandoon na ang Salita ng Diyos!” he added.

The head of Northern Palawan vicariate also pointed out that every sheep shall listen to the Good Shepherd as He seeks for His flock to realize the call of vocation.

“Tinatawag tayo – iyan iyong bokasyon.May tawag na pangkalahatan, para magkaisa tayo, para hindi tayo mapahamak. May tawag sa atin individually, kasi mahal niya tayo individually… May plano ang Diyos sa bawat isa sa atin at may gusto ang Diyos na dapat nating gawin araw-araw. Pinapaalam niya ang kanyang plano. Nagsasalita siya sa atin. Pakinggan natin ang kanyang panawagan,” Bishop Pabillo said. (Lem Leal Santiago/RCAM-AOC | File Photo of RCAM-AOC)

 

Bishop Pabillo urges Catholics to always abide by the Good Shepherd’s call

“May plano Siya sa bawat isa atin. Maging mabuting tupa tayo. Nakikinig ba tayo sa Kanya?” As Catholics reflected on Good Shepherd Sunday on April 30, Taytay Apostolic Vicar Broderick Pabillo encouraged the faithful to listen to Jesus in their everyday lives. In his homily, Bishop Pabillo reminded everyone that Jesus is always with His …

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Pastoral Statement

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

Third year into the COVID-19 pandemic and yet, Filipino families especially the poor and marginalized have yet to recover from massive unemployment and its immediate consequence—hunger and malnutrition.

Still, we continue to fulfill our mission of providing for the poor especially for the malnourished children so they may have a chance for better health and growth, and full participation in our society.

Pondo ng Pinoy Community Foundation Inc. is calling on your support in participating in the FAST2FEED fundraising campaign. “Fast Today And Feed A Child” — fast from a meal today, Ash Wednesday, and whatever savings you have from your small sacrifice may be donated to the Hapag-Asa Integrated Nutrition Program that has continued to provide food for over two million children across the nation since 2005. It only takes about ₱10 a day or ₱1,200 to continuously feed a child for six months.

Today, as we observe Ash Wednesday to mark the beginning of Lent, let us renew our commitment to a life of prayer, fasting, and charity, following the teaching of today’s gospel from Matthew 6:1-6,16-18: giving to the needy, praying, and fasting. Indeed, your small act of kindness—fasting from a meal today and giving to poor and hungry children will make a big difference to many Filipino families. “Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.”

May God continue to bless your generosity and charity.

(signed)
+ Jose F. Cardinal Advincula, D.D.
Chairman, Pondo ng Pinoy Community Foundation Inc.

 

Related Article:
Cardinal Advincula urges faithful to pray, fast and do acts of charity this Lenten Season

 

 

PASTORAL LETTER for ASH WEDNESDAY (March 2, 2022)

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Third year into the COVID-19 pandemic and yet, Filipino families especially the poor and marginalized have yet to recover from massive unemployment and its immediate consequence—hunger and malnutrition. Still, we continue to fulfill our mission of providing for the poor especially for the malnourished children so they may have …

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Pastoral Statement

I thank the Holy Father, Pope Francis for his trust in entrusting to my care the Apostolic Vicariate of Taytay in Palawan. It is one of the youngest ecclesiastical jurisdictions within the Metropolitan of Manila, barely 19 years old and I would say, the poorest in terms of material resources as church. It is also challenging in terms of the location of the Christian communities crossing mountains and seas to reach them. In a word, it is a mission territory.

I thank the Holy Father that in the near twilight of my life, I am still given a chance to work in a mission territory and to live poor among the poor, the fisher folks, the subsistence farmers and the indigenous peoples. It will be a totally different engagement than what I have been doing these fifteen years in the Archdiocese of Manila. As God is here in Manila, He is also there in Northern Palawan. This is the basis of my confidence. My saying yes to this assignment is my small way of living out the Missio Ad Gentes, our theme this year.

 

I take this opportunity to thank the Archdiocese of Manila for accepting me to work with you these years. I was a stranger and you accepted me. I was indeed a stranger to Manila when I first came here in 2006. A stranger to the culture of the big cities and to the culture of Church work here in an urban setting. But now, I live no longer a stranger but a brother among the priest, the religious and the lay faithful. I really feel at home now with you. I gain a lot in physical weight, in wisdom and in experience working among you. I know that our fraternal and connection will continue if only there are internet connections where I will be.

Although they are not here physically present, I thank Cardinal Rosales and Cardinal Tagle for the privilege working by their side. Cardinal Tagle is still my boss because as Apostolic Vicariate, we are under the Congregation of the Evangelization of Peoples. I will miss the opportunity of working directly under Cardinal Advincula. But being my Metropolitan Archbishop, I am sure we, in Taytay will continue to get his care and his support.

I also thank Archbishop Brown, our Papal Nuncio for facilitating this appointment. If you go to Palawan, Archbishop and all of you, what you have said about experiencing the beauty of nature, you will get in Northern Palawan together with the simplicity of the faith of the people there.

I still don’t know when I would go there to Palawan. That depends on the readiness of the people and the priests there especially in this time of the pandemic. It is so difficult to gather the priests together, that in fact, when they make a retreat they come here to Manila because it is easier to come to Manila than to gather together in Taytay. We will just let you know when will be he installation in their place.

St. Joseph the Worker is a patron of the Apostolic Vicariate of Taytay. I entrust myself and my work to his protection and guidance. Thank you very much. (Photo by Maricar Santos/RCAM-AOC)

 

Message of Manila Auxiliary Bishop Broderick S. Pabillo for his appointment as Vicar Apostolic of Taytay, Province of Palawan

I thank the Holy Father, Pope Francis for his trust in entrusting to my care the Apostolic Vicariate of Taytay in Palawan. It is one of the youngest ecclesiastical jurisdictions within the Metropolitan of Manila, barely 19 years old and I would say, the poorest in terms of material resources as church. It is also …

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Pastoral Statement

My dear People of God in the Archdiocese of Manila:

After more than one year of being sede vacante, we rejoice in thanksgiving to God for the gift of a new shepherd to our local Church, His Eminence Jose F. Cardinal Advincula, who will be the 33rd Archbishop of Manila.  He comes to us with his episcopal motto, Audiam, I will listen, which is derived from the response of the young Samuel to the call of God, “speak, Lord, your servant is listening” (1 Sam 3:10).  As a listening shepherd, Cardinal Advincula invites us to be a listening Church, a community of faith that is always ready to heed and obey the will of God revealed to us in the Scriptures, in the teachings of the Church, in the liturgy and prayer, in the community, in the least of our brothers and sisters, in creation, and in our daily experiences.

The solemn installation of our new Archbishop will be on June 24, 2021, the solemnity of the birth of St. John the Baptist, at 8:30 in the morning, at the Manila Cathedral.  On this day, we also celebrate the 450th anniversary of the founding of the City of Manila and of the first parish in Manila that will later become the Manila Cathedral.

The following day, June 25, at 9:00 in the morning, Cardinal Advincula will preside at a Mass with the representatives of the laity and young people in the Archdiocese of Manila.  On June 26, at 5:00 in the afternoon, he will pray the Solemn Vespers (Evening Prayer) with the religious men and women.  And on June 27 morning, he will visit the community of Maricaban in Pasay City and celebrate Sunday Mass at the Mary, Comforter of the Afflicted Parish.

Because there are pandemic-related limitations on the capacity of churches these days, we invite you to join the live broadcast of these celebrations on the cable channels of TV Maria and on our Archdiocesan and parish social media pages.

I also invite you to a 9-day spiritual preparation from June 15 to June 23.  Let three elements mark this novena:

  • Prayer: Let us spend these days listening to God in prayer. In our Masses during the novena, we will use special Mass formularies in line with the theme for the day. We will also pray the Prayer of Thanksgiving for a New Archbishop after the Post-Communion Prayer of the Mass.  On the evening of June 23, we encourage all parishes and communities to spend an hour of prayer before the Blessed Sacrament and pray together for Cardinal Advincula.
  • Catechesis: Let us spend these days listening to the teachings of the Church. Let us study and reflect on the mystery of the Church, the role of the bishop, and the realities of the Archdiocese of Manila. Our Commission on Catechesis and Education is preparing short catechetical video presentations on these topics which we could show before our Masses.
  • Charity: Let us spend these days listening and responding to the cries of the poor. We ask all parishes to dedicate some days during the novena to organize activities that would promote charity and generosity, like feeding programs, distributing of food bags or gift certificates.  Caritas Manila will distribute gift certificates for 50,000 families (worth PhP 50 M) to the parishes.  Let this be a gift of Cardinal Advincula to our needy brethren in the Archdiocese.

I take this opportunity to thank all of you, especially our priests and lay leaders, for your collaboration and support during the 16 months that I was tasked to administer the Archdiocese.  Through prayer and hard work, we were able to carry out the Lord’s mission, especially during this challenging time of the Covid-19 pandemic.  With the coming of our new Archbishop, let us pledge to him our filial obedience and love.

 

Yours truly in Christ Jesus,

+ BRODERICK S. PABILLO
Apostolic Administrator of Manila

9 June 2021

 

PASTORAL INSTRUCTION “Your servant is listening” (1 Sam. 3:10)

My dear People of God in the Archdiocese of Manila: After more than one year of being sede vacante, we rejoice in thanksgiving to God for the gift of a new shepherd to our local Church, His Eminence Jose F. Cardinal Advincula, who will be the 33rd Archbishop of Manila.  He comes to us with …

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Pastoral Statement

It seems we can’t find what you’re looking for. Perhaps searching can help.

My dear People of God in the Archdiocese of Manila,

We are nearly 15 months into the Covid 19 Pandemic. While we are grateful for the scientific and medical progress being done to stop this pestilence, as a community of faith we unceasingly use the resources of our faith to call upon us heavenly help. Let us heed the powerful and trustworthy Word of God in the Scriptures. We hear God’s Word to Solomon:  “If I close heaven so that there is no rain, if I command the locust to devour the land, if I send pestilence among my people, if then my people, upon whom my name has been pronounced, humble themselves and pray, and seek my face and turn from their evil ways, I will hear them from heaven and pardon their sins and heal their land” (2 Chr. 7:13-14).

We have been praying since day one of the pandemic. But have we prayed enough? Have we really humbled ourselves? Do we strive to seek the will of God and be pleasing to him? Has each of us turned from our sins and begged for pardon? Let us set a date that we as an Archdiocese do this together.  So I invite you all to join in a day during which we implore God’s mercy on us. It will be on June 1, the beginning of the month of the Sacred Heart, and for us in the Archdiocese, the month that we will receive our new archbishop.

I invite all to join in a day of prayer and fasting. We can all do these in our homes and even in our offices and places of work. Because of the health protocols we cannot externally manifest this desire to humble ourselves. Let the priests, the spiritual leaders of your parishes, schools, and ministries, do this on behalf of the people while you join us online. At 8:30 am the priests will gather in Quiapo Church for a communal penitential service during which they can confess their sins to one another. We priests also admit our failures during this year of pandemic. We may not have been courageous enough in encouraging the flock, not creative enough in serving those in need, not prayerful enough for the sake of our people. We are sorry. We express this sorrow with a penitential walk from Quiapo Church to Sta. Cruz Church where we will together celebrate the Eucharist, praying for you, our people, for the needs of the country and the world in this time of pandemic. Please join us in humbling ourselves before God.

I invite all the priests to join in this very important action for the sake of our people. Let us do this in Spirit and in Truth.

In the afternoon all the parishes will celebrate Mass with the people pleading for forgiveness and healing of our land.

We heed this call of the prophet: “Between the porch and the altar let the priests weep, let the ministers of the LORD weep and say: ‘Spare your people, LORD!’”  (Joel 2:17).

 

Yours truly in Christ our Savior,

Bishop Broderick Pabillo
Apostolic Administrator of the Archdiocese of Manila
May 25, 2021

 

 

 

Pastoral Instruction: We humble ourselves before God

My dear People of God in the Archdiocese of Manila, We are nearly 15 months into the Covid 19 Pandemic. While we are grateful for the scientific and medical progress being done to stop this pestilence, as a community of faith we unceasingly use the resources of our faith to call upon us heavenly help. …

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Pastoral Statement

“May plano Siya sa bawat isa atin. Maging mabuting tupa tayo. Nakikinig ba tayo sa Kanya?”

As Catholics reflected on Good Shepherd Sunday on April 30, Taytay Apostolic Vicar Broderick Pabillo encouraged the faithful to listen to Jesus in their everyday lives.

In his homily, Bishop Pabillo reminded everyone that Jesus is always with His flock to guide them to the right path.

“Oo, si Hesus nga ang Mabuting Pastol na naghahanap sa atin at dinadala tayo sa mabuting pastulan. Pero dapat ding maging mabuting tupa tayo na nakikinig sa tinig ng ating Pastol at hindi sa basta sinu-sino lang upang hindi tayo malito. Si Jesus ay naparito upang gabayan tayo sa buhay na ganap at kaaya-aya. Hindi naman Siya namatay para sa atin at basta na lang tayo pababayaan. Namatay nga Siya upang dalhin tayo sa buhay na maayos at maligaya. Ayaw Niyang mawala tayo,” he said.

He elaborated that listening to Jesus entails Christians’ obedience to the faith and He has different ways for the faithful to listen to Him.

“Paano tayo nakikinig? Magdasal tayo. Akala natin ang panalangin ay ang pagsasalita sa Diyos upang Siya ay makinig sa atin.Hindi lang iyan! Ang mas malalim na dasal ay ang ating pakikiisa sa Diyos upang mapakinggan natin ang Kanyang sasabihin sa atin. Alam na ng Diyos ang ating pangangailangan. Mas alam pa nga Niya iyan kaysa ating sarili. Madalas hindi natin alam ang kanyang sasabihin sa atin o ang Kanyang ibibigay sa atin. Kaya sa ating pagdarasal, nagsasalita Siya sa atin, pinapaalam Niya sa atin ang Kanyang plano sa atin araw-araw. Ang isang malalim na pagdarasal ay ang pagsusuri sa ating budhi. Ang ating budhi o konsensiya ay ang maliit na tinig ng Diyos sa ating kalooban. Doon sinasabi Niya sa atin kung ano ang ating iiwasan at kung ano ang ating gagawin. Huwag tayo magbingi-bingihan sa tinig ng Diyos na nananawagan sa atin,” Bishop Pabillo stressed.

“Isang paraan din ng pakikinig sa tinig ng Diyos ay ang pagbabasa ng Bibliya o pakikinig sa mga nagpapahayag nito. Ugaliin sana natin na basahin at alamin ang Banal na Kasulatan. Ang aklat na ito ay tanda ng pagmamahal ng Diyos kaya palagi siyang nagsasalita sa atin. Buksan lang natin ang Bible at nandoon na ang Salita ng Diyos!” he added.

The head of Northern Palawan vicariate also pointed out that every sheep shall listen to the Good Shepherd as He seeks for His flock to realize the call of vocation.

“Tinatawag tayo – iyan iyong bokasyon.May tawag na pangkalahatan, para magkaisa tayo, para hindi tayo mapahamak. May tawag sa atin individually, kasi mahal niya tayo individually… May plano ang Diyos sa bawat isa sa atin at may gusto ang Diyos na dapat nating gawin araw-araw. Pinapaalam niya ang kanyang plano. Nagsasalita siya sa atin. Pakinggan natin ang kanyang panawagan,” Bishop Pabillo said. (Lem Leal Santiago/RCAM-AOC | File Photo of RCAM-AOC)

 

Bishop Pabillo urges Catholics to always abide by the Good Shepherd’s call

“May plano Siya sa bawat isa atin. Maging mabuting tupa tayo. Nakikinig ba tayo sa Kanya?” As Catholics reflected on Good Shepherd Sunday on April 30, Taytay Apostolic Vicar Broderick Pabillo encouraged the faithful to listen to Jesus in their everyday lives. In his homily, Bishop Pabillo reminded everyone that Jesus is always with His …

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Pastoral Statement

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

Third year into the COVID-19 pandemic and yet, Filipino families especially the poor and marginalized have yet to recover from massive unemployment and its immediate consequence—hunger and malnutrition.

Still, we continue to fulfill our mission of providing for the poor especially for the malnourished children so they may have a chance for better health and growth, and full participation in our society.

Pondo ng Pinoy Community Foundation Inc. is calling on your support in participating in the FAST2FEED fundraising campaign. “Fast Today And Feed A Child” — fast from a meal today, Ash Wednesday, and whatever savings you have from your small sacrifice may be donated to the Hapag-Asa Integrated Nutrition Program that has continued to provide food for over two million children across the nation since 2005. It only takes about ₱10 a day or ₱1,200 to continuously feed a child for six months.

Today, as we observe Ash Wednesday to mark the beginning of Lent, let us renew our commitment to a life of prayer, fasting, and charity, following the teaching of today’s gospel from Matthew 6:1-6,16-18: giving to the needy, praying, and fasting. Indeed, your small act of kindness—fasting from a meal today and giving to poor and hungry children will make a big difference to many Filipino families. “Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.”

May God continue to bless your generosity and charity.

(signed)
+ Jose F. Cardinal Advincula, D.D.
Chairman, Pondo ng Pinoy Community Foundation Inc.

 

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PASTORAL LETTER for ASH WEDNESDAY (March 2, 2022)

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Third year into the COVID-19 pandemic and yet, Filipino families especially the poor and marginalized have yet to recover from massive unemployment and its immediate consequence—hunger and malnutrition. Still, we continue to fulfill our mission of providing for the poor especially for the malnourished children so they may have …

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Pastoral Statement

I thank the Holy Father, Pope Francis for his trust in entrusting to my care the Apostolic Vicariate of Taytay in Palawan. It is one of the youngest ecclesiastical jurisdictions within the Metropolitan of Manila, barely 19 years old and I would say, the poorest in terms of material resources as church. It is also challenging in terms of the location of the Christian communities crossing mountains and seas to reach them. In a word, it is a mission territory.

I thank the Holy Father that in the near twilight of my life, I am still given a chance to work in a mission territory and to live poor among the poor, the fisher folks, the subsistence farmers and the indigenous peoples. It will be a totally different engagement than what I have been doing these fifteen years in the Archdiocese of Manila. As God is here in Manila, He is also there in Northern Palawan. This is the basis of my confidence. My saying yes to this assignment is my small way of living out the Missio Ad Gentes, our theme this year.

 

I take this opportunity to thank the Archdiocese of Manila for accepting me to work with you these years. I was a stranger and you accepted me. I was indeed a stranger to Manila when I first came here in 2006. A stranger to the culture of the big cities and to the culture of Church work here in an urban setting. But now, I live no longer a stranger but a brother among the priest, the religious and the lay faithful. I really feel at home now with you. I gain a lot in physical weight, in wisdom and in experience working among you. I know that our fraternal and connection will continue if only there are internet connections where I will be.

Although they are not here physically present, I thank Cardinal Rosales and Cardinal Tagle for the privilege working by their side. Cardinal Tagle is still my boss because as Apostolic Vicariate, we are under the Congregation of the Evangelization of Peoples. I will miss the opportunity of working directly under Cardinal Advincula. But being my Metropolitan Archbishop, I am sure we, in Taytay will continue to get his care and his support.

I also thank Archbishop Brown, our Papal Nuncio for facilitating this appointment. If you go to Palawan, Archbishop and all of you, what you have said about experiencing the beauty of nature, you will get in Northern Palawan together with the simplicity of the faith of the people there.

I still don’t know when I would go there to Palawan. That depends on the readiness of the people and the priests there especially in this time of the pandemic. It is so difficult to gather the priests together, that in fact, when they make a retreat they come here to Manila because it is easier to come to Manila than to gather together in Taytay. We will just let you know when will be he installation in their place.

St. Joseph the Worker is a patron of the Apostolic Vicariate of Taytay. I entrust myself and my work to his protection and guidance. Thank you very much. (Photo by Maricar Santos/RCAM-AOC)

 

Message of Manila Auxiliary Bishop Broderick S. Pabillo for his appointment as Vicar Apostolic of Taytay, Province of Palawan

I thank the Holy Father, Pope Francis for his trust in entrusting to my care the Apostolic Vicariate of Taytay in Palawan. It is one of the youngest ecclesiastical jurisdictions within the Metropolitan of Manila, barely 19 years old and I would say, the poorest in terms of material resources as church. It is also …

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Pastoral Statement

My dear People of God in the Archdiocese of Manila:

After more than one year of being sede vacante, we rejoice in thanksgiving to God for the gift of a new shepherd to our local Church, His Eminence Jose F. Cardinal Advincula, who will be the 33rd Archbishop of Manila.  He comes to us with his episcopal motto, Audiam, I will listen, which is derived from the response of the young Samuel to the call of God, “speak, Lord, your servant is listening” (1 Sam 3:10).  As a listening shepherd, Cardinal Advincula invites us to be a listening Church, a community of faith that is always ready to heed and obey the will of God revealed to us in the Scriptures, in the teachings of the Church, in the liturgy and prayer, in the community, in the least of our brothers and sisters, in creation, and in our daily experiences.

The solemn installation of our new Archbishop will be on June 24, 2021, the solemnity of the birth of St. John the Baptist, at 8:30 in the morning, at the Manila Cathedral.  On this day, we also celebrate the 450th anniversary of the founding of the City of Manila and of the first parish in Manila that will later become the Manila Cathedral.

The following day, June 25, at 9:00 in the morning, Cardinal Advincula will preside at a Mass with the representatives of the laity and young people in the Archdiocese of Manila.  On June 26, at 5:00 in the afternoon, he will pray the Solemn Vespers (Evening Prayer) with the religious men and women.  And on June 27 morning, he will visit the community of Maricaban in Pasay City and celebrate Sunday Mass at the Mary, Comforter of the Afflicted Parish.

Because there are pandemic-related limitations on the capacity of churches these days, we invite you to join the live broadcast of these celebrations on the cable channels of TV Maria and on our Archdiocesan and parish social media pages.

I also invite you to a 9-day spiritual preparation from June 15 to June 23.  Let three elements mark this novena:

  • Prayer: Let us spend these days listening to God in prayer. In our Masses during the novena, we will use special Mass formularies in line with the theme for the day. We will also pray the Prayer of Thanksgiving for a New Archbishop after the Post-Communion Prayer of the Mass.  On the evening of June 23, we encourage all parishes and communities to spend an hour of prayer before the Blessed Sacrament and pray together for Cardinal Advincula.
  • Catechesis: Let us spend these days listening to the teachings of the Church. Let us study and reflect on the mystery of the Church, the role of the bishop, and the realities of the Archdiocese of Manila. Our Commission on Catechesis and Education is preparing short catechetical video presentations on these topics which we could show before our Masses.
  • Charity: Let us spend these days listening and responding to the cries of the poor. We ask all parishes to dedicate some days during the novena to organize activities that would promote charity and generosity, like feeding programs, distributing of food bags or gift certificates.  Caritas Manila will distribute gift certificates for 50,000 families (worth PhP 50 M) to the parishes.  Let this be a gift of Cardinal Advincula to our needy brethren in the Archdiocese.

I take this opportunity to thank all of you, especially our priests and lay leaders, for your collaboration and support during the 16 months that I was tasked to administer the Archdiocese.  Through prayer and hard work, we were able to carry out the Lord’s mission, especially during this challenging time of the Covid-19 pandemic.  With the coming of our new Archbishop, let us pledge to him our filial obedience and love.

 

Yours truly in Christ Jesus,

+ BRODERICK S. PABILLO
Apostolic Administrator of Manila

9 June 2021

 

PASTORAL INSTRUCTION “Your servant is listening” (1 Sam. 3:10)

My dear People of God in the Archdiocese of Manila: After more than one year of being sede vacante, we rejoice in thanksgiving to God for the gift of a new shepherd to our local Church, His Eminence Jose F. Cardinal Advincula, who will be the 33rd Archbishop of Manila.  He comes to us with …

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Pastoral Statement

It seems we can’t find what you’re looking for. Perhaps searching can help.

My dear People of God in the Archdiocese of Manila,

We are nearly 15 months into the Covid 19 Pandemic. While we are grateful for the scientific and medical progress being done to stop this pestilence, as a community of faith we unceasingly use the resources of our faith to call upon us heavenly help. Let us heed the powerful and trustworthy Word of God in the Scriptures. We hear God’s Word to Solomon:  “If I close heaven so that there is no rain, if I command the locust to devour the land, if I send pestilence among my people, if then my people, upon whom my name has been pronounced, humble themselves and pray, and seek my face and turn from their evil ways, I will hear them from heaven and pardon their sins and heal their land” (2 Chr. 7:13-14).

We have been praying since day one of the pandemic. But have we prayed enough? Have we really humbled ourselves? Do we strive to seek the will of God and be pleasing to him? Has each of us turned from our sins and begged for pardon? Let us set a date that we as an Archdiocese do this together.  So I invite you all to join in a day during which we implore God’s mercy on us. It will be on June 1, the beginning of the month of the Sacred Heart, and for us in the Archdiocese, the month that we will receive our new archbishop.

I invite all to join in a day of prayer and fasting. We can all do these in our homes and even in our offices and places of work. Because of the health protocols we cannot externally manifest this desire to humble ourselves. Let the priests, the spiritual leaders of your parishes, schools, and ministries, do this on behalf of the people while you join us online. At 8:30 am the priests will gather in Quiapo Church for a communal penitential service during which they can confess their sins to one another. We priests also admit our failures during this year of pandemic. We may not have been courageous enough in encouraging the flock, not creative enough in serving those in need, not prayerful enough for the sake of our people. We are sorry. We express this sorrow with a penitential walk from Quiapo Church to Sta. Cruz Church where we will together celebrate the Eucharist, praying for you, our people, for the needs of the country and the world in this time of pandemic. Please join us in humbling ourselves before God.

I invite all the priests to join in this very important action for the sake of our people. Let us do this in Spirit and in Truth.

In the afternoon all the parishes will celebrate Mass with the people pleading for forgiveness and healing of our land.

We heed this call of the prophet: “Between the porch and the altar let the priests weep, let the ministers of the LORD weep and say: ‘Spare your people, LORD!’”  (Joel 2:17).

 

Yours truly in Christ our Savior,

Bishop Broderick Pabillo
Apostolic Administrator of the Archdiocese of Manila
May 25, 2021

 

 

 

Pastoral Instruction: We humble ourselves before God

My dear People of God in the Archdiocese of Manila, We are nearly 15 months into the Covid 19 Pandemic. While we are grateful for the scientific and medical progress being done to stop this pestilence, as a community of faith we unceasingly use the resources of our faith to call upon us heavenly help. …

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Pastoral Statement

“May plano Siya sa bawat isa atin. Maging mabuting tupa tayo. Nakikinig ba tayo sa Kanya?”

As Catholics reflected on Good Shepherd Sunday on April 30, Taytay Apostolic Vicar Broderick Pabillo encouraged the faithful to listen to Jesus in their everyday lives.

In his homily, Bishop Pabillo reminded everyone that Jesus is always with His flock to guide them to the right path.

“Oo, si Hesus nga ang Mabuting Pastol na naghahanap sa atin at dinadala tayo sa mabuting pastulan. Pero dapat ding maging mabuting tupa tayo na nakikinig sa tinig ng ating Pastol at hindi sa basta sinu-sino lang upang hindi tayo malito. Si Jesus ay naparito upang gabayan tayo sa buhay na ganap at kaaya-aya. Hindi naman Siya namatay para sa atin at basta na lang tayo pababayaan. Namatay nga Siya upang dalhin tayo sa buhay na maayos at maligaya. Ayaw Niyang mawala tayo,” he said.

He elaborated that listening to Jesus entails Christians’ obedience to the faith and He has different ways for the faithful to listen to Him.

“Paano tayo nakikinig? Magdasal tayo. Akala natin ang panalangin ay ang pagsasalita sa Diyos upang Siya ay makinig sa atin.Hindi lang iyan! Ang mas malalim na dasal ay ang ating pakikiisa sa Diyos upang mapakinggan natin ang Kanyang sasabihin sa atin. Alam na ng Diyos ang ating pangangailangan. Mas alam pa nga Niya iyan kaysa ating sarili. Madalas hindi natin alam ang kanyang sasabihin sa atin o ang Kanyang ibibigay sa atin. Kaya sa ating pagdarasal, nagsasalita Siya sa atin, pinapaalam Niya sa atin ang Kanyang plano sa atin araw-araw. Ang isang malalim na pagdarasal ay ang pagsusuri sa ating budhi. Ang ating budhi o konsensiya ay ang maliit na tinig ng Diyos sa ating kalooban. Doon sinasabi Niya sa atin kung ano ang ating iiwasan at kung ano ang ating gagawin. Huwag tayo magbingi-bingihan sa tinig ng Diyos na nananawagan sa atin,” Bishop Pabillo stressed.

“Isang paraan din ng pakikinig sa tinig ng Diyos ay ang pagbabasa ng Bibliya o pakikinig sa mga nagpapahayag nito. Ugaliin sana natin na basahin at alamin ang Banal na Kasulatan. Ang aklat na ito ay tanda ng pagmamahal ng Diyos kaya palagi siyang nagsasalita sa atin. Buksan lang natin ang Bible at nandoon na ang Salita ng Diyos!” he added.

The head of Northern Palawan vicariate also pointed out that every sheep shall listen to the Good Shepherd as He seeks for His flock to realize the call of vocation.

“Tinatawag tayo – iyan iyong bokasyon.May tawag na pangkalahatan, para magkaisa tayo, para hindi tayo mapahamak. May tawag sa atin individually, kasi mahal niya tayo individually… May plano ang Diyos sa bawat isa sa atin at may gusto ang Diyos na dapat nating gawin araw-araw. Pinapaalam niya ang kanyang plano. Nagsasalita siya sa atin. Pakinggan natin ang kanyang panawagan,” Bishop Pabillo said. (Lem Leal Santiago/RCAM-AOC | File Photo of RCAM-AOC)

 

Bishop Pabillo urges Catholics to always abide by the Good Shepherd’s call

“May plano Siya sa bawat isa atin. Maging mabuting tupa tayo. Nakikinig ba tayo sa Kanya?” As Catholics reflected on Good Shepherd Sunday on April 30, Taytay Apostolic Vicar Broderick Pabillo encouraged the faithful to listen to Jesus in their everyday lives. In his homily, Bishop Pabillo reminded everyone that Jesus is always with His …

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Pastoral Statement

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

Third year into the COVID-19 pandemic and yet, Filipino families especially the poor and marginalized have yet to recover from massive unemployment and its immediate consequence—hunger and malnutrition.

Still, we continue to fulfill our mission of providing for the poor especially for the malnourished children so they may have a chance for better health and growth, and full participation in our society.

Pondo ng Pinoy Community Foundation Inc. is calling on your support in participating in the FAST2FEED fundraising campaign. “Fast Today And Feed A Child” — fast from a meal today, Ash Wednesday, and whatever savings you have from your small sacrifice may be donated to the Hapag-Asa Integrated Nutrition Program that has continued to provide food for over two million children across the nation since 2005. It only takes about ₱10 a day or ₱1,200 to continuously feed a child for six months.

Today, as we observe Ash Wednesday to mark the beginning of Lent, let us renew our commitment to a life of prayer, fasting, and charity, following the teaching of today’s gospel from Matthew 6:1-6,16-18: giving to the needy, praying, and fasting. Indeed, your small act of kindness—fasting from a meal today and giving to poor and hungry children will make a big difference to many Filipino families. “Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.”

May God continue to bless your generosity and charity.

(signed)
+ Jose F. Cardinal Advincula, D.D.
Chairman, Pondo ng Pinoy Community Foundation Inc.

 

Related Article:
Cardinal Advincula urges faithful to pray, fast and do acts of charity this Lenten Season

 

 

PASTORAL LETTER for ASH WEDNESDAY (March 2, 2022)

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Third year into the COVID-19 pandemic and yet, Filipino families especially the poor and marginalized have yet to recover from massive unemployment and its immediate consequence—hunger and malnutrition. Still, we continue to fulfill our mission of providing for the poor especially for the malnourished children so they may have …

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Pastoral Statement

I thank the Holy Father, Pope Francis for his trust in entrusting to my care the Apostolic Vicariate of Taytay in Palawan. It is one of the youngest ecclesiastical jurisdictions within the Metropolitan of Manila, barely 19 years old and I would say, the poorest in terms of material resources as church. It is also challenging in terms of the location of the Christian communities crossing mountains and seas to reach them. In a word, it is a mission territory.

I thank the Holy Father that in the near twilight of my life, I am still given a chance to work in a mission territory and to live poor among the poor, the fisher folks, the subsistence farmers and the indigenous peoples. It will be a totally different engagement than what I have been doing these fifteen years in the Archdiocese of Manila. As Go