Philippine Region Celebrates the Society’s 100 Years of Mission

On June 28, 2018, the Columban Missionaries in the Philippines celebrated the Society’s 100th founding anniversary at Our Lady of Remedies Parish, Malate, Manila. The jubilant moment was shared with Columban friends, benefactors and mission partners.

Philippine Region Celebrates the Society’s 100 Years of Mission

On June 28, 2018, the Columban Missionaries in the Philippines celebrated its 100th founding anniversary at Our Lady of Remedies Parish, Malate, Manila. The jubilant moment was shared with Columban friends, benefactors and mission partners.

Malate Catholic School Drum and Lyre Corps welcoming the guests

 

 

Processional march of concelebrating priests and bishops

 

The flags hanging inside the church represent the different countries where Columban Mission was/is present

 

Mass readers

 

Rev. Louie Ybañez proclaiming the Gospel; standing behind him is Fr. Kevin McHugh, the liturgist

 

His Eminence Gaudencio Cardinal Rosales, D.D. as the main celebrant

 

Prayers of Petition read in different languages

– Gaelic, Tagalog, Korean, Spanish, Burmese, Tongan and Chinese –

 

Offertory procession of the Columban Pilgrim Cloth (used as the altar cloth)

 

 The Consecration

 

Singing the “Our Father”

 

Giving the Sign of Peace

 

The Holy Communion

 

Malate Church Choir

 

A message of thanks from the Regional Director of the Columban Missionaries in the Philippines

Fr. Paul Glynn, SSC

 

Message of the Papal Nuncio to the Philippines, His Excellency Monsignor Gabriele Giordano Caccia

 

The bishops who celebrated with us, L to R – Bishop Bartolome Gaspar Santos of the Diocese of Iba, Papal Nuncio Cardinal Gabriele Giordano Caccia, Cardinal Gaudencio Rosales of the Archdiocese of Manila, and Bishop Antonio Tobias of the Diocese of Novaliches

 

Bishops with all concelebrating priests

 

Bishops with the Columban Fathers

 

Bishops with Columban priests, sisters, lay missionaries and seminarians

 

More pictures at Palacio de Maynila

Peru

 

Myanmar

 

Fiji/Tonga

 

Fiji

 

China

 

 Mission Partners

 

Returned Columban Lay Missionaries 

 

Columban Friends – Nuns from various congregations

 

Columban Sisters with Fr. Cireneo Matulac (L) and Emmanuel Trocino, Columban Seminarian (3rd from left)

 

Mission Partners

 

Amigo Columbano with Fr. Christopher Kaamiño (2nd from left) and Kurt Pala (3rd from left)

 

Amigo Columbano

 

Columban Friends – RNDM and RSCJ Sisters 

 

John Din, Columban lay missionary – launching the “Laudato Si” video (Tagalog version)

 

 The Masters of Ceremonies (MCs)

 Rev. Louie Ybañez, SSC and Lilibeth Sabado, Columban lay missionary 

 

Columban Lay Missionaries

 

Columban Staff with Fr. Michael Martin (standing right) and Gerald Mandam, Columban seminarian (standing left) 

 

Dr. Christopher Navalta, Fr. Brian Gore and Fr. Shay Cullen

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