Bishop Tobias Ordains Two New Priests

January 19, 2011 was a blessed day for San Lorenzo Ruiz Parish. The parish church was again chosen for the ordination of the two Vietnamese deacons, Rev. Phong Tran and Rev. Quang Tran both from the Order of the Priests of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (SCJ). This is the first sacerdotal ordination in the history of the young parish of San Lorenzo Ruiz.

The two deacons were ordained in solemn rites and ceremony officiated by His Most Reverend Antonio R. Tobias, D.D., Bishop of Novaliches. Joining in the celebration were 33 priests of different nationalities of the SCJ order, including our own parish priest, Fr. Luke Dobles, who prepared and assisted in the liturgy.

The families of the deacons came all the way from Vietnam to witness and participate in this special occasion. Seminarians were assigned as altar servers and one as a lector. An SLRP lay lector, Kuya Firms Gagute, served that day together with a psalmist from the invited choir, Bagong Silang San Roque choir.

Everyone was invited to join the lunch sponsored by the SCJ through the coordination of Ate Josie Cruz as requested by Fr. Vincent Herimanto, SCJ superior and Fr. Nonong Cabaluna,SCJ.

Many thanks to the Mother Butler Guild and to the Ministry of Ushers and Greeters for their assistance.

God bless Rev. Fr. Phong Tran, SCJ and Rev. Fr. Quang Tran, SCJ as we from SANLO pray for their continued dedication and love for their chosen vocation. They will be assigned to do missionary work back in Vietnam.

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SLRP Honors the Sto. Nino with a Procession

Now on its third year, the procession in honor of the Sto. Nino is the parish's thanksgiving to God for giving us the Christ child. Just like a newborn baby, this annual procession allows the Sto Nino to venture out of the confines of the church for a short walk around the parish and get some sunshine, according to Father Luke.


Amidst gray skies, a pleasantly cool breeze of January air and the rhythmic ati-atihan sound from a portable sound system, the procession wend its way through more areas of the parish this time around. This was the first time that parishioners of Cruz Compound and Dona Faustina I were blessed with the presence of the Sto Nino as it went through their areas. Marchers, especially the children, were given candies and cold drinks by homeowners along the route of the procession. It is nice to see that the number of Sto Nino images continues to grow every year.

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SLRP Honors The Octogens

Last Sunday, January 9 was a very special day in the life of San Lorenzo Ruiz Parish. After more than two decades of existence, this is the first time that the octogenarians, fondly called the Octogens, were honored in a very special way by the parish. This was conceptualized by Father Luke and executed by the PPC and the Worship Ministry as a simple yet meaningful expression of thanksgiving to those 80-year olds and above for all the sacrifices, hardwork and contributions to making the parish what it is today.

The day began with a special 10:00am mass for the octogenarians. There was a special prayer for them and, in a departure from traditional practice, they were given communion in their reserved seats. After the mass, they were treated to a special merienda ( of pancit for a longer life) served by the altar servers, MBG and the SSDM. Ate Cora Pangyarihan, Ate Kate Geronimo, Kuya Nico Garcia and Kuya Anjo Santiago (on keyboards) serenaded the honorees with the songs the old folks were familiar with. They all went home with their individual souvenir of a mug containing a small San Lorenzo figurine and Enervon energy drink.

Long live the Octogens and may we see you in one of the parish's special activities in the future....a Centenarians' Day perhaps?

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