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Fr. Joey Tuazon, first IJP aspirant in the Philippines |
 On August 20, 2008, as we celebrated the Eucharist for the 94th Foundation Anniversary of the Society of St. Paul, the Philippine-Macau Province accepted Fr. Joselino "Joey" Tuazon as the first aspirant of the Institute of Jesus the Priest (IJP). During the Mass, Fr. Joey, who is the Parish Priest of San Roque Parish (Cabrera Street, Pasay City) expressed his willingness to partake of the life and ministry of the Pauline Family. As a response, Fr. Ruben Areno, SSP exhorted Fr. Joey to remain faithful to his life as a diocesan priest while at the same time to enrich it with the treasures of Pauline spirituality and ministry. As part of his initiation, he was given a copy of the Manual of Pauline Prayers. Fr. Joey has known the congregation for several years already. In fact, he has already joined the community in their annual retreats. He is a close friend of Fr. Armand Tangi, SSP. During the Novena for the feast of San Roque, he often invites Pauline priests to celebrate the Mass for his parishioners. As an aspirant, he will be under the directions of Fr. Jean Rollin Flores, SSP and Fr. Dante Lumabas, SSP. |
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Makati sanctuary now a pilgrim site for Catholics |
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MANILA, Philippines—Filipino Catholics who want to go on a spiritual journey need not fly thousands of kilometers to visit the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls in Rome and other centers of the Christian faith. They don’t even have to leave the metropolis. Nestled in a quiet street corner in the outskirts of the Makati financial district is the Sanctuary of St. Paul the Apostle, now officially a “pilgrim site” as declared by the Vatican. “The Sanctuary of St. Paul is now open to receive pilgrims,” said Fr. Gil Alinsangan, rector of St. Paul Seminary in Silang, Cavite province, and a regular at the sanctuary inside the Society of St. Paul compound on 7708 St. Paul Road in San Antonio Village. The relatively “young” sanctuary (less than 13 years old) was decreed recently as one of two pilgrim sites in Metro Manila, the other being the Parish of Sts. Peter and Paul, also in Makati City. “The Vatican said a special indulgence is available to Catholics who visit two pilgrimage sites in the Archdiocese of Manila this year to mark the Year of Saint Paul,” according to the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) newsletter. |
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