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August 15, 2011

Assumption Feast in CDO


The statue of the Assumption at our altar

      
The celebration of the feast of the Assumption in CDO today was eclipsed by the preparation of the investiture of the incoming president of Xavier University, REV. FR. ROBERTO “Bobby” C. YAP, SJ. And so, we had a very quiet mass at 6:30am today in our tiny chapel with Most Rev. Msgr. Antonio J. Ledesma, SJ, Archbishop of Cagayan de Oro, as celebrant. Friends brought flowers, “kakanin” for breakfast and warm greetings to spruce our day. 

Archbishop Antonio J. Ledesma, SJ presiding at mass
  
This was followed by the formal blessing of the MAGIS STUDENT CENTER by the former president, REV. FR. JOSE RAMON T. VILLARIN, SJ at 8:30 am. This center houses the university canteen, bookcenter and the offices for student services and organizations.

               


Fr. Jet Villarin, SJ, blessing the Magis Center
The new XU Canteen
Lunchtime was a very private moment among the five of us with a lone special guest, MARIDEL TAMPARONG (an old girl from Herran, who married and settled in CDO) who brought food. We had a festive lunch straight from the kitchen of Gran Caprice!


CDO Community with Maridel Tamparong
We had an hour to rest before dressing up for the final engagement of the day, the INVESTITURE! The four of us wore our finest attire, the formal habit, dressed to the formality of the occasion. We had our second mass with the Archbishop again presiding at 3pm. Around 17 Jesuits came for this occasion headed by the Provincial Superior, Fr. Jojo Magadia, SJ, Fr. Danny Huang, the four former XU Presidents and all the other heads of Jesuit schools. After the mass, there was a 30min interval before the formal ceremony. The investiture ended by 7pm. There was a large banquet prepared for a thousand people at the covered courts.  


                              
The red carpet investiture at XU Chapel

Fr. Bobby Yap being given the XU Mace
This was how Assumption feast was celebrated this day. According to Fr. Bobby Yap, he chose August 15 so that he can ride on the feast of the RAs and charge the bill to them. So, we wait until the bill comes…

HAPPY FEAST of the Assumption!!!


April 25, 2011

CDO Community goes to Bohol


Chocolate Hills, Bohol

The CDO Community spent a week-end (March 17-19, 2011) in Bohol with Fr. Ramilo Mapaye, SVD of the Holy Name University as host, part of our formation in JPCC-S as well as bonding moment in two years.
This was in the garden of Our Lady of the Assumption Parish in Dauis, Panglao Island

The CDO Community spent a week-end (March 17-19, 2011) in Bohol with Fr. Ramilo Mapaye, SVD of the Holy Name University as host, part of our formation in JPCC-S as well as bonding moment in two years.
This was in the garden of Our Lady of the Assumption Parish in Dauis, Panglao Island

The interior of the church with the original pulpit since the church was built. This is the church famous for its deep well at the foot of the sanctuary. Until now, the people still draw water, which is fresh, potable and believed to have healing

One of the African collections in the Tarsier Botanika Museum 
Sunset at Tarsier Botanika in Panglao, the newest haven to see for its well-planned labyrinth of gardens and animals in captivity, ending with at the museum of the owner with a French bakeshop

The SVD Community Chapel at the Holy Name University, Tagbilaran City, Bohol
We had mass here upon our arrival with Fr. Ramilo, SVD as presider.

SVD Beach House where we stayed.

Passing through the man-made forest

Lunch at the river cruise along Loboc River


Intimate moment with a shy and timid tarsier