Merry Christmas!

Exams for Incoming Seminarians

Rector's Circular 8-2012

Memorial of St. John of the Cross

14 December 2012

Circular Letter 08-2012

Dear Fathers, Parents, Guardians, Seminarians and Friends,

It is the time of the year to celebrate the coming of the Lord.  Advent prepares us to celebrate Christmas with renewed and deeper appreciation for that great mystery that happened more than two thousand years ago when God gave us his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.  It should lead us to a better understanding of the history of salvation bringing a sense of awe and wonder. It should also lead us to a new longing for Christ.  “Like the deer that yearns for running streams, so my soul is yearning for you, my God. My soul is thirsting for God, the God of my life” (Ps 42,1f).

Advent is also a time to reflect on the final coming of Jesus Christ in glory.  The second coming is connected with the mystery of the incarnation, in fact it is its fulfillment.  We Christians are a waiting people, but unlike in the Old Testament, we are waiting for the fullness of his kingdom.  We and the whole world are still badly in need of liberation and redemption.  Therefore the Advent Season is always a time of great joy!

As your seminarian-sons go home, allow me to share with you some reasons of our great joy this blessed season:

·         The Installation of the Most Rev. Renato P. Mayugba, as the 6^th Bishop of Laoag. The community has a pilgrimage-outing in Ilocos Sur and Ilocos Norte and sang the Te Deum during the Rites at the Cathedral last December 11, 2012.

·         The drafting of a constitution for the organization of the Mary Help of Christians College Seminary – Parents Association (MHCCS-PA) which will be ratified on December 15, 2012 after the Christmas Party.

·         The Visit of the Relic of St. Therese of the Child Jesus to our Seminary on January 13-14, 2013.

·         Our stage-play on the life of St. John the Evangelist this February 2013.  Fr. Dexter Z. Cariño will direct this play which is very timely because of the Golden Jubilee of Lingayen-Dagupan as an Archdiocese. 

Our Prayer Session next month is on January 27, and in the afternoon our beloved human formation director, Ate Eda Castillo will have a conference for all families of our seminarians. This is part of our Spiritual Formation Program designed by our Spiritual Director, Fr. Jasper R. Hebron.  The formation to the priesthood is not only for the candidate but also involves the entire family of the seminarian.  Please do not miss this event!

Finally, allow me to greet you, in behalf of the Archbishop and the Seminary Administration, a very happy Christmas and blessed, peaceful new year! 

God bless us.  May Mary, Help of Christians, always pray for us.

Very truly yours in Christ,

Fr. Mario Dominic C. Sanchez

Rector

Rector's Circular 7-2012

Memorial of St. Columban

23 November 2012

Circular Letter 07-2012

Dear Fathers, Parents, Guardians, Seminarians and Friends,

Thank you for attending the Prayer Session last Sunday, November 18, 2012.  The Holy Hour for Vocations and the Eucharistic Celebration are our community celebrations of our “faith.”  Please continue to pray for vocations with us, and join us again for the next Prayer Session on December 15 (Saturday) at 9:30 AM.  It will also be our Family Christmas Party.  Please bring with you your entire family, including grandparents and small children.  We shall have games and prizes!

Allow me to summarize the points that we have discussed during our meeting last Sunday.  The first is about our formation in the seminary.  I invited you to look at the most important and central value for all our programs, projects and labors.  When we improve the facilities, do sacrifices, make changes – all of these are geared to improve and promote a well-integrated formation for our seminarians, future priests of the Church, as envisioned by our Vision-Mission in the seminary and our Holy Mother Church.  If we forget about this then our efforts become misdirected. 

Secondly, our discussion about the grades of your seminarian-sons.  We congratulate the Dean’s Listers.  Grades do not make a person.  They should never be considered as the gauge of a person’s worth or even give him a sense of identity.  Rather these grades reflect the mental capacity, hard work and discipline, proper time management and the quality of our teachers and academic program in the seminary.  Somehow, we need intellectually equipped seminarians so that they can be ready for their further studies in Theology.  In college, the Commission on Higher Education (CHEd) and the Episcopal Commission on Seminaries advise us that our students must get to know and master all the basics, especially in the area of our specialization which is Philosophy.

The third is about our schedule.  Here is our complete schedule for the second semester:

November     24-26              Home Visit/Christ the King

December     8                      Talent Show:  Christmas with Mary

                        10-11              Bishop Rene’s Installation in Laoag (Community Outing)

                        13                    Benefactors’ Night

                        14                    Community Christmas Party

                        15                    Prayer Session (Host: Juniors; Celebrant: Msgr. Manuel Bravo);

                                                Family Christmas Party; Christmas Break after Party

                        27                    Rev. Jofer’s Sacerdotal Ordination

January         6                      Arrival from Christmas Break

                        14 -17             Midterm Examinations

                        26                    Human Formation

                        27                    Prayer Session (Host: Sophomores; Celebrant: Fr. Joseph Fernandez)

                                                Conference for Families by Ate Eda,  Family Day

February       1-3                  Home Visit

                        4                      Metropolitan Clergy Day

                        11-12              Blessed John Paul II Philosophy Week

                        13                    Dress Rehearsal for the play, San Juan Evangelista

                        14-16              Play Dates

                        16                    Celebration of the Golden Jubilee of the RCALD

                        17                    Prayer Session (Host: Freshmen; Celebrant: Bishop Rene Mayugba);

                                                AM – Vocation Day, PM – Presentation  of the play

                                                for Family and Friends

                        22                    Comprehensive Exams for Seniors

                        23                    Human Formation

March            1-3                  Home Visit

                        8                      Thesis Defense

                        11-14              Final Examinations for Seniors

                        15 -18             Home Visit for Seniors

                        19 -21             Retreat for Seniors; 5 PM- Arrival

                        18 -21             Final Examinations for Undergraduates

                        22                    Despedida

                        23                    Graduation (Host: Juniors; Celebrant: Most Rev. Socrates B. Villegas)

                        24                    Summer Vacation Begins

Let me combine the fourth and fifth points.  Please know that as Rector I am also holding the positions of Dean of Studies and Procurator.  Because of these responsibilities, I have journeyed with you in the past months also with details about our projects and budget.  I also mentioned two fundraising drives.   One for you, the BIGAS and the Friends of MHCCS for financial donations, and two, the “Helping Hearts” which is for our friends and benefactors who would support us with one thousand peso donation every semester. My intention of informing and involving you (in) all these is transparency.  I believe that as stewards, we have to consider co-responsibility seriously.

For this reason (and many other reasons), our team of formators has decided to create the “Mary Help of Christians College Seminary Parents Association” or MHCCS-PA.  We propose that we shall create an Ad-Hoc Committee to draft a Constitution (December), elect the first set of officers (January) and induct them (February).  Their “advisory” role will be very crucial especially in matter of finances and formation concerns.  I thank you very much for giving a unanimous consent to this proposal during our meeting.

God bless us.  May Mary, Help of Christians, always pray for us.

Very truly yours in Christ,

Fr. Mario Dominic C. Sanchez

Rector

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Year of Faith

Rector's Circular 6-2012

 Memorial of Our Lady of Fatima

13 October 2012

Circular Letter 06-2012

Dear Fathers, Parents, Guardians, Seminarians and Friends,

Today we officially end our first semester of the current school year.  We celebrated yesterday by the Talent Show of our Seminarians aptly entitled, “Gifts.”  Truly we thank God for the gift of 67 vocations that God has given to the Church.  We appreciate their giftedness and we promise our prayers and support for their perseverance in the seminary formation.

We also launched our new fund-raising drive called “Helping Hearts of the Mary Help of Christians College Seminary” or MHCCS-HH.  Yesterday more 50 pledges came from our generous guests who promised to support our formation programs by giving one thousand pesos every semester.  This will help us, not only in the maintenance of our facilities, but moreso for the formation programs that are our top priorities in the seminary.

Our seminarians are expected to return to the seminary on November 2, and the first activity for your family is the November 18 Prayer Session.  The Holy Hour starts at 9:30AM as usual and it will be followed by the Holy Eucharist to be sponsored by the Sophomore Class.  There will be a Spiritual Conference for the Families of the Seminarians in the afternoon.  Therefore not only the parents are encouraged to attend but your entire family.  It is now seen that your presence to these Prayer Sessions are very important for the vocations of your seminarian-sons.

Coming up this November is the “Blessed John Paul II Philosophy Week” from November 29-30.  More than 8 college seminaries from Northern Luzon are converging in Bonuan Seminary for this very important academic event.

Finally as your seminarian-sons go home, let me again remind you to spend quality time with them and accompany them especially in their prayers and attendance at Holy Masses.  I also repeat that medical and dental check-ups are to be scheduled during the semestral break.  Your children are seminarians and they should not be encouraged to live in too much comfort and care.  The spirit of sacrifice must always be inculcated in their hearts in view of their future ministry especially to the poor.  Nonetheless, the vacation should truly be a time for rest, relaxation and recreation for them so that they may be ready to face another challenge this coming second semester.

May Mary, Help of Christians, always pray for us.

Very truly yours in Christ,

Fr. Mario Dominic C. Sanchez

Rector

BLESSED JOHN PAUL II Philosophy Week

INVITATION FOR PHILOSOPHY WEEK

Prayer for Vocations

Rector's Circular 5-2012

Feast of San Lorenzo Ruiz

28 September 2012

Circular Letter 05-2012

Dear Fathers, Parents, Guardians, Seminarians and Friends,

“Ego Catholicus sum et animo prompto paratoque pro Deo mortem obibo.
Si mille vitas haberem, cunctas ei offerrem.”

Filipino Catechism has these words upon the death of San Lorenzo Ruiz, Filipino proto-martyr which can be translated as, “I am a Catholic and wholeheartedly do accept death for the Lord; If I had a thousand lives, all these I shall offer to Him.”  May the faith and martyrdom of the first Filipino Saint, whose feast we celebrate today, inspire us in following and serving the same Lord.

By happy coincidence, there is another good news.  On October 21, 2012, a second Saint who is also Filipino will be canonized, Blessed Pedro Calungsod – a sacristan and catechist!  He offered his life in order to save the life of a missionary priest, Blessed Diego Sanvitores in Guam.   Blessed John Paul II declared, “In a spirit of faith, marked by strong Eucharistic and Marian devotion, Pedro undertook the demanding work asked of him and bravely faced the many obstacles and difficulties he met. In the face of imminent danger, Pedro would not forsake Fr. Diego, but as a good soldier of Christ preferred to die at the missionary's side.”  St. Pedro Calungsod, pray for us!

Also today, we remember in a very special way our dear Archbishop, we fondly call Father Soc.  We thank God for the gift of a wonderful, fatherly and saintly shepherd of souls in our Archdiocese.  His great love for the seminarians is manifested by his very personal approach and knowledge of them.   He said that if we open his heart, the seminary will be in it.  Our seminary community prays for him and keep him very close to our hearts, too.

As a personal note, I end my 7 years at the Lay Formation Center also today.  I thank God for the gift of ministry to an important area in the life of the Church in the Archdiocese.  I shall now be a fulltime Rector of the College Seminary.  It is really difficult to maintain two houses, now I have only one and I shall work harder, with your cooperation, to make the seminary a better home.  Heaven is where God is – Where God is, is Heaven!  Help us make the seminary “God-ful…” heavenly.

The seminary aims at forming men of virtue, of human excellence and goodness
of character, founded on psycho-emotional integration, and modeled on Christ’s example
of authentic humanity. Seminary formation aims at forming men with a deep understanding of the mysteries of the faith, a capacity for ongoing theological reflection, and pastoral skills and competence, in the context of Church and society in the Philippines and Asia, for the sake of the mission of evangelization. (From Pastores Dabo Vobis and the Updated Philippine Program for Priestly Formation).

The above mentioned description of seminary formation tells us that our future priests must be well-integrated and also knowledgeable.  All the aspects of seminary formation are important and it is necessary to maintain some balance.  While spiritual and human formation is very important, it does not mean that physical or academic formation is not important.  The last two weeks of the semester are crucial in our seminary program this year.  We shall have evaluations about our community life, but it is also the period for final examinations.  Let us please support and keep our seminarians in prayer.

Finally, as the Procurator of the seminary, I may be embarrassed to do this frequent reminder but I am obliged to.  Our accounts payable as of today is more than one million and ninety-four thousand pesos.  Since our seminary is non-profit, we cannot continue to provide for the needs of the seminarians without sufficient funds.  Please understand our situation for the common good of the community.  Pay in full immediately or at least one half of your remaining bill and the rest before the final exams.

On October 14, our seminarians will be home for their semestral vacation which will be until November 4.  During this period all medical and dental appointments must be scheduled, and if possible personal or family visits and trips done.  Our second semester will be short and filled with activities and programs which I am sure you and your seminarian-son would not want to miss.  This includes our Philosophy Week (November) and Musical-Drama on the Life of St. John the Evangelist (February).  We also anticipate your presence to our Prayer Sessions when there will be Family Recollections and Spiritual Conferences.  These are all upcoming and let us already at this point prepare and seek God’s graces for these events.

May Mary, Help of Christians, always pray for us.

Very truly yours in Christ,

Fr. Mario Dominic C. Sanchez

Rector

Rector's Circular 4-2012

Memorial of St. Pius X

21 August 2012

Circular Letter 04-2012

Dear Fathers, Parents, Guardians, Seminarians and Friends,

Greetings of joy and peace in the Lord Jesus Christ!  I write this Circular Letter today, the memorial of St. Pius X who is known for his inauguration of the liturgical renewal and the restoration of frequent communion from childhood in the early 20^th century.  Through his intercession, may our seminary which is in the direction of the same liturgical growth especially in the area of Eucharistic spirituality be led by the Holy Spirit.

Your seminarian-sons are going home today, August 24, and they are expected to be back to the seminary on Sunday, August 26.  It is assumed that quality time is spent at home with their family, while not neglecting their prayer life and participation in the Eucharist in the Parish.  Please continue to monitor their health and inquire about their studies.  A word of encouragement for them will be very meaningful especially when it comes from their family.  Our graduating seminarians are going on research after the break and will be back on August 30.

Last month’s celebration of the Araw ng Wika is worth noting in this letter.  Congratulations to Dra. Ely Disimulacion for her great work in guiding the First Year Seminarians in putting up the program.  The whole community cooperated and exerted a lot of effort to show love and devotion to our beautiful Filipino language.  This annual event is a requirement in our institution by the Commission on Higher Education (CHEd).

This coming September 23, we shall have the Investiture of our sophomore students.  There are fifteen of them: ANCHETA, Jerfey B. (ALD), BALANAG, Romeo C. Jr. (SFLU), CABRERA, Michael Angelo C. (ANS), CARIASO, John Paul S. (SFLU), DAMISIL, Fedirick T. (SFLU), DE GRACIA, Rho Derique T. (ANS), DELA ROSA, Jonar G . (ALD), DELOS SANTOS, Yrolle B. (ANS), EPISCOPE, Mark Glenn Q. (ALD), GARCIA, Arnulfo E. III (SFLU), LAGIWID, Alexander Khan S. (ALD), MAYUGA, Crispin J. (SFLU), RESPONDO, Gioraleigh D. (ALD), SUPREMIDO, Joseph B. (ALD), and TAGUM, Eart Raymund R. (ALD).

The cassock is sacred sign that is connected to baptism and a symbol of the anticipation to the future priestly ministry of these young men.  Let us pray that as they put on the cassock, they may also become new men with renewed ardor in following the Lord in their seminary formation.  There will be a recollection on September 21-22 for these seminarians to be facilitated by Sr. Maria Cecilia Payawal, PDDM.  Their parents/guardians are also invited to attend a recollection on September 22 (Saturday) from 1PM to 5PM which I will facilitate at the Lay Formation Center.

Finally, the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (September 8) is coming close.  The seminary will celebrate a Marian Music Fest to honor our patroness.  It will be inspiring to understand that St. Pius X’s motto which was “Instaurare omnia in Christo” (To renew all things in Christ) can only be realized with the Blessed Mother’s guidance and protection. 

May Mary, Help of Christians, always pray for us.

Very truly yours in Christ,

Fr. Mario Dominic C. Sanchez

Rector

Rector's Circular 3-2012

Feast of St. James, Apostle

25 July 2012

Circular Letter 03-2012

Dear Fathers, Parents, Guardians, Seminarians and Friends,

We praise and thank our Good God for the many blessings we have received this month of July 2012.  Today, for instance, is the first anniversary of the priestly ordination of our beloved brother, Fr. Dexter Z. Cariño, our Dean of Seminarians.  We also welcomed this month the Congregation of the Disciples of the Divine Master (PDDM) in the persons of Sr. Mary Kristine Legaspi and Sr. Maria Cecilia Payawal, who will help us especially in our spiritual and liturgical formation.

I thank you again for being with us in the Prayer Session this month.  The Rationalists Team won the coveted cheering contest at the Pandaragupan.  With this Circular is our Archbishop’s Letter encouraging our lay faithful to pray and promote vocations to the priesthood.  Please continue to bring along your family, relatives and friends to pray for the vocation of your seminarian-sons.  Our next date is August 19.  We shall begin with the usual Holy Hour at 9:30AM.  Fr. Jasper Hebron, our Spiritual Director, will be the presider and the First Year Class is the host.  The Freshmen will also take the helm in the celebration of the “Linggo ng Wika” in the afternoon.  If you enjoyed the Pandaragupan, I assure you that the Linggo ng Wika will be equally filled with fun!

We have recently finished the repairs and improvements of the seminary facilities.  We did all these in response to our dear Father Soc’s encouragement and support.  For your information, we spent more than three million pesos.  Thanks to the Lay Formation Center and the ALD-CS for the funds.  But more than the facilities, our team of formators has also worked very hard to create a good formation program for the College Seminary.  We are trying to give our seminarians the best so that they can be at their best for the Lord and the Church.  In Bonuan, there is no room for complacency, mediocrity and laziness.  Let us therefore work together to bring out the best in our seminarians.  Yes, the mid-term examinations are next month (August 13-16).

By the way, this coming week our seminary community will be on Spiritual Retreat (July 30 to August 2).  The Marian Missionaries of the Sacred Heart (MMHC) will facilitate the retreat in the spirit of Mary.  We priest-formators will also be on retreat that same week.  Prayers are requested from you.  Prayers are also promised for you.

As your seminarian-sons go home for their monthly break (July 27-29), I wish to inform or remind you of the following:

·         Check their health condition.  It is advisable for parents to have PhilHealth, just in case your seminarian-sons would have need for it.

·         Understand that the subscription for the Link (MHCCS magazine) is important to support because the school publication has an irreplaceable part in the formation of future priests.

Mary, Help of Christians, pray for us.

Very truly yours in Christ,

Fr. Mario Dominic C. Sanchez

Rector

LET US PRAY FOR VOCATIONS

ARCHBISHOP SOC's Circular for PROMOTING PRIESTLY VOCATIONS

July 4, 2012

Memorial of Saint Anthony Zaccaria, priest

Circular 2012-20

RE: Promoting Priestly Vocations

My dear brother priests:

One of the special graces that we ask from the good Lord as we celebrate our golden jubilee as a Metropolitan See in 2013 is that He will bless us with a new springtime for vocations to the diocesan priesthood in the archdiocese. Hence, we have made available the 30day retreat program for all our priests and the opening of a new theology seminary, God willing by June 2013. Indeed all renewal eras in Church history were always preceded by the sanctification of priests.

Along the same spirit, we shall have monthly Prayer Sessions for Vocations at the Mary Help of Christians College Seminary in Bonuan Gueset according to this schedule: July 22, August 19, September 23, November 18, December 16, January 20, February 17 and March 23 the whole morning. We hope these prayer sessions will lead to an increased awareness of the need to pray for vocations.

Please encourage your youth leaders and the members of various parish organizations and ministries to attend. All the mandated organizations must make it a priority to pray for vocations and contribute to the burse for the poor seminarians on a regular basis.

The young men who wish to pursue the priesthood may also take the entrance examinations in the afternoon of these dates. This year, the archdiocese is blessed with forty four college seminarians and eighteen theology seminarians. The Lord of the harvest answers our prayers.

I entrust this matter to you for your personal attention and action. Thank you for your usual fraternal cooperation.

Sincerely yours,

+SOCRATES B. VILLEGAS

Archbishop of Lingayen Dagupan

Rector's Circular 2-2012

 Solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul

29 June 2012

Circular Letter 02-2012

Dear Fathers, Parents, Guardians, Seminarians and Friends,

Praise the Lord Jesus Christ and greetings from Bonuan Seminary!  Thank you very much for being with us during the first general assembly of parents and guardians last Sunday, June 24, 2012 on the occasion of our first Prayer Session for Vocations.

The “Prayer Session” in the seminary is a very important event in our program of formation.  It is the occasion when families gather together to pray for the precious vocations of their seminarian-sons and celebrate Holy Eucharist together.  I invite you again to bring your family and even your relatives and friends who would like to support your seminarian-son in his vocation to join our Prayer Session this coming July 22, 2012 at 9:00 AM.

During our assembly, I promised to include in this letter the most important details of our meeting.  Here are the ten (10) points which I discussed with you:

1.       The priestly vocation is a beautiful mystery of God’s love.  The seminary is the locus of priestly formation.  Only those who are aspiring to be priests are admitted to the seminary.

2.       Growth to holiness, i.e., in intimacy with the Lord Jesus Christ and the perfection of charity, is the goal of spiritual formation.

3.       Human formation has to develop well-integrated persons characterized by maturity in terms of self-discipline and obedience.

4.       Academic formation gives emphasis to the cultivation of one’s philosophical thinking
in a Christian way.

5.       Being a “Church of the Poor,” the seminary lifestyle should be SIMPLE, only equipped with what is necessary.

6.       Accompaniment is our way of doing formation in the seminary.

7.       The college period in the seminary formation is characterized by freedom and responsibility.

8.       Bonuan Seminary considers as goal the development of the mind and the heart.  The drive for excellence and the creative use of one’s talents are encouraged.

9.       The Family, especially the parents, should support their family member in all areas of formation.

10.   Bonuan Seminary is our Home. We are a Family.  You are always welcome in the seminary.

These details are based on the Mary Help of Christians College Seminary “Rule of Life.”  We hope and pray that you will continue your role as our companions in the formation of these sons of yours.

Also for your information and guidance, here is our seminary schedule from June 29 to November 4, 2012.  Please understand that we also have changes depending on certain circumstances:

June 29-July1                            (Fri-Sun)     Home Visit

July 6-7                                        (Fri-Sat)      Formation Sessions with Ate Eda

July 13-14                                  (Fri-Sat)      Apostolate Days

July 20-21                                  (Fri-Sat)      Apostolate Days

July 22                                         (Sunday)     Second Prayer Session for Vocations * Fr. Dexter Cariño, presider

                                                        Pandaragupan (Sportsfest)

July 27-29                                  (Fri-Sun)     Home Visit

July 29-Aug 2 (Sun-Thu)     Spiritual Retreat with Marian Missionaries of the Sacred Heart

Aug 3-4                                        (Fri-Sat)      Formation Sessions with Ate Eda

Aug 8    (Wednesday)            Rector’s Day

Aug 10-11                                   (Fri-Sat)      Apostolate Days

Aug 13-16                                   (Mon-Thu) Mid-term Exams

Aug 17-18                                   (Fri-Sat)      Apostolate Days

Aug 19  (Sunday)                     Third Prayer Session for Vocations * Fr. Jasper Hebron, presider

                                                        Linggo ng Wika 2012

Aug 24-26                                   (Fri-Sun)     Home Visit

Aug 27-30                                   (Mon-Thurs)             Research Week for Seniors

Aug 31-Sept 1                           (Fri-Sat)      Formation Sessions with Ate Eda

Sept 7-8                                       (Fri-Sat)      Marian Fest and Outing

Sept 14-15                                  (Fri-Sat)      Apostolate Days

Sept 21-22                                  (Fri-Sat)      Recollection of Sophomores

                                                        Recollection Days for the Community

Sept 23 (Sunday)                     Fourth Prayer Session for Vocations

                                                        Investiture of Sophomores

                                                        Archbishop Socrates Villegas, presider

                                                        (Fr. Dexter’s Birthday)

Sept 28-30                                  (Fri-Sat)      Home Visit

Oct 5-6 (Fri-Sat)                      Formation Sessions with Ate Eda

Oct 8-11                                      (Mon-Thurs)             Final Exams

Oct 12  (Friday)                      Evaluation Day

Oct 13  (Saturday)                 Semestral Break begins

Nov 4    (Sunday)                     Return to the Seminary for the Second Semester

Other things we discussed and decided on during our assembly are the following:

1.       Contribution for community lunch for every person during Prayer Session.

2.       Fund-raising:  Collar pins, keychains, song books and t-shirts.

3.       Solicitation Letters for B.I.G.A.S. and for the maintenance of the seminary.

4.       Visiting day schedule:  FRIDAYS lunch time and from 4PM to 5:30PM.

5.       During office hours, you may call the seminary via landline: 075 515 5720.  We also have cellphone with dual sim:  0915 885 5151 (globe) and 0943 641 9970.  You may call or text us anytime.

Mary, Help of Christians, pray for us.

Very truly yours in Christ,

Fr. Mario Dominic C. Sanchez

Rector