St. Francis of Assisi Parish

6th Sunday of Easter

2010-05-07T21:33:00.000-07:00

As our celebration of the Easter season is coming to an end, Jesus in the Gospel is preparing his disciples in advance for his physical absence and so that they may not feel all alone by themselves after his return to the Father so that they will continue to believe in him. Jesus knew that we are in need of guidance in our lives, so he promised to send the Holy Spirit to be our advocate and our guide, so that we will not get lost on our journey to heaven.

As we celebrate the Holy Eucharist, let as ask for the outpouring of the Spirit so that He may teach, remind and guide us the way we should live.

BIKE for HOPE

2010-05-05T19:08:00.000-07:00

We are all invited to participate the Bike for Hope this coming May 9, 2010 at Ascension of the Lord Parish, GSIS. Bike for Hope is for the peaceful election on May May 10, 2010.

Just bring your own bike and take note NO ELECTION Campaign during biking.

For more info. pls. see the details indicated on the attach picture.

Thank you.

3rd Sunday of Easter

2010-04-17T20:29:00.000-07:00

Theme: Tuo ug Higugmaa ang Nabanhaw'ng Hesus

The readings of this Sunday continue the manifestation of Jesus’ presence among us. Christ is truly raised from the dead in order to give us strength and hope. We are challenged then to have faith in him as we partake in the table of the Eucharist because the Risen Lord is with us in life. This faith should be evident in our love of God and neighbor.

The Feast of St. Vincent Ferrer

2010-04-15T05:54:00.000-07:00

Vincent Ferrer (1350–1419), Dominican friar. The son of an Englishman who had settled inSpain, Vincent was born at Valencia. He became a Dominican in 1367 and quickly distinguished himself both as a philosopher and a preacher, who had notable success in arousing Christians to repentance and converting Jews, including the Rabbi Paul who became bishop of Cartagena. The Avignonese pope of the Great Schism, Pedro de Luna, also called Benedict XIII, invited him toAvignon, where Vincent advised him without effect to achieve a reconciliation with the Roman Pope Urban VI.

Vincent left to devote himself entirely to preaching, which was to be his life's work. He met with extraordinary success in different parts of France, Spain, and Italy. One biographer said that he came also to England and Scotland. Some of his main topics were sin, the Last Judgement, and Eternity. Vincent's brother was prior of the Grande Chartreuse, which monastery received several notable subjects as a result of his preaching. In Spain he preached in the open air as no church was large enough to hold the crowds; again he converted many Jews.

In 1414 the Council of Constance attempted to end the Schism which had proliferated since 1409 with three, instead of two, claimants to the papal throne. Again Vincent tried to persuade Benedict to abdicate, but again he failed. He did, however, prevail upon Ferdinand, king ofAragon, to withdraw his allegiance. As a consequence Benedict's credibility collapsed and the schism was ultimately healed. The last three years of Vincent's life were spent in France, mainly inNormandy and Brittany. Worn out with his labours, he died at Vannes on 5 April. A spontaneous popular cult arose at once. The fact that most of his preaching had been in the territory of the Avignon obedience did not prevent the Roman Pope Callistus III canonizing him in 1455, the formal Bull being promulgated by Pius II in 1458. This authorized his feast on 6 April, but in fact it has always been held on 5 April.

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Palm Sunday

2010-03-26T22:58:00.000-07:00

Christians around the world are preparing to celebrate one of the holiest days of the year -- Palm Sunday.

It's the Sunday before Easter and commemorates the entry of Jesus into Jerusalem five days prior to his crucifixion.

The people of Jerusalem laid palm leaves in his path as a sign of welcome.

The day is also referred to as Passion Sunday, commemorating the beginning of Holy Week as well as Jesus' final journey to the cross.

In Anglican and Roman Catholic churches, members of the congregation hold small crosses made of palm leaf, both to remember the palm leaves which the people of Jerusalem waved when Jesus arrived, and to remember the cross on which he died.

Some Christians display the crosses from that service in their homes during the year as a symbol of their faith. The crosses are burned at the start of Lent the next year to provide the ash for Ash Wednesday.

Blessing of cornerstone & Laying of Time Capsule of the FORMATION Center

2010-03-20T18:42:00.000-07:00

Today, March 21, 2010 is the blessing of cornerstone and Laying of Time Capsule of the Parish Formation Center with the Archbishop of Davao, Abp. Fernando R. Capalla, D.D as the presider.

Mass for the Sick and confession tomorrow

2010-03-19T01:15:00.000-07:00

March 20, 2010 at exactly 2:00 o'clock in the afternoon, the Parish will have the confession and mass for the sick and aged. The Mass and confession will preside by the Parish Priest, Rev. Fr. Zenon Ampong, DCD at St. Francis of Assisi Parish, Maa Davao City. After this will have the free feeding of lugaw.

Parish Mass Schedule

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WEEKDAYS: 6:00 AM
            MONDAY            - Cebuano
            TUESDAY            - English
WEDNESDAY    - Cebuano
             THURSDAY         - English
   FRIDAY    - Cebuano
   SATURDAY         - English

SUNDAY
             Morning
             6:00 AM     - Cebuano Mass
   7:30 AM - English Mass
             9:00 AM     - Cebuano

Afternoon
            4:00 PM      - Children Mass (English)
            5:30 PM      - YOUTH Mass (English)

PAG-AMPO ALANG SA PINILIAY SA 2010

2010-03-16T05:28:00.000-07:00

oceseMakagagahum ug mahigugma-ong Dios, pinaagi sa grasya ni kristo Imong Anak, nabunyagan kami ug nahimong mga sakop sa simbahan. Tungod niining imong grasya nakaambit kami sa imong kaugalingong kinabuhi sa gugma, nahimo kaming imong mga anak nga sinagop, ug makatawag kami kanimo nga among Amahan Sumala sa gitudlo kanamo ni Jesus.

Busa Ginoo ug Amahan namong tanan, kini mao ang kahulugan alang kanamo sa pagkatawhanon, pagkakristyano ug pagkakatoliko.

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ka kasugoan nga tumanon ug buluhaton nga himoon. Mao nga malipayon, mapasalamaton, ug malaumon kami.

Ginoo, tungod niining paglaum, gitan-aw namo ang umaabot nga lokal ug nasyonal nga piniliay isip

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ka bag-ong higayon sa pagtuman sa imong kasugoan ug paghimo sa buluhaton sa paghigugma sa tanan namong mga kaigsoonan, bisan mga dili Kristyano ug dili Katoliko. Kay sila usab imong mga anak.

Apan Ginoo, nagadala usab ang maong prosesong elektoral ug mga kakuyaw ug hulga sa kasugoan sa gugma ug sa buluhaton nga gihatag sa Dios. Ginoo, daghan na ang nag-antus ug nangamatay sa among kaigsoonan – mga dili Kristyano ug dili Katoliko – gituis ug gidaut kining maong gugma pinaagi sa pagdumot ug kahakog sa bahandi ug sa kaibog sa gahum ug kabantogan.

Tungod niini, Langitnong Amahan, modangop na usab kami kanimo aron magpakitabang. Diha sa pagluhod nga mapaubsanon, mangayo kami Kanimo nga panalanginan mo kami ug pukawon mo dinhi kanamo ang grasya sa among bunyag ug ang gahum sa paghigugma ug pag- alagad nga mapaubsanon ug matinud-anon alang sa kaayohan sa tanan ug sa walay pagsapayan sa bisan unsay among dangatan. Kini ug kini lamang unta ang among katarungan isip mga aktibong lumulupyo ug Kristyanos sa pag-apil sa umaabot nga prosesong elektoral.

Nangayo kami niining grasya, O Ginoo, alang kanamong tanan nga mga opisyales sa gobyerno, mga commissioners ug mga empleyado sa COMELEC, mga militar ug mga pulis, mga kandidato ug mga dumadapig sa mga politikanhong pundok, mga rehistrado nga botante, mga inila nga citizens’ arm sa COMELEC, ug mga Pilipino.

Ginoo, diha sa imong grasya, mohangyo kami nga itanum mo dinhi kanamo ang

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ka nabag-ong pagtuo sa among pagkatawhanon ug sa among pagka-Pilipino. Apan ilabina, O Ginoo, bag-oha dinhi kanamo ang grasya sa bunyag nga makabuhat og hustisya ug ang pagtuo nga makamugna ug kahiusahan taliwala sa mga kalainan. kay, nahisakop kaming tanan sa mga nagkadaiyang grupong sosyal, mga grupong politikanhon, o mga independyente.

Ang among Kristohanong pagtuo ug ang kaayohan sa tanan nga mga Pilipino bisan lain-lain og relihiyon mao unta ang molabaw nga hikut nga mabugkos ug magdasig Kanamo sa umaabot nga piniliay. Kay kon dili, dinasig sa kaugalingong mga interes, biay-biayon lang namo ang among dignidad isip mga tawo ug mga magtutuo, bugal-bugalan lang namo ang among kaugalingon isip mga Kristyano ug mga Katoliko, ug dauton lang namo ang gihatag mong tawhanong katungod isip imong mga anak nga sinagop.

Sa katapusan, maloloy-on namong Amahan ug Ginoo, nangamuyo kami kanimo nga pasayloon mo kami sa among karaan ug bag-o nga kinaiya nga dili mahigugmaon alang sa usag-usa. Hatagi kami sa grasya sa pagkamapaubsanon aron makapasaylo kami sa uban. Hatagi kami sa kalig-on sa pagbasol sa among mga sala, sa pag-ayo sa among gidaut, ug sa pag-uli sa mga butang nga among gikuha sa paagi nga ilegal. Nahibalo kami nga ang among mga sala ug mga kalapasan, bisan pa sa kadaghan ug kadautan niini, dili gayud makatupong sa imong walay kinutubang kaluoy ug walay katapusang pagpasaylo.

Ang imong grasya makahimo kanamo sa pagsugod pag-usab tungod kay dinhi kanamo gitanum mo ang kaayo nga dili gayud mawagtang bisan pa sa among paglaum ug pag-ampo, O Ginoo.

Kining tanan among gipangayo diha sa imong kaluoy ug gugma sa ngalan ni Jesu Cristo among Ginoo pinaagi sa mga pag-ampo sa Mahal nga Birhen Maria, Iyang inahan ug inahan namo, Ikaw nga uban kang Cristo ug sa Esperitu Santo, Dios nga

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hangtud sa kahangturan. AMEN

Prayer for Election (English)

2010-03-16T05:24:00.000-07:00

Almighty and loving God, by the grace of Christ your Son we have been baptized and made members of the Church. This grace has enabled us to participate in your inner life of love, consecrated us to be your adopted children, and empowered us to call you Our Father as Jesus taught us.

Therefore, Lord and Father of us all, this is for us what it means to be human, Christian and Catholic — a mandate to follow and a task to do. Hence we are happy, grateful, and hopeful.

Because of this hope, Lord, we consider the forthcoming local and national elections as a new opportunity to follow your mandate and to do the task of loving all our brothers and sisters, even those who are not Christians and Catholics. For, in some way, they are also your children.

But, Lord, the same electoral process also presents threats and dangers to this mandated love and God-given task. Already, Lord, hundreds of our brothers and sisters, non-Christians and non-Catholics, have suffered and died because this love has been distorted and disfigured by hatred and greed for riches and lust for power and popularity.

For this reason, Heavenly Father, we come to you again for help. In humility and on bended knees we ask you to bless us and awaken in us that baptismal grace and power to love and serve others humbly and sincerely without counting the cost and for the common good. This, and only this, should be our motive for participating as citizens and Christians in the coming electoral process.

We ask this grace, Lord, for all of us who are government officials, COMELEC commissioners and subordinates, military and police personnel, political party candidates and supporters, registered voters, accredited citizens arms of COMELEC, and all Filipinos.

Lord, with your grace we ask you to instill in us a renewed faith in our humanity and national identity as Filipinos. But especially, Lord, renew the baptismal grace that does justice and the faith that creates unity in diversity -- for, we all belong to different social groups and political parties or are independents. Our Christian faith and the common welfare of all Filipinos regardless of religion should be the dominant bond that must bind us and motivate us in the forthcoming elections. Otherwise, motivated by self-serving interests we would be mocking our dignity as human beings and believers, we would be putting into ridicule our identity as Christians and Catholics, and we would be destroying our God-given birthright as your adopted children.

Finally, Merciful Father and Lord, we beg you to forgive our past and present (uncharitable) behavior towards one another. Give us the grace and humility to forgive others. Give us the courage to make amends for our sins, to indemnify what we have willfully damaged, and to return what we have illegally taken. We know that our sins and crimes, however many and horrible they are, cannot surpass your infinite mercy and endless forgiveness. Your grace can enable us to change, to begin again because of the goodness you have planted in us which does not and cannot disappear with our sinful behavior. This is our hope and prayer, Lord.

We ask all these though your loving mercy and love in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord through the prayers of the Blessed Virgin Mary, his Mother and our Mother, you who with Christ and the Holy Spirit are one God forever and ever.

Amen.

Lenten & Easter Program of Activities

2010-03-16T01:56:00.000-07:00

February 17, 2010 - Ash Wednesday

February 19, 2010 - Start of GKK Parish Staff and Way of the Cross (all Fridays of Lent)

March 05, 2010 -First Friday Holy Hour

GKK LENTEN RECOLLECTION (Confession & Holy Mass)

February 27, 2010 - Sta. Cruz, Lapaz (whole day)
March 05 & 06 - San Jose, Waan &
Sto. Niño, Waan

March 12 & 13 - San Vicente, Magtuod

March 13, 2010 - San Roque, Tinago (whole day)

March 24-26, 2010 12 Apostles RECOLLECTION (stay-in)

Beaterio, Langub, Davao City
March 28, 2010 - PASSION SUNDAY

05:45 AM : Blessing of Palms (Stage)

07:15 AM : Blessing of Palms (in-front of the church)

08:45 AM : Blessing of Palms (in-front of the church)

05:15 PM : Blessing of Palms (in-front of the church)

March 29-30, 2010 : Open Recollection with Confession – SFAP @ 7:00PM
April 01, 2010 HOLY THURSDAY

07:00 AM : Mass of the Chrism @ San Pedro Cathedral

04:30 PM : CELEBRATION OF THE LORD’S SUPPER (Concelebrated)

Washing of the feet - 12 Apostles, Procession

Order of the Procession to the Repository:
Knights of the Altar (Cross bearer, candle
bearer, other servers,; boat bearer), Apostles, Incense Bearer, Pallium Bearer,

Priest with the Blessed Sacrament (Ciborium), EMHC, ANF)
Adoration to the Blessed Sacrament

06:00 PM KOTAS, COLL, 12 Apostles, DMI, KC

07:00 PM Youth, Temporalities, Zones 11 & 12

08:00 PM LOM, DMA, CWL, Zones 9 & 10

09:00 PM Gift bearers, Convent Staff, Divine Indwelling/CSC

Zones 7 & 8

10:00 PM FLA, CFC Zones 5 & 6

11:00 PM Adoracion Nocturna Filipina, EMHC

12:00 MN Benediction / Reposition
April 02, 2010 - GOOD FRIDAY (Viacrucis)

WAY OF THE CROSS

04:00 AM : Assembly Time

Assembly place: Across North Street, DBP Village, Maa Road, Davao City

04:30 AM : Viacrucis Starts

Order of Procession:

KOTAS Candles & Cross bearer - (4 lines), EMHC, Wooden

Cross, 12 Apostles, vehicle 1 L300 w/ radio-transceiver, sound system, cantors, other parishioners , vehicle 2 main sound system with radio-transceiver, other parishioners, vehicle 3 with sound system, radio-transceiver, other parishioners, vehicle 4 with radio-transceiver.

12:00 noon : SEVEN LAST WORDS

1^st Audio Visual Presentation (AVP)

2^nd Rev. Fr. Tom Catarata, DCC

3^rd Drama (Youth)

4^th Audio Visual Presentation (AVP)

5^th Rev. Fr. Zenon B. Ampong, DCD

6^th Drama (Youth)

7^th Audio Visual Presentation (AVP)

3:00p.m. Celebration of the Lord’s Passion / Veneration of the Cross/ Holy

Communion/ Procession of the wooden cross, sto. Entiero & Virgen Dolorosa

Note : (The Parishioners can do the kissing of the Cross only after the procession)

April 03, 2010 EASTER VIGIL

6:30 pm Blessing of Fire/Exultet/Liturgy of the Word/Baptism of the Catechumens / Liturgy

of the Eucharist

April 04, 2010 EASTER SUNDAY

3:45 am : Procession of the Image of the BVM from Woodridge to Church with

Marian Devotees & members of the Marian GKKs with Male PSKs as Andas

bearer.

: Procession of the Risen Christ from South Villa to Church w/ K of C and

PSLs

EASTER SUNDAY MASSES:

04:30 a.m. : Parish Stage (Cebuano)

07:30 a.m. : Parish Church (English)

09:00 a.m. : Parish Church (Cebuano)

04:00 p.m. : Parish Church (English)

05:30 p.m. : Parish Church (English)

Parish Formation Building Center

2010-03-15T22:51:00.001-07:00

Parish Formation Building Center is one of the most top project of the St. Francis of Assisi Parish, Maa Davao City. It was launched last February 14, 2010 at the Parish Ground with the supports of the committee and the Parishioners who also witnessed the unveiling of the said project.

The project aim to be give a convenient venue for the Formation development as Christian and the preacher of the word of God.

Also, the Parish are now looking for any sponsors and donors to make this project happen. If you are interested to be one of the donors and sponsors, please contact the owner of this blog. We are looking and hoping for your kind and heart-full responds for this project. Thank you and may God bless you and your Family.