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“Jack of All Trade, Master of None” Bro. Anthony Apostol My first quarter (July to September) assignment at Pila was not only a stay like any other but also an opportunity to meet others. And lo and behold, I met a Pileno priest with a name “Cornelio” - but already in a casket laid in state at the Shrine of San Antonio in mid-August after having succumbed to Cardiac Arrest on August 13. For days, relatives, friends, and fellow priests visited his remains to pay their respects for this one-of-a-kind presbyter of the Catholic Church serving the Imus Diocese. The overflowing sympathies and unmatched manifestation of sorrow during the funeral mass before interment made me ask the question, “How did this man live his life as a priest?” And this is his story...      Fr. Cornelio “ Nel ” Matanguihan was eighth/ninth among 14 siblings. He studied at Pila Elementary School and later transferred to St. Anthony Academy (now Liceo de Pila) for his high sch...

The Diocese of San Pablo has set that every six years there will be a general reshuffle of priest's assignments.  It was November of 2012 that we received the letter for our new assignment. I was been assigned in the parish of St. Martin de Porres in San Pedro, Laguna. However it was only after two months that the installation was ordered and five months to post it afterwards.