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GOSPEL REFLECTION: 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time year A  September 21,2014 by Rev. Fr. Allen Baclor Abadines GOSPEL: Matthew 20:1-16 Jesus spoke this parable to his disciples. "The Kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went early in the morning to hire labourers for his vineyard. After agreeing with the labourers for the usual daily wage, he sent them into his vineyard. When he went out about nine o'clock, he saw others standing idle in the marketplace; and he said to them, "You also go into the vineyard, and I will pay you whatever is right." So they went. When he went out again about noon and about three o'clock, he did the same. And about five o'clock he went out and found others standing around; and he said to them, "Why are you standing here idle all day?" They said to him, "Because no one has hired us." He said to them, "You also go into the vineyard." When evening came, the owner of t...

Pedro Bantigue y Natividad, (January 31, 1920 – November 20, 2012) was a Filipino prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He is notably the first bishop in the Philippines to come from Hagonoy, as well as the Province of Bulacan. Pedro N. Bantigue was born in Sta. Monica, Hagonoy, Bulacan by Marcos Bantigue and Eusebia Natividad and was ordained a priest in the Archdiocese of Manila on 31 May 1945. Shortly after his priestly ordination in 1945, he served as Private Secretary to three archbishops of Manila: Archbishop Michael J. O’Doherty, Archbishop Gabriel Reyes, and Cardinal-Archbishop Santos.  When one searches his name in the Internet you will discover one of his literary works on a thesis on Canon law he has taken in Catholic University of America on The Provincial  Council Of Manila 1771 (Its Text Followed by a Commentary on Actio II De Episcopis). He was ordained bishop on 25 July 1961 by His Eminence Rufino Jiao...

Prayer of oversees contract workers and their families.  We have talk much about the situations, plight and struggles of migrant workers for almost eternity. It is time to start something and I believe that the first step is to pray. Here is the prayer for such intention especially that we will celebrate the first Sunday of Lent which we dedicate for the migrants and their families. Surely, God will show us the way of other programs and activities that might transpire as we go on to assist the families of the migrant workers. This prayer was born through the coordinated effort of the following persons while I was assigned in St. Augustine Parish, Bay, Laguna, Philippines: Archie Santos, Rodolfo & Yollie Billate, Zena Bernardo, Milagros S. Castillo, Domeng & Aurea Balmes, Eliseo & Krischelle Naval, Favy & Janet Maghirang, Myla Marie S. Castillo,  and Rev. Fr Jessie G. Somosierra Jr.   Panalangin Ng Migranteng Mangagawa at Ng Kanilang Pamilya ...

Minutes of Meeting January 21, 2011 10am to 12noon Attendees: Name/Designation Organization Mobile Number Email Mailing Address Mrs. Cecille Padrid (in behalf of Mayor Jose Padrid ) Municipal Town Mayor of Bay, Laguna Fr. Jessie Somosierra   Parish Priest St. Augustine Parish 0929 508 5360 frjessie@yahoo.com J.P. Rizal Avenue Bay, Laguna Mila Castillo / President St. Augustine Parish Pastoral Council 0917 881 5659 castillomila@yahoo.com c/o St. Augustine Parish Azucena Bernardo St. Augustine Migrante Ministry 0917 498 9696 Bernardo.zena@gmail.com c/o St. Augustine Parish Carlos Lagaya / PANATAG Program Dir. UGAT Foundation 0918 937 9186 ugat.panatag@gmail.com 2/F ISO Annex, Social Development Complex, Ateneo de Manila University Loyola Heights,1108 Quezon City ...