Announcement: Ascension Thursday

Mass according to the Extraordinary Form in commemoration of our Lord's Ascension at the Parish of the Lord of the Divine Mercy in Sikatuna Village, Quezon City will be at 11:00 AM.

Father Froilan Rivera celebrates his first TLM at Divine Mercy Parish.

Photos by: Ed Ceñir

On April 25, 2008 Rev. Fr. Froilan Rivera of the Prelature of Infanta Nullius celebrated his first Mass in the extraordinary form of the Roman rite. Fr. Froi, as friends called him, was born in Aurora province. He entered seminary in early 80's at St. Francis de Sales Major Seminary in Lipa, Batangas where he finished his degree in A.B. Philosophy and studied his M.A. in Theology at Divine Word Seminary in Tagaytay City while staying at The Tahanan ng Mabuting Pastol in the Diocese of Imus.

He is currently the spiritual director (2nd term) of St. Joseph Formation House in Quezon City. On April 25, Feast of St. Mark the Evangelist (Rogation Day), right after the Mass, on his return to the sacristy, Fr. Froi imparted his blessing since his ordination to the faithful using the form Benedictio Dei omnipotentis, etc.

Pastoral Assignments:
Parish Priest, San Luis Rey Parish - San Luis, Aurora
Parish Priest, San Isidro Parish - Dinalungan, Aurora
Spritual Director, St. Joseph Formation House (1988 - )
Rector, Pandayan ng Kalooban College Seminary (2003-2006)
Sn. Luis, Aurora
Spritual Director, St. Joseph Formation House (2007 - )

Mission/Studies Abroad:
Sydney, Australia
Rome, Italy

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Congratulations Father Froi!

Fr. Abe Celebrates the Extraordinary Form with Somascan Sisters

Story by: Dr. Herbert Rosana

On April 25, 2008 on the feast of St. Mark, the Evangelist, Fr. Abe Arganiosa, CRS Celebrated the Extrordinary Form of the Mass as part of the culminating activity of the Somascan Sisters who were having their retreat. Fr. Abe served as their retreat master and he invited them to experience the TLM.



Starting on Sunday April 27, 2008 Fr. Abe will celebrate TLM at the St. Jerome Emiliani Chapel, Piot, Sorsogon City at 10:00 a.m. This will be the new weekly TLM Schedule in Sorsogon. Our TLM will now be held every Sunday due to the request of some members of the Oath Alliance of Two Hearts and other faithful. The Mass will be held not on an incovenient time but on a prime time! Let's Thank God for this grace.

Father Abe Arganiosa, CRS TLM at Divine Mercy

The Latin Mass community of the Parish of the Lord of the Divine Mercy was honored to have Father Abe Arganiosa, CRS celebrate his 3rd Mass according to the extraordinary form yesterday morning, the 12th of April.

Father Arganiosa, whom we fondly call Father Abe, is one of the very few priests we know who desires to learn the Tridentine Mass not only out of obedience to the Holy Father, but also out of his great love and devotion for the Mass, whether it is in the ordinary or extraordinary usage. Through reading the Vicar of Christ's apostolic letter Summorum Pontificum given motu proprio, he saw its wisdom and relevance to him as a priest. Summorum Pontificum after all, as Father Zuhlsdorf would say, primarily is for priests.

Being new to TLM, it was evident that Father Abe was struggling with the rubrics, but despite of this, his enthusiasm was strong and his love and reverence to every single gesture, movements and prayer was clearly seen. Congratulations Father Abe!

A personal account of Father Abe is posted in his blog the Splendor of the Church.

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Altar Arrangement (Ordinary Form)

The New Liturgical Movement blog has posted several photographs of altar arrangements for the celebration of the ordinary form that is being reintroduced by Pope Benedict XVI. Last Sunday, the Feast of the Divine Mercy, I took a photograph of the altar in the Parish of the Lord of the Divine Mercy while the Mass in the ordinary form was being celebrated.