A reader, Ronald Ricamata, e-mailed me during the Covid-19 pandemic, saying “In this difficult time, our priests, nuns and seminarians are also frontliners.
“Our spiritual frontliners fight against unseen enemy. They must be acknowledged and appreciated, too.”I agree with what he said. There are services that only “spiritual frontliners” can do, like anointing of the sick and the dying, celebrate Holy Mass, hear confessions, do baptisms. These are services that lay people, whether he is a physician, a king, a president, or the wealthy, cannot do.Today is "Good Shepherd Sunday.
I told myself I was the “valedictorian” — but no salutatorian! When I was nearing ordination, I joined the seminarians who came from the SVD seminary in Cebu and from the SVD northern seminary in Urdaneta.Since families are the seedbeds of vocations, parents can show their love for God by encouraging and supporting their children who have the inclination to follow in the footsteps of Christ.
For further information on the religious vocation, consult your parish priest or contact the vocation director in Christ the King Mission Seminary at E. Rodriguez Blvd. QC, tel. 8726-5002 .Today World Prayer Day of Vocations, let us help seminarians in need of financial assistance. Donate any amount or sponsor a one-year schooling. For inquiry, e-mail me at:The lighter side. A drunk staggers out of a bar and runs into a priest.
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