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All Set for a Lifetime of Mercy and Compassion, By Gel Litton Falcon

Post author By Santuario de San Antonio Parish
Post date February 14, 2016

After having known each other for 18 years, it was assumed by many that we knew everything about each other. But Alex and I really find that despite years of friendship, it was only since our wedding day on January 24 this year that our “true” comfortable selves surfaced. It was truly a turning point (for the better, of course!) in our relationship.

When we were preparing for our wedding, we thought that we had everything in the bag. Flowers, ensemble, caterer… you name it! We were thinking to ourselves “Why do people get so stressed putting this together?” So along with those preparations, we were also completing the requirements for marriage. It was only during this time that we realized we were focusing on the minor preparations rather than major preparation being getting ourselves ready to be each other’s spouse.

Luckily for us, one of the requirements was to attend a Pre-Cana seminar at the Santuario de San Antonio Parish. Honestly, we were hesitant and questioning the need to attend such a talk. We thought “Why do we need this? Our relationship is good enough at this point. We got through and now we’re getting married.” But little did we expect that it would open up our eyes to so many aspects of marriage that we had not really considered – money matters, child bearing, raising a family, sickness, personal changes… the list goes on.

It was when we attended the seminar that we were exposed to different couples with varying experiences and, surprisingly, it made us appreciate each other even more. We saw that in their marriages, they had gone through their own challenges and trials but because their spouses had exercised mercy and compassion, they persevered and continued to live happily as a couple.

We never really thought to ourselves and appreciated each other for those times where we had to exercise mercy and compassion in our own relationship. It was in this seminar that it occurred to us the role it played for us to get to this point.

It was on our wedding day when we finally felt a different kind of “oneness”, with God as the protagonist in this new chapter in our lives. We know now what it is to live for another and that in life, there are many unexpected situations and difficulties but when we exercise mercy and compassion, we can get through anything “for better, or for worse”.

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Family and Life Ministry

SSAP Pre-Cana

Post author By Santuario de San Antonio Parish
Post date November 15, 2015

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After months of research, training, formation and preparation, Family Life Ministry launched SSAP’s own Pre-Cana Program on November 7, 2015.

A team of facilitators, composed of married couples Ian and Tricia Monsod, Simon and Rina Villalon, Rocky and Yen Chan, Jaime and Karen Blanco, Mike and Monette Gomez, Doy and Jeannie Bitanga, take turns presenting the different modules designed to prepare engaged couples for the challenges of married life.

The seminar aims to provide the couples a better understanding of the commitments they make in a Catholic Marriage and how they can strengthen it. The topics covered are Catholic Marriage, Theology of the Body, Marriage Rite, Family of Origin, Marital Relationship including Sex, Parenting, Financial Stewardship, Communication in Marriage, Responsible Parenthood, Contraception and Natural Family Planning.

Parish Priest Fr. Reu Jose C. Galoy, OFM, gives an exhortation on the importance of the Sacrament of Reconciliation and getting involved in their chosen parish to enrich their marriage. He gives the participants an opportunity to go to confession before the group is moved to the main church for the 6 PM mass.

The day concludes with the recognition of the engaged couples at the mass where they are given a special blessing and awarded a certificate of completion.

SSAP Pre-Cana seminars are scheduled on the first Saturday of the month. Pls. come at 8AM, program starts at 8:30 AM and ends at 7PM. Register at the Parish Office, 843-8830 to 31 #4 and provide your preferred schedule, individual full names, nicknames, contact numbers and email addresses. If your wedding is not going to be held at SSAP, pls. seek permission from your wedding’s church before signing up for SSAP Pre-Cana.

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SSAP Pre-Cana Seminar is set to begin November 7

A core group of volunteer parishioners underwent a one-day formation seminar on September 26, 2015 with top faculty from the Franciscan formation center to equip them with the basic knowledge and tools to give Pre-Cana seminars to couples scheduled to receive the Sacrament of Matrimony at the Santuario de San Antonio Parish.

Noted Theology professor Dr Jose de Mesa lectured on the Theology of Marriage, – charting out how marriage has evolved over the years – from the era in which marital relations were regarded as inferior to an ascetic lifestyle – until the present day in which Catholic marriage bears the challenge of discipleship or being authentic followers of Jesus.

Canon lawyer Father Eugene Canete outlined the historical perspective of marriage in the Catholic Church and discussed the values upheld by theChurch in marriage, and the possible impediments to or grounds for nullity in a valid Sacrament.

Franciscan professor Rev Andres (Chito) Ranoa, OFM elaborated on the marriage rites including the choice of scripture, music, and accoutrements to be used at the wedding ceremony. Upon SSAP parish priest, Fr. Reu Galoy’s behest, participants were equipped with the necessary knowledge and guidelines to be able to conduct Canonical interviews as prerequisite to undergoing the Pre-Cana Seminar.

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Parish Gears up for Pre-Cana Program
By Mike Gomez

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Engaged couples scheduled to join hands and hearts in Holy Matrimony at Santuario de San Antonio shall soon be able to undergo their Marriage Preparation (Pre-Cana) seminar with the Family and Life Ministry of the Parish. Read the full story…..

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Family and Life Ministry

Parish Gears up for Pre-Cana Program By Mike Gomez

Post author By Santuario de San Antonio Parish
Post date August 2, 2015

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The Ministry, co-chaired by Doy and Jeannie Bitanga and Jaime and Karen Blanco, is preparing seminar modules based on guidelines set by the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) and the Archdiocese of Manila’s Ministry of Family and Life.

In line with these preparations, select family and life workers from SSAP observed the conduct of a Pre-Cana seminar given to 22 couples undergoing marriage preparation at the San Alphonsus Liguori Parish in Magallanes Village, Makati. This seminar was conducted by Magallanes Family Ministry heads Jojo and Gina Gloria, and their associates in EDUCHILD, Jeff and Joy Barreiro; Noel and Inez Gamboa. The module on the Sacrament of Matrimony was facilitated by Jack and Meg Trinidad.

The Pre-Cana seminar is a strict requirement for engaged couples aiming to marry under the aegis of the Catholic Church. It acquaints couples with the various issues to be dealt with in a marriage, focusing on their relationship as husband and wife, as well as their duties and responsibilities as responsible parents in a Catholic family.

The marriage preparation or Pre-Cana seminar is not to be mistaken for the family planning seminar that municipal and city governments require engaged couples to undergo prior to the issuance of their marriage licenses. This is also not to be mistaken for the engaged couples retreats or encounter weekends that are designed to help couples discern if they are truly meant for each other.

Prior to undergoing the Pre-Cana seminar, the engaged couple needs to accomplish all the necessary documentation required by the Church and undergo a canonical interview by the parish priest of the church at which they plan to be wed. Through this interview, the parish priest ascertains that the requisite conditions for valid marriage shall all be met before allowing the couple to attend the seminar and be married in the parish.

Doy and Jeannie Bitanga are assisted by Mike and Monette Gomez, who are longtime family and life workers with the Archdiocese, and have been conducting Pre-Cana seminars at the Shrine of Jesus, the Way, the Truth, and the Life parish at the Mall of Asia compound for the past eight years.

Abbreviated marriage preparation seminars have been given to couples participating in mass weddings or “Kasalan Bayan” sponsored by the Parish, especially during Fiesta celebrations. Soon, however, all engaged couples wishing to be married at Santuario de San Antonio, whether they are parishioners or not, will be made to undergo in-house Pre-Cana sessions conducted by the Ministry of Family and Life.

FAMILY AND LIFE MINISTRY OF SSAP IS LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEER-MARRIED COUPLES, WHO ARE INTERESTED TO BECOME FACILITATORS OF THIS PROGRAM. PLS. EMAIL US AT: webi@ssaparish.com

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