Society of St. Paul • Philippine-Macau Province

July 7, 2010 (Our Lady of Sorrows Parish Church, Pasay City) A solemn Eucharistic Celebration presided by the Papal Nuncio Archbishop Edward Adams ushered in the yearlong observance of the 75th Anniversary of the foundation of the Society of St Paul in the Philippines and Macau. This was most appropriate since it was also the Apostolic Delegate Msgr William Piani who officially welcomed the first Italian Pauline priests—Frs Gaetano Marco Grossi, and Matteo Bernardo Borgogno—when they arrived here from the Italy on July 7, 1935.

June 30, 2010 (Sanctuary of St Paul the Apostle, Makati City)—June 30 is a special day for the Society of Saint Paul, and for all Paulines. While the Universal Church celebrates June 29 as the solemnity of the martyrdom of Sts Peter and Paul, by a special indult of the Holy See we celebrate June 30 as the solemn feast of St Paul, patron and father of the Pauline Family. June 30, 2010, however, was even made more special by our history in the Philippine-Macau Province. On this day, the Society of St Paul in this circumscription, together with sizable delegations of members from the other Pauline congregations, celebrated with joy and thanksgiving the 50th anniversary of the foundation of the SSP Makati Communty. Since its formal canonical inauguration on June 30, 1960 this community has become the hub of the community life and apostolate of the Pauline priests and brothers in the Philippines and Macau.

June 10, 2010 (SSP, Makati City)—The Society of St. Paul in the Philippines closed the Year for Priests last June 10, 2010 with an afternoon reflection given by Fr. Francis Gustilo, SDB, former Provincial Superior of the Salesians and currently a member of the Pontifical Theological Commission which advices the Holy Father.