On Sunday, 20 October 2019, Brother José María Dumagat was ordained priest in the Parish of the Holy Rosary of Sagay (Negros Occidental). He was ordained by Bishop Gerardo Alminaza, of the diocese of San Carlos.
In his homily Bishop Gerardo stressed that the life and mission of a priest is a testimony of God's saving love manifested in Jesus.
For his part, José Maria in his words of thanksgiving connected this day of prayer for mission to the feast of St. Caprasius, the bishop of Agen who, inspired by the death of the young Saint Faith, declared openly his faith leading to his death. The feast of St Caprasius marks the day our founder left La Motte, the place where he had been secluded, to begin a life of service In and to the Church.
José Marie was accompanied by brothers and sisters from the congregation from the Philippines, Japan and Ireland as well as Alberto Toutin and Thomas Sukotriraharjo who are making the canonical visit to the Province of Japan-Philippines. Also present were his mother, brothers and relatives, parishioners of his parish as well as parishioners from the parishes of Bag-Bag and Bagong Silang. There was also a delegation from Japan that included the provincial Kenji Honma and brothers, Franciscu Sri Waluyo and Petrus Belalawe.
The celebration was followed by a party, enlivened with dances prepared by different groups and a procession and thanksgiving Mass presided by José Maria Dumagat in his home parish.
The diocese of Bocolod is located in the Visayas region, in the province of Negros Occidental. It has a total population of 1,600,000 inhabitants of which 1,150,000 are Catholics (73% of the population).
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10/20/2019