Dominican College of Tarlac - Campus Ministry Office

10/09/2026

Nicholas of Tolentine (1245-1305) was a simple priest and Augustinian friar who touched the lives of many.

His sprit of prayer, penance, austerity of life and devotion to the Holy Souls were notable. His preaching brought many to Christ.

Nicholas Gurutti was born in 1245 in Sant'Angelo, Pontano, Macerata, Italy. His family was rather poor.

He joined the Augustinian Order while a young man, after hearing the inspired preaching of Reginaldo da Monterubbiano, Prior (local superior) of the Augustinian monastery in Sant'Angelo.

As a priest and religious, he was full of charity towards his brother Augustinians as well as towards the people to whom he ministered. He visited the sick and cared for the needy. He was a noted preacher of the Gospel. He gave special attention to those who had fallen away from the Church. People considered him a miracle worker.

He often fasted and performed other works of penance. He spent long hours in prayer.

The story is told that, one day, having fasted for a long time, Nicholas was physically weak. While at prayer, Jesus told him to eat some bread marked with a cross and soaked in water in order to regain his strength. Thus arose the Augustinian custom of blessing and distributing Saint Nicholas Bread in his memory.

Another story relates that Nicholas, while asleep in bed, heard the voice of a deceased friar he had known. This friar told Nicholas that he was in Purgatory, and urged him to celebrate the Eucharist for him and other souls there, so that they would be set free by the power of Christ. Nicholas did so for seven days. The friar again spoke to Nicholas, thanking him and assuring him that a large number of souls were now with God. Because of this Nicholas was proclaimed patron of the souls in Purgatory.

He is also considered the patron saint against epidemic disease and against fires.

During most of his adult life, Nicholas lived in Tolentine, Italy. There he died September 10, 1305. Canonized in 1446 by Pope Eugene IV, Nicholas is the first Augustinian friar to be canonized after the Grand Union of the Order of St. Augustine in 1256.

The remains of St. Nicholas are preserved at the Shrine of Saint Nicholas in the city of Tolentine.

St. Nicholas of Tolentine, pray for us!

Source:
https://www.midwestaugustinians.org/st-nicholas-of-tolentine

07/09/2026

The Dominican College of Tarlac community joyfully joins in celebrating the 18th Presbyteral Anniversary of our School Chaplain, Rev. Fr. Jun-Jun L. Jonatas.

We thank God for the gift of his priestly vocation and for his faithful service, spiritual guidance, and dedication to our school community.

May the Lord continue to bless and strengthen in your ministry, and may He grant you many more fruitful years in His service.

Ad Multos Annos!

07/09/2026

The Church celebrates Mary’s birthday on September 8. This feast day is exactly nine months after the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception on December 8th.

This feast probably originated after the Council of Ephesus in 431, which established her right to the title of “Mother of God.” It was first mentioned in a hymn composed by Saint Romanus, an ecclesiastical lyrist of the Greek Church and adopted by the Roman Church in the 17th century.

02/09/2026

31/08/2026

A Message of Prayer and Solidarity

The Dominican College of Tarlac community shares this Message of Prayer and Solidarity from our School Chaplain, Rev. Fr. Junjun Jonatas, Ed.D., Ph.D., J.C.L., as we pray for all individuals and communities affected by the Habagat.

May we remain united in prayer and solidarity during these challenging times.

28/08/2026

27/08/2026

SAINT AUGUSTINE was born in 354, at Tagaste in Africa. He was brought up in the Christian faith, but without receiving baptism. An ambitious schoolboy of brilliant talents and violent passions, he early lost both his faith and his innocence. He persisted in his irregular life until he was thirty-two. Being then at Milan as a professor of rhetoric, he tells us that the faith of his childhood had regained possession of his intellect, but that he could not as yet resolve to break the chains of evil habit. One day, however, stung to the heart by the account of some sudden conversions, be cried out, “The unlearned rise and storm heaven, and we, with all our learning, for lack of heart lie wallowing here.” He then withdrew into a garden, when a long and terrible conflict ensued. Suddenly a young fresh voice (he knows not whose) breaks in upon his strife with the words, “Take and read,” and he lights upon the passage beginning, “Walk honestly as in the day.” The battle was won. He received baptism, returned home, and gave all to the poor. At Hippo, where he settled, he was consecrated bishop in 395. For thirty-five years he was the center of ecclesiastical life in Africa, and the Church’s mightiest champion against heresy; his writings have been accepted everywhere as one of the principal sources of devotional thought and theological speculation. He died in 430.

25/08/2026

August 24 2026 | DALO NANG APO BAKET

Our Lady of Manaoag, we are grateful for the opportunity to visit and spend a moment in prayer before you. May your loving presence guide our hearts, strengthen our faith, and remind us to trust God in every season of life. Through the intercession of Our Lady, may we always be guided toward God's love and purpose.

19/08/2026

PRAYER FOR TEACHERS

Heavenly Father,

We bring before You our beloved teachers with hearts full of gratitude. Thank You for blessing them with the passion, wisdom, and patience needed to guide and nurture the minds and hearts of their students.

Grant them the strength to meet the daily demands of their calling, the peace to navigate challenges, and the joy of seeing their efforts bear fruit. Fill them with the grace of the Holy Spirit, so that their classrooms may be places of warmth, encouragement, and truth.

Bless their health, protect their families, and refresh their spirits when they are weary. May they always feel valued and supported by the community they serve so faithfully.

We ask this through Christ our Lord.

Amen.

17/08/2026

Today is the memorial of St. Hyacinth of Poland.

Known as the “Apostle of Poland,” Hyacinth (1185 – 1257) was born of a noble family in Silesia. Trained as a priest, he was appointed a canon by his uncle, the bishop of Krakow, who took him to Rome on church business in 1220. Here Hyacinth met Dominic, who influenced him so profoundly that he became a Dominican. In 1221 he was sent to Krakow, where he established the first Dominican house in Poland. During one of the Tartar invasions Hyacinth’s convent was attacked. While hurrying to hide the Sacrament, Hyacinth heard Mary, who had earlier appeared to him and told him that she would never refuse him anything, tell him not to leave her statue behind to be desecrated. It was a large statue, and Hyacinth did not see how he could carry it. “I will lighten the load,” Mary assured him. With the sacrament in one hand and the statue in the other, Hyacinth ran through the flames and escaped from the burning convent.

Source:https://dominicanfriars.org/st-hyacinth/