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𝑯𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒍𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔|| Feast of Snr. Sto. Niño

Photos taken during the Eucharistic Celebration of the Feast of Holy Child Jesus yesterday, at Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Chapel, MSC Collegiate Formation Center, Surigao City.

𝑨𝒎𝒆𝒕𝒖𝒓 𝒖𝒃𝒊𝒒𝒖𝒆 𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒓𝒂𝒓𝒖𝒎 𝑪𝒐𝒓 𝑱𝒆𝒔𝒖 𝑺𝒂𝒄𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒎𝒖𝒎.

𝑷𝒊𝒕 𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒚𝒐𝒓, 𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒂 𝒔𝒂 𝑩𝒐𝒌𝒂𝒔𝒚𝒐𝒏 𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒊!

From north to south, the entire Philippines bursts with joy and devotion as we gather to celebrate the 461st feast of the Señor Sto. Niño the Holy Child Jesus.

This momentous celebration traces its roots to 1521, when Ferdinand Magellan presented an image of the Sto. Niño to Cebu’s Queen Juana as a baptismal gift, marking the dawn of Christianity in the archipelago. After being lost for decades, the sacred image was rediscovered intact in 1565, leading to the establishment of the feast.

Originally observed on April 28 to commemorate its rediscovery, Pope Innocent XIII moved it to the third Sunday of January in 1721 to align with the Feast of the Most Holy Name of Jesus.

In this 461st feast of Snr. Sto. Niño, let us offer our prayer and praises to Him for the continuing discernment of our Formands in thier chosen vocation.

𝑨𝒎𝒆𝒕𝒖𝒓 𝒖𝒃𝒊𝒒𝒖𝒆 𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒓𝒂𝒓𝒖𝒎 𝑪𝒐𝒓 𝑱𝒆𝒔𝒖 𝑺𝒂𝒄𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒎𝒖𝒎.

We are thrilled to share and celebrate this occasion with our Collegian brother John Morse G. Conejos, a 2nd-year AB Philosophy student Daanbantayan, Cebu on his 23rd year of existence today.

𝑨𝒎𝒆𝒕𝒖𝒓 𝑼𝒃𝒊𝒒𝒖𝒆 𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒓𝒂𝒓𝒖𝒎 𝑪𝒐𝒓 𝑱𝒆𝒔𝒖 𝑺𝒂𝒄𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒎𝒖𝒎

𝑯𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒔 𝑼𝒑! | As we welcome 2026, We are pleased to announce that the resumption of Public Masses will begin on January 10, 2026 Saturday.

We are looking forward to see you at the Mass Brothers and Sister in Christ, still here at the MSC Collegiate Formation Center, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Chapel, in 10th Borromeo St., Brgy. Washington, Surigao City.

𝑨𝒎𝒆𝒕𝒖𝒓 𝒖𝒃𝒊𝒒𝒖𝒆 𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒓𝒂𝒓𝒖𝒎 𝑪𝒐𝒓 𝑱𝒆𝒔𝒖 𝑺𝒂𝒄𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒎𝒖𝒎.

We are thrilled to share and celebrate this occasion with our Collegian brother Kerby C. Padillos, a 1st-year AB Philosophy student from Maragusan, Davao de Oro on his 19th year of existence today.

𝑨𝒎𝒆𝒕𝒖𝒓 𝑼𝒃𝒊𝒒𝒖𝒆 𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒓𝒂𝒓𝒖𝒎 𝑪𝒐𝒓 𝑱𝒆𝒔𝒖 𝑺𝒂𝒄𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒎𝒖𝒎

We honor the moment that forever shifted humanity’s story: the birth of God’s Only Begotten Son. That sacred dawn so many years ago didn’t just change the course of history — it still carries the power to lift our lives, heal our hearts, and set us on a path of hope. And that is the wonder we’re called to embrace: when we, as individuals, families, and a community of believers, open our hearts to receive Jesus with the same tender generosity that Mary Most Holy showed when she welcomed him as her Savior and Lord. Let’s hold that truth close tonight, carrying in our prayers the ones we love most, our entire faith family, and every soul in every corner of the world who needs a little light.

As Christmas bells chime out into the quiet of this holy night, the MSC Collegiate Community sends you waves of warmth, joy, and the abiding glow of Christ’s love. May your homes be filled with echoing laughter, your hearts with lingering wonder, and your New Year with prosperity that enriches not just you, but everyone around you. We lift up our voices in prayer that peace and harmony will wrap our land like a blanket, now and for all the days to come. With all our love and deepest blessings this Christmas season

𝑨𝒎𝒆𝒕𝒖𝒓 𝑼𝒃𝒊𝒒𝒖𝒆 𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒓𝒂𝒓𝒖𝒎 𝑪𝒐𝒓 𝑱𝒆𝒔𝒖 𝑺𝒂𝒄𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒎𝒖𝒎

𝑯𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒍𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔||Blessing of the new MSC Collegiate Formation Center

Portraits taken during the ceremonial blessing of the new MSC Formation Center

𝑨𝒎𝒆𝒕𝒖𝒓 𝑼𝒃𝒊𝒒𝒖𝒆 𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒓𝒂𝒓𝒖𝒎 𝑪𝒐𝒓 𝑱𝒆𝒔𝒖 𝑺𝒂𝒄𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒎𝒖𝒎

𝑯𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒍𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔||Blessing of the new MSC Collegiate Formation Center

Portraits taken in the Eucharistic celebration presided by Most Reverend Antonieto Cabajog, D.D., Bishop of Surigao, together with MSC's from Surigao district, Agusan, Cebu, Camotes, Pacific Union and Brazil.

𝑨𝒎𝒆𝒕𝒖𝒓 𝑼𝒃𝒊𝒒𝒖𝒆 𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒓𝒂𝒓𝒖𝒎 𝑪𝒐𝒓 𝑱𝒆𝒔𝒖 𝑺𝒂𝒄𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒎𝒖𝒎

𝗠𝗜𝗟𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗡𝗘
𝗠𝗦𝗖 𝗣𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗕𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿

𝑨 𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒑𝒍𝒆 𝒄𝒆𝒍𝒆𝒃𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏

SURIGAO CITY-The Missionaries of the Sacred Heart (MSC) Collegiate Formation Center officially inaugurated its most awaited New Formation Building earlier December 12, 2025.

The blessing was solemnly conducted by Most Reverend Antonieto Cabajog, D.D., Bishop of Surigao, who also presided over the Mass.
On the other hand, The Groundbreaking Ceremony transpired last January 12, 2024, with MSC Philippines provincial Superior Fr, Edwin Borlasa, MSC and with the presence of Fr. Mario Abzalón Alvarado Tovar, MSC, MSC General Superior.

Moreover, Today, the MSC Philippine Province celebrated the 117th Presence of the MSC’s in the country as the first arrival of the eight Dutch Missionaries in the year 1908.

In the same way, the community also celebrated the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, making it a triple celebration for the MSC from Surigao district, Agusan, Cebu, Camotes, Pacific Union and Brazil. Lay collaborators, CFLA and DOLSH and other Religious Orders.

The MSC Philippine Province was in deep gratitude to the MSC Generalate Administration and MSC Dutch Province (formerly mother province) for their generosity and support in making this dream possible.

𝑨𝒎𝒆𝒕𝒖𝒓 𝑼𝒃𝒊𝒒𝒖𝒆 𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒓𝒂𝒓𝒖𝒎 𝑪𝒐𝒓 𝑱𝒆𝒔𝒖 𝑺𝒂𝒄𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒎𝒖𝒎

LOOK|| 117th Anniversary of the MSC presence in Surigao and Blessing of the new MSC Collegiate Formation Center

Today marks the 117th Anniversary of the Presence of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart (MSC) in Surigao City. On this day in the year 1908, eight (8) Dutch Missionaries, namely:
Frs. Matthias Nijster,
Henry Peeters,
Bernard van Riel,
Antonius van den Boogaard,
Joseph Intven,
Joseph Menken,
Antonius de Jong,
and Bernard Willemsen
set foot in the shores of Surigao, the Cradle of the MSC in the Philippines.

Also today, marks another significant milestone for MSC, and particularly for the MSC Collegiate Formation Center, as we gather for the blessing and inauguration of its new building. This moment is a powerful testament to how God turns the impossible into reality.

With joyful hearts and hopeful prayers, let us come together in this momentous celebration."

𝑨𝒎𝒆𝒕𝒖𝒓 𝑼𝒃𝒊𝒒𝒖𝒆 𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒓𝒂𝒓𝒖𝒎 𝑪𝒐𝒓 𝑱𝒆𝒔𝒖 𝑺𝒂𝒄𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒎𝒖𝒎