Ateneo de Zamboanga University- Formation Offices

Salamat, Ateneo de Zamboanga University, for inviting me to be the guest speaker for your Advent Recollection! 🫶🏼🥹😇 AMDG!

“O ‘nak, smile ka diyan sa gitna, may award ka”

Ateneo de Zamboanga University

𝐂𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧

As one Ateneo community, we gather for the Fiesta Mass on December 8 at 12:00 noon at the University Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in honor of the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, our Patroness.

This feast reminds us of Mary’s unique holiness and her faithful “yes” to God—an invitation for us to walk with humility, integrity, and openness to His grace. In this Year of Companionship, may her example strengthen our unity and inspire us to serve with truth and love.

Let us celebrate the Ateneo Fiesta como un compañero.

📢 Isang Panawagan: Para sa Katotohanan, Katarungan, at Kapayapaan 📢

In the spirit of companionship and our deep-seated commitment to social justice, we are inviting the Ateneo Community to join us for a significant Public Forum on Integrity, Transparency, and Accountability.

We gather to deepen our understanding of the issues of systematic corruption and good governance, and to affirm our collective stand for truth, accountability, and the common good.

This will be held on Friday, November 28, 2025, at the Multi-Purpose Covered Court 1 (MPCC 1), from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM.

This event is also part of our celebration of the Mindanao Week of Peace, recognizing that true peace is founded on justice, transparency, and accountability.

Sabay-sabay tayong tumindig: Ilantad ang katotohanan, Ibalik ang pera ng bayan, Ikulong ang mga kurakot, Igalang ang konstitusyon, Ipanalo ang sambayanang Pilipino!

"In this sense, the Nicene Creed invites us to examine our conscience. What does God mean to me and how do I bear witness to my faith in him? Is the one and only God truly the Lord of mylife, or do I have idols that I place before God and his commandments? Is God for me the living God, close to me in every situation, the Father to whom I turn with filial trust? Is he the Creator to whom I owe everything I am and have, whose mark I can find in every creature? Am I willing to share the goods of the earth, which belong to everyone, in a just and equitable manner? How do I treat creation, the work of his hands? Do I exploit and destroy it, or do I use it with reverence and gratitude, caring for and cultivating it as the common home of humanity?"

Lettera Apostolica "In unitate fidei" di Papa Leone XIV in occasione del 1700° anniversario del Concilio di Nicea 1. In the unity of faith, proclaimed since the beginning of the Church, Christians have been called to walk in harmony, guarding and transmitting the gift they have received with love and joy. This is expressed in the words of the Creed, “I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ, the Only Begotten Son o...

𝖳𝗁𝖾 𝖠𝗍𝖾𝗇𝖾𝗈 𝖽𝖾 𝖹𝖺𝗆𝖻𝗈𝖺𝗇𝗀𝖺 𝖴𝗇𝗂𝗏𝖾𝗋𝗌𝗂𝗍𝗒 𝖢𝖺𝗆𝗉𝗎𝗌 𝖬𝗂𝗇𝗂𝗌𝗍𝖾𝗋𝗌 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖥𝗈𝗋𝗆𝖺𝗍𝗈𝗋𝗌 𝖢𝗈𝗆𝗉𝗅𝖾𝗍𝖾 𝖬𝗈𝖽𝗎𝗅𝖾 1 𝗈𝖿 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖨𝗀𝗇𝖺𝗍𝗂𝖺𝗇 𝖥𝗈𝗋𝗆𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇 𝖯𝗋𝗈𝗀𝗋𝖺𝗆

The Ateneo de Zamboanga University Campus Ministers and Freshmen Formation Program Formators successfully completed Module 1 of the Ignatian Formation Program held at the Lantaka Campus on November 10–16, 2025.

Module 1 consisted of an intensive Prayer Workshop, beginning with a two-day formation session where campus ministers and formators engaged in guided prayer, processing sessions, and reflective sharing. These were deeply integrated with Ignatian principles such as discernment, inner freedom, and finding God in all things. This was followed by a five-day silent retreat, allowing participants to enter more deeply into personal prayer, interior silence, and spiritual attentiveness.

The program, rooted in Ignatian practice, deepens participants’ experience of prayer and prepares them to compassionately accompany others with discernment and an Ignatian grounding. Centered on compañerismo, it emphasizes journeying together in faith and walking with others as they seek meaning and purpose.

Thank you to Ms Riza Carasig, Ms Eda Castillo, Sr Jo Preza RVM, and Sr Hazel Ladiero ADC

𝖢𝖮𝖭𝖳𝖨𝖭𝖴𝖤 𝖳𝖮 𝖣𝖮 𝖤𝖵𝖤𝖱𝖸𝖳𝖧𝖨𝖭𝖦 𝖨𝖭 𝖫𝖮𝖵𝖤

𝖠ñ𝗈 𝖽𝖾 𝖢𝗈𝗆𝗉𝖺ñ𝖾𝗋𝗂𝗌𝗆𝗈: 𝖣𝖺𝗒𝗌 𝗐𝗂𝗍𝗁 𝖦𝗈𝖽 𝖸𝖾𝖺𝗋 4.1

The Ateneo de Zamboanga University Staff under Central Services successfully completed the Days with God Year 4.1 retreat held from August 28 to October 30, 2025, at the Immaculate Conception Chapel (ICC)

Days with God Year 4.1 is a 10-week preparatory course on Prayer and Ignatian Spirituality facilitated by the University Chaplain, Fr. Tex Paurom, SJ. This program is designed to introduce participants to foundational Ignatian practices, helping them grow in self-awareness, discernment, and openness to God’s presence in their daily lives.

The DGY4.1 sessions serve as an essential preparation for the participants’ upcoming 3-day silent retreat. Throughout the program, participants are guided through personal prayer, reflections, and spiritual sharing, allowing them to deepen their relationship with God and better understand the movements of their inner life. This formation experience helps them enter the silent retreat with a more grounded heart, ready to listen to God with clarity and love.

C𝗈𝗇𝗍𝗂𝗇𝗎𝖾 𝗍𝗈 𝖽𝗈 𝖾𝗏𝖾𝗋𝗒𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗂𝗇 𝗅𝗈𝗏𝖾.

Año de Compañerismo: 𝑫𝒂𝒚𝒔 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝑮𝒐𝒅 𝒀𝒆𝒂𝒓 3 Inter-religious Dialogue

The Ateneo de Zamboanga University Staff under Central Services successfully completed the Days with God Year 3 retreat held on November 20–21, 2025.

The 𝑫𝒂𝒚𝒔 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝑮𝒐𝒅 𝒀𝒆𝒂𝒓 3 (DGY3) is a two-day Ignatian retreat designed for academic and non-academic staff who have previously completed Days with God Year 2 (DGY2). Participants visited the Mosque in Taluksangay, the Zamboanga City Alliance Evangelical Church in Canelar, and the Avalokitesvara Temple in Tetuan.

DGY3 offers participants an opportunity to celebrate diverse faith traditions and engage in meaningful conversations. Interreligious dialogue plays a vital role in cultivating understanding, tolerance, and collaboration among individuals from various religious backgrounds.

𝓒𝓸𝓷𝓽𝓲𝓷𝓾𝓮 𝓽𝓸 𝓭𝓸 𝓮𝓿𝓮𝓻𝔂𝓽𝓱𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝓲𝓷 𝓵𝓸𝓿𝓮.