GMA 7 Kapuso with Ms. Jessica Soho features SVD-ALS Tagaytay City

Jessica Soho's toprated show "Kapuso"will feature this coming Saturday (Independence Day 12th of June), 9:00 pm at Channel 7 SVD-ALS, Divine Word Seminary's out-of-school youth non-formal education program. It will follow the story of Nanay Remedios Pascual who is one of our basic education learners (grade school level), and the oldest ALS learner in the country. She is 80 years old.

WE are also featured on July 18 on the frontpage of Philippine Daily Inquirer. Click here.

The SVD-ALS Site Coordinator is Fr. Randy Flores, SVD assisted by Fr. Flavie Villanueva SVD. We have three ur instructional managers (teachers) --Ms. Olive Tolentino, Ms. Richelle Razon and Ms. Perla Acosta. Arnold Janssen Catholic Mission Foundation supervises SVD-ALS and is headed by Fr. Jerome Marquez, SVD, also the current director of St. Jude Catholic School (Manila). Click here for more info on SVD-ALS.

GMA 7 Crew with Nanay Remedios, 80 years old

Teacher Olive and GMA 7 production team coach Nanay Remedios.

She was told to recite the alphabet - and says she knows only up to letter ""G".

Teacher Olive Tolentino being interviewed

by GMA7 Kapuso Production Team

SVD-ALS center was formerly a clinic called Arnoldus Dispensary

some of our learners (current enrollment = 117)

we have also a library (kahit papano)

 

Our building needs repair badly

 

inside our small library. to solve our problem with our leaking roofs,

we waterproof our ceiling with plastic trash bags

SVD-ALS Vegetable Garden

SVD-ALS Herbal Garden

Firetree on fire with flowers hovers SVD-ALS Center

SVD Bridge

Road to the Divine Word Seminary

Arnoldus Library

Please visit: www.arnolduslibrary.blogspot.com  or click on this to go to the website/blog of Arnoldus Library
for Online Public Access Catalog - visit www.arnolduslibrary.com

Incoming Theology 1 SVD Scholastics for SY 2010-2011

Images from Divine Word Seminary

RIP Bishop Miguel Cinches, SVD (1932-2010)

Bishop Miguel Cinches, SVD, after a lingering illness,  passed away this this afternoon (April 12) at 2:55 pm in a hospital in Manila. He was 78 years old. He was bishop emeritus of the Diocese of Surigao.

He was born in Dauis, Bohol on February 7, 1932 and ordained priest in 1961. He taught philosophy from 1968-1973 here at Divine Word Seminary where he served as rector from 1970 until his election in 1973 as the bishop of the Diocese of Surigao by Pope Paul VI. He served this diocese in Mindanao for 28 years.

A prolific composer of liturgical music, Bishop Cinches was one of the few outstanding musicians of the Philippine SVD. During his seminary years as student and professor, he handled the seminary choir and led it in concert performances both inside and outside the seminary.

Last year, senior SVD members of  Divine Word Seminary, under the direction of Fr. Raul Caga, SVD (himself from Surigao) recorded a CD Album as a tribute to him on the occassion of the 100 years of Philippine SVD. The album entitle, Complines and Vespers is a testimony of his many beautiful words and of his spirituality. These songs can still be heard today in the Tagaytay seminary when the SVD community gathers for its Saturday prayers (complines) and Sunday vespers.

Below is a cut from the album which you can order by sending email to rrandy33@yahoo.com.

The song is the so-called Nunc Dimittis, the Song of Simeon in the Gospel of Luke. At Jesus' presentation, Simeon, a devout and righteous man, was promised that he would not see death before he had see the Lord's Messiah. When he saw Jesus, he took him in his arms and praised God: "Master, now you let your servant go in peace, according to your word" (Luke 2:29) -- wonderful words for Bishop Cinchess who had composed a song out of Simeon's prayer.
[from the album's write-up]

NUNC DIMITTIS

Antiphon: Lord, save us while we are awake,
protect us while we sleep;
and Christ with  whom we keep our watch,
will guard our souls in peace.

At last, all-powerful Master,
you give leave to your servant to go in peace,
according to your promise.

For my eyes have seen your salvation
which you have prepared for all nations

The light you enlighten the Gentiles
and give glory to Israe your people

Glory be to the Father....