ARCHDIOCESE OF PALO
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This Photo was taken on the Year 1956
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This Photo was taken on the Year 2012
By an accident of history, Leyte was the scene of the First mass in the Philippines. It was celebrated by Father Pedro Valderrama on March 31, 1521 , Easter Sunday. The exact spot is the small island of Limasawa on the southernmost tip of Leyte Island. However, formal work of evangelization did not start until after seventy four years later in 1595 when the Jesuits arrived in kangara or Carigara, led by Father Chirino with four priests and one brother as companion.
At that time there were only few settlements which were connected with each other by dirty roads. The missionaries had to work for the formation of towns since the people were spread out over lowlands and into the mountains. The population of about 70,000 came under the general control of local officials called the encomienderos who were assigned to collect the tribute from the people. A constant difficulty the missionaries encountered in their efforts of spreading the faith was the greediness of the tribute collections and of course the carrying out of moro raids. These raids usually during the monsoon season. The objective of the raids was to capture slaves, to inflict physical damaged to the towns and countryside’s, and to carry away any crops or booty. The captured slaves were later to be sold in Malaya, Macassar, or Java. The first major raid on record was in October 28, 1603 composed of seventy ships and two thousand men. Palo and Dulag were burned, and captives were taken. A raid in 1613 resulted in the capture of four hundred people in dulag alone. Another raid in 1634 brought heavy damaged to cabalian, sogod, Baybay, and Ormoc. Members of the clergy were at times among the captives with death sometimes being the punishment meted out to victims.
Most of the residents of Leyte were baptized by 1768. There were twenty established parishes in that year. Three of the parishes were in the north; Carigara, Barugo, and Alangalang; eight of the parishes were in the west and south; Palompon, Ormoc, Baybay, Hilongos, Maasin, Sogod, Cabalian, and Hinundayan; and eight of the parishes were in the east; Palo, Tanauan, Dulag, Abuyog, Dagami, Burauen, Basey and Balangiga (the latter two being across the gulf in Samar). A hospital and a boarding school were built in dulag, while carigara conducted a day school.
Leyte had belonged to the diocese of Cebu from 1595 until 1910 and then belonged to the diocese of Calbayog from 1910 until 1937. On November 28, 1937, the island of Leyte became a diocese of its own, with the office of the bishop in Palo. After 31 years, on March 23, 1968, Palo was divided into two diocese, the other diocese based in Maasin with Most Rev. Vicente Ataviado, D.D. as its first Ordinary.
It was on October 15, 1981 when the Diocese of Palo was given its first auxiliary bishop in the person of Most Rev. Filomino Bactol, D.D., Titular of Germaniciana. On November 15, 1982,the diocese of palo was elevated to the rank of an archdiocese with Msgr. Cipriano Urgel as its first archbishop
Source: https://archdioceseofpalo.org/our-archdiocese
Archdiocese of Palo, A People of God and a Community of Disciples nourished by God's Word and the
Sacraments
TO reach and to LOVE, to be SALT and LIGHT FOREVER, 2018’s theme for the Archdiocesan Youth Day held at the Vicariate of Ormoc, Ormoc City.
It was a two day event last (Fevruary 3-4, 2018) wherein chosen Youth’s the 7 Vicariate of Palo gather together in celebrating and praising the Lord.
The Vicariate of Abuyog is one of the seven Vicariates which mainly built by a strong community of believers with common faith and share one aspiration: to proclaim God's love and His plan for us to all young people especially within the Archdiocese of Palo.
Participated by young believers of Christ coming from the different parishes and mission stations within the Vicariate. Namely:
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St. Michael the Archangel Parish (Mahaplag Leyte) & St. Michael the Archangel Parish (Javier Leyte)
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Alliance of Two Hearts Parish (Balocawehay Abuyog Leyte)
St. Francis Xavier Parish (Mother Church, Abuyog)
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St. Pedro Calungsod Parish (Sta. Fe Abuyog)
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St. Isidore Parish (MacArthur)
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St. Anthony de Padua Parish (Mayorga)
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Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Mission Station (Cabacungan Dulag)
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Our Lady of Refuge Parish (Dulag)
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St. Joseph the Worker Parish (San Jose Dulag).
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The event started with a mass and followed by a Parade which were spearheaded by the Vicariate's King and Queen with their Festival Attire Put on.
Before the Mass.
Participants from the Vicariate of Abuyog (Saint Anthony of Padua Parish)
Start of the Parade (Saint Anthony of Padua Parish Youth)
A parade through-out the city of Ormoc to expose the different Vicariates and its Parish was successfully done and were enjoyed by the participants.
Together with their King and Queen, the Parade went well with a smile on their face no matter how long the walk and the tears shed, it was worth it.
After the parade, it was followed the exhibition and “pasikatan” ( A term used by the event which means, “show-off”) of the King and Queen of Vicariates in order to know who among them stands out.
Queen of the Vicariate of Abuyog. (Own Photography)
Queen of the Vicariate of Burauen (Own Photography)
King of the Vicariate of Burauen (Own Photography)
Queen of the Vicariate of Palompon (Own Photography)
After the show-off, the scores were computed and it was announced that the AYD’s 2018 winner for the King and Queen was the Vicariate of Palompon’s Contestant. A big cheer and shouts were heard all over the Gymnasium. All the Parish were shouting and Clapping for the Prize they will never forget.
To stretch the sleeping muscles of the Youth, animations were done before starting the Taizé.
Dancing Youth's to Praise the Lord!
Taizé
- A Taizé is the singing of distinctive and much-repeated prayer chants during candlelit prayer. Taizé music highlights simple phrases, usually lines from the Psalms or other pieces of scripture, repeated or sung in canon. The repetition is designed to help meditation and prayer.
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- The Taizé ended at about midnight and was followed by the Vicariates presentation. It was a no sleep event until morning, 5 AM. There was a mass after and breakfast follows. The event was tiring and sleepy yet, it was fun and full of memories.
-Fin-
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