ST. JAMES CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL , Maasin, Iloilo

CELEBRATION OF THE FEAST OF BLESSED CANDIDA MA. DE JESUS

          The highlight of the Feast of Mo. Foundress was the Eucharistic celebration which  took place at 7:30 in the morning at the parish Church of St. James the Greater with Rev. Fr. John Taclain, parish priest as the celebrant. The students, faculty and staff, officers of  the Parents Teachers Association, alumni and benefactors participated in this  grand celebration. The floral offering to Mo. Foundress before the final blessing was  very touching because the love and devotion of the people to Mo. Foundress  was strongly manifested.

          After the Mass the PTA officers had their  Induction in the presence of  Rev. Fr. John Taclain. Then a simple “merienda” was offered by the school to all  the students which gave them real joy and contentment. The newly inducted PTA officers also offered heavy snacks to the Sisters, faculty and staff, and alumni which made the celebration more enjoyable  and meaningful. The  climate of fraternal  and filial relationship was strongly experienced   during the sharing of a simple meal at lunch time with the faculty and staff, some   PTA. Officers and the alumni of Batch’84.

          The love and concern of Mo. Foundress for the poor was  concretely  actualized by  the alumni of Batch ’84 through  the free medical service that they  rendered to the poor parents and children on that day.

 

More than 200 people came to avail themselves of the free medical check-up and medicines. To actualize the real attention  of Mo. Foundress to the poor,  a simple snacks was also offered by the school to all those who came for the medical  mission.

          

          Part of the activities of the day were the conferences that Sr. Florencia Constantino gave to the PTA officers, faculty and staff and the alumni of Batch ’84. The topic of  her talk was the “:Passion of  Mo. Foundress for the Poor. ”  Since majority of the people of Massin literally live in poverty, the impact of the talk  to them was great. The life of Mo. Foundress had given them great hope and inspired them to be more   committed in favor of the poor.   Without doubt Mo. Foundress was delighted to see how her Feast Day was celebrated in this particular reality.

                   

Sr. Florencia Constantino gave a talk on the “:Passion of Mo. Foundress for the Poor. ”