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12.27.2013

Christmas Midnight Mass with Fr. Michael Fortin


A Christmas Midnight Mass was celebrated by Fr. Michael Fortin at St. James Chapel in Barangay Lagao.

Fr. Fortin who is on school vacation is currently the headmaster of the Our Lady of Victories School in Manila, Philippines.






Misa de Gallo at Alabel, Sarangani Province

Misa de Gallo (Rooster's Mass) in the traditional Spanish, or the Simbang Gabi, or "Night Mass" in Filipino was celebrated in the traditional Latin Tridentine Mass at Angie's Village, Barangay Kawas, Alabel, Sarangani Province last December 23 with Fr. Tim Pfieffer as celebrant.





After hearing Mass, faithful partake delicacies such as bibingka (rice flour and egg based cake, cooked using coals on top and under), puto bumbong (a purple sticky rice delicacy which is steamed in bamboo tubes, with brown sugar and coconut shavings as condiments), spaghetti and batchoy





12.22.2013

20 Years of Latin Tridentine Mass in General Santos City

This year marked two decades of Latin Tridentine Mass in General Santos City. It was in May 1993 when Fr. Paul Morgan visited the place and offered the first Latin Tridentine Mass. From a humble place at Magdalena Yumang's house at Dadiangas East, the mass center moved to its present location in 1997 with Fr. McMahon officiating the mass.




The Reponte family

Some faithful

Fr Tim follows up baptismal schedule


Gregorio Diong and Nostriano Babate are early faithful of the Latin Tridentine Mass

Cecilia Jubelag and Benjamina Babate are also the pioneering faithful of the Latin Tridentine Mass