At 8:30 p.m., Francesco Cardinal Marchisano, the current President of St. Peter's Fabric, gave a conference to the PCF priests at the crypta. He talked about the beginning of the Pontificio Collegio Filippino (which was just dream by the Filipino Bishops, especially by the late Rufino Cardinal Santos, Archbishop of Manila) that became a reality in 1962 by the kind assistance of the then Secretary of the Roman Congregation for the Catholic Education Mons. Fransesco Marchisano who was personally involved in the preparation of the coming-to-be of the Collegio Filippino in Rome. Before the talk, Cardinal Marchisano joined us in our supper at the refectory where he enjoyed our food and company as ever. His very personalized talk lasted until 9:30 p.m. The pcf priests posed with him after a short prayer closing the night's historical affair.
Fr. Arlou Buslon (Talibon) and Fr. Giovanni Argarin (Libmanan) marked their priestly ordination anniversary today with silent prayer and thanksgiving. Yesterday, Fr. Rene Retardo (Tagum) enjoyed also his priestly ordination anniversary with his colleagues and friends. Happy Anniversary brother-priests!
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