Eternal Rest

In the evening of May 14, 2006, the news of the demise of the Father of our beloved Msgr. Stude Santos reached PCF. Student-priests right away assured the bereaved son of their prayers for the eternal repose of the soul of his Father named Norberto. He took the early flight of Tuesday (May 17) to Manila to be at the side of his Mother and brothers and sisters and to bury his Father. Meanwhile, the PCF priests joined the vice-rector in offering the Holy Mass on Thursday (May 18) for the eternal repose of the soul of Norberto.

Everyone in the collegio shook their heads in disbelief as the news of the untimely death of Fr. Julito Pates, 39, of the Diocese of Tagum spread not only in collegio but also in the Filipino communities where he once served. The cause of death was cardiac arrest. Fr. Pates was here in PCF in the year 1998 - 2000, taking up Licentiate in Spirituality at the Gregorian University. The only current resident priest in pcf from Tagum, Fr. Rene Retardo, received our gestures of sympahty and solidarity. On Friday (May 19), PCF priests were one once again in celebrating the Holy Mass for the eternal repose of the soul of Fr. Pates. Fr. Pates was remembered here in pcf as quiet and prayerfu person.