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FR LOUIS BECKERT (1880-1913) Fr. Louis Beckert was born on October 13, 1980 in Rinschheim, Germany. The youngest of eight siblings of the Beckert family, he entered as a student in Steyl at the age of 11. [more] |
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FR. JUAN SCHEIERMANN, the sacrifice of the young SVD Mission Fr. Juan Scheiermann, one of the founders of the SVD Philippine mission, was born in Bottrop, Germany, on 30 September 1883 to Bernard Scheiermann, a master carpenter, and Anna Maria Kuse, at their Fuhlenbrock farmhouse in Bottrop. [more] |
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Free Concert Celebrates 100 Years of SVD in PhilippinesEveryone is invited to the EXPERIENCE 100 free admission concert of the Society of the Divine Word on August 13, 2009 (Thursday) at The Arena in San Juan, Metro Manila. The concert is a celebration of the 100 years of SVD presence and missionary works in the Philippines. [more] |
| Centennial Activities Update [click here] | |
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43rd Graduation Rites at Divine Word Seminary This morning, in a long but memorable ceremony which started at 8:30am and ended at quarter past 1 in the afternoon, 91 students received their diplomas and certificates from Divine Word Seminary. 73 of these are seminarians studying for the priesthood and 18 are lay people including religious brothers and sisters. [more] |
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Trip to Balabac (March 9-10 2009) |
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Romualda ‘Mommy Adang’ De la Torre (Feb. 7 1920 – Feb. 13 2009) A few days after Fr. Tom Cassidy was interred, his good friend Mommy Adang was called by the Lord to her final rest. Many SVD priests, brothers, and ex-seminarians called her ‘Mommy’ when she was the chief cook in the CKMS kitchen. [more] |
| Centennial Activities Update The following are the main dates of the Centennial Celebrations in the three Philippine Provinces... [more] |