Bro. Robert Dulnuan will be Deacon

During the Ordination celebration of Fr. Ric Amiling, Bishop Rudy announced the ordination of Bro. Robert Dulnuan to the Order of Deacon. Bro. Robert is from Hingyon Catholic Mission and is finishing his theology this March at the San Carlos Seminary, Makati City.

The ordination is slated on 19 March 2011 at 9 o'clock in the morning at the San Carlos Seminary Chapel with the Most Rev. Bernardino Cortez, D.D., Auxiliary Bishop of Manila as the Ordaining Prelate.

Blessings Third in a Row

The ordination of Father Ricardo M. Amiling, Jr. comes with so much blessings for the Apostolic Vicariate of Bontoc-Lagawe.

First of all, this is the third in a row that we are ordaining another priest for Bontoc-Lagawe. There were two ordinations last December, those of Frs. Jeason Cabacab and Ferdie Fulatao. After two months, comes another.

Second, this ordination is special for the people of Natonin. Less than a year ago, Fr. Denden Iddoba, the very first son of Natonin to become a priest, was ordained on 5 March 2010. Fr. Ric is only the second son of Natonin to be ordained for Bontoc-Lagawe. His grandfather Juan Maidun was a faithful leader of the Natonin Catholic Mission in its early years, recalls Fr. Eugene Van Ackere, CICM.

Hundreds of people flocked to the occasion held in the San Roque Church of the mission station on 25 February 2011. Bishop Rodolfo Beltran presided over the Eucharistic Celebration and the ordination rite. Together with him are the clergy of BonLag, some priests from Manila, including the formators of San Carlos Seminary where Fr. Ric graduated, and some former CICM missionaries who were former parish priests in Natonin that included Fr. Eugene Van Ackere, and Fr. Andre De Bleeker who baptized Fr. Ric when he was a child in the same church of San Roque.

There were also relatives of Fr. Ric who came all the way from USA to attend this joyful event.

In his thanksgiving, Fr. Ric thanked a long list of people that contributed to his vocation. People were touched by his humility and sincerity and were seen to be wiping their eyes in several moments during his speech.

The celebration ended with a sumptuous lunch prepared by the people of Natonin.

We look forward to a fourth blessing in a row!