On 15 May 2010 Fr. Ed Abano, our guest priest assisting in Sagada Catholic Mission, celebrated his 25th year anniversary in the priesthood in a simple Eucharistic celebration presided by Bishop Rudy Beltran and eight other priests of the Vicariate.
Bishop Rudy, in his homily, appreciated Fr. Ed's decision to serve our Apostolic Vicariate during his three-year leave from New Jersey. Present in the thanksgiving Mass were Frs. Tugs de Guzman, Joseph Requino, Denden Iddoba, Manny Samonte, Pablo Lumiwan, Sammie Maximo, Caster Gonsadan, and Armand Quindo. Bishop Rudy was assisted by Rev. Ricky Samonte.
At the end of the celebration, Fr. Ed thanked the Bishop for accepting him in the Apostolic Vicariate. He expressed his being "blessed" for the last months that he had been serving the people of Sagada and BonLag as a whole. He said, "I feel I have done more things in the last four months than in my whole 25 years in the ministry."
Also present in the occasion are Fr. Ed's family and close relatives who had come all the way fom Pampanga. After the Mass, the community had a taste of Pampango delicacies specially prepared by Fr. Ed's family as part of their gift to him. On the eve of the celebration, the Mountain Province District clergy held their meeting in Kilong to celebrate with Fr. Ed ahead of time. Also present in the meeting but were not in the Mass because of other schedules were Frs. John Habawel, Bento Tamang, and Andrew Claver.
Fr. Ed will fly to New Jersey on 27 May 2010 and come back on 04 June 2010. He was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Metuchen on 18 May 1985.
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