2018 Easter Message: “He is Risen”

Posted by - March 31, 2018

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, The English language is froth with nuances. The phrase, He is Risen, is one extraordinary ex- ample. ‘He has Risen’ and ‘He was raised up’ all carry the nuance that ‘that is it.’ It is over, much like the raising of Lazarus. ‘He is Risen’ suggests much more. Not

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The Kiss of a Priest

Posted by - March 31, 2018

“Let our kiss be a striking gesture of that profound love that define us, as Catholic priest” Almost everyone in the Mt. Carmel Cathedral chuckled when Bishop Ryan told them that he will speak about the ‘kiss’, as an specific expression of love. “No, not that kind of kiss that you are thinking about! But

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A new easter tradition

Posted by - March 31, 2018

Happy Easter, everyone! Finally, after all the Holy Week busyness—the processions, prayer vigils, late nights and early mornings—it is at last Easter Sunday. Better yet, the Church did not reserve only a single day to celebrate, but EIGHT weeks! Easter Sunday begins an entire Easter season. Every year, in preparation for Easter, our island communities

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DAMENGGUN PÅSGUAN RESUREKSION

Posted by - March 31, 2018

FINE’NA NA TINAITAI                                                                  Acts 10, 34a. 37-43 Un tinaitai ginin i Bidan i ManApostulis Ha tutuhun kumuentusi siha si Pedro i MamPagånu ni esti siha na palåbra: “Gi hinassok-ku na en tingu’ ha’ håfa masåsangan gi todu iya Hudeha put si Jesus i taotåo Nasaret, ni matutuhun giya Galileha put i båotismu ni ha setmunñaihun

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Stewardship Part 1

Posted by - March 31, 2018

Every now and then you will hear of someone having a “green thumb”. This doesn’t mean that their thumb is literally green but rather that they are exceptionally successful in caring for plants. My wife has a “green thumb”. Where ever we have lived, either in the CNMI or in Erie, Pauline has planted a

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HOLY WEEK SCHEDULE

Posted by - March 26, 2018

WEDNESDAY MARCH 28, 2018 CHRISM MASS – 7:00 p.m. Mt. Carmel Cathedral HUEBES SANTO – MARCH 29, 2018 HOLY THURSDAY Konfesion (Confessions) Mt. Carmel Cathedral: 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. San Vicente: 8:30 p.m. San Jose (Saipan): 8:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. San Jose (Tinian): 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. San Roque: 8:00 p.m. –

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Top: Fr. Arthur Leger, SJ speaking at San Jude Church during the Come Back to Life Lenten Retreat for southern parishes. Bottom: Bishop Ryan Jimenez, listening to the confession of a parishioner during Parish Reconciliaton Service in San Vicente.

Saipan Faithful Prepares for Holy Week

Posted by - March 24, 2018

These last two weeks has been an intense moment of prayer, reflection and Sacramental Reconciliation for the faithful of the diocese as the Lenten Season winds down leading towards the Holy Week. Fr. Arthur Leger, SJ at the invitation of Bishop Ryan toured the islands of Saipan, Tinian and Rota giving Lenten reflection in different

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Santa Soledad and San Jose in Saipan, Celebrates Parish Fiesta

Posted by - March 24, 2018

His Excellency Ryan P. Jimenez, D.D. has once again begun his annual visit to the parishes on the occasion of their parish fiestas. Last Sunday, he presided the Fiesta Mass of Santa Soledad in Kagman and the Fiesta celebration on the Solemnity of St. Joseph in Oleai on Monday. He emphasized the importance of these

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Guilty verdict for Guam Archbishop, Appeal to Follow

Posted by - March 24, 2018

By Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Mar 16, 2018 / 06:13 am (CNA/EWTN News).- On Friday the Vatican’s Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith announced the conclusion of a year-long trial against an archbishop in Guam, stating that he has been found guilty of some charges stemming from allegations of sexual abuse of minors and has

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Bishop Ryan to Ordain Five Candidates as Permanent Deacons

Posted by - March 24, 2018

On Easter Saturday, April 7th, Bishop Ryan will ordain the following five men as permanent Deacons at Mt. Carmel Cathedral at 10:00 AM From Saint Jude Parish, Estanislao Roque Kogure Benavente;  from Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cathedral-Parish, Jeffrey Melvin Tenorio Camacho; from Santa Soledad Parish,  Rosiky Flores Camacho;  from Santa Remedios Parish, Thomas Joseph

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