Meet Our World Wide Marriage Encounter Couples

Posted by - April 7, 2018

World Marriage Encounter (WWMe) is delighted to announce that it will hold a weekend marriage encounter program designed for the purpose of providing couples the opportunity of spending a special weekend away from home, families, and responsibilities starting from Friday, April 27th to Sunday, April 29th at the Fiesta Resort & Spa Saipan. This marriage

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28 Candidates Completed RCIA on Easter Vigil

Posted by - April 7, 2018

By: Sr. Nina Caccam, SJBP Accompanied by their godparents to the baptismal font at the sanctuary of Mt. Carmel Cathedral, three adults were solemnly baptized by Bishop Ryan during the Easter Vigil on Holy Saturday. This was the culmination of their six-month long preparation in the RCIA (Rites of Christian Initiation for Adults) program of

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A RAY OF MERCY

Posted by - April 7, 2018

God’s rays of mercy shine everywhere, and through his plan of salvation to these islands, He touched generous souls, who carried out his plans down to the smallest detail. One of these rays of mercy fell on a young man named Shinjiro Stefano Yamamoto. He was a Japanese admiral who was already retired by World

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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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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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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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2018 NJHS: New inducted members of Mount Carmel School’s Immaculate Conception chapter of the National Junior Honor Society pledge their oath as members of the society.

39 Students Inducted into Mount Carmel School’s Honor Societies

Posted by - March 24, 2018

THIS PAST week, 39 students were inducted into Mount Carmel School’s Immaculate Conception Chapter of the National Junior Honor Society (NJHS) and Father Arnold Bendowski Chapter of the National Elementary Honor Society (NEHS). Bishop Ryan Jimenez, was on hand to help celebrate the special occasion. He also opened the induction ceremony with a prayer and

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