When people in our islands greeted Mother Margarita as she came ashore in 1928, little did they know she was a saint in the making. What does it take to be a saint? What set her on this journey to sainthood? Mother Margarita’s journey begins with the desire to serve God; a desire that she
By Pali Isaac Ayuyu THE following directives to be observed throughout the parishes in the Diocese of Chalan Kanoa. Season of Lent – Lent runs from Ash Wednesday (March 1, 2017) until the Mass of the Last Supper exclusive on Holy Thursday (April 13, 2017).Lenten weekdays are not commemorated on solemnities and feast. Ash Wednesday
(This is the first of a series of articles which the Committee for the Canonization of Mother Margarita Maturana will publish in the next few months. The purpose of this series is to make the faithful of the Diocese of Chalan Kanoa aware about the amazing person of Mother Margarita and the blessings that have
Fr. Dionisio Q. Selma, OAR Prior Provincial and Fr. Jose Ernil R. Almayo, OAR Provincial Secretary visited the OAR community of Saipan a.k.a “Recoletos de Saipan” last February 23 to 27, 2017. the objectives of the visit were: (1) to check the status of the community; (2) to do fraternal corrections to the brothers; (3)
WASHINGTON (CNS) — In more ways than one, Ash Wednesday — celebrated March 1 this year — leaves a mark. That’s because not only are Catholics marked with a sign of penitence with ashes on their foreheads, but the rich symbolism of the rite itself draws Catholics to churches in droves even though it is
Whoever said three’s a crowd never heard about Mount Carmel School. Located on Saipan, an island in the U.S. commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Mount Carmel is a Catholic K–12 school that houses not just one, but all three National Honor Societies available to students from 4th through 12th grade. With three chapters under
On February 3rd, Sister Flor de Maria Alvarez, a member of the Mercedarian Missionaries of Berriz arrived to Saipan. She is the General Postulator of her Institute, working for the canonization of their Foundress, Blessed Margarita Maria. Sister is not new to the island, since she was in mission here in the 1980’s and even
By: Edward C. Maratita, Jr. Students, educators, and parents at Eskuelan San Francisco de Borja joined with thousands of students across the country to culminate National Catholic Schools Week Jan. 29 to Feb. 4 in their own special way. In our small community on Rota, the theme “Catholic Schools: Communities of Faith, Knowledge and Service”
During last week’s celebration of Catholic Schools Week, Mount Carmel School honored many individuals who have, in one way or another, embodied the school’s values of Faith, excellence, and Success, and have fulfilled the school’s mission to “educate the whole person to see with Christ’s eyes.” ALUMKNIGHT OF THE YEAR At Saturday’s “night with the
