Diocese of Baguio - Commission on Family & Life

04/02/2026

Message of Monsignor Ronald Quijano
to the Graduates and Family Ministers
of the Diocesan Institute on Marriage and Family of the Diocese of Baguio..

13/10/2025

02/10/2025

*** Diocesan Institute on Marriage and Family ***

Good morning to everyone. The City government already suspended the work in government offices effective noon today. All parks are likewise ordered closed in view of the bad weather.

Although we are all eager and excited to learn and meet, we are cancelling our class today for the same reason especially that some are coming from far places. Please be guided and keep safe always. Salamat (CFLA Office).

27/08/2025

✨📚 Diocesan Institute on Marriage and Family
Our Family Ministers continue their journey in the Diploma Training Program!

✅ Completed: Marriage on Canon Law
✅ Completed: Family Code & Natural Family Planning

With hearts formed and minds enriched, we remain committed to serving families with faith and knowledge. 💒👨‍👩‍👧‍👦

22/08/2025

From August 15–17, 2025, Family Ministers of the Apostolic Vicariate of Bontoc - Lagawe gathered for a 3-day Marriage Preparation Seminar filled with prayer, formation, and fellowship. The program featured the Topics of Pre-Can which are Theology of the Body, Marriage as a Sacrament, Marriage Spirituality, Communion in Marriage, and Family as Domestic Church.

19/08/2025

"🙏🎉 Warmest birthday greetings to Monsqui Ronald, Director of the John Paul II Institute National Bacolod! Thank you for your unwavering dedication, faithful service, and inspiring leadership. May God bless you with good health, wisdom, and overflowing joy always. 🎂✨"

𝗛𝗔𝗠𝗕𝗔𝗟 𝗡𝗔𝗠𝗢𝗡: 𝗛𝗔𝗣𝗣𝗬 𝗕𝗜𝗥𝗧𝗛𝗗𝗔𝗬 𝗠𝗢𝗡𝗦𝗤𝗨𝗜!

Happy Birthday, Msgr. Ronald Quijano! Thank you for being a steady source of faith, kindness, and inspiration. Wishing you a day filled with joy and a year full of blessings.

16/07/2025

July 27, 2025 . 5th World Day of Grandparents and the Elderly
In a (February 4, 2025 ) press release from the Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life, Pope Francis' choice for this jubilee year. The Holy Father has chosen the theme for the 5th World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly, which will be celebrated this year on Sunday, 27 July: “Blessed are those who have not lost hope.” (cf. Sir 14, 2).

These words, taken from the Book of Sirach, express the beatitude of the elderly and show the hope in the Lord as the path to Christian and reconciled old age.

In the Jubilee year, this Day, established by Pope Francis in 2021, aims to provide an opportunity to reflect on the presence of grandparents and the elderly as a sign of hope in every family and ecclesial community.

In June 27, 2025 Pope Leo XIV's Message for the Fifth World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly has been published.

The Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life has released the official prayer and suggestions for celebrations, with particular attention to elderly people unable to participate in the jubilee pilgrimages.

The elderly are signs of hope and witnesses of blessedness. The first Message of Pope Leo XIV for the World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly, whose fifth edition will be celebrated on Sunday, 27 July 2025, was published today. The theme of the Message is “Blessed are those who have not lost hope (Sir 14:2)” and fits into the context of the Jubilee of Hope 2025. In the Message, the Holy Father invites us to recognise the elderly not only as recipients of pastoral care, but as witnesses of hope who are active protagonists in the life of the Church.

Old age can be a time of blessedness in which hope, tested in the fire of a long life, becomes a source of joy and renewed trust in the Lord. God “teaches us that, in his eyes, old age is a time of blessing and grace, and that the elderly are, for him, the first witnesses of hope.’ states Pope Leo XIV in his Message.

A Jubilee for everyone, even those who are physically unable to make a pilgrimage

This year, on the occasion of the Jubilee of Hope, the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life has prepared a pastoral proposal to allow elderly people who are unable to participate physically in pilgrimages to also experience the grace of the Jubilee. The pastoral kit, which is being published today and is available on the event page at www.laityfamilylife.va, includes a suggestion for a Jubilee celebration to be held in the places where the elderly live. The grace of the Jubilee is always for everyone!

An invitation to celebrate the Day in all communities

The Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life invites all dioceses, parishes, associations and ecclesial communities to celebrate the V World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly, focusing on the joy of a renewed encounter between generations. As usual, it is proposed to organise a Eucharistic Celebration dedicated to the elderly and to visit elderly people living alone in their communities, bringing them the Holy Father's Message and a sign of closeness.

Gervasi: the elderly are at the centre of the Church's life

‘This Day,’ says Bishop Dario Gervasi, Adjunct Secretary of the Dicastery, ‘is an opportunity to reaffirm that the elderly are never alone, but are at the centre of the Church's life. Their experience of life and faith is a precious heritage that enriches new generations and strengthens links into every community.’

Resources which may be shared to promote the Day at the local level

The pastoral kit with the Holy Father's Message, the Official Prayer, suggestions for celebrations and the Logo of the Day is available on the website of the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life (www.laityfamilylife.va).

All resources can be downloaded and are useful for sharing and promoting the Day in view of celebrations in parishes and dioceses, at a local, national and international level.

https://www.laityfamilylife.va/content/laityfamilylife/en/news/2025/-beato-chi-non-ha-perduto-la-sua-speranza---sir-14-2---pubblicat.html

05/07/2025

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04/07/2025

Grace-filled Beginning! 🙏

The Diocese of Baguio - Commission on Family and Life Ministry. officially opened the 6-month Diploma Program for Family Ministry under the Diocesan Institute on Marriage and Family.

The orientation began with the Mass of the Holy Spirit presided by our Formation Director and Vicar General, Rev. Fr. Roland P. Buyagan, invoking the Holy Spirit’s guidance for this meaningful journey.

We are blessed with 22 enrollees from different parishes, ready to deepen their knowledge and commitment to serving families in the Church. 💒❤️