Batan-ong Isidro

03/04/2026

14/01/2026

Dear families, relatives, friends and prayer partners,

Join us in prayer for the 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫y 𝐭𝐨 𝐋𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 of Sem. Michael P. Macalong.

The Institution ceremony will take place at 2:30 in the afternoon on Saturday, the 17th of January 2026 at the San Pedro Cathedral in Davao City. The Installing Prelate will be His Excellency the Most Reverend Romulo G. Valles, D.D., Archbishop of Davao.

The liturgical ministry of the lectorate was established by Pope Saint Paul VI in 1973 with the apostolic letter “Ministeria Quaedam," and are to be given to all aspirants for Holy Orders.
“The lector is instituted to proclaim the readings from Sacred Scripture, with the exception of the Gospel. He may also announce the intentions for the Universal Prayer and, in the absence of a psalmist, recite the Psalm between the readings. In the celebration of the Eucharist, the lector has his own proper function, which he himself must carry out.” (General Instruction of the Roman Missal, n. 99)

Congratulations, Bro. Michael! May the good Lord bless you always in your journey to priesthood. 🙏

13/01/2026