Ignite Vocal Collectives

15/12/2025

📣 PARISH REMINDER:
SIMBANG GABI & MISA DE GALLO SCHEDULES 📣

As we enter the sacred days of Advent and draw closer to the joyful celebration of the Birth of Our Lord Jesus Christ, we lovingly remind everyone of the Simbang Gabi and Misa de Gallo schedules in our parish.

🕯 SIMBANG GABI (Novena Masses)
📅 December 15 to 23
⏰ 6:00 PM - Holy Rosary; 6:30 PM - Novena; 7:00 PM - Holy Mass

🕯 MISA DE GALLO (Novena Masses)
📅 December 16 to 24
⏰ 3:00 AM - Holy Rosary; 3:30 AM - Novena; 4:00 AM - Holy Mass

Simbang Gabi & Misa de Gallo is a treasured Filipino Catholic tradition—a time of prayer, sacrifice, and hopeful waiting for the coming of the Savior. The faithful are encouraged to complete the nine-day novena as an expression of gratitude, faith, and trust in God’s grace.

All parishioners, families, and visitors are warmly invited to attend these sacred liturgical celebrations. Kindly arrive early to maintain reverence and order inside the church.

May our faithful participation in these Masses deepen our preparation for Christmas and strengthen our unity as a parish community.

“Et Verbum caro factum est, et habitavit in nobis.”
(And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us.) — John 1:14

05/12/2025

CHURCH NEWS | Church Calls on the Faithful to Celebrate the Selfless Service of Choir Members

As the Church settles into the Advent season, parish musicians across the world are only now catching their breath after the long and demanding stretch of Easter to Ordinary Time. Choir members balance rehearsals, liturgical celebrations, and family responsibilities to enrich the worship life of their communities.

Mat Burkepile, music director and organist of St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Lindsay, Texas, highlighted the often unseen dedication of parish choirs. A master violinist, music teacher, and husband of ChurchPOP’s Jacqueline Burkepile, he shared through ChurchPOP that many musicians do not even consider their efforts a burden. “For them, it’s an act of service,” he noted, adding that their quiet commitment mirrors a humble walk of faith.

Burkepile encouraged the faithful to offer something simple yet meaningful this season: gratitude. “Find a choir member and thank them,” he said. “They give their time so our worship can be more beautiful, and a small word of appreciation means more than people realize.”

He also expressed heartfelt thanks to all parish musicians, young and old whose presence brings life, reverence, and joy to the liturgy. “They are a blessing to every community they serve,” he added.

22/11/2025

𝗩𝗜𝗩𝗔 𝗦𝗔𝗡𝗧𝗔 𝗖𝗘𝗖𝗜𝗟𝗜𝗔! 🎶🤍

Today, November 22nd, we honor the patron saint of music and musicians, St. Cecilia. Her story reminds us that even in the most challenging times, our hearts can sing a hymn of praise to God. We ask for her intercession for all those who use their talent to create beautiful music.

—St. Cecilia was a young, noble Roman Christian who lived in the 3rd century. Although she had vowed her virginity to God, her parents arranged a marriage for her to a pagan nobleman named Valerian. During her wedding, while music played around her, she "sang in her heart to the Lord". She later told Valerian about her vow and about an angel who protected her. This led to Valerian's conversion and baptism, and his brother, Tiburtius, also converted. The two brothers were eventually martyred for their faith. Cecilia was later arrested and sentenced to death for refusing to renounce her faith. She miraculously survived an attempt to suffocate her and, though wounded by an executioner, lived for three more days, during which she continued to preach. Before her death, she asked that her home be converted into a church. Her life is an inspiring testament to unwavering faith and courage.

Santa Cecilia, ig-ampo mo kami.

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09/10/2025

—The IGNITE Vocal Collectives & friends during our regular weekday service, which coincides with the Novena for the Nuestra Señora del Pilar de Dapitan.

Huge thanks to Vice Random Shots and Pictorials for the photos 💛🫶🏻

11/09/2025

The IGNITE Vocal Collectives offered its prayers during a Bihilya service at the wake of the late Jesus Caermare Allego.

Our heartfelt condolences to our fellow members, April and Mary Kate, and the rest of the Allego family.

Requiescat in pace.🤍

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07/09/2025

Mass at Millennium Cemetery, Conacon, Polanco, Zamboanga del Norte.

Blessed Sunday, Igniters! 💛😇

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07/09/2025

𝗩𝗜𝗩𝗔 𝗦𝗔𝗡 𝗖𝗔𝗥𝗟𝗢! 💛😇

The community of faithfuls around the world shouts in praise for the First Millenial Saint, St. Carlo Acutis. He is the Patron Saint of the youth and of the internet.

His story of devotion and faith at a very young age inspired the movement of so many young faithfuls, including ourselves, in the mission of hope. The creation of IGNITE as a devotional online page started through the ideas of St. Carlo being a tech-savy and using the internet to evangelize and promote Christ in our every day lives. Now as a youth-dominated group, we aspire to live in the footsteps of St. Carlo; optimistic and innovative in the midst of trials and temptations of modern times.

We shelter ourselves under the patronage of St. Carlo Acutis as a reminder that God is still present in these times and is using the youths of today as instruments of His divine will.

San Carlo, ig-ampo mo kami.

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05/09/2025