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St. Francis Xavier Parish Information, purok 1, Tibungco, Davao City (2026)

01/05/2026

𝐒𝐚𝐥𝐯𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐚!

On May 3, 2026, St. Francis Xavier Parish will officially launch the celebration of Flores de Mayo during the 7:00 AM Mass.

We warmly invite everyone to participate. Please don’t forget to bring flowers as we offer them with love and devotion to the image of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

Beginning this first Sunday of May until the last Sunday of the month, there will be a flower offering every Sunday during the 7:00 AM Mass in honor of the Blessed Mother throughout this Month of Flowers.

We encourage everyone to participate as we celebrate Flores de Mayo.

OHHH ANO TARA!
Daygon ang atong Inahan!

20/03/2026

✨🌙 Eid Mubarak! 🌙✨

From the St. Francis Xavier Parish community, we extend our warmest greetings to our Muslim brothers and sisters on this blessed occasion. May this celebration be filled with peace, joy, and unity, and may it strengthen the bonds of understanding and harmony among all faiths.

May God bless you and your families with love, hope, and abundant blessings. 🤍

29/10/2025

𝐂𝐓𝐎𝐁𝐄𝐑 𝟐𝟗 | 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐌𝐄𝐌𝐎𝐑𝐈𝐀𝐋 𝐎𝐅 𝐒𝐀𝐈𝐍𝐓 𝐂𝐎𝐋𝐌𝐀𝐍 𝐎𝐅 𝐊𝐈𝐋𝐌𝐀𝐂𝐃𝐔𝐀𝐆

Today, we celebrate the Memorial of Saint Colman of Kilmacduagh, Patron saint of the Diocese of Kilmacduagh in County Galway, Ireland!
Though not much is known about his life, Saint Colman's legacy as a bishop and missionary continues to inspire devotion and faith. Let's honor his dedication to spreading the Gospel and his tireless work in building the Church.
May Saint Colman's intercession guide us on our own journey of faith, and may his example inspire us to serve others with love and compassion.

𝙄𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙘𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙤𝙧𝙮 𝙋𝙧𝙖𝙮𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙤
𝙎𝘼𝙄𝙉𝙏 𝘾𝙊𝙇𝙈𝘼𝙉 𝙊𝙁 𝙆𝙄𝙇𝙈𝘼𝘾𝘿𝙐𝘼𝙂𝙃
Oh Saint Colman, Patron of Kilmacduagh and devoted servant of God, we turn to you with confidence, seeking your intercession.
As a bishop and missionary, you spread the Gospel with zeal and dedication. Pray for all those who are called to serve the Lord, that they may be filled with the same passion and love for God's people.
We ask for your intercession, Saint Colman,
for those who are searching for guidance, for those who are struggling in their faith, and for those who are in need of healing and comfort.
May your prayers bring us closer to God, and may we find peace and strength in His love.
Amen.

29/10/2025

October 29
Saint Narcissus of Jerusalem

Saint Narcissus of Jerusalem’s Story
Life in second- and third-century Jerusalem couldn’t have been easy, but Saint Narcissus managed to live well beyond 100. Some even speculate he lived to 160.
Details of his life are sketchy, but there are many reports of his miracles. The miracle for which Narcissus is most remembered was turning water into oil for use in the church lamps on Holy Saturday when the deacons had forgotten to provide any.

We do know that Narcissus became bishop of Jerusalem in the late second century. He was known for his holiness, but there are hints that many people found him harsh and rigid in his efforts to impose Church discipline. One of his many detractors accused Narcissus of a serious crime at one point. Though the charges against him did not hold up, he used the occasion to retire from his role as bishop and live in solitude. His disappearance was so sudden and convincing that many people assumed he had actually died.

Several successors were appointed during his years in isolation. Finally, Narcissus reappeared in Jerusalem and was persuaded to resume his duties. By then he had reached an advanced age, so a younger bishop was brought in to assist him until his death.

St Narcissus, pray for us.

29/10/2025

29 October – Saint Achahildis (Died c 970) Married Laywoman, Apostle of the poor, Miracle-worker, she built the Church in Wendelstein, Germany. Born in Luxembourg and died in c 970 of natural causes in Wendelstein. Also known as – Achatia, Lady Atzin, Atzia, Atza, Reinilda of Luxembourg.
Born into a noble family, she was the sister of Saint Cunégundes. She married Thietmar and the couple were blessed with 5 children.
Achahildis was known for her charity towards the poor. She founded the Wendelstein Church south of Nuremberg in Germany where she is still venerated.
The legend says that having discovered that a servant had stolen and killed geese, she forgave her and brought the geese back to life, including the one that had been cooked. During one of pregnancies, Achahildis developed an appetite for cherries in winter and a cherry tree in her garden bore ripe fruit to her great delight. The cherry tree was considered a tree of paradise . Based on these miracles that have been passed down, Achahildis is depicted with either three geese or a goose leg and a cherry tree with ripe red fruit.
Achahildis died in c 970 and was interred at the Church in Wendelstein, Germany that she had founded. Her tomb re-discovered in 1447 and many miracles, especially of children, were reported at her tomb. Today there is a Chapel dedicated to her in Wendelstein.

29/10/2025

October 29 || SAINT ABRAHAM KIDUNAIA

St. Abraham Kidunaia was born to a wealthy family during the third century. After receiving an excellent education, Abraham was encouraged to get married. He followed the wishes of his parents, but after the wedding ceremony, he told his bride his desire to remain a virgin and dedicate his life to God. His bride accepted this resolution and Abraham retired to a hermitage near Edessa, a city near Mesopotamia.

Ten years after he retreated from the world, his parents died and left a great amount of wealth to Abraham. As soon as he was aware of this, he asked a friend to distribute the sum to charitable causes. Through actions like this and his deep prayer life, Abraham became known throughout the region as a holy man and many came to him for guidance.

His reputation even came to the ears of the bishop, and when Edessa became poisoned with sin and idolatry, Abraham was ordained and asked to go to the city preaching reform. Abraham was greatly distressed by this, but obeyed the wishes of the bishop.
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When Abraham arrived in Edessa, none of the residents would listen to his words. Eventually, through constant prayer, Abraham converted them. Once the conversions took place, Abraham returned to his hermitage to continue his life of solitary prayer.
Around the year 360 Abraham died after a life of faithful service to God.
Happy feast Okoh Kenneth Abraham

29/10/2025

Ｏｃｔｏｂｅｒ 29 || Saint Gaetano Errico

He was an Italian priest and founder. While in a spiritual retreat, he saw St. Alfonso Liguori in a vision. Alfonso told him that he will establish a new congregation. He eventually established the Missionaries of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary which comprise of brothers and priests. He was a good leader and a good role model. He was very prayerful. He practiced mortifications, like living on bread and water alone.

𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐅𝐫𝐮𝐢𝐭𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫
Dear God, bless those who celebrate their birthdays today, as they start a new chapter in their life. May they live the life what Jesus taught, Loving God, and loving their neighbors with all their heart. May they become inspired to the Saints, who achieve to live to Your likeness, and to stand for the faith even if it cost their life. Through the intercession of the Saints in Heaven, we pray in Jesus name. Amen.
Saint Gaetano Errico, pray for us!

28/10/2025

October 28 | Feast of Saint Jude Thaddeus

St. Jude is the Patron Saint of Hope and impossible causes and one of Jesus’ original twelve Apostles. He preached the Gospel with great passion, often in the most difficult circumstances. Through the power of the Holy Spirit, he made profound differences in people's lives as he offered them the Word of God. The Gospel tells us that St. Jude was a brother of St. James the Less, also one of the Apostles. They are described in the Gospel of Matthew as the "brethren" of Jesus, probably cousins.
St. Jude is traditionally depicted carrying the image of Jesus in his hand. This recalls one of his miracles during his work spreading the Word of God. King Abagar of Edessa asked Jesus to cure him of leprosy and sent an artist to bring him a drawing of Jesus. Impressed with Abagar's great faith, Jesus pressed His face on a cloth, leaving the image of His face on it. He gave the cloth to St. Jude, who took the image to Abagar and cured him.
After the death and resurrection of Jesus, St. Jude traveled throughout Mesopotamia, Libya, and Persia with St. Simon preaching and building up the foundations of the early Church. He died a martyr's death for his unwavering faith. His body was later brought to Rome and placed in a crypt under St. Peter's Basilica.
St. Jude Thaddeus, pray for us.

28/10/2025

OCTOBER 28: THE APOSTLE WHO WAS SAWN IN HALF
Saint Sim’on the Apostle
Apostle and Martyr
Died: 1st century
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St. Simon was one of the original twelve apostles of Jesus. To distinguish him from Simon Peter, he is often referred to as the “Kananaios” or the “Zealot.” It is believed that he belonged to a group which rallied to expel the Romans from Palestine. Nothing else about him is mentioned in the Bible. Tradition says that he suffered martyrdom with St. Jude. He was killed by being sawn in half. He is the patron saint of lumberjacks.

28/10/2025

October 28 : SAINT JUAN ALCOBER FIGUERA

Saint Juan Alcober Figuera
Dominican priest and missionary to China. Due to transport trouble, he was marooned in Lorca
for a while, where he became a popular preacher.
Sailed to Manila in the Philippines in
1726, and reached China in 1728.
Worked sixteen years in the Fo-kien province.
Posing as a water seller so he could move around the city, he still had to do his ministry in secret;
he once had to be smuggled into a house in a dying man's coffin in order to administer
Last Rites.
To escape detection, he once climbed into a tree; realizing he would need to spend the night there, he began saying his evening prayers;
he was joined in prayer by his friend Blessed Francis Serrano who was hiding in the same tree.
In 1746, one of his flock received a vision of Our Lady of the Rosary.
The visionary appeared so beatific in death that a crowd gathered to see her body;
the press of visitors prevented John from making his usual quick escape, and he was arrested. He, Francis Serrano and Father Francis Diaz were tortured for the location of Bishop Pere Sans-Jorda and Father Joachim Royo, who were known to be in the province;
these two surrendered to end the torture of their brothers.
Martyred with
Saint Peter Sanz, Blessed Francis Serrano, and other Dominicans.
Died
• strangled to death on 25 October 1748 in Fu-tsheu prison, Fo-kien province, China
• even the executioners noted that the faces of the victims looked peaceful and radiant
Beatified
14 May 1893 by Pope Leo XIII
Canonized
1 October 2000 by Pope John Paul II

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