St. Francis of Assisi Parish- El Nido, Palawan

13/06/2026

🔴SFAP| IKA-11 SA KARANIWANG PANAHON| HUNYO 14, 2026

Celebrant: REV. FR. JOSE EDDIE B. PEÑAFIEL

10/06/2026

09/06/2026

𝐀𝐕𝐓 𝐏𝐀𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐀𝐋 𝐕𝐈𝐒𝐈𝐓 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 || 𝐒𝐭. 𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐢 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐡-𝐄𝐥 𝐍𝐢𝐝𝐨, 𝐏𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐧

First Day of Visit

Bishop Broderick S. Pabillo began his visit by administering the Holy Sacrament of Confirmation to 40 individuals at St. Francis of Assisi Parish Church and 51 individuals at San Lorenzo Ruiz Chapel in So. Taberna, Barotuan, El Nido, Palawan, followed by synodal consultation(kamustahan) with the faithful and chapel head servants.

The Bishop also held a meeting with the Parish Pastoral Council followed by checking and signing the Canonical Books, compilation of his Pastoral and Circular Letter and other records of the Parish.

09/06/2026

07/06/2026

🔴SFAP| DAKILANG KAPISTAHAN NG KABANAL-BANALANG KATAWAN AT DUGO NG PANGINOON| HUNYO 7, 2026

Celebrant: REV. FR. JOSE EDDIE B. PEÑAFIEL

30/05/2026

🔴SFAP| SOLEMNITY OF THE MOST HOLY TRINITY| MAY 31, 2026

Celebrant: REV. FR. JOSE EDDIE B. PEÑAFIEL

27/05/2026

𝐆𝐑𝐄𝐄𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐒 || 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐛𝐲𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐫𝐲

We thank the Lord for the gift of the priestly vocation as we celebrate the 𝟑𝟒𝐭𝐡 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗯𝘆𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗢𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝗿𝘆 of 𝐑𝐞𝐯. 𝐅𝐫. 𝐄𝐝𝐝𝐢𝐞 𝐁. 𝐏𝐞𝐧̃𝐚𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐥.

Prayer 🙏
Gracious and loving God, we thank you for the gift of our priests.
Through them, we experience your presence in the sacraments.
Help our priests to be strong in their vocation.
Set their souls on fire with love for your people.
Grant them the wisdom, understanding, and strength they need to follow in the footsteps of Jesus.
Inspire them with the vision of your Kingdom.
Give them the words they need to spread the Gospel.
Allow them to experience joy in their ministry.
Help them to become instruments of your divine grace.
We ask this through Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns as our Eternal Priest.

22/05/2026

ON PENTECOST SUNDAY,
WE WEAR RED

From a liturgical and theological perspective, the use of red vestments and clothing on Pentecost Sunday is rooted in Sacred Scripture and the symbolism of the Church.

Pentecost commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles, as recorded in Acts 2:1–4. During this event, “tongues as of fire” appeared and rested upon each of them. Because of this biblical imagery, the Church assigns the color red to Pentecost in the Roman liturgical tradition.

Scholastically, red signifies several theological realities:

• Fire — representing the visible manifestation of the Holy Spirit, who purifies, enlightens, and inflames the soul with divine charity.

• Divine Love (Caritas) — according to classical Catholic theology, especially in the writings of St. Thomas Aquinas, the Holy Spirit proceeds as the Love between the Father and the Son. Red symbolizes this eternal love poured into the hearts of the faithful.

• Zeal and Apostolic Courage — Pentecost transformed the Apostles from fearful disciples into bold preachers of the Gospel. The color red therefore also signifies evangelical fervor and spiritual fortitude.

• Martyrdom and Witness — red is likewise associated with the blood of martyrs. Pentecost inaugurated the Church’s public mission, a mission many saints would later seal with their blood through the power of the Holy Spirit.

Liturgically, the Roman Rite prescribes red vestments for Pentecost because the color expresses both the fiery descent of the Spirit and the active life of grace within the Church. Thus, when the faithful wear red on Pentecost Sunday, they visually participate in the Church’s liturgical symbolism and profess belief in the sanctifying work of the Holy Spirit.

Pentecost is therefore not merely a historical remembrance, but the perpetual manifestation of the Spirit who vivifies, governs, and sanctifies the Church until the end of time.