Diocesan Commission on Family and Life, Diocese of Kalibo

22/12/2025

The Dangers of a "live in" Relationship

1. It is a bad investment. Can you imagine giving yourself and investing your time and effort to someone who can just walk away anytime with no legal repercussions?

2. Speaking of legal repercussions, in case of adultery, you have no legal protection. Your partner can sleep with anyone anytime with or without your knowledge and it's all the same. Even if your cry blood, he or she ain't going to jail.

3. Your kids with that person are legally illegitimate. If he leaves you and married another, their kids have more right to his estate than your kids even if they're older.

Live in relationships only benefit men since it provides them with an escape route while it only causes damage to women since they're spending their prime years that could never be recovered while having no legal protections and privileges whatsoever.

Personally, I once knew a woman who acted like a housewife to a man who won't marry her and she did that for almost 2 decades then the guy just left her. Now, she's a depressed menopausal 45 year old lady living alone in an apartment with dogs. She wasted her prime years to something unworthy and now she's alone.

I wouldn't want that fate to my daughter or any man's daughter. So, what I'll say to our young women is this, don't put yourself in such a situation. Don't lower yourself just for a guy's affection. Want a boyfriend? Go ahead. But don't live with the guy unless you guys are married. Don't waste your prime years on a man who won't willingly tie himself to you and can walk out on you on a whim. Don't believe the naysayers that spread the nonsense that marriage is just a paper or that it is a chain that will enslave you... Because no, it is not. Marriage is an institution that will protect you and is designed to make you bloom into the homemaker that you're meant to be. A live-in arrangement won't give you that. All it would give you is a make-believe fantasy of a married life that can be shattered instantly. Why be a pretend wife if you can be an actual wife with all the rights and privileges of being one?

25/11/2025

As we draw closer to the 6th Grand Diocesan Marian Procession, let us prepare our hearts and minds, drawing inspiration from Mary's patience and trust.

𝘉𝘦 𝘢 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝟔𝐭𝐡 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐢𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐚𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝘢 𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘧𝘢𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺, 𝘰𝘯 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟓, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 𝘢𝘵 𝟓𝐏𝐌. 🤍

𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝘀, 𝗢𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝟭𝟬 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗹𝗲𝗳𝘁! ⏱️
𝘞𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘯'𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘪𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘦𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦! 👋🏻😊

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08/11/2025

In honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Immaculate Conception and the principal patroness of the Philippines, the Diocesan Commission on Family and Life of the Diocese of Kalibo together with the Cathedral Parish of St. John the Baptist - Kalibo and the Familias de Aklan para Maria is inviting you to the 6th GRAND DIOCESAN MARIAN VENERATION and PROCESSION.

We warmly encourage everyone — families, friends, brothers and sisters — to partake in this beautiful tradition. Let us gather in prayer, celebrating the grace and guidance of Nanay Maria - the Immaculate Conception.

Mark your calendars and join us in this meaningful journey of devotion and celebration.

Viva Maria! Viva la Virgen!

05/11/2025

After Cyclone Tino, we regret to announce that we will cancel the EUBOK 2025 8th Diocesan Festival of Families this November 15, 2025. God bless and protect you always.

17/10/2025

16/10/2025

IN PHOTOS | 𝟲𝗧𝗛 𝗗𝗜𝗢𝗖𝗘𝗦𝗔𝗡 𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗜𝗔𝗡 𝗣𝗜𝗟𝗚𝗥𝗜𝗠𝗔𝗚𝗘

Last October 10 & 11, 2025, two days of faith and deep devotion. The Diocesan Commission for Family and Life and Camareros around Aklan showed their love and deep devotion to our Mother Mary through the Marian Pilgrimage with a theme: “𝘍𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘴, 𝘗𝘪𝘭𝘨𝘳𝘪𝘮𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘏𝘰𝘱𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘉𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘝𝘪𝘳𝘨𝘪𝘯 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘺.”

Together with Our Lady of Fatima in her Immaculate of Pontevedra, Spain, and the 37 different titles of the Blessed Virgin Mary, they journeyed to visit all the parishes and mission stations in our Diocese of Kalibo to bring her blessing to all the faithful and to remind us of our reparation for the sins of the world and the sins against her Immaculate Heart.

On the 1st day, the day began with a Holy Mass at the 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐭. 𝐀𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐲 𝐝𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐝𝐮𝐚, 𝐁𝐮𝐫𝐮𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐚, followed by the blessing of all the images; after that, the journey began! They visited the 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐭. 𝐉𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐩𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐫, 𝐌𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐲; 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐋𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐨𝐬, 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐝𝐨𝐬; 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐭. 𝐈𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐫, 𝐍𝐚𝐛𝐚𝐬; 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐭. 𝐏𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐥𝐞, 𝐈𝐛𝐚𝐣𝐚𝐲; 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐭. 𝐑𝐢𝐭𝐚 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐚, 𝐍𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐞; 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐭. 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧 𝐍𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐦𝐮𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐞, 𝐓𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐧; 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐇𝐨𝐥𝐲 𝐍𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐉𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐬, 𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐚𝐭𝐨; 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐭. 𝐉𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐩𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐫, 𝐍𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐚; 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐭. 𝐉𝐮𝐝𝐞 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐝𝐝𝐞𝐮𝐬, 𝐀𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐨; 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐋𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐇𝐨𝐥𝐲 𝐑𝐨𝐬𝐚𝐫𝐲, 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐖𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐨𝐧; 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐨 𝐊𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥; and 𝐏𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐒𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭, where they ended the 1st day.

𝙈𝙖𝙧𝙮, 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙈𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧, 𝙋𝙧𝙖𝙮 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙐𝙨! 🙏🤍

03/10/2025

Join us for the 6th Diocesan Marian Pilgrimage for Family and Life — The Pontevedra Visit 2025 on October 10–11, 2025!

Together with the Familias de Aklan para Maria and the Diocesan Commission on Family and Life of the Diocese of Kalibo, we journey as “Families, Pilgrims of Hope with the Blessed Virgin Mary.”

COPY OR DOWNLOAD THE DAY 1 AND DAY 2 ITINERARIES FOR YOUR REFERENCE!

Save the date and Prepare your hearts. Be part of this grace-filled pilgrimage.