Don Bosco Retreat House - Lawaan

25/11/2025

16/07/2025

We thank God for this great blessing to the FIS Province in the person of Fr. Amelito “Mel” Narciso Racelis, SDB, our new Provincial Superior. For the next six years, from 2025 to 2031, he will take the helm in animating the FIS Salesian Family. Let us accompany him with our prayers and support.

11/06/2025

The Rector Major, Fr. Fabio Attard, SDB, appointed Fr. Amelito Narciso Racelis, SDB, as the new Provincial Superior of the Mary Help of Christians Province, Philippines-South, for the year 2025-2031. We thank God for this great blessing & we accompany Fr. Mel with our prayers.

Heavenly Father,
we come before You with hearts full of gratitude and hope as You call forth a new Provincial Superior, Fr. Amelito Narciso Racelis, SDB, to shepherd the Salesian Family of Don Bosco in the Philippines South Province.

Send forth Your Holy Spirit, O Lord, the Spirit of wisdom, courage, and discernment. May He guide our new Provincial Superior with the same zeal and gentleness that burned in the heart of St. John Bosco. Grant him the grace to listen with compassion, to decide with clarity, and to lead with humility and strength.

May his leadership be marked by fidelity to the Gospel, deep love for the young, and unwavering trust in Divine Providence. In times of challenge, be his refuge. In times of joy, be his song. In every moment, be his guiding light.

O Mary Help of Christians, Mother and Guide of the Salesian Family, intercede for him with your maternal care. Cover him with your mantle, strengthen him in trials, and lead him always to your Son, Jesus.

Through your powerful intercession, may this new chapter in our Province’s journey bear abundant fruit for the salvation of souls and the flourishing of Don Bosco’s charism.

We ask this in the name of Jesus Christ, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You, Father, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, forever and ever. Amen.

St. John Bosco, pray for us.
Mary Help of Christians, pray for us.

22/12/2024

Dear Members of the Salesian Family,

As we celebrate the joyous season of Christ’s birth and prepare for a new year, I want to express my heartfelt gratitude for your unwavering commitment to the Salesian mission.

During our Christmas Mass, let us be renewed by the love of Christ, humbly born in the manger, and inspired by His message of peace and joy. As we welcome enter 2025, the Jubilee Year of Hope, let us walk together as bearers of hope, reminding the world of God’s ever-present love.

May the New Year bring abundant blessings, renewed strength, and deeper faith in our mission. Together, let us embody the hope we proclaim in the spirit of Don Bosco.

Merry Christmas and a Hope-filled New Year!

Fr. Fidel Ma. D. Orendain, SDB

07/12/2024

13/09/2024

Memorial Announcement in loving memory of Fr. Aguedo B. Palomo, SDB

05/09/2024

We are deeply saddened to announce the passing of our dear confrere, Fr. Aguedo Palomo, SDB, who returned to the Lord at 9:11 PM September 5, 2024 at St. Paul's Hospital in Iloilo.

Fr. Aguedo dedicated many years of his life as a missionary, spreading the love of Christ wherever he was assigned. His most recent mission was at Don Bosco Boys' Home and Vocational Training Center in Dumangas, Iloilo. Known for his gentle and soft-spoken nature, Fr. Aguedo was also a beloved parish priest who touched many lives with his kindness and wisdom.

We kindly request your prayers for the eternal repose of his soul. Details about his wake and burial arrangements will be announced later.

May he rest in peace.

22/08/2024

August 22: Queenship of Mary

O God, who made the Mother of your Son to be our Mother and our Queen, graciously grant that, sustained by her intercession, we may attain in the heavenly Kingdom the glory promised to your children.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. Amen.

09/07/2024