SACOP Alay Kapwa

19/06/2023

Congratulations to our SACOP scholar for passing the Certified Public Accountant Examination. Your SACOP family is very proud of you. God bless on your new journey.

Romalyn Angeles Sison, CPA

31/05/2023

31/05/2023

Antabe SACOP at Parokya Ing Pami-aduangan para karing Anak na ning Sitio Matahimik King banuang iti, metung karing bayung komunidad a miyabe karing antabayanan na ning apostoladu ya ing Sitio Matahimik king Barangay Del Pilar, City of San Fernando. King kapamilatan na ning Parokya nang San Jose king...

31/05/2023

19/04/2023

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19/04/2023

13/04/2023

A blesssed birthday to our Executive Director, Among Kenneth Alde!

Let us remember him in our prayers and ask the Lord to continue guiding him as he leads the service arm of the Archdiocese of San Fernando, Pampanga.

30/03/2023

33 banua ning PAMANATAD KANAWAN karing kapatad a pakakalulu at mangailangan!

24/03/2023

📰 𝗣𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗦 𝗥𝗘𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗘

𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘀 𝗣𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀: 𝗧𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗥𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘄𝗮𝗹, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗹𝗮𝘆 𝗞𝗮𝗽𝘄𝗮 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗛𝗼𝗹𝘆 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸

As we begin the Holy Week celebration with the commemoration of Palm Sunday, Caritas Philippines, the social action arm of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP), calls on everyone to observe this holiest of all seasons and to journey with Jesus and with one another.

"We celebrate the Passion, Death, and Resurrection of the Lord during Holy Week, and one of the understandings of this observance is our imitation of the Lord who suffered, died, and rose again for the salvation of the world," said Bishop Jose Colin M. Bagaforo, President of Caritas Philippines. "This calls us to journey with Jesus and with one another, to be transfigured by His love and mercy, and to take our brothers and sisters with us and lead them to Him who transforms us."

In the midst of today's world where the pull of worldly pleasures is getting more attractive, the laxity of our practice of faith and morals, the excessive possession of and attachments to material things, the individualistic mindset, and indifference, Caritas Philippines also encourages everyone to participate in the Church's traditional Holy Week activities like Visita Iglesia and Via Crucis.

"Spiritual life is not limited solely to participation in the liturgy," he emphasized. "Our participation in the traditional activities of the Holy Week is one of our expressions of worship besides the liturgy. These expressions are for our personal spiritual nourishment and to be more intimate with Jesus, the Lord."

Moreover, Caritas Philippines urges everyone to take this time for reconciliation, renewal, and Alay Kapwa. The whole season of Lent, especially the Holy Week, is a time for spiritual purification, personal conversion, and preparation to worthily celebrate the salvation that Christ won for all.

Palm Sunday is celebrated annually as Alay Kapwa Sunday. Alay Kapwa is the annual Lenten evangelization and fundraising program of the Catholic Church that supports social services for the poor and in need. The Catholic Church's solidarity program helps fund the humanitarian, development, and advocacy programs of Caritas Philippines and the 85 Diocesan Social Action Centers.

"Our spiritual purification and personal conversion lead us to see, listen, and feel for our brothers and sisters in need," he said. "Reconciliation, Renewal, and are inseparable from one another. It is because these are all acts of Love, following the command of the Lord 'love one another' (Jn. 13:34)."

In closing, Bishop Bagaforo said, "Let us make this Holy Week meaningful and fruitful through our active participation in the Church's Celebration. May this season of Lent be a time of grace and transformation, leading us to a deeper relationship with God, and to love and serve our brothers and sisters in need."