Santísimo Rosario Parish - UST

Santísimo Rosario Parish - UST Also known as the UST Chapel. Located within the University of Santo Tomas compound in Sampaloc district, Manila.

The Official page of the Dominican-run Santisimo Rosario Parish in the Pontifical University of Santo Tomas (Manila, Philippines)

26/05/2026

Wednesday of the Eighth Week in Ordinary Time

25/05/2026

Memorial of St. Philip Neri

SAINT OF THE DAYThis gracious, cheerful saint was Rome's apostle of the sixteenth century (1515-1595). A peculiar charis...
25/05/2026

SAINT OF THE DAY

This gracious, cheerful saint was Rome's apostle of the sixteenth century (1515-1595). A peculiar charism was his burning love of God, a love that imperceptibly communicated itself to all about him. So ardently did this fire of divine love affect him during the octave of Pentecost in his twenty-ninth year that the beating of his heart broke two ribs. It was a wound that never healed.

For fifty years the saint lived on in the intensity of that love which was more at home in heaven than on earth. Through those fifty years his was an apostolate to renew the religious and ecclesiastical spirit of the Eternal City, a task he brought to a happy conclusion. It is to his credit that the practice of frequent Holy Communion, long neglected in Rome and throughout the Catholic world, was again revived. He became one of Rome's patron saints, even one of the most popular.

Philip Neri loved the young, and they responded by crowding about him. As a confessor he was in great demand; among his penitents was St. Ignatius. To perpetuate his life's work, St. Philip founded the Congregation of the Oratory, a society of secular clergy without religious vows. The purpose of his foundation was to enkindle piety among the faithful by means of social gatherings which afforded not only entertainment but religious instruction as well. Joy and gaiety were so much a part of his normal disposition that Goethe, who esteemed him highly, called him the "humorous saint." It was his happy, blithe spirit that opened for him the hearts of children. "Philip Neri, learned and wise, by sharing the pranks of children himself became a child again" (epitaph).

As a youth Philip Neri often visited the seven principal churches of Rome. He spent entire nights at the catacombs, near the tombs of the martyrs, meditating on heavenly things. The liturgy was the wellspring of his apostolic spirit; it should likewise motivate us to Catholic Action.

—Excerpted from The Church's Year of Grace, Pius Parsch

Here is the complete schedule of activities for our parish Flores de Mayo celebration.
25/05/2026

Here is the complete schedule of activities for our parish Flores de Mayo celebration.

24/05/2026

Morning Praise | Feast of the Blessed Virgin Mary Mother of the Church

MARIAN FEAST OF THE DAYSt. Paul VI, at the conclusion of the Third Session of the Second Vatican Council in 1964, declar...
24/05/2026

MARIAN FEAST OF THE DAY

St. Paul VI, at the conclusion of the Third Session of the Second Vatican Council in 1964, declared the Blessed Virgin Mary as “Mother of the Church," that is to say of all Christian people, the faithful as well as the pastors, who call her the most loving Mother and established that “the Mother of God should be further honored and invoked by the entire Christian people by this tenderest of titles." But it was not until February 11, 2018, that the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments inscribed a new obligatory Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary as Mother of the Church, into the General Roman Calendar. This memorial is celebrated every year on the Monday after Pentecost, which is appropriate as Mary was also present in that room for the birthday of the Church.

By issuing the Decree on the celebration of the feast of Mary, Mother of the Church, Pope Francis wishes to promote this devotion in order to “encourage the growth of the maternal sense of the Church in the pastors, religious and faithful, as well as a growth of genuine Marian piety."

The decree reflects on the history of Marian theology in the Church’s liturgical tradition and the writings of the Church Fathers. It says Saint Augustine and Pope Saint Leo the Great both reflected on the Virgin Mary’s importance in the mystery of Christ.

“In fact the former [St. Augustine] says that Mary is the mother of the members of Christ, because with charity she cooperated in the rebirth of the faithful into the Church, while the latter [St. Leo the Great] says that the birth of the Head is also the birth of the body, thus indicating that Mary is at once Mother of Christ, the Son of God, and mother of the members of his Mystical Body, which is the Church.”

The decree says these reflections are a result of the “divine motherhood of Mary and from her intimate union in the work of the Redeemer."

Scripture, the decree says, depicts Mary at the foot of the Cross (cf. Jn 19:25). There she became the Mother of the Church when she “accepted her Son’s testament of love and welcomed all people in the person of the beloved disciple as sons and daughters to be reborn unto life eternal.”

In 1964, the decree says, Pope Paul VI “declared the Blessed Virgin Mary as ‘Mother of the Church, that is to say of all Christian people, the faithful as well as the pastors, who call her the most loving Mother’ and established that 'the Mother of God should be further honoured and invoked by the entire Christian people by this tenderest of titles.’”

SAINT OF THE DAYBede occupies an important niche in Church history by bridging the gap between patristic and early medie...
24/05/2026

SAINT OF THE DAY

Bede occupies an important niche in Church history by bridging the gap between patristic and early medieval times, the era when the Germanic nations had just been Christianized. Through him Christian tradition and Roman culture came to the Middle Ages. He is also honored as the "father of English history." His writings were read publicly in churches while he was still alive; but since he could not be called "Saint," the title of Venerable was attached to his name, a usage which continued down through the centuries.

True Benedictine that he was, his life revolved around prayer and work. On the vigil of the Ascension he felt death approaching and asked to be fortified with the last sacraments. After reciting the Magnificat antiphon of the feast's second Vespers, he embraced his brethren, had himself placed upon a coarse penitential garment on the earth, and breathed forth his soul while saying softly: "Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost."

How St. Bede loved the Bible! Anyone who intends to live with the Church must keep the Scriptures near—day in, day out. St. Bede explained the Bible to others. At times you too will have this privilege. Use it.

—Excerpted from The Church's Year of Grace, Pius Parsch

🎵 Sing your heart out and serve through music!The UST Santisimo Rosario Parish Choir is welcoming new members! 🙏✨We sing...
24/05/2026

🎵 Sing your heart out and serve through music!

The UST Santisimo Rosario Parish Choir is welcoming new members! 🙏✨

We sing for the 5:30 PM Sunday Mass. Auditions are every Sunday this May, 3–5 PM.

No prior singing experience needed—vocal and choral training are provided during rehearsals to help you grow as a musician.

Join our ministry and share your gift through music!

📩 Message us for details, or simply drop by or approach any member.

LOOK | This morning, members of various ministries and organizations of the parish renewed their promises during the Mis...
24/05/2026

LOOK | This morning, members of various ministries and organizations of the parish renewed their promises during the Misa Pro Populo, presided over by our Parish Priest.

May the Lord continue to guide and strengthen all our ministry leaders as they serve His people with humility, faith, and love.

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Ceferino Gonzales Drive, University Of Santo Tomas, España Boulevard, Sampaloc District
Manila
1015

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Tuesday 8am - 5pm
Wednesday 8am - 5pm
Thursday 8am - 5pm
Friday 8am - 5pm
Saturday 8am - 7pm
Sunday 8am - 7pm

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