SAP Acolyte Alumni Association - Pinamalayan

25/09/2026

"𝐓𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐠 𝐤𝐚 𝐛𝐚 𝐧𝐠 𝐃𝐢𝐲𝐨𝐬 𝐬𝐚 𝐦𝐚𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐦 𝐧𝐚 𝐩𝐚𝐠𝐥𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐤𝐨𝐝?" 🙏✨

Kung ikaw ay isang kabataang lalaki na nasa Grade 12, Kolehiyo, o isang Young Professional na nakararamdam ng pagnanais na magpari o pumasok sa seminaryo, para sa iyo ang pagkakataong ito!
Ang St. Augustine Seminary, kasama ang Diocesan Commission on Vocation ay magsasagawa ng Seminary Entrance Examination 2026.
📅 𝐊𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐧:
• September 26 (Sabado): 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM
• September 27 (Linggo): 8:00 AM – 11:00 AM
📍 Saan: St. Augustine Parish Refectory
✍️ 𝐀𝐧𝐨 𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐚𝐝𝐚𝐥𝐡𝐢𝐧: Lapis o Ballpen (WALANG BAYAD ang pagsusulit)

Huwag matakot magtanong at tumuklas. Baka ito na ang simula ng iyong pagtugon sa Kanyang tawag. 💙

15/09/2026

14/09/2026

Quick reminder para sa lahat ng ating Altar Server Aspirants.
Kita-kits sa ating Orientation & 1st Day of Formation! 🙏⛪

📍𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟵, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲
📍𝟴:𝟬𝟬 𝗔𝗠 – 𝟰:𝟬𝟬 𝗣𝗠
📍 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗿𝗲𝗮: 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗟𝘂𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘆𝗮𝗻 𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗟𝗼𝗯𝗯𝘆

Huwag kalimutang dalhin:
• 𝐁𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐩𝐞𝐧
• 𝐒𝐧𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝐥𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐡
• 𝐓𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐫 𝐧𝐚 𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫

Dumating nang maaga at handang makinig, matuto, at magsimula ng inyong formation bilang mga Lingkod ng Dambana. ❤️‍🔥

𝓢𝓮𝓮 𝔂𝓸𝓾, 𝓐𝓼𝓹𝓲𝓻𝓪𝓷𝓽𝓼!

13/08/2026

13/08/2026

CHURCH NEWS | Pope Leo XIV: Attendance at Sunday Mass can Never be replaced by Virtual Participation

Pope Leo XIV has urged Catholics to prioritize attending Sunday Mass, warning that active participation in the Eucharist cannot be replaced by virtual gatherings.

“I urge everyone to seek the best possible conditions so that even those who are unable to take time off work on Sundays may take part in holy Mass,” Leo said.

Pope Leo XIV also explained that the Church has always regarded Sunday as a weekly celebration of Christ’s resurrection: the “dies Domini” (“the Lord’s day”).

He urged Catholics to attend Sunday Mass and warned against using virtual gatherings to substitute for in-person attendance.

“To sanctify Sunday, it is essential to celebrate the Eucharist,” Leo said. “This assembly cannot be substituted by a solely virtual presence, nor can it be reduced to a merely passive gathering.”

“The liturgical assembly is in fact fulfilled through the active participation of brothers and sisters,” Leo added.

23/07/2026

Serving at the altar is a beautiful privilege.
But our ministry doesn't end with the final blessing or when we take off our cassock and surplice.

The reverence we show in the sanctuary should continue in our homes, schools, workplaces, and communities.

How we speak. How we treat others. How we forgive. How we live.

These are also acts of service to Christ.
So here's a question for every altar server:
If your service ends at the church door... did your service truly begin?

May our lives reflect the same love and reverence we offer at the altar, so that others may encounter Christ through us every day.

"Be doers of the word, and not hearers only." — James 1:22

💬 What is one way you try to serve Christ outside the church? Share it in the comments and inspire fellow altar servers.

12/07/2026

Serving the Lord is never a waste of time.

29/06/2026

There comes a time when life gets busier.

The cassock is folded away.
The surplice stays in the closet.
The ministry schedule no longer has your name.

Yet every time you hear the entrance hymn...
every time you smell the incense...
every time you step inside a church...

A part of your heart quietly remembers what it was like to serve at the altar.

Because you may leave the sanctuary,
but the sanctuary never truly leaves you.

"Years may pass. Life may become busy. But every time you hear the entrance hymn, a part of you will always miss serving at the altar."

May we never lose the love we first found in serving the Lord.