Pastor Bonus Seminary

16/08/2026

16/08/2026

After the Holy Mass, the Rector of Pastor Bonus Seminary Rev. Fr. Jomel Manalo J.C.L gave an orientation to the parents of the seminarians at the Pastor Bonus Seminary Social Hall. The said orientation provides the parents with a deeper understanding of the life, formation, responsibilities, and daily experiences of their sons in the seminary.

16/08/2026

20th Sunday in Ordinary Time Mass Celebration together with the Parents and Benefactors at The Good Shepherd Chapel of the Pastor Bonus Seminary. A monthly gathering of gratitude and praise to Jesus Christ, Our Good Shepherd.

15/08/2026

HOLY MASS WITH PARENTS AND BENEFACTORS
Every Third Sunday of the Month │ 9:00 AM
Pastor Bonus Seminary

The seminary community invites once more our parents and benefactors to celebrate with us the Holy Eucharist every Third Sunday of the month.

12/08/2026

BIRTHDAY (AUGUST 12) - REV. FR. KELVIN R. CASTILLO

The Pastor Bonus Seminary community cordially greets the Reverend Father Kelvin Castillo as he celebrates his birthday today (b. 1994). Father Kelvin is currently Parochial Vicar of the Parish of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Ayala. He is also Assistant to the Commission on Community Health Based Programs of the Archdiocese of Zamboanga.

Let us pray.

God of all creation,
we offer you grateful praise for the gift of life.
Hear the prayers of Father Kelvin, your servant,
who recalls today the day of his birth
and rejoices in your gifts of life and love,
family and friends.
Bless him with your presence
and surround him with your love
that he may enjoy many
happy years, all of them pleasing to you.
Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

(From the Book of Blessings: Blessing on the Occasion of a Birthday)

Feliz cumpleaño Father Kelvin!

09/08/2026

EARLIER TODAY: The Theology seminarians of the Archdiocese of Zamboanga, currently receiving their Configuration Year formation at the St. Francis Xavier Regional Major Seminary of Mindanao (ReMaSe) in Davao City, recently had their Individual Colloquium (I.C.) with their Vocation Director, Rev. Fr. Jomel Manalo, JCL.

The Individual Colloquium is an integral part of the seminarians’ ongoing formation and vocational discernment that provides a privileged moment for personal dialogue, spiritual accompaniment, and a deeper evaluation of their journey toward the priesthood.

Through this fraternal and formative encounter, the seminarians are continually invited to grow in self-knowledge, spiritual maturity, and fidelity to Christ, as they discern and prepare themselves for generous service to the Church and God’s people.

07/08/2026

07/08/2026

Before he began preparing for the priesthood, Didier Grandjean spent eight years serving in the Pontifical Swiss Guard, one of the oldest military corps in the world and the force responsible for protecting the Holy Father.

While serving at the Vatican, Didier witnessed the life of the Church up close. Through prayer, service, and the example of faithful priests, he began to recognize that God was inviting him to something more.

In 2019, he left the Swiss Guard to enter seminary. Today, he serves the Church as a priest, proving that sometimes God uses one mission to prepare us for another.

Every vocation begins with a simple but courageous "yes." Whether God is calling you to the priesthood, consecrated life, or sacramental marriage, He will faithfully lead you one step at a time.

What part of Didier's story inspires you the most? Tell us in the comments.

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07/08/2026

PBS ALUMNUS INSTALLED AS FIRST BISHOP OF THE DIOCESE OF CALAPÁN

From CBCP News: Bishop Moises Cuevas, previously Apostolic Administrator of Zamboanga, was recently installed as the first Bishop of Calapán, Oriental Mindoro, on this day at the Sto. Niño Cathedral, in the presence of Archbishop Charles John Brown, Apostolic Nuncio to the Philippines. This ecclesiastical territory was declared an Apostolic Vicariate by Pope Pius XII in 1951. Pope Francis appointed Bishop Moises Cuevas as its vicar apostolic in 2023. The present Pontiff, Pope Leo XIV, elevated Calapán into a diocese early this year, making Bishop Cuevas its first diocesan ordinary.

Bishop Cuevas, ordained to the episcopacy on 24 August 2020 by Archbishop Romulo Dela Cruz, initially ministered as Auxiliary Bishop from 2020 to 2021. He first completed his philosophical formation at the Pastor Bonus Seminary in 1995, and was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Zamboanga in 2000.