Fr. Jason Laguerta The community welcomed Fr. Jason Laguerta as the guest speaker for their regular monthly recollection for September. Drawing from Matthew 28:19-20, known as The Great Commission, Fr. Jason emphasized his sharing on the Church’s ongoing mission of evangelization particularly on the importance of the elements “going” and “making disciples” found in the…
Fr. Ignasi Fossas, OSB. Image by Fr. Aelred Nilo, OSB. On the 7th day of the 21st General Chapter, Fr. Ignasi Fossas, OSB, was elected as the new abbot president of the Congregation Sublacense Cassinesa OSB. The chapter, held at Montserrat Abbey, Spain, began on August 30 and concluded on September 7, 2024. Representing the…
Image from: 38th National Meeting of Diocesan Directors of Liturgy’s Facebook page.
Fr. Placid, OSB, Dom Alphonsus, OSB, Dom Angelico, OSB with Fr. Mauritius, OSB. Simple professed monks Dom Alphonsus Ma. Bahia, OSB, and Dom Angelico Ma. Salenga, OSB, along with their Prefect, Fr. Placido Ma. Acta, OSB, took part in the 2nd Monastic Course organized by the OSB Tutzing community from August 1-16, 2024. The event,…
The Abbey of Our Lady of Montserrat was filled with joy and reverence as the monks celebrated the feast of St. Benedict last July 11, 2024. The celebration brought together monks, Benedictine nuns, and sisters, reflecting the unity and shared devotion within the Benedictine family. The day began with a solemn Mass in…
Participants of Monastic Course’s “Monastic Mindfulness.” Dom Carlos, OSB Dom Luis, OSB with Sr. Kathryn The Simple Professed monks Dom Luis Giuseppe Ma. Mendiola, OSB and Dom Carlos Ma. Dupan, OSB attended the Monastic Course at St. Scholastica’s Center of Spirituality in Tagaytay City last May 18 – June 1, 2024. The Monastic Courses…
Four new Postulants join the Abbey of Our Lady of Montserrat last June 29, 2024. Aries Renz Gatchalian from the Diocese of Malolos; Lorenzo Isaiah Isidro from the Diocese of Malolos; Raymond John Enguerra from the Archdiocese of Manila; and Reymart Supleo from the Apostolic vicariate of Calapan. With their arrival, the Postulancy…
In 2010, newly appointed Rector-President Fr. Aloysius Maranan moved decisively to enhance San Beda’s avowed role of serving God and country. The Vision-Mission was sharply refocused through the crafting and clarification of strategic goals in tandem with the strengthening of Bedan values and culture. Improvements in all key areas were immediately done to attain the…
Fr. Anscar Chupungco became rector-president from 2001, San Beda’s centenary, to 2007. This was also the year that San Beda was granted the five-year full autonomy and administrative deregulation by the Commission on Higher Education. More undergraduate degree programs were offered in the College of Arts and Sciences, where females were accepted beginning in 2003.…
Fr. Bernardo Perez was the rector when democracy was restored until the close of the millennium. It was during this stage, in 1989, that student enrolment first breached the 6,000 mark. The accountancy program surged in national prominence as its licensure exam rating consistently exceeded the national average by a wide margin. San Beda had…