By Pre-novice Matthew Espino
Photo credit: Fr. Adrian Mendoza, SDB

Cebu, Philippines, 10 August 2023 -- August 5, 2023, Saturday, was the one hundred and fifty-first-anniversary celebration of the Institute Day of the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians.

The communities of Mary Help of Christians and Mary Our Help in Minglanilla, Talisay City, invited the Novitiate Community headed by Fr. Roneldo Vilbar, the incoming novice director, Fr. Joseph Kunle Ogundana, Br. Noel Andrew Clement, and the incoming novices from FIN and FIS for a joint dinner program in the sisters’ convent in Minglanilla. Present also at the event were the Salesians of Don Bosco Formation Center, Lawaan, headed by Fr. Adrian Mendoza, the Rector and His community. Fr. Jake Adrian Lopez, the rector of the Don Bosco Aspirantate and Prenovitiate in Canlubang, Laguna was also present at the event.

Food and fellowship filled the atmosphere of the event. The Salesian Sisters generously prepared a sumptuous dinner paired with the warm exchange of stories and experiences among the Salesians, the Sisters and the Incoming Novices. After the Dinner, the Sisters also prepared games participated by everyone with much enthusiasm. The night ended with the good night talk by Fr. Adrian Mendoza, SDB.

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