28.07.2010 01:07 Age: 39 days
Mabuhay (welcome) to Digkilaan!
By: Adam Bago
From left: Postulants Adrianne Clemen , Rey Casaliňas Desamparado, Padre Adam Bago Cssp and Postulant Evan Keith O. Ebao at Tablon Chapel. The postulants joined Fr. Adam for ten day pastoral experience before they begin their novitiate year. Probably this is the last group before the official closing of our formation house due to lack of money to run formation programme.
From left: Adam, Eddie (Ireland Secretary) and Henri admiring the beauty of the hills of Our lady Of Fatima Parish, Digkilaan.
Our Lady Of Fatima Parish, Digkilan Iligan city Covers a geographical land area of about 350 square kilometers. Thus it remains the largest parish in the catholic Diocese of Iligan. It was formally erected as a parish in August 1998, and the responsibility for its pastoral care handed over to the international community of the congregation of the Holy Spirit (spiritans). This parish represents the most mountainous region of the entire Diocese of Iligan. While the surface area of the parish is very large, the population is sparse as compared with other areas of the Diocese, particularly those along the coast. Economically, it is one of the poorest places of Asia, above all it is a home of rebels who are connected to Al-Qaeda. They demand Mindanao independence. The Parish has 38 outstations, a challenging responsibility for the priest, who pays regular visits to all these chapels. Out of 38 outstations only eleven (11) can be reached by a car or motor, the rest are reachable by many hours of hiking. Welcome visitors to our beautiful mountains.
