Establishment in the Philippines Historical Background

2> American Occupation & Colonization

1> Philippine Revolution vs. Spain

3> Aglipayan Movement & Entry of ProtestantsIn Europe : Secularization

Christianized by the Spanish missionaries but oppressed by the colonizing powers, the Filipinos sought to gain freedom.

Revolts and reform movements marked the 400 years of Spanish occupation.

1> Philippine Revolution vs. Spain

were among the first who defied Spanish rule.

Lapu-lapu, Chief of Mactan

and Sultan Kudarat

The Dagohoy revolt began by Francisco Dagohoy lasted for 100 years.

The martyrdom of Frs. Gomez, Burgos and Zamora

who worked for Church and ecclesiastical reforms, became

a rallying point for the revolutionaries.

The Cavite mutiny inspired many other uprisings.

The popular freedom movement Katipunan led by Andres Bonifacio,

Emilio Jacinto, Apolinario Mabini

and the peaceful reforms spearheaded by Dr. Jose Rizal

and numerous unsung heroes who gave their lives for the country, bore fruit.

Marcelo H.del Pilar

Philippine Independence was declared on June 12, 1898.

Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo became President of the First Philippine Republic.

However - the victory of the revolution led to the departure of the Spanish

missionaries and religious.

2> American Occupation & Colonization

These cost the lives of Gregorio del Pilar, Antonio Luna, Miguel Malvar – and countless other Filipino patriots.

Spain ceded the Philippines to the United States. The United States came in as the New Colonizers.

New battles were fought!

The Americans sought to establish a strong foothold in the Philippines. With their military entry came a new system of

education and protestantism.

Protestantism spread through the American teachers and schools.

Embracing protestantism became a condition for free admission in schools and in some cases, free treatment

in hospitals.

3>The Aglipayan Movement

Fr. Gregorio Aglipay’s nationalist efforts against Spanish oppression resulted in his

separation from the Catholic Church – and the founding of the Philippine

Independent Church.

The dangers to the Catholic Faith of the Filipinos was real!

The Coming of the SPC Sisters

Bishop Frederick Rooker, one of the first four American

Bishops assigned to the Philippines

sought means to preserve, nurture and

strengthen the Catholic faith in his diocese – Jaro - which

comprised 8 provinces including Dumaguete.

As the story goes:

making a stop-over in Hongkong en route to the U.S., Bishop Rooker saw a

Sister of St. Paul .

He asked how he could invite sisters to his diocese. The Sister directed him to

write the Principal Superior who was then residing in

Saigon.

Mo. Candide Cousin Principal Superior in

Asia (1845-1921)

Sailing to Philippine shores

Sisters sail aboard the “Minas de Batan”Saigon - October 20, 1904

Manila – October 25, 1904Archbishop Jeremiah J. Harty

welcomed the Sisters and next day they set sail for

Cebu aboard the “Pleguezuelo”

Cebu – October 28, 1904 Bishop Thomas A. Hendrick received the Sisters

and assured them of his support as they transferred

to yet another boat!

29 October 1904: Arrival in Dumaguete

Cheering crowd, ringing bells,brass bands playing To the Church and their new homeCatechism -later a school – St. Paul Academy

A moment of great joy for the whole town! Sisters carried to the shore

The FIRST FOUNDATIONnow St. Paul UniversityDumaguete

The PIONEERS to the Philippines

Mother Marthe de

St. Paul Legendre

-French, Superior

Sr. Marie Louise du Sacre

Coeur Nivou

- French

Sr. Anna de la

Croix - French

Sr. Charles Aho -

Chinese

Sr. Marie Josephine

Rappeport-American

Sr. Ange Marie Bannier -

French (Author: “Shipboard Diary”- account of their Missionary Journey and arrival in Dumaguete)

Sr. Catherine de Gênes

Gutteres - Portuguese

born in Macau

After Dumaguete, one foundation followed another….

The harvest is great !

1905: Vigan

Rosary College – “Colegio de las Ninas” left by the

Dominicans - now St. Paul College of Ilocos Sur

1905: Manila, Intramuros

8 French missionaries came to found St. Paul Hospital, at the request of Archbishop Jeremiah Harty of Manila

1906: Culion

- to care for the lepers (and their children) - exiled to this island. Mo. Damien Lelievre worked here for 48 years

1907: Tuguegarao

Colegio de San Pablo

- then Sacred

Heart of Jesus

Institution

later St. Paul College of

Tuguegarao

now St. Paul University Philippines

lead university in the St. Paul schools system

ILOILO: 1911 First a hospital -

then a School of Nursing in 1946

– now St. Paul University Iloilo

1911: Manila First - St. Paul Novitiate

-then St. Paul’s Institution in 1912 later St. Paul College of Manila

- now St. Paul University Manila

1904 Oct. 29 : St. Paul Academy, Dumaguete

1905 March 14 : St. Paul Hospital, Manila (w: April 24,1927) 1905 June 5 : Colegio de las Ninas (Rosary College) 1906 April 22 : Capiz (c:December 1906)

1906 May 25 : Culion Leper Colony 1907 April 16 : School in Tayabas (c:1913) 1907 May 10 : Colegio de San Pablo, Tuguegarao

1911 Feb. 15 : St. Paul Hospital, Iloilo

1911 June 21 : St. Paul Novitiate, Malate, Manila (…to QC)

1912 Jan. 3 : St. Paul Institution, Malate, Mla.

Ten SPC foundations were opened within the first decade, 1904-1913

1913: The Philippines became an independent province!

Mo. Alice de St. Paul Huchery,

1935-1947

Mo. Charles de Jesus Weiss, 1959-1965

Mo. Bernard du Sacre Coeur Bricard, 1947-1959

The 1st Provincial was Mo. Theresa Verdier, 1913-1917.

Mo. Marthe de St. Paul Legendre, 1917-1923

Mo. Saint XavierVermeersh, 1923-1935

She was followed by 5 other Europeans:

51 years after the Philippines was constituted as a Province,

1965

Mo. Madeleine Denoga became the 1st Filipina and 7th SPC Provincial. She served from 1965-1978.

Foundations were opened in her 13 years stint as Provincial.

building the House of Studies & the Vigil houses, opening new foundations, especially in Mindanao,

and undertaking new apostolates such as communication media, campus ministry

in the universities, etc.

A woman of great vision, Mo. Madeleine implemented the changes after Vatican II.

She initiated many changes such as the professionalization of the Sisters, sending them for studies both in the Philippines and abroad,

Twice elected as Chairman of the Assn. of Major Rel. Superiors of Women in the Philippines,

she promoted theological formation for Sisters and experiments on inter-

congregational endeavors such as the Rural Missionaries and other social action projects.

More especially, she led the Philippine Province to respond courageously to the Church’s call

to foreign missions!

Sr. Mary Magdalen Torres

1999-2004

Mo. Marie Javelosa1978-1988

Sr. Agnes Therese Teves1988-1999

Provincial Superiors

Today, there are 36 Paulinian

schools all over the archipelago

10 Hospitals

Number of Houses from time of Foundation – 110

Total number closed - 54

11 Pastoral Centers8 Formation & Other houses

embodying the best of Filipino

Paulinian traditions ...

Our schools, through the decades, have

produced Paulinians

Paulinians seeking knowledge

art & culturepursuing science

promoting and enhancing Life

…celebrating community

- becoming competent, responsible citizens at the service of Society and of the Church

The Paulinian tradition of Excellence has made our schools competitive.

8 PAASCU Accredited

5 Centers of Excellence in Teacher Education, Nursing, Engineering, Information Technology and Business

4 ISO 9001-2000 Certified

5 granted Full Autonomy and Deregulated Status by the CHED

Consistent high passing rate in board examinations

6 schools (SP Quezon City, SPC Manila, SP Iloilo, SP Dumaguete, San Nicolas Surigao, with SP University Tuguegarao as lead institution) became the first University System in the Phil. recognized by the Commission on Higher Education.

Forming the spirit

Developing competencies

increasing access to Paulinian education

… reaching out to the underserved and the underprivileged

… empowering others as they themselves have

been empowered.

Our hospitals have become leaders and vanguards in advanced health care.

Promoting healing for both body and spirit ..

- Reaching out to bring health

care to the grass roots …

Family Apostolate

Evangelization & Catechetics

Home visitation

Women empowerment

Voter Education

Pastoral Guidance

Self-help & sustainability

Community organization

Leadership training

Advocacy Work for Indigenous Peoples

Solidarity for Political

reform

Total number of Sisters from the time of foundation - 1,032

Total departed or separated - 502

LIVING PROFESSED - 530

Perpetual - 496 Temporary - 36

IN FORMATION - 28 : 18 Novices 8 postulants 7

aspirants

Education - 249

Health Care - 85

Pastoral Work - 59

Prov’l Admin.Formators - 23

Retired/Sick - 90

Students - 16

On exclaustration - 2

21 years after its foundation, the Philippine Province began sending missionaries abroad:

Present No.Thailand: 1925 4 Korea, Hongkong, Taiwan, Japan 2Indonesia/East Timor 13Cameroun, Brazil 6Peru/Columbia 15

USA 4Ireland, England, Italy, France 18Israel 4

Today, there are 66 Filipina missionaries in 13 countries

Peru

Columbia

Indonesia

East Timor

-with East Timorese children

-and the Australian peacekeeping force (female soldiers)

France ItalyBethlehem

Brazil

Africa

Ireland

England

United States

Perhaps the “crown” on SPC Philippines’ missionary

efforts is the mission in Indonesia which the

Philippines initiated in 1967.

Where there are now 9 houses (with 2 in East

Timor) and 53 Indonesian Sisters.

Catechists, Educators

Social Workers, Priests, Bishops

Religious Vocations

Missionaries

SPC CONTRIBUTIONS to the CHURCH

Managing Church Programs

Service to the Vatican

Work among migrant workers

Training of catechists & campus ministers

Women Empowerment

Paulinians are in all walks of life –

As Teachers,

Doctors, Nurses

Artists, Writers

Media practitioners

Engineers, Lawyers

Accountants, Managers

Government &

Civic leaders

SPC CONTRIBUTIONS TO SOCIETY

Sharing in the Paschal Mystery1. Adjustments to different cultures, language difficulties, uncertainties and deprivations of the first foundations

2. Fires, storms, earthquake and other natural calamities

3. The WAR YEARS

4. Martial law years that saw the death of many freedoms enjoyed by the people

5. Closure of some houses due to lack of resources, misunderstandings with the bishop or parish priests

6. Realities of the human condition, struggle with human weakness and limitations within and without the community

Knowing in whom we believe, we rise from the ashes

from Death – to NEW LIFE!

Guided by leaders with vision and compassion -

… we journey towards the

New Heavens

and the New

Earth…

Challenged to live and model the values of ST. PAUL

and our FOUNDERS …

The Paulinian 5Cs

Community-orientedness: we live and work with others to build a better world

Commitment to Mission: spirit of service, sense of mission to spread the good news of Christ

Charism: developing one’s gifts to the full, to become the best person one can possibly be, to do one’s best in

whatever one does - for the good of the community

Charity: loving and serving with the heart of Christ, being brother/sister to all, esp. the underprivileged

CHRIST-centeredness: Christ is our Lord and Saviour; we strive to be like him in all things, in His obedience, compassion, love and suffering

Always and everywhere

in LIFE,

LOVE,

WORK!

To proclaim

The Centennial

celebrates our Story…

… and remembering,

we rediscover ourselves

reclaim our Spirit

and gain new

pastoral perspect

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for a continuing, ever renewing Mission!

“We pray to remain grateful of

the past and be daring towards the future, so that our

Philippine Province will continue to

respond to new challenges and

vibrate according to the signs of the

times”

Centennial Prayer Year 3

Lord, allow us to offer ourselves as a community of people whom you have called

to live more meaningfully,

and to do Christ’s mission

more zealously in the 21st

century.

*Sr. Mary Magdalen Torres, spc

I am with you always -

until the end of the ages!

Mt. 28:20

the Beginning …

… and

The End…

Sr. Flordeliza C. Deza, SPC CENTENNIAL

TEAMHeritage Committee

2004