It was a great day spent with long lost brothers and friends. I spent my day with Mark (kiko) and Rondie (dodo) walking around the city looking for nice t-shirts and affordable printing houses. We are the ones entrusted for the preparation of our batch reunion - the 15th year anniversary - which will be this coming July 1 - 2, 2011.
15 years ago, 26 young men from different parishes in the Archdiocese of Cagayan de Oro and the Diocese of Surigao met and lived together as brothers in the community for the Spirituality Formation Year of San Jose de Mindanao Seminary batch 1996. We started with the casual high and hellos, turned great buddies, occasional foes, drinking partners, confidante, trusted friend...
Let me introduce the seminarians of SFY -SJMS 1996. We lived in 7 different rooms, St. Matthew, St. Mark, St. Luke, St. John, St. Paul, St. John Vianney, and San Lorenzo Ruiz. These were the occupants of the old SFY house. Max Ceballos from Gusa, Roy Barros from Claveria, Jessie Namocot from NHA - CDO, Vicente Ricacho from Villanueva, Ramon Francis Burlat from Alubijid, Gino Jumawid from Villanueva, Michael Alcantara from Bugo, Rondie Felizilda from Balulang, Stephen Dacubor from Villanueva, Jimmy Duhaylungsod Jr. from Tagoloan, Tirso Lisbos from Bacuag, Surigao, Erdman Pandero from Villanueva, Rex Javier from Mahinog, Samson Abao from Mahinog, Jefferson Naraja from Gigaquit, Surigao, Philip Adran from Medina, Nicanor Saguibo from Malitbog, Brian Racines from Gusa, Hawthorne Galas from Mahinog, Mark Francisco from Macabalan, Ronan Ravelo from Gen.Luma, Surigao, Mark Anthony Zambrano from Medina, Orlando Montalban from Baliwagan, Jonel Jorta from Gigaquit, Surigao, Julian Guinit, San Juan, Siquijor (Cugman), and Jayniel Casino from Claveria.
15 years after... we have gone a long way ahead... We have taken different routes, followed branching out roads, lived different lives...
Our goal then was to end up as priests, Fr. Macky is now the Director of a School in El Salvador, Fr. Roy an Parish Administrator for Barra, Opol, Fr. Jessie the Parish Priest of Balingoan, Fr. Jong2 the Parochial vicar of Initao, Frs. Bobong and Juls Parochial Vicars of the Metropolitan Cathedral of St. Augustine, Fr. Ronan the Spiritual Director of Marajao na Magbalantay Seminary, Rev. Dodong the Vice-Chancellor of the Archdiocese, Bro. Iko awaiting his letter of release from his religious congregation and be back as a diocesan seminarian.
I will have time to reconnect with the rest the next few days and share with you what happen with the rest 15 years hence.
Our batch will be spending our July 1 and 2 together, to reminisce the good old days, to relive the beautiful memories, to reconnect our lost friends, to rebuild each other, to comfort one another, and again to simply be there for each other.
I will have more about them in the next few days...
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