A Dream, a New Name, and a New Beginning

Quezon City, Philippines. The Claretian Missionaries of the Philippine Province officially launched its new name on Saturday, November 20, 2021, at the conclusion of the year-long celebration of its 75th Year of Claretian Presence in the Philippines, during a Eucharistic Celebration held at the Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish in Quezon City, Philippines. The new name is after its martyred priest, whose elevation to the altar is now being worked by the Territorial Prelature of Isabela, Fr. Rhoel Gallardo, CMF. The Philippine Province is now officially called “Fr. Rhoel Gallardo Province.” With the province’s present structure, with missions in Australia, Vietnam, and Myanmar, changing its official name is timely and fitting.

The celebration started with the unveiling of the 75 years of Claretian presence in the Philippines commemorative marker built in front of the church. Provincial Superior, Fr. Elias Ayuban, Jr., CMF, led the unveiling, and His Excellency, Most Reverend Charles John Brown, DD, Apostolic Nuncio to the Philippines, blessed the marker.

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