Archbishop Tria Tirona conferred Doctor of Humanities, Honoris Causa
Aside from being a Doctor of Divinity, Caceres Archbishop Most Rev. Rolando Octavus J. Tria Tirona, OCD, DD, is now Doctor of Humanities, honoris causa. The degree was conferred by the Ateneo de Naga University, headed by Father President Robert Exequiel N. Rivera, SJ during the university’s 69th Commencement Exercises on March 23, 2019. The honorary doctorate recognizes Archbishop Tria Tirona’s “commitment to spread the faith, to uplift the Filipinos especially those in the
Fr. Rex Andrew Alarcon Ordained as Bishop
Most Rev. Rex Andrew C. Alarcon, DD was ordained to the episcopate by Caceres Archbishop Most Rolando Octavus J. Tria Tirona, OCD, DD on March 19, 2019 at the Naga City Metropolitan Cathedral, with Most Rev. Adolfo Tito C. Yllana, D.D., Apostolic Nuncio to Australia and Most Rev. Manolo de los Santos, D.D., Bishop of Virac, as principal co-ordaining prelates. Papal Nuncio Most Rev. Gabriele Giordano Caccia S.T.D., J.C.L. represented the Holy See. The ordination coincided with
Remembering Our Transfiguration Experiences
We have all experienced “dark moments” in our lives, moments when our life seemed to be abandoned by the light of hope, when we felt so lonely, left out and discouraged by life’s miseries like an inevitable death of a loved one due to an incurable disease, betrayed by our trusted friend, failed to reach our goal because of our failure to pass the board exams, struggling from certain addictions or pinned down by mortal sins. These are just some of life’s “dark moments” that we