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
Archbishop Tria Tirona Visits Marawi
Archbishop Rolando Tria Tirona visited last April 11-12, 2018 the Prelature of Marawi and the Diocese of Iligan together with CBCP-NASA staff to conduct briefing with the Diocesan Social Action Centers and give assistance to the internally displaced people of Marawi. The itinerary includes visit to the evacuation in Toril in Iligan and to the Christian Tent Camp and Sarimanok Camp in Marawi. The Archbishop had the opportunity to make dialogue with Maranao volunteers. In th
Black Saturday Reflection
This Black Saturday we enter into the mystery. Today we contemplate Jesus, there in the tomb, dead. In that tomb, he is dead, exactly the way each of us will be dead. Death is our ultimate fear. Our lives are limited. Our existence is coming to an end. We will all die. In a matter of time, all that will be left of any of us is a decomposing body. To contemplate Jesus' body, there in that tomb, is to look our death in the face. As we behold the body of Jesus in the tomb today,
Inmates Hear Message of Hope in the Washing of the Feet
Holy Thursday. Archbishop Rolando Tria Tirona celebrated Mass of the Lord’s Supper at Bureau of Jail Management and Penology in Tigaon, Camarines Sur. The Archbishop washed the feet of twelve inmates as part of the ritual in the liturgy. The archbishop explained in his homily the three gifts of this Thursday that lead to hope: The Priesthood, the Eucharist and Love. He emphasised that it is in the encounter with Jesus that we learn to love one another and to hope always
Bicol Bishops Meet in Virac
Bicol Bishops gathered in Virac Catanduanes last March 13, 2018, for the first meeting in the year 2018 to discuss plans and issues in Bicol Church. Archbishop Tirona presided over the meeting where plans on the 3rd Bicol Priests Congress and the status and plans for Metropolitan Judicial Tribunal were discussed. The Bicol Bishops are (from left to right in photo) Bishop Joel Baylon of Legazpi, Archbishop Rolando Tria Tirona of Caceres, Bishop Manolo de los Santos of Virac,
March for Life Bicol
The Family Ministry of the Archdiocese of Caceres spearheaded the March for Life Bicol 2018 last March 10, 2018. Ms. Rosa Linda Valenzona (ECFL - Consultant), gave a talk at the Peñafrancia Parish Shrine. Archbishop Rolando Tria Tirona, OCD, presided over the Mass before the march where he highlighted three important points in life: Acceptance, Adoration and Action for those who advocate for the sanctity of life. Fr. William Santiago, Director of the Family Ministry in Cacer