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Published 26 July 2018, 11:59 AM
By Christina Hermoso
The newly installed Diocese of Bayombong in Nueva Vizcaya Bishop José Elmer I. Mangalinao asked the faithful to support him in his immense responsibility with [19659004] New Diocese of Bayombong in Nueva Vizcaya Most Rev. José Elmer I. Mangalinao (on the left) (Credit: Nueva Vizcaya Tourism / MANILA BULLETIN Facebook page) ” width=”930″ height=”618″/>
New Diocese of Bayombong in Nueva Vizcaya Bishop Jose Elmer I Mangalinao ( left)
(Photo credit: Nueva Vizcaya Tourism's Facebook page / MANILA BULLETIN)
"When you're grateful, you say it but when you're grateful, you do it." You respond to love with love, you respond to all that God gives you with a spirit and a soul full of heart, without His holiness, which is also a gift and a responsibility, there is no way that we can reflect this goodness I pray once moreover to have the courage to accept the gift of holiness and the responsibility of God, "he said during official ceremonies of installation at St. Dominic Cathedral of Bayombong
Mangalinao, 58 years old, has replaced Bishop Ramon B. Villena. in 2016 at the age of 77 after serving the diocese for 30 years. The age of mandatory retirement for bishops is 75 years old. The Vatican announced the appointment of Mangalinao last May as the new and third bishop of Bayombong, a 36-year-old diocese with more than half a million Catholics in 20paris. He was then Auxiliary Bishop of Lingayen-Dagupan in Pangasinan.
Bishop Gabriele Giordano Caccia, Papal Nuncio, served as a prelate, while the Archbishop of Lingayen-Dagupan, Socrates B. Villegas, served as a homilist during Mass
. In his homily, he reminds Mangalinao "to love his priests".
"The sanctity of the priests will reflect the holiness of the Catholic faithful, and if there is corruption among the faithful, it will only reflect the corruption of the faithful. the presbyterium. If there is holiness in the parish, it can only be a reflection of the sanctity of the priests of the parish. Your priests are your face, your hands and your voice. If you want to love God, love your priests because your priests have been configured in the image of God Himself. May the sanctity of each priest be reflected in the sacredness of each Catholic faithful in this diocese, "said Villegas in an article of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP)
Caccia, for his part, urged the newly installed bishop "Pray to be a better person."
"Take care of what is the treasure of God who has gone to you but who is not your property, that is to say. is the property of God. If we want to help it, let's start today and say: Lord, help me to become a better person. In this way, he will find his task easier and more joyous, "said Papal Nuncio
Mangalinao, who grew up in Cabiao, Nueva Ecija, was ordained priest of Cabanatuan on October 15, 1985 and was ordained bishop the August 22, 2016.
