OPENING PRAYER

Most High, glorious God,

enlighten the darkness of my heart
and give me true faith, certain hope,
and perfect charity, sense and
knowledge, Lord, that I may carry out
Your holy and true command. Amen.
 GOSPEL REFLECTION
August 18, 2024
2oth Sunday in Ordinary time

Jesus promises eternal life to those who eat his

Flesh and drink his Blood. Many of the Church
Fathers characterized the Eucharist as food
that effectively immortalizes those who
consume it.
In Eucharist, we are not only receiving God’s
grace but also its source— BODY & BLOOD OF
JESUS.
CONGREGATIO IMMACULATI CORDIS MARIAE
CICM-Philippines School Network: Vision
Mission
At the initiative of the Father,
Sent by the Son,
Guided by the Spirit,

Inspired by Theophile Verbist our founder, We CICM missionaries

Who heard the call of the Lord Of different races and cultures
And left his country Live and work together as brothers
To proclaim the Good News in China, In order to bring the Good News of Jesus Christ
Wherever it is most needed.
Enlightened by those who preceded us
And who – like our founder- We achieve our mission
Left their familiar surroundings When we facilitate
To follow Jesus Christ, the Incarnate Word The encounter between Jesus Christ and the ‘nations’.
By integrating themselves into a foreign culture,
And by living in solidarity with another people, Our mission includes
Enabling people
Enriched by those we serve, To experience the coming of the Kingdom
Especially the poor who reveals to us -proclaimed by Jesus Christ-
the sin of the world
And who help us discover the true meaning
Of God’s plan of love,
 C.I.C.M SCHOOLS IN THE
PHILIPPINES

SLC, La Union
SLU, Baguio SLC,
Cebu

SMU, Nueva USL, CICM, Mary Hill of

Vizcaya Tuguegarao Theology, QC
UNIVERSITY OF SAINT LOUIS TUGUEGARAO
CICM - Congregatio Immaculati Cordis Mariae /
Congregation of the Immaculate Heart of Mary

The University of Saint Louis traces its roots from a

school started by Msgr. Constant Jurgens, CICM,
D.D., a Dutch by nationality, was a CICM missionary,
great educator and then Bishop of the Diocese of
Tuguegarao.
University of Saint Louis is a globally competent
CICM Catholic Educational Institution that forms
persons of character, conscience, compassion, with
national pride, sense of mission, and passion
nurtured by the Louisian culture of excellence.
 UNIVERSITY OF SAINT LOUIS
TUGUEGARAO

VISION MISSION
USL is a global learning community USL sustains a Catholic academic
recognized for science and community that nurtures persons for
technology across all disciplines, community, church and society
strong research, and responsive anchored on CICM’s Missio et
community engagement grounded Excellentia.
on the CICM mission and identity
for a distinctive student experience.
 UNIVERSITY OF SAINT LOUIS
TUGUEGARAO
EDUCATIONAL PHILOSOPHY AND CORE VALUES

The University of Saint Louis upholds the philosophy that

education is for building of self and persons for the
Church and the Society. Wisdom builds. To these ends,
the following are the core values of University of Saint
Louis; integral in the formation of every member of the
Louisian community.
 UNIVERSITY OF SAINT LOUIS
TUGUEGARAO
CHRISTIAN LIVING - We are witnesses to the Gospel
values as taught and lived by Christ thus making God’s
love known and experienced by all.

EXCELLENCE - We seek and maintain uncompromising

standard of quality in teaching, learning, service, and
stewardship of school resources.
 UNIVERSITY OF SAINT LOUIS
TUGUEGARAO
PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY - We are committed to efficiently
and responsibly apply the learned principles, values and skills in
the chosen field of discipline, taking initiative and command
responsibility in one’s professional advancement.

SOCIAL AWARENESS AND DEVELOPMENT - We engage ourselves

with society by listening to the prevailing issues and concerns in
the society, thereby initiating and participating in constructive
and relevant social activities for the promotion of justice, peace
and integrity of creation and for people’s wellness and
development consistent with the CICM charism.
 UNIVERSITY OF SAINT LOUIS
TUGUEGARAO

INOVATION, CREATIVITY AND AGILITY - We keep

ourselves relevant and responsive to the changing
needs of our stakeholders by being flexible, solution
oriented, and having cutting-edge decisions and
practices.
 FOUR COMPONENTS OF CHRISTIAN
FORMATION

Prayer and Religious Social Vocation –

Liturgy Education Involvement Mission Animation
FOUR COMPONENTS OF CHRISTIAN
FORMATION
PRAYER AND LITURGY
• St. Theresa of Avila, • summit toward the activity of
“intimate conversation w/ the church
God who we know loves • Christian’s official public
us” worship centered in Eucharist
• Jesus is the perfect model and other sacraments
and teacher of prayer • Christians/ community gather
• Mt. 26:39 “Jesus said, Your around the Lord whose
will be done, not mine” (we presence is encountered
through assembly, minister,
can grow in our personal
scriptural word, prayers and
relationship w/ God songs, bread and wine
FOUR COMPONENTS OF CHRISTIAN
FORMATION
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
• lead every Christians toward a personal and intimate rel.
w/ God
• should make every Christians aware of God’s presence
and be in touch w/ Him who cares for human beings
• Pope Benedict XVI, “contributes to the overall formation
of the person and makes it possible to transform
knowledge into wisdom of life.
• GOAL – MATURE, ACTIVE, AND RESPONSIBLE MEMBERS OF
THE CHURCH AND SOCIETY
FOUR COMPONENTS OF CHRISTIAN
FORMATION
SOCIAL INVOLVEMENT
• called upon to take an active part in transforming our
community, society and the whole world.
• actively involved in finding solutions to the problems of
our society such as poverty, oppression, discrimination,
graft and corruption, criminality, environmental
destruction and etc.
• carry on the work and mission of Jesus in the world, in the
effort of establishing the Kingdom of God here on Earth –
a kingdom of peace, just, harmony and joy.
FOUR COMPONENTS OF CHRISTIAN
FORMATION
VOCATION – MISSION
ANIMATION
• response to the call of God to live life as faithful disciples
of Jesus
• He has called us to be disciples of His Son. We became
part of the Church, the Body of Christ and the temple of
the Holy Spirit
• Month of September and October
DATES TO REMEMBER - CICM STORY

NOVEMBER 28, 1862

• CICM was established by Fr.
Theophile Verbist in Scheut, Belgium
• CICM is an instrument of the church in
proclaiming the Good News of Jesus
• Approved by Cardinals in Belgium
• members of the congregation were
called, “Scheut Father” or “Scheutists”
DATES TO REMEMBER - CICM STORY

OCTOBER 25, 1860

• Treaty of Peking was signed
• opened the gates of Imperial China to the missionary
work of the Catholic Church
• “Belgian Mission in China” – taking care of the
abandoned Chinese children
 DATES TO REMEMBER - CICM STORY
AUGUST 1865

Fr. Paul Splingard

Fr. Alois Van Segvelt Fr. Ferdinand Hamer Fr. Francois Vranks (Beligum Layman)
DATES TO REMEMBER - CICM STORY
NOVEMBER 1865

Xiwanzi
Beijing, China
 DATES TO REMEMBER - CICM STORY
Manchuria
1866- missionaries
expanded their Xiamaio’ Ergou
Infinity of Gabi Desert Heishui
territories
Province of Kansu Xiwanzi
China and the age-
old Chinese Wall
Beijing, China
DATES TO REMEMBER - CICM STORY

PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED BY FR. THEOPHILE

• Lack of Resources
• Hostile Climate
• Language Difficulties
• Diseases (Typhoid Fever)
DATES TO REMEMBER - CICM STORY

FEBRUARY 23, 1868

• Verbist died due to Typhoid fever at age 45
• Pope Pius IX, “the man may die … God will not allow his
work to disappear”

1865 - 1887
• CICM sent no less than 74 missionaries to Inner Mongolia
to continue the missionary work that Verbist’s started.
DATES TO REMEMBER - CICM STORY

FR. ERNEST DIELTIENS

• was sent to U.S. to ask for financial support for the China
missions and to find areas of ministry.
• He also established a permanent CICM Mission in U.S.
• April 1946, Father Dieltiens was able to buy an eleven-
acre property called “Lyonhurst,” after its former owner,
Mr. Lyons. The name was then changed to
“Missionhurst.”
 CICM MISSION AND CHARISM
 EVERY CICM MISSIONARY IS CALLED TO FOLLOW JESUS
AND SHARE HIS LIFE
 Charism – to go beyond geographical and religious
boundaries to share Jesus Christ with all those who do
not know Him. (to proclaim the Good News) AD EXTRA,
AD GENTES
 October 05, 1933 - CICM’S motto “COR UNUM ET
ANIMA UNA” (One Heart and One Soul)