The Extraordinary Jubilee Year of Mercy 2016 is also a very special time for Bahay ng Diyos Foundation, Inc. as we also celebrate a decade of church-building activities in support of Catholic parishes in the Philippines. We marked our 10th anniversary celebration with the Solemn Dedication of a new Chapel of the Divine Mercy and the Hardin ng Dalangin Center for Spirituality and Enrichment in Barangay San Benito West in Lipa City, Batangas, on May 5, 2016.
His Eminence Gaudencio B. Cardinal Rosales, Archbishop Emeritus of Manila, and His Excellency, Most Reverend Ramon C. Arguelles, Archbishop of Lipa, led the blessing and Eucharistic celebration, along with Bishop Bernardino Cortez of Infanta, Quezon, and Bishop Nereo Odchimar of Tandag, Surigao del Sur.
They were joined by other clergy and religious, well as our Board of Trustees, institutional and private donors, the family and friends of Mrs. Noemi Saludo, our Foundation President, and the community of San Isidro Labrador Parish.
Mrs. Saludo recounted to the congregation that the establishment of the Chapel and the Center was inspired by several events in her life and from divine inspiration she received through dreams and prayers. She felt the Lord asked her anew to build a sacred space that will bring Him closer to His people.
The Chapel of the Divine Mercy and Hardin ng Dalangin Center were built on a parcel of land in San Benito donated by the Foundation’s Executive Vice-President, Mr. Ricardo Saludo.
The Center, which can be found near the foot of Mount Malarayat, will be a haven for recollections, retreats, seminars, and other spiritual, formation, and community activities. The next facilities to be constructed are the Retreat House and Administration Building, and a store for selling the organic farm produce of the adjacent Blessed Earth Farm.
The Center opens later this year. For more information and donations, please contact the Bahay ng Diyos Foundation, Inc. at tel. no. (02) 531-1182 and 623-1089, or write to inquiry@bahayngdiyos.org.
