Today, we joined the Misa Hu Pagpasalamat, Pog Tukhow 2026 of Fr. Leoni Mission Foundation, Inc., celebrating with the Kapawa Hu Paglaom Class of 2026. The celebration brought together graduates, their families, benefactors, and friends in a heartfelt Thanksgiving Ceremony for Parents and a moving Tribute to the 15 Kapawa Hu Paglaom Graduates. These young men and women proudly represent the Talaandig, Umayamnon, Higaonon, and Bukidnon tribes. As we give thanks to God for this milestone, we also honour the sacrifices of their parents, the dedication of their mentors, and the rich cultural heritage of our Indigenous communities. May these graduates continue to be bearers of hope, wisdom, and service to their families and communities. Congratulations to the Kapawa Hu Paglaom Class of 2026! May God continue to bless your journey.

The San Francisco Javier Mission Station was blessed by the presence of Fr. Josef Raoul Rodriguez, SJ, of the Midwest Province (USA), a newly ordained Filipino-American Jesuit priest, who spent about two and a half weeks in Tikalaan as part of his summer pastoral experience. He is currently serving with the Philippine Jesuit Prison Service until the third week of August. Despite the challenges of learning a new language, Fr. Josef celebrated at least two Masses in Cebuano during his stay and participated in various pastoral activities. His simplicity, availability, and joyful presence were warmly welcomed by the communities, especially the youth, who greatly appreciated the opportunity to meet and interact with another Jesuit priest.

Opening Prayer: Prayer for Generosity 𝘓𝘰𝘳𝘥, 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘴. 𝘛𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘦 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘴 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘦, 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘴𝘵, 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘴, 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘰𝘪𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘬 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵, 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘴𝘬 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥, 𝘴𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘐 𝘥𝘰 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭. Scripture: "𝘍𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘭𝘭, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯, 𝘐 𝘢𝘴𝘬 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴, 𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘺𝘦𝘳𝘴, 𝘱𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘬𝘴𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘣𝘦 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦, 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺, 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘢 𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘭 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺.” (1 Timothy 2:1–2) Day 8: For Church Leaders For Saint Ignatius of Loyola, thinking with the Church meant loving and serving the Church with humility, trusting that the Holy Spirit continues to guide her through those called to lead. Prayer: Lord Jesus, Shepherd of Your Church, bless our Church leaders and all who serve Your people. Grant them wisdom to discern Your will, courage to lead with humility, and hearts attentive to the guidance of the Holy Spirit. May they shepherd Your flock with compassion and fidelity. Amen. Lord Jesus Christ, I include in this novena, my intentions through the intercession of St. Ignatius of Loyola. (Silently mention your intentions.) May the Father grant them according to His holy will, and may I find peace in trusting His divine plan. Closing Prayer: Suscipe 𝘛𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘓𝘰𝘳𝘥, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘮𝘺 𝘭𝘪𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘺, 𝘮𝘺 𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘺, 𝘮𝘺 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘺 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭, 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘴𝘴. 𝘛𝘩𝘰𝘶 𝘩𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘦. 𝘛𝘰 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘦, 𝘖 𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘥, 𝘐 𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯 𝘪𝘵. 𝘈𝘭𝘭 𝘪𝘴 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦, 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘪𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘛𝘩𝘺 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭. 𝘎𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘮𝘦 𝘛𝘩𝘺 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘺 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘦, 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘶𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘦. 𝘈𝘮𝘦𝘯.

Opening Prayer: Prayer for Generosity 𝘓𝘰𝘳𝘥, 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘴. 𝘛𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘦 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘴 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘦, 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘴𝘵, 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘴, 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘰𝘪𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘬 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵, 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘴𝘬 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥, 𝘴𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘐 𝘥𝘰 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭. Scripture: "𝘏𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘎𝘰𝘥, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯. 𝘍𝘰𝘳 𝘪𝘯 𝘩𝘪𝘮 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘯 𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘩, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦, 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘳 𝘥𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘰𝘳 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘳 𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘴; 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘩𝘪𝘮 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘩𝘪𝘮. 𝘏𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘩𝘪𝘮 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳." (Colossians 1:15-17) Day 7: For our Common Home Saint Ignatius of Loyola found deep spiritual consolation in gazing at the night sky and the stars. At the heart of Ignatian Spirituality is the growing awareness that God can be found in every person, every place, and everything—finding God in all things. Prayer: Creator God, You have entrusted us with the gift of our Common Home and called us to care for all that You have made. Open our eyes to recognize the cries of the earth and the cries of the poor. Grant us the wisdom to speak with truth, the courage to act with justice, and the compassion to protect the dignity of every person and all Creation. May our lives reflect Your love through faithful stewardship and hope-filled action. Amen. Lord Jesus Christ, I include in this novena, my intentions through the intercession of St. Ignatius of Loyola. (Silently mention your intentions.) May the Father grant them according to His holy will, and may I find peace in trusting His divine plan. Closing Prayer: Suscipe 𝘛𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘓𝘰𝘳𝘥, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘮𝘺 𝘭𝘪𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘺, 𝘮𝘺 𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘺, 𝘮𝘺 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘺 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭, 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘴𝘴. 𝘛𝘩𝘰𝘶 𝘩𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘦. 𝘛𝘰 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘦, 𝘖 𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘥, 𝘐 𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯 𝘪𝘵. 𝘈𝘭𝘭 𝘪𝘴 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦, 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘪𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘛𝘩𝘺 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭. 𝘎𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘮𝘦 𝘛𝘩𝘺 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘺 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘦, 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘶𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘦. 𝘈𝘮𝘦𝘯.

Opening Prayer: Prayer for Generosity 𝘓𝘰𝘳𝘥, 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘴. 𝘛𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘦 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘴 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘦, 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘴𝘵, 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘴, 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘰𝘪𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘬 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵, 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘴𝘬 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥, 𝘴𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘐 𝘥𝘰 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭. Scripture: 𝘐 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘷𝘰𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘰𝘳𝘥 𝘴𝘢𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨, “𝘞𝘩𝘰𝘮 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘐 𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘥? 𝘞𝘩𝘰 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘨𝘰 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘶𝘴?” “𝘏𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘐 𝘢𝘮,” 𝘐 𝘴𝘢𝘪𝘥; “𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘦!” (Isaiah 6:8) Day 6: For vocations Peter Faber, one of Ignatius' closest friends, felt torn by many choices. He considered marriage or becoming a doctor, a lawyer, a professor, a simple cleric, or a monk. Through Ignatius' patient guidance and the Spiritual Exercises, he gradually discerned and answered God's call in his life. Prayer: Lord, bless our young people with trust in Your love and in Your guidance. May the Holy Spirit lead them to the vocation to which You are calling them, giving them courage and generous hearts to answer Your call. May our communities become places where vocations are nurtured with joy and generosity. Amen. Lord Jesus Christ, I include in this novena, my intentions through the intercession of St. Ignatius of Loyola. (Silently mention your intentions.) May the Father grant them according to His holy will, and may I find peace in trusting His divine plan. Closing Prayer: Suscipe 𝘛𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘓𝘰𝘳𝘥, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘮𝘺 𝘭𝘪𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘺, 𝘮𝘺 𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘺, 𝘮𝘺 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘺 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭, 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘴𝘴. 𝘛𝘩𝘰𝘶 𝘩𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘦. 𝘛𝘰 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘦, 𝘖 𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘥, 𝘐 𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯 𝘪𝘵. 𝘈𝘭𝘭 𝘪𝘴 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦, 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘪𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘛𝘩𝘺 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭. 𝘎𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘮𝘦 𝘛𝘩𝘺 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘺 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘦, 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘶𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘦. 𝘈𝘮𝘦𝘯.