KAKATHA NEWS 2014: 112th Hagonoeño Priest ordained in the Diocese of Tarlac

KAKATHA NEWS EVENTS 2014

Dated: March 8, 2014

Last March 8, 2014, the 112th Hagonoeño Priest was ordained by the Most Rev. Florentino F. Cinense, D.D., Bishop of Tarlac at the Immaculate Conception Parish in Victoria, Tarlac. Rev. Fr. Raymund Victor Acuña finished his theological studies at San Carlos Seminary, Makati City and was ordained a priest in the Diocese of Tarlac. In this photo, he is with his fellow ordinandi classmates from different dioceses and religious orders. Photo by: Rev. Fr. Raymond Victor Acuña.

VICTORIA, TARLAC - Last March 8, 2014, the Diocese of Tarlac celebrated with joy at the ordination of a new priest for their faithful and the barrio of Sta. Elena, Hagonoy also rejoiced for the addition of their son to the long list of priests of the town. Rev. Fr. Raymund Victor Acuña was ordained as a presbyter of the Catholic Church by the Most Rev. Florentino F. Cinense, D.D., Bishop of Tarlac at the Immaculate Conception Parish in Victoria, Tarlac. Born on January 7, 1986, he is the son of Pedro Martin Acuña of Sta. Elena, Hagonoy, Bulacan and Ma. Fatima Coronel Victor of San Nicolas, Victoria, Tarlac. Finishing at San Carlos Seminary in 2013, he was ordained a deacon last August 21, 2013 by the same bishop and served in the Diocese of Tarlac.

The Thanksgiving Mass of Rev. Fr. Raymund Victor Acuña at Immaculate Conception Parish at Immaculate Conception Parish in Victoria, Tarlac. The concelebrants were the parish priest together with other priests of the Diocese and the Most Rev. Florentino F. Cinense, D.D.

    In his first days as a priest of the Catholic Church, he celebrated thanksgiving masses both in his home parish, the Immaculate Conception Parish in Victoria town, the Cathedral of San Sebastian in Tarlac City and at the Our Lady of Peace College Seminary (OLPAX) in Tarlac City. Currently, Fr. Acuña is assigned as the Assistant Procurator of OLPAX and shall be assigned to other parishes upon the the declaration of new parish assignments for neo-presbyters on the Diocese's Chrism Mass come Holy Thursday. During an interview with Fr. Acuña, he said he thanks God because of the blessings that were given to him as a newly ordained priest and asks for prayers for his effective ministry.

   Fr. Acuña has currently added the number of Hagonoeño priests being the 66th among the living priests and the 112th in the current number of both living and deceased priests. In thanksgiving to his patroness in Hagonoy, St. Helena the Empress, he says he plans to celebrate a thanksgiving mass during the novena to St. Helena at Sta. Elena Emperatriz Parish in Hagonoy. The members of KAKATHA were asked to attend to the upcoming celebration. KAKATHA Admin.