Archbishop Socrates B. Villegas has recently published a 232-page book of homilies delivered during the COVID19 lockdown months entitled “Where is HE?”–Blessings from Distance and Absence. The book is available at the CSI Malls, at selected Catholic book stores and…
HOLY THURSDAY REFLECTIONS FOR MY BROTHER PRIESTS, 2025 We will remember again later this evening what the Lord did and said in the Upper Room the night before He suffered and died. This is my Body. This is my Blood.…
WOMEN AND PRIESTS HOLY THURSDAY REFLECTIONS FOR MY BROTHER PRIESTS, 2025 We will remember again later this evening what the Lord did and said in the Upper Room the night before He suffered and died. This is my Body. This…
Message to the Archdiocese of Lingayen Dagupan Catholic SchoolsFebruary 25, 2025EDSA People Power Anniversary Your Father Soc here in the Archdiocese of Lingayen Dagupan was the first Rector of the EDSA Shrine built in 1989 to thank God for the…
It is better to take refuge in the LORD, than to trust in princes! Psalm 118:9 A Pastoral Commentary on the 2025 National Budget My brothers and sisters in Christ in the Church of Lingayen Dagupan: Why this commentary on…
Sunday is the Lord’s Day. Today is September 8, Sunday. It is also Mary’s day. When we have a choice between the Lord’s Day and Mary’s day, the Lord’s day takes priority. That is why the Mass is not the…
Lord Save Us! We Are Perishing! (Matthew 8:25) Pastoral Letter for the Archdiocese of Lingayen Dagupan to be read as homily for all Masses for the Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time, June 15 and 16, 2024 Beloved people of God…
I am sure you know at least one person who has left the Church due to a hurtful experience within it. This individual, once identifying as Catholic, has abandoned their religion because of disappointment with a priest or with people…
WHEN PRIESTS CRY… Meditation by Archbishop Socrates B. Villegas, Archbishop of Lingayen Dagupan, on the occasion of Chrism Mass on March 28, 2024 at the Cathedral of Saint John the Evangelist, Dagupan City Beloved brothers in Christ:…
In one short paragraph, Jesus astonished the people around Him for two significant reasons. Firstly, they were astounded by His preaching. Secondly, they were astounded by His healing. Why were they astonished by His preaching? Because He spoke only the…