With joy and thanksgiving to God, we invite our young people, 18 years and above, to join the "EYM Festival on the Magnificent Humanity" on November 28 & 29, 2026 at the Loyola Retreat House in Angono. We especially encourage youth leaders to learn, experience and eventually echo Pope Leo's teachings on the encylical "Magnifica Humanitas" and create in their own parishes and schools centers for learning and the promotion of the ideals and values of the encyclical. Registration fee shall be P1500/pax, inclusive of materials, board and lodging. Interested parties may register online, via this link: https://forms.gle/13vUuvYEVSFCbu5a9 Come, let us embrace, relish and protect the magnificence of our humanity, for in our humanity dwells the image and likeness of God!

On 27 September 1540, Pope Paul III officially approved the Society of Jesus through the bull Regimini militantis Ecclesiae: “Whoever desires to serve as a soldier of God beneath the banner of the Cross in our Society, which we desire to be designated by the name of Jesus... should keep in mind that he is a member of a community founded chiefly for this purpose: to strive especially for the defense and propagation of the faith and for the progress of souls in Christian life and doctrine.” In 1538, the companions of Paris, with Ignatius of Loyola as their leader, realized that their plan to go to the Holy Land was not possible. They chose to go to Rome and offer their services to the Pope for the missions he would entrust to them. The following year, Ignatius submitted the Formula of the Institute for his group which he called the “Company of Jesus” – his friends in the Lord. Pope Paul III welcomed it verbally, but it was not until several months later, on 27 September 1540, that his holiness promulgated the bull Regimini militantis Ecclesiae, which recognized and approved the Society of Jesus as a religious order. May God continue to bless this least Society with vocations for the priesthood and brotherhood so that through his grace we, friends in the Lord, may continue our service in the Church. Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam!

O God, who manifest your almighty power above all by pardoning and showing mercy, bestow, we pray, your grace abundantly upon us and make those hastening to attain your promises heirs to the treasures of heaven.

𝐄𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐮𝐬 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐭 𝐏𝐀𝐏𝐂𝐎𝐍 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔! Emmaus Center successfully convened the organized symposium, “𝙄𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙋𝙨𝙮𝙘𝙝𝙤𝙡𝙤𝙜𝙮 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙁𝙖𝙞𝙩𝙝: 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙈𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙒𝙚𝙡𝙡-𝘽𝙚𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙛 𝘾𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙘 𝙋𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙍𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙞𝙤𝙪𝙨 𝙎𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙨,” at the 62nd Annual Convention of the Psychological Association of the Philippines. Fr. Joseph Don Zaldivar, Sr. Dr. Lidwina Tri Ariastuti, FCJ, and Emmaus director Fr. Jordan Orbe, SJ, shared their research on mental health help-seeking among Filipino priests, attachment and well-being among religious sisters, and aging well in priestly ministry. We are grateful to the PAP and to everyone who joined the session and contributed to the conversation. May this dialogue between psychology and faith lead to a more grounded, compassionate, and responsive approach to mental well-being in priestly and religious life. Emmaus Center for Psycho-Spiritual Formation and Accompaniment

On 26 September 2026, Jesuits at Arrupe International Residence renovated their vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience. The renovation of vows reaffirms their commitment to Christ and to a life of mission and service in the Society of Jesus, particularly through their studies and ongoing formation. "Therefore, I suppliantly beg Your immense goodness and mercy, through the blood of Jesus Christ, to deign to receive this offering in an odor of sweetness; and that just as You gave me the grace to desire and offer this, so You will also bestow abundant grace to fulfill it." (Excerpt from the Formula of the First Vows in the Society of Jesus) Arrupe International Residence