WHAT HAPPENS DURING THE PASTORAL VISIT OF THE BISHOP? "The pastoral visit is an apostolic endeavour, an event of grace." (Directory of Bishops) Canon Law 396.1: "A bishop is obliged to visit the diocese annually either in whole or in part, so that he visits the entire...
[gallery link="file" size="full" ids="39694,39695,39696"] MATI CITY, DAVAO ORIENTAL - The Divine Mercy Parish in the City of Mati successfully celebrated the 17th Parochial fiesta with the theme "Diosnong kalooy, Tuburan sa Kinabuhi ug Panaghiusa sa Mapadayonong Naglawig nga Simbahan", April 16, 2023, Sunday. A Eucharistic celebration took...
[gallery link="file" size="full" ids="39554,39555,39556,39557"] MATI - With its mission to use social media for evangelization and to be able to do this mission effectively and approach it systematically, the Social Communications Ministry of the Diocese of Mati conducted a Diocesan-wide two-day Seminar and Workshop at St....
Amplifying its noble mission of evangelization as the only Catholic Radio Station in Davao Oriental, the DXHM AM 549 Khz and DXDV 97.5 SPIRIT FM celebrated their 32nd and 14th Founding Anniversary respectively with a medical mission at Sitio Palo 4, Brgy. P.M. Sobrecarey, Caraga...
In pursuit to the Proclamation No. 227 series of 1998 provides for the observance of the month of March as Women's Month, Paquito Blas, Jr., Diocesan SocCom Coordinator together with Rey Comania, SOCCOM from Divine Mercy Parish gear up in promoting good news through YOUTH...
[gallery link="file" size="full" ids="39110,39111,39138"] The pastoral team headed by Most Rev. Abel C. Apigo, DD continues the scheduled pastoral visit in the parish of San Isidro Labrador in Banaybanay, Davao Oriental. The team was happily received by the parishioners headed by Rev. Fr. Edito S. Baño, parish...
[gallery size="full" link="file" ids="38849,38850,38851,38852"] With a huge event like the 45th DCM Convention, the Diocese of Mati definitely and absolutely takes pride in hosting the event, thus, the diocese is taking no stones unturned to ascertain its success, and making it an event beyond putting into...
[gallery size="full" ids="36803,36804,36805"] City of Mati, Davao Oriental - Lay faithful and devotees flocked at the San Nicolas de Tolentino Cathedral celebrating the feast day of San Nicolas de Tolentino, once again honoring him for 85 years of guidance, intercession, and protection, offering his life as...
[gallery columns="1" size="full" ids="35096,35097,35098"] Emphasizing the greatest gift of faith, the Diocese of Mati culminated the celebration of the 500 years of Christianity on April 25, 2020, savoring the richness of faith of the lay faithful in the Diocese. Bp. Abel C. Apigo led the concelebrated Mass...
[gallery columns="1" size="full" ids="34501,34502"] God indeed, works in so many amazing and mysterious ways. Seemingly barren in strategies of maximizing and even strengthening the thrust of evangelization, the Diocese of Mati, then, under the shepherding of the late Most Reverend Patricio H. Alo, D.D. did not...