Congregational Annual Retreat | 14-21 May 2026 We ask for your prayers as we begin our retreat on the even of May 13. Feel free to share your prayer intentions with us, and we will carry them in prayer throughout the retreat.
Courtesy Visit with Cebu Archbishop Albert Uy Sr Linda Lizada, rc and Sr Malen Java, rc had a courtesy visit with our 5-month old archbishop, Abet Uy. It was a very friendly exchange, recalling his Cenacle connection when he was a student-priest in Loyola School of Theology and he would say Mass in Barangka and the retreat house in Quezon City. He fondly remembers Sr. Lily Quintos, rc who was his mentor.
Bishop Elias Ayuban’s Visit to the Cenacle 28 January 2026 We are grateful to Diocese of Cubao Bishop Elias Ayuban’s visit to the Cenacle.
Cenacle Sisters – Asia | Regional Assembly 2026 The Annual Assembly was held from 2-6 February 2026 attended by all the Sisters. On behalf of the Cenacle Sisters, Sr. Linda Lizada, rc, offered a message of gratitude to Fr. Roger Champoux, SJ, who has been a “Kintsugi artist” to many Cenacle Sisters for over 40 years. Fr. Champoux was the resource speaker during the recently concluded Regional Assembly. “I would like to thank you for how you have been present in our lives through the many years. And borrowing the inspiration from our Bicentennial theme, I think you have been God’s Kinsugi artist who have worked with us. Many of us have felt that artist’s touch that is like the Kinsugi master. You are our Kintsugi artist. In our prayer last Sunday, we said that our small congregation, now entering its third century, may be part of the world’s journey toward wholeness. We will not be around and you will not be around when Cenacle celebrates 300 years. But what we’re hoping for is that those who do celebrate it will look back to this time and say: because Father Champoux walked with the Cenacle Sisters, we have something that we can rejoice about. Thank you Fr Champoux from all of us!”
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𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐆𝐨𝐥𝐝: 𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐬𝐮𝐠𝐢 𝐑𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 (This ritual was held right after the Launching Mass on 1 February 2026.) In this ritual, as we offered our prayers for the shattered parts of our world, we did not simply repair the broken jar. We reassembled it, piece by piece, as a visible sign of our prayer. Each prayer became a petition for God’s healing grace—the sacred gold—to mend a specific rupture in our human family. As one Cenacle Sister read a prayer, another placed a broken piece onto the jar. Each action represented a particular form of brokenness in our world: • For War-Torn Areas • For Refugees and Migrants workers • For Our Common Home • For the Displaced • Against Structural Injustices and Abuse of Power We continue to pray for our ruptured world, trusting that our fractures can become vessels of grace, resilience, and beauty. We are invited not to turn away from brokenness, but to face it with hope and to see in every fracture a potential vein of gold, and in every wound an invitation to healing.
Cenacle Bicentenary Launching Mass 1 February 2026 | Cenacle Retreat House Our Bicentennial Year was launched on February 1st all around the world in our communities. In Asia ceremony held in Quezon City Manila Philippines. The Mass was presided over by Fr. Arnel Aquino, SJ, a very good friend of the Cenacle
CESAP Christmas Party 2025 21 December 2025 | CESAP (Cenacle Educational and Spiritual Assistance Program) Scholars’ Christmas Party We are grateful to Fr Nono Alfonso, SJ for presiding over the Mass, celebrated just before the party. Thank you to all our friends and sponsors who made this event possible! Be our mission partners! Contact us for more details.
Distribution of Pamaskong Noche Buena We are deeply grateful to Tanging Yaman Foundation and to all our generous friends/benefactors for making this Christmas gift-giving possible. Nearly 100 children from Tindog, Medellin went home with happy hearts and full tummies! We also distributed Christmas Packages to some the elderly in Inayawan and Tindog. We are also grateful to all our volunteers who helped with the repacking and distribution! Malipayong Pasko sa tanan!
Perspectives in Spiritual Direction and Discernment 14-28 September 2025with Sr. Malen Java, rc and Sr. Linda Lizada, rcHoly Family Redemptorist Retreat House, Nivel Hills, Cebu City This is a two-week formation/workshop offered to different religious formators and priests. They experienced meaningful rhythm of inputs, prayer, reflection, group sharing, and hands-on practice— guided by a team of Cenacle Sisters with experience in spiritual direction and accompaniment in formation. This is a collaboration between the Redemptorist Province of Cebu and the Cenacle Sisters. Oh, Christ who lingered, who listened,who welcomed interruption,let us be generous with attention. We long to stand attentive,to be startled by creation again,to be astounded by what has faded to familiarity,to be eager to hear stories, Lay claim to our lives again so we can attend fully to this moment.Slow our pace and settle our spirits so we may bear witness to the beauty, to the invitationsto the details in the myriad of stories shared by those we journey with. May our attention feel more like a prayer that never ceases,like a rope that tethers to You.We lay down our need to control, to perform, to produce,and choose to be fully present to the other,to patiently wait with them to be led farther in,and witness the unraveling of your presence in their lives. (prayer lifted from and adapted from Liturgy of Prayers)