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We, the Catholic lay faithful of the Archdiocese of Caceres, are thankful for the efforts "to keep the Peñafrancia Novena days free from undue distraction." The Peñafrancia Fiesta is a time for us to re-commit ourselves to God through the Blessed Mother and to do this, we need an appropriate environment. We do not want activities that have nothing to do with spiritual growth and religious maturity. Such activities demean our devotion to Ina and disrespect the Peñafrancia Fiesta.

MAGARAO, Camarines Sur, Sept. 4, 2009- Caceres Archbishop Leonardo Legaspi has led the Solemn Canonical Erection of the Our Lady of the Annunciation Parish, the archdiocese's 77th parish, and the Rite of Installation of Fr. Ryan Fenis, its first parish priest.

NAGA CITY, July 14, 2009-The Archdiocese of Caceres is truly blessed with priestly vocations with the recent addition of 20 new members of the clergy.

LEGAZPI CITY, June 20, 2009-Bishop Administrator Lucilo B. Quiambao has challenged all the priests to restrain from secularism, worldly sciences and preserve virtues most relevant to them during the high mass held yesterday at St. Gregory the Great Cathedral, here.

Archbishop Leonardo Z. Legaspi, O.P. of Caceres is leading penitential processions and the celebration of masses against the spread of the A (H1N1) virus and other diseases.

The Caceres Youth and Campus Ministry - the John Paul II Youth Center, the Basilica Minore of Our Lady of Peñafrancia and the Parish of Saint John the Evangelist, Naga City together with the Young People of Caceres celebrated summer with the ARCHDIOCESAN YOUTH PILGRIMAGE 2009 (AYP-09) [Our Lady of Peñafrancia Summer Pilgrimage].

A local environmental group has expressed its support of the Bikol bishops' opposition to the ongoing mining operations at Rapu-rapu, Albay. PANGATAMAN-Bikol (Bicol Center for Environmental Protection) external vice-president Engr. Virgilio Perdigon, says his group "welcome[s] and support[s] this letter to the Pope by the bishops because it is a way to highlight the environmental degradation being experienced by the island of Rapu-rapu and also the whole region as well."

More than 30 bishops from all over the country will grace the Solemn Episcopal Ordination of Most Rev. Gilbert A. Garcera, D.D. on June 29, 2007. This was confirmed by Fr. Rex Andrew Alarcon, Executive Secretary of the Executive Committee.

Recording of the fact of marriage in the Book of Marriages. The Parish priest is responsible for seeing that the necessary information is recorded in the parish registers: the name of the parties; their parents; their witnesses; the solemnizing officer, etc. When a dispensation is granted prior to marriage, the date and the protocol number along with the dispensation are to be noted in the “Notations” column.

Only members of the Lectors Guild may be allowed to read the readings during the nuptial mass. The couple, however, may assign the preferred readers provided they are properly prepared for such task.