The Archdiocese of Cotabato is blest to have Father Loreto Sanoy, DCC and Father Joel Baes, DCC who celebrated their Silver Presbyteral Ordination Anniversary on April 7 and April 8, 2008 respectively.
FR. LORETO G. SANOY, DCC was born on December 10, 1943 in Libungan, North Cotabato. He studied at Libungan Central Elementary School, Notre Dame of Midsayap High School and Notre Dame of Midsayap College. He entered the Regional Major Seminary in 1978 for his theological studies and was ordained to the priesthood on April 8, 1983 at San Isidro Labrador Parish, Libungan, North Cotabato.
After 25 years in the priesthood Father Loret considers the building and strengthening of the BECs as a source of inspiration that sustained him in his ministry. He also remembers the Notre Dame Archdiocesan Seminary as his most challenging yet very consoling assignment. Father Loret said that he felt unprepared for this special ministry when he was assigned Rector of the seminary in 1993. Fr. Loret said it took him a year to gain confidence in this assignment. For him, being Rector for four years was truly "challenging at the same time very consoling."
When asked what he envisions in his ministry in the next 25 years he said, "My consolation and fulfillment lie in my being Alter Christus and I want to continue this role especially in proclaiming the gospel and celebrating the sacraments with the people especially the poor."
Fr. Loret now serves as Parish Priest of the Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Parish, Parang, Shariff Kabungsuan, Maguindanao.
FR. JOEL B. BAES, DCC was born in Panay, Capiz on December 24, 1945. He studied at Panay Elementary School and the Colegio dela Purisima Concepcion. He then took a degree in Philosophy at Notre Dame University while in seminary formation at the Notre Dame Archdiocesan Seminary. He was later sent to the Regional Major Seminary in Davao City for his theological formation and was ordained to the priesthood on April 7, 1983.
Fr. Joel already served quite a number of the parishes in the archdiocese within 25 years as a priest. He was assigned in Tacurong, Isulan, Bagumbayan, Esperanza, Pres. Quirino, Pigcawayan, Dukay and Notre Dame Archdiocesan Seminary. He also served as a guest priest at St. Joseph Parish and Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament Parish in New Jersey, USA. At present he is the Parish Priest of St. Joseph the Worker Parish, Notre Dame Village, Cotabato City.
For Fr. Joel crises, problems and desolations are very much part of life and that priests are not spared from these. According to him his 25 years in the priesthood is a testimony to this fact and he says, "There's no point in running away from them (desolations, etc). After all it is in our struggle to overcome our problems that we experience God's presence in our lives in a very intimate way."
When asked about his future plans in the ministry he said, "I don't have much plans except that I'm prepared for the unexpected. In the years to come, as in the past, I will try my best to make even just a small difference in the lives of people as their shepherd."
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