About the Holy Name Society of the Philippines The Holy Name Society, a confraternity entrusted to the Dominican

Order, was first established in the Philippines on November 13, 1 3! at the "niversity of Santo Tomas, #anila by $ev% &r% Silvestre Sancho O%P% then $ector of the "niversity% The "niversity was the premier home of the Holy Name Society until the brea' of Second (orld (ar% The first President of the Society was #r% #anuel )olayco* he died durin+ the liberation of "ST in 1 ,-% On .pril /1, 1 -!, the 0piscopal )ommission on )atholic .ction +ranted the )onfraternity the official mandate to operate as a National )atholic .ction Or+ani1ation% $ev% &r% 2esus )asta3on O%P% was appointed National Promoter and $amon )% Salinas, then a student of the university was the first National President, and later became a Dominican Priest% &rom here on, the Holy Name Society Parish "nit Or+ani1ations, which were subse4uently or+ani1ed into Diocesan "nions under the $everend Diocesan Directors appointed by their 5ishops, proliferated in the Philippines % On .pril /1, 1 -/ , &r% Pedro Te6ero, O%P%, was appointed National Promoter% He convened the $everend Diocesan Directors appointed by their 5ishops and the Diocesan "nion Presidents of the HNS% On .u+ust /, 1 -3, His 07cellency 5ishop 8icente T% $eyes held a meetin+ with all the .rchdiocesan and Diocesan "nion officers and spiritual director to or+ani1ed a +overnin+ body and elect there offices% . constitution and by9laws was made and approved for the National 0lectorate% The first officers of the National Directorate were #r% Teotimo $o6a, President, #r% 2ose &eria, 8ice President, #r% .ntonio )% Del+ado, Treasurer and #r% Serafin :uin+ona, Secretary% On September 1-, 1 -;, $ev% &r% 2aime N% 5o4uiren, O%P%, was appointed National Promoter of the HNS by &r% Silvestre Sancho, O%P%, the Prior Provincial of the Holy $osary Province % He held the position until he retired on .pril 3!, 1 <;% =n 1 < he was reappointed as National Promoter and remained in this position until he retired in /!!<% (ith /! years of service, he became the lon+est servin+ National Promoter of the National .ssociation of the Holy Name Society in the Philippines %

The Dominican &athers who were former National Promoters> &r% Pedro Tra4uena, &r% $o+elio 5% .larcon, &r% &rancisco #endo1a, &r% ?arry &araon, &r% $amon )% Salinas, &r% :eor+e #oreno, and &r% $eynaldo .dalid% The current National Promoter $ev% &r% 0d+ardo .laurin, OP was appointed and too' over as National Promoter in #ay /!1/% The followin+ have served as HNS National Presidents since 1 -3> .tty% Teotimo $o6a, .tty% 5a+asan, 2ud+e )andido 8illanueva, 0n+r% Octavio @% Nicolas, 2ud+e ?eonardo .fable, 2ud+e $odolfo Toladano, 2ud+e "lysses Salvador, #r% &rancis ?a+man, 2ud+e 0mmanuel S% &lores, 0n+r% #anuel De :u1man, #r% 5ienvenido Pentinio, 5ro% )onrado #ata+a, 5ro% 0miliano .% .berin, .tty% 2immy Pablito, 5ro% #anny .+uilar and 5ro% &eli7 Tobillo% The current President is 5ro% ?aureano )ulala, 2r% who was elected on 2anuary /!, /!13% A0.$ 1 ;/ 9 1 ;, 1 ;, 9 1 ;< 1 ;< 9 1 ;; 1 ;; 9 1 ! 1 !91 1 1 191 3 1 39 1 ,91 1 -91 B 1 -91 < 1 B91 B 1 ; 9 /!!! /!!! 9 /!!/ /!!/ 9 /!!, /!!, 9 /!!< /!!< 9 /!!; /!!; 9 /!11 /!11 9 /!13 P$0S=D0NT 5ro% )andido P% 8illanueva 5ro% 2ose N% &rancisco 5ro% .ntonio P% $eynes 5ro% Octavio @% Nicolas 5ro% ?eonardo &% .fable 5ro% $odolfo 8% Toledano 5ro% &ortunato #% :upit 5ro% "lysses 8% Salvador 5ro% &rancis #% ?a+man 5ro% &rancis #% ?a+man 5ro% #anuel #% De :u1man 5ro% 5eivenido P% Pentinio 5ro% )onrado @% #ata+a 5ro% 0miliano .% .berin 5ro% 2immy $% Pablito 5ro% #anuel .% .+uilar 5ro% &eli7 Tobillo SP=$=T".? D=$0)TO$ &r% :eor+e O% #oreno, OP &r% &rancisco #endo1a, OP &r% &rancisco #endo1a, OP &r% ?arry 5% &araon, OP &r% Honorato )% )asti+ador, OP &r% Honorato )% )asti+ador, OP &r% $amon )% Salinas, OP &r% $amon )% Salinas, OP &r% $amon )% Salinas, OP &r% $amon )% Salinas, OP

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C Promotes the honor and +lory of our Divine :od and the personal sanctification of its members by acts of love and devotion to the most Holy Name of 2esus% The spiritual life of its member is a perpetual act of reverence and love% C Promotes respect for the Holy Name of :od, faith in the )atholic )hurch and the #a+isterium, loyalty to oneDs country and respect for all lawful authorities both civil and reli+ious% C The members are encoura+e to perform the )orporal (or's of #ercy> to feed the hun+ry, to clothe the na'ed, +ive drin' to the thirsty, shelter the homeless, tend the sic', visit those in prison, and bury the dead, as well as perform the Spiritual (or's of #ercy> to convert sinners, instruct the i+norant, counsel the wayward, comfort the sorrowin+, bear adversity patiently, for+ive offenses, and pray for the livin+ and the dead on a parochial, diocesan, and national levels% Origin and Development Devotion to the Holy is most ancient, +oin+ bac' to the be+innin+s of the Old Testament% The second commandment of Decalo+ue en6oins reverence to the Name of :od% =n the New ?aw, our ?ord tau+ht us to pray that :odDs Name mi+ht be hallowed everywhere and St% Paul said that at the Name of 2esus every 'nee should bend in heaven, on earth and under the earth EPhilippians />1!9 11F% The institution of the Holy Name Society as a )onfraternity of the )hurch may be traced bac' to the thirteenth century% .t the &ourteenth 0cumenical )ouncil held at ?yons, &rance, in 1/B,, the )ouncil &athers resolved to openly profess, honor and institute a special devotion to the Holy Name of :od and 2esus )hrist, to repair the dama+e wrou+ht by .lbi+ensian heresy and other enemies of the )hurch% On September /!, 1/B,, Pope :re+ory G, the rei+nin+ Pontiff, issued the Papal 5rief H Nuper in ConcilioH directin+ 5lessed 2ohn of 8ercelli, the #aster :eneral of the Dominican Order, to instruct all members of the Order of Preachers to fulfill with +reater 1eal the will of the Pope for the propa+ation of the devotion by renderin+ honor and reverence to the Holy Name of :od and 2esus )hrist, His 5eloved Son% Their efforts were rewarded by the spread of the devotion throu+h 0urope% (ith the impetus provided by 5lessed 2ohn of 8ercelli, the devotion became widespread% =n 1,3/, in ?isbon, Portu+al, it started to assume an or+ani1ational pattern% To stop an epidemic of

a pla+ue that was then rava+in+ ?isbon, a saintly Dominican Prelate, .ndre Dia1, ur+ed the people to put their trust in the power of the Holy Name of the Savior and to enroll themselves in a society which should labor to ma'e the Name of 2esus loved and honored by all% Soon the city was freed from the dreaded disease% On 2anuary 1, 1,33, the new Society of the Holy Name was born% .nd throu+h it, the people assembled to +ive than's to :od for their deliverance% Statutes were drawn up and the &east of the )ircumcision was made the principal feast of the Society% The Second Sunday of the month was made the Sunday meetin+ of the )onfraternity% =n 1,-!, another Dominican &riar named Didacus of 8ictoria founded another confraternity% This time he named it the Society of the Holy Name of :od% =ts aim was to suppress blasphemy and profanity in ordinary and everyday conversation% . constitution was also drawn up for the purpose% Papal Recognition .fter more than a century in e7istence, or to be e7act on .pril 13, 1-<,, the Society was e7tended official reco+nition as a )onfraternity of the )hurch by Pope Pius =8 when he mer+ed 5ishop Dia1D confraternity with that of &r% Didacus% Pope Pius =8 commanded all ecclesiastical authorities to favor the or+ani1ation and by it +ranted indul+ences for certain practices and devotion of members% ?ater Popes of the 1<th and 1Bth centuries further enriched it with many more indul+ences, both partial and plenary% The first unit of the Holy Name Society in the "nited States was established shortly after .merican )ivil (ar and the first archdiocesan union was or+ani1ed in New Aor' )ity in 1;;/ after several parochial units 6oined forces at the initiative of the parish unit of St% 8incent &errer% "nits of the Society were also erected in the Diocese of New Aor' and 5roo'lyn% The .rchdiocese of San &rancisco followed shortly thereafter and throu+h &ather )harles Hyancith #cIenna, OP%, also called te H.postle of the Holy NameH, permission was +ranted by Pope ?eo G=== on #ay /!, 1; <, to establish the Holy Name Society everywhere in the "nited States where the or+ani1ation mi+ht receive the approval of the local Ordinary% Patronage and Promotion The Society, bein+ a )onfraternity of the )hurch, has been established throu+h Papal letter entrusted to the Order of &riars Preachers EDominicansF% This is the reason why the source of canonical authority for its establishment in any parish must come from the #aster :eneral of the Order% (ith unswervin+ devotion, the Dominican &athers e7erted their best to put into fruition the ori+inal desire of Pope :re+ory G, as communicated to 5lessed 2ohn of 8ercelli%

Founder of the Holy Name Society Now who was this man, 5lessed 2ohn of 8ercelli, OP and what did he doJ He was born 2ohn :arbella around 1/!- near the city of 8ercelli% The son of a dairy farmin+ family, had lots of land, sheep and the wool from the sheep was turned into HwealthH of one form or another% 8ercelli is appro7imately 3-! miles north of $ome and 6ust about e4ually distant between #ilan and Turin% .bove the city of 8ercelli on the side of the mountain is a town called H#ossa Santa #ariaH and above the town is a hamlet called H)appa #ostroH and this is where 2ohn :abrella was born% 2ohn :abrella received his education in the school ri+ht ne7t to the )hurch at he bottom of the mountain where the city of 8ercelli is located% He was a student of "niversity of Paris at the a+e of 1,* by the time he was /- he had received his Doctorate of )ivil and )anon ?aw% =t was a delayed vocation to the reli+ious life% He left Paris and started a school in 8ercelli% He tau+ht school and met 5lessed 2ordan of Sa7ony, who was then a dynamic Dominican preacher% He received 2ohn 8ercelli into the Order of Preachers% =t was Saint Dominic who founded the Order of Preachers in 1/1<% He recruited 5lessed 2ordan Sa7ony in 1//1% 5lessed 2ordan was 3! years old when he was received into the Order, 6ust two years before St% Dominic died% 5lessed 2ohn 8ercelli became the <th #aster :eneral of the Order% He has been +iven the credit as the founder of the Holy Name Society% )omin+ from the Northern =taly, he was rather short in stature with a pointed chin and blue eyes% He was 'nown to be lame, some would say that he was crippled, had a limp on his ri+ht side or would use a wal'in+ stic' while wal'in+ barefoot everywhere he went% The bac' part of his wal'in+ stic' is a relic shrined in New Orleans and the remainin+ part of the wal'in+ stic' is in a monastery in 8ercelli, =taly% He was credited for the savin+ the writin+s for St% Thomas .4uinas% He was 'nown to be obedient to the popes of his time%