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Don Bosco Formation Center (DBMS), formerly Don Bosco Missionary Seminary, is a Salesian House run by the Salesians of Don Bosco (SDB). It is located in Lawaan III Talisay City Cebu, Philippines. It was established to provide a Formation House for the Salesian Province of Mary Help of Christians (FIS) in the Philippines.
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Sectors and Offices
College Aspirantate
The Aspirantate of Don Bosco Missionary Seminary was once known as the College Seminary. It superseded the high school aspirantate when the Salesians decided to close down the high school aspirantate. The College Aspirantate was installed in Don Bosco Missionary Seminary last 2004. Don Bosco Formation Center, as it was named, was established in Don Bosco Technology Center for the formation of Salesian Brothers. It now serves as a formation center for Salesian vocations for college and young professionals.
In 2008, the aspirantate started its own college curriculum. After a year, the program was offered to the other religious orders and lay people. The college offers a degree in Bachelor of Science in Religious Education and Pastoral Communication.
Sacred Heart Novitiate
The Sacred Heart Novitiate houses the novices from the north and south Philippine Salesian Provinces (FIN and FIS), China and Japan Provinces, Pakistan and Papua New Guinea Mission Territories.
Don Bosco Retreat House
The Retreat House is found atop a hill, secluded from the noise of the city. It was built for providing affordable and reasonable accommodations for retreatants especially the poor. The Salesian community of DBMS caters to the needs of the retreat house.
Don Bosco Center for Lay Adults and Youth
DB-CLAY is one of the offices established by the Provincialate to cater to the needs of the province. It was established to cater to the formation of lay people. This includes lay youth and workers in the different Salesian settings of the province.
Mission-Vision
Don Bosco Center for Lay Adults and Youth is a Salesian Institute of formation for Lay Adults and Youth to become Christ-centered, empowered servant leaders, living witnesses and agents of transformation in the family, society, and the Church.
DB-CLAY commits itself to provide a Holistic Christian formation inspired by the spirit and example of St. John Bosco, to develop:
- Lay People to respond to the call of holiness;
- Members of the Salesian Family to grow in their Salesian vocation;
- Salesian lay mission partners to depen their involvement in the Salesian mission;
- Youth to grow into empowered servant leaders
Salesian Community
The Salesian Community of Don Bosco Missionary Seminary is in charge of the administration of each Salesian House. The Provincial in-charge of the Salesian setting is responsible for the appointment of Salesians into the administrative functions of the house.
For the school year 2007-2008 the Salesian Community of DBMS includes the following:
- Fr. Roneldo Vilbar, SDB - Rector
- Fr. Godofredo Atienza - Novice Master
- Fr. Amelito Racelis, SDB - Administrator/Economer, Catechist to the Aspirants
- Fr. Fidel Orendain, SDB - Social Communications and CLAY Director
- Fr. Orlando Borres, SDB - Prefect of Discipline to the Aspirants
- Fr. Miko Ladislav, SDB - Socius
- Fr. Randy Figuracion, SDB - Vocation Promoter (FIS)
- Cl. Joseph Ngo Ba Liem, SDB - Brother Assistant to the Novices
- Bro. Carmelo Napoleon Martinez, SDB - Brother Assistant to the Pre-novices
See also
- Don Bosco
- Salesians of Don Bosco
External links
Categories:- Salesian Order
- Don Bosco schools in the Philippines
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