Peace and welcome to the Web Site of the Society of the Divine Word (SVD), Philippine Southern Province. Your visit gives you the opportunity to journey with the Divine Word Missionaries and their lay partners who are preaching and living the Gospel in the Philippines South and abroad. We are glad to have you! May you be one with Saint Arnold Janssen in praying that “the darkness of sin and night of unbelief vanish before the light of the word and spirit of grace and may the heart of Jesus live in the heart of all.”
Fr. Heinz Kulueke, SVD conferred a prestigious award
Date 20/01/2012
Fr. Heinz Kulueke, SVD, the provincial superior of the Philippine Southern Province was conferred a Federal Cross of Merit Award by the Federal government of Germany last January 17, 2012 in Cebu City. The prestigious award is given by the German government to any of its citizens who have contributed so much for the development of humanity. The award was personally given to him by His Excellency Ambassador Joachim Heidorn, Germany’s ambassador to the Philippines, who came to the city of Cebu for the glorious event. Fr. Heinz, a...
God's Plan
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By calling the world into existence, God must have a purpose. By calling us to life, HE must have also a purpose. What is God’s main purpose for the world and humanity? Theologians would say that God wants to establish in the world His kingdom of love, justice and peace, a kingdom where all are brothers and sisters to one another. Whoever we are, we are called by God to contribute our share in making it a reality. Each one, married or not, is called to participate. This...
Missionary activity is a spiritual battle where the individual can only be successful when he is supported by others (March 1879). Saint Arnold Janssen
The world is our parish! Presently there are 140 SVD Filipino Missionaries working abroad assigned to 36 SVD Provinces in 23 Countries. Their presence is more than enough to show that we are a missionary congregation making the world our parish! It is worth mentioning that out of the 140 Filipino missionaries, 54 hail from the Visayas and Mindanao islands.
