Help Una Voce Phillipines

UPDATE: THE BELOW APPEAL IS SUSPENDED, YOU HAVE BEEN GENEROUS AND OUR SISTER UNA VOCE CHAPTER HAS RECEIVED ENOUGH CONTRIBUTIONS TO FUND THE TRIP-THANKS TO ALL THAT HELPED!!!!!!!!

(OUR CHAPTER IN THE PHILLIPINES NEEDS HELP)

AN APPEAL FOR ASSISTANCE

(With the support of the President of the International Federation Una Voce, Mr. Leo Darroch)
In 2010, Ecclesia Dei Society of St. Joseph (EDSSJ) became part of Foederatio Internationalis Una Voce (FIUV) the first to be founded and the most internationally prominent group of Roman Catholic laity who are strongly attached to, and promote, the Usus Antiquior of the Roman Rite, also known as "Tridentine Mass", "Traditional Latin Mass" or "Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite", within the canonical norms of the Roman Catholic Church. This made the EDSSJ the first-ever Filipino society to become part of this highly-esteemed organization, which enjoys high-level contacts with the Roman Curia and is known for its fidelity to the Holy See.

This year, for the first time in history, a delegation from the Philippines will go to Rome to attend the General Assembly of FIUV, which will be held on November 5 to 6 in Rome. The opening Mass will be offered in a chapel in St. Peter's Basilica by His Eminence, Dario Cardinal Castrillon Hoyos (President Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission Ecclesia Dei and Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Clergy) and those attending the General Assembly will also have the opportunity to meet His Eminence Raymond Cardinal Burke on November 5. In addition, it is the intention of the Philippine delegation to meet not just the other delegations from the member-associations of Una Voce, but also members of the Traditional Catholic community in Rome. These contacts are absolutely necessary given the difficult climate that continues to exist in parts of the Philippines regarding the Traditional Latin Mass.

However, to make this a reality, we still need to raise (as of the evening of October 26, 2011) some $ 2,800 (two thousand eight hundred US dollars) to finance the airfare (which will take up the lion's share of the costs), lodging, transportation and food of our delegation. The delegation will stay in Rome for 5-6 days in Rome to cover the conference on the 5th and 6th of November as well as meetings with Traditional Catholics in the days to follow.

We appeal to your generosity, dear readers, even as time runs short. Those wishing to donate may donate either via paypal (the paypal donation button can be seen at the top right of this blog, under the Una Voce logo) or by donating to the either of the following bank accounts:

Account name: Carlos Antonio P. Palad

Bank name: Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI), Acropolis-Libis branch, Quezon City, Philippines
BPI Swift Code Number: BOPIPHMM

Savings Account Number of Carlos Antonio Palad: 4339-0502-74

Kindly email caloyraj AT yahoo DOT com to inform Mr. Palad of the deposit, or just comment in the combox for this blog.

Account name: Richard Friend

Bank name: Wells Fargo, N.A., California

Account number: 3903416646

Routing number for wire transfer: 121000248

Routing number for direct deposits: 121042882

Please indicate that payment/deposit is for Una Voce - Philippines