Holy week is a period of grace granted to us by God. It is a time when we pause and think of our relationship with our Lord.

We were so blessed last Holy Wednesday, April 13, 2022 to have with us Rev. Fr. Rodel Aligan, the Spiritual Director of the Catholic Physicians Guild of the Philippines who helped us gather the scattered pieces of our lives and made us whole again. In that spiritual activity, we were encouraged to walk together as one people in faith towards our goal, which is to be one with our Lord, Jesus Christ !!!

With the able leadership of our dynamic President, Dr Ramon Severino and the support of the CPGP Board, the Committee on Spirituality, chaired by Dr. Julie Debuque, co-chaired by Dr. Lea Umil together with their members, Dr. Rose Buzon and Dr. Ma. Jocelyn Quidlat, was able to conceptualise and organise this Lenten Recollection with the theme: " Synodalility - Journeying Together towards fullness of Life as one People of God".... This is in response to the call of Pope Francis who advocates the Catholic Church to disseminate this concept of Synodality to all the bishops, priests, parish councils, and the laity to encourage everyone to walk in this journey together in communion, participation and mission as one Body of Christ. The committee made sure that it would be a spiritual journey where members, family, and friends would be well-informed and moved by the Holy Spirit into action to spread the Word of God so as to bring each one closer to Him.

Indeed, it was a solemn celebration where we were all reminded to center our life on Christ's paschal mystery and its meaning in our vocation as healthcare workers, who are called to prioritise the least, the lost and the last, in our midst. We are so grateful to Natrapharm who provided the zoom platform for the activity and to Ms. Neil Cajipe, Ms Rose Atienza and Ms. Jobelle Simbahan for wholeheartedly providing us with the technical support to make this virtual activity possible. The CPGP Board also made an appeal to all our dear doctors who were present in the Lenten recollection, who are not yet members of CPGP, to sign up immediately and join us “to forge the way our beloved Pope and the Synod of Bishops had taught us.... ". Together, let us infuse Catholic doctrine and teachings in our Philippine Healthcare Delivery System NOW!!!!"