10/08/2026
🕯️ FAITH SHINES EVEN IN THE DARKNESS | FIRST DAY OF NOVENA
Not even a blackout could stop the RHFI family from praying together.
This evening, August 10, 2026, RESOURCE–Handumanan Foundation, Inc. formally began its nine-day Novena in honor of St. Ezekiel Moreno with the celebration of the Holy Eucharist at 6:00 PM.
The First Day Novena Mass was presided over by Fr. Leonardo Pauligue, OAR, Local Prior of the University of Negros Occidental–Recoletos (UNO-R), and was attended by members of the RHFI family—beneficiaries, children, staff, volunteers, and friends.
In the middle of the celebration, an unexpected power interruption plunged the chapel into darkness. Yet the Mass continued. The temporary absence of electricity became, in its own simple way, a beautiful reminder that faith does not depend on the lights being on. When Christ gathers His people around the Eucharist, His light is enough.
Appropriately, our first-day theme was “Called to Be One Family in Christ,” inspired by Galatians 3:28: “You are all one in Christ Jesus.” Even in the darkness, the RHFI family remained together—in prayer, in faith, and in communion.
As we begin these nine days, we entrust especially to the intercession of St. Ezekiel Moreno all those who are sick, particularly the sick members of our community and all families accompanying loved ones through illness.
May this Novena become a journey of healing, hope, gratitude, and renewed faith for everyone.
Tomorrow, we continue our journey. May more families and friends come and pray with us as one family and one mission.
❤️🔥 Viva San Ezekiel Moreno!
🙏 St. Ezekiel Moreno, pray for us and for all the sick.
One Family, One Mission: Walking Together with St. Ezekiel Moreno.