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Apostleship of Prayer

The Apostleship of Prayer is a world-wide organization founded and spread by St. Margaret Mary Alacoque, a French nun of the Visitation Order at Paray-le-Manial. Jesus appeared to her in several visions displaying to her His Sacred Heart, sometimes burning as a furnace signifying His ever burning love for us, sometimes torn and bleeding, an account of our coldness and sins. Through His four great revelations, He urged her to spread the devotion to His Sacred Heart, the devotion of the Nine Fridays, the devotion of Communion and Reparation and the devotion of the Holy Hour. From this devotion to the Sacred Heart an organization was born which is today known as the Apostleship of Prayer.

The Apostleship of Prayer is an organization for men and women, who are mostly devotees of the Sacred Heart. According to Msgr. Sunga, the AP Archdiocesan Spiritual Director, AP is not a mandated organization because it was Jesus Himself who appeared to St. Margaret Mary and urged her to spread the devotion to His Sacred Heart and that our Holy Father so love the AP that He made the office of the Apostleship of Prayer next to his room.

The AP in the Good Shepherd Parish was first organized in August 2, 1975 by then Fr. Fidelis Limcaco as the Spiritual Director and Sr. Fidela Fernandez as the first President. Since then, four more became AP Presidents: Secera Racho, Paulita Orfanel, Salome Lopes and Ludy Gonzales. From 1987 to date, Sis. Ludy remains to be of service to the AP as President.

To be a member, you have to be imposed with the scapular of the Sacred Heart. Among the obligations of active AP members are: to say the “Morning Offering” daily; to hear mass every Friday; if possible, to hear the daily mass and receive Holy Communion; to attend the Holy Hour; to attend the monthly meetings at the Cathedral Shrine and Parish of the Good Shepherd; AP officers must attend the monthly meetings of the AP Archdiocesan meeting at the Pope Pius Center; and to help campaign for the Enthronement of the Sacred Heart.

It is a great blessing to be an AP member! Be one with us as we share the wondrous blessings we received from the Sacred Heart of Jesus!

OFFICERS 2004