THE Archdiocesan Shrine of the Sacred Heart on D. Jakosalem Street, Cebu City hosted the recently-concluded Asian Apostleship of Prayer National Directors Conference last Oct. 11-15.
The Jesuit National Directors deemed the conference successful. The conference is held every two years in different Asian countries. The conference has been previously held in Australia, Japan and South Korea and India.
On the first night, an acquaintance/welcome get-together was held where the delegates were treated to Filipino cuisine and video showing about the Philippines.
The delegates were treated to dinner by a Filipino family on the second evening.
On the last night of the conference, the delegates were brought to the 1730 House of the Jesuits in Parian, Cebu City to hear Mass. Afterwards, they went to the nearby San Diego Ancestral House to witness the performance of the award-winning San Diego Sinulog dancers.
They then went back to the 1730 Jesuit House for a dinner prepared by the Renewal Movement of the Sacred Heart (Apostleship of Prayer). Each of them received a bagful of Cebu delicacies for their pasalubong.
Capping the evening was a tour of the 1730 Jesuit house museum.
They were toured around by the owner himself, Jimmy Sy, an alumnus of the Sacred Heart School Cebu and Ateneo de Manila University.