1. Anna Felina Armeña
217A BFA ADV & DES
Better Living Subd. Barangay
Don Bosco, Parañaque City
Parish Priest: Fr. Gio Santos
Reference:
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2. It is a genuine Christian community, united
in Love and Faith, giving life based on
Gospel values, and celebrating a life
service, sharing time, talent, and
treasure, especially with the needy, in a
more responsive concern to all
members, particularly the youth.

3. Our parish, with full partnership of the clergy and the
laity, foster the building a community brethren. To be
united in charity in order to listen to God’s Word
through the celebration of the Lord’s Supper to
proclaim the message of salvation.
This is being done in close partnership with the
Barangay Don Bosco. One of our goals is to be able to
bind all the homeowner Associations into one single
federation. A family-spirit type of partnership
between pastor and the laity enhances the growth of a
closely-nit neighborhood in each of the different
homeowner-communities.

4. To deepen the communion among persons around the
Eucharist and Christian faith, activities are organized
to achieve the objectives of evangelization, gospel
values, formation, liturgical functions, fellowship or
social services. All mandated organizations and other
parish organization play vital roles in our parish
community building with their respective goals.

5.  Learning Gospel values.
 Loving Christ in others.
 Serving the family and the community.
 Promoting a total youth development
program in the spirit of Don Bosco.

8. With steadfast confidence, Don Bosco undertook the
work beginning with the impossible sum of 40
centavos. The Basilica of Mary Help of Christian in
Turin, Italy was inaugurated and consecrated in
1868.
Indeed, out of this sanctuary the glory of Mary has
shone forth, for it become the mother church of over
150 shrines dedicated to Mart Help of Christians all
over the world, including the Philippines.

9. Expelled from China, Salesian Society of St. John
Bosco who first came to Mandaluyong in1953 were
surprised to see the statue of Mary Help of Christians
in the chapel. She was there… all in the act of waiting
and welcoming. For decades earlier, Archbishop
William Pani, Salesian Apostolic Delegate to the
Philippines had spread this devotion and even
succeeded in making the Mary Help of Christians the
secondary patroness of the Philippines.

10. Search for a suitable piece of land led these fathers to
despair almost, when the Serrano and Dolor families came
to the limelight and out of their generous hearts, donated
the land at the Better Living of the Church of Mary Help of
Christians to be constructed. On May 24, 1972, the
cornerstone of the temple was laid by Archbishop Carmine
Rocco in the presence of the Serrano family, a big number
of Salesians, Daughter of Mary Help of Christians, Salesian
Cooperators and friends.

11. From the date, construction began, as generous people
here and abroad poured in their generous donations
and thank you notes and petitions. Brick by
brick, difficulties not wanting the temple rose. Sunday
masses, baptisms and even weddings began to be held
in the growing temples.
The day came, on July 24, 1975 the new Parish of Mary
Help of Christians was established and it’s first
pastor, Fr. Pierangelo Quaranta, installed by his
excellency Archbishop Jaime Sin.