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Home NAFP-USA Voice of Fil-America Rev. Seraphim Molina ST - Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha Parish in Tucson, AZ

Rev. Seraphim Molina ST - Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha Parish in Tucson, AZ

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FR. SERAPHIM Molina is the parish priest of the Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha Parish in Tucson, Arizona. He belongs to the religious order of the Missionary Servants of the Most Holy Trinity. He was ordained in 1997 and his areas of ministerial training and experience are in the fields of Parish, Seminary Formation, Hospital Chaplaincy, Non-profit and Social Service Work.

He has a Master of Divinity and Master of Social Work/Psychology from the Washington Theological Union. He has been serving in the United States for the past 13 years.

A native of Tayum, Abra, in the northern part of the island of Luzon, Philippines, Fr. “Serri” (as family and friends call him) is still very much a loving and devoted son of his hometown. Regularly celebrating the town fiesta of Tayum with other townmates now living in the US. Fr. Serri once said during a mass with his fellow Tayumenians, “Tayum is the compass in our hearts. It makes us think of our townmates.” Noting the townmates’ efforts to give back to their hometown, he added, “They see that there are people who are good, do good and power good. You are bringing that change to Tayum. By doing good for them, you are making things news.”

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