THE UST Central Seminary on Sunday held a thanksgiving concert titled, “Himig Pasasalamat,” in celebration of its 90th anniversary as the official interdiocesan seminary of the Philippines at the UST Central Seminary Chapel.
Its official choir, Psalterion, conducted by Michael Bernardino, kicked off the concert with a rendition of Newsboys’ “Stay With Me,” followed by “Veni Creator.”
The 31-member Psalterion went on to sing “Sana Maulit Muli” by Gary Valenciano, “Bonse Aba,” a traditional Zambian Christian song and “Mahal Kita.
The choir also sang Christmas songs such as “Diwa ng Pasko,” “Himig ng Pasko” and “Munting Sanggol.”
Katherine Loria, an international singer, serenaded the crowd with her rendition of “Never Enough” from the movie “Greatest Showman,” “Starting Over Again” by Natalie Cole, and “Pasko na Sinta Ko.”
The concert was capped by Psalterion’s performance of its original song, “All for You.”
The funds raised from the concert were donated to the UST Central Seminary.
Fr. Quirico Pedregosa Jr., O.P., rector of the UST Central Seminary, said the concert was dedicated to those who support the Philippine Church in forming and training future priests.
“We will call it solidarity fund so that we can turn to this fund for any financial needs we have or emergency needs, because many of our seminarians come from very poor dioceses,” Quirico told the Varsitarian.
The Interdiocesan Seminary of the Philippines was established in Intramuros on Nov. 27, 1928 by Pope Pius XI. It was transferred to the University’s Sampaloc campus in 1933. P. A. M. G.
