The Brevistory
It all started from the union of
3 youth groups who were organized by Bro. Alex Manongdo to represent the voice
of the congregation on a 5 pm live radio mass at Baguio Cathedral. For the first time, these 22
young people from Rivers
of Living Water
What to Name?
With the groups’ joyful aura,
people came to notice them and were inspired by the way they served. People
began to brand them names such as MPBC choir, Cathedral youth choir, Sacred Heart
music ministry, Rivers choir etc. Moved by the Spirit, the group wanted to be
identified not only as a music ministry but with a name that would express
their calling as young soldiers of Christ.
Hence, after several days of
discernment, sharings, prayers, and pangungulit of some members, a date was set
to proclaim their name. It was a stormy Sunday afternoon of June 6, 1999. The
BREVIARIANS was born in honor of Corpus Christi—a day obviously chosen with
Divine intervention.
The Name Defined…
The Breviarians, or BREVS for
short, have created an impact to the city of Baguio
What the BREVS Do
Despite the many hardships,
storms, persecutions, trials, and rejections, the young community under the
shepherding of Bro. A, all the more grew in number and were more filled with
enthusiasm and zeal to serve the Lord in every way they can with pure hearts.
Every member who comes in was inflamed with the burning desire and love for
the Lord as of a new Pentecost. Thus, their ministry in serving masses did not
stop there. Soon their weekday schedule was filled-up by prayer meetings in
banks, dormitories, and homes; Eucharistic Vigils to different parishes;
brev-on-mission school and community apostolate (inside and outside Bagiuio);
wedding and wake services; recollection and retreats; anti-drug campaigns;
concert tours and guestings; radio programs; seminars and workshops; ecotours;
youth gatherings and congresses; and a whole lot more! Truly brev is a verb ... a Christian in Action."
