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I recently published my memoir titled Rising Again: A Journey of Faith, Formation, and Surrender.

You can find it in the link below.

If you were inspired by anything you read in Rising Again, I would love for you to share your thoughts on how the book affected you and how you plan to create a meaningful life moving forward.

Thank you for your time, and may the Lord bless you and your loved ones always!

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Fr. Nelson

I am deeply grateful to Jiggs and Avegail Agustin for their encouragement and support to write and share my unique story and meaningful vocation journey, along with my Filipino-Canadian friends in Surrey, Richmond, and Vancouver, whose encouragement sustained me throughout this journey.

I am also grateful to Ives Alvarez and Jeorge Declaro and their families for their trust and helpful suggestions in writing this manuscript. I likewise thank my OY 1 batchmates at Vincentian Hills Seminary (1993) for providing important details, Fr. Rogelio Cardenas, CM, for confirming aspects of my inquiry on some information, and Fr. Amado Thirdie Caballero III, CM, for his encouragement.

I extend my heartfelt thanks to Fr. Benjamin Raze for his guidance, constant prayers, and for being instrumental in my vocation. I am equally grateful to Fr. Rizalino Garcia for his faithful accompaniment and for our unbreakable friendship and trust. I also thank Fr. Roland Tuazon, CM, for his guidance and daily encouragement.

My sincere appreciation also goes to Sr. Ma. Ceferina Bodiongan, RVM, and the RVM Sisters for their prayers and spiritual support. To my Vincentian formators and Vincentian friends, thank you for the cherished memories we shared during our formation years.

I am grateful to the formation team and my batchmates at St. Joseph Seminary, Edmonton, for the companionship, guidance, and encouragement I received. Your presence and support have been a lasting gift.

To my family, my Filipino-Canadian friends and parishioners, and my brother priests in the Archdiocese of St. John’s, thank you for your continued support and companionship in ministry.

I also wish to express my gratitude to Archbishop Peter Hundt for his constant prayers, to Archbishop Martin Currie, who ordained me and believed in me, and to the Presentation and Mercy Sisters for their prayers and friendship.

I am especially grateful to my former parishioners at St. Thomas Aquinas Parish, St. Joseph’s Parish (Burin Peninsula), and Good Shepherd Parish (St. Mary’s Bay) for the great memories and friendships we have shared.

Finally, to all who have been part of my journey—known and unknown—I am forever grateful for your untiring support. This manuscript would not have been completed without your prayers and encouragement.

All is grace.