On September 29, 2014, St. Michael the Archangel Prayer Group was recognized by the Hearts of Jesus and Mary Prayer Community as it newest regular affiliate. Correlatively, this is also the feast day of St. Michael, the “Angel of the Lord”.

 

It was all started when a group of 5 couples namely, Tito Zoilo/ Tita Lea Aala, Tito Erik / Tita Gigi Libranda, Tito Boyet / Tita Jane Medina, Tito Bing/ Tita Irma Narciso, and Tito Leo/Tia Leigh Santo Tomas who are originally from St. Joseph the Worker Prayer Group, were inspired with the mission of encouraging inactive members of the prayer group in Cavite. Various activities such as house to house visitation and Bibliarasal were done to motivate these couples who could not attend the prayer meetings in Makati because of distance and financial constraint.

 

After seeking guidance from the Holy Spirit and from the Elders of the Prayer Community, the group finally decided to put the vision of “building communities of Christian families...” into a reality by organizing a prayer group, thus, the St. Michael the Archangel Prayer Group (SMAPG) was formed in September 2014 as an affiliate prayer group of Hearts of Jesus Prayer Community (HJMPC). Prayer meetings are held every Wednesdays at Our Lady of Fatima Chapel of F&E De Castro Village under San Lorenzo Parish in Bacoor. Its spiritual adviser during this affiliate perion is Rev. Fr. Conrad N. Amon, Vicar Forane San Lorenzo Ruiz Parish.

 

To carry out its desire to share the life-changing ME experience to couples, SMAPG held its first Marriage Encounter Weekend Seminar from February 13-15, 2015, at the HJM Retreat House and was attended by 14 couples.

In July 2015 the prayer group transferred to Saint Michael the Archangel Parish in Poblacion, Bacoor City, Cavite with their new spiritual adviser Rev. Fr. Oliver Genuino and regular prayer meetings were now held every Tuesdays. After two years from being an affiliate in 2014, SMAPG completed the required number of covenanted members and became a regular prayer group of HJMPC and was inaugurated as an official regular prayer group last October 18, 2016. Saint Michael the Archangel Prayer Group is the youngest of the 18 regular prayer groups of HJM.  

From the time of conception up to present the LORD has given a dedicated servant as our Spiritual Advisers, Pastoral Heads and Shepherd Couples:

Year	Spiritual Advisers
September 2014 – June 2015	Rev. Fr. Conrad N. Amon, Vicar Forane
July 2015 – June 2018	Rev. Fr. Oliver Genuino
July 2018 – June 2021	Rev. Fr. Mel Sandoval
July 2021 - present	Rev. Fr. Calixto Lumandas

Year	Pastoral Head	Shepherd Couple
April 2014 – March 2015	Tito Boyet – Tita Jane Medina	Tito Ipe – Tita Angie Inocencio
April 2015 – March 2016	Tito Boyet – Tita Jane Medina	Tito Noel – Tita Benny Allarde
April 2016 – March 2017	Tito Boyet – Tita Jane Medina	Tito Ed – Tita Norma Dela Cruz
April 2017 – March 2018	Tito Boyet – Tita Jane Medina	Tito Jun – Tita Malou Cruz
April 2018 – March 2019	Tito Boyet – Tita Jane Medina	Tito Ed – Tita Norma Dela Cruz
April 2019 – March 2020	Tito Zoilo – Tita Lea Aala	Tito Ed – Tita Norma Dela Cruz
April 2020 – March 2021	Tito Zoilo – Tita Lea Aala	Tito Ed – Tita Norma Dela Cruz
April 2021 – present	Tito Bernard – Tita Gian Villaceran	Tito Abe – Tita Mavic Gomez

 

Indeed, everything happens in God’s perfect time. It is the commitment of SMAPG to serve God through couples, through the youth, and through the family. Our eyes are focused on serving HIM with humility and obedience.