In December of 1991, Tito Naning Alinea called to a meeting members of the Pag-Ibig sa Diyos Catholic Community (PDCC), mostly from ME Class 109 and below, who were living in or near the Sta. Cruz-Sampaloc districts in Manila.  Those who attended the meeting, including Tito Naning and Tita Mila Alinea, were Nanding-Maring Sanchez, Raffy-Amy Flores, Jun-Irene Guevarra, Boy-Linda Lucido, Boy-Malou de Chavez and Tony-Aisa Cancio.  Tito Naning informed the group that PDCC had approved the formation of a prayer group at UST, provided there were at least 43 members.   Several meetings were subsequently held, without, however, the required number of members being reached.  In the meeting held on January 19, 1992, 32 couples attended.  Despite being short by 11 of the 43 couples required, the members present decided to go ahead and leave everything to the Lord. 

 

Tito Naning, assisted by Tita Malou de Chavez, sought the approval of then Parish Priest of Santisimo Rosario Parish Church, Fr. Gallardo “Butch” Bombase, O.P. , for the group to hold weekly prayer meetings in the parish church.  Fr. Bombase readily agreed; thereupon, the group decided to call itself the Santisimo Rosario-UST (SRU) Prayer Group. 

 

Santisimo Rosario – UST Prayer Group was inaugurated on February 5, 1992 with the following Interim Pastoral Team: Nanding / Maring Sanchez as Prayer Group coordinator, Vic / Les Anatalio, Pabling / Liling Ocampo, Boy / Linda Lucido, Peping / Linda Macalinao, Jun / Irene Guevarra, Boy/Malou de Chavez and Tony/Aisa Cancio.  Tito Naning / Tita Mila Alinea was Shepherd Couple.

 

Six (6) days later, on February 11, 1992, the Hearts of Jesus and Mary Prayer Group (HJMPG)of PDCC, based in Our Lady of Peace Shrine (EDSA Shrine) in Quezon City, voted in a plebiscite to establish and incorporate itself as a new community.  The newly-organized community was named Hearts of Jesus and Mary Prayer Community and the erstwhile HJMPG was renamed Our Lady of Peace (OLP) Prayer Group.  SRUPG decided to grow and thrive under the umbrella of HJMPC and it has, since then, been officially considered as the second regular prayer group of HJMPC. 

 

Through the years, SRUPG has conducted a number of Marriage Encounter Weekend Seminars, both live-in and live-out and has actively participated in the programs and activities of both the Community and the Parish.  In particular, some members serve as Special Ministers of the Holy Eucharist and lectors and commentators in the Parish Masses and as Pre-Cana Seminar Speakers.  The Music Group provides the music for a Sunday morning Mass. 

 

Santisimo Rosario Parish Church is the venue of the First Friday General Assembly of the Community as well as its Annual Santacruzan, which has been adopted by the Parish as its own Santacruzan.