COTABATO: Cotabato Archbishop Emeritus Orlando Cardinal Quevedo on Sunday greeted Philippines’ new cardinal Capiz Archbishop Jose Cardinal Advincula.
Cardinal Quevedo said that Cardinal Advincula has had a lot of experiences to guide him through his new task as an aide of the Pope in the Philippine Church.
According to Quevedo, he witnessed Advincula’s journey since the new cardinal was teaching at the Vigan School of Theology, and that many praised him for being a good teacher and pastor.
“Congratulations and prayers to Archbishop Joe Advincula as he becomes Jose Cardinal Advincula, Cardinal Priest. I remember him as a young priest from Roxas City, assigned to teach Theology in the Vigan School of Theology for a few years.
“He was admired as a teacher and friend of the seminarians. He would attend their ordinations even when he had returned to Roxas City. He learned to speak Ilocano and would mingle with the Ilocano bishops at the CBCP,” Cardinal Quevedo told Radio Veritas.
“Created as a Cardinal “at the margins” Cardinal Joe will surely continue to be a zealous, humble, simple, and loving Shepherd of his people. Prayers, friend, best wishes, God bless you, Cardinal Joe!” Cardinal Quevedo added.
Pope Francis raised Advincula to the rank of cardinal on Saturday.
