He was in South Korea way back 2004 for his 2–year Overseas Training Program (OTP) as a seminarian. OTP is an essential part of his formation as a missionary for the Mission Society of the Philippines.During his OTP, he was exposed to the dif-ferent problems encountered by Filipinas married to Koreans as well as workers. These gave him a ―taste‖ of a true mission-ary life– always ready to be of service to others 7 days a week, 24 hours a day.
Now he is back as a full-fledged missionary, an MSP Priest, to help Fr. Alvin B. Parantar, MSP in the fulfillment of the MSP aposto-late for the migrants in South Korea.
He will assist Fr. Alvin in all the religious and spiritual needs of the HFCC and other Filipino communities who are in need of the presence of a Filipino priest for Filipino masses. To equip him with the language skill he needs to perform his apostolate more effectively, he will go to Sogang University to learn the Korean language.
Fr. Arvin is from Sevilla. Bohol, born on February 11, 1972. His parents are Mr. Vir-gilio Digal Mosqueda and Praxedes Maleza Guatno. He earned his elementary education from Sevilla Central Elementary School, high school and college from Immaculate Heart of Mary Seminary, and his Theology from Divine Word Seminary in Tagaytay City.
He was ordained as a Roman Catholic Priest on January 10, 2009 at the Mission Society of the Philippines Seminary. After his ordi-nation, he was assigned several positions: Assistant Promotion Director- Luzon Area, Assistant Vocation Director- Luzon Area, and Assistant Associate Director- Luzon Area of the Mission Society of the Philip-pines.
Now, we warmly welcome him back as he fulfills his mission in and among us the Fili-pinos in Korea. Maligayang pagbabalik Fr. Arvin.
