Spirituality

Every Hour Prayer is an activity wherein the DYCIans are asked to fervently reflect on God's word and pray from their hearts at the beginning of every subject throughout the day. It aims for DYCIans to offer themselves more to God and to embrace the value of God-centeredness at all times.

Homebound is an inspirational reflection guide booklet wherein each of its sections and stories talks about how the weekly Gospel is connected with the experiences and situations of real people. It enables DYCIans to realize that the Word of God is truly alive. This activity aims to deepen DYCIans’ understanding of the Gospel, through stories that will tackle the Gospel and how it links with their daily lives.

Deepening is the activity wherein the Basic Education Director shares his reflections based on the Gospel of the week to the DYCIans. Its goal is to further strengthen DYCIans’ understanding of the Gospel through sharing values and wisdom reflections discussed, which can be applied in their daily lives.

DYCIans regularly celebrate the Eucharistic Celebration every first Friday of the month at the covered court. Its primary goal is to celebrate with God as one united and extensive family in the school.

DYCI regularly sponsors Eucharistic celebrations every First Sunday Mass for the Junior High School students. Students serve as Readers of the Word, Choir Members, musical instrumentalists, collectors, and are responsible for the presentation of gifts during offertory. This activity aims to provide an avenue for the Catholic DYCIans to profess and put into life the God-centered value that the school primarily instills in every member.

The Recollection is a one-day activity for each class in DYCI. Topics are strategized and have been carefully designed based on the assessments of the spiritual needs of each year level. Talks and activities based on the topic happen in the Recollection, aiming for students to establish and bring out the DYCIans’ God-centered spirit.

The Home Bound, Wood Struck, and Crossroad Retreat is a one and a half day activity for Grade 10, 11, and 12 students at Angel’s Hills Retreat House in Tagaytay.Through this program, students get to have realizations that may alter their perspectives about their life, self, family, friends, and God. This activity is one of the moments that make Junior High and Senior High school life even more memorable and remarkable.

Youthcamp is an annual overnight activity which began in 2004. This activity is a much-awaited event for high school students, as it is filled with fun spiritual moments of singing, dancing, and sharing spiritual topics based on a particular theme.It aims for DYCIans to realize that one can spiritually worship God while having fun.

The Simbang Gabi sa DYCI is a nine-day Eucharistic celebration from December 16-24 every year, in preparation for the birth of Jesus Christ.This activity is open for all Catholics, specifically Bocauenos and DYCIans. Through this, Catholics get to celebrate the Simbang Gabi together as one extensive family.

The God-Centered Month is the highlight among the school’s character and spiritual formation program, celebrated during January of the year. There are different activities based on a specific theme including talks from selected guest speakers, praise and workships, ecumenical prating, testimonies from students, sharing, Eucharistic Celebration, recognition of the 10 Most God-Centered DYCIans, Gawad Banyuhay and other varying interschool contests.The primary goal of this activity is to capture the need for DYCIans to put God at the center of their lives and make Him their guiding light in every task, decision, and plan they are to pursue.