What is the "PIAN LEGACY"?

Pian Legacy? What is it? Who has this legacy? Why is it a legacy? Who are the Pians?

Questions that you may ask as you read my welcome note "Civil Engineering, Pian Legacy and Myself".

Let me start defining "legacy"...

thefreedictionary.com says, "something handed down from an ancestor or a

predecessor or from the past"

the "Pians"...

"Quadrivium" and "Walking Together" by Pian Peter Marlon Exmundo, CPA says, a Pian is “anybody who had studied and stayed in the Seminary of St. Pius X for at least one year. By this definition the members of the hierarchy, including the Pope, are also ex-seminarians. The only difference between “lay” ex-seminarians and the hierarchy is that they were the few “chosen” by the Holy Spirit among the many who were “called”. Thus, we could also call the hierarchy as “ordained” ex-seminarians."

I am very proud to say that it is very fulfilling to be educated and disciplined under the formation of St. Pius X Seminary. Though I have not continued my college with the Seminary, I always remember Msgr. Joe Advincula's (rector that time), message to me during discernment, the words may not be exact but the thought is very clear, "I know you want to help your family financially that's why you want to explore life outside but don't ever forget to strive to live a Christian Life as instilled to you by St. Pius X Seminary. Life inside the seminary was great, the brotherhood which I have with, not only to my classmates, "The Martins", but also to other levels created a value which I have now with my life. Though I have not yet returned to St. Pius X Seminary after high school graduation, the love and the pride within me for the Seminary overflows. And, for the thought that we graduated or once studied in a seminary already created a pride which no one can take. Since, "The seminary is not an ordinary educational institution created and incorporated solely under national laws and regulated by the appropriate government agencies such as the Department of Education and the SEC, but was also created under the laws of the Church and regulated by the Vatican, which is a sovereign state independent of the Philippine government or any government thereat, and administered by the bishop through his priests. Further, its purpose is not only to “educate” but also to train boys and young men for the presbytery and the future leaders of the Church — regardless of the motive of the seminarian for studying there."

Therefore, Pian Legacy is a legacy of ideals of St. Pius X and the formators of the seminary who instilled to the Pians to be soldiers and promoter of God's Love, "whose power comes only from God" (Rom. xiii., 1) — “E Supremi”, the first Papal Encyclical of the 257th pope, Pius X – On the Restoration of All Things in Christ –issued on 4 October 1903.

Do you know: Fr. Jaime L. Sin, is the be the first rector of the new seminary. Together, with Bishop Antonio Frondosa (second Bishop of Capiz and founder of Seminary of St. Pius X) adopted the word “Serviam” (I will serve) as the motto of the seminarians of St. Pius X, who will later be call themselves “Pîans”. Thus “Serviam” became the third summation of the Pian ideals, the first and second of which are: (1) “Instaurare Omnia in Christo” (To Restore All Things in Christ), the papal motto of Pius X, and (2) “Sicut Bonum Miles Christi” (To be a Good Soldier of Christ), the episcopal motto of Bishop Frondosa.

To my fellow Pians: "Ego sum semper vobiscum." (This sentence was in our Latin Notes! I think the red color one. The meaning, "I am always with you.", am I right? I miss those times when we got to translate Latin and Spanish sentences, word by word... The arriba - abajo... )

Words In Italics were taken from "Quadrivium" and "Walking Together" by Pian Peter Marlon Exmundo, CPA.