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The Transfer

The story follows Mr. Conrado Arabia and the local Catholic Action Committee as they discuss retiring their aging parish priest, Father Simplicio Ruivivar, who has served for nearly 50 years. At a meeting, Mr. Arabia suggests establishing a retirement system for priests. Later, the Bishop tells Father Ruivivar he will be transferred to Malabo to rest. Upon hearing this, Father Ruivivar asks Mr. Arabia to accompany him, and they share a emotional embrace, with Mr. Arabia accepting the priest.

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The Transfer

The story follows Mr. Conrado Arabia and the local Catholic Action Committee as they discuss retiring their aging parish priest, Father Simplicio Ruivivar, who has served for nearly 50 years. At a meeting, Mr. Arabia suggests establishing a retirement system for priests. Later, the Bishop tells Father Ruivivar he will be transferred to Malabo to rest. Upon hearing this, Father Ruivivar asks Mr. Arabia to accompany him, and they share a emotional embrace, with Mr. Arabia accepting the priest.

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THE TRANSFER

By: Bienvenido N. Santos

At the meeting, of the local Catholic Action Committee held on Sunday morning
at the bishop’s palace after the high mass, Mr. Conrado Arabia mentioned casually the
need or practical retirement system for the church. They also met to discuss about the
final details on welcoming for the 1 st bishop of the diocese who will be residing in the
town. Mr. Arabia suggested the need for retirement system for the priest especially for
the Fr. Simplicio Ruivivar because of his old age that had been parish priest nearly half
century. He refused to acknowledge what was obvious. Fr. Ruivivar happen to stop the
course of the mass, he just can’t go on and only stand up there no matter how long it is
the Catholic Action Committee handed an amount to Fr. Ruivivar to buy the much
needed pews of the ruined church. They suggested that a local furniture maker will do
the job, but the old priest had his own plan and ordered the pews from an out of town
carpenter. The committee saw the pews huge, oversized that are like for giants. When
the day came, they gave magnificent welcome for the Bishop. The papal nuncio let the
visiting church dignitaries by himself. Even Mr. Arabia he remembered what had been
discuss at the meeting. The parishioners learned to love human ways of the Bishop. His
simplicity, understanding, wonderful to listener and got things done. After a year, no one
had come to him about Fr. Ruivivar. The church had been rebuilt and developed. But
still the parish priest is there. Fr.Ruivivar seemed eager they were caustic, often violent.
He read lengthy pastoral letter, scolds his parishioners openly, single out women who
wore short sleeved dresses and low necklines, and the “devil hairdo” teen ager has. Mr.
Arabia found himself avoiding the masses of the priest because of the situation. Mr.
Arabia went to the bishop’s office to hand letter about the replacement of their parish
priest. But the strength to give the letter until Fr.Ruivivar came. The Bishop said to the
priest that he will be sending in Malabo a beautiful to stay. After the conversation the old
man had a frozen expression. He stayed for a while in front of the altar, after that he
went in the room with Mr. Arabia “Goodnight”, Mr. Arabia said he went to the door to
leave, but before that the old man raises his head and asked Mr. Arabia: is it the end of
the month? I’m going alone? So, I’m not going along. You’re young. Look at your
hands.” Mr. Arabia moved to meet him, cried and hugged him. Suddenly he wasn’t
aware of the bloated body and an old smell that came to Him, staining him forever
before his time, likes that of age, like his own father’s when he lay dying on his arms.
LITERATURE OF NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION

THE TRANSFER
ABOUT THE AUTHOR :

Bienvenido Santos
• Fiction writer

• Bienvenido N. Santos was a Filipino-American fiction, poetry and nonfiction writer. He was
born and raised in Tondo, Manila. His family roots are originally from Lubao, Pampanga,
Philippines.

• Born: 22 March 191996, Legazpi, Albay

• Education: Harvard University (194511, Tondo

• Died: 7 January), 

• Awards: American Book Awards, 

Vocabularies……
• Malabo- a Filipino word w/c means unclear or uncertain.

• Waddle-to -walks with short steps while moving from side to side like a duck.

• Obvious- easy to use or notice

• Brook-to allow [something] to exits or happen.

• Desecration –an act or instance of desecrating ;the state of being desecrated

• Upbraid –to speak in an angry or critical way to ;some who has done something wrong

• Predicament -a difficult or unpleasant situation

• Snag–an unexpected problem or difficulty

• Pew –one of the benches that are placed in rows in a church

• Cassock –a long gown worn by a priest


SETTINGS:
• BISHOP’S PALACE

• CATHEDRAL CHURCH

• BISHOP’S OFFICE

CHARACTERS:
• MR. CONRADO ARABIA –OLD GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE, CHAIRMAN OF THE CAC FOR THE
FAST 5 YEARS.

• FATHER RUIVIVAR – A PARISH PRIEST FROM NEARLY HALF CENTURY.

• BISHOP

Plot of the story :


INTRODUCTION:

• AT THE MEETING OF THE LOCAL CATHOLIC ACTION COMMITEE HELD THAT SUNDAY MORNING
AT THE BISHOP’S PALACE IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE HIGH MASS,MR. CONRADO ARABIA,WHO
WAS AN OLD GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE AS WELL CHAIRMAN OF THE CAC FOR THE FAST FIVE
YEARS,MENTIONED CASUALLY THE NEED FOR A PRACTICAL RETIREMENT SYSTEM FOR THE
CHURCH,PATTERNED AFTER THE CIVIL SERVICE. THE COMMITTEE HAD MET TO DISCUSS THE
FINAL DETAILS OF THE WELCOME PROGRAM FOR THE FIRST BISHOP OF THE DIOCESE EVER TO
RESIDE IN TOWN.

RISING ACTION:

• THE COMMITTEE HAD DECIDED TO LET FATHER RUIVIVAR BE ON RETIREMENT AFTER SERVING
THEIR PARISH FOR ALMOST HALF CENTURY.

CLIMAX:

• THE BISHOP SAID…YOU WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO MALABO.PREPARE TO LEAVE AT THE END OF


THE MONTH.YOU WILL LIKE MALABO.YOU’RE AN OLD MAN NOW, FATHER RUIVIVAR.YOU HAVE
SERVED THE CHURCH WELL THESE MANY YEARS,SO I’M ASKING YOU TO REST.THERE’S NO
BETTER PLACE FOR YOU THAN MALABO.

FALLING ACTION:

• AT THE END, FATHER RUIVIVAR ACCEPTED IT WHOLE HEARTEDLY.

DENOUMENT:

• FATHER RUIVIVAR ASKED MR. ARABIA TO COME W/ HIM TO MALABO, AND MR. ARABIA MOVED
TO MEET HIM SAYING, FATHER, HE CRIED, EMBRACING THE OLD PRIEST.

Theme:
Love, understanding and acceptance

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