On October 28, 2023, the Feast of Sts. Simon and Jude, Fr. John Lucas, Provincial Vicar of the St. Matthew Province presided over the mission send-off of Fr. Ruel Desamparado and Fr. Edgar Dacaldacal at the chapel of the St. Hannibal Formation Center in Cebu.
The send-off Mass was attended by some members of the religious community in Cebu. In his homily, Fr. John Lucas emphasized the missionary aspect of being a Rogationist. The missionary spirit comes from the heart of Jesus to respond to the needs of the times.