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Melai Cantiveros celebrates daughter Stela's First Communion

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E. Kristhoff Cagape

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<p>Melai Cantiveros and Jason Francisco celebrated a special milestone in their daughter Stela&#x27;s journey in faith as she received her First Communion.</p><p>On Instagram, Melai shared her joy over the occasion, describing the milestone as a dream come true for her daughter.</p><p>&quot;Stela’s First Communion is a dream come true🙏🏼 Thank you Jesus Christ 🙏🏼 for today that Stela’s entering her era of Central Sacrament which is the Holy Eucharist,&quot; she posted on her Instagram page.</p><p>Melai shared that Stela had long been looking forward to receiving the sacrament and was excited to finally be able to receive Holy Communion during mass.</p><p>&quot;Sobra ka excited gyud cya kay matagal na nya pangarap yan every Mass ,and official na tlagang makakacommunion na cya every Mass starting today Aug. 30, 2026 ✅👏🎉 Yehey Thank you po Father @efrendiaz1988 for always po  and xmpre kabatchmate nya sa communion ang kanyang mga pinsan si Mark Andrei and Martha✅🙏🏼 We Love you  Jesus🙏🏼,&quot; she said.</p><p>Fans online were quick to congratulate Stela on the milestone in her Catholic faith.</p><p>&quot;Congratulations Stella...Praise God for His blessings on you and your family,&quot; one fan wrote.</p><p>&quot;Mommy Melai congratulations po. Happy for baby Stella,&quot; another fan wrote.</p><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-19" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DcpsB5vmUaL/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=864&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A19%2C%22os%22%3A8582199%2C%22ls%22%3A641199.8999999762%2C%22le%22%3A641500%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="926" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-19" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><p>Melai has previously spoken about the values she and husband, Jason Francisco, hope to instill in their children.</p><p>In an interview with Karen Davila in November 2025, Melai said they want their daughters to grow up with strong values and become good and responsible members of society.</p><p>&quot;This is serious na kasi talaga. Hindi na ito &#x27;yung parang MelaSon lang kami na magloko-loko lang kami na love team na para lang kaming mag-jowa-jowa. Nung pinasok na namin ang marriage, meron nang serious na life, na meron kaming dalawang tao na bubuhayin. Dapat lumaki itong, hindi siyang lumaking salot sa lipunan, lumaki silang maayos na tao,&quot; she said.</p><div><br/></div><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/celebrities/2025/1/8/melai-cantiveros-shares-how-daughters-slowly-growing-up-1059" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><u>READ: Melai Cantiveros shares how she lets daughters reflect on their feelings</u></strong></a></div><div><br/></div><p>In the same interview, Melai also shared how she and Jason make decisions for their family, saying that while she often takes the first step in planning, she consults her husband before they finalize major decisions.</p><p>&quot;Ang boss talaga sa bahay &#x27;pag mga decision talaga, talagang si Jason talaga because I submit myself sa mga decision si Jason, pero ako lahat ang gumagawa ng first step. So ang unang gagawin natin, tapos ilalatag namin sa aming punong-guro, &#x27;Ito na po gagawin natin Mr. Jason’,&quot; she explained.</p>

<p>Melai Cantiveros shared her joy over the occasion, describing the milestone as a dream come true for her daughter Stela. </p>

Melai Cantiveros shared her joy over the occasion, describing the milestone as a dream come true for her daughter Stela.