BEING a modern-day catechist is a “big and great challenge” in visiting parishes and schools teaching Catholic doctrine in different parts of the Archdiocese of Cebu. “Sometimes we have one classroom with 60 students,” said 45-year-old Carol Arsenal, a catechist from the Our Lady of Fatima Vicariate covering Paknaan in Mandaue City to Liloan town. [...]
WHILE the canonization of Blessed Pedro Calungsod is only less than three months away, the process for his companion in the Marianas Islands, however, remains unclear. Fr. Diego Luis de San Vitores was the Spanish Jesuit priest who died with Calungsod on April 2, 1672 and was beatified in 1985. Msgr. Ildebrando Leyson, postulator for [...]
CEBU’S high-ranking church officials have asked the Cebu City Government to declare a part of the South Road Properties (SRP) as a heritage site. The request of Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma and Archbishop Emeritus Ricardo Cardinal Vidal is connected with the celebration of the national thanksgiving mass at the “templete” at the SRP on Nov. [...]
CHURCH officials designed the logo for the canonization of Blessed Pedro Calungsod based on the first Visayan martyr’s life and sacrifice. The logo contains the official image of Calungsod in comic art form, symbols of his martyrdom, and places that were significant to him. Read the rest of this entry
AFTER Blessed Pedro Calungsod’s canonization, his official image will be brought to dioceses nationwide, said an official of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP). Fr. Marvin Mejia, CBCP assistant secretary general, told Sun.Star Cebu that the “Duaw Nasud” would start on Oct. 26 or just a few days after the canonization of the [...]
The Archdiocese of Cebu is still looking for an official statue of the Visayan martyr, Blessed Pedro Calungsod, who will be declared a saint in October this year. The image should be Filipino-looking and young, and should wear an all-white outfit but no shoes. Read the rest of this entry
Roman Catholic leaders in Cebu and Metro Manila launched on Saturday the celebration of “100 days of grace” until the country’s second saint, Blessed Pedro Calungsod, is officially recognized. Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma led the launch at the Fuente Osmeña in Cebu City of the countdown to October 21, when Calungsod will be canonized with [...]
PILGRIMS flying to Rome, Italy to witness the canonization of Blessed Pedro Calungsod will have to seek the endorsement of the Cebu archbishop. They’re required to attend catechism classes, said Msgr. Ildebrando Leyson, Blessed Pedro Calungsod Shrine administrator. Read the rest of this entry