Pedro Calungsod

c. 1654 – April 2, 1672

Archive for August, 2012

August 28th, 2012 by admin

Work on Pedro’s temple hits snag due to late fund release

THE construction of the templete or small temple at the South Road Properties (SRP) for the thanksgiving mass for the canonization of Pedro Calungsod has experienced delays. Fr. Raul Gallego, head of the committee on venue that the Archdiocese of Cebu created for Calungsod’s canonization, said work on the small temple is delayed by a [...]

August 26th, 2012 by admin

Portrait of Calungsod ‘not based on actual person’

THE image of Blessed Pedro Calungsod was an artist’s interpretation and not based on an actual person, said Jesuit priest Jose Quilongquilong. The oil painting Rafael del Casal portrays Calungsod holding a palm with his right hand over his chest. It was painted in 1999. Read the rest of this entry

August 15th, 2012 by admin

Canonization rites may be shown live on TV in parishes

PARISHES in Cebu and other provinces may be able to show the live broadcast of the canonization of the country’s second saint in October. Nonito Limchua, Cebu Catholic Television Network (CCTN) president, said only the Eternal Word Television Network (EWTN) will cover the canonization rites of Pedro Calungsod and six other blessed persons in Rome, [...]

August 8th, 2012 by admin

Work starts on ‘holy, historic’ site

THE construction work officially started yesterday on the site of the national thanksgiving mass for the sainthood of Blessed Pedro Calungsod. The mass will be held on Nov. 30 or almost a month after Pope Benedict XVI leads the canonization rites for Calungsod and six other blessed persons in Rome, Italy. Read the rest of [...]