Pedro Calungsod

c. 1654 – April 2, 1672
August 28th, 2012

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 week because funds were not released on time. Read the rest of this entry

July 24th, 2012

Church wants an SRP lot to be heritage site

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. 30, 2012 after the canonization of the country’s second saint, Blessed Pedro Calungsod. Read the rest of this entry

June 6th, 2012

Santo Pedro’s mass will be at SRP

IT’S final. The national thanksgiving mass for the canonization of Beato Pedro Calungsod will be held at the South Road Properties (SRP), high-ranking Church officials announced Tuesday.

The local church raised more than P19 million for the canonization on October 21 in Rome and the national thanksgiving celebration on November 30.  Read the rest of this entry