0 Woman ‘cured’ by Pedro ‘wants to keep privacy:’ church official

THE woman who is said to have received a miracle through the intercession of Visayan martyr now Saint Pedro Calungsod prefers to preserve her privacy, said a church official. Msgr. Ildebrando Leyson, the vice postulator for Calungsod’s sainthood, said the woman wore a red outfit when she visited the Pedro Calungsod Shrine a few days ago to participate in the feast day activities. “She did not want to be interviewed by the media,” Leyson said. He said the focus of the devotees’ prayers now should be on how Calungsod rose to sainthood. “The gift of a saint is a reminder of the call to all of us to become saints, to live in faith and love,”...

0 Catholics celebrate Saint Pedro Calungsod’s first feast day

Catholics on Saturday celebrated the first feast day of Saint Pedro Calungsod – the second Filipino saint -- who was canonized only in October last year. Calungsod is the patron of Filipino youth, altar boys, the Philippines, overseas Filipino workers, Guam, and Cebuanos, according to the religious information site Catholic Online. Although Calungsod's actual feast day falls on April 2, the celebration was moved to Saturday (March 23). April 2 happens to fall within the so-called "Easter Octave" or eight days after Easter Sunday, considered as the greatest Catholic feast. The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) said Calungsod's...

0 San Pedro Calungsod feast day

Manila, Philippines – Filipinos worldwide celebrate the first feast day of San Pedro Calungsod today. San Pedro Calungsod is the country’s second saint. He was canonized on October 21 last year by Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI. The feast day of the 17th century Visayan catechist and martyr was moved from April 2 to March 23 as the day falls within the Easter octave (Easter Tuesday) that takes precedence over feasts and memorials of saints. Feast masses and solemn processions will be held today in many Catholic churches in key cities and provinces, particularly in the first four ecclesiastical jurisdictions in the country at the time of his martyrdom...

0 San Pedro Calungsod exhibit starts tomorrow

The Archdiocese of Cebu, in cooperation with SM City Cebu and SM Seaside City Cebu, will launch a visual exhibit on the life of San Pedro Calungsod on March 22 at the Chapel of San Pedro Calungsod in SM Seaside Complex, South Road Properties, Cebu City. The exhibit dubbed “The Journey of Saint Pedro Calungsod: To the Altar and into our Hearts” will highlight photos taken during the Visayan martyr’s beatification and canonization in Rome, as well as images captured during the Duaw Nasud or the pilgrimage of the official image of San Pedro Calungsod to other archdiocese in the country, and photos taken from the historic National Thanksgiving...

0 Masses for St. Pedro Calungsod feast on

The novena leading to the feast of St. Pedro Calungsod yesterday began at the shrine dedicated in his honor in Cebu City. Msgr. Ildebrando Leyson, rector of the Archdiocesan Shrine of St. Pedro Calungsod in the Archbishop’s Residence compound in D. Jakosalem Street, said this year’s feast would be the first time the Visayan martyr is invoked as a saint. “This is the first feast where we call him a saint instead of beato. But the devotion still remains. He is the same Pedro,” he said. The theme for this year’s feast is “Living the Ten Commandments in this year of faith with Saint Pedro Calungsod.” Leyson said everyone should be reminded...

0 Fr. Gallego passes away at 56

Priest helped organize St. Calungsod’s Cebu event The Archdiocese of Cebu has one priest less to serve its flock. Fr. Raul Gallego, who made significant contributions for the success of the national thanksgiving celebration of St. Pedro Calungsod last year, died last Tuesday evening. He suffered a heart attack while driving his car on the way to Parkmall in Mandaue City at around 10 p.m. Gallego was brought to the Mandaue District Hospital. But the 56-year-old priest was declared dead on arrival. His death happened two days before the start of the novena of St. Pedro Calungsod at the archdiocesan shrine in Cebu City which was dedicated...

0 Toledo City marks Calungsod fiesta

Months after the canonization, the parishioners of the San Pedro Calungsod Church in barangay Cantabaco, Toledo City were finally able to celebrate its fiesta yesterday. Hundreds of Calungsod devotees attended Mass to celebrate the first fiesta after the Visayan martyr was canonized in October last year. In his homily, Bishop Emilio Bataclan told parishioners to educate their children at home, the Church and in school so they can emulate the values of Calungsod rather than allowing them to spend their time in Internet cafes or watching TV. The church of San Pedro Calungsod in Cantabaco which used to be nearly bare experienced a surge in...