Roman Catholics will commemorate the life and works of Visayan martyr San Pedro Calungsod, the second Filipino saint on April 1, instead of the traditional April 2 in deference to the observance of Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion on April 2. READ:
San Pedro Calungsod is widely venerated as the patron saint of the Philippines, Guam, Cebu, the Filipino youth, altar boys, and overseas Filipino workers.
San Pablo Bishop Buenaventura M. Famadico will preside over the fiesta mass at 7 a.m. on April 1 while San Pablo Bishop Emeritus Leo M. Drona will officiate the 9:30 a.m. holy mass. The relics of the saint were brought to the parish on March 24, 2022 that included sand from the shore where they threw the body of San Pedro, cloth of Blessed Diego, and cloth that touched the bolo that killed San Pedro and Blessed Diego.
A former altar boy, sacristan, and catechist, San Pedro was martyred for his faith at the young age of 17 in Tumhon, Guam on April 2, 1672 while doing missionary work with a Spanish Jesuit priest, then the rector of the evangelization mission and now, Blessed Diego Luis de San Vitores.
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