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Antipolo Cathedral marks 2nd year as international shrine

Published Jan 26, 2026 05:19 pm

The International Shrine of the Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage, otherwise known as the Antipolo Cathedral, celebrated its second anniversary as an international shrine with activities that gathered hundreds of devotees and parishioners from different parishes in the Diocese of Antipolo.

A grand procession of the original image of the Seven pontifically crowned Virgin Mary from seven parishes was held in the vicinity of the Antipolo Cathedral on Saturday drawing hundreds of devotees from different parishes where the Marian image came from.

Leading the procession was the Nuestra Señora delos Angeles or the Our Lady of the Angels, and also known as the Our Lady of Laguna Lake, the newest pontifically crowned Marian image from Pilapila, Binangonan.

Nuestra Señora delos Angeles of Binangonan (photo courtesy of Timothy Panganiban)
Nuestra Señora delos Angeles of Binangonan (photo courtesy of Timothy Panganiban)

Other canonically images that joined the grand procession were:  

Nuestra Señora de la Paz y Buen Viaje (Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage - Antipolo Cathedral) November 28, 1926

Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage (from La Virgen de Sapao's FB page)
Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage (from La Virgen de Sapao's FB page)

Nuestra Señora de Aranzazu (Our Lady of Aranzazu- San Mateo, Rizal)- May 31, 2017

Nuestra Señora de la Lumen (Our Lady of Light - Cainta, Rizal, December 1, 2018)

Nuestra Señora del Santo Rosario de Cardona (La Virgen de Sapao - Cardona, Rizal) October 7, 2022

La Virgen de Sapao of Cardona ( from La Virgen de Sapao's FB page)
La Virgen de Sapao of Cardona ( from La Virgen de Sapao's FB page)

Nuestra Señora de la Annunciata de Boso-Boso (Our Lady of Annunciata of Boso-boso), Boso-boso, Antipolo)   May 25, 2025

Nuestra Señora de Fatima de Marikina (Our Lady of Fatima-Marikina City)

On Monday afternoon, a Holy Mass was also held as part of the celebration of the cathedral’s anniversary that was followed by a thanksgiving food distribution to the less fortunate.

Devotees and parishioners of the respective shrines and parishes along with the cultural dancers accompany the Marian images during the procession. 
Cultural dancers accompany their respective Marian images (photo courtesy of Timothy Panganiban)
Cultural dancers accompany their respective Marian images (photo courtesy of Timothy Panganiban)
Antipolo Bishop Ruperto C. Santos, who also serves as the parish priest of the Antipolo's international shrine, officiated a 5 p.m. solemn mass on Jan. 26 which was followed by a feeding activity. 
In his homily, Bishop Santos urged the devotees to offer the faithful's devotion to God.
"True devotion is not measured by the candles we light or the miles we walk but by the sincerity with which we offer ourselves to God. When we give Him our patience, our forgiveness, our compassion, and our willingness to be transformed, our lives become a fragrant offering pleasing to the Lord," the bishop said.
The Antipolo Cathedral officially became an international shrine on January 26, 2024 following a Papal decree.

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