By Christina Hermoso
Bishop Leo Drona will lead a concelebrated high mass at 6 p.m. Thursday, January 23, at the San Ildefonso Parish on Pio del Pilar Street, Makati City, in solemn commemoration of the Feast of Saint Ildefonsus (San Ildefonso), one of the most popular and widely venerated saints of the Roman Catholic Church.
Saint Ildefonsus (WIKIPEDIA/ MANILA BULLETIN)
A solemn procession follows the mass. A feast mass will also be celebrated in the morning at 6 a.m.
Special commemoratives masses will also be held in San Ildefonso, Bulacan; San Ildefonso, Ilocos Sur; and in Tanay, Rizal.
A follower of St. Isidore of Seville, San Ildefonso served as archbishop of Toledo, Spain from the year 657 up to the time of his death in 667. His theological writings which attracted many followers became widely popular in Spain during the 7th century.
Devotion to the beloved saint became widespread after his canonization. Many churches and towns all over the world, including the Philippines, were named in his honor and memory.
Saint Ildefonsus (WIKIPEDIA/ MANILA BULLETIN)
A solemn procession follows the mass. A feast mass will also be celebrated in the morning at 6 a.m.
Special commemoratives masses will also be held in San Ildefonso, Bulacan; San Ildefonso, Ilocos Sur; and in Tanay, Rizal.
A follower of St. Isidore of Seville, San Ildefonso served as archbishop of Toledo, Spain from the year 657 up to the time of his death in 667. His theological writings which attracted many followers became widely popular in Spain during the 7th century.
Devotion to the beloved saint became widespread after his canonization. Many churches and towns all over the world, including the Philippines, were named in his honor and memory.