The Roman Catholic Church observes Sunday, Dec. 26, the second day in the octave of Christmas, the memory of Saint Stephen (San Esteban), known as the proto martyr or the first martyr of the Christian faith. St. Stephen (Catholic Online) In the country, a holy mass was expected to be celebrated at...
Roman Catholics will pay tribute Monday, Dec. 20, to the memory of a well-loved Spanish Benedictine abbot, Saint Dominic (Santo Domingo) de Silos (1000–1073). IMG_20211219_100226 Saint Dominic remains well venerated in many parts of the world including the Philippines as the patron saint...
Manila Archbishop Jose Cardinal Advincula will preside over the thanksgiving fiesta mass at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 14, at the St. John of the Cross Parish in Pembo, Makati City, in celebration of the feast day of Saint John of the Cross (San Juan de la Cruz), a Doctor of the Universal Church and...
Diocese of San Fernando, La Union Bishop Daniel O. Presto will preside over a concelebrated fiesta mass at 9 a.m. Monday, Dec. 13, at the Santa Lucia Parish in Aringay, La Union, in solemn commemoration of the Feast of Saint Lucy (Santa Lucia) and the 285th patronal fiesta. St. Lucy (Catholic...
Manila Archdiocese Archbishop Jose Cardinal Advincula will preside over the grand fiesta mass at 12 noon Sunday, Dec. 12, at the Archdiocesan Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe on Guadalupe Nuevo, Makati City, in solemn commemoration of the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, the principal patroness of...
Roman Catholics pay tribute Thursday, Dec. 9, to the memory of San Juan Diego, the first indigenous American saint, to whom Our Lady of Guadalupe, the Patroness of the Philippines, appeared in the year 1531 in Mexico. San Juan Diego (Manila Bulletin file) Commemorative masses will be offered today...
Roman Catholics will celebrate Friday, Dec. 3, the life and works of Saint Francis Xavier (San Francisco Javier), the patron saint of foreign missions and co-founder with Saint Ignatius de Loyola of the Society of Jesus (Jesuit Order). St. Francis Xavier (Jesuits.org) At the St. Francis Xavier...
The Catholic faithful will commemorate Tuesday, Nov. 30, the Feast of Saint Andrew the Apostle (San Andres Apostol), the first apostle of Jesus Christ. St. Andrew (Catholic Online) Papal Nuncio Archbishop Charles John Brown will preside over a high mass on Tuesday at 6 p.m. at the Saint Andrew...
Holy masses will be celebrated at the Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Parish in Project 4, Quezon City on Saturday, Nov. 27, in solemn commemoration of the Feast of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal, a special title given to the Blessed Mother after a series of apparitions in Paris, France in the...
Commemorative rites will be held Tuesday, November 23, at the Saint Clement Parish Church in Angono, Rizal, in solemn commemoration of the Feast of Saint Clement (San Clemente), the patron saint of fishermen. Photo from RCAM Eucharistic celebrations will be held at 8 a.m. and at 6 p.m. A land and a...
Marian devotees will offer special prayers, light candles, and recite the holy rosary Sunday, Nov. 21, to mark the Feast of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the Temple of Jerusalem, which is believed to be the beginning of the preparation for Mary’s mission and destiny as the Mother...
The Catholic Church honors Wednesday, Nov. 10, the memory of Saint Leo the Great (San Leo Magno), a Doctor of the Universal Church, and one of the greatest pontiffs in Church history. St. Leo the Great (Catholic Online) Considered by Pope Pius XII as “the greatest among the great,” St. Leo...
