During Holy Week we passed a special day. April 2nd marks the death of two men who committed their whole lives to the Church and her mission on Earth.
The first is Blessed Pedro Calungsod, the 18-year-old Filipino martyr who was beatified by Blessed John Paul II in March 2000. Calungsod was about 15 when he left home for a foreign mission to Guam, and he died with Jesuit missionary Blessed Diego San Luis Vitores when opposition to missionary activities became increasingly violent there. Pope Benedict XVI recently announced that Blessed Calungsod will be canonized on October 21st of this year with six other new saints. He will be the Church’s second Filipino saint.
April 2nd also marked the 7th anniversary of Blessed John Paul II’s death. Listen here for stories about his life, and continue to follow his path to sainthood. We pray for his intercession every day here at the Blessed John Paul II Shrine, and we look forward to that time when the universal Church will celebrate the feast of his sainthood.
Blessed Pedro Calungsod and Blessed John Paul II, Pray for Us!
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