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Señor Santo Sepulcro de Paco In the historic district of Paco in Manila, known for its colorful history and simple living, beside it's famed Paco Catholic School is the historic Church of San Fernando de Dilao of Paco where it is dedicated to it's three Patrons: San Fernando Rey, the Titular Patron; Nuestra Señora de Candelaria and Senor Santo Sepulcro de Paco. The Señor Santo Sepulcro of Paco gained much following over the centuries and despite the passage of time, this devotion became one of the most enduring in these times and continues to garner more devotees up to the present. The Visage of the Lord of Paco The revered image of the Señor of Paco is that of an image of the dead Our Lord Jesus that was laid in the Holy Sepulchre. The revered image of the Santo Sepulcro is laid down with beautifully embroidered sheets to cover the body offered by devotees over the years. Despite of the fact that it is the image of the dead Christ, his symbols of divinity is still ...

Ven. Juan Antonio Guamez, Ven. Lorenzo Gomez and Ven. Antonio Santiago The word "Martyr" as per the famed Merriam-Webster dictionary defines it as a "person who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty of witnessing to and refusing to renounce a religion" and "a person who sacrifices something of great value and especially life itself for the sake of principle." Our Holy Mother Church honored her several martyrs all over the world by raising them to her altars and we are fortunate that two of the country's canonized saints were in fact martyrs. However, if we are going to look on our vast and colorful history, there were also some notable martyrs in our country that are worth emulating yet they were hidden in obscurity for centuries, like in the case of Servant of God Francesco Paliola, SJ who was martyred by the Moros in Mindanao. For this blog post, we are going to retell the stories of obscure Martyrs of Charity that are worth emulating and a...

Venerable Alfredo Ma. Obviar With the latest news on the recent declaration of Our Holy Father, Pope Francis of recognizing the heroic virtues of one of the most beloved prelates in our country's church history, Bishop Alfredo Obviar. It is a high time that we need to take a look on his holy life that is worth emulating not only by our own clergymen, but also by the faithful for his life a picture of tireless service to the master of the vineyard. Early Life and Calling Alfredo Maria Obviar y Aranda was born on August 29, 1889 in Lipa City, Batangas, to devout Catholics parents, Telesforo Obviar and Catalina Aranda and the only son of the family. Having become an orphan at the early age, he was taken care of by relatives from his mother’s side. Venerable Alfredo Ma. Obviar as a priest The young Alfredo ready felt the call for priesthood at his young age that he soon entered the Jesuit Seminary of San Francisco Javier in 1907. After his graduation in Liberal Arts at...