How to determine the date of the Traslacion and the Peñafrancia Fiesta - A Special Report
The Procession of Nuestra Señora de Peñafrancia de Naga Written by Bishop Rex Andrew Alarcon Editor's note: When I first saw this particular article on Facebook, there was this issue on how the iconic fiesta of Nuestra Señora de Peñafrancia of Naga, Camarines Sur is set due to erroneous dating of the fiesta in the Ordo of Masses released by the CBCP's Commission on Liturgy which caused a flurry from devotees of Ina. When I read this piece on Facebook, this helped me clear some misconceptions on pointing when will the fiesta of Ina will take place on the month of September. The following is an article from the Facebook page of the Archdiocese of Nueva Caceres. It is not very easy to determine of the Fiesta of Our Lady of Peñafrancia in Bicol, and hence the Traslacion. The date of the feast is not fixed. There is a formula followed to determine the date. The Ordo 2019 for the Philippines has mistakenly placed the Peñafrancia Fiesta on: September 15, 2019. We find i...