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Servant of God Archbishop Teofilo Camomot Cebu, known as the birthplace of the Catholic Faith in the Philippines where the faith was so much alive and colorful since the Spanish era. It is in Cebu were the famed and canonically crowned images of Santo Niño de Cebu, the Virgen de la Regla and Virgen de Guadalupe of Cebu are enshrined and the birthplace of our second Filipino Saint - St. Pedro Calungsod. In recent years, local and national news outlets reports the sanctity of one of Cebu's illustriuos prelates that gained much publcity and fame - the Servant of God Archbishop Teofilo Camomot. Let us get to know more about this Holy Bishop from Visayas and discover how he became belvoed by his flock and a holy life that led to his cause for sainthood. Archbishop Camomot with his parents Early Life Archbishop Teofilo Camomot was born on March 3, 1914, in Barangay Cogon, Carcar, Cebu, to Luis Camomot and Angela Bastida. He was baptized the following day, and on August 22, ...

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...

Venerable Mother Rosario Arroyo de la Visitación In previous articles in this blog, we've introduced the lives of important pioneer Filipina Foundresses of different Religious Orders/Congregations for women in the country from the likes of Venerable Ignacia del Espiritu Santo of the Religious of the Virgin Mary, Servants of God Cecilia and Rosa Talangpaz of the Augustinian Recollect Sisters and the Servant of God Francisca del Espiritu Santo of the Dominican Sisters of St. Catherine of Siena. This time, we will introduce another Foundress who made an impact in the history of the Filipino Catholic Church who’s cause for beatification and canonization is on its way. Mother Rosario Arroyo, or "Madre Sayong" to her sisters, was born on February 17, 1884, in Molo, Iloilo to Ignacio Arroyo and Doña Maria Pidal as the only daughter of three children. Her two brothers were José María Arroyo, who later became a senator in 1919 and Mariano Arroyo, later elected as the Governo...