Mass to Commemorate the Feast of St. Pedro Calungsod
Event Details
Date & Time
2025-04-05- April 5, 2025
- 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
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Organizer
- Office of Cultural Diversity and Outreach
- (301) 853-5335
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Join us for a Mass to commemorate the feast of St. Pedro Calungsod on Saturday, April 5, 2025 at the Saint Michael the Archangel Catholic Church
Celebration of “Never too young for faith’s demands”
St. Pedro Calungsod (Latin: Petrus Calungsod, Italian: Pietro Calungsod; (July 21, 1654 – April 2, 1672), also known as Peter Calungsod or Pedro Calungsod, is a young Roman Catholic Filipino Saint. He was a migrant, sacristan, and missionary catechist, who along with the Spanish Jesuit missionary, Diego Luis de San Vitores, suffered religious persecution and martyrdom in Guam for their missionary work in 1672.
Bishop Evelio Menjivar, Auxiliary Bishop of Washington, Principal Celebrant and Homilist.
This celebration is sponsored and organized by the DC Filipino Catholic Community under its chaplain Fr. Ryan Pineda, Pastor of St. Philip the Apostle Roman Catholic Church, in collaboration with the archdiocesan Office of Cultural Diversity and Outreach.
This Mass is in English. For more information, contact us at [email protected] and [email protected]. For ASL interpretation, contact [email protected]g two weeks in advance. 
Misa en conmemoración de la Fiesta de San Pedro Calungsod el sábado 5 de abril de 2025 en la Iglesia Católica San Miguel de Arcángel
Celebración de “Nunca eres demasiado joven para las exigencias de la fe”
San Pedro Calungsod (Latin: Petrus Calungsod, Italian: Pietro Calungsod; (Julio 21, 1654 – Abril 2, 1672), también conocido como Peter Calungsod o Pedro Calungsod, fué un Santo Filipino Católico Romano. San Pedro Calungsod fue un migrante, sacristán, misionero catequista quien junto al Jesuita misionero Español, Diego Luis de San Vitores, sufrió persecución religiosa y martirio en Guam for su trabajo misionero en 1672.
Obispo Evelio Menjivar, Obispo Auxiliar de Washington, Celebrante Principal y Homilista.
Esta Misa se celebrará en Inglés. Esta celebración es patrocinada y organizada por la Comunidad Católica Filipina de DC bajo su capellán, Fr. Ryan Pineda, Pastor de la Iglesia Católica Romana de San Felipe Apóstol, en colaboración de la Oficina de Diversidad Cultural.
Esta misa es en inglés. Para más información comunicarse al correo [email protected] y [email protected]. Para interpretación ASL, por favor contactar a [email protected] con dos semanas de anticipación.
Venue
Saint Michael the Archangel Catholic Church
St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church, 805 Wayne Avenue, Silver Spring, MD, USA