Mass to Commemorate the Feast of St. Pedro Calungsod
Event Details
Date & Time
2024-04-13- April 13, 2024
- 10:30 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
Saint Pedro Calungsod
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 Mass will be in English. This celebration is sponsored and organized by the DC Filipino Catholic Community under its chaplain, Fr. Patrick Agustin, Parochial Vicar of St. Martin of Tours Catholic Church, Gaithersburg, Maryland, in collaboration with the archdiocesan Office of Cultural Diversity and Outreach.
For ASL interpretation, contact [email protected]g two weeks in advance. 
Misa en conmemoración de la Fiesta de San Pedro Calungsod
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. Patrick Agustin, Vicario Parroquial de la Iglesia Católica St. Martin de Tours, Gaithersburg, Maryland, en colaboración de la Oficina de Diversidad Cultural.
Para interpretación ASL, por favor contactar a [email protected] con dos semanas de anticipación.
Venue
Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament
5949 Western Avenue, Washington, DC, USA