Relic of St. Clare of Assisi in PHL for pilgrimage until April
The relic of St. Clare of Assisi is now going on a three-month pilgrimage in the Philippines, making the rounds of archdioceses and Poor Clare monasteries in the country until April.
It is the first time the relic will travel outside Italy in the last 800 years, the Department of Foreign Affairs said late Friday.
Citing a report from the Philippine Embassy to the Holy See, the DFA said the relic arrived in Manila last Tuesday.
Father Jess Dajac, a Filipino priest based in Rome, has been appointed as an official guardian of the St. Clare relic while in the Philippines, it said.
"The saint is the patron of navigators, couples who are childless and want to have children, of life and of families. Pope Pius XII designated her as the patron saint of television in 1958, on the basis that when she was too ill to attend Mass, she had reportedly been able to see and hear it on the wall of her room. St. Clare is the patron of Europe and of many places in the Philippines," the DFA said.
Philippine Ambassador Mercedes Tuason secured the needed permission from the Federation of Poor Clares based in Foligno in Italy, which owns the relic, as well as from the ecclesiastical authorities of the city of Foligno and the Vatican, through the Congregation of the Causes of the Saints.
St. Clare was born in Assisi in Italy on July 16, 1194 and died there on August 11, 1253.
Her father was a wealthy Count who owned a large palace and a castle. Her mother belonged to a noble family.
From early childhood, she was devoted to prayer and practices of mortification, and had a distaste for the world and yearned for a more spiritual life.
She eventually left her life of privilege to become a nun.
Relic's itinerary
— LBG, GMA News
It is the first time the relic will travel outside Italy in the last 800 years, the Department of Foreign Affairs said late Friday.
Citing a report from the Philippine Embassy to the Holy See, the DFA said the relic arrived in Manila last Tuesday.
Father Jess Dajac, a Filipino priest based in Rome, has been appointed as an official guardian of the St. Clare relic while in the Philippines, it said.
"The saint is the patron of navigators, couples who are childless and want to have children, of life and of families. Pope Pius XII designated her as the patron saint of television in 1958, on the basis that when she was too ill to attend Mass, she had reportedly been able to see and hear it on the wall of her room. St. Clare is the patron of Europe and of many places in the Philippines," the DFA said.
Philippine Ambassador Mercedes Tuason secured the needed permission from the Federation of Poor Clares based in Foligno in Italy, which owns the relic, as well as from the ecclesiastical authorities of the city of Foligno and the Vatican, through the Congregation of the Causes of the Saints.
St. Clare was born in Assisi in Italy on July 16, 1194 and died there on August 11, 1253.
Her father was a wealthy Count who owned a large palace and a castle. Her mother belonged to a noble family.
From early childhood, she was devoted to prayer and practices of mortification, and had a distaste for the world and yearned for a more spiritual life.
She eventually left her life of privilege to become a nun.
Relic's itinerary
Feb. 20: Departure from Rome
Feb. 21: Arrival in Manila, to Monasterio Order of St. Clare (OSC), Quezon City (Mass and vigil)
Feb 22: Fly to Cebu in the afternoon, Metropolitan Cathedral, Mass Then Vigil Overnight
Feb 23: 9:00 a.m. Mass at Cathedral then Monastery of Consolacion (Tayud)
Feb 24: Monastery of Consolacion (Tayud)
Feb 25 to 28: Fly to Davao, Tagum, Kidapawan, North Cotobato
Feb 28: Fly to Manila - at Poor Clare Monastery, Quezon City (evening)
Feb 29: Manila Parish, Evening at Poor Clare Monastery, Quezon City
March 1: Lipa, San Sebastian Cathedral
March 2: Lipa, Poor Clare Capuchin
March 3: Fly to Iloilo, Mass at Cathedral upon arrival, vigil and Mass before departure by Archbishop Angel Lagdameo
March 4: by Ferry to Bacolod, fly to Manila, to Franciscans in Quezon CityMar 5 - QC Green Meadows/ Franciscans Alabang
March 6: to Legaspi Cathedral (by air) then to the Monastery of Daraga (Diocese of Legaspi)
March 7: Legaspi to Sorsogon (by van) then to Monastery of Sorsogon City (Diocese of Sorsogon)
March 8: Sorsogon then to Franciscans in Naga
March 9: Naga Cathedral/ Penafrancia
March 10: Fly back to Manila, Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate, Quezon City
March 11 to 15: Metro Manila, in the evenings at Poor Clare Monastery, Quezon City
March 16: Cathedral of St. Michael, Cabuyao / OSC Monastery
March 17: San Pablo Cathedral (Laguna)/Lumban - Missionaries of Faith
March 18: Lucena Cathedral/OSC Sariaya (overnight)
March 19: Ferry from Lucena Port (4am) to OSC Boac (overnight)
March 20: Ferry from Boac to Lucena to Gumaca Cathedral - (8am Ferry); PM - OSC Monastery, Lopez, Quezon (overnight)
March 21: back to Manila, Sanctuario San Antonio
March 22: Pampanga Cathedral/Betis Monastery
March 23: Bataan Cathedral/Bataan Monastery
March 24: Dagupan Cathedral/OSC Monastery Malasique, Pangasinan
March 25: Alaminos Cathedral/Bolinao Monastery
March 26: Back to Manila, passing Bulacan/ Poor Clare Monastery, Quezon City
March 27: San Pedro Bautista Parish (Frisco)/ Poor Clare Monastery, Quezon City
March 28: Metromanila/Muntinlupa Parishes - Bilibid Prison, Alabang, Franciscans Alabang
March 29: Metro Manila/QC Parishes - Franciscans of the Immaculate, Quezon City
March 30: Metro Manila/Qc Parishes - Franciscans, Quezon City
March 31 to April 8 (Easter Sunday): Poor Clare Monastery, Quezon City
April 9: Nueva Vizcaya Cathedral/OSC Monastery at Aritao
April 10: Isabela Cathedral/OSC Monastery At Guibang
April 11: Tuguegarao Cathedral/OSC Monastery At Iguig
April 12: Fly to Poor Clare Monastery Laoag
April 13: Fly to Manila/Poor Clare Monastery Quezon City
April 14: Poor Clare Monastery, Quezon City
April 15: Fly to Leyte Cathedral /Poor Clair Capuchin, Ormoc City. The Poor Clares Monastery Naval can go to Leyte Cathedral or Capuchins in Ormoc
April 16: Catarman Cathedral/OSC Monastery Catarman
April 17: Calbayog Cathedral/OSC Calbayog Monastery
April 18: Antique Cathedral/OSC Monastery San Jose de Buenavista
April 19: Dumaguete Cathedral/OSC Monastery
April 20: Fly to Manila/OSC Monastery Quezon City
April 21 to 23: Fly to Puerto Princesa Cathedral/OSC Monastery
April 23 to 30: Fly to Manila/Stay at OSC Monastery, Quezon City until departure
Feb. 21: Arrival in Manila, to Monasterio Order of St. Clare (OSC), Quezon City (Mass and vigil)
Feb 22: Fly to Cebu in the afternoon, Metropolitan Cathedral, Mass Then Vigil Overnight
Feb 23: 9:00 a.m. Mass at Cathedral then Monastery of Consolacion (Tayud)
Feb 24: Monastery of Consolacion (Tayud)
Feb 25 to 28: Fly to Davao, Tagum, Kidapawan, North Cotobato
Feb 28: Fly to Manila - at Poor Clare Monastery, Quezon City (evening)
Feb 29: Manila Parish, Evening at Poor Clare Monastery, Quezon City
March 1: Lipa, San Sebastian Cathedral
March 2: Lipa, Poor Clare Capuchin
March 3: Fly to Iloilo, Mass at Cathedral upon arrival, vigil and Mass before departure by Archbishop Angel Lagdameo
March 4: by Ferry to Bacolod, fly to Manila, to Franciscans in Quezon CityMar 5 - QC Green Meadows/ Franciscans Alabang
March 6: to Legaspi Cathedral (by air) then to the Monastery of Daraga (Diocese of Legaspi)
March 7: Legaspi to Sorsogon (by van) then to Monastery of Sorsogon City (Diocese of Sorsogon)
March 8: Sorsogon then to Franciscans in Naga
March 9: Naga Cathedral/ Penafrancia
March 10: Fly back to Manila, Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate, Quezon City
March 11 to 15: Metro Manila, in the evenings at Poor Clare Monastery, Quezon City
March 16: Cathedral of St. Michael, Cabuyao / OSC Monastery
March 17: San Pablo Cathedral (Laguna)/Lumban - Missionaries of Faith
March 18: Lucena Cathedral/OSC Sariaya (overnight)
March 19: Ferry from Lucena Port (4am) to OSC Boac (overnight)
March 20: Ferry from Boac to Lucena to Gumaca Cathedral - (8am Ferry); PM - OSC Monastery, Lopez, Quezon (overnight)
March 21: back to Manila, Sanctuario San Antonio
March 22: Pampanga Cathedral/Betis Monastery
March 23: Bataan Cathedral/Bataan Monastery
March 24: Dagupan Cathedral/OSC Monastery Malasique, Pangasinan
March 25: Alaminos Cathedral/Bolinao Monastery
March 26: Back to Manila, passing Bulacan/ Poor Clare Monastery, Quezon City
March 27: San Pedro Bautista Parish (Frisco)/ Poor Clare Monastery, Quezon City
March 28: Metromanila/Muntinlupa Parishes - Bilibid Prison, Alabang, Franciscans Alabang
March 29: Metro Manila/QC Parishes - Franciscans of the Immaculate, Quezon City
March 30: Metro Manila/Qc Parishes - Franciscans, Quezon City
March 31 to April 8 (Easter Sunday): Poor Clare Monastery, Quezon City
April 9: Nueva Vizcaya Cathedral/OSC Monastery at Aritao
April 10: Isabela Cathedral/OSC Monastery At Guibang
April 11: Tuguegarao Cathedral/OSC Monastery At Iguig
April 12: Fly to Poor Clare Monastery Laoag
April 13: Fly to Manila/Poor Clare Monastery Quezon City
April 14: Poor Clare Monastery, Quezon City
April 15: Fly to Leyte Cathedral /Poor Clair Capuchin, Ormoc City. The Poor Clares Monastery Naval can go to Leyte Cathedral or Capuchins in Ormoc
April 16: Catarman Cathedral/OSC Monastery Catarman
April 17: Calbayog Cathedral/OSC Calbayog Monastery
April 18: Antique Cathedral/OSC Monastery San Jose de Buenavista
April 19: Dumaguete Cathedral/OSC Monastery
April 20: Fly to Manila/OSC Monastery Quezon City
April 21 to 23: Fly to Puerto Princesa Cathedral/OSC Monastery
April 23 to 30: Fly to Manila/Stay at OSC Monastery, Quezon City until departure
— LBG, GMA News
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