Relic of Saint Carlo Acutis to visit PH this month

A relic of St. Carlo Acutis is set to visit at least 29 churches and a school in Luzon as part of its pilgrimage to the Philippines later this month.

A section of Acutis' pericardium, a membrane that protects the heart, will arrive in the Philippines from Perugia, Italy on November 27, a report by CBCP News said Thursday.

The first-class relic is 6 centimeters long and 2 cm high and kept in a 33 cm tall and 17 cm wide reliquary by the Diocese of Assisi, which looks after Acutis’ relics.

Friends of St. Carlo Acutis – Philippines (FSCAPh), the organizer of the pilgrimage, said more locations may be added.

“Future phases are yet to be organized so it could also cover other key locations in southern Luzon, in the Visayas and and Mindanao,” FSCAPh said in a social media post on Tuesday.

The pilgrimage will be under the episcopal guidance of Bishop Dennis Villarojo of Malolos.

Here is the schedule of the Pericardium Relic of Saint Carlo Acutis’ visit in the Philippines:

Friday, Nov. 28

• 8:00 a.m. – Minor Basilica of the Immaculate Conception (Malolos, Bulacan)
• 3:00 p.m. – San Roque Cathedral (Caloocan City)

Saturday, Nov. 29

• 8:00 a.m. – Minor Basilica of San Sebastian (Quiapo, Manila)
• 2:00 p.m. – Kristong Hari Parish – Shrine of the Youth (Commonwealth Ave. Quezon City)

Sunday, Nov. 30

• 8:00 a.m. – San Sebastián Cathedral (Tarlac City)
• 2:00 p.m. – Our Mother of Perpetual Help Parish (Moncada, Tarlac)

Monday, Dec. 1

• 8:00 a.m. – Cathedral of St. Paul the First Hermit (San Pablo City, Laguna)
• 2:00 p.m. – Diocese of Imus (Location to be established)

Tuesday, Dec. 2

• 8:00 a.m. – Cathedral Parish of the Immaculate (Pasig City)
• 2:00 p.m. – National Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima (Valenzuela City)

Wednesday, Dec. 3

• 9:00 a.m. – Our Lady of Lourdes Parish (Balatong, Laoag City)
• 2:00 p.m. – Diocesan Shrine & Parish of St. Nicolas de Tolentino (San Nicolas, Ilocos Norte)

Thursday, Dec. 4

• 9:00 a.m. – Saint William’s Cathedral (Laoag City)

Friday, Dec. 5

• 8:30 a.m. – Antipolo Cathedral (Antipolo City)
• 2:00 p.m. – Our Lady of the Abandoned Parish (Mandaluyong City)

Saturday, Dec. 6

• 8:00 a.m. – St. Peregrine Laziosi Parish & Diocesan Shrine (Muntinlupa City)

Sunday, Dec. 7

• 2:00 p.m. – Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish (Diliman, Quezon City)

The National Pilgrim Relic will substitute the pericardium relic in the afternoon during the Grand Marian Procession and will be available for veneration at a roadside altar.

Monday, Dec. 8

• 8:00 a.m. – National Shrine and Parish of St. John Paul II (Brgy. Culis, Hermosa, Bataan)
• 2:00 p.m. – St. Augustine Cathedral Parish (Iba, Zambales)

Tuesday, Dec. 9

• 8:00 a.m. – Saint Joseph the Patriarch Cathedral Parish (Alaminos, Pangasinan)
• 2:00 p.m. – Metropolitan Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist (Dagupan City)

Wednesday, Dec. 10

• 8:00 a.m. – Dr. Yanga’s Colleges, Inc. (Bocaue, Bulacan)
• 2:00 p.m. – Mary Immaculate Parish (Levitown, Better Living Subd., Parañaque City)

Thursday, Dec. 11

• 9:00 a.m. Parish and National Shrine of Saint Padre Pio (Sto. Tomas, Batangas)

Friday, Dec. 12

• 8:00 a.m. – St. Carlo Acutis Proposed Parish (Catalina Lake Residences, Bauan, Batangas)
• 4:00 p.m. – Santo Domingo Church (Quezon City)

Saturday, Dec. 13

• 8:00 a.m. – Saint Joseph the Worker Cathedral (San Jose, Nueva Ecija)
• 2:00 p.m. – St. Nicholas of Tolentine Parish Cathedral (Cabanatuan City)

Sunday, Dec. 14

• 10:00 a.m. – Santuario de San Antonio Parish (McKinley Rd., Makati City)
• 2:00 p.m. – San Felipe Neri Parish (Mandaluyong City)

Monday, Dec. 15 – Departure of the Pericardium Relic to Assisi

A British-born Italian who died aged 15, St. Carlo Acutis was canonized as the first millennial Catholic saint last September 7.

He learned computer code to build websites as part of evangelization. His story has drawn wide attention from Catholic youth, and he is now at the same level as Mother Teresa and Francis of Assisi. — Mariel Celine Serquiña/BAP, GMA Integrated News