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CEBU CITY -- About P10 million has been spent on preparations for a nationwide celebration in honor of a newly proclaimed Filipino saint, Pedro Calungsod, washington dc day tour at the South Road Properties (SRP) in Cebu City.
The canonization rites of Calungsod, the Visayan catechist and martyr, and six other saints was led by Pope Benedict XVI last Sunday at St. Peter's Square and attracted washington dc day tour more than 80,000 pilgrims from different parts of the world.
Calungsod is a teenage catechist who was part of the Jesuit mission in the Marianas Islands with Blessed Diego Luis de San Vitores. They were killed one after another with spears and a cutlass by the natives of Tumhon village in Guam.
Fr. Brian Brigoli, vice chairman for the Commission on Cultural Heritage of the Church, washington dc day tour said there were only pebbles and sand from the beach where the bodies of the martyrs were disposed of by the natives.
Brigoli explained that first-class relics are parts of the body of the saint, preferably washington dc day tour the bones, while second-class relics are any items that the saint used such as vestments washington dc day tour or a habit. Third-class relics are items that were touched by the saint.
In Manila, the first site visit will be at the University of Sto. Tomas (UST), the Pontifical University of the Philippines, in Sampaloc, Manila. The delegation will then proceed to the Diocese of Parañaque.
Also, a two-day assessment test or practical examination for operators administered by Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (Tesda) for about 30 skilled personnel began at the SRP site on Tuesday.
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