Morong, Bataan. April 10.- A
Mass to be officiated by Balanga Bishop Ruperto C. Santos is to be
celebrated on April 27, 2014 at 7:00 a.m. at the Shrine of Blessed John
Paul II located at the Bataan Technology Park (BTP) in Morong, Bataan
to commemorate his canonization in Rome, sources from the Diocese of
Balanga announced.
Blessed John Paul II, together with Blessed John XXIII, are to be declared saints of the Roman Catholic Church by Pope Francis I in a ceremony later that day in Rome.
According to Bishop Santos, the Mass in Morong is particularly significant because it is to be celebrated at the exact place that Pope John Paul II celebrated Mass in February 1981 when he visited Vietnamese and Cambodian war refugees at the former Bataan Refugee Processing Center (now the site of the BTP).
"The province of Bataan is fortunate to have been visited by Pope John Paul II and it is only fitting that we commemorate his canonization with a Mass to be offered at the very spot where he once celebrated Mass and visited refugees as part of his Pastoral Visit to the Philippines," Balanga Bishop Santos said. "The whole shrine is like a veritable relic that was graced by his presence," he added.
April 27 is also a significant day in the life of John Paul II because the Feast of the Divine Mercy is also celebrated by the Catholic Church on that day. Pope John Paul II was the one who established this feast day and made it a universal celebration for all Catholics.
John Paul II's beatification and canonization on April 27 is also considered as one of the fastest processes in the history of the Catholic Church. Expected to participate in the Mass in Morong are provincial and local officials as well as representatives from the Bases Conversion Development Authority which allowed the construction of the Historical Shrine at its present site in 2011, when Pope John Paul II was beatified.
Blessed John Paul II, together with Blessed John XXIII, are to be declared saints of the Roman Catholic Church by Pope Francis I in a ceremony later that day in Rome.
According to Bishop Santos, the Mass in Morong is particularly significant because it is to be celebrated at the exact place that Pope John Paul II celebrated Mass in February 1981 when he visited Vietnamese and Cambodian war refugees at the former Bataan Refugee Processing Center (now the site of the BTP).
"The province of Bataan is fortunate to have been visited by Pope John Paul II and it is only fitting that we commemorate his canonization with a Mass to be offered at the very spot where he once celebrated Mass and visited refugees as part of his Pastoral Visit to the Philippines," Balanga Bishop Santos said. "The whole shrine is like a veritable relic that was graced by his presence," he added.
April 27 is also a significant day in the life of John Paul II because the Feast of the Divine Mercy is also celebrated by the Catholic Church on that day. Pope John Paul II was the one who established this feast day and made it a universal celebration for all Catholics.
John Paul II's beatification and canonization on April 27 is also considered as one of the fastest processes in the history of the Catholic Church. Expected to participate in the Mass in Morong are provincial and local officials as well as representatives from the Bases Conversion Development Authority which allowed the construction of the Historical Shrine at its present site in 2011, when Pope John Paul II was beatified.
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