Marian Exhibit at MOA Sanctuary

A Marian exhibit titled "Mahal na Birhen, Kaisa sa Lakbay ng Pag-asa" (The Blessed Virgin, Our Pilgrim-Companion of Hope) is being held at the MOA Sanctuary (Level 4) at the SM Mall of Asia from May 05 to July 25, 2025). The exhibit features images of Mary under different titles. Admission is free and it is open to the public. You can visit the exhibit together with your friends or your family. Below are the replica images of Blessed Virgin Mary featured at the exhibit.

Pope Leo XIV (His Excellency Robert Francis Prevost)

The Vatican announced the newly elected Pope, His Excellency Robert Francis Prevost and took the papal name Leo XIV. Robert Francis Prevost was born in Chicago on September 14 1955. He is the first American to be elected as pope and the first Augustinian pope. His election was followed by the death of Pope Francis. He is the 267th Pope of the Roman Catholic Church.

NOTE: Photo not mine. Photo by Riccardo De Luca/Associated Press

All Saints' Day (2024)

Today is All Saints' Day. It is declared a public holiday all over the Philippines and also known as Undas. Filipinos flock to the cemetery to remember and commemorate those who have died in the past year. It is the time of the year to pay respect to our departed ones by offering flower bouquets, food, lighting candles, and reciting prayers on their graveside. It is also the day where families and relatives gather as a sort of reunion and pray together for the souls of the dead.

All Saints Day is marked with religious rites of the Catholic Church celebrated yearly on November 1. The day is devoted to the saints of the Church who have arrived in heaven.