Commemorative masses will be offered today in many parts of the country such as in Silay City, Negros Occidental, in honor of its patron saint.
Widely known as the protector and advocate of the indigenous peoples, San Juan is considered as Our Lady’s messenger “to bring the Gospel to the Americas.” Based on accounts, Our Lady of Guadalupe appeared to him for the first time on Dec. 9, 1531 on Tepeyac Hill, in Mexico and requested that a church be built on the site of her apparition. On Dec. 12, 1531, her image miraculously appeared on St. Juan’s tilma , that convinced the bishop of the authenticity of the apparitions.
The Basilica of Guadalupe at the foot of Tepeyac, which is visited by thousands of pilgrims every year, has since been erected on the site and is San Juan’s major shrine. The shrine also houses the miraculous woven cloth.
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