ST. VINCENT FERRER CHURCH IN BAYAMBANG, COMPLETE ARCHDIOCESAN SHRINE - RMN Networks

With Father Xavier’s arrival at the Santiago de los Valles Parish, he was invited to the parish to attend Mass on Sundays. However, the Parish was not enough to receive hundreds of Catholic faithful, so Father Xavier began with a new project; to build a new Shrine. He was given the task of applying for permits corresponding to the General Directorate of National Property, but they were denied by the Secretary of Finance. For his authorization it…

St. Vincent Ferrer Parish Church in Bayambang was declared a full-fledged archdiocesan shrine on Saturday, April 5. Archbishop Socrates Villegas led the procession and proclamation mass of the church attended by thousands of residents and devotees. In his message, Villegas attributed the church’s elevation to its status to its antiquity, beauty, and devotees. As a shrine, it will conduct monthly blessing of the sick and visitation as well as reg…