4 churches in CL set masses for St. John the Evangelist
Commemorative rites will be held today in several parishes in many parts of the country as the Catholic Church marks the Feast of Saint John the Evangelist (San Juan Evangelista), the youngest of the 12 apostles of Jesus and the author of the Fourth Gospel in the Holy Bible, the Book of Revelation, and three epistles, which contain the sublime definition of the divinity, God is love. Feast rites will be observed in Tanauan, Batangas; Tapulao, Orani, Bataan; Guimba, Nueva Ecija; and in Bagbaguin, Sta. Maria, Bulacan. Rites will also be held at the Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint John the Evangelist in Dagupan City, Pangasinan, which has been granted a special bond of affinity with the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls in Via Ostiense (Ostian Way), just outside the city of Rome, Italy. This means that all pilgrims and devotees who will visit the cathedral will gain the [...]