Luis Antonio Gokim Tagle, born June The Filipino Apostolate of the 21, 1957, is a Roman Catholic Filipi- Archdiocese of Philadelphia and no cardinal, the 32nd of Ma-

nila, Cardinal- of the titular the Filipino Executive Council of San Felice da Cantalice a Centecelle. of Greater Philadelphia

He was made a cardinal by Bene- cordially invite you to the dict XVI in a on No- vember 24, 2012 at Saint Peter’s Basilica in . 28th Annual Celebration of the Feast of Cardinal Tagle is currently a member of the Congregation for Catholic Education, Congregation of the Evangelization of

Peoples, for the Family, Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People, Congre- gation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Consecrated Life, Pontifical Council for the Laity and the XIII Ordinary Council of the Secretariat General of the Synod of . He was also confirmed by as President of the Catholic Biblical Federation on March 5, 2015. On May 14, 2015, he was elected President of the replacing Cardinal Oscar Rodriguez Maradiaga. And on July 12 he was appointed as member to the Pontifical Council Cor

Unum for Human and Christian Development.

6:00 PM Celebration of World Meeting of Families San de 7:00 PM Mass , Cardinal Archbishop of Manila Main Celebrant and Homilist First Filipino Martyr and Saint For more information, kindly call: on Thursday, September 24, 2015 at 7:00 pm Fr. Efren 215-329-8100 267-408-0123 Our Lady of Hope Sr. Gertrude 267-303-3302 Ferdie & Hermie Aczon 856-577-4103 5200 North Broad Street

Ferdie & Ruth Luyun 215-740-3499 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19141 Novena to SAN LORENZO RUIZ DE MANILA First Filipino martyr and Saint

Act of Contrition

O my God, I am heartily sorry for having offended you, and I detest all my sins, because I dread the loss of heaven and the pains of hell, but most of all, because they offend SAINT LORENZO RUIZ DE MANILA (ca. 1600- You, my God, who art all good and deserving of all my 1637), Born in Binondo, Manila, grew in faith, nurtured love. I firmly resolve with the help of your grace, to confess my sins, to do penance, and to amend my life. by his Chinese father and Filipino mother. He served as a sacristan at a local convent and later developed his skill Amen. as a calligrapher, transcribing sacramental documents for the Binondo Dominican . He married had Let us Pray: three children, two boys and a girl. Suddenly, the life of this trustworthy religious man changed dramatically. O God, our loving Father: Your Son Christ delivered Falsely accused of murder in 1636, Lorenzo escaped with himself in sacrifice to You for: the love of men. Inspire us the help of Dominican missionaries. They boarded a to love You with all our heart to the point of sacrifices. ship headed for Japan during a time of persecution of Your providential hand led your servants San Lorenzo and Christians. Shortly after their arrival in Okinawa, they Companions to the land of Japan to imitate the sacrifice of were all captured, taken to Nagasaki, and tortured for Christ and to proclaim the Gospel of truth and the message their beliefs. Rather than deny his faith, San Lorenzo of salvation. We humbly beseech You, through the inter- Ruiz suffered a grueling martyrdom. The Church cele- cession of this Holy martyrs, that we be given the grace of brates the feast day of this first canonized saint of the remaining faithful to You always as they did and that the

Philippines on September 28. light of the Gospel illumine all corners of our Christian motherland and of all countries near and far. We ask you this through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. “I am a Catholic and I will remain a Catholic even to the point of death. (silently mention the special favor you ask for through this novena)

Only to God will I offer my life, One "Our Father." Ten "Hail Mary’s." One "Glory be." even if I had a thousand lives.

I will still offer them to Him.” SAN LORENZO RUIZ DE MANILA, PRAY FOR US.