PH pilgrimage of Our Lady of Guadalupe starts Saturday, June 13

MANILA – The Manila Cathedral in Intramuros will be the first stop of the six-month Philippine pilgrimage of the replica image of the Our Lady of Guadalupe starting Saturday, June 13.

Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) President Archbishop Gilbert Garcera said the pilgrimage will run until Dec. 12.

“The image shall visit different cathedrals, shrines, and parish churches across the country, and shall also be present during the CBCP 132nd Plenary Assembly on July 3-10, 2026,” he said in a statement.

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“This visit aims to bring us, Filipinos, closer to Our Lord Jesus Christ and our Blessed Mother,” the Catholic prelate added.

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Manila Archbishop Cardinal Jose Advincula will preside the opening Mass at 3 p.m. The image will be open for veneration from 7a.m. until 6 p.m.

The image will stay at the Manila Cathedral until June 18.

“Hence, during this pilgrimage, the Act of Consecration and Entrustment to Our Lady of Guadalupe shall be recited in all Masses in the churches to be visited,” Garcera said.

Pope Pius XI officially declared the Our Lady of Guadalupe as the “Celestial Patroness of the Philippines” on July 16, 1935.

In 2002, the CBCP declared the Our Lady of Guadalupe as the “Pro-Life Patroness of the Philippines”.

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