Feast Day of Saint Pedro Calungsod

IMPORTANT FACTS:

Symbols of Saint Pedro:

* A  ROSARY

* CRUCIFIX pressed to his breast

* Holds the DOCTRINA CHRISTIANA( The Teachings of the Church) 

* MARTYR's PALM

* SPEAR & CUTLASS( Instruments of his death) 

Witnesses claim that Pedro could have escaped the attack,but did not want to leave Father San Vitores alone.Those who knew him personally meanwhile believed that Pedro could have defeated
the enemies with weapons;Father San Vitores however banned his companions to carry arms.

Mata' pang(The Enemy) who wanted to kill the missionaries,went away and enlist another villager,
Hirao was the name of the other enemy. Hirao was not Catholic and he was innocent but was
brainwashed by Mata' pang.During the brief absence of Mata' pang from his hut,Father San Vitores
and Pedro baptised the baby girl,with the consent of her Catholic mother.Father San Vitores,gave
Pedro his last blessing before he too was killed..After killing Father San Vitores and Pedro,
Mata' pang took the Father's crucifix and pounded it with a stone whilst cursing God.Both of the
enemies then stripped the corpses of Pedro and Father San Vitores,tied large stones to their feet,
brought them out to sea on their sail boat and threw them into the water.Those remains of the
Martyrs were NEVER to be found again.

On October 6,1985: After years passed by, Father San Vitores's details finally came clear and
Pope John Paul II beatified him at Saint Peter's Square as " BLESSED DIEGO LUIS de SAN VITORES "

On March 5, 2000 :Then after many years of difficultly to get Pedro's details,he was finally
beatified by Pope John Paul II at Saint Peter's Square as " BLESSED PEDRO CALUNGSOD "

The cause of Canonization of Blessed Pedro was recognised from 2002,and so,on 26 March,when a Leyte woman was pronounced clinically dead by authorized physicians 2 hours after a heart attack but was revived when a Doctor invoked the aid of the Visayan teenage martyr saying,

"Blessed Pedro Calungsod,please save the life of this patient! Perform a Miracle!" 

On October 21,2012: The CANONIZATION of Blessed Pedro Calungsod at Saint Peter's Square.

Finally Blessed Pedro Calungsod was known as " SAINT PEDRO CALUNGSOD "

In the Roman Catholic Church,Pedro's martyrdom is called " In Odium Fidei " or 

"In Hatred of the Faith",referring to the Religious persecution endured by the person in Evangelisation.

The Roman Martyrology celebrates Pedro’s feast along with Blessed Diego Luis de San Vitores every 2 April.

PRAYER TO SAINT PEDRO CALUNGSOD :
O Saint Pedro,intercede for poor sinners here who are weak and fragile.Help us with your prayers to be faithful Catholics and never to forsake our faith for all the world can give.May we always focus on Jesus
like how you did until the very end of your martyrdom.May we be constant in praying the rosary daily
and seeking the help of Mary,Our Mother who did help you during the time of your persecution.
O Holy Martyr,Faithful Friend of Christ,stay with us until our last breath here on earth and then
take us to meet Jesus in Heaven with Mary and all the Angels and Saints!Amen.