O Saint Paschal

Clouds and dewdrops have descended Blanketed the earth in moistness The eucharistic sun sucked them in They as souls ascended in your embrace They as ancestors, vestiges of the past Yet still awesome in their presence O mighty one, the one and only law The one and only omnipotence, the righteous How benevolent of you…

Ready to Debut

We are proud to announce that the new San Pascual Baylon Han Guinarona is just about ready to debut. The image is a masterpiece by Leandro Z. Baldemor of Paete, Laguna, Philippines. Thank you all, who donated to the cause. We wish to commend the Chinese merchants in Tacloban and elsewhere, who, despite being Buddhists,…

It’s the Fiesta Season, Folks!

What is life without the fiesta? To Filipinos, a life without it is not–well, a life. The patron or fiesta is a big party for the barrio, town or city. One year is allotted to making preparations for it. All the more if you are the big shot, the premier host of the event. Being…

Video Reports with CNN

A Message to the thieves: http://ireport.cnn.com/themes/custom/resources/cvplayer2.0/IReportEmbedPlayer.swf?site=ireport&profile=ireport-embed&context=embed&contentId=1208126/0 The devotion to San Pascual: http://ireport.cnn.com/themes/custom/resources/cvplayer2.0/IReportEmbedPlayer.swf?site=ireport&profile=ireport-embed&context=embed&contentId=1208124/0 The history of San Pascual Baylon Han Guinarona: http://ireport.cnn.com/themes/custom/resources/cvplayer2.0/IReportEmbedPlayer.swf?site=ireport&profile=ireport-embed&context=embed&contentId=1205681/0 The old San Pascual Baylon Han Guinarona: http://ireport.cnn.com/themes/custom/resources/cvplayer2.0/IReportEmbedPlayer.swf?site=ireport&profile=ireport-embed&context=embed&contentId=1204403/0

#BienvenidoPapaFranciscoYAdios

And so he comes, like the rain that slakes the thirst for humaneness, rectitude and salvation. Welcome to the Philippines, Pope Francis. And please help us find our missing San Pascual Baylon Han Guinarona. Much kudos and congratulations to President Noynoy Aquino and the organizers for the smooth, well-run and very successful hosting of the…

The History of San Pascual Baylon Han Guinarona

    NOTE: We are appealing to Pope Francis to look into the disappearance of the miraculous 111-year old San Pascual Baylon Han Guinarona image. The circumstances behind the precious icon’s disappearance point to an inside job. In 1903, in the midst of a cholera epidemic, THE FOUNDERS OF GUINARONA sent Timoteo Daclizon to Manila…