Hundreds of Filipino migrants from diffirent organized Christian communities came to Fatima Shrine in San Vittorino, Rome to celebrate the Family Day with our Lady. The festive day started with the living Rosary at the front ground of the Shrine. The recitation of the Our Father's and Hail Mary's was beautifully done by those people forming the Rosary by approaching and kneeling before the statue of our Lady of Fatima when their turn came to recite their Our Father or Hail Mary. The last decade of the glorious mystery of the Holy Rosary was recited by the Italian families that participated in the prayer. As Fr. Albert Guevarra, the Chaplain of the Sentro Pilipino, chanted the litany of the Blessed Virgin Mary, those people forming the Big Rosary released the the baloons they were holding, one after another. During the singing of the Salve Regina, the Big Rosary made of balloons was released into the sky. Then the Filipino Marian devotees made a procession leading to the Church.
The Holy Mass began shortly after the solemn procession. The main celebrant was the Rector of the Pontificio Collegio Filipino, Msgr. Ruperto Santos, who is at the same time the CEI-National Coordinator of the Filipino Migrants of Italy. In his beautiful homily, he dwelt on the invitations of Jesus for the people to do good things for the people, to detach from material things, and to devote oneself to Jesus. Seven PCF priests joined the Filipino Migrants in this celebration: Fr. Rey Adalid, Fr. John Brillantes, Fr. Dodong Billones, Fr. Oscar A. Cadayona, Fr. Ed Jarapa, Fr. Robert of Nigeria, Fr. Samson of Kenya. Msgr. Jerry Bitoon was also there, and the newly arrived student-priest from Bacolod, Fr. Roel, came to join for the first time the religious event this year of Filipino Migrants.
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