Pedro Calungsod was a teenage native of the Visayas region of the Philippines. Very little is known about him. We do not even know where exactly in the Visayas he came from or who his parents were. He was just one of the boy catechists who went with some Spanish Jesuit missionaries from the Philippines…

Saint Pedro Calungsod student, catechist, young migrant, missionary, faithful friend, martyr, you inspire us by your fidelity in time of adversity; by your courage in teaching the Faith in the midst of hostility; and by your love in shedding your blood for the sake of the Gospel. Make our prayers your own (mention your intentions)…

Outside the Shrine are the votive candle stands or “dagkutan” in Cebuano. The faithful light votive candles as signs of their fervent prayers and vigilant presence even as they take leave of the Shrine. As you leave the Shrine, you may light candles and say a fervent prayer.

At the left side of the Shrine is the lounge which affords the faithful a chance to make an examination of conscience so that they may be better prepared to receive the Sacrament of Penance. It is accentuated with a huge picture of Michael Buonarroti’s famous Last Judgment painting at the Sistine Chapel in the…

Around the inner walls of the Shrine, just above the side doors, are the stone-crafted and gold-leafed Fourteen Stations of the Cross for the meditation on our Lord’s Passion and Death every Friday of Lent. Below the Stations of the Cross are also Fourteen Wooden Plaques om which are inscribed in parts the story of…

The statue of San Pedro was made by Vicente Gulane. He is depicted in the statue as wearing a white traditional Spanish-time Filipino vesture and bringing a palm branch after the Biblical description of the martyrs. At the foot of the image is a stone, which is actually a portion of an old rock at…

Carved on stone over the frieze of the Chapel are the words of refrain of the Gozos ni Pedro Calungsod, a poetic narrative in Cebuano depicting the travails and joys of Pedro written and set into music by Msgr. Rudolfo Villanueva in March 1999: “Servant of the people and of God honored son of the…

The reliquary under the Altar enshrines a bronze box by Mamerto Pingol containing earth, corals. and sand from the place of martyrdom of San Pedro in Tomhon, Guam. This is to continue the practice of the companion missionaries of San Pedro and Blessed Diego who used to venerate the ground that was bathed with the…

The presider’s chair occupies a prominent place in the sanctuary to express the priest’s office of presiding over the assembly and of directing prayer,” – CCC n. 1184. It bears the coat-of-arms of the Shrine in which can be found symbols from the coat-of-arms of Cebu – the Cross – and from the coat-of-arms of…

The 6 worshipping angels done by Pablo Agusto are holding symbols that speak of the life of San Pedro. The angel at the bottom right holds the Rope used to tie around Blessed Diego since he was half-blind. This facilitated St. Pedro in guiding him. At the bottom left is an angel holding a copy…