Cebuano Catholics have received blessings, inspired by the wisdom of the late former Pope Benedict XVI, said a Papal Chaplain.
"Many of us benefited from his magisterium, from his profound insights, for his love for the Church, for others," said Msgr. Jan T. Limchua, Papal Chaplain or a member of the Papal household, homilist during the Requiem Mass for Pope Benedict XVI held at the Cebu Metropolitan Cathedral on Monday. The mass was livestreamed through the official social media account of the Archdiocese of Cebu.
"His Holiness Pope Benedict, chose Cebu as the venue for the of the 51st International Eucharistic Congress," he said.Saint Pedro Calungsod, a Visayan catechist, is the second Filipino saint. He was persecuted and martyred for his missionary work in Guam in 1672. A white skull cap once owned by the former Pope is on display at the church, said the Vatican-based homilist.
The former pope was born Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger in a small village in Bavaria called Marktl am Inn on April 16, 1927.
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