Good Shepherd Sisters in Quezon City and Tagaytay had their pilgrimage in the St. Mary Euphrasia parishes recently.
There are two parishes in the country that are named after St. Mary Euphrasia, foundress of the Good Shepherd congregation: St. Mary Euphrasia parish in Dasmarinas, Cavite in the Diocese of Imus and Sr. Mary Euphrasia parish in Batangas City in the Archdiocese of Lipa.
Photo: St. Mary Euphrasia parish in Cavite.
Before the April 24 feast of St. Mary Euphrasia, sisters made a pilgrimage to the SME parishes.
SME parish in the Diocese of Imus, St. Mary Euphrasia parish was established in 1990. Sr. Angelina Sanchez who was helping in pastoral work in Cavite said that the people of now St. Mary Euphrasia parish had to vote who will be the patron saint of Dasmarinas: Christ the King, Sacred Heart or St. Mary Euphrasia.
Photo: Good Shepherd Sisters before the statue of St. Mary Euphrasia and the stained glass window of the Good Shepherd.
Several years later, in 1996, the Bicentennial year of the birth of St. Mary Euphrasia, another parish was established and named after St. Mary Euphrasia. It is located in Batangas where the first Good Shepherd foundation in the country was founded.
On the occasion of the centennial of Good Shepherd Sisters' presence in the Philippines, Good Shepherd Sisters, and lay mission partners are encouraged to visit the parishes.
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Diocese of Imus Founded: 1990 |
Address: DBB-E Parish Priest: Fr. Claro Sumague |
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Archdiocese of Lipa Founded: 1996 |
Address: Kumintang 4200 Tel. (043) 723 2381 Population: 57,697; Catholic 56,397 Parish Priest: Fr. Johannes Arada (Source: 2010-2011 Catholic Directory of the Philippines)
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