Washington Auxiliary Bishop Evelio Menjivar processes to the altar at the beginning of a Mass on April 5, 2025 to commemorate the feast day of St. Pedro Calungsod, a patron saint of the Philippines, at St. Michael the Archangel Church in Silver Spring, Maryland. (Catholic Standard photo/Mihoko Owada)
Washington Auxiliary Bishop Evelio Menjivar blesses a statue of St. Pedro Calungsod with incense at the beginning of a Mass on April 5, 2025 at St. Michael the Archangel Church in Silver Spring, Maryland, for the feast day of that patron saint of the Philippines, who was martyred in Guam in 1672. (Catholic Standard photo/Mihoko Owada)
Washington Auxiliary Bishop Evelio Menjivar gives the homily during an April 5 Mass to commemorate the feast day of St. Pedro Calungsod at St. Michael the Archangel Church in Silver Spring. The Mass was sponsored by the D.C. Filipino Catholic community to honor the patron saint of the Philippines. (Catholic Standard photo/Mihoko Owada)
Washington Auxiliary Bishop Evelio Menjivar receives offertory gifts during an April 5 Mass at St. Michael the Archangel Church in Silver Spring to commemorate the feast day of St. Pedro Calungsod, a patron saint of the Philippines. (Catholic Standard photo/ Mihoko Owada)
People pray during an April 5 Mass at St. Michael the Archangel Church in Silver Spring to commemorate the feast day of St. Pedro Calungsod, a patron saint of the Philippines. (Catholic Standard photo/Mihoko Owada)
People pray during an April 5 Mass at St. Michael the Archangel Church in Silver Spring to commemorate the feast day of St. Pedro Calungsod, a patron saint of the Philippines. (Catholic Standard photo/Mihoko Owada)
Washington Auxiliary Bishop Evelio Menjivar gives Communion to a woman during an April 5 Mass at St. Michael the Archangel Church in Silver Spring to commemorate the feast day of St. Pedro Calungsod, a patron saint of the Philippines. (Catholic Standard photo/Mihoko Owada)
Washington Auxiliary Bishop Evelio Menjivar blesses people while processing from the altar following an April 5 Mass to commemorate the feast day of St. Pedro Calungsod, a patron saint of the Philippines, at St. Michael the Archangel Church in Silver Spring. (Catholic Standard photo/Mihoko Owada)
Washington Auxiliary Bishop Evelio Menjivar blesses and greets people after an April 5 Mass to commemorate the feast day of St. Pedro Calungsod, a patron saint of the Philippines, at St. Michael the Archangel Church in Silver Spring. (Catholic Standard photo/ Mihoko Owada)
People enjoy Filipino cuisine and dance performances at an April 5 luncheon at St. Michael the Archangel Parish in Silver Spring following a Mass commemorating the feast day of St. Pedro Calungsod, a patron saint of the Philippines. (Catholic Standard photo/Mihoko Owada)
Washington Auxiliary Bishop Evelio Menjivar joins an April 5 luncheon at St. Michael the Archangel Parish in Silver Spring following a Mass commemorating the feast day of St. Pedro Calungsod, a patron saint of the Philippines. The fellowship gathering included Filipino cuisine and dance performances. The Mass and luncheon were sponsored by the D.C. Filipino Catholic community in collaboration with the Office of Cultural Diversity of The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington. (Catholic Standard photo/Mihoko Owada)
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