Celebrating Saint Lorenzo Ruiz at Saint Patrick’s Cathedral

| 09/17/2025

By: Mary Shovlain

Hundreds gathered at Saint Patrick’s Cathedral on Sunday as the Filipino community of New York and beyond celebrated the feast of Saint Lorenzo Ruiz.

The annual Mass highlighted the community’s devotion, cultural pride, and the enduring witness of the Philippine’s first canonized saint.

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Holy Hours, Masses, and a hometown festival in Peoria and St. Louis lead up to the Sept. 24 beatification.