Photo Gallery: Mass and celebration honor St. Pedro Calungsod, patron saint of Filipino Catholics

To mark the feast day of St. Pedro Calungsod, a patron saint of the Philippines, the D.C. Filipino Catholic community sponsored a Mass and luncheon on April 5, 2025 at St. Michael the Archangel Church in Silver Spring, Maryland. Washington Auxiliary Bishop Evelio Menjivar was the main celebrant of the Mass, and the concelebrants included Father Ryan Pineda, the pastor of St. Philip the Apostle Parish in Camp Springs who serves as a chaplain to the Filipino Catholic community. The feast day celebration was held in collaboration with the Office of Cultural Diversity and Outreach of The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington. In the photo above, members of the Knights of Columbus carry a statue of St. Pedro Calungsod in a procession in St. Michael the Archangel Church. The Mass began after the procession and praying of the rosary, and the fellowship gathering, with Filipino cuisine and dancing, followed the Mass. (Catholic Standard photo by Mihoko Owada)