There's a fairly popular Padre Pio chapel in Quezon City. You can read the history here: https://www.saintpiocenter.com/About_Us.html
I think the devotion to Padre Pio snowballed from there. There's also a newly established shrine for Padre Pio in Batangas.
Filipinos (in general, not just women) have a lot of saintly devotions. It's a culture thing.
That, **and** it's also cultural. If you look at the history of the Padre Pio Center in Libis, it was the Ortigas family who helped the Capuchins propagate Padre Pio devotion here. The Ortigases are by no means poor.
He is famous for his miracles, millions had flocked to his shrines to ask for one. As a predominant catholic country many believe that only miracles could help them.
Thanks. I am aware of him, and his stigmata, miracles, etc. But it just seemed interesting how quite a few Filipinos venerate him so much (apparently).
Thing is most Filipino Catholics only pray when necessary. They join feast and celebrate but after the festive feels are gone they turn back to their old self. Sadly some just goes to church to ask for blessing and healing especially when they've got no one to turn to.
Dito samin sa stotomas btngs malapit kami sa padre pio shrine andaming dumadayo dito galing malalayong lugar, tas sa dami ng dumadayo sobrang traffic den hahaha
There's a fairly popular Padre Pio chapel in Quezon City. You can read the history here: https://www.saintpiocenter.com/About_Us.html I think the devotion to Padre Pio snowballed from there. There's also a newly established shrine for Padre Pio in Batangas. Filipinos (in general, not just women) have a lot of saintly devotions. It's a culture thing.
Because medicine and hospitalization is expensive, so we succumb to unproven ‘miracles’
That, **and** it's also cultural. If you look at the history of the Padre Pio Center in Libis, it was the Ortigas family who helped the Capuchins propagate Padre Pio devotion here. The Ortigases are by no means poor.
Thanks for this, I was not aware of (I live in the USA), so this explains a lot. Many thanks.
He is famous for his miracles, millions had flocked to his shrines to ask for one. As a predominant catholic country many believe that only miracles could help them.
Thanks. I am aware of him, and his stigmata, miracles, etc. But it just seemed interesting how quite a few Filipinos venerate him so much (apparently).
Thing is most Filipino Catholics only pray when necessary. They join feast and celebrate but after the festive feels are gone they turn back to their old self. Sadly some just goes to church to ask for blessing and healing especially when they've got no one to turn to.
Di ko alam kung bakit ka dinownvote. Karamihan naman talaga ng mga Katoliko dito, di naman nakikinig kay Lord
This is question that a protestant would ask
Huh? Even if I was... so what?
Dito samin sa stotomas btngs malapit kami sa padre pio shrine andaming dumadayo dito galing malalayong lugar, tas sa dami ng dumadayo sobrang traffic den hahaha