Thousands Of People Showed Up To Venerate The Miraculous Heart Relic Of Padre Pio In Cebu City, Philippines

The Miraculous Heart Relic Of Saint Padre Pio 
arrived at Cebu Metropolitan Cathedral 
past 10:00 AM yesterday.

Upon the arrival of the Heart Relic, 
dancers welcomed with ritual dancing 
under the heat of the sun. 
It gathered a huge crowd 
that the church overflowed. 
The mass was presided by Archbishop Jose Palma 
along with other priests 
and the mass ended past 12:00 noon already. 

After mass, 
there was a very long queue of people 
who were eager to venerate the Heart Relic 
which went down the street. 
Literally, 
thousands of people 
had touched the Heart Relic 
which was in cased in glass 
and people just wipe the glass 
with their handkerchiefs
​or whatever they had with them 
knowing that the Heart Relic 
was a miraculous one. 
It has been known to cure ailing people 
with whatever disease they had 
provided they believe in miracles 
and they had faith in Almighty God. 

At almost 8:00 PM,  
a solemn procession 
brought the Heart Relic 
around downtown Cebu City 
with hundreds if not thousands joining in. 
Upon arriving back at the cathedral, 
the very long line of people 
wanting to touch and wipe to venerate 
continued even up to late at night. 
​A healing mass followed after. 

Padre Pio,
also known as Saint Pio of Pietrelcina,
(May 25, 1887 – September 23, 1968),
was a friar, priest, stigmatist, and mystic, 
now venerated as a saint of the Catholic church.
Born Francesco Forgione,
he was given the name of Pius (Italian: Pio)
when he joined the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin.

Padre Pio
became famous for exhibiting stigmata
for most of his life,
thereby generating much interest and controversy.
He was both beatified (1999)
and canonized (2002) by Pope John Paul II.

The Sanctuary of Saint Pio of Pietrelcina
is located in San Giovanni Rotondo,
Province of Foggia, Italy. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Padre_Pio

For those who want to visit Cebu City, 
you still have time to venerate 
the Miraculous Heart Relic 
for it will stay in Cebu City 
until the 14th of October 2018. 
Check this schedule out below. 

Schedule of activities during the visit of Saint Padre Pio's Heart Relic in Cebu City, Philippines

Watch the video below of the
Miraculous Heart Relic 
​up close for several minutes.