WORDS OF GRATITUDE

My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord for

He has done great things for me (Luke 1: 46-48)

Most Rev. Rex Andrew C. Alarcon, D.D.

Archbishop of Caceres

This is the song of Mary, Our Lady, Nuestra Señora de Peñafrancia. We sing with Our Lady, as we give thanks to God, the Father, Son and Holy Spirit for the successful celebration of the Centenary of the Canonical Coronation of the miraculous image of INA, as well as the festivities in honor of the Divino Rostro and Nuestra Señora de Peñafrancia.

We thank our Lord for the smooth, meaningful and joyous celebration which exhibited the cooperation and participation of all. Together, ‘todos juntos’, ‘insieme,’ ‘boot sabihon ‘kita gabos kabali, kita gabos may lugar, kita gabos nagpaparticipar kita gabos igwa nin responsabilidad.’ This is what Synodality means and this is what we wish and pray we become as a Church. Our recent celebration was an occasion for us to work, pray and celebrate ‘TOGETHER’.

In the name of the Archdiocese of Caceres, I sincerely thank all the volunteers, partners, government leaders, civic and non-government agencies; those from the military, academe, health-medical, religious, business, energy, environment and finance sectors, the entertainment sector, the media and communications sector; safety, security and transport sectors; the youth sector, the lay faithful from the parishes of the archdiocese and beyond; and certainly all members of the Joint Operations Center;

Thank you to our esteemed guests, visitors, pilgrims. And certainly, our sincere gratitude to all devotees of INA.

We look forward to the Jubilee Year of 2025. As pilgrims of hope we carry our charge: ‘PAMANANG BANAL: atamanon,padanayon, palakupon.’

Dios po an magbalos saindo gabos.

Viva la Virgen! Viva el Divino Rostro!