A shrine in Laguna province has been “spiritually twinned” with one in every of Spain’s most visited basilicas devoted to Valencia’s patron, Saint Vincent Ferrer, a famend Dominican friar and preacher who lived within the 1300s.
The Diocesan Shrine of San Vicente Ferrer in Mamatid, a village in Cabuyao city, is the primary church within the nation to be twinned with the Basilica de San Vicente Ferrer in Valencia.
The privilege, permitted by Dominican Fr. Javier Fernández, prior of the Dominican convent and rector of the basilica, bestows upon the diocesan shrine a sure “bond of affinity” with the basilica.
Fernández mentioned the twinning was granted in recognition of the shrine’s profound and widespread devotion to St. Vincent Ferrer.
The non secular bond additionally signifies that all indulgences hooked up to the basilica in Spain may also be obtained—below the identical situations—on the Laguna shrine.
“The advantages of the non secular twinning are these inherent within the Vincentian devotion,” the basilica mentioned.
“The San Vicente Shrine can set up a chosen day every month for a Mass to be provided for the intentions of the Basilica, and the trustworthy can get hold of the plenary indulgence on the feast day of St. Vincent below the situations required by the Church,” it added.
The official declaration of the non secular twinning will happen on June 6, 2025, throughout a thanksgiving Mass marking the 570th anniversary of Saint Vincent Ferrer’s canonization.
Minor Basilica of San Vicente Ferrer
The minor basilica is a revered landmark in Valencia, the place St. Vincent Ferrer was born and spent his adolescence.
The edifice is a part of the Royal Convent of the Order of Preachers of Valencia. The neo-Gothic construction started building in 1906 and was absolutely consecrated in 1921.
Adorned with stained-glass home windows depicting the mysteries of the Rosary and scenes from the lifetime of St. Vincent Ferrer, the basilica holds a outstanding place in Valencia’s non secular heritage. It was granted basilica standing by Pope Pius XII on July 13, 1951.
The Philippines holds a singular connection to the basilica’s historical past. The Dominicans of Valencia left their metropolis resulting from exclaustration in 1835, and their presence was later established by the Fathers of the Province of the Most Holy Rosary of the Philippines in 1891.
Diocesan Shrine of San Vincente Ferrer
The parish church of San Vicente Ferrer traces its origins to the invention of the saint’s picture beneath a big tree on the present church web site.
Villagers constructed a small chapel, and later, an prosperous Cabuyao household donated the land to the Church. In 1946, the chapel grew to become a parish church below the then-Diocese of Lipa.
Devotion to St. Vincent Ferrer flourished, spreading to neighboring cities and cities. Parishioners embraced the saint’s habits, participated within the grand annual fiesta, and confirmed robust religion by means of frequent confessions and anointing of the sick.
Over time, a collection of parish clergymen strengthened the Catholic presence in Mamatid, guaranteeing the world remained free from different non secular sects till the early Nineteen Nineties, when new residents introduced completely different church affiliations.
In recognition of its vibrant devotion, the parish was elevated to a diocesan shrine on March 26, 2010—precisely 15 years in the past at the moment—persevering with to function a middle of religion and worship for native and surrounding communities.
The shrine additionally actively engages in pastoral outreach, extending its mission to the peripheries. On the coronary heart of this mission is Viaje de San Vicente, the place a picture of St. Vincent Ferrer is delivered to properties, the sick, slums, retirement properties, orphanages, prisons, and kids with particular wants.
