Article: San Lorenzo Ruiz: A patron saint for Filipino immigrants? Nothing can

Erno B. Diaz
Filipino Reporter
09-15-1994
San Lorenzo Ruiz: A patron saint for Filipino immigrants? Nothing can be. more significant

WHAT is San Lorenzo Ruiz a saint for?" This was one of the most asked questions that I had to contend with while doing promotions for this first Filipino saint in the United States, Filipinos and Americans alike were curious to know more about this unknown Filipino who was raised to the Church's altars as a model Christian.

"What was he famous for?" "What miraculous cures were attributed to him?" If Saint Anthony of Padua is the saint for lost objects' if Saint Jude is the patron for difficult cases: if Saint Blaze is the saint to pray to for throat ailments, ...

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