SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT:
Fr. Mar Ladra's new and uplifting prayer book "STRAIGHT FROM THE HEART: A PRAYER COMPANION" is available at all leading St. Pauls Bookstores nationwide or you may buy the book online here. Get your copy now!
Welcome to the Official Website of the Parish of
San Lorenzo Ruiz de Manila!
This is our home on the Internet. Here you will find the latest news and information about our parish. Please take a moment to visit our News page for featured articles and current news on the Catholic faith world wide. Kindly check out also our Links section on the navigation menu for valuable Catholic resources. Your thoughts, ideas and comments do matter to us, so please, send your message by going to the CONTACT PAGE or you can choose to sign our GUESTBOOK. We hope you enjoy your visit and encourage you to check back often for updates!
Once again, WELCOME and BOUNTIFUL BLESSINGS TO YOU!!
Fr. Mario Jose C. Ladra and the Web Development Ministry Team
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Fr. Mar Ladra's New Prayer Book, "Straight From The Heart," - A Companion in These Trying Times
Since the launching of the book, “Straight from the Heart: A Prayer Companion”, compiled and edited by our parish priest, Fr. Mario Jose C. Ladra last September, 2007, thousands of copies had been sold and it continues to be one ...
Why do many people use this Book of Prayers?
I was diagnosed of Follicular Cancer (Thyroid), stage 4. I had been bedridden for two months and I lost my hair...
ADL Injects New Tension in Catholic-Jewish Dialogue
n the latest show of tensions between Catholic and Jewish leaders, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) has issued a critical statement about a
Imitate Padre Pio, in devotion and service, Pope urges faithful
Pope Benedict XVI (bio - news) held up Padre Pio as a model for all Christians but especially for priests-- ...
14th Sun [B] 2009
Shortly after He began His public ministry, Jesus went back to His hometown of Nazareth. What happened there was very sad. All of the familiar things and people were there -- but it was far from being a happy homecoming. They gave Him the cold shoulder and He ended up leaving Nazareth forever. As St. Luke gives the account, the people there in Nazareth froze Him out and then tried to throw Him over a cliff. Why?
Other Pontifical Acts
The Holy Father appointed Msgr. Raffaello Martinelli of the clergy of the diocese of Bergamo, Italy, bureau chief at the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, as bishop of Frascati (area 183, population 121,000, Catholics 116,000, priests 162, permanent deacons 1, religious 703), Italy. The ...
The State Must Support Victims of Usury
Among his greetings at the end of the general audience, celebrated this morning in St. Peter's Square, the Pope addressed representatives of the Italian National Anti-Usury Council, whom he thanked for the "important and much appreciated work you carry our with victims of this social ...