LA Archdiocese’s Filipino Ministry to celebrate Marian Santacruzan
Santacruzan is a religious procession commemorating the quest of Queen Helena of Constantinople and her son, Constantine the Great, to find the True Cross, said to be the one upon which Jesus was crucified.
LOS ANGELES – The Filipino Ministry of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles will celebrate its 18th Marian Santacruzan May Crowning on Saturday, May 13 at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels
Rev. Fr. Rodel G. Balagtas, Liaison of the Filipino Ministry of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles and Pastor of Incarnation Church in Glendale, will celebrate the Mass.
2:30 p.m. Pre-procession
3:00 p. m. Mass
The Santacruzan was first held in the 1800s ain Malolos, Bulacan in the Philippines. It is a religious procession commemorating the quest of Queen Helena of Constantinople and her son, Constantine the Great, to find the True Cross, said to be the one upon which Jesus was crucified.
It has since become part of Filipino tradition focused on youth and their devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Parking: Available at the Cathedral Parking structure for $10 flat rate fee
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