The St. Peregrine Laziosi Parish is one of the thirteen parishes of the Vicariate of Our Lady of the Abandoned, Muntinlupa City. Before it became a formal parish on February 10,1985, it was part of the Our Lady of the Abandoned Parish ( Nuestra Señora delos Desamparados). Upon the arrival of the Order of the Servants of Mary in the Philippines, His Eminence the late Jaime Cardinal Sin created St. Peregrine a new parish. Fr. Tarcisio Roffi, OSM was installed as the Parish Priest then, although there was no parish church yet to gather the parishioners for the Eucharistic celebration.
Since 1985, until now, St. Peregrine Laziosi Parish is under the pastoral care of the Order of the Servants of Mary, wherein Rev. Fr. Renato Ma. Gella, OSM is the Parish Priest and Rev. Fr. Vincent Ma. Badongen, OSM is the Shrine Rector. They are assisted by Rev. Fr. Nelson Ma. Lato, OSM and by the community of the Servants of Mary: friars and seminarians under Rev. Fr. Dominador Ma. Javier, OSM – Vicar-Provincial of the St. Peregrine Philippine Vicariate of the Servants of Mary.
St. Peregrine is the chosen name and patron saint for 2 reasons:
~ His Eminence recommended it to be the name of the Parish,
~ That St. Peregrine is a famous saint as the protector of Cancer patients and this can be a great benefit and blessing to all the parishioners and to all the Filipinos suffering from the dreaded disease.
The Parish, which occupies a greater land area of Tunasan, is the end boundary of the City of Muntinlupa in going to the South. It has 7 subdivisions and 9 poor urban areas and 1 barrio proper.
The Parish is bounded by Laguna de bay in the East, South Expressway in the west, Planas Compound and JPA Subdivision in the north and Municipality of San Pedro in the south.
For several years, the Parish had no church to gather its parishioners for the celebration of the mass. After 12 long years, mass had been celebrated in 7 subdivisions and in different puroks of the Parish every Sunday.
Through solicitations, donations and several fund-raising drives, the most cherished dream of the Order of the Servants of Mary and the parishioners was realized when on October 31, 1998, a beautiful shrine was inaugurated by His Eminence Jaime Cardinal Sin.
VISION STATEMENT
We, the parish of St. Peregrine Laziosi, envision ourselves as a community of Christ’s disciples, proclaiming the reign of the Father through an integral evangelization and healing, constantly renewed by the Holy Spirit and accompanied by Mary, our Lady of Sorrows, Servant and Mother.
MISSION STATEMENT
As a parish, we commit ourselves to proclaim the Kingdom of God through integral evangelization and healing:
- By recognizing and renewing ourselves to the primacy of grace though our patron saint (aggiornamento)
- By pomoting and encouraging the family and the youth to be actively involved in building-up BEC as the way of being a church (communion)
- By propagating the devotion to St. Peregrine Laziosi and deepening our faith through his intercession (mission)
Parish and Shrine Administrators
Rev Fr Renato Ma. Gella, OSM
Parish Priest
Rev Fr Nelson Ma. Lato, OSM
Asst. Parish Priest
Rev Fr Vincent Ma. Badongen, OSM
Shrine Rector
Past Parish Priests
Rev Fr Pascual Ma. Salas, OSM
Parish Priest 2017 - 2018
Rev Fr Joel Ma. Morata, OSM +
Parish Priest 2016 - 2017
Rev Fr Deogracias Ma. Alejandria, Jr., OSM
Parish Priest 2012 – 2016
Rev Fr Benito Ma. Isip, OSM
Rev Fr Dominador Ma. Javier, OSM
Rev Fr Marciano Ma. Doloroso, OSM
Rev Fr Gregorio Ma. Obejas, OSM +
Rev Fr Luigi Ma. Ilari, OSM +
Rev Fr Tarcisio Ma. Roffi, OSM +