September 20, 2025 – Article by Linn Hermosa. On September 15th 2025, the St. Peregrine Laziosi Parish & Diocesan Shrine celebrated the Solemnity of Our Lady of Sorrows — Principal Patroness of the Order of Servants of Mary. Nine days prior to the solemnity, Novena Masses were celebrated dedicated to the Virgin Mary. The feast day began with the Via Matris (The Way of the Seven Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary) at 3:00 pm. Followed by a solemn procession at 4:30 pm. The Misa Cantata was held at 6:00pm. The events were attended by parishioners and the Servite community, who came together to honor the Virgin Mary’s journey of suffering.

The Very Rev. Fr. Paul Martin Ma. Gapuz, OSM, Vicar-Provincial of the St. Peregrine Philippine Vicariate, led the Holy Mass with a message centered around Mary’s sufferings as the Mother of Jesus. “Whereas other martyrs sacrificed their own lives, the Blessed Virgin consummated her martyrdom by sacrificing the life of her son. A life which she loved far more than her own and which caused her to endure a torment which exceeded all other torments ever endured by any mortal on earth,” Father Gapuz said during his homily. “The sufferings of Mary are not to be compared, even with those of all the martyrs united.”