St. Lorenzo Ruiz Comments
Lorenzo Ruiz is the first Filipino saint. He is also the first Filipino martyred for the Christian Faith. Lorenzo Ruiz was a layman, married, and had two sons and a daughter. Born in Binondo, Manila, about 1600's, he was educated in the school of the Dominicans there. He served as an altar boy and later was a helper and clerk-sacristan in the church of Binondo. He was a member of the Confraternity of the Rosary. He made his living probably as a ... Continue Reading
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Laus Deo God Bless him. Did not know of him until the article.... THANKS
i want to be a saint
please pray for me
"St. Lorenzo pray for us and the Philippines for progress, peace, justice and good moral values be protected. Pray for our good health, to fight temptation, to be humble and kind, success in life, conversion of sinners and to live in a life of love and trust and faith in God always. Amen."
thank you for a comprehensive write up! i hope more people will get to know him esp. the filipinos!
Thank you for this article. I learned something about him which is worthy of emulation. His faith is strong and his love to God is unquestionable.
Thank you so much for this nice article. It made me more interested to know how their life (Saints) goes on for the sake of faith, trust and mostly the love of God which are the most and evergreatest gift that the Christians had received...thanks to Pope / St. John Paul II for canonizing and making St. Lorenzo Ruiz the first Filipino saint...for
I am a Filipino although it's very hard to become a saint but I always longed in God's kingdom someday, amidst being a sinner but God's grace be with us...God bless us all...
OUR SAINT ,,,, OUR HELPING HAND ,,,,,,HE KNOWS US,,,,,
I am doing a saint project on him. I can now write facts on him. Then I make a poster of facts. Thank You!
Thanks a lot because I finished my notes! Now I could write my report about him! Thanks a lot talaga!:D
thanks a lot :) I needed this for my project ^^ wow..first Filipino saint ^,..,^ I'm proud to be Pinoy!!
who is the author of this writings? thanks a lot I've finished my project in cl..
thanks a lot because i finish my project in religion
thanx a lot.I was able to finish my project because of this
no picture of our beloved filipino saint?
..xa ang section nmin noW!!
..he is nah patron saints of the lorenzianZ!!
a great filipino!!
..awsome!!!
Thank you so much this really helped me out on my school project.
Thank you
thanks you helped me so much with my project
I LOVE THESE SAINT
thank a lot you helped my school project :D by the way im in school when i commented this :D
thank you so much....very helpful to my project