The Concelebrated Mass for the “Closing and Thanksgiving Celebration” in Toronto of the 500 Years of Christianity in the Philippines was presided by His Eminence Thomas Cardinal Collins on 01 December 2021 at the Our Lady of the Assumption Parish Church, the center of the Archdiocese of Toronto’s Filipino Catholic Mission in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), and assisted by Reverend Father Lorenzo Salandanan, Parish Priest of Our Lady of the Assumption Church and Chair of the Toronto Organizing Committee on 500 Years of Christianity in the Philippines; Reverend Monsignor Edgardo Pan, Parish Priest of Saint Rose of Lima Church; and the members of the Filipino Canadian clergy.
A brief re-enactment of the arrival of the Spaniards in the Philippines before the Mass.
(Left to right photos) Consul General Orontes V. Castro (center) with Filipino Canadian Trustee Gary Tanuan of the Toronto Catholic District School Board (TCDSB), Consular Assistant Marilyn V. Galanza, and the Filipino community and Canadian guests.
Consul General Orontes V. Castro delivered his remarks with His Eminence Thomas Cardinal Collins, Archbishop of Toronto, listening at the background.
(Left to right photos) Consul General Orontes V. Castro presenting the Quincentennial Award to His Grace Albert LeGatt, Archbishop of Saint Boniface, Winnipeg, Manitoba; and Rabbi David See, President of the Toronto Board of Rabbis.
(Left to right photos) Consul General Orontes V. Castro presenting the Quincentennial Award to Reverend Monsignor Enrique Ms. Samson, Jr., Parish priest of St. Peter’s Roman Catholic Church, Winnipeg, Manitoba; Reverend Orlando G. Olano, Christian and Missionary Alliance in Canada; and Pastor Ian Trigg, District Superintendent of the Central Canadian District of the Missionary Alliance in Canada and representing Reverend Dr. David Hearn, President of The Christian and Missionary Alliance in Canada for their participation and full support to the Quincentennial Commemorations of the Philippines.
