Bacolod City, Philippines – The Diocese of Bacolod joined all Catholic churches around the world in celebrating the first feast day of Blessed John Paul II on Saturday, with three major activities at the Pope Tower in the city’s reclamation area.
It was on Oct. 22 in 1978 when John Paul II was inaugurated as pope.
Bacolod Bishop Vicente Navarra and San Sebastian Cathedral rector Fr. Felix Pasquin led Catholic priests and the faithful in the blessing of the Blessed John Paul II Prayer Room designed by Bro. Jaazeal Jakosalem, the unveiling and blessing of the glass encasement holding the papal chair, and the unveiling of the Blessed John Paul II painting that was done and donated by Bacolod-based portrait artist Jun Diose.