The Life of San Lorenzo Ruiz

Lorenzo Ruiz was born in Binondo, Manila, to a Chinese father and a Filipi-
no Mother who were both Catholic. His father taught him Chinese while his
mother taught him Tagalog.
Ruiz served as an altar boy at the convent of Binondo church. After being
educated by the Dominican friars for a few years, Ruiz earned the title of
escribano (calligrapher) because of his skillful penmanship. He became a
member of the Confradia del Santissimo Rosario (Confraternity of the Most
Holy Rosary). He married Rosario, a native, and they had two sons and a
daughter. The Ruiz family lead a generally peaceful, religious and content
life.
In 1636, whilts working as a clerk of Binondo Church, Ruiz was falsely ac-
cused of killing a Spaniard. Ruiz sought asylum on board a ship with three
Dominican priests: Saint Antonio Gonzales; Saint Guillermo Courtet; and
Saint Miguel de Aozaraga, a Japanese priest, Saint Vicente Shiwozuka de
la Cruz, and a lay leper Saint Lazaro of Kyoto. Ruiz and his companion left
for Okinawa on 10 June 1636, with the aid of the Dominican fathers and Fr.
Giovanni Yago.
The Tokugawa shogunate was persecuting Christians by the time Ruiz had
arrived in Japan. The missioners were arrested and thrown into prison, and
after one year, they were transferred to Nagasaki to face trial by torture. He
and his companions faced different types of torture. One of these was the
insertion of needles inside their fngernails.
On 27 September 1637, Ruiz and his companions were taken to the Nishi-
zaka Hill, where they were tortured by being hung upside down a pit. This
form of torture was known as tsurushi in Japanese or horca y hoya in Span-
ish. The method was supposed to be extremely painful; though the victim
was bound, one hand is always left free so that victims may be able to sig-
nal that they recanted, and they would be freed. Ruiz refused to renounce
Christianity and died from blood loss and suffocation. His body was cremat-
ed and his ashes thrown into the sea.
According to Latin missionary accounts sent back to Manila, Ruiz declared
these words upon his death:
I am a Catholic and wholeheartedly do accept death for the Lord; If
I had a thousand lives, all these I shall offer to Him. (www.wikipedia.
com)
A Celebration
SEPTEMBER 28, 2014
Feast Day
SAN LORENZO RUIZ
(The First Filipino Saint)
of
NOVENA MASSES in HONOR OF
SAN LORENZO RUIZ
SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES
September 19, 2014, Thursday
5:30 P.M. Holy Rosary and Novena Prayer
6:00 P.M. Holy Mass in Honor of San Lorenzo Ruiz
September 27, 2014 Saturday
5:00 P.M. Procession
6:00 P.M. Holy Mass
September 28, 2014 Sunday
Feast Day of San Lorenzo Ruiz
5:30 P.M. Holy Mass
September 29, 2014
6:00 P.M. Holy Mass for All Souls in Purgatory
MAIN CELEBRANT:
FEAST DAY SPONSORS
Bro. & Mrs. Jovy - Mila Abarquez & Family
Bro. & Mrs. Tony-Tina Reyna & Family
Bro. & Mrs. Rene-Edna Galapon & Family
Bro. & Mrs. Rudy-Belen Sabarre & Family
Bro. & Mrs. Dalmacio-Alma Grafl & Family
Bro. & Mrs. Claudio-Tita Arante & Family
Bro. & Mrs. Mario Pearanda
Bro. Greg Eco
Bro. & Mrs. Cresencio Gonzales
Bro. & Mrs. Rudy & Linda Abejo & Family
Bro. & Mrs. Bing Mondejar & Children
Bro. & Mrs. Benjamin Labadia & Family
Bro. & Mrs. Ronnie Bong Dayon
Bro & Mrs. Ronnie Casio & Children
Engr. & Mr. Patrick Aguilos & Family
Mrs. Araceli Leclic Diaz
Bro. & Mrs. Marcelinus Diaz
Mrs. Ellen Nemenzo & Children
Mrs. Julita Latoja & Family
Mrs. Norma Clemente & Children
Mrs. Belen Granados & Family
Mr. & Mrs. Romeo-Charito Samson & Family
Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan Clemente
Mr. & Mrs. Pol-Daydee Cairo
Bro. & Mrs. Carlo Carisma, Sr.
Mr. & Mrs. Pedi Padayao
Mrs. Emiliana Agustin & Family
Mr. & Mrs. Siano-Susan Cordao
Mr. & Mrs. Lito-Delia Carzon & Children
Mr. & Mrs. Jijad-Jing-jing Bioco & Children
Engr. & Mrs. Roy-Dina Lelis
Mr. & Mrs. Edmund & Cathy Cadavis & Children
Mr. & Mrs. Clark Dave & Riza Arante & Children
Mr. & Mrs. Oscar-Lily Bioco & Children
Mr. & Mrs. Raul-Jenny Pangue & Family
DAILY NOVENA MASSES
FIRST DAY - September 19, 2014 (Friday)
PRAYER LEADER - Bro. Rodolfo Sabarre
MEMBER SPONSORS
Bro. Napoleon S. Cairo Bro. Mario Pearanda
Bro. Gilbert Eco Bro. Virgilio Palomo
Bro. Mariano Napoles
SPECIAL SPONSORS
Miss Cora Go Agnes Wales
Mr. & Mrs. Ronnie Taldo Miss Gemma Raagas
Mr. Jose Dondon Mondejar Hon. Chino Romualdez
Mr. & Mrs. Claudio P. Arante Jr. & Family
SECOND DAY - September 20, 2014 (Saturday)
PRAYER LEADER - Bro. Mario Pearanda
MEMBER SPONSORS
Bro. Carlo Caresma Bro. Eduardo Polo
Bro. Ramon Morante Bro. Benjamin Labadia
Bro. Marciano Cabahug
SPECIAL SPONSORS
Mrs. Teresa Raagas Miss Claire P. Arante
Miss Shiela Quisumpo Mr. & Mrs. Romeo Samson
Mr. & Mrs. Delia & Lito Carzon Mr. George Asis
THIRD DAY - September 21, 2014 (Sunday)
PRAYER LEADER - Bro. Benjamin Labadia
MEMBER SPONSORS
Bro. Edmund Villones Bro. Joselito Cabellan
Bro. Crispin Asensi Bro. Rodolfo Sabarre
Bro. Eduardo Adlawan Bro. Jovito C. Abarquez
SPECIAL SPONSORS
Mrs. Fe Napoles Mr. & Mrs. Jacynth Gloria
Mrs. Delia Chavez Mrs. Grace Adlawan
Mr. & Mrs. Boy-Lilia Naputo
Mr. & Mrs. Remedios Gernale
NINTH DAY - September 27, 2014 (Saturday)
PRAYER LEADER - Bro. Dalmacio Grafl
MEMBER SPONSORS
Bro. Billy Hucamis Bro. Bing Mondejar
Bro. Crispin Asensi Bro. Greg Eco
SPECIAL SPONSORS
Miss Precy Cabosura Mr. & Mrs. Siano-Susan Cordao
Mr. & Mrs. Willy Jimenez
Mr. & Mrs. Jihad & Jingjing & Children
Mr. & Mrs. Oscar Lily Bioco
Mr. Sergei Paul Cairo
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Our heartfelt thanks to Almighty God by blessing this day
and our family and children and by giving us this opportunity to
sponsor the FEAST OF SAN LORENZO RUIZ. TO GOD BE ALL THE
GLORY.
We likewise express our gratitude to our Parish Priest, our
spiritual guidance, for the prayers and his invaluable support for
the success of this Feast in honor of SAN LORENZO RUIZ.
In the same measure of our thanks to all members of the
Confraternity of San Lorenzo Ruiz, the Knights of Columbus, Lay
Ministers, the Choir, Leaders and Sponsors of daily novena, and
the Feast Day Sponsors. May SAN LORENZO RUIZ incessantly
intercedes for us in HEAVEN that God may continue to bless and
to protect and to help us in our needs.
JOVITO C. ABARQUEZ
Hermano - 2014
SPECIAL SPONSORS
Analyn Geraldo & Family
Mrs. Virgie Go Mrs. Paciencia Santor
Mr. & Mrs. Ludovico Pacula Mrs. Carmen Samonte
Mr. & Mrs. Edmund & Cathy Cadaviz & Children
FOURTH DAY - September 22, 2014 (Monday)
MEMBER SPONSORS
PRAYER LEADER - Bro. Claudio Arante
MEMBER SPONSORS
Bro. Rex Nava Bro. Reynaldo Galapon
Bro. Guy Caesar Arante Bro. Joel Alicabo
Bro. Cresencio Gonzales
SPECIAL SPONSORS
Mr. & Mrs. Chris & Zyran Arante & family
Mr. & Mrs. Raul & Jenny Pangue & family
Mr. & Mrs. Crispin & Catherine Asensi
Mrs. Helen Nemenzo & family
Mr. & Mrs. Romeo-Charito Samson & family
FIFTH DAY - September 23, 2014 (Tuesday)
PRAYER LEADER - Bro. Greg Eco
MEMBER SPONSORS
Bro. Leslie Sosing Bro. Jed Paolo Cairo
Bro. Rey Celeste Bro. Claudio Arante
Bro. Fortunato Catindoy
SPECIAL SPONSORS
Mr. & Mrs. Clark Dave & Riza Arante & Children
Mr. & Mrs. Elenita Ohara
Mr. & Mrs. Charlie & Doreen Arante
Mr. & Mrs. Rudy & Linda Abejo
Mr. & Mrs. Junjun & Mabeth Avelino
SIXTH DAY - September 24, 2014 (Wednesday)
PRAYER LEADER - Bro. Joel Alicabo
MEMBER SPONSORS
Bro. Flaviano Galapon Bro. Marcelinus Diaz
Bro. Eleazar Badrina Bro. Bebot Amascual
SPECIAL SPONSORS
Engr. & Mrs. Roy Lelis Mrs. Eulogia Amano
Mrs. Maria Cajigas Mr. & Mrs. Ben Acala
Mrs. Norma Clemente & Family
Mrs. Anita Pagayanan & Family
SEVENTH DAY - September 25, 2014 (Thursday)
PRAYER LEADER - Bro. Benjamin Labadia
MEMBER SPONSORS
Bro. Ranulfo Casio Bro. Fernando Cabello
Bro. Romulo Uy Bro. Bong Dayong
SPECIAL SPONSORS
Engr. & Mrs. Fernando Conde, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan Clemente
Mrs. Patria Aguilos Mrs. Araceli Leclic Diaz
Mr. & Mrs. Patrick Aguilos
EIGHT DAY - September 26, 2014 (Friday)
PRAYER LEADER - Bro. Roy Abello
MEMBER SPONSORS
Bro. Antonio Reyna Bro. Ryan Sabarre
Bro. Oscar Bandoy Bro. Claudio Arante
Bro. Paul Cairo