18/08/2026
AVE MARIA! | 19 August: Feast of the Dedication of the Cathedral Shrine of the Good Shepherd (The Novaliches Cathedral)
On this day in 1984, the Novaliches Cathedral was blessed, consecrated, and dedicated to Jesus, the Good Shepherd by His Eminence Jaime Cardinal Sin, then Archbishop of Manila.
The journey began on August 5, 1975, when Cardinal Sin established the Parish of the Good Shepherd in Fairview and appointed the late Fr. Fidelis Ruben Limcaco as its first Parish Priest. At that time, the parish community gathered in a small chapel located at the corner of Commonwealth Avenue and Regalado Avenue.
As the faithful community grew, the need for a larger church became evident. On December 10, 1977, the then Papal Nuncio to the Philippines, Archbishop Bruno Torpigliani, led the groundbreaking and cornerstone laying for a new church on land generously donated by the Regalado Family.
Today, as we celebrate 41 years since its dedication, the Novaliches Cathedral continues to be a home and sanctuary for all, a beacon of faith and hope, and a lasting witness to the love of our Good Shepherd.
PRAYER OF COLLECT
O God, who from living and chosen stones
prepare an eternal dwelling for your majesty,
increase in your Church the grace you have bestowed,
so that by unceasing growth
your faithful people may build up the heavenly Jerusalem.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
God, for ever and ever.