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Penitential Walk for Life 2017


The Penitential Walk for Life 2017
April 14, 2017



I am inviting all of you to join the Way of the Cross, which for this year, will be called Penitential Walk for Life… Let us join Jesus, who walked with us humbly, justly, and lovingly. Every step we take is a commitment to the value of life that Jesus offers to all, especially the poor and neglected. 
- His Eminence Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle, D.D. , Pastoral Letter released on March 20, 2017


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