The following is the presentation made by Ms. Baby Goyena-Herrera, Co-Chairperson, Philippine Canonization Committee, during the final briefing of pilgrims.


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Dear Pilgrims:
   
 1.   We would like to inform you that the pilgrims kits will be distributed only on June 1, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Philippine Embassy to the Holy See,  29 Via Paolo VI, near the Vatican.  Since there are over 1000 pilgrims registered with the Philippine-Thailand Province, it would be advisable to send group representatives to pick up the kits.  Remember:  no claim stub, no kits.  We ordered exactly the number of kits for our registered pilgrims.

  2.  Some of the souvenir items in this site will be on sale at the Instituto Maria Bambina, Via Paolo VI (see map attached to the 3-day pilgrimage schedule) on June 1 (whole day) and June 2 (afternoon only, after the pilgrimage tour).

3.  The Canonization pass will be the same pass to be used for the Youth Night at the Sala Nervi the same day.  So please keep your passes.

4.    I would like to share with you some useful information from Sr. Regivic who has been in Rome since last month to help the congregational canonization committee:

"The Hot season has arrived:  12-15 C in the morning and  25-27C in the afternoon.  There are rainy days during the week and the temperature drops to 5 degrees less on both ends.  Folding umbrellas and wind breakers or light jackets might be useful.

Dollar/euro exchange is quite tilted:  US$100= 54 euros for around ten days now in main money exchange centers.  They say the big banks are a little better.  Last week, Pinky Valdes discovered that at Fiumicino airport there is a good offer if you exchange in bulk.  Perhaps if you do the exchange in groups you might have a better offer."

See you at the send-off mass tomorrow!  God bless!

Baby Herrera
Co-Chair, Philippine Canonization Committee