Inside the church, three women listen intently to the message given by the priest before the offering of communion. Among Roman Catholics in the Philippines and various Filipino communities worldwide, Our Mother of Perpetual Help is widely venerated. Pope John Paul II once held mass here where the devotion is very popular and many Catholic churches hold a Novena and Mass honoring it every Wednesday using a replica of the icon, which is also widely displayed in houses, buses and public transport in the Philippines.
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