Dear Devotees of Our Lady of Piat,
We
announce with joy and prayerful greetings that that we have launched
the Piat Website: http://www.piatbasilica.com. to reach the hearts
and minds of the Devotees of Our Blessed Mother of Visitation of
Piat all over the world. This communication milestone marks a significant
step towards the promotion of Marian devotion that spans more than
400 years of continuous intercession for all those who seek the
assistance of Our Lady of Piat. With the Internet the great distance
that separate us from the Marian Center of devotion in Piat, Cagayan
has been bridged and we can now communicate at cyber speed to inform
you all about the wonderful things that Our Blessed Mother is continuously
doing for us and what we are doing in veneration and thanksgiving
for all the favors we have been receiving from Our Heavenly Father
through Her intercession.
The official launching of our Website has also been
inspired by Pope Paul II's exhortation to the apostles of the Word
to take advantage of the opportunities of Internet and Information
Technology to spread the Kingdom of God, of peace and love of our
neighbor.
Through this communication medium we are providing
you advance information on the activities that will be undertaken
in commemorating the 400th Year Anniversary of the Our Lady of Piat
and the 50th Anniversary of her Canonical Coronation and in this
regard, should you wish to attend the Quadricentennial celebrations
you may well prepare for it ahead of time. We will continue updating
you on recent events and future plans that the Basilica Minore of
Our Lady of Piat will be undertaking. In the future we will be documenting
through the Internet individual testimonies of devotees of Our Lady
of Piat who have received special favors from Her. We encourage
those, who, throu7gh their special devotion to Our Blessed Mother
of Piat, have received what they have prayed for, to make testimonies
in the same manner. It is a spiritually significant way of giving
meaning and living Jesus last worlds, "Son, behold thy Mother."
It is the context of Mary's relationship to God
and His Son Jesus, and Her role in our redemption that we earnestly
encourage you all to use the Internet that we may continually keep
in touch with the Marian Center - the Basilica Minore of Our Lady
of Piat. Use it also in providing opportunities to our brothers
and sisters to increase with fervor their devotion to Our Holy Mother,
that they band themselves together in unity and promote a Marian
Culture of Devotion to Our Lady of Visitation of Piat. For your
information we are providing you a link to some of Our Lady of Piat
devotees and promoters in the United States who are too willing
to advice you on how to organize a community of devotees of Our
Lady of Piat in your respective areas.
In God's divine providence and blessings, I remain
continually praying that you may increase in your love of God and
your neighbors through our blessed Mother's intercession.