DEDICATION OF A STATUE
Yesterday I went to a nearby parish to attend the dedication of a statue shipped here to Florida from the Philippines honoring Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage, under another title, Our Lady of Antipolo. Rosary, outdoor procession, and Mass made up the service, which was well attended, including a fine Philippine-American presence. A 125-year old image of this representation of Mary may be seen at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington. D.C., which is an exact reproduction of the original brought to the Philippines from Mexico in the year 1626. The statue I saw yesterday at St. Maximillian Kolbe Parish in Port Charlotte is distinguished from the original and the one in Washington by being of a uniform goldtone finish, not in multicolored garb as are the others, such as the one shown. 
