Shrine for Christ’s Precursor in Lian, Batangas, inaugurated

Facade of the Parish of St. John the Baptist in Lian, Batangas. Photo by Lester Babiera

He may already be tired and bruised from visiting almost every home in Lian, Batangas, and neighboring towns, but his charisma, which endears him to the faithful, is far from fading.

Such is how Archbishop Ramon Arguelles of the Archdiocese of Lipa described Lian’s patron, St. John the Baptist, in his homily last Aug. 29 after the official declaration of the very first shrine of the Precursor of Christ.