The septinarium (seven days of prayer) for the Mater Dolorosa was held at the Santa Rita de Cascia Parish from 8-14 September 2011, every 5:30 p.m. on weekdays. In a way, each day represented one of the seven sorrows of the Blessed Virgin, with a different meditation after the general prayers. Each day was capped with a Holy Mass and was well-attended by parishioners.
On 15 September, the feast day itself, after the 5:30 a.m. Mass, members of the confraternity (Cofradia) of the Mater Dolorosa renewed their pledges and held a …

 
On the 17th of August 2008, a spectacle never before seen in the parish happened. Long lines of students and pupils in uniform, government officials and ordinary people on the street patiently waited for St. Rita’s relic. When it arrived, a very solemn procession was then held which concluded with a concelebrated Mass at the parish church.
Exactly three years after the arrival of St. Rita’s relic in the parish, townsfolk and visitors, devotees all, made time to hear Mass and venerate their patron saint’s relic. At 6:00 a.m., a solemn …

 
The parish, through the leadership of the parish priest, Msgr. Gene Reyes, will be spending PhP 500,000.00 for the the repair and restoration of the church’s five retablos.  This will entail some time, since much care will have to be taken in cleaning the antique woodwork by several teams of artisans.
Msgr. Reyes expressed his desire to have the retablos repaired since they already sustained some damage and a few missing parts. They would also be restored and preserved since these are said to be one of the very few neo-Gothic …

We have one of the best-preserved church convents in the archdiocese, even with the ravages of time and the threat of lahar two-decades ago. But we are building a new one!
In January 2011, the parishioners of Santa Rita de Cascia, led by the Parish Finance Council (PFC), witnessed an old building within the church grounds demolished. Originally planned as a quarters for the parish Cursillo Movement in the 1970s, the building was never finished as it was intended. It later served as an improvised parish convent for the more senior …

On the morning of 1 July 2011, Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and First Friday, new members of the Apostleship of Prayer (AP, Apostolado ning Panalangin in Capampangan) were inducted by the parish priest, Msgr. Gene Reyes at the Santa Rita de Cascia Parish Church during the 5:30 a.m. Mass.
The new members are active church-goers, many are members of church ministries. This year’s batch of inductees included several students, who are known to regularly hear First Friday Masses and join the Holy Hour.