Hymn to St. Lorenzo Ruiz

Below are the lyrics to the beautiful hymn composed by the Filipino Jesuits to honor the first Filipino saint, St. Lorenzo Ruiz, whose feast day we celebrate today.

We love this hymn, but sadly there is a line here that is plainly wrong.

Can you identify which line it is and tell us why it is wrong?


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Sanlibo man aking buhay
Bawat isa’y iaalay
Sa Diyos, sa bayan kong mahal
Sasanggalang iyong dangal.

Isugo mo kahit saan
Hamakin man ako’t saktan
dalangain ko’y maging tapat
Pag ibig mo’y sasapat

CHORUS
Sanlibo man aking buhay
Sanlibo ring iaalay
 Sanlibo kong kamatayan
 Sa palad Mo ilalaan
 Sanlibo man aking buhay
 Bawa’t isa’y iaalay
 Sa Diyos at bayan kong mahal
 Sasanggal inyong dangal
 Isugo Mo kahit saan
 Hamakin man ako’t saktan dalagin ko’y maging tapat
 Pag ibig mo ay sasapat

 Repeat CHORUS 2x

WE WANT MORE PINOY SAINTS!

Almost 500 years of Catholicism and we only have two saints?  This scarcity of Pinoy saints is not because we do not have enough holy people.

It is because our archive handling, an important part of the saint factory, is B.S.

Take for example the duplicity of Mother Francisca del Espiritu Santo and Mother Ignacia del Espiritu Santo.

To me, they are one and the same person.  The archives are full of accounts of Mother Francisca, while Mother Ignacia's grave could not even be found!

If we want more Pinoy Saints, we need to PRAY MORE.