Perhaps, he was the first Filipino “celebrity” priest — a TV star sans the glamor and luxuries of show business. But he was very rich with the charism of preaching.

In the 1980s, Fr. Erasmo “Sonny” Ramirez, OP rose to become a media icon. Unlike celebrities today who are launched as idols, Fr. Sonny became popular because he brought the words of Christ through mass media.

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