Vatican grants title 'Servant of God' to 13-year-old Filipina from Ilocos Norte

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00:00 A homegrown Ilocos lass who lived rather shortly on this earth spent most of her life in prayer

00:05 and adoration for the Lord.

00:07 Little wonder the Vatican has declared her a servant of God and announced her eligibility

00:12 for beatification and canonization as our Soojin Kim narrates more in this report.

00:22 Another Filipino is on her first step towards sainthood.

00:25 Thirteen-year-old Nina Ruiz Abad who hails from Sarat, Ilocos Norte, was granted the

00:30 title Servant of God by the Vatican.

00:33 Nina was born in 1979 and was slayed to eternal rest in 1993.

00:38 Her grave has become a place of pilgrimage for many believers.

00:42 If the Filipina is declared a saint, she will be one of the youngest in history.

00:47 Nina had a strong devotion to the Eucharist.

00:49 At a very young age, she distributed rosaries, Bibles, prayer books, and holy cards around

00:54 her neighborhood and school.

00:56 Nina was diagnosed with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy when she was 10 years old and yet lived with

01:02 the disease for three more years with great faith and joy.

01:05 Her story continues to reach the hearts of many people as testament to how through faith

01:10 in God, obstacles can be overcome.

01:13 Soojin Kim from the National TV Network for the New and Better Philippines.