Michael P. delos Reyes

Michael P. delos Reyes is the Human Resource and Development Director of Xavier School in San Juan City, Philippines. He earned his Master of Arts in Theological Studies from Loyola School of Theology, Ateneo de Manila University, in 2004. His publications focus on Catholic liturgy, Marian devotion, and Philippine religious history. His books include Prusisyon: Paghahanda at Pagdiriwang (2006), which received the 2007 Cardinal Sin Catholic Book Award for Best Book in Theology and Liturgy; Holy Week and Easter Processions: A Liturgico-Pastoral Guide (2015); Salve Regina: On Crowning Images of the Virgin Mary (2015); Morena Graciosa: The Devotion to the Virgin of Antipolo through the Centuries (2016), which received the 2017 Cardinal Sin Catholic Book Award for Best Book in Liturgy; Prusisyon: Paghahanda at Pagdiriwang—Pinaunlad na Edisyon (2018); Inmaculada Peregrina: Kasaysayan at Debosyon (2020); Coronadas: Pontifically Crowned Marian Images in the Philippines, 1907–2021 (2021); Place Me with Your Son: The Jesuits and Filipino Marian Devotions (2021); Patrona Jurada: Centuries of Devotion to the Nuestra Señora de Guia (2023); and Inang Santisima: The Devotion to the Madre Santissima del Lume in Cainta and the Philippines (2025). He has also written about early Jesuit missions and Marian devotion in the Philippines.