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Santo Niño deTernate In the town historic town of Ternate, located in Cavite province, there was this parish where it enshrines one of the well known images of the Holy Child Jesus in the Philippines - the image of Santo Niño de Ternate. The devotion to Santo Niño de Ternate is one of the most distinct in Cavite Province, along with the Virgen de la Soledad de Porta Vaga of Cavite City, Santa Maria Magdalena of Kawit, San Agustin of Tanza, Virgen de Candelaria of Silang, Virgen del Rosario de Caracol of Rosario, San Isidro Labrador of Ligtong, Virgen del Pilar of Imus among others. The devotion of the Ternateños is proven to be strong and its surrounding tradition is still observed up to the present. The image The image of Santo Niño de Ternate is one of the most unique image of the Child Jesus in the Philippines for it is only this image that is known for its big eyes that captivates the beholder. The image was that of wood done in a de tallado style yet it is meant to b...

San Miguel Arcangel de Manila In a highly secured district of San Miguel in Manila, where the famed Malacañang Palace, the historic residence turned office of the President of the Republic of the Philippines, there is a church near the famed palace where once one of the center of pilgrimages of Old Manila. That church is the National Shrine of St. Michael the Archangel where the Archangel was then known as one of old Manila's Great Protectors. The monument of St. Michael the Archangel at the left side of the facade of the Shrine The Prince of the Heavenly Host St. Michael the Archangel is popularly depicted as the armored Angel with his sword or sphere trampling Satan at his feet for He was appointed by God to defeat Satan. He is also depicted holding a banner and shield to further emphasize his role as the head of the Archangels. Saint Michael the Archangel is the leader of all angels and of the army of God. This is what the title "Archangel" means, that he ...

Siete Arcangeles de Indang In the historic upland area of Indang, Cavite, it boasts its old Parish dedicated to Pope St. Gregory the Great. Yet, what is interesting is that aside from San Gregorio Magno, the people of Indang also cherish and venerates its one of a kind patrons, the Seven Archangels of Indang, located at the Epistle side of the Altars and the Seven Archangels are attributed to numerous miracles and protection of Indang. What is also a wonder is that it the painting is the oldest existing painting of the Seven Archangels in the Philippines. The Icon The prodigious painting of the Siete Arcangeles of Indang depicts the Seven Archangels in the foreground with St. Michael the Archangel in the middle. The Seven Archangels, also called the Seven Princes of Heaven, as derived from Jewish and Biblical sources, both canonical and apocryphal, Out of the Seven Archangels, Sts. Michael, Gabriel and Raphael are the most popular and best known due to their mention in the Bi...

Nuestra Señora de La Salette de Silang The Blessed Virgin Mary's concern for the world did not after her Glorious Assumption and Coronation as the Queen of Heaven and Earth. For centuries, numerous reported Marian apparitions were reported all over the world. Out of these enormous numbers, only a handful received formal approval from the Church. Of all these apparitions of the Blessed virgin Mary, France was given a privileged to be the cradle of some notable Marian apparition from the past centuries. It was in this countries where the apparitions in Rue de Bac in Paris, Lourdes, Laus, Pontmain took place and gained much popularity and importance. One of the these important apparitions of the past centuries that left a significant impact in Church history is the apparition in the mountains of La Salette where she appeared to two shepherds to give a stern warning to the world that it is still relevant to our time. The Visage of the Virgin The first phase of the apparit...

Servant of God Padre Francesco Palliola In Mindanao, where it is famously known for the preservation of Muslim culture and Islam in the country, there was one of episode in the history of our Catholic identity in the Philippines that was overlooked for three centuries, the Evangelization of Mindanao by dedicated missionaries from the Jesuits and the Augustinian Recollects. One of the most notable in this page in the history of the Catholic faith in the Philippines is the life and martrydom of a Jesuit missionary - Reverend Father Francesco Palliola, SJ. Father Palliola was an Italian Jesuit priest and missionary in Mindanao, Philippines who was martyred for his ministry on Evangelizing the natives. Known for his exemplary life, missionary zeal and miraculous cures through intercessions and veneration of the faithful in Mindanao, a cause for beatification was officially opened for him was recently opened in 2016 led by the Diocese of Dipolog and it was formally closed in Septemb...

La Niña Maria de Sariaya In the scenic and historic municipality of Sariaya, Quezon Province, there lies a parish that has a significant importance in our country's unique Marian devotion. This parish enshrined the lesser known yet important image of La Niña Maria which the devotion in the area is the pioneer of such devotion in the country. With the gradual rise to popularity of the devotion to the Child Mary in the country, it is about time to discover the pioneer of this devotion in the country that one day, it would be a site of pilgrimage and devotion in the country. The image The image of La Niña Maria of Sariaya, Quezon is that of a 10 inch image of the Child Mary standing on a cloud peaña surrounded by cherubs. The image was vested in a traditional manner with a white robe with a palikpik drapery on her shoulders and wears a veil. The Child wears a crown and holds a baston de mando on her right, in reference to her role as the Queen of Heaven and Earth on the righ...

Mary, Comforter of the Afflicted of Maricaban, Pasay City In the busy area of Maricaban, located in Pasay City, there is a Marian parish which bears a unique Marian patronage that is hardly found in other parts of the country - the Parish of Mary, Comforter of the Afflicted. This particular parish houses a unique image of the Virgin under this particular ancient title of the Blessed Virgin Mary that guided the area since the foundation of the parish. The image  There were three images of Mary, Comforter of the afflicted that existed in the parish, the original altar image which depicts the Virgin holding the Child Jesus at the right and a sheaf of flowers at the left. A rafaga (rays of light) decorates the detallado image and she wears a crown while the Child Jesus sports the diagnostic Tres Potencias. The Mother and Child Stands on stands on a cloud base where three angels can be seen in it. The image is also decorated with gold leafed motifs in the sculpted image and s...