The Fascinating Nuestra Señora del Santisimo Rosario de Tattarin of Paco, Manila

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Nuestra Señora del Santisimo
Rosario de Tattarin
In a busy yet pious life of Paco, Manila, aside from the well known for the home of the famed Señor Santo Sepulcro, Virgen de Candelaria of San Fernando Parish and the Canonically Crowned image of Nuestra Señora de Penafrancia de Manila of Our Lady of Peñafrancia de Manila Parish, one of the most hidden devotions of the area is the ancient Marian devotion dedicated to Nuestra Señora del Santisimo Rosario de Tattarin.

Although this image is rarely seen on a daily basis, but as she comes home to Paco, Manila, the faithful of Merced Street would welcome her and celebrate their devotion to her.

The Image
Nuestra Señora del Santisimo
Rosario de Tattarin

This image of Nuestra Señora del Santisimo Rosario of Tattarin is one of the unique images of Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary in the country. This image of Our Lady of the Rosary is somehow patterned to the famed image of Our Lady of the Rosary of Pompeii venerated in Italy where the Madonna and Child were handing over rosaries to St. Dominic de Guzman, the founder of the Dominican Order, and St. Catherine of Siena, the famed Mystic and the only lay Doctor of the Church.

In this image, the Blessed Mother and the Child Jesus is handing over rosaries to St. Dominic and St. Francis of Assisi, the founder of the Franciscan Order and a good friend of St. Dominic. This depiction might be unsual, yet it can be seen as a memorial of the friendship of two religious Orders that were set to take care of souls that needed much attention and unified with their devotion to the Blessed Mother.

Nuestra Señora del Santisimo
Rosario de Tattarin
The Origins and Miracles

The origin of the image of Nuestra Señora del Santisimo Rosario de Tattarin, also known as Nuestra Señora del Santisimo Rosario unknown yet oral tradition with regard to the image's origins were passed on through generations. It is said that the painting was retrieved by a Spanish captain from a stream in Ermita, Manila and brought to a temporary chapel in Barrio Santiago in Paco, Manila (now Merced Street).

One of the most notable miracle of the Virgin was in the year 1883 when a big fire razed the entire district of Paco, but miraculously, the chapel where the Virgin was enthroned was spared from the ravages of fire. As of present, the image is kept by the a devout family in the Southern Luzon part of the country for safekeeping and the image will return to her abode in Paco, Manila for the veneration of the people on her feast days. The Feast of the Virgin formerly was celebrated every December 28, yet years later, it was changed to December 29 and 30.

The devotion and tradition
Nuestra Señora del Santisimo
Rosario de Tattarin in procession 


The devotion to Nuestra Señora del Santisimo Rosario de Tattarin was one of the most unique ones and rare that can be seen in Metro Manila because of it's unique "Tattarin" dance. On it's feast day, the Virgin is taken out of procession going to Paco Church while dancing as their "panata" to the Virgin for Mass then another Tattarin dance after the Mass to visit the entire area. Numerous favors have been granted through her intercession in this manner of dance and up to the present time, the image is carried in her andas for procession while throng of  devotees would follow the Virgin dancing in colorful costumes.

The devotion to the Virgin of the Rosary of Tattarin showed that even though it was hidden for a year and comes home on her fiesta days, the people will anticipate her homecoming. This unique set up might be strange to some Marian devotees, but for her devotees, it is something that they would always look forward to.

Reference:

Joaquin, Nick, (1979), Almanac for Manileños, Mr. & Mrs. Manila, Manila.

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