San Jose de Navotas - The Miraculous Patriarch of Navotas City
San Jose de Navotas (original image) The City of Navotas, located in the northern part of Manila, is known as a fishing city due to the extant of the thriving industry up to this day. The industrious city of Navotas was placed under the patronage of St. Joseph since the Spanish era and it was proven to be providential. The people of Navotas sought the help and protection of St. Joseph and their devotion to the Foster Father of Our Lord and Chaste Spouse of Our Lady became part of everyday life and history of the parish. The image There were two images of San Jose that is currently venerated in the parish, the centuries old original image where the de datallado image is covered with metal covering and the bigger altar image. The first image is a detallado image of San Jose with the Child Jesus beside him. San Jose is seen holding his staff with azucenas (an allusion to his purity and to the pious tradition that when a spouse for the Virgin Mary was being selected, his staff g