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Mary, Mother of the Church of Novaliches, Quezon City The Blessed Virgin Mary is known in numerous titles based from her acts, virtues, offices, sobriquets (named after an apparition site or a specific devotion) that stems back from the early years of Christianity. One of these well known title is "Mother of the Church" and this is one of the recent feasts that Our Holy Father Pope Francis instituted in 2018. So what does this title mean to us faithful Catholics and was there an existing devotion in our country? For this blog post, we are going to tackle on this seemingly new yet ancient title of the Blessed Virgin Mary and it's importance in our times. The Schutzmantel Madonna The iconography  There wasn't a specific iconography of the Blesssed Virigin Mary under this specific title yet there already numerous kinds of depictions of the Blessed Mother as "Mother of the Church". One of the most ancient was the Schutzmantel Madonna where ...

St. John Paul II in a Papal Mass in Manila The title of this blogpost is the summary of our love to Pope St. John Paul II.  He is arguably the most beloved Pontiff by Filipinos in history because of his unexplainably supernatural effect to our people from the moment he visited our country a few decades ago and this can be still today with parents naming their children after him, numerous keepsakes from his 2 Papal Visits na the fond memories attached to it, the enormous grief the nation felt when he passed away in 2005 and the tremendous joy that we expressed when he was beatified and canonized years later. Parishes in his honor are established, images of the late Pontiff became a staple of modern day Filipino altars, devotions in his honor soon arises and his relics became a focal point of devotion and pilgrimages over the past few years. Now, we will look back in our history, specifically his visits in the Philippines and his tremendous effect that gave a lasting impact...

La Inmaculada Concepcion de Pasig Pasig City - one of the most prosperous and historic city in the country famous for it historic river that played a crucial role in out history from trade, literature, communication among others that became the lifeline of the then Spanish colony for centuries up to this day.  La Inmaculada Concepcion de Pasig One of the most historic landmarks of the city is the Cathedral - Parish of the Immaculate Conception, the oldest church in the city, where the beautiful and miraculous image of La Inmaculada Concepcion de Pasig is enshrined at the main altar overlooking her children and the prosperous city of Pasig. The image The beautiful image of La Inmaculada Concepcion de Pasig is one of the most unique image of the Immaculate Conception in the Philippines because its is depicted in a different fashion compared to most images under this title which is associated to the iconography of Bartolome Esteban Murillo (the Virgin wears a white a...

Nuestra Señora de Candelaria de Paracale  The town of Paracale in Camarines Nort is known for its gold mining industry since the Pre-Hispanic times, its colorful history which is evident in the architecture that can still be seen at present and its beautiful natural locations. The people of Paracale takes pride of their beloved Patroness, Nuestra Señora de Candelaria, because of the numerous miracles that are attributed to her maternal intercession and even played a role in the town's history. Nuestra Señora de Candelaria de Paracale The image The venerable image of  Nuestra Señora de Candelaria de Paracale, or "Inay Candi" to her devotees, is a de vestir image of the Madonna and Child with a wooden body and ivory heads, hands and the Child Jesus. the Virgn wears a set of crowns, estrellas, rostrillo, a gold plancha and a set of vestments given by devotees over the years. The Virgin holds a candle, a scepter and a sword in memory of her miracle in Paracal...

Immaculate Heart of Mary of Minglanilla, Cebu Written by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. Blogger's note: Yesterday, I featured a blogpost dedicated to the events after the main Fatima apparitions in 1917 which help us understand the Fatima message. Now, I immediately planned a sequel to that article, this time focusing on the meaning of the Consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary and why is it important to our nation. I came across an online article that shows the history of the consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary and its importance that I am sharing right now in this blogpost. I am doing this to let the readers understand this matter since we are about to perform this act, headed by our bishops in their perspective dioceses. I am hoping that we participate in this act because Our Lady promised her help if we perform this as she requested in Fatima. The Fatima consecration to Our Lady has an ancient history. It is all the more important to see something of ...

The Miraculous International Pilgrim Virgin Statue of Our Lady of Fatima at the Archdiocesan Shrine of Nuestra Señora de Guia on her recent visitation in 2015. Whenever we will hear the word "Fatima", initially we will immediately recognize a beautiful image of the Blessed Virgin Mary all in white with gold trimmings in her dress and veil, a golden rosary and the Star of Esther at her feet who appeared to the three shepherd children in 1917. Interestingly, whenever we hear her title or see her image, we immediately recall her most popular message to pray the rosary everyday along with it's famous secrets, especially the highly debated "Third Secret". Despite of all these things that we associate to the Virgin of the Rosary of Fatima, are we truly aware of the core messages and lessons that Our Lady imparted to us through her children, aside from those points mentioned? Most of us know the events of 1917 at the Cova de Iria, yet very few wondered what hap...