The Tale of the Miraculous images of Apung Mamacalulu of Angeles City, Pampanga
A bas relief image of the two images of Apung Mamacalulu venerated in Holy Rosary Parish and the Archdiocesan Shrine of Apung Mamacalulu, both located in Angeles City, Pampanga In the previous blog posts, we have featured the history of the images and its accompanying devotion to Santo Angel Custodio and Nuestra Señora del Santisimo Rosario - La Naval de Angeles , the titular and the Queen of the highly progressive Angeles City in Pampanga respectively. As what we've mentioned in the previous articles, the month of October is big celebration in Angeles City with the feasts of Holy Guardian Angels every 2nd of October, Our Lady of the Rosary - La Naval de Angeles every Second Sunday of October and the Feast of Apung Mamacalulu (A Kapampangan term for 'Merciful Lord'), an image of the dead Christ celebrated every last Friday of October. One cannot help but wonder, why Angeleños celebrate a feast dedicated to the dead Christ in the month of October and why there w...