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Our Lady of the Mission of Tagaytay As part of a national movement of the Church for a call for prayer to end the COVID-19 pandemic that took lives of millions of people world wide, every Wednesdays, the "Healing Rosary for the World" is held in different Cathedrals and Shrines all over the country that are streamed online. In one of the stops. a certain Marian image caught the attention of many for this image was never before seen by the public - at least for now. This image is the beautiful painting of Our Lady of the Mission venerated in the Chapel of the Divine Word Seminary in Tagaytay City, Cavite. The painting caught the attention of Marian devotees in social media and it is evident to the number of views on the day of its healing rosary streaming. Now its time to get to know more about her and appreciate its meaning and message. The painting Our Lady of the Mission of Tagaytay City The beautiful painting of Our Lady of the Mission depicts the Blessed ...

Mater Dolorosa of Taytay, Rizal In the scenic and historic municipality of Taytay, Rizal, famous for its recreational places, tiangges and it pilgrimage site, the centuries old Parish of San Juan Bautista. For the locals of Tatay, a chapel in Barangay Dolores is also a important pilgrimage site frequented by the townsfolk of Taytay of all ages because it was in this simple and quiet place that a miraculous image of Mater Dolorosa of Taytay is venerated. The image The beautiful image of Mater Dolorosa of Taytay is an image of the Blessed Virgin Mary as Our Lady of Sorrows taht is enshrined in her chapel in Barangay Dolores, Taytay, Rizal. The de tallado image of Mater Dolorosa of Taytay was carved from stone. She is presented standing, looking upwards to heaven, her hands held together and her face expresses grief yet it is more of a gentle and dignified grief. Although the image was carved with vestments of a purple dress, a white wimple and blue veil, the Virgin is v...

Nuestra Señora de la Divina Providencia de Siquijor Siquijor, an island province in the Visayas island group infamously known as island of local witchcraft, sorcery and allegedly a den of "aswangs" - a mythical creature that devours children or induce harm to some people. Despite this unflattering portrayal of the province, the Catholic faith in the province prevailed with the presence of old Churches that are frequented by the locals. One of these chruches is the parish of Nuestra Señora de la Divina Providencia of Maria, siquijor where two know images are enshrined in this parish: the controversial Santa Rita de Cascia image known as "Black Mary" and the beautiful image of Nuestra Señora de la Divina Providencia, the patroness of Siquijor. The image The image of Nuestra Señora de la Divina Providencia is a beautiful de tallado image of the seated Madonna and Child where the Child Jesus seated at the lap of the Blessed Mother. Both image has a sweet and te...

The gifts of Ferdinand Magellan (From the left): Virgen de la Cotta, Santo Niño de Cebu, El Ecce Homo de Cebu In common Philippine history books, the majority of Filipinos would encounter that in 1521, after the Mass in Cebu, Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan gave the newly baptized Raja Humabon and Hara Humaymay an image of the Child Jesus, which will later be known as the famous and miraculous Santo Niño de Cebu. However, little that the people know is that there were two more images that were given by Ferdinand Magellan to the newly baptized couple, the Ecce Homo and the Virgen de la Cotta of Cebu. Antonio Pigafetta, the chronicler of the voyage attested to this act of Magellan to the newly baptized ruling couple and their subjects. These two images were hidden for some time and later rediscovered separately and enjoyed much devotion for centuries until the Second World War came that signaled the abrupt obscurity of the devotions of these two important venerated images ...

Nuestra Senora de Guia The Image of Nuestra Señora de Guia (English:Our Lady of Guidance) is considered as the oldest Marian statue in the Philippines. There were different historical theories regarding the origin of this image, either from the Ferdinand Magellan expedition, Chinese traders, or apparently, the storied Bolinao Mission of Odoric of Pordenone, a Franciscan Missionary, of 1324 prior to the Magellan expedition. The wooden Black Madonna statue is locally venerated as patroness of navigators and travelers since the Spanish times, the image is enshrined at the Archdiocesan Shrine of Nuestra Señora de Guia, popularly known as the Ermita Church, in Ermita, Manila. Features of the Image Made of molave (Vitex cofassus) wood, the statue stands about 50 centimetres (20 in) and is characterized by dark skin with a long, light brown hair.  The image is depicted as the Immaculate Conception, she is dressed in both a manto and a stylized tapis, the traditional wraparo...