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Nuestra Señora de Aranzazu de Colegio de San Juan de Letran Nuestra Señora de Aranzazu de Colegio de San Juan de Letran For some Filipino faithful, the term "Aranzazu" is synonymous to the popular and miraculous Marian image venerated in San Mateo, Rizal where the Virgin, under this unique title is acclaimed as the Patroness of the Pueblo and succor against natural disasters since 1716. However, there were records and proofs that the devotion to Nuestra Señora de Aranzazu already existed in the Walled City of Intramuros before it was introduced to San Mateo, Rizal in 1716. For this blogpost, we are going to discover the story of then one of the venerated Marian images in Old Intramuros and how the devotion kept going in for the students, faculty and the Dominican friars of Colegio de San Juan de Letran. The image The image of Nuestra Señora de Aranzazu shows the Blessed Virgin Mary with the Child Jesus in his arm holding a scepter, with an absence of an apple,...

"Ginintunag alaala" by Rafael del Casal Written by: Lourdes Syquia Bautista Published in Philippine Daily Inquirer on October 6, 2014 Editor's note: The Rosary month of October is one of the most celebrated months in our country due to the numerous festivities that are held nationwide in honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary as Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary. All of these celebrations, the Grand festivity of La Naval de Manila stood out as the most opulent and the grandest of them all - historically and culturally speaking. At present, the Virgin's fiesta and its iconic gala procession, dubbed as "Procesion de las Procesiones" [Procession of all Processions], is one of the most awaited and often copied in the country.  The vicaria of Our Lady of La Naval de Manila was used for the re-enactment of the Old Intramuros procession for the film remake of "Ang Larawan" While I was preparing for the annual festivities from wardrobe for the a...

Nuestra Señora de la Presentacion de Colegio de Santa Isabel Santa Isabel College, one of the oldest existing girls school (now a co-ed college) in the country is known for honing its students with knowledge that can use to pursue their future careers and the faith to hold on to. The Colegio's chapel is also known as the throne of the miraculous Señor Santo Cristo del Tesoro, one of the Palladium images of Old Manila, the two processional tableaux of the apparitions of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal and the petite image of Nuestra Señora de la Presentacion. The image The petite image of Nuestra Señora de la Presentacion of Sta. Isabel College is a de tallado image of the Blessed Virgin Mary where she stands in column-like base, her hands in a prayer postition, her vestments of white and blue alludes the fashion of the Spanish court: a wide cone-shaped white dress, a blue cape, a white veil and a crown. The Virgin looks directly to the beholder as if she wanted to co...