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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 ...

Nuestra Señora de los Desamparados de Mandaluyong Mandaluyong City, famously known as the "Tiger CIty" due to its progressive economic development and also has a unique place in the history in our country. In the banks of the historic Pasig River, there is a church dedicated to one of the esteemed patroness of the city - Nuestra Señora de los Desamparados de Mandaluyong. The Virgin of the Abandoned of Mandaluyong City became one of the silent witnesses of the historic development of the city and also a solace to her children in times of need. The image The venerable image of Nuestra Señora de los Desamparados de Mandaluyong is a wooden de vestir image of the Blessed Virgin Mary carrying the Child Jesus in her arms under this particular title. The image is faithful to the iconography of its original in Valencia, Spain and it's parent image in Santa Ana, Manila: the Virgin holding the Child Jesus on her right arm and a scepter with a sheaf of lilies on her left, we...

Nuestra Señora del Santisimo Rosario de Coloong The highly urbanized Valenzuela City is known by the majority as the location of two of its key Churches, the historic parish of San Diego de Alcala in Polo with its still existing bell tower - the lone survivor of the Second World War, and the famous National Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima. The latter became a popular pilgrimage site and the center of the devotion to Our Lady of Fatima to spread the devotion and importance of the Rosary and her message and exhortations for peace in the world and conversion of sinners. But if we look closely to the history of the Catholic faith in Valenzuela City, there was already a rosary center in the city with a unique image of Our Lady of the Rosary as the point of devotion in old Valenzuela City. The devotion to Our Lady of the Rosary of Coloong, Polo, Valenzuela spread throughout the city by means of a old pious practice that is performed by the month of October where it was brought to differ...

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 Lourdes de Cebu  The devotion to Our Lady of Lourdes was one of the last Marian devotions that was introduced in the Philippines during the last years of the Spanish period. The devotion to the Lady of the Grotto was proven to be popular with numerous devotees flock her shrines in different parts of the country, a nationwide membership to the Virgin's archconfraternity where its members are seen in their white and blue uniforms and replicas of the grotto of the Virgin can be seen everywhere in churches, gardens, walls, landscapes, beach shores all over the country. In Cebu province, the center of the devotion to Our Lady of Lourdes is in her Archdiocesan Shrine in Punta Princesa where it became one of the most frequented pilgrim sites in the province. The image The image of Nuestra Señora de Lourdes is a de tallado image of Our Lady of Lourdes based from the depiction that was provided by the visionary St. Bernadette Soubirous: "She has the appear...

Nuestra Señora del Santisimo Rosario - La Naval de Manila in her homecoming procession in Intramuros, Manila Who would've though that this would happen in our lifetime. After almost eighty years since the Second World War, the original image of Nuestra Señora del Santisimo Rosario - La Naval de Manila comes home to Intramuros, Manila for a special occasion - the Quadricentennial Celebrations (400th founding anniversary) of Colegio de San Juan de Letran. This visit is one of a kind because it is one of the rare instances that the Santo Rosario (as she was originally called) goes outside of her shrine in Santo Domingo Church in Quezon City apart from her annual fiesta procession. The last time that the Virgin went outside of her shrine and jurisdiction took place in 2011 at the University of Santo Tomas in España Boulevard, Sampaloc, Manila for its Quadricentennial celebrations. I originally intended to presented a factual timeline that leads to this once in a lifetime eve...

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,...