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The Lovely Nuestra Señora del Santisimo Rosario of Siena College, Quezon City

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Nuestra Señora del Santisimo Rosario of Siena College, Quezon City A tricycle ride from the famed Santo Domingo Church and UST-Angelicum Collge in Quezon City is the renown Siena College of the same city that is administered by the Congregation of the Dominican Sisters of St. Catherine of Siena, originally known as Beaterio de Santa Catalina founded by Venerable Mother Francisca del Espiritu Santo de Fuentes. Just like the friars, the Siena Sisters, as they are popularly known, are also known for honing future leaders and figures with their Siena Schools in different parts of the country and one key distinction that they impart to their students is the devotion to Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary. In every Siena College Campus, there will always be a chapel dedicated to Our Lady of the Rosary that is frequented by its students and faculty. For this blogpost, we're going to feature this particular image of Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary venerated in her chapel in Siena ...

Nuestra Señora del Santisimo Rosario - La Naval de Angeles: The Regal Patroness of Angeles, Pampanga

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Nuestra Señora del Santisimo Rosario - La Naval de Angeles inside the Holy Rosary Parish's famed sunburst altar Nuestra Señora del Santisimo Rosario - La Naval de Angeles In the previous blogpost, we discovered the history of the image and the surrounding devotion to Santo Angel Custodio , the titular Patron of Angeles City, Pampanga where the progressive city was named after, aside from its founder Don Ángel Pantaleón de Miranda. On this blogpost, we are going to present the history of the devotion to Nuestra Señora del Santisimo Rosario - La Naval de Angeles - the Queen and Patroness of Angeles City, Pampanga. The image The venerable image of Nuestra Señora del Santisimo Rosario - La Naval de Angeles is a de vestir image of Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary somehow patterned to that of Nuestra Señora del Santisimo Rosario - La Naval de Manila where the image is also vested in regal robes with bombas (conical enhancements), wears a set of metal accessories ...

Nuestra Señora del Santisimo Rosario, La Naval de Manila - The Queen and Protectress of the Philippines

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Nuestra Señora del Santisimo Rosario –  La Naval de Manila Within the busy streets of Quezon Avenue, Quezon City, a towering shrine is seen along its road. Inside that massive shrine of Santo Domingo Church, it houses the silent witness to the turbulent yet triumphant history of the Philippines – the beautiful and grand image of Nuestra Señora del Santisimo Rosario, La Naval de Manila. The Virgin of the Rosary of La Naval is not only a silent witness, she is the anchor of hope of the Filipinos through the centuries of its turbulent and challenging history, better yet, the Great Protectress of the islands, the La Gran Senora de Filipinas. The Image of Nuestra Señora del Santísimo Rosario, La Naval de Manila (colloquially known as the Santo Rosario or Our Lady of La Naval de Manila), is one of the most miraculous and the most important in the country. As with the Battle of Lepanto of 1571, Filipinos credit her intercession for successfully repulsing Dutch invasion during the Battles ...

Ang Mahal na Birhen: Mary in Philippine Life Today

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Inang Kalinis Linisan (La Inmaculada Conception Mary, Mother of  God Parish, Muntinlupa City To the people of God in the Philippines, especially the clergy, religious men and women, and members of mandated organizations Dearly Beloved The unavoidable conclusion of anyone contemplating the religious practices of the Philippines is that we Filipinos are indeed a religious people.  The thousands of churches and chapels all over the Islands, from the Batanes in the North to Jolo in the South, testify that Christianity has become a true part of Philippine life.  We consider ourselves the Christian country of Asia. When one tries to determine the characteristic of our Christian faith, one finds that our practice of religion has taken on a popular color and has a special sense of devotion that makes it specifically Filipino.  He finds that certain traits of Philippine Christianity transcend the boundaries of Catholicism and are found with equal prominence in othe...