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Nuestra Señora de la Soledad de San Isidro In the quiet yet histotic town of San Isidro in the province of Nueva Ecija, where it known locally for its participation in the Philippine Revolution of 1869, the Marian devotion of the town is evident because of the miracles wrought by its patroness, Nuestra Señora de la Soledad de San Isidro - the Patroness of the town. The Virgin's story is that of a wonder of its own from her mysterious arrival, her loss for decades, her recovery and rising popularity in the town. The image The image of the miraculous patroness of the town of San Isidro is that of a 19th century work, depicting the grieving Blessed Virgin Mary in her solitude after the Crucifixion and death of her Son Jesus. The images was painted on wood, enclosed in an ornate solid-silver frame. It is  Mary e from the instruments of torture, the painting is embellished by gold and silver appliques – the Holy Spirit, angels, virgin’s golden rostrillo, her cloak with its ...

La Divina Pastora de Lipa In the developed area of Lipa City in Batangas that was once famous for being the sole supplier of coffee beans during the Spanish period and the center of the controversial alleged apparitions in the 1940's, there is a simple church located in Tambo, a town inside Lipa City where a there is a miraculous image of the Blessed Virgin enshrined in this humble church and working miracles for centuries. The Divina Pastora of Lipa clandestinely guiding her flock and nourished them with graces that are necessary for their spiritual and corporal needs. The image  The miraculous image of La Divina Pastora of Lipa is an image of the Blessed Virgin under the title of "Divina Pastora" (The Divine Shepherdress) based from the apparitions of Fray Isidro de Sevilla in 1703 in Seville, Spain. In the apparition, the Virgin was sitting on a rick tending sheep, yet in the image of Lipa's Divine Shepherdress, the Virgin is standing, wearing a white ...

Nuestra Señora de Salvacion de Joroan In the town of Joroan, located in Albay province, there is a Marian shrine that is also flocked by pilgrims, aside from the famed Virgin of Peñafrancia in Naga, Camarines Sur - the Diocesan Shrine of Nuestra Señora de Salvacion de Joroan. The devotion to the Virgin of Salvation in Joroan is one of the most popular in Bicol region for numerous miracles were reported through her powerful intercession. The iconography of the Virign The original, 18th-century image of Our Lady of Salvation reflects her role in helping her Son Jesus to save mankind from the snares of the devil. The Virgin is portrayed as carrying the Christ Child in her left arm, while her right arm grasps a man by the wrist as he is about to fall into a gaping Hellmouth. An angel kneels at the foot of the Virgin, offering a basket of burning hearts to Christ, who holds a burning heart in his right hand, while his left hand is stretched in a gesture of accepting the hearts. ...

The Holy Cross of Wawa In the town of Bocaue, south of Bulacan, famous for its firecracker industry and its iconic festival next to Obando fertility rites, the famous Pagoda (Fluvial Procession) of the Holy Cross of Wawa. Long before the tragedy of 1993, the Pagoda gained throng of devotees for centuries and it is proven to be a resilient devotion when it was revived in 2015. Bocaue's Tree of Life The Holy Cross of Wawa was wooden crucifix without the Corpus that is intricately decorated with silver accesories from rayos (rays at the four corners), three decorative ends of the Cross, a sun, a skull. the Sacred Heart of Jesus and draped with an intricately embroidered cloth. Flonking the flat cross are the images of St. John the Apostle and Evangelist and the Blessed Virgin Mary as the Mater Dolorosa which is reminicent of the moment where the Blessed Mother and St. John at the foot of the Cross. Detail of the Holy Cross of Wawa The origin and the miracles  The actua...

St. Pedro Bautista Whenever we encounter the word "Fraile" in history books, most people will associate it with an image of a stout friar up in a habit, sometimes holding a whip and a scornful look as popularly portrayed as an evil Servant of God, as what Philippine Propagandists wanted to convey to push for the Anti-Spanish agenda. But little to what most of the Filipinos know that not all friars are what the Propagandists and the Nationalist have in mind. In fact, it was through the efforts of the Friars that helped us to improve our lives from its primitive ways from education, advancements on labor, trade, infrastructure, even protecting us from the abuse of some government officials and most importantly, our rich Catholic Faith. One of the most outstanding of all the friars that developed and ministered out country is Saint Pedro Bautista of the Franciscan Order. Though very few knew about him, except on some areas were churches he built and at times, dedicated t...

Nuestra Señora de los Dolores de Batong Paloway In our country where the Catholic faith is still predominant in the archipelago, one cannot deny that it miracle stories can be heard in almost every town from answered prayers that were granted through the help of their respective patron, up to the unusual occurrences from images that were found in stones, plants or any mundane objects that would soon be subject for public veneration in the future. One of the most popular Shrines that houses such holy objects was in San Andres, Catanduanes where its Chapel enshrines the miraculous Paloway stone were an profile of the Virgin of Sorrows was said to appear in that stone and the stone, as per the local devotees, grew as years passed by and details of the Virgin slowly appears. The Lady in Stone The image of Nuestra Señora de los Dolores of Batong Paloway is that of a profile of the Virgin of Sorrows on a three inch stone. The visage was indeed smooth with glossy surface as. The...

Santa Rosa de Lima In the our country, the Philippines, we are very fortunate that we are under the Patronage of the Blessed Virgin Mary as the Immaculate Conception and Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary . However, most Filipinos wrongly associate the Virgin of Guadalupe of Mexico as the Secondary Patroness of the country, which in fact, her patronage was higher - La Patrona Celestial de Filipinas (The Heavenly Patroness of the Philippines) as declared by Pope Pius XI. If we are looking back at our own history, one might be surprised that our actual Secondary Patroness of the country were two: the Roman Martyr Santa Potenciana , and the First Saint of the Americas, St. Rose of Lima. Though it is quite unlikely that she will be named as such yet if we look in our history, the Philippines was once considered as part of the Americas and when she was declared as the Patroness of the Americas, she was also declared as the Secondary Patroness in our country. Now we should have a lo...