This week, we celebrate the birthday of the Blessed Virgin Mary. It’s amazing how so many Filipinos have developed such an intimate relationship with her through prayers and devotion. Perhaps it is because we live in a matriarchal society, and the image of a protective and loving mother is one we can relate to easily.
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Since May 1, feast of St. Joseph the Worker, fell on a Thursday, the Catholic Church celebrates his feast today, May 4, the first Sunday of the month.
On November 5, Eight Sisters of St. Francis of Perpetual Adoration from Baybay and Maasin in Leyte will leave Manila for Paderborn, Germany, where the beatification of their founder, Venerable Mother Maria Theresia Bonzel, will take place on Nov. 10.
As part of the Tricentennial closing activities of Sto. Niño de Pandacan Parish, the church will be visited by the pilgrim image of Our Lady of Manaoag on Nov. 2, first Saturday, to Nov. 9.
Five hours north of Manila lies the province of Pangasinan. Known for its delicious food—mangoes, boneless bangus and Calasiao puto—awe-inspiring beaches, marine parks and the Hundred Islands, Pangasinan is definitely a treasure trove for the senses. Most importantly, for the faithful Catholics, Pangasinan is also home to Our Lady of Manaoag.
While tenor Samuel Acosta of the Powervoice Choir sang Schubert’s “Ave Maria,” the flower-bedecked carroza bearing Our Lady of the Rosary of Manaoag was borne in a procession to the altar of the Church of St. Anthony in Tamuning, Guam.
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