I intended to be at the venue early so I can take some pre fiesta photos. I arrived around 1PM and proceeded directly to the church. The church has a simple yet wonderful facade. The interior is already reconstructed. One attraction that you should see is the dome where a fresco depicting the coronation and assumption of the Blessed Mother. Here are some photos of the church.
I was invited to attend the Grand Marian Procession to be held at Santa Maria, Bulacan (formerly Pandi). The grand procession is part of the festivity (221 years) of La Purisima Concepcion, the town’s patroness. I intended to be at the venue early so I can take some pre fiesta photos. I arrived around 1PM and proceeded directly to the church. The church has a simple yet wonderful facade. The interior is already reconstructed. One attraction that you should see is the dome where a fresco depicting the coronation and assumption of the Blessed Mother. Here are some photos of the church.
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February 2 marks the feast of Candelaria. One of the most celebrated Candelaria feast is in Jaro, Iloilo. In this post, I will share my Candelaria experience last February 02, 2011. I took the first flight to Iloilo and arrived at around 5AM. Took an hour van ride to Jaro. Upon alighting, I hurriedly rode a tricycle going to the Jaro Cathedral. Since it was just 6AM, I was thinking that there will be few people in the cathedral. I was wrong! The patio was already full of devotees. Vendors left and right offering the perdon and the line going to the Virgen was very long. I decided to just fall in line and take photos after. The image of Nuestra Señora de Candelaria de Jaro is the country only image canonically crowned by a Pope (Pope John Paul II). This stone image is enshrined at the facade of Jaro Cathedral. This stone image was said to miraculously grow to it’s present height from a foot tall when it was accidentally fished out of the Iloilo River in 1587. Every fiesta, the stone image wears its canonical crown, gold tiara made from gold coins donated by devotees. The Candelaria celebration was a very wonderful experience. I managed to take photos of the celebration. Jaro Fiesta Photo GalleryJanuary just ended and so are most of the Sto. Niño fiestas. In this post, I want to share my encounters with different Sto. Niños. These images have been part of the devotion of many Filipinos around the Philippines. This post will be updated from time to time. Sto. Niño Photo Gallery
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Kendrick Dominic T. YuA Corporate Guy and Entrepreneur with extreme passion for Culture, Heritage, and Art. This photo hobbyist loves to travel around and discover new cultures. Colonial Churches and Ecclesiastical images are his favorite subjects. Archives
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