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Cultural, Catholic: Significance: In honor to the Blessed Virgin Mary, Preparation for the feast of the Immaculate Conception and Gathering of all canonical and episcopal crown Marian images and icons throughout the Philippines: Celebrations: Holy Mass Processions: Observances: Sending prayer cards, estampas, religious gifts and church services ...
The Eastern Church first celebrated a Feast of the Conception of the Most Holy and All Pure Mother of God on 9 December, perhaps as early as the 5th century in Syria.The original title of the feast focused more specifically on Saint Anne, being termed Sylepsis tes hagias kai theoprometoros Annas ("conception of Saint Anne, the ancestress of God"). [5]
The church was finished and consecrated as a Marian shrine on December 8, 1978, by Cardinal Sebastiano Baggio coinciding with the quadricentennial of the Christianization of Agoo. Cardinal Agostino Casaroli 's re-script dated July 15, 1982, signed for Pope John Paul II , granted Bishop Salvador Lazo's petition elevating the Shrine of Our Lady ...
December 8 Feast of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary: Kapistahan ng Kalinís-linisang Paglilihî ng Mahál na Birheng María: Fixed Special Catholic solemnity marking the pure and sinless conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, honored as mother and Principal Patroness of the Philippines since 1942. R.A. No. 10966 [33 ...
Fr. Collin was installed on September 8, 1979, while the church was dedicated on December 8, 1979. Originally, the parish church was built out of the old Sto. Niño Chapel in Moonwalk Village, Las Piñas, but as the community and population grew, its later parish priest, Fr Pierino Rogliardi, saw the need for a larger church structure.
Although the Catholic Church observes ten holy days of obligation, the Philippines only observes three. These are: [148] December 8: Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary; December 25: Christmas (The Nativity of the Lord) January 1: Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God
On December 8, 1854, the church was again reconstructed after suffering heavy damage during a typhoon. The parish church of Catarman became the island's newest cathedral when it was canonically dedicated as the seat of the Diocese of Catarman on March 11, 1975.
The St. Augustine Church of Baliuag and the Sub-Parish Church of Santo Cristo both belong to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Malolos (which was created on November 25, 1961, and erected on March 11, 1962, and comprises the civil province of Bulacan and the City of Valenzuela, under the Patronage of the Immaculate Conception, Feast day of December ...