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Renewing faith and devotion to Our Lady of the Candles
The Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria is considered the patroness of Western Visayas and believed to be miraculous by many Catholics. —PHOTOS BY ARNOLD ALMACEN
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February 22, 2024February 22, 2024Faith

Renewing faith and devotion to Our Lady of the Candles

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ILOILO CITY—Years into her marriage, Maria Fe Villanueva Esquillo had been without a child. But her frustration and seeming endless waiting were eased somehow by her constant prayers and supplications to Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria (Our Lady of the Candles) at the Jaro Metropolitan Cathedral. “I asked for at least one child. Instead, the Lady...

Our Lady is our mother for always
Situated at the high altar of the church is the centuries-old ivory image of Our Lady of Manaoag. —PHOTO BY CHARLES E. BUBAN
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December 8, 2022September 5, 2023Faith

Our Lady is our mother for always

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Dec. 8, the feast of the Immaculate Conception of Mary, is a special nonworking holiday nationwide by virtue of Republic Act. No. 10966. The law calls Our Lady “the principal patroness of the Philippines,” but more than that, she is the “mother” of millions of Filipinos who look to her as the fount of love...