Cagayan de Oro Visita Iglesia 2016

This is our second year in the tradition. Just like last year, we did the visitation without the kids. The weather was too hot with city temperature ranges from 32 to 34 degrees Celsius. Umbrella, hat, sunblock lotion is a must to protect ourselves from sun exposure.

Except for the 3 major churches we visited last year, this time we went to four other churches found in the city that we skipped in last year’s Visita Iglesia. We started a little late yesterday at 10AM, since hubby just came home from his graveyard shift and we need to complete the visitation as early as possible, for hubby still had another graveyard shift later.

Still using the Visita Iglesia Guide, Reflections and Prayers booklet that we got last year, we’re off to our Cagayan de Oro City Visita Iglesia 2016.

Church No. 1, The Sanctuario Eucaristico – Sacred Heart Parish, located at RN Pelaez St., Kauswagan

The Last Supper and the Institution of the Eucharist

Gospel: Mt. 26:26-30

26 While they were eating, Jesus took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to his disciples, saying, "Take and eat; this is my body." 27 Then he took the cup, gave thanks and offered it to them, saying, "Drink from it, all of you. 28 This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins. 29 I tell you, I will not drink of this fruit of the vine from now on until that day when I drink it anew with you in my Father's kingdom." 30 When they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.

Reflection

The Lord gave us the Sacrament of the Holy Eucharist, for us to remember Him and his ultimate sacrifice, to share us with the food of eternal life, so that we will no longer go hungry or thirsty.

Let us always thank the Lord for this heavenly gift that we receive everyday: the food that sustains and nourishes our soul; the food that will continue to carry us to a life with the Father.  

Said the prayers and proceeded to the Second Church.

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Our Cagayan de Oro Visita Iglesia 2015

Believe it or not, it was our first time to do the Visita Iglesia yesterday. Although I heard about it but have not done the practice. All I remember during my childhood days back in our hometown Zamboanga City, we usually do the station of the cross at the Abong-abong, Pasonanca.

Originally, excerpt from Wikipedia;

The Seven Churches Visitation also known as Visita Iglesia is a pious Roman Catholic Lenten tradition to visit seven churches onMaundy Thursday.^[1] On Maundy Thursday of Holy Week, following the Mass of the Lord's Supper, the Blessed Sacrament, the "bread" of the mass, is laid on the Altar of Repose in the church for the Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament. During the Seven Churches Visitation or VisitaIglesia, the faithful visit several churches – sometimes seven, sometimes fourteen, sometimes no set number depending upon the particular practice – to pray in front of each church's Blessed Sacrament.

Although the practice of Visita Iglesia originally done after the Mass of the Lord’s Supper on the evening of Maundy Thursday, many Catholic devotees does the practice before the mass or the early hours of Thursday.

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St. Augustine Cathedral

This is the St. Augustine Cathedral in Cagayan de Oro City.

photo taken using Samsung Galaxy S2

Early morning of August 1, 2012, my husband and I attended the 6am mass at St. Augustine Cathedral that we have offered for our little angel who was taken from us 40 days ago. She was a stillborn baby girl, my little angel that supposedly should be born this month. But unfortunately, God chose her to be His angel before she was even been born. Although I already accepted everything that had happened. still the pain remains in my heart.

SkyWatch Friday

Blue Monday

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Corpus Christi Church in B&W

It's nice to be back in weekend black and white, the last time I remember was posting for weekly monochrome I believe this is the same meme, hope I'm right. I really missed posting photos in black and white. Now I'm back I hope I can continue doing this in weekends to come.

This is Corpus Christi Parish Church in Iligan City Philippines. This is where I got married in 2008 and just last Saturday my son was baptized in this church also.

More Black & White Photos here.

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Corpus Christi

 

Corpus Christi Parish Church, Iligan City, Philippines

Photo taken on February 12, 2011

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Bohol: Dauis Church

Located in the island of Panglao, the Church of Lady of Assumption in Dauis Town is another beautiful church found in Bohol Philippines. The record of this sophisticated and complex structure can be traced back in 1753. Light materials were used then to build the church and had undergone several reconstruction until 1863, when Rev. Fr. Julio Saldana, a Recollect started the construction of the 5^th structure, that’s the present church we have now, after that series of add-ons and repairs were made and that's history.

Please visit here if you want more of Dauis Church history.

Anyway, this is my share for My World on Tuesday for today, the Dauis Church in Bohol.

Photo taken on May 2009 during our wedding anniversary tour in Bohol.

~My 4^th under the Structure and Architecture Series~

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Bohol: St. Agustine Church of Panglao Island

I'm a little late for Monochrome Weekly, but the saying goes better late than never right? So here it is, one of the oldest churches in Bohol, Philippines, The Panglao Church or the Saint Augustine Church.

According to history Rev. Fr. Valentin Utande started building the church in 1894 until 1897 but was put to stop because of his transfer to other Parish. In1898 the construction was continued by 2 Spanish Priests but was abandoned when the Filipino-Spanish revolution begun.

In 1912 through the help of church leaders, reidents of Panglao with Rev. Fr. Emiliano Veloso as Parish Priest the construction has continued and in 1924 even the church was still unfinished an inuaguration was held on August 31, 1924.


Saint Augustine Church is located on the southwestern side of Panglao Island just 18 kilometers away from Tagbilaran City, Bohol's Capital City.

~This my second on Structure and Architecture series.~

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Structure & Architecture # 1- Baclayon Church

I'm starting a series of post for my site entitled "Structure & Architecture", I don't know if there's a meme for this on other sites I have to search later and join if there is. This series will feature photos I've taken personally that affiliate anything about buildings, structures, architectures, etc.


My first entry will take you to Bohol Philippines, one of the top travel destination in Asia that offers a wide range of tourist attractions. From fine white beaches, scenic natural sights, historical sites to ancient churches. And speaking of ancient churches Bohol host the 2nd oldest Church in the Philippines the "Baclayon Church" located at Baclayon Town and also the oldest church in Bohol.

To learn more of the church's history, here's an article from www.Bohol.ph.

The Church of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception in Baclayon is considered to be one of the oldest churches in the Philippines. It is one of the best presevered Jesuit build churches in the region, although in the 19th century, the Augustinian Recollects added a modern facade and a number of stone buildings that now surround the church.

The first Spanish missionaries or doctrineros in the region, Fr. Juan de Torres and Fr. Gabriel Sanchez, first settled in Baclayon in 1595. Shortly after their arrival, a visita was erected on the spot.

Although Baclayon was the first seat of the Spanish Jesuit missionaries, fear of Moro mauraders soon forced them to move their headquarters more inland, to Loboc. Only in 1717, Baclayon became a parish, and construction of a new church commenced. Some 200 native forced laborers constructed the church from coral stones, which they took from the sea, cut into square blocks, and piled on to each other. They used bamboo to move and lift the stones in position, and used the white of a million eggs as to cement them together. The current building was completed in 1727. The church obtained a large bell in 1835. In the Baclayon church is a dungeon, which was used to punish natives who violated the rules of the Roman Catholic church.

Next to the church is the old convent, which also houses a small museum with centuries-old religious relics, artifacts and other antiquities, dating back to the 16th century. Included in the collection are an ivory statue of the crucified Christ looking towards heaven; a statue of the Blessed Virgin, said to be presented by Queen Catherine of Aragon; relics of St. Ignatius of Loyola, old gold embroidered ecclesiastical vestments, books with carabao skin covers, and librettos of church music written in Latin on sheep skins. Here you can also find the cuadro paintings made by the Filipino painter Liberato Gatchalian in 1859.

So what are you waiting for, plan your vacation now and visit this wonderful ancient Architecture in the Philippines.

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