San Roque Parish Church (Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila)

About the Church: San Roque Parish, Mandaluyong City belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Manila, Philippines. The parish church is located in Barangka Ilaya, Mandaluyong City. The parish was canonically erected in 1971 by His Eminence Cardinal RUFINO SANTOS. The titular of the parish is San Roque , the patron saint in times of sickness and famine. It has five (5) sub parishes, namely San Roque East, San Roque West, San Roque North, St. Jude and San Antonio distributed in the four (4) barangays – Barangka Ilaya, Barangka Ibaba, Barangka Itaas, and Barangay Malamig. (Sourced from Philippine Churchs)

Location of the Church: The Church is located in San Roque Street, Barangay Ilaya, Mandaluyong City

Contact Number of the Church: 531-0009

Archbishop’s House – Villa San Miguel (Mandaluyong, Metro Manila)

About the Archbishop’s House: The Archbishop’s Palace in Intramuros, Manila was heavily damaged during the Second World War. The Arzobispado was transferred to Tayuman, Manila and then to San Miguel, Manila. 

A place for the New Residence of the Archbishop of Manila was sought by then Vicar General Rufino Santos. He purchased Villa Grimault in Shaw Boulevard, Mandaluyong. The Villa was renamed Villa San Miguel in honor of Saint Michael the Archangel, the Archbishop’s Patron Saint.

In 1960 the Old House was infested by Termites and a new house was built. The present house was designed by Jose Ma Zaragoza.

My Thoughts on the Archbishop’s House: Having been a long time resident of Mandaluyong, and passing by Villa San Miguel everyday, it was just today (4/29/2012) that I was able to see what Villa San Miguel looks like from the inside. From the outside you can not see anything as it is a gated Compound with trees all over to cover the house. Inside is a welcome sight from all the concrete buildings and houses nearby. The Main House is where they now hold Masses every sunday, the Small Chapel beside the Gate House looks like it is already too small to handle all the people who go their for Mass. 

The Main House is very simple, but it has a quiet elegance to it, befitting a prince of the Church. The small chapel, from what is written on the Plaque in front of it, now houses a Silver Retablo which dates back to the time of the Spanish Archbishop of Manila Basilio Sancho y Santa Justa y Rufina.

Location of the Archbishop’s House: The Archbishop’s House or Villa San Miguel is located along Shaw Boulevard in Mandaluyong City. Entrance to the Villa is thru the Cardinal Sin Gate. It is just beside Toyota Motors Shaw.

National Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes (Quezon City)

About the Church: On May 8, 1892 the first Chapel by the Capuchins opened to the Public, devoted to Divina Pastora. On the same year, Father Berardo de Cieza requested Manuel Flores to sculpt a statue to our Lady of Lourdes. On February 1893, the first Novena to Our Lady of Lourdes. On May 23, 1893, Superior Rev. Fr. Berardo de Cieza asked His Excellency Mons. Bernardino Nozaleda, OP, Archbishop of Manila, to establish a confraternity. The Archbishop gave out a decree declaring canonically erected and founded the chapel of Capuchins the confraternity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Lourdes, approved as well all the graces corresponding such religious society on September 15, 1893.

In 1894 a second image was sculpted by Mr. Manuel Flores, with the guidance and cooperation of Fr. Antonio of Valencia. On November 1896 Martina Azucena was miraculously cured from her incurable illness in front of the statue.

The enlargement of the chapel was started by Architect D. Federico Soler and the donation of Mr. Moron for the love and devotion to the Virgin of Lourdes on September 1897. On February 3, 1910, the new church dedicated to Our Lady of Lourdes, exclusively built with the contribution of the faithful was inaugurated. 

February 9, 1946, the Capuchins obtained the official authorization from the government to restore the church of Lourdes in Intramuros. However, the Capuchins decided to build a beautiful and wide church in Quezon City, Retiro St. because Intramuros was a deserted place, abandoned by people and nobody’s land. 

On January 30, 1950 Laying of the cornerstone and solemnly blessed by Mons. Olano. Immediately the work of construction under the direct supervision of Engineer and contractor, Mr. Marquez. The works of the front altars and walls are advanced already and it looks very similar to the convent of San Antonio in Zaragoza Spain. The construction was under the administration of Fr. Bienvenido of Arbeiza as Custos.

On February 10, 1951 The newly built church of Our Lady of Lourdes received and sheltered the two statues. On August 15, 1951 The archbishop of Manila, Mons Reyes was one who officiated in so solemn an occasion. The inauguration was attended by piles of people, among were many important people from Manila, the “ninongs”, sponsors and benefactors, President of the Philippine Senate, Don Mariano Jesus Cuenco, a representative from the Spanish Embassy and Miss Gullon, the daughter of the Ambasssador.

The National Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes:

The National Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes

Where is the Church Located: the Church is located in Kanlaon Street cor. N.S. Amoranto Street, Sta. Mesa Heights, La Loma,Quezon City, Philippines

Map Showing the Location of the Church:

National Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes

What is the Contact Number of the Church: 731-9306

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National Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes

Our Lady of Light Parish Church (Cainta, Rizal)

About the Church: In 1707, Padre Gaspar Marco, a Jesuit priest, first built the stone church of Cainta. It was then dedicated to Saint Andrew the Apostle. The construction of the stone church was finished under the administration of Padre Joaquin Sanchez, S.J. in 1716. In 1727, a painting of Our Lady of Light was brought from Sicily,Italy and was chosen as the new patroness of the church. The church of Cainta was officially erected as a parish in 1760. From the Jesuits, the administration of the church was turned over to the Augustinians, then back to the Jesuits and was later turned over to the Congregation of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, more known as the CICM Fathers in 1931.This was one of the big churches in Politico Distrito de Morong. Unfortunately, in 1899, during the Philippine-American War, the Parish Church was burned together with the original icon of Our Lady. It remained a ruin into the 1960s.

Filipino Painter and National Artist Fernando Amorsolo was commissioned to paint a replica of the icon of Our Lady. The church was rebuilt and the facade was restored  in 1966. The restoration and reconstruction of the Church of Our Lady of Light was completed and was blessed by Rufino J. Cardinal Santos, then Archbishop of Manila on the 25th of February, 1968. Except for the outer walls, it is now greatly renovated, and hardly anything remains of the old church. In 1975, the administration of the parish was turned over to the Archdiocese of Manila, with Msgr. Alfredo Sta. Ana as its first Diocesan Parish Priest.

Currently, the church is under the Roman Catholic Diocese of Antipolo, which was created in 1983 (Sourced from Wikipedia.Com)

Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Parish Church (Rodriguez, Rizal)

Diocesan Shrine of Nuestra Señora de Aranzazu (San Mateo, Rizal)

The Church of San Mateo:

The Church of San Mateo

About the Church: The First Concrete Church was built in 1715 and destroyed by an Earthquake in 1863. The Church was rebuilt in 1887 and once again destroyed during World War II. On February 2004, the Church was declared a Diocesan Shrine by the Vatican and is the sister Parish of the Basilica of Aranzazu in Spain. The Image of the Virgin Mary was brought by the Jesuits to the Philippines, it came from the town of Aranzazu, Nueva Viscaya in Spain. 

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How to Get there: The Church is located in the Town of San Mateo. Click here for the Map for the Church.

The Church of San Mateo

San Roque Parish Church (Pateros)

About the Church: The Church of San Roque was erected in 1815. On February 7,2009 the Church was declared the “Diocesan Shrine of Santa Marta” headed by Bishop Francisco San Diego. The Church is under the Roman Catholic Diocese of Pasig.

Santa Clara de Montefalco Parish Church (Pasig City)

About the Church: As early as 1800’s, Caniogan was one of the visitas (chapels) set up by the Spanish conquistadores. Caniogan may have been derived from the profusion of coconut palms (niyog) and later was called “Niyogan” meaning “a place where coconut grows”. Simultaneously with the casting of the first stone of the chapel in 1881, FraySimon Barroso y Villar, OSA (pastor then of Immaculate Conception Church of Pasig) also prevailed from Modesta Juanco y Tech (from the very local wealthy clan, Juanco Family) to have an image of Sta. Clara Pasig. The vastness of Immaculate Conception Parish continued to dismember its visitas that can stand as a parish for the greater spiritual growth of its faithful.

In 1993, the dismembership of Barangays Caniogan and Sagad from the Immaculate Conception Parishwas carefully studied and submitted to the Manila’s Archdiocesan Office for Research and Development(AORD) as recommended by Msgr. Emmanuel V. Sunga, pastor then of Immaculate Conception Parish. On January 10, 1994, after a careful evaluation made by the AORD, Barangays Caniogan and Sagad were officially designated and erected as a new parish bearing the illustrious name of Sta. Clara de Montefalco with Msgr. Salvador F. Mora as the first parish priest.
On December 01, 1994, Rev. Fr. Renier N. Llorca was appointed as the second parish priest. Together with thefinance and technical committees, he conceptualized and initiated the construction of the new Sta. Clara de Montefalco Church edifice in its new site at Barangay Caniogan along C. Raymundo Avenue – to be considered as the tallest church edifice in the Philippines. (Sourced from the Santa Clara de Montefalco Pasig Website)

Their Website: For more information about the Church, visit their Official Website, Santa Clara de Montefalco Parish

Location and Contact Information of the Church: The Church is located along C. Raymundo Avenue, Canigan, Pasig City. They may be contacted at these numbers, 642-3555 / 746-7777 / 628-2228.

Christ the King Parish Church (Greenmeadows, Quezon City)

Santa Rita Parish Church (Phil-Am Village, Quezon City)

About the Church: A community chapel was envisioned to be built for the homeowners of the Philamlife Village, which was then under the parish of San Pedro de Bautista in San Francisco del Monte. Masses were celebrated under the mango tree at No. 26 East Maya Road. The first mass was celebrated on May 15, 1955. It was decided not long after that a church be built, and the cornerstone laid and blessed on August 7, 1955.

On June 2, 1957, the Sta. Rita de Cascia Parish Church was inaugurated and blessed by Rufino Cardinal J. Santos, Fr. Amador Cruz was made acting parish priest. Fr. Pedro N. Bantigue was later designated the first parish priest, and he served up to August 7, 1961. At that time, the ecclesiastical boundary of the parish included Project 6 and 7, Bago Bantaym, Pagasa, Culiat, U.P., Old Balara, Tolosa, North & West Triangle, National Park, West Avenue (including areas of Kanluran, Bulacan and CCC), and Morelos Compound. In time, however, all sub-parishes under Sta. Rita Parish were made parishes. (Sourced from the Website of the Diocese of Cubao)

Location and Contact Number of the Church: The Church is located in South Lawin Avenue, Phil-Am Homes, Quezon City. Telephone Numbers (02)929-8280, (02)928-8930.

Feast Day: Neareast Sunday to May 22