yes!!!!!!!!! we will go to the province tomorrow!!! yatta i have been waiting for this saturday-tuesday of no classes, and now it is here!! my family and our other relatives will go to Pangasinan in Sunday, which is tomorrow. we will be going to church in Our Lady of Manaoag Church.
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my family always go to Manaoag Church every year or twice a year, as long as we have time. we pray there and buy some souvenirs. we also have our foodtrip there!yay! (did i mentioned that i am a Catholic?now you know xD)
From the Official Site of the Manaoag, Pangasinan:
Our Lady Of Manaoag Church is also known as the Shrine of the Nuestra Señora de Manaoag. Located in Manaoag, Pangasinan, the church was established by Captain Gaspar de Gamboa in 1720 and was donated to the Dominicans in 1722.
History:
Perhaps the most visited religious destination north of Manila, "Manaoag" is coined from the word "taoag" (tawag) or "to call" when centuries ago, a farmer on his way to his farm one daybreak heard the Virgin Mary calling him from the top of the tamarind tree (where the church is right now) instructing him to initiate the construction of the church. These days, thousands of devotees visit the town of Manaoag each day in response to the Virgin Mary's "tawag" or "call".
Perhaps the most visited religious destination north of Manila, "Manaoag" is coined from the word "taoag" (tawag) or "to call" when centuries ago, a farmer on his way to his farm one daybreak heard the Virgin Mary calling him from the top of the tamarind tree (where the church is right now) instructing him to initiate the construction of the church. These days, thousands of devotees visit the town of Manaoag each day in response to the Virgin Mary's "tawag" or "call".
Every day, hundreds of pilgrims flock and lined up for hours just to touch the famed “miraculous robes”.
Devotees visit the Manaoag Shrine throughout the year, but most often during April and May. People from all walks of life and almost all parts of the country visit the shrine either to thank the Virgin for favors received through her intercession or to petition her for more blessings or graces, or simply to honor her.
Manaog is located 195 kilometers north of Manila.
[so it means it is 5-6 hours of journey by car from my house to Manaoag O.o ]
some pictures from the web:
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i will really feel the nature during the journey to the church. it is a province so we'll pass by many rice fields, rivers and seas. and we will wake up by 2 am and start our trip by 3 or 4 am. REALLY EARLY!!! while on our trip, i will wait for the beautiful sunrise, i hope i am not sleeping by that time =D after our Manaoag trip, we will go straight to Cavite City, where the baby girl of my cousin will be baptized.yay i will now see her cute baby tomorrow!oh i can't wait ^___^
Pangasinan..wait for me!!!!! hahaha!!!
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