Tag: Marian devotion

A canonical coronation is a special act designated by the pope where he allows the crowning of a Marian image.

Mary's conception was shielded from the ancestral sin that has cast its shadow over humanity since the days of Adam and Eve.

She also struggled with her humanness, with pain, with suffering, with injustice, with deceit, with division, with violence, with poverty

Some 51 images from different cities and provinces joined the annual event with thousands of Catholic devotees braving the intermittent rain

With the theme, “Mahal na Birhen ng La Naval: Pintakasi ng Sambayanang Kristiyano,” the La Naval festivities will start on Sept. 28

The archdiocese’s Commission on Social Communications said its primary aim is to further promote the devotion to Our Lady of Peñafrancia

The exhibition showcases at least 70 images of the Blessed Virgin from various Catholic parishes and dioceses.

The participation of the Philippines’ prominent Marian shrines and minor basilicas shows the Filipinos’ deep devotion to Mary

While many of these festivals have religious beginnings they are now becoming secular and are being promoted as tourist attractions

The Santacruzan now being held as a pageant is an indication of how the Catholic Church has been losing its grip on the faithful