The Lenten and Ester Season is coming again and I really love this tradition of the Church of Visita Iglesia. It was almost a year ago that I and my students visited Boac for a field research and coincidentally it was also the 50th anniversary of the canonical celebration of the patroness, Birhen ng Biglang Awa (Mary, Lady of Mercy). That was in May of 2008. I always that cherished that visit to Boac since it was 20 years ago that I last went to Boac. The town is almost the same except for some improvements in the quality of the raod system. I took photos of the Cathedral and its mementos. We were lucky or shall I say blessed to be the first one to attend the first Mass to the newly inaguarated chapel of Our Lady of Mercy. We actually decided to attend the evening mass. The priest announced that it was the first mass for that newly built chapel, built to honor the 50th Anniversary of the canonical crowing of Our Lady. If photos speaks words of faith and devotion I hope that my collections of photos could speak such.
An old bell displayed on the grounds of the cathedral. I was not able to get the details about this bell. This is actually a broken bell, perhaps with the passage of time. Bells are considered significant sacramentals because of their role as instruments for summoning the faithful to prayer. Bells are consecrated before they are used.
The Chancery of the Diocese of Boac
Ornate Doors of the cathedral. It depicts the four evangelists in the New testament.
Our Arrival at Mogpog, Marinduque. Mogpog is the hometown of Rcoardo Cardinal Vidal, the Cardinal Archbishop of Cebu.
A giant image of Birhen Biglang Awa (Our Lady of Mercy), Patroness of Boac.
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