Antipolo Cathedral
Antipolo Cathedral | |
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International Shrine of Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage | |
Immaculate Conception Parish | |
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Website | Antipolo Cathedral |
History | |
Former name(s) | Church of Antipolo |
Authorising papal bull | June 25, 1983 |
Status |
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Founded | 1591 |
Founder(s) | Juan de Salazar |
Auxiliary Bishop(s) | Nolly Camingue Buco |
Rector | Reynante Unidad Tolentino |
Vicar(s) | John Paul Monterola Buenafe Francis Roi Albao Madarang |
The International Shrine of Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage (
The shrine attracts millions of pilgrims annually, especially during the pilgrimage season from May to July each year.
History
Early churches
The first
The church was completed in 1632, but suffered severe damage in 1639 when the
Post-war reconstruction
Towards the end of World War II in 1945, the church was destroyed by Allied bombardment meant to liberate the area from the Japanese imperial control.[4]
After the war, a campaign was organized to build a new church, with the fundraising committee headed by former
On January 14, 1954, the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) declared the church as the National Shrine of Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage, making it the first national shrine in the Philippines and Southeast Asia.[7]
The church was elevated to the status of cathedral on June 25, 1983, upon the
Elevation to an international shrine
On July 26, 2021, the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) endorsed a petition to elevate the cathedral as an international shrine,
The decree makes it the first
The solemn declaration of the shrine was held on January 26, 2024,
A Thanksgiving Mass (Misa de Gracia) was held on February 26, 2024, exactly a month after the solemn declaration, presided by the pro-prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization, Archbishop Salvatore "Rino" Fisichella. On the same day, the shrine received the Golden Rose from Pope Francis, making it the first Marian church in the Philippines and Asia to receive it.[15]
Pilgrimage Season
Antipolo Pilgrimage Season Ahunan sa Antipolo | |
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Observed by | Antipolo |
Type | Religious / Cultural |
Observances | Processions, novena |
Begins | First Tuesday of May |
Ends | First Tuesday of July |
2023 date | May 2 – July 4 |
2024 date | May 7 – July 2 |
2025 date | May 6 – July 1 |
2026 date | May 5 – July 7 |
Frequency | Annual |
The Pilgrimage Season of the cathedral is initiated yearly by the "Pagdalaw ng Ina sa Anak" (Mother's Visit to her Son), which is the temporary transfer of Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage from Antipolo Cathedral to Quiapo Church, where the Black Nazarene is enshrined. A welcome Mass is held in Quiapo Church at 9:00 in the morning. At 6:00 p.m., the farewell Mass is celebrated, after which the Penitential Walk from Quiapo Church to Antipolo Cathedral commences, with a distance close to 33 kilometers (21 mi). On May 1 each year, the return of the image of Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage at the cathedral is celebrated by a Mass at 5:00 in the morning.[16]
Every first Tuesday of May, a procession of the image starts at 7:00 a.m. from the cathedral to Pinagmisahan Hill, where, at the end, a Mass is celebrated. It was here on May 3, the
Gallery
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Bas-reliefin painted wood depicting the first arrival of Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage to the Philippines
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Krus by Bin Samonte
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Dome interior, and clerestory windows
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Cathedra of the Bishop of Antipolo
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Diorama showing the original sanctuary before its destruction by bombing in 1945. It depicts the thanksgiving pilgrimage of a youngJosé Rizal and his father Francisco Rizal Mercado, holding lit candles, on 6 June 1868.
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The plainer sanctuary with its many columns in 1994, before subsequent renovations.
References
- ^ a b "Antipolo Cathedral receives relics of St. Ezekiel Moreno, Bl. Vicente Soler". CBCP News. July 3, 2023. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
- ^ a b "Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Antipolo, Rizal, Philippines". GCatholic.org. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
- ^ "Diocese of Antipolo". CBCP Online.
- ^ a b c "History". Antipolo: The City of Pilgrimage. December 4, 2011.
- ^ Mercado, Monina (1980). Antipolo: A Shrine To Our Lady. Makati: Craftnotes for Aletheia Foundation.
- ^ Jose Rizal University (2004). "In Calamba, Laguna". JoseRizal.ph. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
6 June 1868 With his father, Rizal made a pilgrimage to Antipolo to fulfill the vow made by his mother to take the child to the Shrine of the Virgin of Antipolo should she and her child survive the ordeal of delivery which nearly caused his mother's life.
- ^ a b Ocampo, Joel V. (June 26, 2022). "Antipolo Church, The First Marian International Shrine in Asia". Retrieved January 26, 2024.
- ^ "Philippine bishops endorse petition to elevate Antipolo church as 'international shrine'". LiCAS News. July 28, 2021. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
- ^ a b "Antipolo Church declared 'international shrine'". Manila Bulletin. June 26, 2022. Archived from the original on June 26, 2022.
- ^ "Antipolo Cathedral now an international shrine as declared by Vatican". GMA Integrated News. March 25, 2023. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
- ^ "Vatican declares Antipolo Cathedral 'international shrine'; first in PH". Philippine Daily Inquirer. June 26, 2022.
- ^ a b Santos, Jamil (January 26, 2024). "Bishops, devotees mark declaration of Antipolo Cathedral as international shrine". GMA Integrated News. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
- ^ Andrade, Nel (March 14, 2023). "Papal decree elevates Antipolo Cathedral into Southeast Asia's 1st International Shrine". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
- ^ Arevada, Lance (January 23, 2024). "'Ahon sa Antipolo': Faithful prepare for pilgrimage site's historic event". Rappler. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
- ^ Hermoso, Christina (February 26, 2024). "Pope Francis gifts Antipolo Cathedral with Golden Rose". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
- ^ Pasion, Lorenz (March 19, 2023). "FAST FACTS: Antipolo Cathedral, the first international shrine in the Philippines". Rappler. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
- ^ Andrade, Nel (May 2, 2022). "Pilgrims to flock to Antipolo's cathedral for May pilgrimage season". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
External links
- Media related to Antipolo Cathedral at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website
- Antipolo Cathedral on Facebook
- Diocese of Antipolo Archived August 9, 2018, at the Wayback Machine