Pilgrimage to Monte Maria 06apr09




Holy Monday 2009. A trip to a mountain named after the Virgin Mary. A spot in Batangas City selected by a healing priest to be the location of the largest statue of the Virgin in the world, rivaling the statues of Christ in Rio de Janeiro and of Liberty in New York.

The pilgrimage area was barren, since the sanctuary's development started only in January. Nevertheless, it's seems to be popular, as a lot of other pilgrims on their visita iglesia and for the stations of the cross arrived just as we arrived.

"Healing stones" are believed to dot the area, and some priests have been promoting this idea among their parishioners. Do these stones really heal? They don't look like special rocks... they're stones used in construction sites (a lot of structures are being built in the area, hence the stones).

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  1. ito pala yung malaking bato.. hehe..

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  2. yupyup. tapos yung na-interview ko na lalaki yung kamay na nasa kanan :)

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