By: Ning Ramos
The Emapalico Homes, in coordination with the Parish of the Last Supper of Our Lord, held a Marian Exhibit at their Multi-purpose Hall beside the St Joseph the Worker Chapel from February 2 to 11, 2009. The opening ceremony was officiated by Fr. August Pulido after the February 1 7:30 A.M. Sunday Mass. Attending the opening and ribbon cutting ceremony was Congresswoman Cynthia A. Villar, Ms. Wilhelmina E, Tobias who arranged the Marian exhibit, Ms Dolores A. Real who is the Parish Village Council Coordinator and other guests.
Exibited were 38 Marian statues and icons from the different towns and municipalities of the province of Cavite and the cities of Muntinlupa and Las Pinas. A brief informative history and background of each statue/icon in display can be read. Prominent is the statue of Our Lady of Lourdes who’s feast day will be celebrated on February 11. The life history of Bernadette Soubirous and the events of the Virgin Mary’s apparition as a beautiful lady dressed in white with blue belt in the cave of Massabille in Lourdes, France and revealing herself as “The Immaculate Conception” in 1858 can be read. Here, she revealed he messages and foretold the vision of peace and unity amongst nation only if people will be prayerful especially in praying the rosary for the conversion of sinners. Many other prominent statues of the Virgin Mary like the Immaculate Seniora de Penafrancia, Nuestra Senora delos Remedios, Nuestra Seniora Mater Purissima and Mater Angustia to name a few are in exhibit courtesy of their respective owners/church.
In charge of overlooking order and welcoming visitors to the exhibit from February 2 to 10 from 3:00 P.M. to 9:00 P.M. on weekdays and from 9:00 A.M. to 9:00 P.M. during weekends was Mr. Ricardo Vida, one of the homeowner’s board of directors. Nine days of novena where the rosary is being prayed every 8:00 P.M. was held where designated coordinators from 9 different streets of Emapalico Homes takes charge. Attending the daily novena are not only the Emapalico Homeowners but from other villages of the Parish community as well. On February 11 at 5:30 P.M. the Feast day of Our Lady of Lourdes, a procession of her statue together with their Patron St. Joseph the worker was held from the chapel to the Parish Church. After the 7:00 P.M. parish mass, Fr. August Pulido performed God’s healing through Mary in observance of the World day of the Sick as proclaimed by Pope John Paul II.
Hopefully, exhibits and novenas like this will always remind us of our devotion to the Virgin Mother of God on her piety and obedience to God’s will through her Son Jesus Christ.
Exibited were 38 Marian statues and icons from the different towns and municipalities of the province of Cavite and the cities of Muntinlupa and Las Pinas. A brief informative history and background of each statue/icon in display can be read. Prominent is the statue of Our Lady of Lourdes who’s feast day will be celebrated on February 11. The life history of Bernadette Soubirous and the events of the Virgin Mary’s apparition as a beautiful lady dressed in white with blue belt in the cave of Massabille in Lourdes, France and revealing herself as “The Immaculate Conception” in 1858 can be read. Here, she revealed he messages and foretold the vision of peace and unity amongst nation only if people will be prayerful especially in praying the rosary for the conversion of sinners. Many other prominent statues of the Virgin Mary like the Immaculate Seniora de Penafrancia, Nuestra Senora delos Remedios, Nuestra Seniora Mater Purissima and Mater Angustia to name a few are in exhibit courtesy of their respective owners/church.
In charge of overlooking order and welcoming visitors to the exhibit from February 2 to 10 from 3:00 P.M. to 9:00 P.M. on weekdays and from 9:00 A.M. to 9:00 P.M. during weekends was Mr. Ricardo Vida, one of the homeowner’s board of directors. Nine days of novena where the rosary is being prayed every 8:00 P.M. was held where designated coordinators from 9 different streets of Emapalico Homes takes charge. Attending the daily novena are not only the Emapalico Homeowners but from other villages of the Parish community as well. On February 11 at 5:30 P.M. the Feast day of Our Lady of Lourdes, a procession of her statue together with their Patron St. Joseph the worker was held from the chapel to the Parish Church. After the 7:00 P.M. parish mass, Fr. August Pulido performed God’s healing through Mary in observance of the World day of the Sick as proclaimed by Pope John Paul II.
Hopefully, exhibits and novenas like this will always remind us of our devotion to the Virgin Mother of God on her piety and obedience to God’s will through her Son Jesus Christ.
(This is an unedited article)
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