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The Spanish missionaries had placed Magsungay, the village that was the precursor of the modern city of Bacolod under the care and protection of Saint Sebastian sometime in the middle 1700s. Luis Fernando de Luna (1777-1779), a corregidor , donated a relic of the Saint for the growing mission, and the village came to be known as San Sebastian ...
The MassKara Festival (Hiligaynon: Pista sang MassKara, Filipino: Pista ng MassKara) is an annual festival with highlights held every 4th Sunday of October [1] [2] in Bacolod, Philippines. The festival sites include the Bacolod Public Plaza, the Lacson Tourism Strip and the Bacolod City Government Center.
The Diocese of Bacolod is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Negros Occidental, Philippines.A suffragan of the Archdiocese of Jaro, [6] its jurisdiction covers most of the northwestern towns and cities of the province of Negros Occidental namely, as far as Victorias City in the north and the Municipality of Hinigaran in the south.
San Diego Pro-cathedral, formerly known as San Diego Parish Church or St. Didacus Parish Church before its declaration as a pro-cathedral in 1994, is an early 20th-century Roman Catholic church in Silay City, Negros Occidental in the Philippines. It is under the jurisdiction of the Diocese of Bacolod.
In 2015, the Bacolod City Police Office was informed of an attempted kidnapping incident that occurred within the school's premises, leading to heightened security measures around the campus. [11] Security concerns were again raised in 2017 amidst the Queen of Peace Church dispute with at least two noted cases of attempted kidnapping. [12]
Quezon City Honours San Pedro Bautista (a Franciscan Martyr) who lived in Quezon City and Founded San Francisco del Monte (Frisco); San Pedro Bautista is one of the Patron Saints of Quezon City Bicol Arts Festival [31] Feb 1 to Feb 28 [31] Legazpi City [31] National Arts Month [31] Feb 1 to Feb 28 [31] nationwide [31] Suroy sa Surigao [31] Feb ...
The Mass of the Presanctified is said at the altar, which has been stripped of linens and decorations, and the priests omit the Anaphora as the sacramental bread was already consecrated on Maundy Thursday. San Pedro Cutud Lenten Rites in San Fernando, Pampanga Self-flagellants at Santo Domingo Church in Quezon City
Simbang Gabi originated in 1669 during the Spanish colonization of the Philippines, as a practical compromise for farmers who began working before sunrise.When the Christmas season would begin, it was customary to hold novenas in the evenings, which was more common in the rest of the Hispanic world, but the priests saw that the people would attend despite the day's fatigue.