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Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage (Spanish: Nuestra Señora de la Paz y Buen Viaje; Filipino: Mahal na Birhen ng Kapayapaan at Mabuting Paglalakbay), [citation needed] also known as Our Lady of Antipolo and the Virgin of Antipolo (Filipino: Virgen ng Antipolo), is a seventeenth-century Roman Catholic wooden image of the Blessed Virgin Mary as venerated in the Philippines.
The International Shrine of Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage, commonly known as Antipolo Cathedral and alternatively known as the Immaculate Conception Parish (Filipino: Parokya ng Kalinis-linisang Paglilihi), [2] is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Antipolo, Philippines.
On January 24, 1983, during his Angelus message, Pope John Paul II announced the creation of the Diocese of Antipolo, which would encompass the whole province of Rizal, the entire Marikina, and part of Pasig (Barangays Dela Paz, Santolan, Manggahan, Rosario, and Santa Lucia, which altogether formed the Vicariate of Santo Tomas de Villanueva, now belonging to the Diocese of Pasig).
In Antipolo, the Alay Lakad (literally "Walk Offering") penitential walk is held from Maundy Thursday to Good Friday, where devotees walk for 17 kilometers (11 mi) along Sumulong Highway, with some even walking barefoot, to the Antipolo Cathedral. [13]
In June 2000, as part of the Jubilee Year celebration of the Catholic Church, the Diocese of Antipolo offered Mass at the center with Cardinal Jaime Sin, Archbishop of Manila, and Archbishop Antonio Franco, Apostolic Nuncio to the Philippines, who was then making a pastoral visit to the diocese. Mass was again offered at the center in 2005 to ...
He is best known for his work on the Antipolo Cathedral which was completed in 1954 after the old church was destroyed during World War II. After his architectural career, he relocated to San Mateo, California, where he retired and devoted himself to painting and other visual arts. He died in San Mateo on September 25, 1995.
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Any of the Masses in the regular schedule may be offered for personal petitions and thanksgiving. The 7 a.m. Masses on Fridays (except on Good Friday) may be offered for the soul in Purgatory of a dearly departed. These may be done through the parish office at the right side of the main entrance of the church; at the Shrine Museum; or at the ...