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Fresco of the Philistine captivity of the Ark, in the Dura-Europos synagogue.. The Philistine captivity of the Ark was an episode described in the biblical history of the Israelites, in which the Ark of the Covenant was in the possession of the Philistines, who had captured it after defeating the Israelites in a battle at a location between Eben-ezer, where the Israelites encamped, and Aphek ...
The Province of the Most Holy Name of Jesus of the Philippines (Spanish: Provincia Agustiniana del Santísimo Nombre de Jesús de Filipinas) was a geographical and administrative subdivision of the religious Order of St. Augustine that was formally affiliated to the Order on March 7, 1575, to originally cater the needs of the growing Augustinian presence in Philippines who were serving ...
Isabel de Larrañaga Ramírez, HCSCJ (19 November 1836 - 17 January 1899) known as Isabel of the Heart of Jesus was a Filipino-Mestiza (mixed-race Spaniard) religious sister and foundress who is venerated in the Catholic Church. She was born in Manila, Philippines. Her beatification process is currently underway.
The image is the only canonically crowned image of Jesus Christ in the Philippines. [5] The dark wood statue measures approximately 12 inches (30 cm) tall, and carved in the Flemish style. It depicts the Child Jesus, with a serene countenance, in the attitude and dress of a Spanish monarch.
Most scholars agree that there were more than one Aphek. C. R. Conder identified the Aphek of Eben-Ezer [3] with a ruin (Khirbet) some 3.7 miles (6 km) distant from Dayr Aban (believed to be Eben-Ezer [4]), and known by the name Marj al-Fikiya; the name al-Fikiya being an Arabic corruption of Aphek. [5]
In recent years, the Catholic Church in the Philippines has suppressed the usage of green colored garments for images of the Santo Niño because doing so would imply that the Child Jesus is no longer viewed as God but rather as a "good luck charm" and is against the very identity of Jesus as revealed in the Scripture. Along with this move from ...
The Pasyón is normally heard during Holy Week in the Philippines, where its recitation is known as the pabása ("reading"). The rite can span one to several days, extending no later than Black Saturday. It is often ended on Good Friday at noon or before 3:00 PM PST – the “ninth hour” of Jesus' death on the Cross according to the Gospels.
The Nativity or birth of Jesus Christ is found in the biblical gospels of Matthew and Luke.The two accounts agree that Jesus was born in Bethlehem, in Roman-controlled Judea, that his mother, Mary, was engaged to a man named Joseph, who was descended from King David and was not his biological father, and that his birth was caused by divine intervention.