Baclaran Redemptorist Church Revisited 2012

National Shrine of Our Mother of Perpetual Help Redemptorist

Baclaran Redemptorist Church Revisited 2012

It’s been a long time since the last time we set foot in one of the Philippines’ most visited Catholic churches. Last May 10, we had a prior engagement at the Department of Foreign Affairs [DFA] office along Macapagal Avenue. Baclaran Church lies just a few meters away from Macapagal Avenue. We had the chance to say our little prayers and took some photos to mark my Baclaran church hopping.

Baclaran Redemptorist Church

Baclaran Church
Interior

Baclaran Church was famous for their massive devotees coming in every Wednesday to make the Perpetual Novena to Our Mother of Perpetual Help. Also noted was the church Modern Romanesque architecture by Cesar Concio. The dome was made with Venetian mosaic while the prayer room where the image of “Our Mother of Perpetual Help” is located just beside the main part of the church.

For the local traders and shoppers, the Baclaran area is a trusted place to purchase the cheapest retail goods. Elders mentioned so many stories about the trading in Baclaran since its situated right at the area of Manila Port. Cheap goods are said to be available here, where capitalists and small-scale businessmen purchase goods in bulk orders. These days, Baclaran is still the haven for shoppers and traders.

For mass schedules, log on to https://www.facebook.com/baclaranovena

How to get there?

Via MRT: Proceed to MRT’s last station – Taft Station, you may take a short cabbie ride or hop on the MOA/Baclaran jeepneys
Via Public Bus: North-bound or Southbound – take Baclaran/Mall of Asia [MOA] route

Baclaran Church
National Shrine of Our Mother of Perpetual Help Redemptorist
Baclaran Parañaque City 1700

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August 31, 2012 at 11:03 pm

As many of you are aware, I am a strong advocate of The Church, the ‘ekklesia.’ Though many have heard that word, surprisingly few are aware that it is NOT a religious term. Actually, it is a Greek word that means “the called out ones.” It referred to a forum of Roman men – a council – that the Roman Empire would send into any region that its armies had conquered so that they could teach their captives to become Roman citizens. Get that? Rather than crush their defeated foes, wipe them out, they allowed them to remain as farmers, blacksmiths, shopkeepers, etc. so that they could collect their taxes and assimilate them into Rome’s culture. Again, Rome’s goal was to make them Roman Citizens. The early Christians related to the Roman concept of ekklesia and saw the similarity of their mission. So, they adopted the term for themselves.