The
National Shrine and Parish of the Divine Mercy is a
Roman Catholic church dedicated to the
Divine Mercy in
Marilao, Bulacan , the
Philippines . It is under the jurisdiction of the
Diocese of Malolos . It was elevated to the status of National Shrine by Archbishop
Orlando Quevedo of the
Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines . The first
Mass was held at the site on February 2, 1992, the
Feast of the Presentation .
Monsignor Ranilo Santos Trillana,
PC ,
EV , was its Rector and parish priest until he succumbed to
prostate cancer on September 11, 2024.
Features
The Guadalupe Chapel in the church’s basement has a replica of the tilmahtli bearing Our Lady of Guadalupe , near which is flowing water many pilgrims collect as they consider it miraculous.
Behind the church is a Calvary with life-sized statues of the Stations of the Cross . Nearby are the Rosary Hill; the Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes where people can pray for good health; and the Grotto of the Resurrection .
The Saint Faustina Hall is an auditorium where Sunday Masses are also held to accommodate any overflow of pilgrims in the main church.
The Little Poland Museum has replicas of the house and basement where later Pope John Paul II lived; the Vilnius convent chapel where Faustina Kowalska had a vision of the Divine Mercy; and the Auschwitz prison cell where Maximillian Kolbe was martyred in 1941.
See also
References
^ Bishop Deogracias Soriano Iñiguez, Jr.
^ Reverend Ranillo Santos Trillana, PC, age 67, born at Santa Monica, Hagonoy on December 7, 1956, was ordained priest at the National Shrine of Saint Anne, Hagonoy on March 7, 1985. For 39 years, he served in various parishes, including the Parish of the Risen Lord in Veinte Reales, Valenzuela City its first parish priest from December 7, 1994, as Parish Priest of Santo Cristo in Marulas, Valenzuela City, and the Immaculate Conception Parish Church (Santa Maria) . On January 7, 2012, the Holy See awarded him the title of Prelato Honorio di Sui Santita
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