Visita Iglesia 2012

Visita Iglesia 2012

One of the many good influences that my friend have on me is the practice of Catholic faith.  He is a regular church-goer and since we met, we regularly attended mass together during weekends.  On Lenten season, we do Visita Iglesia and Way of the Cross together, usually during Maundy Thursday.

For this year, following were the churches we visited for our Visita Iglesia 2012.  Actually, these were also the churches we constantly visited for the past few years.  I didn't include some of the churches' facade in this post as I wasn't able to take some good photographs of them.  We started late in the afternoon and my photos were blurry *sad*.

Immaculate Conception Cathedral

Immaculate Conception Cathedral is located in Lantana corner St. Michael's Street in Cubao, Quezon City. This church is always a part of our Visita Iglesia because this is where his family usually go to mass during his younger years.  My friend's also an alumnus of Immaculate Conception Parish School, hence the reason for its inclusion in our yearly Visita Iglesia.

Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Shrine

Mt. Carmel is my friend's patron saint that's why the Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Shrine is also part of our yearly Visita Iglesia.  It is located in Broadway Avenue corner 5th Street in New Manila, Quezon City.

St. Joseph's Convent of Perpetual Adoration (Pink Sisters Convent)

St. Joseph's Convent of Perpetual Adoration or popularly known as the Pink Sisters Convent, located in 11th Street corner Dona Hemady Street in New Manila, Quezon City, is also a regular part of our yearly Visita Iglesia.  I heard about this convent from former colleagues who frequented this chapel.  They said that when you drop your intentions on their drop box, the Pink Sisters will perpetually include your intentions in their prayers.  Actually, I had requested a friend a few years back to buy a birthday card from this convent, write in his wishes and prayers for me, and drop it on the convent's drop box, as his birthday gift for me. :)

Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish

Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish is located in Kamuning, Quezon City.  It is usually part of our Visita Iglesia because we usually pass this church going back to Claret and UP campus where our next churches are located.

Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish

My friend, being an alumnus of Claret School of Quezon City, always include the Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish as one of the churches we regularly visited during Visita Iglesia.  It is located in Mahinhin Street in UP Village, Quezon City.  Of course, part of the visit is reliving the memories he had with the church and the school itself.

Parish of the Holy Sacrifice

Parish of the Holy Sacrifice, a church inside the UP Campus in Diliman, Quezon City was the sixth church in our Visita Iglesia.  Built at the instance of UP Chaplain John F. Delaney, S.J., in 1955, this church is the first circular chapel and first thin-shell dome in the country.  It was declared a national cultural treasure by National Historical Institute in 2005 (source: Church's marker).

Our Lady of Hope Parish

This year's 7th church for our Visita Iglesia is the Our Lady of Hope Parish.  It is located in Road 3 in Bagong Pag-asa, Quezon City, at the back of SM North Edsa.  This is also one of the churches we usually go to for our weekly mass together. :)

 ~oo00oo~

Date of Visit: April 5, 2012 (Maundy Thursday)