Pilgrimage to Our Lady of Manaoag Shrine

          
          With the strong faith and devotion of  Filipino Catholic, there's a lot of pilgrimage site in the Philippines, one of those is the  Our Lady of Manaoag Shrine, located at Manaoag, Pangasinan. Mostly, devotees who flock to Manaoag comes from Manila, Ilocos Region, Cagayan Valley, Cordillera  and Central Luzon, that is why it was called as "Pilgrim Center of Northern Philippines".

                                                   The Shrine of Our Lady of Manaoag

 This is the place for every devotees, who wish to have a good health, a cure and healing for the sick, and to have a good fate in life. Masses are being offered here everyday starting 5am. During first Saturday of the month there is a Dawn Procession which start early 4 in the morning. The Fiesta is scheduled during first Sunday of October and third Wednesday of  Easter. Devotees also let their vehicles to be blessed for a safe trip. Outside the church there are vendors of religious items and souvenirs.

 

Inside the Shrine 

The Image of Our Lady of the Most  Holy Rosary of  Manaoag

The image is same as the Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary the name which is being used globally, Our Lady of Manaoag  was named after Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary because she is the the patroness of the town of Manaoag. Eventually, Our Lady of Manaoag is also the patroness of the province of Pangasinan.

The Rosary Garden

Inside the Rosary Garden are statues depicting the 15 mysteries of the rosary.  It is  a perfect place for picture taking because of its scenic view, but be considerate to lower your voice as it is a praying sanctuary for others. 

One of the Statues inside the Rosary Garden

Sidetrip to San Fabian Beach

It may not be attractive as the white sand beaches of Boracay or Pagudpud, still you can enjoy taking a cool bath under the sun on its seagreen colored seawater. The boatman offered us to hop on his motortized boat for P50 per person but we haggled for P30 per person and he agreed with that. He told us that Butanding (Whale Shark) are  one of the attractions there. So, we hopped on his banca we roamed around the sea hoping we can meet those Butandings, unfortunately after one hour of roaming around the sea we didn't get a chance to greet those Butandings, better luck next time for us.