Diocesan Shrine and Parish of Our Lady of the Abandoned - Marikina City (Diocese of Antipolo)

Diocese of Antipolo is a testament to a religious controversy in Marikina's early history where both the Augustinians and Jesuits fought over the ecclesiastical control of the area. It is also known for featuring Metro Manila's longest Holy Week procession, with around 83 floats as of 2019.
Governor Gabriel Cruz Elasque ordered the transfer of Marikina to the Augustinians' supervision on March 10, 1687, and combined with the ministry of San Mateo. He instructed the Tondo Mayor Don Juan Pimentel to demolish and vacate the visita of Jesús de la Peña as the Marikina River would flood the site during the rainy season. In 1690, it was eventually made an independent parish.
It was initially constructed from bamboo and leaves by the Augustinian friars in a place called Chorillo (also known as Barangka in present-day) in 1572. The real construction started in its current location to stabilize an ecclesiastical jurisdiction in 1687. It was made in a baroque style, with large-scale ceiling paintings, portrayed by a heavily fortified facade, an opulent blending of painting and architecture, a round-style pediment for the bell tower, and a dramatic central projection of the facade.

The Diocesan Shrine and Parish of Our Lady of the Abandoned (Spanish: Santuario y Parroquia de Nuestra Señora de Los Desamparados; Tagalog: Dambanang Pandiyosesis at Parokya ng Ina ng mga Walang Mag-Ampon), better known as Our Lady of the Abandoned Parish Church, is a Roman Catholic church in Marikina, the Philippines. The church enshrines one of several images of the Madonna and Child venerated as miraculous, which has received a Pontifical decree of coronation.

26 November 2022 This is the start of Advent. Today's readings invite us to be ready for the Son of Man. This is also an invitation for us to examine ourselves and see where we are at our best. The first week in Advent offers an opportunity to review what has been done well as what has not. Is it ready for the Son Of Man to arrive? Or is too much busy that He will not come soon enough? Today's gospel reminds us to be prepared because you never know when the Son.

A quote says that luck is when opportunity meets preparation. However, this is not the case. His arrival is not an accident, but a sign of our hope for redemption. Let us use this time to be prepared for what is to come.

Amen. Arvin Valencia OLA Social Communications 19, November 2022 This is the solemnity Christ the King, and it's the final Sunday before Advent. We will be reading a portion of the Crucifixion scene in the Gospel. This is why? When people think about kingship they often think of various grandiosities like wealth, power and titles.

Christ's kingship seems to have a different purpose. According to the Gospel, Christ is the King and King of Love. He wants to rule our hearts. Although He might be the owner of the entire universe and all things in it, He wants our hearts.

Even though He is aware of our sinful nature, He waits and hopes for it. Even though He is God and King, who are all-powerful He still chose to suffer all of the sufferings of humanity so that we might be saved. This was done by God through the Cross, which is a sign of His great love and devotion to us. Your sufferings will not be wasted.

When we share them with God, they are sacred. These are meant to strengthen our faith and make us more qualified to go to the Kingdom of God, Heaven. We must remember, in this moment of great solemnity to give our hearts, lives and plans to God, the True King. While there are many other people and things that may be a part of our lives, without God they will all become empty.

We can, through God's mercy and grace, make Christ our True King, where He is honored, glorified and followed. We will have nothing without Him. Amen. Maria Pia Josefina OLA social Communications 19 November 2022 The king works in symbols.

The crown, the scepter and cape are all decorations that give splendor an extra touch. A king can't rely on only appearances. Although symbols of faith such as the cross and Christ's name are common, it is rare that we can attribute such commonality to kingship. Kingship can be reserved for beauty and grandeur.

These symbols can often deviate from the meaning of their symbol and suspend belief in human governance's fallibility. It is possible to view reminders of Christ as merely decorations that can be used for superstition in the midst all other troubles life throws at us. The cross is now a symbol of Christ's strength, and it brings about a new sense of the heavenly kingdom. The kingdom is filled with God's invitation to all to follow His promise of peace.

Pope Pius XI recognized the necessity to strengthen Christ's kingship in a period of increasing social unrest and upheavals among nations. On December 11, 1925, Pope Pius XI published the encyclical Quas Primas. In it, he called society godless and described the rise of empires. This prompted him to establish a solemnity which recognizes Jesus Christ Christ as King at each liturgical year's end.

At Calvary's crucifixion, a sign was put over Jesus' head. This sign confirms what Jesus previously told Pilate, that he was the King of all the Jews. For those who rejected His mission, the title that hangs over Jesus Christ at the cross is an abominable mockery. The unmasked truth is ridiculed for its clarity.

God doesn't punish us for mocking the holy. He allows us to look at and act in accordance with what is happening. Jesus welcomes to his kingdom any thief that repents, after he has been identified by the sinner who was crucified alongside him. This is a call to all people to repent and recognize their true king, as a way of helping themselves.

The gospels reveal that the devil gave Jesus a crown as riches as his physical senses could gather. Jesus did forty days of fasting in the desert and could easily have succumbed to the lure of the world's great palaces, with their promises of power. But He refused. You might think of Christ's rule as an illusion based on thousands of years worth of blind obedience.

Christ isn't an Emperor whose palace protects him from the people's misery. Christ's unique kingship is found in the way it joins people, no matter where they are. The foundation of Christ's kingdom was a love for all people. Christ's reign should not foster an illusion of power over others.

Jesus' reign did not seek equivalence to empires run by men. Instead, He became a man, sympathizing and supporting the poor. This led him to reject the temptations of equate empty splendor with God s truest reign. Christ, The Source and Summit Of Life, declared a mystical reign, that is, an unencumbered kingdom, to all who inquired about his mission in coming into the world.

Christ lives in a society that allows everyone to forget about the need to alleviate all suffering and embraces the experiences of every person to the extent of complete sacrifice. It is easy to see the risks of subscribing only to those who are interested in advancing the interests of few. Leaders that promise peace and advancement at the expense or the benefit of others are not serving the interests of their constituents. Christ is freed from the will of deluded people when the truth bends to their wishes.

Christ is only liberated by the sacrifice to serve justice. He is the King of Kings, sitting on a throne at the altar. This figure has an inestimable amount of glory. Christ invites us to reflect on another aspect of His divinity, which is communing, persevering and ministering as we close the liturgical calendar year.

It is important to look at the way He gives Hisself freely in the Eucharist. Martin Singh OLA social communications 30 October 2022 Jesus looked up at Zacchaeus and asked him to hurry down, because today we must remain in your home. Luke 19.