National Shrine of Our Mother of Perpetual

The National Shrine of Our Mother of Perpetual Help, also known as the Redemptorist Church and colloquially as Baclaran Church, is a well-known national shrine dedicated to Our Lady of Perpetual Help. It is one of the largest Marian churches in the Philippines and enshrines the icon of Our Mother of Perpetual Help. 
Devotion to Our Mother of Perpetual Help is popular amongst Filipino Catholics and gave rise to the crowd of devotees who pray the Novena to Our Mother of Perpetual Help and flood the church every Wednesday to attend Mass.

When the Redemptorist came to Baclaran in 1932, Baclaran was a small desolate village of grassland near the sea. Little did they imagine that someday, the small wooden chapel would transform into the biggest shrine in the world dedicated to Our Mother of Perpetual Help. Little did they imagine that someday, Baclaran would transform into a booming town and an international pilgrim center.