Marian images from different parts of the country on exhibit
By Nel Andrade
Images of the Blessed Virgin Mary from various parts of the country including Rizal Province are on display at a mall in Cainta, Rizal.
The “Salamat Maria- Grand Marian Exhibit” features different images of the Virgin Mary at the Entertainment Center, Building 2 of the Sta. Lucia East Grand Mall in Cainta, Rizal.
The display of the Marian statues that come in various sizes and ornaments at the Cainta mall, is ongoing until August 24, 2025.
One of the images on exhibit is the life-size icon from Cardona, Rizal - the Our Lady of the Holy Rosary - popularly known in the lakeshore town where its diocesan shrine and parish church can be found, as the “Birhen ng Sapao.”
Birhen ng Sapao
Antipolo’s Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage and Cainta’s Our Lady of Light are among the religious images that are also featured in the exhibit that has been attracting Marian devotees from all over the province and nearby cities in Metro Manila.
A Holy Mass was presided by the Cardona’s diocesan shrine’s rector, Fr. Reynante “Nante” Tolentino.
A procession featuring the image from Cardona, Rizal was attended by devotees from Cardona, Rizal, during the opening day of the exhibit last August 3. P
The event is presented by Sons of Mary-Lay Marian Devotees.