PBBM, First Lady attend Our Lady of Manaoag centennial coronation
MARCOS
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. and First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos on Wednesday graced the centennial canonical coronation of the revered image of the Our Lady of Manaoag at Manaoag Church in Pangasinan.
The event marks 100 years of faith and pilgrimage to the image, enshrined at the Minor Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary of Manaoag in Pangasinan.
The celebration began with the rededication of the basilica on Tuesday, marking the coronation’s exact anniversary.
This was followed by Wednesday’s grand procession and pontifical Mass at the Minor Basilica, where Papal Nuncio to the Philippines, Archbishop Charles Brown, led the historic coronation rites.
Marcos held the crown and was blessed by Brown before the ceremonial canonical coronation of Our Lady of Manaoag.
To recall, Doña Josefa Edralin Marcos, grandmother of Marcos, led the coronation during the golden canonical celebration in 1975.
On April 21, 1926, the image was canonically crowned by Most. Rev. Guillermo Piani, D.D., apostolic nuncio of Pope Pius XI to the Philippines.
Our Lady of Manaoag is the third Marian image to be canonically crowned in the Philippines after Our Lady of La Naval de Manila in 1907 and Our Lady of Peñafrancia de Naga in 1924.
The image is believed to be miraculous and has been drawing devotees and pilgrims, making Manaoag the most visited faith tourism destination in Pangasinan.
With the theme, "Inán Mariá: Crowned in Grace, Calling Us to Jesus," the event highlights the image’s role in guiding the faithful toward Christ. (PNA)