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Thousands to attend Antipolo pilgrimage season closing rites on July 7

Published Jul 4, 2026 08:37 pm

At A Glance

  • The annual pilgrimage to Antipolo City, the pilgrimage capital of the country, comes to a close on Tuesday, July 7 with devotees and pilgrims joining the closing activities.
Thousands of pilgrims from various parts in Rizal Province and nearby cities in Metro Manila are expected to come to Antipolo City for the closing activities of the pilgrimage season this year.
(from Antipolo Cathedral's FB page)
(from Antipolo Cathedral's FB page)
The office of Antipolo City Mayor Casimiro “Junjun” Ynares, III announced that traffic and security measures are in placed in anticipation of the deluge of devotees coming from different parishes in the Diocese of Antipolo, that covers all the towns in Rizal Province and Marikina City in Metro Manila.
The Antipolo Cathedral announced that Apostolic Nuncio to the Philippines, Most. Rev. Charles John Brown, D.D., will lead a solemn mass at the International Shrine of the Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage (Nuestra Señora dela Paz y Buenviaje) together with Antipolo Bishop Ruperto Cruz Santos at 5 p.m. on July 7, Tuesday as highlight of the end-of-season activities.
(from Antipolo Cathedral's FB page)
(from Antipolo Cathedral's FB page)
The celebration of the Holy Eucharist will be followed by a candlelight Rosary procession that will gather the parishioners from various parishes under the Diocese of Antipolo together with their respective patronal saints’ pilgrim images.
During the procession, participants with lighted candles are expected to pray the mysteries of the Holy Rosary as the attendees from various parishes and chapels in the Antipolo Diocese follow the respective patron saints.
Cardona's Our Lady of the Holy Rosary, otherwise known as the "Birhen ng Sapao" one of the 8th canonically crowned Marian images of the Diocese of Antipolo will be brought by parishioners to Antipolo City according to their shrine rector, Fr. Reynante Tolentino.
As the huge crowd is expected to fill the streets within the vicinity of the Antipolo Cathedral, traffic rerouting and road closures will be implemented by the city government.
Starting at 3 p.m. on July 7, the stretch of M.L. Quezon Street from Dela Paz Street to M. Santos and P. Oliveros from A. Bonifacio to M.L. Quezon, will be temporarily closed.
Only buses of those joining the activities, including the visitors will be allowed to drop off their passengers at M.L. Quezon Street before the road closes.
Light vehicles carrying the attendees are only allowed to alight at Dela Paz Street corner M. L. Quezon near Goldilocks store.
Mayor Ynares said police and city hall security personnel will be deployed at entrances and exits at the designated Command Centers leading to the Antipolo City and City Hall to ensure the safety of everyone, that includes church officials and government officials coming from various parts of the country.
The city government said prohibited during the event especially in the compound of the Antipolo cathedral are backpacks or big bags, hoodie or sweatshirts, umbrellas, bladed instruments, pyrotechnics and firecrackers, liquors, wearing caps or hats, water tumblers and metallic cannisters.
Ambulant vendors are also discouraged to roam in the vicinity of the activity’s venue according to authorities.
A coordination meeting with Antipolo cathedral officials, the city government and the police was held earlier in the week to finalize the security preparations for the closing of the pilgrimage activities.
The Maytime pilgrimage season is an annual event in Antipolo City with pilgrims coming from all over the country pay homage and venerate the centuries old image of the Virgin of Antipolo.
The diocese is also celebrating this year the 400th year anniversary of the arrival of the brown Madonna from Mexico in 1626 and the 100th year anniversary of the image’s canonical coronation.
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