KAMAY NI HESUS

Two days ago, my friends and I went to Lucban, Quezon to do an ocular inspection on Kamay ni Hesus, also called Healing Church. The famous Fr. Joey Faller celebrates regular healing masses:


Every Wednesday - 9:30 am
Every Saturday - 9:30 am

It was a Wednesday when we went there but there was no healing mass. So you better call before going to confirm the schedule of healing mass. You may contact tel. no. (042) 540-2206.



About the Church:

The brochure reads:

"Kamay ni Hesus is located 125 kilometers southeast of Manila and is approximately a 3-hour drive away. The grounds are open to the public daily. While admission is free, charitable donation is greatly appreciated to defray the cost of its maintenance and finance ongoing improvements and developments.



Nestled at the foot of the mystical Mount Banahaw, Kamay ni Hesus was established in 2002 on a five-hectare verdant field by men driven by an overwhelming faith and love for our Lord and His Mother. It is a shining example of what men of faith can achieve even against great odds. Today, it has become a center of religious devotion and one of the pilgrimage centers in the Philippines that is shaping and spreading spirituality in our contemporary society.

Kamay ni Hesus is an idyllic place of prayer and pilgrimage for thousands of faithful who flock to its pristine grounds to participate in the Holy Masses, pray the Holy Rosary and attend the healing masses to nourish the body, mind and soul. For some, it is a spiritual oasis where they can meditate and reflect amidst its serene surroundings and commune with nature and the Creator. For others, it is a hallowed place to give glory to God and honor to the Blessed Virgin Mary."

St. Louis Parish, Lucban, Quezon

I did an ocular inspection on a particular pilgrimage site in Lucban, Quezon. While I was there with my friends, we dropped by the parish church in town, St. Louis Parish.

Abbey Church of Our Lady of Montserrat

Aside from the schools you will find along Mendiola Street, you will find a beautiful church, the Abbey Church of Our Lady of Montserrat. The Benedictine monks call it the Abbey Church while the community of San Beda College calls it the College Chapel. You will find the church between the monastery of the Benedictine monks and St. Bede's building. The church serves both the Abbey and the college.

Students, professors, staff, alumni and other pilgrims are regular visitors of this beautiful chapel. The silence inside the chapel makes you forget you are in the middle of the city of Manila.

If you want to have a glimpse and an experience of the monastic life, you may join the monks in singing the Divine Office and celebrate the Conventual Mass daily in the sanctuary. The following prayer services and masses are open to the public:

Regular Sunday Masses

7:00 am

8:30 am

10:00 am

11:00 am

Weekday Masses

6:30 am

7:00 am

Weekday Morning Prayer(Lauds) 6:00 am

Saturday and Sunday Morning Prayer (Lauds) 6:30 am

Weekday Evening Prayer (Vespers) 6:00 pm

Saturday Evening Prayer (Vespers) 6:00 pm

Sunday Evening Prayer (Vespers) 6:00 pm

With Benediction

This is the side of the church as viewed
from within the school campus.

ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST CATHOLIC CHURCH Liliw, Laguna

Last June 2009, my fellow teachers and I went to Liliw, Laguna to look for materials for the Filipiniana attire of our school's choir. From Taft Avenue, we took a bus going to Sta. Cruz, Laguna. All of us are first time visitors of Liliw. We were told that from Sta. Cruz we could take a jeepney going to Liliw. That was exactly what we did. It was a 30-minute commute from Sta. Cruz to Liliw.

Upon arrival, we discovered that we came to the wrong place! What they have in Liliw are footwear products. We should have gone to Lucban for the materials we were looking for. Anyway, we could not proceed to Lucban anymore since it's already 6 pm so we have to look for a place where we could stay for the night.

Surprisingly, they don't have such accommodations in the place. I have to say the people in Liliw are very kind and hospitable. One woman offered her parlor for us to spend the night. It has a bathroom but no beds nor mattresses. The couple who are the owners of the restaurant where we took our dinner are offering their place. But luckily, we were referred to another couple who are renting a unit on the third floor of one of the buildings in the area.

The following morning, we explored the long street lined on both sides with footwear stores. I have never seen so many shoes and slippers in one area. At the end of the long road, we turned to the right and visited this beautiful church of Liliw - St. John the Baptist Catholic Church.

The church has a very elegant facade and a bricked baroque style architecture. According to a resident the mountain that is the backdrop of the church is Mt. Banahaw.

In front of the church are statues of saints, Mary and Jesus which seem to be guarding and are in eternal praise of God.

We visited the Adoration Chapel on the right

side of the Church before we left. It was a religious experience, so simple but so deep.