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Lenten Pilgrimage Of Faith To Bataan

Joined the Lenten Pilgrimage to Bataan arranged by Green Faith Travels.  Our pilgrimage chaplain is Fr. Jason Laguerta.

Meet-up is at McDonald's, Greenbelt around 4AM, where we would be having our breakfast.

Left Makati a few minutes past 5AM.  We also stopped at Balintawak to pick-up the rest of the pilgrims.


 Stopped at Total Gas Station along the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) for a restroom break.

Our first Church is the San Pedro de Verona Parish at Hermosa.

"We humbly request for the particular grace of Faith, that our Faith be firm and fruitful.  We will hold on to our Faith amidst the trials and temptations of life.  We will show our Faith with the proper change of heart and with good deeds done with our hands."

Our second Church is Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Parish in Orani.


"We humbly ask for the grace of fidelity, that is faithfulness to our calling, commitment and careers."

Our third stop is St. Catherine of Siena Parish at Samal.


"We humbly ask for the grace of filial devotion and dedication to our Lord.  We completely attach our lives to Him, aligning our ways and will to His very life."

For our seventh and eight station of the Cross is St. Dominic de Guzman Parish at Abucay.


"We humbly ask our almighty God for the grace of consistency, commitment and continuity in the practice of our faith."

For lunch, we stopped at Ihaw-Ihaw sa Tagle's at Balanga.


We also visited Msgr. Antonio Dumaual at Residencia Sacerdotal, which is just a stone's throw away from where we had our lunch.

Our fifth Church is the Cathedral Parish of St. Joseph in Balanga.


"We humbly ask the grace to be touched and transformed by God's hands to be truly his image and likeness.  We fervently surrender ourselves to God and unconditionally cooperate with Him in order to mold us and bring out the best and the beauty in us."

Our sixth Church is Our Lady of the Pillar Parish at Pilar.


"We humbly ask for the grace of solidarity with people entrusted to our care and strength amidst sufferings and sorrows in life."

Our seventh and last Church is St. Michael the Archangel Parish at Orion.


"We humbly ask for the grace of strength against temptations and trials in life.  We meekly solicit God's guidance and abiding graces to sustain and support us in our daily struggles."

On our way back to Makati, we stopped at Caltex Mega Station along NLEX for a restroom break.

Concluding Prayer

Ever-loving Jesus
we pray for pilgrims
who leave the comfort and luxury
of their places and homes,
to go through difficulties,
detachment and deprivation,
in order to stand in reverence,
in contrition and in thanksgiving,
in your presence
in these holy place and shrines.

May they find
what they are searching for,
receive what they ask for,
and experience what they need,
in their pilgrimage of life.

We pray for pilgrims
who are returning home:
may they be safe,
may they be renewed in spirit,
may they be completely healed,
and fully converted,
so that, as they go back
to their families and communities,
they may become your true witnesses,
faithful sharers of your caring words
and saving works,
and thus bring others back to you,
as we all journey together in this life,
towards you and for you.
Amen.

posted by ~GFA~ @ 3/02/2013 10:00:00 PM