The Mother of all Churches, Cathedrals and Basilicas of the Philippines.
It is dedicated to Our Lady who has miraculously interceded to oust the dictatorship in a peaceful and bloodless uprising that is now world renowned as the People Power Revolution of 1986.
Nuestra Señora de Guia (Our Lady of Guidance) in Ermita Church is the oldest Marian image in the Philippines.
The National Shrine of Our Mother of Perpetual Help in Baclaran, Paranaque, Philippines is the biggest shrine in the world dedicated to Our Mother of Perpetual Help.
Prayer for Easing of Financial Difficulties
Dear Lord, I have been taught that money is not what is most important, yet money is often a problem in life. These latest financial difficulties are particularly hard. Help me to use money wisely-to resist buying what I do not need and to stop comparing my possessions with those of others. Grant me what I need in this life, so that I may care for myself and those dear to me, with enough to share with those less fortunate. Amen.
Prayer for Peace (St. Francis of Assisi)
Lord, make me an instrument of your peace
Where there is hatred, let me sow love;
Where there is injury, pardon;
Where there is doubt, faith;
Where there is despair, hope;
Where there is darkness, light,
Where there is sadness, joy.
Divine Master, grant that I may not so much
seek to be consoled, as to console;
to be understood, as to understand;
to be loved, as to love.
For it is in giving that we receive;
it is in pardoning that we are pardoned;
and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life.
Regina Coeli
V. Queen ofheaven, rejoice, alleluia!
R. Forhe, whom you did merit to bear, alleluia!
V. Has risen as he said, alleluia!
R. Pray for us God, alleluia!
V. Rejoice and be glad, O Virgin Mary, alleluia!
R. For the Lord has truly risen, alleluia!
Let us Pray:
God, who gave joy to the world through the resurrection of your Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, grant we beseech you, that through the intercession of the Virgin Mary, his Mother, we may obtain the joys of everlasting life. Through the same Christ, our Lord, Amen.
