Consecrated 1994 | Opened 1994 Dedication Divine Mercy | |
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Website nationalshrineofthedivinemercy.org.ph Founder(s) Rev. Fr. Vicente Robles Materials Sand, Gravel, Cement, Mortar Similar San Isidro Labrador Church, Santa Monica Parish Ch, Casa Real Shrine, Birthplace of General Isidoro To, Obando Church | ||
The National Shrine of The Divine Mercy (Filipino-Spanish: Pambansáng Dambana ng Jesús del Divino Misericordia) is a church dedicated to the Divine Mercy in Marilao, Bulacan, the Philippines. It was elevated to the status of National Shrine by Archbishop Orlando Quevedo of the Catholic Bishop(s) Conference of the Philippines. The first Mass was held at the site on February 2, 1992, the Feast of the Presentation.
Features
At the back of the church is a model of Calvary with life-sized statues of the Stations of the Cross. The Guadalupe Chapel at the church basement where the picture of Our Lady is enthroned with its flowing water that many pilgrims consider healing. The Rosary Hill, Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes where people can pray for good health, the Grotto of the Resurrection for long as they hear the water gush from the falls. The Shrine offers the Little Poland Museum that feature depictions of the house and basement where Pope John Paul II lived, the Chapel where St. Faustina Kowalska had a vision of the Divine Mercy and the prison cell of St. Maximillian Kolbe where he was martyred.