Baclaran 75th Pilgrimage Congress

The Logo

Day 1, 23 June

Main Theme

The Congress, held from 23 - 25 June 2023, celebrates 75 years of devotion to Our Mother of Perpetual Help (1948 - 2023) at Baclaran church, Philippines, by the Redemptorists.

Main Theme

Day 1, 23 June

Main Theme

Main theme of the Congress: "Amen, Blessings & Thanksgiving".

Day 1, 23 June

Sub-Theme:

Amen: The Many Faces of Our Mother of Perpetual Help (OMPH)

Moderator:

Bro. Manuel Sapitula, PhD.

Day 2, 24 June

Day 1, 23 June

Sub-Theme:

Blessings, Thanksgiving and the Devotional Relationship

Moderator:

Fr. Rico John Bilangel, C.Ss.R.

Day 3, 25 June

Day 2, 24 June

Day 3, 25 June

Sub-Theme:

Debo["Mi"]syon: Devotion and Mission

Moderator:

Fr. Victorino A. Cueto, C.Ss.R.

The Card

Day 2, 24 June

Day 3, 25 June

We are ready!

Prologue

Fr. Bert, C.Ss.R.

With Fr. Edilberto "Bert" Cepe, C.Ss.R., Redemptorist Provincial in Cebu.

Fr. Ino, C.Ss.R.

Fr. Bert, C.Ss.R.

With Fr. Victorino A. Cueto, C.Ss.R., Vice Provincial of Singapore and Malaysia.

Frs. Ivel, C.Ss.R. & Ben Ma, C.Ss.R.

With Fr. Ivel Mendanha, C.Ss.R., (left) and Fr. Jovencio L. Ma, C.Ss.R. (right), Coordinator of Asia-Oceania..

Fr. Rogerio Gomes, C.Ss.R.

Frs. Ivel, C.Ss.R. & Ben Ma, C.Ss.R.

With Fr. Rogerio Gomes, C.Ss.R., Superior General of the Redemptorist Congregation.

Day 1, 23 June

Congress Opening

Opening of the 75th Baclaran Pilgrimage outside Baclaran church on 23 June 2023. Sr. Alice is seen holding the OSSR board (arrowed). Click on videos to view "Opening Ceremony".

Processing

Congress Opening

Processing into the church, holding the OSSR banner high. View the video on "Processing into Church".

In the church

Congress Opening

In the church

Together in the church as God's people.

Reflection

Eucharistic Celebration

In the church

Insightful reflection by Fr. Ivel on the Icon of Our Mother of Perpetual Help that has made a lasting impression on the lives of people - that with Jesus through Mary, there is new life, despite all the brokenness and sufferings.

Eucharistic Celebration

The beautiful Altar.

Cultural Night

Eucharistic Celebration

The three O.Ss.R. Sisters (from Left to Right): Karine Lucente, Alice Laurente Agosto, and Fides Borgonia, at Cultural Night on Day 2 (24 June 2023)

Day 2, 24 June

Waiting

Procession

Waiting for the Procession to commence.

Procession

Proudly bearing the icon of Our Mother of Perpetual Help, the icon bearers embarked on the Procession around the Baclaran church.

Sharing

Procession

Enduring the race

Sharing experiences at Congress. People were saved because they shared stories of what it means to be saved.

Enduring the race

Baclaran is a Sacred Space

Enduring the race

Hebrews 12:1

"Therefore, since we have so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us also lay aside every encumbrance and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us."

Cultural Night

Baclaran is a Sacred Space

Showcasing the Cebu cultural dress: a wraparound skirt or "Tapis".

Baclaran is a Sacred Space

"Baclaran shall always be in the in-between. Baclaran is a church, yes, it is a shrine, a place, a sacred space. Baclaran is about to be born. The everyday ordinary people who had offered their hopes and their dreams, their pains and their sufferings at the altar at Baclaran. It is the everyday ordinary people who come from all walks of life. Baclaran is about a mother and her son, because Our Mother of Perpetual Help as we make her known, we continuously make Him known." - Fr. Ino, "the man behind the Celebrations", thanking attendees at Cultural Night. Watch video of Night's event: click here.

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Day 3, 25 June

Breakfast & Federation

Having breakfast with Fr. Rogerio Gomes, C.Ss.R., Superior General of the Redemptorist Congregation, and informally discussing the proposal to form an English-speaking Federation amongst English-speaking monasteries.

Together

Breakfast & Federation

Together with OSsR, OSR and Redemptorist novices.

Apostolic Nuncio

Breakfast & Federation

Apostolic Nuncio

Apostolic Nuncio to the Philippines, His Excellency, the Most Reverend Archbishop Charles John Brown, D.D., presided at the Holy Eucharist Celebration.

Miraculous Image

Apostolic Nuncio

In his homily, Apostolic Nuncio to the Philippines spoke of the miraculous image of the Icon of Our Mother of Perpetual Help, because "it transmits the loving presence of Mary, the loving perpetual help of Mary, the help of Mary which is always and forever".

OMPH Exhibits

Miraculous Image

OMPH Exhibits

Exhibits at the shrine feature images of Our Mother of Perpetual Help (OMPH) and other memorabilia. Click here for e-PDF on images extracted from Buen Viaje PH Facebook.

Recap

Miraculous Image

OMPH Exhibits

Recap of the Third Day of Baclaran Pilgrimage Congress: "Amen: 75 Taon ng Pagpapala at Pasasalamat Debo(Mi)syon! 1948-2023", June 25, Baclaran Church / Facebook.

Epilogue

Baclaran Pilgrimage Congress

The Vice Province of Manila organized a 3-day Pilgrimage Congress to commemorate 75 years of the Shrine of Our Mother of Perpetual Help at the Shrine in Baclaran in Manila. There were over 350 participants consisting of Confreres, lay partners for the mission, Redemptorist lay collaborators and associates, as well as the RYVM from each of the Communities of the Manila Vice-Province and the Province of Cebu in the Philippines. There were also delegates, mostly confreres from Malaysia and Singapore, Vietnam, Thailand, Oceania, Indonesia, and Burkina Faso in Africa. The chief guests were the Superior General himself, Fr Rogério Gomes, and the Consultor General, Fr Joseph Ivel Mendanha.

(A video from Scala News, YouTube Audio Library )