Our Lady of the Abandoned Parish Church (Marikina)

Roman Catholic church in Marikina, Philippines

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Church in Marikina, Philippines

Our Lady of the Abandoned Parish Church

Diocesan Shrine and Parish of Our Lady of the Abandoned
OLA Church

Dambanang Pandiyosesis at Parokya ng Ina ng mga Walang Mag-Ampon (Filipino)

The church in December 2023

14°37′50.165″N 121°5′46.348″E﻿ / ﻿14.63060139°N 121.09620778°E﻿ / 14.63060139; 121.09620778
Location| Santa Elena, Marikina
Country| Philippines
Denomination| Roman Catholic
Website| OLA Marikina
History
Status| Diocesan Shrine
Founded| 1572; 452 years ago (1572)
Dedication| Our Lady of the Abandoned
Consecrated| 1957; 67 years ago (1957)
Architecture
Architectural type| Church building
Style| Baroque
Completed| 1957; 67 years ago (1957)
Specifications
Materials| Adobe, sand, gravel, cement, mortar, and steel
Administration
Province| Manila
Diocese| Antipolo
Deanery| Our Lady of the Abandoned
Parish| Our Lady of the Abandoned
Clergy
Rector| Fr. Lamberto S. Ramos

The Diocesan Shrine and Parish of Our Lady of the Abandoned (Spanish: Santuario y Parroquia de Nuestra Señora de los Desamparados; Filipino: Dambanang Pandiyosesis at Parokya ng Ina ng mga Walang Mag-Ampon), better known as Our Lady of the Abandoned Parish Church, is a Roman Catholic church in Marikina, the Philippines. The church enshrines one of several images of the Madonna and Child venerated as miraculous, which has received a Pontifical decree of coronation.

The church itself is a testament of a religious controversy rooting back from Marikina's early history wherein both the Jesuits and Augustinians fought over the ecclesiastical control of the area.[1] The church is also known for featuring Metro Manila's longest Holy Week processions with around 87 floats as of 2023, and the third overall after the St. Augustine Parish in the Town of Baliuag and the San Isidro Labrador Parish in the Town of Pulilan, both located in the province of Bulacan and featuring at least 110 floats.[citation needed]

## History[edit]

National Historical Institute marker installed in 1990

Catholicism in what is now Marikina began when the settlement was again ceded to the Augustinians by the Jesuits. On 10 March 1687, Governor Gabriel Cruz Elasque ordered the transfer of Marikina to the oversight of the Augustinians and merged with the ministry of San Mateo. He instructed Don Juan Pimentel, the Mayor of Tondo, to vacate and demolish the visita of Jesús de la Peña as the Marikina River would flood the site during the rainy season. The visita could not accommodate the growing congregation, forcing the Austin friars to transfer operations across the Marikina to higher ground, where the much larger, present structure was built. The church was subsequently made an independent parish in 1690.

The church suffered major damages during the tumultuous years of the Philippine–American War in the early 1900s and the carillion was totally destroyed during the second world war. By 1957, OLA church was restored and refurbished by Father Silvestre dela Cruz of Archdiocese of Manila with the help from various religious and civic organisations.[2]

On 5 August 2007, which is the Feast of the Dedication of the Basilica of St. Mary Major in Rome, the Bishop of Antipolo, Gabriel V. Reyes, D.D., consecrated the Parish Church of Our Lady of the Abandoned as a diocesan shrine in honor of Our Lady under the title Maria, Inang Mapag-Ampon ng Marikina, Nuestra Señora de los Desamparados. On 8 September 2007, a little more than a month after the dedication of the church as a shrine, Bishop Francisco de Leon, who had been appointed by Pope Benedict XVI as Auxiliary Bishop of Antipolo, was assigned by the Bishop of Antipolo as Parish Priest of Our Lady of the Abandoned. Msgr. Mariano Balbago Jr. relinquished the title of parish priest, but was appointed Rector and Parish Administrator, assisting Bishop De Leon in his duties. Upon the departure of Msgr. Balbago from the shrine and parish, Bishop De Leon was also appointed rector by the Bishop of Antipolo, but this time assisted by vice rector and parish administrator Fr. Reynante U. Tolentino.[citation needed]

## Architecture[edit]

Statues of the apostles at the top of the pillars around the side of the church

The church was first constructed from bamboo and leaves by the Augustinian friars in a place called Chorillo (present-day Barangka) on 1572. On 1687, the real construction began in its present location to stabilize an ecclesiastical jurisdiction over the area. Constructed in Baroque style, it is characterized by a heavily fortified facade, large-scale ceiling paintings, a dramatic central projection of the facade, a round-style pediment for the bell-tower and the opulent blending of painting and architecture.

## Venerated Marian image[edit]

On 23 October 1791, the church was consecrated by the Archdiocese of Manila for the Virgin's said title so that it could not be used for any secular purpose. In 1898, during the Philippine–American War, the first image was burnt along with pertinent records of the devotion in Marikina. In 1902, a new image was created, and is the one presently venerated in the parish.

The community initially approached the Apostolic Nuncio to petition for the Canonical Coronation of the image; however, the petition was declined due to few supporting documents.[citation needed] Meanwhile, then Bishop of Antipolo Crisostomo Yalung honored the Patrona with an Episcopal Coronation to remember the 100th Anniversary of the venerated image. The celebration was held on 12 May 2002, wherein the coronation was facilitated by Former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.

Pope Benedict XVI granted the venerated image a decree of canonical coronation on 22 April 2005, one of his first formal institutional acts as a pope. The coronation would later take place on 23 October 2005.[3] Former Archbishop of Manila, Gaudencio Rosales presided over the Mass and canonical rites together with the Antipolo Bishop, Gabriel V. Reyes.

## Shrine rectors[edit]

Name | Years serving | Assignment

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Mariano T. Balbago Jr. | 2007 - 2009 | Rector and Parish Administrator
Francisco M. de Leon | 2009 - 2016 | Rector and Parish Priest
Reynante U. Tolentino | 2009 - 2016 | Vice-Rector and Parish Administrator
Reynante U. Tolentino | 2016 - 2017 | Acting Rector and Parish Priest
Pedro C. Cañonero | 2017 - 2019 | Shrine Rector and Parish Priest
Francisco Louie M. Deang Jr. | 2019 - 2021 | Shrine Rector and Parish Administrator
Lamberto S. Ramos | 2021 - present | Shrine Rector and Parish Administrator

Assisting[when?] in the Pastoral Team of the parish are as follows:[citation needed]

* Sandy Anonuevo
* Casiano Anthony Cotiamco

## Gallery[edit]

* Nuestra Señora de los Desamparados in front of the OLA Church

* A closer view of the altar with the massive overhead arches

* Arches are a common feature of the church.

* An inside view of the OLA Church

* Another view from the aisle

* The Our Lady of Abandoned's ceiling is painted with various images of Jesus' ministry according to the Bible.

* A ceiling painting of the main dome depicting the descent of the Holy Spirit as tongues of fire which settled over the head of each of Jesus' disciples

* Virgen de los Desamparados de Marikina

* Exterior statue

* Our Lady of the Abandoned Church

## See also[edit]

* Religion portal
* Christianity portal
* Catholicism portal

* Jesus dela Peña Chapel
* Virgen de los Desamparados

## References[edit]

1. ^ Buenconsejo, Maria Lourdes (April 2013). Marikina 1630. Marikina City Library.
2. ^ Buenconsejo, Maria Lourdes (April 2013). Marikina 1630. Marikina City Library.
3. ^ "first marian image canonically crowned under pope benedict xvi". ucanews.com. November 6, 2005.

## External links[edit]

* Media related to Our Lady of the Abandoned Parish Church (Marikina) at Wikimedia Commons

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