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SENIOR BYAHERO
Ever since I retired, I did many things that I never thought I will do. One of them was during my recent visit to Obando, and doing its famous fertility dance.
I was not asking Santa Clara to give me a child, but it was more of dance of gratitude for giving me the strength to do man
San Pascual Baylón Parish-Diocesan Shrine of Nuestra Señora de la Inmaculada Concepcion de Salambao in Obando, Bulacan.
(OBANDO CHURCH / CBCP / MANILA BULLETIN)
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) declared the elevation of Obando Church into a national shrine on Wednesday during their plenary assembly.
Obando Church announced the news on its Facebook page on the same day.
It will be the fourth national shrine in the Diocese of Malolos, joining the National Shrine and Parish of the Divine Mercy (Marilao), National Shrine and Parish of St. Anne (Hagonoy), and National Shrine and Parish of Our Lady of Fatima (Valenzuela).