Images Of The Massive Church Complex Of The Miraculous Virgin Mary In Simala, Sibonga, Cebu City, Philippines

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Images Of All Saints' Day 2014 In Calamba Cemetery, 
V. Rama Avenue, Cebu City, Philippines

Pilgrims and catholic devotees 
all over the Philippines come to 
this massive church complex 
south of the city of Cebu, Philippines 
to offer their thanksgiving 
prayers and petitions 
anytime of the week 
all throughout the year. 
The center of the devotion of the people
is on the miraculous statue 
of the Virgin Mary, 
mother of Jesus Christ our savior, 
who said to have appeared 
on the site decades ago. 

Believe In Yourself

The church is in Simala, Sibonga 
a few hours to the south of the city of Cebu. 
Anyone can get there by bus 
or van in Cebu's South Terminal. 
As of this year 2014, 
the fare for the bus is about 60 pesos 
compared to the van which is 100 pesos
 but will take you right 
at the parking area of the church. 
The bus just drops along the highway 
where a lot of pedicabs await visitors 
going up to the hills 
where the church is located. 
Either way, 
one can get there safely. 


Believe In Happy Ever After

The church itself boasts 
of a well-painted ceiling 
of heavenly images 
and the Virgin Mary. 
And right above the altar 
is where the miraculous 
Virgin Mary is kept. 
To the left of the church 
is where the entrance
 to the Virgin Mary is located,
 and along the hallway are things 
(such as crutches used by disabled people) 
displayed as proofs of their healing. 
There are also letters wrote by people 
who had been healed 
in various illnesses or granted 
with their petitions and prayers. 
This entire area of the church 
is a source of hope for everyone 
who comes along to visit. 
There are countless letters 
of thanksgiving being displayed here 
to let people know 
that this church 
is truly a miraculous one. 
That no matter what our concerns are, 
what diseases we have, 
or how hard our problems are, 
we can be helped 
and there's always hope. 
It's like there is no impossibility.
But we have to bear in mind 
that the granting of petitions and prayers 
does not always depend on this church alone
 but on the kind of people we are 
and what is in our hearts. 
God will never listen to anyone 
who has selfish motives. 
If our petitions and prayers 
are for the good of everyone, 
or at least a lot of people 
not just ourselves, 
then surely God listens and grants.


Merry Christmas!