The life-sized image of Mary, the Queen of Angels arrived at Sacrifice Valley in Hermosa town, considered the Pilgrimage Capital of the entire Province of Bataan last September 19, 2010, Sunday. The image shall be enshrined for two months at the Our Lady of Lourdes Convent which houses the offices and serves as the official residence of the professed sisters of the Order of the Missionaries of the Holy Spirit (OMHS Sisters).
The "Queen", arriving from Region 6 - Diocese of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Rizal Province accompanied by at least 60 sealed servants composed of senior and youth members of the Apostolic Catholic Church (ACC) in Metro Manila, was welcomed reverently and warmly by ACC members, clergies and faithful from Region 1 - Diocese of Our Lady of Perpetual Help which has jurisdiction over parishes in Barangay Sacrifice Valley and the provinces of Bataan and Zambales. The Auxiliaries in the area are led by HDM Bernadeth Nalaunan, Toka Auxiliary Chairman.
The official carriage bearing the image made a stop in front of the Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity, and was escorted in a solemn procession uphill the Convent.
The arrival of the "Queen" is the first major step towards preparations for the upcoming 5th Annual Anniversary Celebration of Region 13, the Diocese of the Queen of Angels, whose Youth Members stretch out as far as Luzon, Visayas, Mindanao and Overseas.
The Anniversary Celebration will be held from November 13-14, 2010 (Saturday and Sunday) at the Nature's Basilica Grounds in the pilgrimage center. His Eminence +Juanario Arvin T. Soriano, D.D., OMHS, Archbishop of Central Luzon, will be the main celebrant during the grand celebration.
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