National Shrine of Our Mother of Perpetual Help,Baclaran Church

National Shrine of Our Mother of Perpetual Help

The National Shrine of Our Mother of Perpetual Help also known as the Redemptorist church, popularly known as the Baclaran church is a prominent Latin-rite Roman Catholic church in the Philippines.

It remains open seven days a week for 24 hours a day. Wednesday is popularly known as Baclaran Day, where religious devotees offer a novena for the Blessed Virgin Mary.

The parish celebrates its annual feast day on June 27.

The shrine has been graced and blessed by Blessed Pope John Paul II, who visited the shrine during his Apostolic Visit in Manila in 1981.

Candelarium (commonly known as the Candle Chapel). This is where devotees light a candle for their prayer petitions.

My blah:

Best time to go to this sanctuary is early in the morning as traffic of vehicles and flock of devotees can be avoided. The early morning breeze, the structure, and the old-architecture of the buildings in the compound would send you feeling like you were in the past, the Spanish era if I may call it. As you head out of the compound, check out the huge display of ready to wear clothes, accessories, and novelty items. Be ready to haggle with the prices since you are not buying a signature item on this area.  

Note: Important details posted here were lifted from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia and at http://baclaranovena.org

Schedule:

Regular Days (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday)

Masses	Language
6:45 am	Tagalog
9:30 am	English
5:45 pm	English

Wednesdays

Masses	Language
5:30 am (Novena/Mass)	Tagalog
7:00 am (Mass)	English
8:00 am (Mass)	English
9:00 am (Novena/Benediction)	English
10:00 am (Novena/Benediction)	English
10:45 am (Novena/Mass)	Tagalog
1:45 pm (Novena/Mass)	Tagalog
3:00 pm (Novena/Benediction)	Tagalog
4:00 pm (Novena/Benediction)	English
4:45 pm (Novena/Mass)	English
6:00 pm (Novena/Benediction)	English
7:00 pm (Novena/Benediction)	English

Sundays

Masses	Language
6:00 am	Tagalog
7:30 am (Mass for the Elderly)	Tagalog
9:00 am	English
10:30 am	English
2:00 pm (Children's Mass)	Tagalog
3:30 pm	Tagalog
5:00 pm	Tagalog
6:30 pm	English
8:00 pm	English

Mailing Address:
National Shrine of Our Mother of Perpetual Help Redemptorist, Baclaran
Parañaque City 1700