National Shrine of Our Lady of Aranzazu

FEAST OF IMMACULATE CONCEPTION OF MARY
2017-12-08 | Shrine & Parish of Our Lady of Aranzazu, Diocesan Shrine and Parish of Nuestra Señora de Aranzazu Gen. Luna Ave, San Mateo, Rizal, 1850, Philippines
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CLOSING OF 300 YEARS CELEBRATION
2017-12-09 08:00 - 17:00 (Asia/Shanghai) | Shrine & Parish of Our Lady of Aranzazu, Diocesan Shrine and Parish of Nuestra Señora de Aranzazu Gen. Luna Ave, San Mateo, Rizal, 1850, Philippines
ARANZAZU 300 CLOSING
Mga ka-Dambana, sa darating na ika-9 ng Disyembre, Sabado, ang pagtatapos ng ating Tercentennial Year Celebration.
Halina’t tayo ay maki-isa sa mga gawain bilang pagpupugay at pasasalamat sa ating patrona, ang Birhen ng Bayang San Mateo, Nuestra Señora de Aranzazu!
Ang sumusunod ang mga gawain sa darating na ika-9 ng Disyembre (December 9), Sabado.
1:00 PM | Aranzazu: An Original Musical Play
3:00 PM | Grand Motorcade
5:00 PM | Procession
5:45 PM | Grand Enthronement
6:00 PM | Eucharistic Celebration
7:00 PM | Grand Salu-Salo and Book Launch
Ave! Ave! Viva la Virgen!
#Aranzazu300 #AranzazuEvents
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2017 SIMBANG GABI SA DSPNSDA
2017-12-15 04:00 - 2017-12-24 05:00 | Shrine & Parish of Our Lady of Aranzazu, Diocesan Shrine and Parish of Nuestra Señora de Aranzazu Gen. Luna Ave, San Mateo, Rizal, 1850, Philippines
Different chapels will also have the anticipated Simbang Gabi mass from December 15 to December 23 . These chapels are as follows:
– Guitnangbayan 1
-‎ Villa 1
-‎ Abuab
-‎ Patiis
-‎ Limazon
-‎ Riza
The masses on the aforementioned chapels will start at 7:00PM.
Following the same dates, other chapels will start the anticipated mass at 8:30PM. These are:
– Dulongbayan 1
-‎ Divine Mercy
-‎ Lamar
-‎ Guitnangbayan 2
-‎ Bankers
-‎ Easterview
The Christmas Eve mass will be celebrated on December 24, 2017 at 7:30 PM, while the New Year’s Eve mass will be on December 31, 2017 at 7:00 PM.
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2017 FEAST OF THE HOLY FAMILY
2017-12-31 - 2018-01-01 | Shrine & Parish of Our Lady of Aranzazu, Diocesan Shrine and Parish of Nuestra Señora de Aranzazu Gen. Luna Ave, San Mateo, Rizal, 1850, Philippines

PAMIMINTUHO SA BIRHEN
2018-01-09 | Shrine & Parish of Our Lady of Aranzazu, Diocesan Shrine and Parish of Nuestra Señora de Aranzazu Gen. Luna Ave, San Mateo, Rizal, 1850, Philippines

PROCESSION - FEAST OF THE BLACK NAZARENE
2018-01-09 18:00 - 21:00 | Shrine & Parish of Our Lady of Aranzazu, Diocesan Shrine and Parish of Nuestra Señora de Aranzazu Gen. Luna Ave, San Mateo, Rizal, 1850, Philippines

MUSICAL PLAY - ARANZAZU @ 300
2018-01-13 | Shrine & Parish of Our Lady of Aranzazu, Diocesan Shrine and Parish of Nuestra Señora de Aranzazu Gen. Luna Ave, San Mateo, Rizal, 1850, Philippines

V.O.L.A.R. LAUNCH OF THE YEAR OF CLERGY
2018-01-19 16:00 - 22:00 | Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary, Iloilo St., Brgy, Rodriguez, Rizal, Rodriguez, Rizal, Philippines
For the Delegates within the Parishes under the Vicariate of Our Lady of Aranzazu:
4:00pm – Assembly Time DSPNSDA
4:30pm – Departure Time DSPNSDA
5:00pm – Arrival / Registration VDLS
6:00pm – Holy Mass
7:00pm – Programme
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42ND STO. NIÑO FESTIVAL
2018-01-21 12:00 - 18:00 | Shrine & Parish of Our Lady of Aranzazu, Diocesan Shrine and Parish of Nuestra Señora de Aranzazu Gen. Luna Ave, San Mateo, Rizal, 1850, Philippines
2018 Sto Nino Festival
Diocesan Shrine and Parish of Nuestra Sra De Aranzazu
San Mateo, Rizal
12:30 ng hapon – pagtitipon ng mga Imahen ng Sto Nino sa simbahan.
1:30 ng hapon – Misa ng Pasasalamat
Punong Tagapagdiwang – Rev Fr Benny Manahan De Guzman SJ
2:30 ng hapon – Sto Nino Festival 2018
Hermano Mayor – Mayor Tina Diaz
Hermano Menor – Kag Sendong Atanacio
Hermano Menor 2019 – Kap Butchoy Cruz
Paalala po sa mga tagapag-alaga ng Sto Nino na magsimba sa darating na Biyernes ika 19 ng Enero sa ganap na ika 6 ng gabi, ito po ang pagtatapos ng ating Gallery of Sto Ninos at pag uuwi ng inyong mga alagang Sto Nino. Salamat po!

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MUSICAL PLAY - ARANZAZU@300
2018-01-27 | Shrine & Parish of Our Lady of Aranzazu, Diocesan Shrine and Parish of Nuestra Señora de Aranzazu Gen. Luna Ave, San Mateo, Rizal, 1850, Philippines

NATIONAL BIBLE MONTH CULMINATING ACTIVITY
2018-01-28 13:00 - 16:00 | Nuestra Señora de Aranzazu Parochial School, Gen Luna St, Guitnang Bayan-1, San Mateo, Rizal, 1850, Philippines

FEAST - PRESENTATION OF THE LORD
2018-02-02 | Shrine & Parish of Our Lady of Aranzazu, Diocesan Shrine and Parish of Nuestra Señora de Aranzazu Gen. Luna Ave, San Mateo, Rizal, 1850, Philippines
Today the Church celebrates the feast of the Presentation of the Lord which occurs forty days after the birth of Jesus and is also known as Candlemas day, since the blessing and procession of candles is included in today’s liturgy.
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FEAST - ST. BLAISE
2018-02-03 | Shrine & Parish of Our Lady of Aranzazu, Diocesan Shrine and Parish of Nuestra Señora de Aranzazu Gen. Luna Ave, San Mateo, Rizal, 1850, Philippines
The Feast of St. Blaise

ADOPTED FROM FR. WILLIAM SAUNDERS

Unfortunately, what is known about the life of St. Blaise derives from various traditions. His feast day is celebrated in the East on Feb. 11 and in the West on Feb. 3 (although it was observed on Feb. 15 until the 11th century). All sources agree that St. Blaise was the Bishop of Sebaste in Armenia who suffered martyrdom under Licinius about AD 316. (Remember that Emperor Constantine had legalized the practice of Christianity in 313, but Licinius, his ally and co-emperor who had concurred in legalizing Christianity, betrayed him and began persecuting the Church. Constantine defeated Licinius in 324.) From here, e rely on the tradition which has been associated with our liturgical celebrations over the centuries, which does not necessarily preempt their veracity or accuracy.
In accord with various traditions, St. Blaise was born to rich and noble parents, and received a Christian education. He was a physician before being consecrated a bishop at a young age. Although such a statement seems terse, keep in mind that at that time the local community usually nominated a man to be a bishop based on his outstanding holiness and leadership qualities; he in turn was then examined and consecrated by other bishops with the approval of the Holy Father. Therefore, St. Blaise must have been a great witness of our Faith, to say the least.
During the persecution of Licinius, St. Blaise, receiving some divine command, moved from the town, and lived as a hermit in a cave. Wild animals visited, and he healed any that were sick and wounded. One day, a group of hunters gathering wild beasts for the ame in the amphitheater discovered St. Blaise and seized him. As he was being taken to the governor Agricolaus, the governor of Cappadocia and Lesser Armenia, St. Blaise encountered a woman whose pig was being seized by a wolf; St. Blaise commanded the wolf to release the pig, and it was freed unhurt.
While in prison, he miraculously cured a small boy who was choking to death on a fishbone lodged in his throat. Also, the woman whose pig had been saved brought St. Blaise candles so that his cell would have light and he could read the sacred Scriptures.
Eventually, Agricolaus condemned St. Blaise for upholding his Christian faith rather than apostatizing. He was tortured with the iron comb (an instrument designed for combing wool but was used here for shredding the skin) and finally beheaded.
By the sixth century, St. Blaise’s intercession was invoked for diseases of the throat in the East. As early as the eighth century, records attest to the veneration of St Blaise in Europe, and he became one of the most popular saints in the spiritual life of the Middle Ages. Many altars were dedicated to his honor, and even the Abbey of St. Blaise in southern Germany claimed to have some of his relics.
St. Blaise is also venerated as one of the “Fourteen Holy Helpers,” a group of saints invoked as early as the 12th century in Germany and who are honored on Aug. 8: St. Denis of Paris (headache and rabies), St. Erasmus or Elmo (colic and cramp), St. Blaise (throat ailments), St. Barbara (lightning, fire, explosion and sudden and unprepared death), St. Margaret (possession and pregnancy), St. Catherine of Alexandria (philosophers and students, and wheelwrights), St. George (protector of soldiers), Sts. Achatius and Eustace (hunters), St. Pantaleon (tuberculosis), St. Giles (epilepsy, insanity, and sterility), St. Cyriac (demonic possession), St. Vitus (epilepsy), and St. Christopher (travelers). The German Dominicans promoted this veneraion, particularly at the Church of St. Blaise in Regensburg (c. 1320).
One reason for St. Blaise’s popularity arose from the fact he was a physician who cured, even performing miraculous cures. Thereby, those who were sick, especially with throat ailments, invoked his intercession. Eventually the custom of the blessing of throats arose, whereby the priest held two crossed candles over the heads of the faithful or touched their throats with them while he invoked the prayer of the saint and imparted God’s blessing. In our present Roman Ritual, the priest prays, “Through the intercession of St. Blaise, bishop and martyr, may God deliver you from every disease of the throat and from every other illness, in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.” This practice continues in many parishes on St. Blaise’s feast day.
While we invoke St. Blaise for his protection against any physical ailment of the throat, we should also ask is protection against any spiritual ailment — profanity, cursing, unkind remarks, detraction or gossip. St. James reminds us, “If a man who does not control his tongue imagines that he is devout, he is self-deceived; his worship is pointless” (1:26) and later, “We use [the tongue] to say, Praised be the Lord and Father’; then we use it to curse men, though they are made in the likeness of God. Blessing and curse come out of the same mouth. This ought not to be, my brothers!” (3:9-10). Therefore, may St. Blaise protect us from all evil, physical and spiritual, which may attack the throat.
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ASH WEDNESDAY 2018
2018-02-14 | Shrine & Parish of Our Lady of Aranzazu, Diocesan Shrine and Parish of Nuestra Señora de Aranzazu Gen. Luna Ave, San Mateo, Rizal, 1850, Philippines

PROCESSION VIA MATRIS DOLOROSA
2018-03-23 18:00 - 20:00 | Shrine & Parish of Our Lady of Aranzazu, Diocesan Shrine and Parish of Nuestra Señora de Aranzazu Gen. Luna Ave, San Mateo, Rizal, 1850, Philippines
The Way of the Sorrowful Mother
Devotion to the Mother of Sorrows is as old as the Cross. From the throne of the Cross, the Savior focused the world’s attention on his Mother: “Behold your Mother,” Jesus said. The Via Crucis and the Via Matris are closely associated. Christ prophesied: “And, if I be lifted up will draw all unto myself.” His Mother, standing at the foot of the Cross, also draws all unto herself. No argument as to which “way” is greater or more fruitful. Both center on the same Subject, but one as seen through the eyes of his Mother. God-inspired Simeon in the temple prophesied about the child Jesus and laid the direct biblical foundation for the Via Matris, encouraging Christians to contemplate Mary in her sorrows. “And Simeon blessed them and said to Mary, his Mother, ‘Behold, this child is destined for the fall and for the rise of many in Israel, and for a sign that shall be contradicted. And your own soul a sword shall pierce, that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed.'” The reason Simeon gave was not founded on the fact that Mary was Immaculate or the Mother of Jesus, not that she was to be Queen of heaven and earth, but specifically as a tender object of meditation for all future ages “that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed.”
The Via Matris, depicting the seven main sorrows of Mary, is set up in churches and chapels that Christians may meditate, be inspired, and be encouraged while dwelling on Mary’s sword-pierced heart.
Like the Via Crucis, the history and origin of the Via Matris lie buried in the obscurity of the Middle Ages. The Franciscans initiated the Way of the Cross, and the Servants of Mary (Servites), founded like the Franciscans in the 13th century, brought the Way of the Mother in its present form before the public.

1. THE PROPHECY OF SIMEON ―And Simeon blessed them and said to Mary his mother, ‗Behold, this child is set for the fall and rising of many in Israel, and for a sign that is spoken against, and a sword will pierce through your own soul also, that thoughts out of many hearts may be revealed‖ (Luke 2:34–35). Holy Mother of God, I remember the sorrow of your heart upon hearing Simeon‘s prophecy, and I desire to contemplate with you the Face of Jesus, ―a light for revelation to the Gentiles, and for glory to God‘s people Israel‖ (cf. Luke 2:32). One Our Father and seven Hail Marys Holy Mother, this impart, Deeply print within my heart, All the wounds my Savior bore.

2. THE FLIGHT INTO EGYPT ―And an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, Rise, take the child and his mother, and flee to Egypt, and remain there till I tell you; for Herod is about to search for the child to destroy him.‘ And he rose and took the child and his mother by night, and departed to Egypt, and remained there until the death of Herod. This was to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet, ‗Out of Egypt have I called my Son‘‖ (Matthew 2:13–15). Holy Mother of God, I remember the sorrow of your heart at the flight into Egypt by night, and I desire to contemplate with you the Face of Jesus, born ―to save his people from their sins‖ (Matthew 1:21). One Our Father and seven Hail Marys Holy Mother, this impart, Deeply print within my heart, All the wounds my Savior bore.

3. THE LOSS OF JESUS FOR THREE DAYS ―And when they saw him they were astonished; and his mother said to him, ‗Son, why have you treated us so? Behold, your father and I have been looking for you anxiously.‘ And he said to them, ‗How is it that you sought me? Did you not know that I must be in my Father‘s house?‘‖ (Luke 2:48–49). Holy Mother of God, I remember the sorrow of your heart when together with Saint Joseph you searched for Jesus for three days, and I desire to contemplate with you the Face of Jesus, ―full of grace and truth‖ (John 1:14). One Our Father and seven Hail Marys 3 Holy Mother, this impart, Deeply print within my heart, All the wounds my Savior bore.

4. HER MEETING JESUS, CARRYING HIS CROSS ―He was oppressed and was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth; like a lamb that is led to the slaughter, and like a sheep that before its shearers is dumb, so he opened not his mouth. . . . Yet he bore the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors‖ (Isaiah 53:7, 12). Holy Mother of God, I remember the sorrow of your heart when you encountered your Jesus bearing His cross, and I desire to contemplate with you the Face of Jesus, ―despised and rejected by men‖ (Isaiah 53:3). One Our Father and seven Hail Marys Holy Mother, this impart, Deeply print within my heart, All the wounds my Savior bore.

5. HER STANDING BENEATH THE CROSS ON CALVARY ―But standing by the Cross of Jesus were his mother, and his mother‘s sister, Mary, the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. When Jesus saw his mother, and the disciple whom he loved standing near, he said to his mother, ‗Woman, behold your son!‘ Then he said to the disciple, ‗Behold, your mother!‘ And from that hour the disciple took her to his own home‖ (John 19:25-27). Holy Mother of God, I remember the sorrow of your heart when you saw your Child‘s hands and feet nailed to the wood of the Cross and His side pierced by the soldier‘s lance, and I desire to contemplate with you the Face of Jesus Crucified, bowed in death. One Our Father and seven Hail Marys Holy Mother, this impart, Deeply print within my heart, All the wounds my Savior bore.

6. THE SACRED BODY OF JESUS, TAKEN DOWN FROM THE CROSS ―What can I say for you, to what compare you, O daughter of Jerusalem? What can I liken to you, that I may comfort you, O virgin daughter of Sion? For vast as the sea is your ruin; who can restore you? Cry aloud to the Lord! O daughter of Sion! Let tears stream down like a torrent day and night! Give yourself no rest, your eyes no respite‖ (Lamentations 2:13, 18). 4 Holy Mother of God, I remember the sorrow of your heart when you beheld the lifeless Body of Jesus taken down from the cross, and I desire to contemplate with you the Face of Jesus, ―beautiful above the sons of men‖ (Psalm 44:3). One Our Father and seven Hail Marys Holy Mother, this impart, Deeply print within my heart, All the wounds my Savior bore.

7. HER WITNESSING THE BURIAL OF THE SACRED BODY OF HER SON Joseph of Arimathea ―went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. Then he took it down and wrapped it in a linen shroud, and laid it in a rock–hewn tomb, where no one had ever yet been laid. It was the Day of Preparation, and the Sabbath was beginning. The women who had come with him from Galilee followed, and saw the tomb, and how the body was laid; then they returned, and prepared spices and ointments. On the Sabbath they rested according to the commandment‖ (Luke 23:52–55). Holy Mother of God, I remember the sorrow of your heart when you beheld the Body of Jesus wrapped in a linen shroud and laid in the tomb, and I desire to contemplate with you the Face of Jesus, covered with a veil in death. One Our Father and seven Hail Marys. Holy Mother, this impart, Deeply print within my heart, All the wounds my Savior bore.

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2018 NEW EVANGELIZATION CONFAB
2018-04-28 08:00 - 17:00 | Rizal
“UBASAN”
The Aranzazu New Evangelization Confab
In the spirit of New Evangelization the DSPNSDA is courageous to response to this urgent call of the Church through UBASAN – The Aranzazu New Evangelization Confab, a monthly common formation to all parish workers of the Diocesan Shrine and Parish of Nuestra Senora de Aranzazu.
‘Ubasan’ o binya (bakuran o taniman ng ubas) or vineyard is generally associated with a settled or peaceful life, a happy place where people can find happiness within the presence of others. In the Gospel it refers to the vineyard of the Lord, a symbol for a field of spiritual labor. It usually refers to the house of Israel of the Kingdom of God on earth (langit). It sometimes refers to the peoples of the world in general. Aranzazu New Evangelization Confab is an occasion for interactive discussion and unique learning opportunities for spiritual growth an increase of knowledge to Church doctrine.
The entire parish community will launch the UBASAN – The Aranzazu New Evangelization Confab on April 29, 2018, Sunday 2 o’clock in the afternoon, to be spearheaded by the Ministry of Evangelization and Lay Formation.

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2018 MARIOLOGY SEMINAR
2018-04-28 08:00 - 17:00 | Shrine & Parish of Our Lady of Aranzazu, Diocesan Shrine and Parish of Nuestra Señora de Aranzazu Gen. Luna Ave, San Mateo, Rizal, 1850, Philippines

2018 FLORES DE MAYO
2018-05-01 - 2018-05-31 | Shrine & Parish of Our Lady of Aranzazu, Diocesan Shrine and Parish of Nuestra Señora de Aranzazu Gen. Luna Ave, San Mateo, Rizal, 1850, Philippines

2018 CANONICAL CORONATION ANNIVERSARY EXIHIBIT
2018-05-04 10:00 - 2018-05-15 19:00 | Nuestra Señora de Aranzazu Parochial School, Gen Luna St, Guitnang Bayan-1, San Mateo, Rizal, 1850, Philippines
MARIA, INA NG MGA MANANAMPALATAYA: Marian Exhibit for Canonically Crowned Marian Images of the Philippines.
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BASIC MARIOLOGY SEMINAR
2018-05-08 08:00 - 17:30 | Shrine & Parish of Our Lady of Aranzazu, Diocesan Shrine and Parish of Nuestra Señora de Aranzazu Gen. Luna Ave, San Mateo, Rizal, 1850, Philippines

2018 LAKBAY ARANZAZU
2018-05-09 18:00 - 2018-08-24 22:00 | San Mateo, Rizal, San Mateo, Rizal, San Mateo, Rizal, 1850, Philippines

FEAST OF SENOR STO CRISTO DE BURGOS
2018-05-22 | San Mateo, Rizal, San Mateo, Rizal, San Mateo, Rizal, 1850, Philippines

SANTACRUZAN
2018-05-27 17:00 - 22:00 | Shrine & Parish of Our Lady of Aranzazu, Diocesan Shrine and Parish of Nuestra Señora de Aranzazu Gen. Luna Ave, San Mateo, Rizal, 1850, Philippines

INSTALLATION OF FR BEMBOL
2018-05-30 09:00 - 11:00 | Rizal

ANNIVERSARY: NSDA CANONICAL CORONATION
2018-05-31 | Shrine & Parish of Our Lady of Aranzazu, Diocesan Shrine and Parish of Nuestra Señora de Aranzazu Gen. Luna Ave, San Mateo, Rizal, 1850, Philippines

2018 ANNUAL PILGRIMAGE TO ANTIPOLO CATHEDRAL
2018-06-12 | Antipolo Cathedral, P. Oliveros Street, Antipolo, Rizal, 1870

2018 KASALANG BAYAN
2018-06-16 11:00 - 12:00 | Shrine & Parish of Our Lady of Aranzazu, Diocesan Shrine and Parish of Nuestra Señora de Aranzazu Gen. Luna Ave, San Mateo, Rizal, 1850, Philippines

EXHIBIT OF ARANZAZU IMAGES
2018-07-11 - 2018-07-24 | Shrine & Parish of Our Lady of Aranzazu, Diocesan Shrine and Parish of Nuestra Señora de Aranzazu Gen. Luna Ave, San Mateo, Rizal, 1850, Philippines

FLA PARENTING SEMINAR
2018-07-14 13:00 - 17:00 | Shrine & Parish of Our Lady of Aranzazu, Diocesan Shrine and Parish of Nuestra Señora de Aranzazu Gen. Luna Ave, San Mateo, Rizal, 1850, Philippines

CANONICAL ERECTION ANNIVERSARY
2018-07-17 | Shrine & Parish of Our Lady of Aranzazu, Diocesan Shrine and Parish of Nuestra Señora de Aranzazu Gen. Luna Ave, San Mateo, Rizal, 1850, Philippines
