The Virgin of Aranzazu is not only recognized for her miraculous intercession of healing. She is also the Protectress against the calamities (Protectora contra las clamidades).
Various testimonies of miraculous intercession during natural calamities (mostly about floods) were submitted as an act of gratitude. The Abella family of Barangay Guitnang Bayan 1 luckily experienced and witnessed an extraordinary miraculous appearance of the Mother and Queen of San Mateo:
Here’s the full text of their testimony:
The image of Nuestra Senora de Aranzazu appeared around half-past 1-midnight right after the flood subsided during the Ondoy typhoon last September 26, 2009. I was in front of our house in MH Del Pillar St. Guitnang Bayan I, I was checking on my car, when it was all dark because there was no electricity at that time; I was facing the public market of San Mateo, Rizal, and the direction towards Dulong Bayan. I saw with my own naked eyes, a huge image of ‘Nuestra’ amidst the total darkness. It was very bright and shining. Its size was very huge. The image was Nuestra in standing position. Its crown was very clear; the detail of its cape/ clothing was very bright. It was bronze in color. As I was staring at it, I recognize it was ‘Nuestra’. I immediately called my wife, Lalanie Abella, my brother Govanni Abella and my cousin, Reina Layug. We all witnessed the miraculous appearance of Nuestra’s image, same as the one in logo of this paper. The image lasted approximately 8 minutes. Even as some vehicles passed by, the image didn’t fade away. It was after 8 minutes when it slowly fades away, all we saw where black night sky, it was all dark. The image slowly disappeared.
Prepared and signed by:
Bernini D. Abella
Reynaldo D. Abella
Lalanie Abella
This phenomenon is a vivid manifestation of her maternal love and concern for her people and her beloved town that embraces her for almost three centuries. The Virgin appeared to convey her message; to always pray and to remain faithful to God, despite of the destruction of natural calamities. She wants to remind her children that she will always serve as the beacon of hope, the star of the sea and the morning, the protectress against the calamities of nature, body and soul.
Christian Jasper Robles
Senior Writer, Website Team - Media Ministry
Christian is a graduate of Bachelor of Arts in Communication at Colegio de San Juan de Letran. He is a member of the writer’s team of Aranzazu Media and Public Information Ministry. A singer, performer, writer, church servant, and a Marian devotee. Currently, he is the secretary of Association of Our Lady of Aranzazu- Cofradia and member of Avant-Garde Singers. Passionate about writing different local religious traditions and Mariology matters; Christian is strongly dedicated in promoting and propagating the devotion to Our Lady of Aranzazu.
