Other notable attendees for the premiere night of the last installment of Aranzazu@300 Documentary series included Rev. Fr. Edwin Tirado CM, DSPNSDA Parochial Vicar, as well as Bro. Frank Faildon, DSPNSDA Parish Pastoral Council President. Therese Linco
This year has been very historic for the Diocesan Shrine and Parish of Nuestra Señora Aranzazu in San Mateo, Rizal. Topping the list of monumental events is the Canonical Coronation of the image of the Nuestra Señora de Aranzazu (NSDA) held last May 31, 2017.
On Saturday, September 9, 2017, another milestone is set to be unfold for the parishioners and devotees of the Virgin that is also deemed as the Patroness of San Mateo, Rizal. The third and final installment of the documentary of the devotion to the patroness will be officially released.
The Special Projects Team of the DSPNSDA Media Ministry as they presented the Aranzazu@300 Docu Special (spearheaded by Therese Linco and Camille Cabal).
According to Shrine and Parish of Our Lady of Aranzazu’s Media and Public Information Ministry Head Atom Yango, this final installment will feature one of the “peak of the 300th year celebration of the devotion to Our Lady of Aranzazu: the culminating activity of the coronation of our Lady and of the devotion of the people of San Mateo, Rizal, showcasing the planning, preparations like numerous meetings, formations, seminars, dialogues, symposiums and the most important, the event itself.”
Prior to this, the two earlier installments featured the “The Devotion” and “The History” of the Our Lady of Aranzazu respectively.
“The first film documentary was about ‘The Devotion‘, as an establishing plot for the trilogy, emphasizing the undying faith of the devotees (and) most especially those miracles that were said to come from the Our Lady. The second film documentary was about ‘‘, the rich and meaningful history of NSDA and the Shrine-Parish of how the devotion propagates throughout its neighboring social and political jurisdictions,” Yango explained.
Through time, the devotion of Filipinos to the Our Lady of Aranzazu has indeed grown so much. According to the history, this devotion originated from Spain during the 15th century. An apparition was documented to have happened to a boy named Rodrigo. Following the incident is numerous miraculous accounts which are associated to the Virgin. It was during the 1700s, when the Jesuits introduced this devotion in San Mateo, Rizal. Upon arrival to the Philippines, a great number of miracles have also been validated. Thus, the canonical crown has been vested to the patroness.
Meanwhile, along with the release of the third installment of the documentary are other activities in time for the biggest celebration up to date. These just prove how much the Our Lady of Aranzazu is deeply venerated by the many that has passed through generations.
