“Cuatro Coronadas“: The Canonically Crowned Marian images under the Diocese of Antipolo. (PHOTO: StepehenValeza)
SAN MATEO, Rizal (UPDATE) – The parishioners and devotees of Cainta are rejoicing, for the Holy father Pope Francis granted the petition of the Canonical Coronation of their patroness Nuestra Señora dela Luz (Our Lady of Light).
The Virgin of Light will be the 38th Canonically Crowned Marian image in the Country, and 4th in the Diocese of Antipolo, together with the Birhen ng Antipolo (1926), Birhen ng Marikina (2005), and Birhen ng Bayang San Mateo (2017).
Our Lady of Light will be the first Marian image (so far) to receive the Canonical Coronation this 2018. The Canonical Coronation is the highest honor given by the church to an image of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
The Papal bull authorizing the Canonical Coronation of the said image.
The Bull of the Coronation was granted on December 6, 2017 from the Prefect of the Congregation of the Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments of Vatican, City.
In 2012, Bishop Gabriel V. Reyes granted an Episcopal Coronation to Our Lady of Light, in recognition of the special devotion of the people of Cainta. Antipolo Bishop Gabriel V. Reyes together with the former Ambassador to the Vatican Henerietta de Villa crowned the image.
The date of the Canonical Coronation is yet to be announced.
History
The icon of Our Lady to receive the Canonical Coronation was painted by the country’s renowned painter Fernando Amorsolo. The devotion to Our Lady of Light originated in Palermo, Sicily after the vision of Our Lady on November 21, 1722.
The original icon of the Virgin was brought by the Jesuits in 1727 and enshrined in the old church of Cainta. On August 5, 1884, Our Lady became the patroness of the parish and was called as “Madre Santissima de Lumen” or “Virgen ng Caliuanagan” according to the letter of Don Mariano de San Juan to the Archbishop of Manila, Fray Pedro Payo, OP. The feast day is celebrated every December 1.
The parishioners and devotees of Our Lady of Aranzazu led by Rev. Fr. Lawrence Paz, congratulates the people of Cainta, Rizal and their Parish Priest Rev. Fr. Nolly Buco, JCD. Viva la Virgen!
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.
