National Shrine of the Divine Mercy (Philippines)

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Divine Mercy Shrine
National Shrine and Parish of the Divine Mercy
Pambansáng Dambana at Parokya ng Banal na Awa (Filipino)
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Outside of the shrine
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Divine Mercy Shrine
Location in Bulacan
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Divine Mercy Shrine
Location in Luzon
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Divine Mercy Shrine
Location in the Philippines
14°46′43″N120°58′29″E / 14.77868°N 120.97462°E / 14.77868; 120.97462
LocationBrgy. Sta. Rosa 1, Marilao, Bulacan
Country Philippines
Denomination Roman Catholic
Website nationalshrineofthedivinemercy.org.ph
History
Status Parish Church and National Shrine
Founder(s)Vicente Robles
Dedication Divine Mercy
Consecrated November 30, 1994
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architectural type Church building
Style Modern
Groundbreaking April 26, 1992
CompletedNovember 29, 1994
Specifications
Materials Sand, gravel, cement, mortar and steel
Administration
Province Manila
Archdiocese Manila
Diocese Malolos
Clergy
Archbishop Jose Lazaro Fuerte Advincula Jr.
Bishop(s) Dennis Cabanada Villarojo
Priest(s) Sede vacante
Assistant priest(s) Romeo S. Sasi
Lou Salvador Jess A. De Silva
Caloocan Bishop Emeritus, Reverend Deogracias Soriano Iñiguez, Jr., D.D. [a] (Guest Bishop)

The National Shrine and Parish of the Divine Mercy is a Roman Catholic church dedicated to the Divine Mercy in Marilao, Bulacan, the Philippines. It is under the jurisdiction of the Diocese of Malolos. It was elevated to the status of National Shrine by Archbishop Orlando Quevedo of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines. The first Mass was held at the site on February 2, 1992, the Feast of the Presentation. [1] Monsignor Ranilo Santos Trillana, PC, EV, was its Rector and parish priest until he succumbed to prostate cancer on September 11, 2024. [2] [b]

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Features

The Guadalupe Chapel in the church’s basement has a replica of the tilmahtli bearing Our Lady of Guadalupe, near which is flowing water many pilgrims collect as they consider it miraculous.

Behind the church is a Calvary with life-sized statues of the Stations of the Cross. Nearby are the Rosary Hill; the Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes where people can pray for good health; and the Grotto of the Resurrection.

The Saint Faustina Hall is an auditorium where Sunday Masses are also held to accommodate any overflow of pilgrims in the main church.

The Little Poland Museum has replicas of the house and basement where later Pope John Paul II lived; the Vilnius convent chapel where Faustina Kowalska had a vision of the Divine Mercy; and the Auschwitz prison cell where Maximillian Kolbe was martyred in 1941.

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  1. Bishop Deogracias Soriano Iñiguez, Jr.
  2. Reverend Ranillo Santos Trillana, PC, age 67, born at Santa Monica, Hagonoy on December 7, 1956, was ordained priest at the National Shrine of Saint Anne, Hagonoy on March 7, 1985. For 39 years, he served in various parishes, including the Parish of the Risen Lord in Veinte Reales, Valenzuela City its first parish priest from December 7, 1994, as Parish Priest of Santo Cristo in Marulas, Valenzuela City, and the Immaculate Conception Parish Church (Santa Maria). On January 7, 2012, the Holy See awarded him the title of Prelato Honorio di Sui Santita