A Thanksgiving Prayer To Our Lady of Manaoag

By Alon Calinao Dy: Last Saturday, this would be my third visit to Our Lady of Manaoag Shrine at the town of Manaoag in the province of Pangasinan. Through the powerful intercession of Our Lady, Almighty Jesus heard my prayers. I was so grateful that Lord Jesus answered all my solemn request.

I first attended the Holy Eucharist at exactly 11am in Manaoag shrine, then I attended the following holy mass again at 12 noon. After this, I accompanied my wife to fall in the long line on the way to the sacred statue of Our Lady of Manaoag in the second floor of religious boutique building.

Schedule of Religious Rites:

Mass

Monday - Friday every hour 5am -11am

Saturday every hour 5am -12 noon & 4:30pm

Sunday every hour 5am - 12nn, 3pm, and 4:30pm

This time, I brought my Nikon camera I bought from Kuwait to capture the beautiful images of Jesus, Our Lady of Manaoag, and saints in this well-known shrine. Here is what I got for taking good pictures within the church.

Beautiful Images of Jesus

Great pictures of Our Lady of Manaoag

Catholic Statues of Saints

I really believe in the power of prayer. I believe that when it is not given to you at the right moment, don't stop believing because the act of praying is so important even though the whole world has abandoned you. In prayer, there is always a glimpse of hope because there is Jesus. So hope is there at all times even when you feel weary and hopeless. Believe  me, I've had ups and downs before but Jesus is always my hope and my Savior.

Through the intercession of Our Lady of Manaoag, again, I pray and this is my prayer I wrote to our Lord Jesus:

Thank you, Lord, for the gift of life

Thank you, Lord, for your unwevaring support of the truth

Thank you, Lord, for helping poor people

Thank you, Lord, for giving victims a voice

Thank you, Lord, for your endless love to your children

Thank you, Lord, for the peace of the world

Thank you, Lord, for the safety of all families

Thank you, Lord, for your deep understanding

Thank you, Lord, for your forgiveness of our sins

Thank you, Lord, for the eternal life.

Yes, Lord Jesus, Thank you for not leaving me even though I left you behind.

Thank you so much, Lord, for everything....

I love you, Jesus.

Please don't forget to say 'Amen' after reading this prayer.

After I visited the sacred shrine, we ate at the Matutina Seafood Restaurant in Tarlac City. I think this restaurant is very popular for seafood lover like myself.  We ordered a number of  dishes and buko juice drinks. My lovely wife enjoyed the taste of grilled bangus, buttered  shrimps, pork sisig, fresh buko juice, and many others.

Due to its rawness, I actually noticed some traces of blood in bangus. Perhaps, at the moment, they might think that we were Japanese who loved eating half cooked fish. But overall experience, was very excellent!