Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church, Lipa City
As promised, here’s another of Lipa’s famous churches. Carmel, as Batangueños refer to it, was founded on May 31, 1946, just a year after World War II left the town of Lipa in ruins (Lipa bounced back heavily and was made city in August 1947, after the Japanese killed more than 20,000 innocent Lipa natives, with more casualties resulting from massacres carried out by the Japanese when they were losing the war against the Americans in the ending years). This little tidbit of information is probably a little out of topic, but they were all mentioned in the book “The Roots of Teresa’s Nuns in the Philippines,” a copy of which a Carmelite Sister gave me that last week of November I was able to visit Carmel, again, this time in a different light.
Through the initiative of Bishop Alfredo Versoza and then auxilliary Bishop Alrfredo Ma. Obviar(who was the first father and chaplain of the monastery), the sisters from Carmel Manila left for their new monastery in Lipa on the same day Carmel Lipa was founded, which was the feast day of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mediatrix of All Grace. This is primarily the reason why the Carmel has been associated with several forms of the Virgin Mary.
When I was taking this picture inside the church, an elderly Sister approached me and asked me to come with her. I immediately felt at ease with her vibrant voice, and she talked for an hour or so about the beginnings of the church and her admiration of Maria Bambina(picture below). I explained to her that I’ll be writing and posting my pictures of Carmel in the Internet, and she talked more animatedly and explained that this picture of Maria Bambina cannot be found anywhere else, even in the web. I promised to post it pursuant to her requests. (Thank you Sister, for your hospitality and the two books!)
Here are other images I took while I was there.
It was a rather gloomy day when I went there, not to mention that it was a weekday. There weren’t the usual number of people that I was accustomed to seeing and rubbing shoulders with. On Saturday afternoons and Sunday mornings, Carmel brims with churchgoers coming from as far as Batangas City. Most people talk to the Sisters and ask for help in their prayers. Confessions are also held at various times of the day. Carmel, compared to Katedral, is not in the center of bustling city streets, and visiting the Carmel Sisters can mean an hour or two of retreat and recollection, a much needed pause in the never-stopping play of life.
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asdfghjkl » November 18th, 2008 at 6:26 am
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ricky » April 4th, 2009 at 11:19 am
father,sister,
good day po,nais ko po sana malaman yung schedule po ng mass nyo every 1st saturday chaka po yung every sunday,dito po kasi location namin sa manila,intayin ko po reply nyo para maka simba po kami dyan ng aking asawa,salamat po at more power.
Mrs.Santiago » May 15th, 2009 at 1:12 pm
gud day po! jz wnted 2 ask if my available priest po na pwede mgksal ulit sa amin ng husband ko this coming july 2009?we were married last may 2004 pero cvil wed lng po.& now,we are planning 2 get married again sa church nman po?simple weddng lng po sana,ung kmi lng & hw mny wtnesses are needed? hoping 4 ur immediate response.thank you very much po!
Mrs.Santiago
Senon M. Macasaet Jr. » June 24th, 2009 at 10:18 pm
pace estara jesu cristo!
I am a living testament to the countless miracles that our Lady of All Grace has bestowed on me and my family in Batangas, Lipa.Our Lady has been so caring to all his children that invoke her intercession.My heart is overflowing with joy and thanksgiving to all the pious camelite sisters and laymen especially the staff e.g. cooks and maintenance of the vicinity of the monastery.They are all the hanmaid of the lord to feel her precense in our daily exisence.
Ms. kate » July 13th, 2009 at 10:58 am
Hi po! Sister’s and Father’s,
Magandang araw po! nais ko lang po sana ibahagi senyo ang isang kwento na hanggang ngayon po ay dala ko. May isa po akong kwintas na graduation gift ko po sa sarili ko, na sacred heart po sa front ng pendant pero yung nasa likod po niya is Mt. carmel, nawala po siya sa hinde inaasahang pangyayari. Nasabi ko po nun sa sarili ko na hinde para sa akin ang kwintas na nabili ko. Lumipas ang mga buwan pero nabalik po sa akin ang kwintas na iyon, na sa tuwing magsisimba po ako ay pinapabless ko po ang kwintas kong iyon. Bumili po ulet ako ng kwintas na sacred heart para iregalo sa aking mama at sa hinde ko po inaasahan na mt. carmel pa ren po pala ang nasa likod ng nabili ko po na kwintas. Kaya po hinahanggad ko po na sana po makapunta po ako sa inyong simabahan.Masaya po ko talaga at pakiramdam ko po ay palagi po akong nasa mabuting kalagayan ganun din po sa magulang at kapatid ko. Maraming salamat po.
belen prado » September 3rd, 2009 at 3:49 pm
goodafternoon! just want to inquire about the schedule of masses in our lady of lipa. il be coming from manila and would like to attend mass there. hope to hear from you. saturday or sunday schedule is okey.
thanks a lot,
Godbless,
belen
Nina Bautista » September 8th, 2009 at 8:38 am
Good day po sa lahat. Lipeno po ako at s ngayon Im working outside the country. Every time po na nagbabakasyon ako dyan sa atin, sumisimba po ako ng Sunday at 7:30am. One time po sa mga homily ni Father nasabi nya na maraming mga bata na me sakit na kanser ang inaalagaan ng mga madre sa monasteryo na nangangailangan ng tulong. Gusto ko po makatulong sa kanila. Andto po ang email ko. Salamat po.
beth aragon » October 27th, 2009 at 3:10 pm
May i request that you please send the Saturday and Sunday schedule of masses. I would like to attend the mass with my family. Salamat po
rosalie dragon » November 5th, 2009 at 12:50 pm
kamusta po kayong lahat,kaibigan po ako ni Sister Bernadeth at ang family ko po ang mother ko po ang nabisita kay sister dahil siya po ang nandiyan,ako po ay malayo natawag lang ki sister nalulungkot po ako sa pagkawala niya marami po siyang nagawang miracle sa pagdarasal sa akin at hindi ko po yon malilimutan habang nabubuhay ako,nanghihinayang lang po ako ng huling tawag ko sa kanya ay hindi ko siya nakausap at si Sister Maria Fe po ang nakausap ko.Sana po alam ni Sister Bernadeth na nagpapasalamat ako ng labis-labis sa kanya at mahal ko po siya pati ng buong pamilya ko.Sana po may ipalit si sister Bernadeth sa buhay namin.Salamat po ng marami…
Laudate » November 9th, 2009 at 7:36 am
How I wished that the Lipa Commission formed 40 years ago approved the apparition and the miracles as worthy of belief. Such approval would have confirmed the holiness and spirituality of the our country as the only catholic nation in the far east.It would have strengthened our Catholic faith. But their findings were negative.
I have read decades ago these negative findings. Negative because: The novice visionary could not speak for herself. Her mother superior coached her and dictated to her the answers to questions about her own vision. The rose petals were shown to be made by the nuns themselves from the rose garden inside the monastery and were embossed with images and then showered from up the monastery walls. The commission was composed of priest-theologians who are experts in divine revelation.
Now, you are reviving this again? Please don’t, your own Cardinal Vidal is in hot water in Cebu for his support of a group of monks of unknown order who is now exposed of making up miracles and creating mythical stories of a statue and for profiting from the commercialism spawned by curious and credulous Cebuanos. Part of mementos for sale in that monastery are rose petals resembling those at Lipa. This is not a coincidence!
May the real Mama Mary guide you to the path of true faith, not superstition.
Juris » November 9th, 2009 at 7:38 am
In the court of law, a person interested in something is not allowed to prove the truth of an oral communication or transaction with a dead person. This is the Dead Man’s statute. The rationale for this rule is that it would be easy to attribute something to one who is dead who cannot confirm the truth of the statement.
In the same manner, it would be easy for those interested in the miracle of Lipa to quote Sr. Alphonse that she requested that the image be displayed one more time, or to quote that bishops who signed the negative report on Lipa were coerced under the threat of excommunication. The question is to whom these statements were made? Were these statements written and sworn? Was a video recording done? Without these, the statements cannot be regarded as true.
On the other hand, the half a century old negative report of the committee enjoys more credibility. First, it was conducted at the time when the miracles were still going on and the actors and actresses of the miracle were actually interviewed. Second, the committee witnessed the shower of rose petals and found the human reason behind the shower.
Most importantly, their finding was a declaration against interest, rather than self-serving. Bishops want the propagation of faith and increased piety and conversion of people. Their confirmation of the miracle would certainly achieve this purpose. When they declared the miracle as fraudulent, it was because it was indeed fraudulent and nothing else.
In the civil court, a matter already adjudged should not be revived. This is the res judicata rule, which is copied from canon law. Otherwise, cases would go on and on without any end in sight.
Thus, the revived Lipa devotion has no basis as it does not pass even the human rules of evidence. One would expect a rule even more strict because the matter includes the divine.
Juris » November 19th, 2009 at 7:32 am
Msgr. Arguelles officially lifted the ban on the devotion to the Our Lady Mediatrix of All Graces. The ban was imposed ca. 1948 after a commission formed to investigate the alleged apparition and miracles reported that there was no supernatural intervention that happened there.
He reasoned out that with or without Vatican approval, there is nothing wrong when we believe in miracles. This is a fallacy of the first kind; a non sequitur. Vatican approval is necessary because the declaration after investigation would guide the believers that indeed there was an apparition that occurred or the were authentic miracles made by God through the statue. Of course we believe in miracles, they do happen. Is the Lipa event a miracle or magic? Without a yes from the Vatican, we would be inserting something alien to our Catholic faith. More importantly, after the thorough investigation made by the 1948 Lipa commission declaring the phenomenon fraudulent, we do not have any basis for our belief. It would have been better had Msgr. Arguelles formed a new commission to re-investigate the matter, made new contrary findings and declared that the earlier finding was indeed erroneous.
As it is, everything is now based on June Keithly’s book which is self-serving and not based on any verified scientific investigation. Without Vatican approval, the statue we are venerating is just a statue which is idolatry.
The declaration by Msgr. Arguelles is dangerous, because anyone now can hype up any statue of any kind as miraculous and there is nothing wrong in that as long as we believe in miracles!
Msgr. Arguelles, do you know where you are leading us to?
Jason » March 15th, 2010 at 11:44 am
gud day po! ask ko po sana kung pano pumuta sa our lady of carmelite church sa lipa using public transportation. galing po ako sa makati. salamat po
a.sy » May 7th, 2010 at 11:09 pm
Please pray for my husband Mark Eugene Ang Sy.He is a very religious and a devotee of Mama Mary but he is having a relationship with a fellow devotee. He regularly attends the cenacles but he is committing a mortal sin. He is with Ching Zapanta’s group. Just in case you know them or happen to see them around, please talk to them, they need guidance.
Thanks and God Bless
k » May 9th, 2010 at 2:21 pm
@jason, ride a bus going to Batangas/Lemery. Be sure there’s a (Lipa-Tanauan) in the signboard. Tell the conductor to drop you off on Lipa Bus Stop. From there, you can ride a tricycle. Just tell the driver to bring you to Carmel. When going back to Makati, just ride a tricycle again from Carmel church gate and tell the driver to bring you to Lipa Bus Stop. You can ride a bus going to Cubao or LRT Buendia. Hope this helps.
lorenz » May 18th, 2010 at 12:16 pm
just want to know the regular schedule of the mass in Mt Carmel Cathedral
Malou J. Isorena » May 24th, 2010 at 8:04 pm
Kindly please give us the Sunday Mass schedules at Mt. Carmel Cathedral. Our intercessory ministry is going to visit your parish this coming Sunday, May 30, 2010. Thanks!
Sis. efhie Baltazar » June 15th, 2010 at 11:28 pm
Kelan po ang feast dyan sa Mt. Carmel Cathedral is it on July 16, also? If not when?
bsj » June 24th, 2010 at 8:09 pm
i would to ask if you have more pictures of Mt.Carmel church in LIpa? It was last year nang mapanaginipan ko ang isang simbahan.Weird sya kung tutuusin pero minsan na rin kasing nangyari ang makapanaginip din ako at nagulat akong totoo.kaya naman very anxious akong malaman kong ito nga ang simabahang matagal ko nang hinahanap.ang natatandaan ko lang sa panaginip ko may nagsabi sa akin na sa lipa batangas ko raw ito matatagpuan.I hope meron kang captured pictures nang papunta sa simbahan at ang itsura nang likod nito.sana nga ito na ang matagal ko nang hinahanap.thank you1
Josie Gordola » July 6th, 2010 at 12:59 am
Dear Father & Sister,
Good Day to all of you. My name is Josie. Immigrant po ako sa Canada. Nagemail po ako sa inyo kasi kailangan po ng pamangkin ko na makakuha ng scaptula ng Mahal na Birhen ng Mt. Carmel. Pano po sya magkakaroon noon at kelan po ang misa dyan. Kailangan din po ang pari ang magsusuot noon sa kanya. Antay ko po ang reply nyo para masabi ko po sa kapatid ko na nasa Batangas.
Maraming salamat po. God Bless
ajayne amante » September 27th, 2010 at 11:51 am
ask q lang po ung schedule ng masses every sunday wait ko po ung respond nyo kc bulacan pa po ang location namin….thanks and god bless po…..
shane » November 25th, 2010 at 5:55 pm
Good day Sir
Pwede ko po bang malaman ang schedule ng mass sa Our Lady Of Mount Carmel.
Salamat po at Godbless!
jojo » January 13th, 2011 at 12:06 am
The good LORD through the intercession of MAMA MARY, gave us a child after attending 9 consecutive HOLY MASSES in OUR LADY OF MOUNT CARMEL CHURCH. We were married on December 21, 1987 and our child came upon us on May 1, 1998. Truly a blessing….
jeffrey M. Mayor » February 5th, 2011 at 1:42 pm
Regular Mass Schedule (Daily including Weekends)
6:00AM with Carmelite Cloistered Sisters
First Saturday and Sundays
8:00 AM
11:00 AM
4:00 PM (Anticipated on Saturday)
Every 12th of the Month there is penitential procession at 3PM from the Lipa Cathedral to the Monestary 4PM mass immediately follows.
jeffrey M. Mayor » February 5th, 2011 at 1:44 pm
May the grace of Our Lady, Mary Mediatrix of All Grace continously touch our lives forever. God bless!
Jeffrey M. Mayor » February 5th, 2011 at 2:10 pm
237 Responses to “Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church in Lipa City”
arlene says:
March 1, 2010 at 3:31 am
Could you please post sunday mass schedules in this church. Thank you
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arlene says:
March 1, 2010 at 11:31 am
Could you please post sunday mass schedules in this church. Thank you
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paulo ignacio says:
March 14, 2010 at 5:13 pm
sana makagawa po kayo ng isang documentary/investigative na kagaya nung kina lucia, jacinta at francisco, sr.fautistina (played by donita rose)at uba pa. para mas lalong maintindihan ng mga tao lalo na ng kabataan ngyon ang napakaganda pangyayari sa lipa carmel. lalo na sa panahong ito na maraming gulo, sakit, at kung anu-ano pa ang nangyayari sa mundo natin. sana my patunguhan ang lahat ng ito sa tulong ni Maria at Jesus. hindi ko pa man napupuntahan ang Our Lady of Mediatrix of All Grace pero sa mga nabasa ko kay bro.jun ay naniniwala ako sa shower of rose petals. sayang at wala pa nung kagamitan na para mairecord ang pangyayari. balang araw tayo ay magsasaya at mapupugay sa pangyayaring himala. kelangan pa natin ng tripleng pagdadasal mga simpleng mananampalataya ng birheng Maria.
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paulo ignacio says:
March 14, 2010 at 5:13 pm
sana makagawa po kayo ng isang documentary/investigative na kagaya nung kina lucia, jacinta at francisco, sr.fautistina (played by donita rose)at uba pa. para mas lalong maintindihan ng mga tao lalo na ng kabataan ngyon ang napakaganda pangyayari sa lipa carmel. lalo na sa panahong ito na maraming gulo, sakit, at kung anu-ano pa ang nangyayari sa mundo natin. sana my patunguhan ang lahat ng ito sa tulong ni Maria at Jesus. hindi ko pa man napupuntahan ang Our Lady of Mediatrix of All Grace pero sa mga nabasa ko kay bro.jun ay naniniwala ako sa shower of rose petals. sayang at wala pa nung kagamitan na para mairecord ang pangyayari. balang araw tayo ay magsasaya at mapupugay sa pangyayaring himala. kelangan pa natin ng tripleng pagdadasal mga simpleng mananampalataya ng birheng Maria.
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paulo ignacio says:
March 14, 2010 at 5:13 pm
sana makagawa po kayo ng isang documentary/investigative na kagaya nung kina lucia, jacinta at francisco, sr.fautistina (played by donita rose)at uba pa. para mas lalong maintindihan ng mga tao lalo na ng kabataan ngyon ang napakaganda pangyayari sa lipa carmel. lalo na sa panahong ito na maraming gulo, sakit, at kung anu-ano pa ang nangyayari sa mundo natin. sana my patunguhan ang lahat ng ito sa tulong ni Maria at Jesus. hindi ko pa man napupuntahan ang Our Lady of Mediatrix of All Grace pero sa mga nabasa ko kay bro.jun ay naniniwala ako sa shower of rose petals. sayang at wala pa nung kagamitan na para mairecord ang pangyayari. balang araw tayo ay magsasaya at mapupugay sa pangyayaring himala. kelangan pa natin ng tripleng pagdadasal mga simpleng mananampalataya ng birheng Maria.
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paulo ignacio says:
March 15, 2010 at 1:13 am
sana makagawa po kayo ng isang documentary/investigative na kagaya nung kina lucia, jacinta at francisco, sr.fautistina (played by donita rose)at uba pa. para mas lalong maintindihan ng mga tao lalo na ng kabataan ngyon ang napakaganda pangyayari sa lipa carmel. lalo na sa panahong ito na maraming gulo, sakit, at kung anu-ano pa ang nangyayari sa mundo natin. sana my patunguhan ang lahat ng ito sa tulong ni Maria at Jesus. hindi ko pa man napupuntahan ang Our Lady of Mediatrix of All Grace pero sa mga nabasa ko kay bro.jun ay naniniwala ako sa shower of rose petals. sayang at wala pa nung kagamitan na para mairecord ang pangyayari. balang araw tayo ay magsasaya at mapupugay sa pangyayaring himala. kelangan pa natin ng tripleng pagdadasal mga simpleng mananampalataya ng birheng Maria.
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jun says:
March 25, 2010 at 3:12 pm
Please join us in prayer for Archbishop Ramon C. Arguelles ( Archbishop of Lipa) who will defend the proposed 5th Marian Dogma, Our Lady, Mary Mediatrix of All Grace at the Vatican today. God bless!
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makadios57 says:
March 30, 2010 at 12:06 am
Good luck and God bless Arch. Arguelles on his mission. However, I am pessimistic over this. The Bible clearly states that there is only one Mediator, Our Lord Jesus Christ. To consider Mary as Mediatrix or Lady Mediator would put her in the same level as Jesus Christ, who is God and the Second Person of the Blessed Trinity. To raise Mary to the level of deity is theologically unthinkable.
Also, the Vatican in rejecting the apparition in Amsterdam with their Our Lady of All Nations, stated that there will be no new dogma on Mary as Mediatrix or even as Co-Redeemer. To reverse this pronouncement would prove to be an arduous task.
However, we should always remain in our faith in Mother Mary. She is the human mother of Jesus Christ our Saviour and without her, humanity could not be saved from the darkness of sin. But, it is precisely because of her humanity that Jesus became the Word Incarnate, or the word made flesh who dwelt among us. To raise her up to the level beyond humanity is to destroy or corrupt this essential mystery of our salvation. Mary’s rightful place is coined in the phrase, “To Jesus through Mary”, “Ad Jesus per Mariam”.
In the end though, we shall always be guided by the Vatican. We Catholics believe that to the Pope belongs the magisterium or the teaching power on what to believe and what not to believe.
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makadios57 says:
March 30, 2010 at 12:19 am
The Latin phrase should read “Ad JESUM per MARIAM”.
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makadios57 says:
March 30, 2010 at 12:19 am
The Latin phrase should read “Ad JESUM per MARIAM”.
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makadios57 says:
March 30, 2010 at 12:19 am
The Latin phrase should read “Ad JESUM per MARIAM”.
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makadios57 says:
March 30, 2010 at 12:06 am
Good luck and God bless Arch. Arguelles on his mission. However, I am pessimistic over this. The Bible clearly states that there is only one Mediator, Our Lord Jesus Christ. To consider Mary as Mediatrix or Lady Mediator would put her in the same level as Jesus Christ, who is God and the Second Person of the Blessed Trinity. To raise Mary to the level of deity is theologically unthinkable.
Also, the Vatican in rejecting the apparition in Amsterdam with their Our Lady of All Nations, stated that there will be no new dogma on Mary as Mediatrix or even as Co-Redeemer. To reverse this pronouncement would prove to be an arduous task.
However, we should always remain in our faith in Mother Mary. She is the human mother of Jesus Christ our Saviour and without her, humanity could not be saved from the darkness of sin. But, it is precisely because of her humanity that Jesus became the Word Incarnate, or the word made flesh who dwelt among us. To raise her up to the level beyond humanity is to destroy or corrupt this essential mystery of our salvation. Mary’s rightful place is coined in the phrase, “To Jesus through Mary”, “Ad Jesus per Mariam”.
In the end though, we shall always be guided by the Vatican. We Catholics believe that to the Pope belongs the magisterium or the teaching power on what to believe and what not to believe.
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makadios57 says:
March 30, 2010 at 12:06 am
Good luck and God bless Arch. Arguelles on his mission. However, I am pessimistic over this. The Bible clearly states that there is only one Mediator, Our Lord Jesus Christ. To consider Mary as Mediatrix or Lady Mediator would put her in the same level as Jesus Christ, who is God and the Second Person of the Blessed Trinity. To raise Mary to the level of deity is theologically unthinkable.
Also, the Vatican in rejecting the apparition in Amsterdam with their Our Lady of All Nations, stated that there will be no new dogma on Mary as Mediatrix or even as Co-Redeemer. To reverse this pronouncement would prove to be an arduous task.
However, we should always remain in our faith in Mother Mary. She is the human mother of Jesus Christ our Saviour and without her, humanity could not be saved from the darkness of sin. But, it is precisely because of her humanity that Jesus became the Word Incarnate, or the word made flesh who dwelt among us. To raise her up to the level beyond humanity is to destroy or corrupt this essential mystery of our salvation. Mary’s rightful place is coined in the phrase, “To Jesus through Mary”, “Ad Jesus per Mariam”.
In the end though, we shall always be guided by the Vatican. We Catholics believe that to the Pope belongs the magisterium or the teaching power on what to believe and what not to believe.
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makadios57 says:
May 29, 2010 at 1:46 pm
Hi, how did the defense of the dogma of Our of Mediatrix go? Any update?
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makadios57 says:
May 29, 2010 at 1:46 pm
Hi, how did the defense of the dogma of Our of Mediatrix go? Any update?
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makadios57 says:
May 29, 2010 at 1:51 pm
Hi. any update on the defense of the dogma of Mary as Mediatrix? More than 2 months had passed. How did the Vatican decide on the proposed dogma? Will it be announced during the inauguration of the new structure?
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makadios57 says:
May 29, 2010 at 1:51 pm
Hi. any update on the defense of the dogma of Mary as Mediatrix? More than 2 months had passed. How did the Vatican decide on the proposed dogma? Will it be announced during the inauguration of the new structure?
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jun says:
March 25, 2010 at 11:12 pm
Please join us in prayer for Archbishop Ramon C. Arguelles ( Archbishop of Lipa) who will defend the proposed 5th Marian Dogma, Our Lady, Mary Mediatrix of All Grace at the Vatican today. God bless!
Reply
makadios57 says:
March 30, 2010 at 8:06 am
Good luck and God bless Arch. Arguelles on his mission. However, I am pessimistic over this. The Bible clearly states that there is only one Mediator, Our Lord Jesus Christ. To consider Mary as Mediatrix or Lady Mediator would put her in the same level as Jesus Christ, who is God and the Second Person of the Blessed Trinity. To raise Mary to the level of deity is theologically unthinkable.
Also, the Vatican in rejecting the apparition in Amsterdam with their Our Lady of All Nations, stated that there will be no new dogma on Mary as Mediatrix or even as Co-Redeemer. To reverse this pronouncement would prove to be an arduous task.
However, we should always remain in our faith in Mother Mary. She is the human mother of Jesus Christ our Saviour and without her, humanity could not be saved from the darkness of sin. But, it is precisely because of her humanity that Jesus became the Word Incarnate, or the word made flesh who dwelt among us. To raise her up to the level beyond humanity is to destroy or corrupt this essential mystery of our salvation. Mary’s rightful place is coined in the phrase, “To Jesus through Mary”, “Ad Jesus per Mariam”.
In the end though, we shall always be guided by the Vatican. We Catholics believe that to the Pope belongs the magisterium or the teaching power on what to believe and what not to believe.
Reply
makadios57 says:
March 30, 2010 at 8:19 am
The Latin phrase should read “Ad JESUM per MARIAM”.
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makadios57 says:
May 29, 2010 at 9:46 pm
Hi, how did the defense of the dogma of Our of Mediatrix go? Any update?
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makadios57 says:
May 29, 2010 at 9:51 pm
Hi. any update on the defense of the dogma of Mary as Mediatrix? More than 2 months had passed. How did the Vatican decide on the proposed dogma? Will it be announced during the inauguration of the new structure?
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paula says:
March 26, 2010 at 8:42 am
ano po ung Dogma?
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paula says:
March 26, 2010 at 4:42 pm
ano po ung Dogma?
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Elisha Toussaint says:
March 27, 2010 at 5:10 am
Great info, thanks for the post!
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Elisha Toussaint says:
March 27, 2010 at 5:10 am
Great info, thanks for the post!
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Elisha Toussaint says:
March 27, 2010 at 5:10 am
Great info, thanks for the post!
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Elisha Toussaint says:
March 27, 2010 at 5:10 am
Great info, thanks for the post!
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Elisha Toussaint says:
March 27, 2010 at 1:10 pm
Great info, thanks for the post!
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love says:
April 4, 2010 at 6:23 am
i really believe in this apparition..
after many investigations…
i found many many supports..
our Lady told “like that of “our Lady of Lourdes” because it is how people call that statue.. she is not that statue… get the point?
remember that Our Lady mary mediatrix of all grace told “there will be bloodshed in your country”
during martial law…
many people carried the statue of the said apparition in People power… many soldiers inside tanks planned to kill them.. a woman told the soldiers(Our Lady) “do not kill my children” then all the soldiers then accompanied the people in the people power.
Our lady also said that this apparition is not forcing people to believe.. she also said that this will suffer a lot..
a really believe in this…
kuya jun,, i wish you can further help me..
i was named cr. juan dela cruz
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love says:
April 4, 2010 at 6:23 am
i really believe in this apparition..
after many investigations…
i found many many supports..
our Lady told “like that of “our Lady of Lourdes” because it is how people call that statue.. she is not that statue… get the point?
remember that Our Lady mary mediatrix of all grace told “there will be bloodshed in your country”
during martial law…
many people carried the statue of the said apparition in People power… many soldiers inside tanks planned to kill them.. a woman told the soldiers(Our Lady) “do not kill my children” then all the soldiers then accompanied the people in the people power.
Our lady also said that this apparition is not forcing people to believe.. she also said that this will suffer a lot..
a really believe in this…
kuya jun,, i wish you can further help me..
i was named cr. juan dela cruz
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love says:
April 4, 2010 at 2:23 pm
i really believe in this apparition..
after many investigations…
i found many many supports..
our Lady told “like that of “our Lady of Lourdes” because it is how people call that statue.. she is not that statue… get the point?
remember that Our Lady mary mediatrix of all grace told “there will be bloodshed in your country”
during martial law…
many people carried the statue of the said apparition in People power… many soldiers inside tanks planned to kill them.. a woman told the soldiers(Our Lady) “do not kill my children” then all the soldiers then accompanied the people in the people power.
Our lady also said that this apparition is not forcing people to believe.. she also said that this will suffer a lot..
a really believe in this…
kuya jun,, i wish you can further help me..
i was named cr. juan dela cruz
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makadios57 says:
April 15, 2010 at 3:14 pm
Here is an excerpt of the interview of a Carmelite priest who works as a consultant in the office in the Vatican that recommends approval of apparitions:=
Visitor: There has been some talk about a new dogma declaring Mary “coredemptrix.”
Father Castellano: In the United States, there’s a movement called that wants to propose the dogma of Mary as “co-redemptrix, mediatrix and advocate.” I have several things to say about that.
First of all, it’s not easy to be precise about what could be the content of such a new dogma, associating three titles, which in reality say different things.
Lastly, it seems hardly likely that the Pope will define a new Marian dogma now that he himself has formally asked in the encyclical ["That All May Be One"] for a way of theological research with other Christian brethren, and specifically in that which concerns the role of the Virgin Mary and her place in the Church.”
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makadios57 says:
April 15, 2010 at 3:14 pm
Here is an excerpt of the interview of a Carmelite priest who works as a consultant in the office in the Vatican that recommends approval of apparitions:=
Visitor: There has been some talk about a new dogma declaring Mary “coredemptrix.”
Father Castellano: In the United States, there’s a movement called that wants to propose the dogma of Mary as “co-redemptrix, mediatrix and advocate.” I have several things to say about that.
First of all, it’s not easy to be precise about what could be the content of such a new dogma, associating three titles, which in reality say different things.
Lastly, it seems hardly likely that the Pope will define a new Marian dogma now that he himself has formally asked in the encyclical ["That All May Be One"] for a way of theological research with other Christian brethren, and specifically in that which concerns the role of the Virgin Mary and her place in the Church.”
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makadios57 says:
April 15, 2010 at 3:14 pm
Here is an excerpt of the interview of a Carmelite priest who works as a consultant in the office in the Vatican that recommends approval of apparitions:=
Visitor: There has been some talk about a new dogma declaring Mary “coredemptrix.”
Father Castellano: In the United States, there’s a movement called that wants to propose the dogma of Mary as “co-redemptrix, mediatrix and advocate.” I have several things to say about that.
First of all, it’s not easy to be precise about what could be the content of such a new dogma, associating three titles, which in reality say different things.
Lastly, it seems hardly likely that the Pope will define a new Marian dogma now that he himself has formally asked in the encyclical ["That All May Be One"] for a way of theological research with other Christian brethren, and specifically in that which concerns the role of the Virgin Mary and her place in the Church.”
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makadios57 says:
April 15, 2010 at 3:14 pm
Here is an excerpt of the interview of a Carmelite priest who works as a consultant in the office in the Vatican that recommends approval of apparitions:=
Visitor: There has been some talk about a new dogma declaring Mary “coredemptrix.”
Father Castellano: In the United States, there’s a movement called that wants to propose the dogma of Mary as “co-redemptrix, mediatrix and advocate.” I have several things to say about that.
First of all, it’s not easy to be precise about what could be the content of such a new dogma, associating three titles, which in reality say different things.
Lastly, it seems hardly likely that the Pope will define a new Marian dogma now that he himself has formally asked in the encyclical ["That All May Be One"] for a way of theological research with other Christian brethren, and specifically in that which concerns the role of the Virgin Mary and her place in the Church.”
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makadios57 says:
April 15, 2010 at 11:14 pm
Here is an excerpt of the interview of a Carmelite priest who works as a consultant in the office in the Vatican that recommends approval of apparitions:=
Visitor: There has been some talk about a new dogma declaring Mary “coredemptrix.”
Father Castellano: In the United States, there’s a movement called that wants to propose the dogma of Mary as “co-redemptrix, mediatrix and advocate.” I have several things to say about that.
First of all, it’s not easy to be precise about what could be the content of such a new dogma, associating three titles, which in reality say different things.
Lastly, it seems hardly likely that the Pope will define a new Marian dogma now that he himself has formally asked in the encyclical ["That All May Be One"] for a way of theological research with other Christian brethren, and specifically in that which concerns the role of the Virgin Mary and her place in the Church.”
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Jun says:
April 20, 2010 at 12:35 pm
A very good news!
Blessed be Our Lord Jesus Christ!
The Church has decided to open up the apparition site of Our Lady Mary Mediatrix of All Grace at the Carmel in Lipa City, Batangas.
This is the joint decision of the His excellency the Archbishop of Lipa, Ramon Arguelles and the Reverend Mother Teresa, Prioress of the Community of Discalced Carmelites in Lipa.
In view of the increasing interest and devotion to Our Lady under the title of Mary Mediatrix, A view deck is currently being constructed at the location which will enable the faithful to view the most sacred grounds of the apparitions of 1948.
The target completion date is as of the moment set at May 31. It will then be opened to the public soon after.
May this development bring the faithful more closely to Our Lord Jesus through his mother who unceasingly calls us to repentance and renewal of faith.
God Bless You All
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Jun says:
April 20, 2010 at 8:35 pm
A very good news!
Blessed be Our Lord Jesus Christ!
The Church has decided to open up the apparition site of Our Lady Mary Mediatrix of All Grace at the Carmel in Lipa City, Batangas.
This is the joint decision of the His excellency the Archbishop of Lipa, Ramon Arguelles and the Reverend Mother Teresa, Prioress of the Community of Discalced Carmelites in Lipa.
In view of the increasing interest and devotion to Our Lady under the title of Mary Mediatrix, A view deck is currently being constructed at the location which will enable the faithful to view the most sacred grounds of the apparitions of 1948.
The target completion date is as of the moment set at May 31. It will then be opened to the public soon after.
May this development bring the faithful more closely to Our Lord Jesus through his mother who unceasingly calls us to repentance and renewal of faith.
God Bless You All
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beauty says:
July 15, 2010 at 7:04 am
Please pray for girlie who has a colon cancer.I started asking the help of Our Lady Mediatrix when she got sick..please pray that at least she has the strenght to bear it…in pain..in sorrow not to be dismayed coz our lady will hold her hand all the time…thanks for all your prayers
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beauty says:
July 15, 2010 at 7:04 am
Please pray for girlie who has a colon cancer.I started asking the help of Our Lady Mediatrix when she got sick..please pray that at least she has the strenght to bear it…in pain..in sorrow not to be dismayed coz our lady will hold her hand all the time…thanks for all your prayers
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beauty says:
July 15, 2010 at 3:04 pm
Please pray for girlie who has a colon cancer.I started asking the help of Our Lady Mediatrix when she got sick..please pray that at least she has the strenght to bear it…in pain..in sorrow not to be dismayed coz our lady will hold her hand all the time…thanks for all your prayers
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Katrin says:
August 23, 2010 at 3:10 pm
GREETINGS FROM ISRAEL, ASK KO LANG EXACT ADDRESS NG MT. CARMEL MONASTERY SA LIPA AT CONTACT PERSON,PLEASE THANKS!
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Katrin says:
August 23, 2010 at 11:10 pm
GREETINGS FROM ISRAEL, ASK KO LANG EXACT ADDRESS NG MT. CARMEL MONASTERY SA LIPA AT CONTACT PERSON,PLEASE THANKS!
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ehdd says:
August 25, 2010 at 4:57 am
to everyone who could read this please pray for me because ill be undergoing colonoscopy procedure on the 31st of august 2010. i need your prayers wishing that the results of this procedure would come out fine and no major problem would exist. i need you now as my prayer warriors so please do pray for me. thank you to all of you.
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ehdd says:
August 25, 2010 at 4:57 am
to everyone who could read this please pray for me because ill be undergoing colonoscopy procedure on the 31st of august 2010. i need your prayers wishing that the results of this procedure would come out fine and no major problem would exist. i need you now as my prayer warriors so please do pray for me. thank you to all of you.
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ehdd says:
August 25, 2010 at 12:57 pm
to everyone who could read this please pray for me because ill be undergoing colonoscopy procedure on the 31st of august 2010. i need your prayers wishing that the results of this procedure would come out fine and no major problem would exist. i need you now as my prayer warriors so please do pray for me. thank you to all of you.
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Ashton Wolter says:
September 18, 2010 at 5:07 am
It is sweet that you blogged about this. I found you on yahoo and I had been searching for info about this. Nice blog, thank you for the info.
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Ashton Wolter says:
September 17, 2010 at 9:07 pm
It is sweet that you blogged about this. I found you on yahoo and I had been searching for info about this. Nice blog, thank you for the info.
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Ashton Wolter says:
September 17, 2010 at 9:07 pm
It is sweet that you blogged about this. I found you on yahoo and I had been searching for info about this. Nice blog, thank you for the info.
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Esteron Alfredo H. says:
September 19, 2010 at 12:50 am
pray for my mother Aurea and Family for Goodhealth,Faith,and me the Holy Sprit to guide me,and help me to be always a true follower of Jesus and forgive me to all my sin,pray my tiya and tiyo Sotero and Lima Olfato and family and the Hidalgo family. God Bless You All. NO COMMENT TO YOU ALL GOD BLESS.
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Esteron Alfredo H. says:
September 19, 2010 at 8:50 am
pray for my mother Aurea and Family for Goodhealth,Faith,and me the Holy Sprit to guide me,and help me to be always a true follower of Jesus and forgive me to all my sin,pray my tiya and tiyo Sotero and Lima Olfato and family and the Hidalgo family. God Bless You All. NO COMMENT TO YOU ALL GOD BLESS.
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Esteron Alfredo H. says:
September 19, 2010 at 1:08 am
PRAY FOR THE PEACE OF THE WORLD,AND STS.PETER AND PAUL CHURCH AND FR.SOL PARANAS AND FR.WILLIAM IN CANADA.
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Esteron Alfredo H. says:
September 19, 2010 at 9:08 am
PRAY FOR THE PEACE OF THE WORLD,AND STS.PETER AND PAUL CHURCH AND FR.SOL PARANAS AND FR.WILLIAM IN CANADA.
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Catherine_tanzuaco says:
January 24, 2011 at 2:22 pm
ask ko lang the contact number of our lady of mt. carmel ..please…thank u
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Jeffrey M. Mayor says:
February 5, 2011 at 2:00 pm
Daily Mass including weekends
6:00AM
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Jeffrey M. Mayor says:
February 5, 2011 at 2:07 pm
Daily Mass Schedule
6:00 AM with the Carmelite Cloistered Sisters
Saturday and Sundays
6:00 AM with the Carmelite Cloistered Sisters
7:30? 8:00AM
11:00AM
4:00PM (Anticipated on Saturdays)
*If you missed the said mass there is an option, 9AM every saturday there is a mass 2nd floor Marian Center for Peace (2nd floor, across the Lipa Carmel Monestary. If your are lucky you can meet there the vissionary of the alleged apparition of Our Lady as Mediatrix of All Grace. In the afternoon, however there is 5:30 anticipated Mass at the Redemptorist Shrine near Paulines Store(Daughter of St Paul) at K. Lina St. Lipa City.
* Carmelite Monestary Chapel and grounds is open until 6PM only.
May we continously love JEsus through Mary. God bless us all!
Mary Ann A. Mina » March 18th, 2011 at 8:57 pm
ask ko lang po scheduled mass jan sa Mount Carmel Church, Lipa City
Lyra Ty » May 4th, 2011 at 4:52 pm
hello po, pwede po maghingi ng location papuntang mt. carmel church? nasa clark pampanga po ako…
kaos » May 21st, 2011 at 6:03 pm
hi. we went to lipa city last sunday but we fail to locate the church, can you please help me , i need the exact address and location map and directions on how to get there, we lived in sta. cruz manila. Thanks a lot.
Dens » May 24th, 2011 at 11:41 am
I brought my 85 year old father to the Carmel Church in Lipa last year. Last Sunday, I picked him up from the airport again for a short visit. Over breakfast, he told me that he wants to bo back to Carmel to thank our Lady. He shared that he has been having problems with his eyesight last year, but that it completely disappeared after praying at the shrine of the Our Lady, Mediatrix of All Grace. My father is not a very religious person, and in fact is prone to questioning most catholic doctrines and practices. However, this time he is convinced that it was through Mama Mary’s intercession that he was completely healed. I am thankful that in the twilight of his life, Mama Mary brought my father closer to God through her intercession.
Rachel » August 28th, 2011 at 11:13 pm
location going to Lipa Carmel: this is if you will commute.
from Cubao – bus going to Lipa (with or without sign Calabarzon)
destination – Tambo exit
at Tambo exit – ride a jeep going to Lipa City proper.
look for a tricycle then tell the driver that you’re going to Lipa Carmel.
Sonia » November 19th, 2011 at 12:00 pm
,,ask ko lng po kung me mass s mt. carmel n 10am to 11am. thank you po..MAY GOD BLESS US ALWAYS..!!
rose larano » December 9th, 2011 at 3:28 pm
good day po, ask ko lang po kung ano ang contact number ng Mt. Carmel Monastery, Lipa City
Please send to rhl@bflifeinsurance.com
ty,
rose