We were told that Agdangan, Quezon has been recently featured in television because of the Luminous Cross of Grace Sanctuary. This Luminous Cross is a tall structure built beside the Catholic Church in this town. It is said to be conceived or occurring in dreams of a certain parish priest. Materialization of these dreams is this Luminous Cross structure/building.
Pictures are not allowed so we can not show you what the inside of this structure looks like. However, I will try to briefly describe what we saw. Below ground floor level is life-size statue depiction of the Last Supper. You can imagine a table and Jesus Christ and 11 apostles sitting on the floor facing each other on the dining table and one more apostle on his way to escape. On all the walls are murals portraying bible events. On the floor are more statues of important people in Jesus Christ's life and Jesus Christ on the Cross. This structure is said to be 120 feet high. As we ascend from the Last Supper on the basement to the top, we witnessed the walls and floor areas to be mostly covered by these statues and murals. On one corner there is a room where a Jesus Christ statue is laid. Just outside the room is a donation box. On the highest part are faces of hundreds of people said to have contributed to mankind. There is a prayer platform where it is claimed that prayers go direct to heaven or to God. I obliged and said a prayer for my family and friends and the protection of all the children of the world. Mar did too. It is said that this place is open to all religions.
The tourist guide/narrator, a young female, explained and talked about the significance of everything that was painted and put in this Luminous Cross structure/building.
My brother Divin, wife Mariz, Mar and I went to the beach later. Our snacks are boiled camote, boiled bananas, puto and banana cake.
Agdangan, Quezon is 35 kms from Villa Principe, Gumaca, Quezon.
On our way back home, in Unisan, Quezon, we stopped and asked the locals where a restaurant in their town was. We were directed to their only carinderia (I suppose, I did not see any more) and we ate lunch under a mango tree.
I like the words frugal, simple, logical, practical, freedom, honest/y, truth, compassion, kindness and these words are my guide in how I live my life. These words are also how I want to be remembered. I like cruising, traveling, sudoku, reading, tv, movies, cooking and spending time with my husband and children. In March 2001, my husband, our three teen-aged children and I migrated to Surrey, BC, Canada from the Philippines. It has been ten years since and Canada is now our home.
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Thursday, April 15, 2010
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