How the propagation of Our Lady of Manaoag in Visayas started.

Edna Ouano Toral once joined a pilgrimage to Manaoag organized by Chito Makalintal. Inside the church, she asked Our Lady of Manaoag for healing because she was very sick at that time. She doesn't remember if she promised Our Lady she would propagate her devotion, but she did.

In 1994, she called Our Lady's shrine in Manaoag to talk to a priest. It was Fr. James Alamillo, OP, who answered her call. Edna asked permission to enthrone the image of Our Lady in St. Joseph Church in Mandaue City, Cebu, where the Ouano family is from.

On September 6, 1996, the image was enthroned at the left side of the church near the front door. The image then was a two-feet statue which she bought in Manaoag. On March 26, 1997, a replacement image made of ivory and wood was enthroned and blessed by Cardinal Vidal, and is now inside the niche dedicated to Our Lady.

To date, there are now 33 churches and chapels in Cebu and Leyte where the image of Our Lady of Manaoag is enthroned. The latest was in the women's section of the Cebu city jail where 200 female inmates are held. The image was enthroned there in the morning of September 7, 2003.

( Excerpt from the column Purely Personal of Ms. Josephine Darang in Philippine Daily Inquirer dated September 13, 2003. )

You can find our images of Our Lady of Manaoag enthroned in the following places:

1. Our Lady of Manaoag Chapel – Gintarcan, Bantayan Island, Cebu
2. Sto. Niňo Parish Church – Sta. Fe, Bantayan Island, Cebu
3. San Roque Parish Church – Yati, Lilo-an, Cebu
4. San Agustin Parish Church – Carmen, Cebu
5. Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Parish – Cantumog, Carmen, Cebu
6. Our Lady of Manaoag Rosary Center, St. Benedict Monastery – Corte, Carmen, Cebu
7. San Vicente Ferver Parish Church – Bato, Toledo
8. St. Francis of Assisi Parish Church – Naga, Cebu
9. San Juan Nepomuceno Parish Church – Moalboal, Cebu
10. St. Martin de Porres Chapel Fransiscan Sisters – Baybay, Leyte
11. St. James the Apostle Parish Church – Kaibiran, Leyte
12. Our Lady of Fatima Parish Church – Kalubihan, Leyte
13. Our Lady of Holy Rosary Cathedral – Naval, Leyte
14. San Joaquin Parish Church – Palo, Leyte
15. Immaculate Conception Parish Church – Leyte, Leyte
16. Sto. Niňo National High School – Malitbog, Leyte
17. Our Lady of Manaoag Chapel – Brgy. Dibay Calayan, Cagayan
18. San Antonio de Padua Parish Church – Kalayaan, Laguna
19. St. Joseph The Worker Parish Church – Calendola, San Pedro, Laguna
20. Holy Family Parish Church – Colgante, Apalit, Pampanga
21. St. Michael the Archangel Parish Church – Tapilon, Daanbantayan, Cebu
22. WG&A Our Lady of Manaoag Vessel
23. Bagong Buhay Rehabilitation Center ( Women’s Ward ) – Lahug, Cebu City
24. Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage Chapel – Mactan Air Base, Lapu Lapu City, Cebu
25. Mactan International Airport Chapel – Lapu Lapu City, Cebu
26. Sto. Tomas de Villanueva Parish Church – Pardo, Cebu City
27. Nuestra Seňora de los Remedios Chapel – Butigis, Bantayan Island, Cebu
28. San Isidro Labrador Chapel – Doong, Bantayan Island, Cebu
29. San Pedro Chapel – Ripayran, Bantayan Island, Cebu
30. Sta. Cruz Chapel – Mambukayaw, Bantayan Island, Cebu
31. Sto. Tomas de Tolentino Parish Church – Malabuyoc, Cebu
32. Christ the King Parish – Alang Alang, Mandaue City, Cebu

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