THE MAIN CHURCH



The church is Spanish-Romanesque sprinkled with a little touch of German and Italian Renaissance architectural composition. A big octagonal dome surmounts at the point where the nave and the transepts converge forming a cruciform contour.

At the center of the church stands the elevated majestic wooden Altar of Our Lady. Atop the tabernacle of the Most Blessed Sacrament are; the center of which enthrones the miraculous image of Our Lady flanked to its right by the statue of St. Francis of Assisi; to its left by the statue of St. Dominic of Guzman.






Other outstanding features of the inner section of the church include the following: CONFESSIONAL BOXES are aligned at the side walls of the left wing. Murals depicting four remarkable events in the history of Our Lady on the walls of the trancept. Stations of the cross ornament the side wall of the nave.








Adjacent to the main church, at the back of the altar is the SACRISTY,the upper room is the VENERATION ROOM where devotees can touch the shawl of Our Lady.








Murals depicting four remarkable events in the history of Our Lady on the walls of the transept.












Stations of the Cross ornament the side walls.







The Main Features of the facade of the church, on each pilaster at the lower section are topped by the statues of St. Vincent Ferrer, St. Margaret of Hungary, St. Catherine of Sienna and St. Dominic of Guzman. The doors of the main entrance are decorated with an engraved Dominican insignia. Set between the church and the convent, the bell tower measures approximately 32 feet in height whose summit is cappped by a white cross.

A total of 52 regular masses are celebrated each week. Young and adult, male and female volunteers from different barangays comprise the 8 choirs at the shrine. A choir is assigned to enhance the liturgical celebrations on Sundays and feast days. The following are the church choir of Our Lady:

  • Dominican Laity
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  • De Colores Adult
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  • CWL
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  • Marian Choir
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  • El Shaddai
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  • Apostolada
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  • Los Senores
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  • De Colores Youth Choir
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    Selected members of these groups also compose Our Lady of Manaoag Grand Choir which usually serve during special events. Some of the traditional activities of the church:

  • The Dawn Rosary & Procession every 1st Saturday of the month.
  • The Way of the Cross for seven consecutive Fridays right after Ash Wednesday during Lenten Season.
  • Procession along the principal streets on Our Lady's Feast days and on Good Friday.