Said a prayer at Monastery of the Holy Eucharist in Simala, Cebu

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During our visit last April 2015, the monastery has been undergoing renovation as well as additional construction, as evident in the side bridges and towers being added. Hence, my photograph of the same is not that enchantingly beautiful as I have first seen it in photos. But of course, the photo is just one of my reasons to see this monastery built in honor of a four-feet miraculous Mary (I am not sure whether it is the one in the roofing or the one standing after the gate entrance). It is a place to say prayers for the sick so we said our prayers while traversing easy steps up the hill towards the chapel.

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"This crown structure is memorial of the victorious and powerful intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mother thru the Penitential Rosary Walk in 1998, against the killer epidemic that struck the place, where several lives of poor children and infants had died."

"Built to honor Mary on the 8th year anniversary of the Monks' arrival in Lindogon. Blessed on the 27th day of February 2004." 


Blessed Virgin Mother at the entrance.



Blessed Virgin Mother on top of the main chapel. 


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Complete address of the Monastery of the Holy Eucharist:
Upper Lindogon, Simala, Sibonga, Cebu, Philippines!


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The ground taken from the top veranda. 
Note the Blessed Virgin Mary located at the entrance.

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