The Roman Catholic Diocese of Alaminos
Facade. The original church was built in 1770 but it was destroyed by fire. The present church was inaugurated 1857, and has been made into a cathedral in 1985.
Shell Basin. Of course, the first thing to do whenever I enter a Catholic church is to dip my fingers in the basin with holy water and make the sign of the cross.
Inside the Church. For a Cathedral, I think this was the very first time I entered a church and see it really bare. Well, it didn't really matter for me, I was there to say my prayers (and yes, take pictures later).
The Altar, up close. In my observation, most churches I have seen had altars with the image of its patron saint as the biggest image in the middle part and the image of the crucified Christ either in the middle (a smaller image compared to the main image) or the side part of the altar. This one had the image of crucified Christ as the biggest one, somehow, seeing this one made me feel nostalgic as most churches when I was younger all had the image of the crucified Christ at the center of the altar.
Pulpit. One of the distinct indications that this church is certainly centuries old. However, this was the only pulpit I have seen that didn't have stairs. I guess when the church had their renovation, they decided to make it more of a well decor.
City of Alaminos, Pangasinan
+63 (075)552-7062 / +63 (075)654-0073
30 April 2010
It was a short trip to the National Museum in Bolinao, so cousin Dang suggested we take the bus to Alaminos. I actually have planned to visit this town because I wanted to check out the 100 Islands and maybe the Lucap Wharf, but my cousin is not into discovering places and she can't just let me roam alone (because she feels she is responsible for me), so I just told her as long as I can enter the church, I would be really happy.
After eating some snacks, we walked to the Cathedral.
Facade. The original church was built in 1770 but it was destroyed by fire. The present church was inaugurated 1857, and has been made into a cathedral in 1985.
Shell Basin. Of course, the first thing to do whenever I enter a Catholic church is to dip my fingers in the basin with holy water and make the sign of the cross.
Inside the Church. For a Cathedral, I think this was the very first time I entered a church and see it really bare. Well, it didn't really matter for me, I was there to say my prayers (and yes, take pictures later).
The Altar, up close. In my observation, most churches I have seen had altars with the image of its patron saint as the biggest image in the middle part and the image of the crucified Christ either in the middle (a smaller image compared to the main image) or the side part of the altar. This one had the image of crucified Christ as the biggest one, somehow, seeing this one made me feel nostalgic as most churches when I was younger all had the image of the crucified Christ at the center of the altar.
Pulpit. One of the distinct indications that this church is certainly centuries old. However, this was the only pulpit I have seen that didn't have stairs. I guess when the church had their renovation, they decided to make it more of a well decor.
My cousin didn't really entered the church with me as she went to do something else. I just asked her to meet me at the Cathedral, and the time I had was long enough to say quite a lengthy prayer. Primarily, I just thanked the Lord for the blessings and asked Him for guidance as I carried on with the last few days of my vacation. When my cousin arrived, it was then that I started taking pictures before we went to the mall for some window shopping. :)
*** Jenn ***
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