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La Naval de Manila.

La Naval de Manila.

La Naval de Manila.

La Naval de Manila.

During the festival, the statue of Nuestra Señora del Rosario de la

Naval is brought out of the church following by carrozas carrying

images of Dominican Saints. The procession goes around in the

main streets of Sto. Domingo Parish and is back at about 7pm.
The Saints in the Procession of La Naval de Manila are:

• San Lorenzo Ruiz de Manila

• Beata Juana de Aza

• Beata Margarita de Castelo

• Santo Tomas Khuong

• San Francisco de Capillas

• San Vicente de la Paz

• Santa Magdalena de Nagasaki

• San Juan Macias

• San Martin de Porres

• Santa Rosa de Lima

• Santa Catalina de Ricci

• San Juan de Colonia

• San Luis Beltran

• San Pio Quinto

• San Vicente Ferrer

• San Antonino de Florencia

• Santa Catalina de Sena

• Santa Ines de Montepulciano

• San Alberto Magno

• San Raymundo de Peñafort

• Santo Tomas de Aquino

• Santa Margarita de Ungria

• San Jacinto de Polonia

• San Pedro Martir

• Santo Domingo de Guzman

• San Jose

 

La Naval de Manila.

La Naval de Manila.

La Naval de Manila.

The image of the Virgin of La Naval was given to the Dominicans

and consecrated in the old Sto. Domingo Church, in Intramuros, Manila.

The image is about 4'8" tall and is made of hard-wood, with ivory

face and hands. Through the years, the color has turned from ivory

to a delicate brown. The Virgin's face is indigenously Filipina, in

almond-shape with high-set cheekbones and slanting eyes. The image

is dressed in a royal robe like that in the palace of King Philip of Spain.

On her left arm is the Holy Child Jesus, while on her right arm is a royal

scepter, staff and the Holy Rosary. The image dress is covered with

jewels. Her halo ss surrounded by 24 stars, and she wears a queenly

crown.

La Naval de Manila.

The image of Our Lady of the Rosary, popularly known nowadays as

La Naval, is actually considered the oldest ivory carving in the

Philippines. It was carved by a non-Catholic Chinese sculptor under

the direction of Captain Hernando de los Rios Coronel. It is made

of elephant ivory which was commissioned in 1593 by Governor

General Luis Perez Dasmarinas for the Manila Dominicans. The

sculptor later became a convert.

The image is dressed in yards of precious cloth of gold embroidered

with silver thread. High-karat gold including precious jewels are part

of the crowns of Our Lady and the Child Jesus. These jewels were

donated by affluent devotees from several generations ago. Her garb

reflects an influence from the 17th century Spanish "Golden Age,"

but her features shows oriental characteristics.

The image suffered damage during the 1762 pillage of Manila by

British troops. In 1907, she was canonically crowned by the Papal

Nuncio, the first Marian image in the country to be so honored.

She narrowly missed destruction during the bombing of Manila in 1942,

and had to be evacuated to a safer locale. In 1954, she was finally

brought to her present home in the Dominican church in Quezon City.

Some scholars have wondered how authentic to the 1593 original the

present statue is. Other images of Our Lady of the Rosary were

commissioned for the same Dominican convent in Manila from the

early 17th century to the present day. In order to approach this art

historical problem, a number of investigations must been carried out.

(Source: wikipilipinas)

La Naval de Manila.

The Virgin of La Naval is venerated all over the country and was

declared the patroness of the Philippine Navy in 1975 by Archbishop

Mariano Gaviola in commemoration of the naval battle won by

Filipinos.

The Feast of the "La Naval de Manila".

A festival (every 2nd Sunday of October) revolving around the image

of the Blessed Virgin Mary of La Naval carved in 1533 and given as

a gift to the Dominican Fathers. Borne on an elaborately decorated

and well-lit carriage in the form of a ship, the venerated image is

brought out of the church preceded by a dozen or so images of

Dominican saints. The procession goes around the main streets of

Sto. Domingo parish and then returns to the church amidst applause

until it reaches the altar pedestal.

 

In the 1600s when the Philippines was a new colony of Spain, the

Dutch had an interest in seizing the archipelago for themselves.

One of their objectives was to bring Protestantism to the country,

which was dominated by Roman Catholicism as religion introduced

by the Spanish.

In 1646, Dutch naval forces made a bid to seize the Philippines from

Spain. At that time, there were only two merchant galleons plying

the Philippine-Mexico route. These two ships, the Encarnacion and

the Rosario under the command of General Lorenzo de Orella y Ugalde

and Admiral Sebastian Lopez respectively, were fitted as battleships

against the Dutch armada, which consisted of 18 galleons and a

number of galleys and small vessels.

Though the two captains were veteran military men, their outlook

for the upcoming battle was grim and winning seemed almost

impossible. In desperation, they turned to the Virgin of the Rosary

for divine intervention and protection, vowing to walk barefoot

with their troops to the Sto. Domingo Church which was then located

in Intramuros, Manila.

There were five battles that took place between the Dutch forces

and the Spanish-Filipino troops. In every battle, the latter's naval

troops would pray the rosary and seek the holy intervention of the

Lady of the Rosary. The five battles were won by the Spanish-Filipino

armada, who regarded the victories as answered prayers of the

Virgin of La Naval. The first of these battles happened in Lingayen,

Pangasinan; the second took place in Embocadero Strait; the third

and fourth near the island province of Mindoro and the last battle

transpired in Mariveles, Bataan.

The victory at the Battle of La Naval was interpreted as the miraculous

intercession of Our Lady of the Rosary. And from then on the veneration

and pilgrimage to the holy image grew throughout the archipelago.

(Source: Wikipedia)