"She now conducts spiritual healing sessions at St. They said Mother Paring has fulfilled her Lenten vow by getting herself nailed to the cross every Good Friday for 15 consecutive years before she retired 10 years ago. The group also said that among these “fulfilled faith healers” were Amparo Santos, popularly known as “Mother Paring” of Guiguinto, Bulacan. “Karamihan sa mga nagpapako ay naging magagaling na albularyo at may mga sariling kapilya kung saan nanggagamot ng libre sa mga taong maysakit,” (Many of those who were crucified became good faith healers and built their own chapels where they started treating sick people for free)," they said. Kapitangan has become some sort of a “graduate school” for faith healers. The woman was the second to be “crucified” at the man-made Golgotha erected at a rice field where scores of faith healers and barebacked flagellants fulfill their Holy Week vows every Good Friday.ĭue to the pandemic, the last Bloody Lenten rites in Bulacan that also drew a huge crowd was in the year 2019 wherein two faith healers were crucified. Timoteo "Tammy" Mondragon, 33, of Bagong Silang, Caloocan City was nailed at a wooden cross for the first time, while faith healer “Ka Precy,” 50, was nailed to the cross for the 7th consecutive time.Ī group of elders told Manila Bulletin that most of the penitents who were nailed to the cross every Good Friday in the village claimed that they saw visions and heard “divine voices” telling them to fulfill their vows. The faith healers, whose names were not disclosed, were first dragged and whipped by native centurions before they were raised to a wooden cross where stainless steel nails were driven into their spread-angled hands and feet before thousands of spectators. The native actors playing the roles of Roman Centurions pulled out the nails from their hands and feet during the bloody Lenten rituals at a man-made Golgotha beside the Catholic Chapel in this town.
The devotees and spectators flocked to the man-made Golgotha in the village to witness three faith healers' re-enactment of Christ's passion and death with actual nailing on the wooden crossĪside from patiently waiting for the crucifixions to start under the hot tropical sun, thousands of foreign and local visitors, all wearing face masks, also lined the streets to watch the bloody Lenten ritual of hundreds of bareback flagellants whipping their backs with thorny objects.Īt exactly 11:00 a.m., the crucifixion started for two men and a woman, all of them faith healers. April 7, 2023, in Barangay Kapitangan, Paombong, Bulacan. The first man to be nailed on a wooden cross was followed by a female, then by another man on Good Friday. Kapitangan, Paombong, Bulacan drew thousands of the faithful as well as local and foreign tourists on Good Friday, April 7. Before joining the priesthood, Mia had a career in management, nursing, and midwifery.įor details about arranging special services in the Chapel – such as marriages or commemorations – see our page about Chapel services.The Lenten tradition of self-flagellation and crucifixion by some devotees at a century-old Catholic Chapel in Bgy. She can refer you to further sources of support or just offer a friendly cup of tea and won’t talk about faith unless you do. She’s always happy to meet with students and provide a safe and confidential space to talk through problems. Mia Smith, is responsible for the life of the Chapel and also has a pastoral role in our Wellbeing & Welfare team. Our student-run Hertford College Music Society organises regular rehearsals and concerts in the chapel and our Chapel Choir sings Evensong every Sunday in term-time, meaning that you can get involved in choral singing even if you have no experience. It has a wonderful acoustic too, and is home to the musical life of the college. See if you can spot a famous Hertford deer on the beautifully carved woodwork!Īlthough the Chapel is in the centre of a bustling city, it is a quiet and serene place. Jackson (who also designed our famous ‘Bridge of Sighs’), Hertford’s Chapel is always open for students, fellows, staff and visitors to come in and explore. Built in 1908 by the celebrated architect T.G. We also have a separate prayer room for those who wish to practice individual worship in a non-denominational space. We welcome those of all faiths and none to celebrate, meditate, muse and pray in the Chapel.
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