Having arrived at Guadalupe Viejo and the Church of Senora Gracia, we proceeded on the long road to Baclaran then to the Mall of Asia area for the Way, the Truth and Life church. On the road there, we stopped by the beautiful Church of St. Therese, near NAIA's Terminal 3.
The facade of the church
The massive interior
Stained glass windows depicting St. Therese's life...
...and a recounting of it on the entrance
When we left NAIA, we proceeded to go to Baclaran Church. However, the traffic entering there was impossible, and it took almost an hour to go a few inches forward. Sadly, we decided to forego Baclaran and proceed to the MOA ground, but not before taking a passing glance of the Baclaran Church.
It was kind of a blessing in disguise for us to have missed it, because arriving at the Way, the Truth and the Life Church, which was just across Manila Bay, we had reached the church at a beautiful sunset. As we entered, we took a few photos of the sunset.
The church facade
Sunset from afar...
...and sunset at a closer look
The Maundy Thursday Mass had already begun, and significantly the traditional reenactment of Christ's washing of His apostles' feet. The clergy who were presiding washed the feet of select, prominent individuals.
The clergy presiding...
... and the look on the altar
They introduced the apostles...
... and proceeded with the washing of the feet
Sadly, we could no longer proceed to Our Lady of Grace in Caloocan, as the long road there would take hours and the Mass just ended at 7pm. It was our eleventh church, and our parish church would be the last church we visit (I don't have pictures, sorry).
Be that as it may, the trip was enjoyable, as all Visita Iglesia involves visting somewhere new.
If I can retrieve it, I'll be sharing the Visita Iglesia we had on 2015, on Bulacan's churches.
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