Our Lady of Sorrows Parish Church - Pasay City

Located at 2130 F.B. Harrison Street, Pasay City, Our Lady of Sorrows Parish Church is a religious structure with a modern design.

Our Lady of Sorrows Parish Church

Our Lady of Sorrows Parish Church details

If you would notice, most of the churches that I feature in my Visita Iglesia articles are century-old churches. To date, I have featured only two modern-day churches - Nature's Church and St. Therese of the Child Jesus. I blogged those churches because of their unique structural designs. (You can click on the links to check them out.) 

Our Lady of Sorrows Parish Church - Pasay City
Our Lady of Sorrows Parish Church altar

Beautiful stained glass windows

That is not the case for this church. Our Lady of Sorrows Parish Church has but a humble typical modern-day structural design. It doesn't have a majestic-looking facade, a towering bell tower, and an ornately designed retablo. So what makes the church stand out?

The belltower of Our Lady of Sorrows Parish Church

For the history buffs, the answer to that question is but an FYI trivia. For 8/10 Filipinos however, this church never existed. (not up until now that they have read this article.) For your information, Our Lady of Sorrows Parish Church played a very important role in the history of the Philippines. This church is the venue where two important historical figures were unified through the sanctity of marriage. (Still, don't know who they are? Ok here are some more hints.)

Former President Cory and Senator Ninoy tied the knot here.

These two would then have 5 children. one of whom would become a senator like his deceased father and later on would become the President of the Philippines like his deceased mother. With these hints, you'd probably guessed it right. The historical figures that I'm talking about are none other than Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino Jr. and Corazon "Cory" Aquino. Their son who was once a senator and then the 15th President of the Philippines is none other than Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III. 

Our Lady of Sorrows Parish Church facade

Prayer before service

To wrap up this article, I'll leave you with one more FYI trivia.
 
Did you know that the SOON TO BE most popular and the best blogger, adventurer, and teacher were baptized in this church? 

HAHAHA! You guessed that right!

Our Lady of Sorrows Parish Church Entrance Fee

It's FREE to enter Our Lady of Sorrows Parish Church and explore the church and its grounds.

Our Lady of Sorrows Parish Church Mass Schedule

Monday - Saturday: 6AM-7AM / 5:30PM-6:30PM
Sunday: 6AM-7AM / 9AM-10AM / 11AM-12NN / 4PM-5PM / 5:30PM-6:30PM

Why visit Our Lady of Sorrows Parish Church?

Our Lady of Sorrows Parish Church might not be as historic as the Spanish-Colonial era churches in the country but it remains to be a must-visit destination if you are on a pilgrimage or Visita Iglesia in Metro Manila. Who wouldn't want to visit the church where Former President Cory Aquino and the late Sen. Ninoy Aquino got married

Getting to Our Lady of Sorrows Parish Church:


From Manila, ride a jeep with a signboard Baclaran Mabini. Inform the driver to drop you off in front of the church.


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