Batangas - Quezon Visita Iglesia
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Every Holy Week, my family and I go out of town on a pilgrimage tour to visit churches as part of our Catholic culture. This is also known as Visita Iglesia . For our 2017 Visita Iglesia , we headed south to the provinces of Batangas and Quezon . Unlike the previous years where we only visit Spanish-era or historical churches, we decided to have a mix of shrines and churches in this year's Visita Iglesia itinerary. 2017 Batangas - Quezon Visita Iglesia Here's where we went on our 2017 Batangas & Quezon Visita Iglesia : National Shrine of Saint Padre Pio in Sto. Tomas, Batangas Because of the distance of our house from our target provinces, our three-car convoy left home early to avoid traffic and headed to our first destination which is the St. Pio National Shrine in Sto. Tomas, Batangas. It is a quaint shrine tucked in the inner part of town. We spent almost two hours here doing the Stations of the Cross and exploring its different structures. The bell tow