Nuestra Señora de la Merced Parish - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Nuestra Señora de la Merced Parish - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Nuestra Señora de la Merced Parish (), is a Roman Catholic church located in Bahay Pare, Candaba, Pampanga in the Philippines. The parish church is under the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Fernando, Pampanga and is the home of the , Emperatriz na Marilag sa Katagalugan ng Pampanga, which is the oldest and original image of the title. Devotees flock to the parish to ask Mary to intercede for their spiritual, mental, and physical health, for their families and studies, and for the increase of vocations to the priesthood and consecrated life. The parish covers most of the barangays of the Tagalog region under the patronage of . The image is well known for her Dalit as She visits different places. The parish also holds first class relics of Mercedarian Saints, St. Peter Nolasco, St. Raymond of Penyafort, St. Serapion of Algiers, St. Raymond Nonnatus and St. Pedro Armengol. Read more on Wikipedia
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