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A five-day Carmelite Lenten pilgrimage across Negros Occidental begins Thursday, March 12, bringing the faithful to 20 churches as well as museums, historical landmarks and heritage sites across the island province.Organized by nonprofit Catholic pilgrimage apostolate Green Faith Travels, the pilgrimage titled “A Carmelite Journey: Lenten Pilgrimage to Negros Occidental” runs until March 16 and will be accompanied by Discalced Carmelite priest Rev. Fr. Reynante Miguel Azul Lavado as chaplain.One highlight of the journey is a one-day retreat at the Our Lady’s Hill Carmelite Center of Spirituality in Bago City.The Lenten pilgrimage will also cover the dioceses of San Carlos (Northern Negros Occidental), Bacolod (Central Negros Occidental) and Kabankalan (Southern Negros Occidental).<div> </div><div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1773280118712640144731_1312689010893537_4222716833786351287_n.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/>Image of Our Lady’s Hill Carmelite Center of Spirituality</div>In the Diocese of Bacolod, pilgrims will pray at San Diego de Alcala Pro-Cathedral and St. John Marie Vianney Chapel in Silay City; St. Joseph the Worker Chapel, a significant cultural property known for its unique architecture and art (“Angry Christ” mural by Alfonso Ossorio) within the Victorias Milling Company complex; Our Lady of Victory Parish in Victorias City proper; and St. John Nepomuceno in Sum-ag.In Talisay City, San Nicholas de Tolentino Parish-Recolotes and Diocesan Shrine of San Vicente Ferrer and St. James the Greater church and Our Lady of Medjugorje, the first replica church in Asia and the third in the world of the original church in Bosnia and Herzegovina.In Bacolod City, Carmel of St. Joseph and St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus (Carmelite monastery); Queen of Peace Parish-Redemptorist; San Sebastian Cathedral; Sacred Heart Shrine and Seminary; San Antonio Abad Parish; Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage Parish and the grotto of St. Padre Pio; and St. Ezekiel Moreno Monastery and Reliquarium.They will also pray at Talan-awon ni Maria of the Marian Missionaries of the Holy Cross in Murcia; St. John the Baptist Parish in Bago City; Our Lady of Guadalupe in Valladolid; Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage in La Carlota and Santa Maria Magdalena Parish in Hinigaran.In the Diocese of San Carlos, they will pray at the Chapel of the Cartwheels in Manapla and St. Francis Xavier Cathedral Parish, the seat of the Diocese of Kabankalan.Pilgrimage fee is P35,000 per pilgrim, which covers two-way airfare with 20kg baggage allowance, accommodations and transport for five days and four nights, all meals and snacks, entrance fees to museums and heritage sites, and a pilgrim’s kit.Over the last 11 years (excluding the pandemic years), Green Faith Travels has reached out to the Catholic faithful who seek healing, uplifting, and rejuvenation in faith in its more than 30 pilgrimages in Luzon and the Visayas, creating a pilgrim community through its annual Lenten, Easter and Marian “retreats on foot”.On its 12th year, Green Faith Travels’ pilgrimages are now Carmelite journeys of contemplative prayer as it promotes the Teresian Carmelite spirituality.

A five-day Carmelite Lenten pilgrimage across Negros Occidental begins Thursday, March 12, bringing the faithful to 20 churches as well as museums, historical landmarks and heritage sites across the island province.

A five-day Carmelite Lenten pilgrimage across Negros Occidental begins Thursday, March 12, bringing the faithful to 20 churches as well as museums, historical landmarks and heritage sites across the island province.

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Lenten pilgrims begin Carmelite journey across 20 Negros Occidental churches

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Published March 12, 2026 11:30 AM PHT

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