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Ilocos Norte prepares for pontifical coronation of La Virgen Milagrosa de Badoc

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Denis Agcaoili, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/news/05/30/la-virgen-milagrosa-de-badoc1.jpg?ext=.jpg"/></figure></div>BADOC, Ilocos Norte - A huge number of devotees are expected to flock to the St. John the Baptist Church in Badoc, Ilocos Norte for the pontifical coronation of La Virgen Milagrosa de Badoc.Mass will be held at the St. John the Baptist Parish at 9 a.m. on May 31, after which the image of La Virgen Milagrosa will be displayed through a procession for her coronation.The image of the Blessed Virgin Mary will be the second Marian image to be hailed &quot;coronada&quot; this year.On December 6, 2017, the Congregation of Divine Worship and Discipline of the Sacraments approved the petition by the issuance of a Papal Decree for her pontifical coronation.The coronation was approved after it passed the requisites such as the image’s antiquity and authenticity, and the miracles attributed to her that were duly recorded.Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle will be the crowning prelate for the Pontifical Coronation.It is only now that the province welcomes again another Archbishop of Manila. The first was in 1963 when a minor seminary was blessed by Cardinal Rufino Santos.Ilocos Norte tourism officer Aian Raquel said that this is an important event in terms of &quot;faith tourism.&quot;“In many cases, this has opened so many good opportunities for people. There will be a high demand for food, for transformation, for accommodation. So the effect of it will become a very real miracle for a lot people in Ilocos Norte,&quot; Raquel said.<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/news/05/30/la-virgen-milagrosa-de-badoc.jpg?ext=.jpg"/></figure></div><div>FOLK TALE</div>La Virgen Milagrosa de Badoc is believed to have arrived between the shores of Barangay Paguetpet, Badoc, and Barangay Dadalaquiten, Sinait, together with the image of the Santo Cristo Milagroso de Sinait.Only fishermen from Badoc were able to carry the image of La Milagrosa, while those from Sinait could move only the image of Cristo Milagroso. For them, this indicated that the Crucified Christ wanted to be enshrined in Sinait while the Lady is for Badoc.A story is told from 1776 of Moro Pirates raiding and burning the town of Badoc, including the church.The invaders had attempted and failed to behead the image of La Virgen Milagrosa. While unsuccessful, this left a scar over her left eye. In rage, they toppled the wooden image onto flames but were shocked to see the fire extinguished. Taken aback, they scampered away and left the town.Inspired by the La Virgen Milagrosa folk tale, the provincial government inaugurated an annual event in 2012 called “The La Milagrosa Provincial Fiesta”, in honor of the provincial patroness.Thousands of devotees and pilgrims flock to Ilocos Norte for the yearly fiesta celebrating both classic and contemporary Ilocano culture in supplication for all of blessings of La Virgen Milagrosa de Badoc to the province.

BADOC, Ilocos Norte - A huge number of devotees are expected to flock to the St. John the Baptist Church in Badoc, Ilocos Norte for the pontifical coronation of La Virgen Milagrosa de Badoc.

BADOC, Ilocos Norte - A huge number of devotees are expected to flock to the St. John the Baptist Church in Badoc, Ilocos Norte for the pontifical coronation of La Virgen Milagrosa de Badoc.

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Ilocos Norte prepares for pontifical coronation of La Virgen Milagrosa de Badoc

Denis Agcaoili,

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Published May 30, 2018 05:54 PM PHT

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