Archdiocesan Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes is a Roman Catholic Church located in Cebu City, Cebu, Philippines.
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History
Prior to the Second World War, a chapel was built dedicated to Our Lady of Lourdes in a property belonging to Don Pablo Attillo whose family brought the devotion from Manila. Such devotion was transferred to a place of worship in a location that is presently known as the Don Bosco Youth Center. It was destroyed during the war and later rebuilt.
After the Atillo family donated a land for the establishment of a parish in the area to be administered by the Salesians of Don Bosco, a church made of wood was constructed in the present site. Its mother parish was San Nicolas Church (Cebu City) until the former was granted independence and bestowed parochial status on January 27, 1957 with Father Clifford, SDB installed as its first parish priest.
Additional lands were purchased over the years and plans for the building of the present-day church were proposed by Plutarco Diaz. Its cornerstone was laid in 1966, a redesign was drawn up by Virgilio Asuncion, and its construction was completed after 16 years.
The Parish of Our Lady of Lourdes became an archdiocesan shrine on February 11, 2007 in time for its 50th year founding anniversary. The image of Our Lady of Lourdes was granted episcopal coronation by the Archdiocese of Cebu.
Architecture
The nave wall is a continuous parabolic shell and defines the facade. A concrete overhang protrudes from the church wall that serves as roof of a portico. In front is a curved grotto where the statue of the patroness venerated by St. Bernadette Soubirous kneeling in the gospel side are found.
Its entrance is a massive doorway with metalwork, and above the overhang in the upper level is a stained glass window in the shape of a parabola. It is adorned with intersecting and circumscribing circles and linear ridges. The bell tower is built in the gospel flank. Similar to the one found in San Nicolas, it is made of three columns piercing through the sky. It is supported by transverse beams and interspersed with slanting bands.
Celebration
The feast of Our Lady of Lourdes is held every February 11th.
Services
The parish office is open from 9:00 in the morning until 6:00 in the evening.
Mass schedule
Below is the weekly mass schedule of Archdiocesan Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes in Cebu City from November 18, 2024 to November 24, 2024. Please reach out to the church for an updated schedule. Additionally, you may also want to view mass schedules of churches in Cebu City.
Monday
- 6:30-7:30 AM (Cebuano)
- 12:15-1:15 PM (English)
- 6:00-7:00 PM (Cebuano)
Tuesday
- 6:30-7:30 AM (Cebuano)
- 12:15-1:15 PM (English)
- 6:00-7:00 PM (Cebuano)
Wednesday
- 6:30-7:30 AM (Cebuano)
- 12:15-1:15 PM (English)
- 6:00-7:00 PM (Cebuano)
Thursday
- 6:30-7:30 AM (Cebuano)
- 12:15-1:15 PM (English)
- 6:00-7:00 PM (Cebuano)
Friday
- 6:30-7:30 AM (Cebuano)
- 12:15-1:15 PM (English)
- 6:00-7:00 PM (Cebuano)
Saturday
- 6:30-7:30 AM (Cebuano)
- 12:15-1:15 PM (English)
- 6:00-7:00 PM (Cebuano)
Sunday
- 6:00-7:00 AM (Cebuano)
- 8:00-9:00 AM (English)
- 10:00-11:00 AM (English)
- 3:00-4:00 PM (Cebuano)
- 4:30-5:30 PM (Cebuano)
- 6:00-7:00 (Cebuano)
- 7:30-8:30 PM (English)
Church information
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Name | Archdiocesan Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes in Cebu City |
| Address | Francisco Llamas St, Punta Princesa, Labangon, Cebu City, 6000 Cebu |
| Country | Philippines |
| Contact | (032) 261 5393 |
| lourdesshrinecebuphils@gmail.com | |
| web.facebook.com | |
| YouTube | www.youtube.com |
| Religion | |
| Denomination | District II - Metro Cebu South |
| Established | January 27, 1957 |
| Age | 67 years |
| Archdiocese | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cebu |
| Vicariate | Vicariate of Sto. Niño |
| Feast day | February 11 |
| Religious order | Salesians of Don Bosco |
| Architecture | |
| Architect | Plutarco Diaz, Virgilio Asuncion |
Nearby Churches
- Archdiocesan Shrine of Blessed Pedro Calungsod in Cebu City
- Archdiocesan Shrine of San Nicolas de Tolentino in Cebu City
- Archdiocesan Shrine of San Roque in Cebu City
- Archdiocesan Shrine of St. Arnold Janssen in Cebu City
- Chapel of San Pedro Calungsod in Cebu City
- Holy Cross Parish Church in Basak, Cebu City
- Mary Help of Christians Church in Cebu City
- Our Lady of Consolation Church in Talisay, Cebu
- San Lorenzo Parish Church in Cebu City
- St. Augustine de Hippo Quasi-Parish in Cebu City
- Sto. Niño Church in Pasil, Cebu City
- Sto. Tomas de Villanueva Church in Pardo, Cebu City
- Virgen de los Remedios Church in Labangon, Cebu City
References
- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cebu. Retrieved July 10, 2022
- Lourdes Parish to mark 60th year on Feb. 11. Sunstar. February 2, 2017. Retrieved July 8, 2022
- De la Torre, AJ (February 3, 2009). Punta church marks fiesta. The Freeman. Retrieved July 8, 2022
- FMA Milestones in Lourdes Shrine. Salesians of Don Bosco Philippine South Province. Retrieved July 8, 2022
- History. Parish Press of the Archdiocesan Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes. Retrieved July 10, 2022
- Cebu Cardinal Vidal joins Lourdes Parish 50th celebrations. Bosco AustraLsia Link. Retrieved July 10, 2022
- Parishes. Salesians of Don Bosco Global Philippine North Province. Retrieved July 10, 2022
- Lourdes Shrine, a pilgrim church from Feb. 11, 2017-Feb. 4, 2018. SunStar. February 12, 2018. Retrieved July 10, 2022
- Salesian Music Ministry sets concert at Lourdes Shrine. Sunstar. December 05, 2017. Retrieved July 10, 2022
- A Cebuano musical on St. Bernadette. The Freeman. February 16, 2017. Retrieved July 10, 2022