Arriving at the Bancal Port of Carles before noon of
Tuesday from our trip to the Gigantes Islands, we proceeded with our Visita
Iglesia to Capiz and Aklan provinces. Of the seventeen towns and a city of
Capiz, we visited nine and eleven towns of Aklan out of seventeen were also
visited. The only letdown of visiting churches during the Holy Week is that the
statues and crucifixes at the altar in most churches are covered with veils.
This is a practice in the church to heighten our senses and build within us a
longing for Easter Sunday.
We started by going first to the
parish church of the town of Carles. Then we went to visit the church of
Balasan which was the last town of Iloilo before entering the province of
Capiz.
From Balasan, we passed by all
the churches on the way to Roxas city which already belonged to the province of
Capiz. First was Pilar, then President Roxas which was called
Lutod-lutod before. We met the Mayor of the town, Mayor Escolin who was
overseeing the installation of the speakers outside the church for the Holy
Week services. The president of the parish council, Bobby who was also there
introduced us to the parish priest, Msgr. Alden at the convento. Bobby also
graciously brought us to Aranguel which was the original site of the town.
Lutod-lutod was only a sitio before but later became the center of
the town. Aranguel had ruins of an old church built in 1704. The ruins became
the fence as the new chapel was built inside it.
MOST HOLY TRINITY PARISH
Pilar, Capiz
The walls of the old church of Aranguel which
dates back to 1704 now has become the fence of the chapel.
From President Roxas we passed by Pontevedra and Panay where a tourist guide toured us to the belfry which houses the biggest church bell in Asia. From Panay we visited the Roxas cathedral before checking in at the Urban Manor Hotel.
ST. ISIDORE PARISH
Pontevedra,
Capiz
JESUS THE NAZARENE MISSION STATION
Baybay, Roxas City
We left Roxas right after breakfast the following day passing by all the churches on the way to Kalibo: Ivisan, Mambusao and Sapi-an of the province of Capiz.
ST. NICHOLAS OF TOLENTINO PARISH
Ivisan, Capiz
On a much
recent visit to Capiz, we went to the St. Martin of Tours Parish in Dumalag
which I am including here.
ST. MARTIN OF TOURS PARISH
Dumalag, Capiz
HOLY CHILD JESUS PARISH
Altavas, Aklan 
Had lunch at Mang Inasal at the City Mall as the Saylo Resto which I saw in the internet as offering local Aklanon cuisine was already closed. While we were eating Bp. Talaoc texted inviting us for dessert at his residence as he just arrived from the Cathedral. Bp Talaoc suggested that instead of taking the shortcut in Nabas to Pandan, we go around the northwestern tip of Panay. So from Kalibo we passed by the churches of Numancia, Makato, Tangalan, Ibajay, Nabas, Malay and Buruanga. Since it was already getting dark when we left Buruanga we no longer stopped at the churches of Libertad and Panda, the last towns of Aklan before proceeding to Antique. We went straight to Culasi to the Anna Sophie Hostel where we had our reservation.
ST. JOSEPH THE WORKER PARISH
Numancia, Aklan
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