The Diocesan Shrine and Parish of Our Lady of the Light, Cainta, Rizal

          I happened to visit the Diocesan Shrine and Parish of Our Lady of Light in Cainta, Rizal, when I presided over the funeral Mass of a distant relative at a mortuary chapel near the parish. As another funeral was being held simultaneously in the parish church, the family opted to celebrate the Mass at the chapel instead. Since the church was only a short distance away, I took the opportunity to visit it after the Mass.

         Since my last visit in 2016, the parish has been elevated to the status of a Diocesan Shrine in 2018. The main retablo has undergone notable renovations, as have the side altars flanking the sanctuary.

      The venerated image of Our Lady of Light, enshrined in the main retablo, is a recreation of the original image that was destroyed during the Filipino-American War in 1899. The present image was painted by National Artist Fernando Amorsolo. It is said to be the first Marian image in Philippine history to be pontifically crowned as an artistic painting. When the image was crowned on December 1, 2018, the church itself was also elevated to the rank of a Diocesan Shrine.

DIOCESAN SHRINE AND PARISH OF OUR LADY OF LIGHT (F- 1760)
Cainta, Rizal

To see previous blog on the church of Cainta click here.