Biography
Our Lady of the Rosary of Manaoag, also known as Nuestra Señora del Santísimo Rosario de Manaoag or simply Our Lady of Manaoag, is a revered Marian title of the Blessed Virgin Mary venerated in the town of Manaoag, Pangasinan, Philippines. The devotion centers on a centuries-old ivory image of Mary holding the Child Jesus and a rosary, enshrined in the Minor Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary of Manaoag.
Feast Day
Third Wednesday after Easter (canonical coronation)
Patronages
- Patroness of the sick, helpless, and needy
- Protectress of Pangasinan province and its people
- Intercessor for those in desperate need of God’s help and healing
""Virgin Mother of God, Queen of the Most Holy Rosary...""
""Virgin Mother of God, Queen of the Most Holy Rosary, you have chosen to raise your throne of mercy in Manaoag, to be the beloved protectress and patron of the Province of Pangasinan, and therefrom to bestow your graces on us, your children, banished in this valley of tears. Look down with your eyes of mercy upon me, who am beset with so many dangers of body and soul. Despise not my petition, O dearest Mother, but intercede for me before your Divine Son, now and at the hour of my death. Amen.""