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65/695 Camels: Ramadan

Noel Cabacungan — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 06:42:07 +0000

It must really take a lot of faith to become a “true” Muslim. Especially during the Ramadan, which almost always coincides with the peak of summer when the temperature could rise beyond the 50-degree Centigrade mark, I can’t imagine how (…)

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14/695 Camels: Salah

Noel Cabacungan — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 17:44:24 +0000

Salah is the Islamic word for prayer though linguists may argue that the most literal translation of the word is “connection.” Anyhow, Salah is the practice of formal prayer in Islam. Below is a photo taken from the second floor (…)

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Holy Spirit Chapel (Divine Word Seminary)

Noel Cabacungan — Sat, 16 Apr 2011 12:17:21 +0000

When I was new here in Tagaytay, I always wondered how the Divine Word Seminary got its SVD initials or nickname when SDW or DWS could have been more appropriate. I searched and searched and finally found what does SVD (…)

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Quiapo Church, Manila

Noel Cabacungan — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 07:13:54 +0000

Quiapo Church, also known as the Minor Basilica of the Black Nazarene, is a Roman Catholic church located at Plaza Miranda along Quezon Boulevard in Manila. It is home to the 17th century life-sized image of the Black Nazarene. Every (…)

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Novena in Baclaran Live Stream (National Shrine of Our Mother of Perpetual Help)

Noel Cabacungan — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 13:35:00 +0000

If you can’t make it to the novena at the National Shrine of Our Mother of Perpetual Help in Baclaran every Wednesday, you could actually watch and join the novena streaming online. Watch the Novena in Baclaran Live Stream below. (…)

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