If there's something that you've been praying extra hard for, they say to pray to Our Lady of the Rosary in the Manaoag Shrine and it will be answered.
From experience, prayers do get answered.
This is coming from someone who isn't prayerful at all: me.
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From experience, prayers do get answered.
This is coming from someone who isn't prayerful at all: me.
I visited Manaoag for the second time recently. It was a solo trip via bus. And yes, I went there hoping for an answered prayer. As to what that is, let's keep that a secret for now.
Manaoag, Pangasinan, is around five hours away by bus from Trinoma, Quezon City.
I rode a Dagupan Bus that took me straight to the Manaoag Shrine. The bus fare is Php 314 one-way. If you're coming from QC, the bus passes Trinoma hourly starting at around 5am until around late afternoon. There are 2 major stop overs for wee-wee breaks: Dau bus terminal and SM Rosales.
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| From QC, Manaoag is around 3 hours away via car and 5 hours away via bus. Route: via North Luzon Expressway and TPLEx |
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| The Shrine of Our Lady of the Rosary of Manaoag is right at the center of Manaoag. |
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| After 5 hours on the bus, that's where you get off. It's just a few steps away from the Manaoag Shrine. |
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| Pathway leading to the Church. |
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| Masses happen every hour. |
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| Bought this from my first visit to Manaoag. Was surprised to find this in my bag that day so I had it blessed! |
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| If you look up, there are huge fans called "Big Ass Fans". Of course, the Church stickered out the word "Ass". Hehehe. |
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| At the back, there's an area where you can light candles. |
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| There's a candle gallery where you can buy all sorts of religious paraphernalia. |
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| In case the candle store is closed (much like what happened when I was last there), there are vendors around the exit who sell candles and other stuff. Candles are P10 each, if I remember correctly. |
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| Bought two candles to light. No particular reason why I got two. One didn't really want to light up. |
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| Prayer before lighting the candle... |
Timing was just perfect that day. I got on the bus at around 12pm and arrived at Manaoag shortly before 5pm. I was able to pray, catch mass, and light candles. Caught the last bus heading to Manila at 6pm! Arrived in QC at 11pm.
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| Last Dagupan Bus headed for Cubao is at 6pm. Hailed the bus right outside the Manaoag Shrine. |
Tips:
- If waiting for a Dagupan Bus at Trinoma, stand at the entrance of the bus terminal, watch out for the "Manaoag" bus passing along EDSA, and hail it. The buses don't come in and park at the terminal. If you'd rather skip this, go to the bus terminal in Cubao instead.
- Bring a jacket. It's really cold in the bus.
- From QC, get on the bus no later than 12pm. This is so you get enough travel time and praying time before catching the last bus back to QC. Last bus departs Manaoag at 6pm.
- Bring your own candles if you have them, though it wouldn't hurt to support the locals there.
As for answered prayers, we'll still have to see. I haven't done my part yet.
