Friday, September 25, 2009

Details in the Number

  • 2 - Number of Ships the Filipino/Spanish forces used to defeat the Dutch Armada in the Battles of the La Naval
  • 3 - Number of canonized saints that have prayed in front of the Santo Rosario (San Lorenzo Ruiz, San Vicente Liem dela Paz, San Francisco de Capillas)
  • 6 - Number of Santo Domingo Churches that have been built. The five previous ones have been built inside the walled city of Manila (Intramuros) while the 6th one now built in Quezon City
  • 7 - Number of bombas that give the Santo Rosario its "volcanic" shape
  • 12 - Years the Santo Rosario resided in UST during WWII (12 years 10 months exactly) from December 1941 to October 1954
  • 12 - Number of Beatos that have seen the Santo Rosario. She is thus called Madre de los Misioneros.
  • 15 - Number of ships in the Dutch Armada defeated in the Battles of La Naval.
  • 15 - Number of mysteries of the Rosary before the institution of the Mysteries of the Light by Pope John Paul II in October 16, 2002.
  • 18 - Number of Gold Karats that was used for the Cannonical Regalia
  • 20 - Number of Gold Karats that was used for the 1811 Corona Imperial
  • 20 - Current number of mysteries of the Rosary
  • 344 - Number of Diamonds set unto the Cannonical Crown of the Niño
  • 508 - Number of Diamonds set unto the Cannonical Crown of the Santo Rosario; 365 of which are big to medium sizes, 134 are brilliants and chips and 9 are rose-cut
  • 638 - Total number of gemstones in the Cannonical Crown of the Niño
  • 1083 - Total number of gemstones in the Cannonical Crown of the Santo Rosario
  • 1593 - Year the La Naval was reputed to be carved
  • 1811 - Year inscribed in the Corona Imperial of the Santo Rosario and its Niñ0
  • 1907 - Year of the Solemn Cannonical Canonization of the image of the Santo Rosario, held October 5
  • 1952 - Year the cornerstone of the 6th Santo Domingo in Quezon City was laid
  • 1954 - Year of the Solemn Transfer of the image to the New Santo Domingo Church in Quezon City
  • 1946 - Tricentennial celebration of the La Naval held at the Santissimo Rosario Parish
Sources : Discussions in the Official La Naval Flickr Page and The Saga of La Naval: Triumph of a People's Faith

Tuesday, September 8, 2009


Happy Birthday Mama Mary !!!