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cyndymc Says: The monks do not solicit donations, but you can show your support to the Servants of the Risen Christ by buying things at their religious store, or buying some souvenir calendars and fans. You may also give voluntary cash donations together with your prayer intentions...
cyndymc Says: You'll have the best picnic at the Monasterio de Tarlac Picnic Grove, whether you eat on the picnic benches in the sprawling garden or at the Picnic Gazebo. You'll have a better appetite because of the cool climate despite a sunny day, with the wind kissing your cheeks as...
cyndymc Says: A towering 30-ft statue of the Risen Christ serves as centerpiece of a garden in the sprawling Monasterio de Tarlac overlooking the town of San Jose. From the country road, this white statue serves as guide to motorists going to Tarlac Eco-tourism Park. Upon reaching the...
Relic Of The True Cross Of Jesus Christ
cyndymc Says: Monasterio de Tarlac was entrusted to be the home of a relic of the true cross of Jesus Christ. The relic is kept in a silver reliquary enshrined in a glass case set in the middle of the altar of the church. How the relic was handed down to a budding monastic community in...
Pilgrimage to Monasterio de San Jose
cyndymc Says: Fast becoming one of the most popular piligrimage sites in the country is Monasterio de Tarlac, made famous by the presence of a relic of the true cross of Jesus. The relic is enshrined in a reliquary under the altar.In the beginning, pilgrims could attend only the 10 a.m....
Must See: Tarlac Eco-tourism Park
cyndymc Says: The Tarlac Eco-tourism Park was launched early part of 2001 by the provincial government under the leadership of Governor Jose "Aping" Yap. It was conceived to be "a project to provide a place in the province where people and nature can co-exist in harmony with each other"....
cyndymc Says: The park is accessible by private or rented vehicles, about 3 hours drive north of Manila and more or less 2 hours from Clark. The concrete roads leading all the way to the park make the travel easy and enjoyable. On the road uphill, I saw some jeepneys and tricycles which,...
Touching & Kissing Religious Relic & Icons
cyndymc Says: Some foreigners are surprised/curious why Filipinos touch and/or kiss religious icons and miraculous relics. Such practice is biblically based; believers trust touching and/or kissing the religious icons/relics is like touching God Himself who will grant healing or...
cyndymc Says: Going to the Tarlac Eco-tourism Park and Monasterio de Tarlac is easy, but retracing your way back to McArthur Highway bound for Manila can be tricky. I must confess we got confused and got "lost" for a while. We reached Tarlac City proper instead of the Bypass Road. There...
cyndymc Says: Small backpack and/or beltbag will do, so your hands are free to hold your camera properly. Decent summer dress (NO flesh-showing attire please if you will go to the monastery), light windbreaker, sandals, hat (remove while inside the church)/scarf, umbrella Wet wipes to...
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The Tarlac Eco-tourism Park was launched early part of 2001 by the provincial government under the leadership of Governor Jose "Aping" Yap. It was conceived to...
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San Jose is a 4th class municipality in the 2nd district of Tarlac bounded on the northwest by the municipality of Mayantoc, on the northeast by the municipality of Sta. Ignacia, the east by the city...
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