Virgen dela Rosa (Our Lady of the Rose) is another unique Marian image in the Philippines. The image depicts the Holy Mother carrying the Child Jesus in her left hand and holding roses on other hand. The very first image (perhaps the only image) of Virgen dela Rosa was brought to the Philippines by a Jesuit priest, Father Juan Delgado in 1718 from Acapulco, Mexico.
The 17th century image has ivory heads and hands. Mounted on Her chest was a very valuable treasure, a reliquary containing a strand of hair of the Holy Mother. This information was made true by another Jesuit Priest, Father Pedro Murillo who used to be the head priest of Macati Church.
At the rise of revolution in 1899, the ivory heads and hands, together with the reliquary got lost. The ivory heads and hands were never returned and were replaced with wooden replicas. The reliquary on the other hand was never replaced, leaving a cavity on the Virgen's chest. However, the devotion still remained until today. The novena prayer to the Virgen was first written in the year 1856.
The Virgen is enshrined in the Retablo Mayor of the old Macati Church or the Sts. Peter & Paul Parish.
The 17th century image has ivory heads and hands. Mounted on Her chest was a very valuable treasure, a reliquary containing a strand of hair of the Holy Mother. This information was made true by another Jesuit Priest, Father Pedro Murillo who used to be the head priest of Macati Church.
At the rise of revolution in 1899, the ivory heads and hands, together with the reliquary got lost. The ivory heads and hands were never returned and were replaced with wooden replicas. The reliquary on the other hand was never replaced, leaving a cavity on the Virgen's chest. However, the devotion still remained until today. The novena prayer to the Virgen was first written in the year 1856.
The Virgen is enshrined in the Retablo Mayor of the old Macati Church or the Sts. Peter & Paul Parish.