Guadalupe_Cebu
The Original and Miraculous Image of Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe de Cebu, Patrona del Pueblo de Cebu
CELEBRASYON 2012
First Day Novena, July 7, 2012
In Commemoration of the 110 years of the saving of Cebu from the 1902 Cholera plague and 6th Canonical Coronation Anniversary
During the cholera outbreak of 1902, it struck the entire City of Cebu, but the hardest hit was in Barrio Guadalupe. Probably because the source of water then was the river. It was very devastating. Hundreds of residents died. It was said that those who buried the dead, did not return as they themselves died along the way or right in the cemetery while grieving for their dead relatives. The cholera outbreak was so bad in the barrio that there was burial everyday. Later the burial had to be done en masse on a carabao cart. Death stalked the people of Guadalupe real bad. Placido "Edo" Datan initiated a move and called on the barrio leaders to hold a penitential dawn procession to invoke the help of Our Lady of Guadalupe and the Holy Cross of Jesus, and the epedemic ended. The melody for the so-called "Antifon" was written by Silverio Gonzales, the catechist. One of he ardent supporters of the movement was Don Joaquin Labro, who unfortunately, became one of the victims of the epidemic. The "Antifon" is actually the prayer "Hail Mary" in Spanish (Dios te Salve) but sang repeatedly in a very plaintive tune. The Antifon was held for one month from Mid-May to Mid-June. The estampa of Our Lady and a Holy Cross was mounted on an andas (palanquin) and carried during the dawn procession. The Antifon was purely the idea of Don Joaquin Labra, Don Gervacio Quijada, Placido Datan, Silverio Gonzales, Eustequio Abapo, Melchor Abella and others. The cholera stopped but not immediately. As the dawn procession went on, the number of deaths decreased until there was no more death in the barrio. The devotion and strong faith of our elders to the Blessed Virgin of Guadalupe and to the Holy Cross of Jesus saved them from death.
The Original and Miraculous Image of Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe de Cebu, Patrona del Pueblo de Cebu
CELEBRASYON 2012
First Day Novena, July 7, 2012
In Commemoration of the 110 years of the saving of Cebu from the 1902 Cholera plague and 6th Canonical Coronation Anniversary
During the cholera outbreak of 1902, it struck the entire City of Cebu, but the hardest hit was in Barrio Guadalupe. Probably because the source of water then was the river. It was very devastating. Hundreds of residents died. It was said that those who buried the dead, did not return as they themselves died along the way or right in the cemetery while grieving for their dead relatives. The cholera outbreak was so bad in the barrio that there was burial everyday. Later the burial had to be done en masse on a carabao cart. Death stalked the people of Guadalupe real bad. Placido "Edo" Datan initiated a move and called on the barrio leaders to hold a penitential dawn procession to invoke the help of Our Lady of Guadalupe and the Holy Cross of Jesus, and the epedemic ended. The melody for the so-called "Antifon" was written by Silverio Gonzales, the catechist. One of he ardent supporters of the movement was Don Joaquin Labro, who unfortunately, became one of the victims of the epidemic. The "Antifon" is actually the prayer "Hail Mary" in Spanish (Dios te Salve) but sang repeatedly in a very plaintive tune. The Antifon was held for one month from Mid-May to Mid-June. The estampa of Our Lady and a Holy Cross was mounted on an andas (palanquin) and carried during the dawn procession. The Antifon was purely the idea of Don Joaquin Labra, Don Gervacio Quijada, Placido Datan, Silverio Gonzales, Eustequio Abapo, Melchor Abella and others. The cholera stopped but not immediately. As the dawn procession went on, the number of deaths decreased until there was no more death in the barrio. The devotion and strong faith of our elders to the Blessed Virgin of Guadalupe and to the Holy Cross of Jesus saved them from death.