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National Shrine of the Divine Mercy Its History The Adoration Chapel was the first structure built in the Divine Mercy National Shrine. It is constructed for the purpose of immortalizing the Last Vision of Fatima. Almost five thousand (5,000) or more people attend and see the blessing of the Adoration Chapel. The First Eucharist was celebrated at the site on the 2nd day of February 1992. April of the same year, former Bishop of Malolos, Most Rev. Cirilo Almario, Jr. witnessed the groundbreaking of the Church Site. The Parish of the Divine Mercy was formally established on Nov 30, 1994, with Fr. Vic Robles as its first Parish Priest.
The Parish was declared as Diocesan Shrine by then Bishop of Malolos, Most Rev. Rolando Tria-Tirona together with the Council of Priests on the 4th day of April 1999. Three years later, it was given the status of a “National Shrine” by the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) headed by its President Archbishop Orlando Quevedo, DD, OMI, on the 30th day of November 2002. Fifteen years later, Fr. Mar DJ. Arenas takes over the administration of the Ministry as Fr. Vic Robles turned it over in the rite presided over by then Papal Nuncio to the Philippines, Most Rev. Antonio Franco and Malolos Bishop, Most Rev. Jose Oliveros on the 26th day of June, 2005. He spearheaded the acquisition of additional parcels of land at the back of the Church making the National Shrine of the Divine Mercy one of the largest Church sites in the Philippines with a land area close to five (5) hectares.
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