Divine Mercy Shrine, El Salvador City, Misamis Oriental

25 Jun 2010 13 Comments

by vinz8000 in Current Events, News, Places, Tourist Spots, Uncategorized Tags: Current Events, Divine Mercy, Divine Mercy Shrine, El Salvador City, Misamis Oriental, News, Philippines, Places, Tourist Spots

After a nice and unforgettable reunion its time to go home to Davao City. So on the 3rd day we’re getting up early and take some breakfast at the house of our accomodating uncle where we staying in overnight after our activity in Dela Mar Resort in Iligan City. It’s in our itinerary to visit the place the shrine of the Divine Mercy.

Divine Mercy Entrance

Divine Mercy Shrine is at City of El Salvador at Misamis Oriental, its only 30 minutes away from Cagayan De Oro City. Upon arriving there hopping off on our van we’ve notice a bunch of children selling different kind of colored candles for 25 pesos each, in which according to them every color of the candle has a meaning Green candle symbolizes for good health, white for peace, red for love of God and yellow for your wish.  Before we enter some rules has to be observed, an attire like spagetti, sando or short is not allowed but there’s a remedy on it. They will give you something to wear a garterized cloth to cover your shorts and a silk blouse to cover your spagetti straps or sando.

Few hundred steps to reach there

We nevermind the sweat, exhaustion and the heat as we to climb a hundred steps stairs to the top. When reaching there we were amazed of the 50 foot huge statue of Jesus Christ or the Divine Mercy facing at the sea of misamis oriental. Just like a huge statue of Jesus Christ in Brazil as seen of some movies, but this one is different and very clean.

Divine Mercy Shrine

Divine Mercy Shrine

We reach some more stairs to the praying room at the side of the Huge Statue of Divine Mercy, then headed to the miraculous water which they believe can cure the illness of the sick and heal the soul either you can drink it or put it in with your empty bottled mineral water. Then a few meters away to light the candle.

The Prayer Room at the side of the Divine Mercy Statue

Back of the Huge Divine Mercy Statue

It’s a nice memorable blessed experience, whenever i visit misamis oriental i will come back to this place.

Overlooking view of the place

Divine Mercy Shrine