The Parish of St. Anthony of Padua, Iriga City

During one of the afternoon breaks of the Assembly of the Superiors of SIERVAS DE JESUS DE LA CARIDAD, Mother Lourdes -- the superior of the formation house -- invited me to visit the newly refurbished parish church of St. Anthony of Padua, Iriga City. And, we went there all together with the Sisters serving as my guides.

I was struck by the beauty of the church and its rich expressions of faith through arts. Looking at its sanctuary and main altar reminds me of the Golden Altar in front of the Throne of God in heaven [Revelation 8:3] and the presence of the Lamb of God right in the middle of the Heavenly Hosts [Revelation 5:5-6]. Here are the pictures taken during that visit:

St. Anthony Parish, facade

Side View and Belfry

Plaza Tower, with Siervas nuns nearby

The Main Altar The Main Altar, closer look The Altar with the Blessed Sacrament

The Altar Cross majestic and glorious at the center

The Table of the Word exquisitely adorned with the symbol of Holy Spirit

The Lamb of God standing on the Book of Life

The bronze Last Supper in the Rectory

The Risen Lord in the altar near the main sala

The Doubting Thomas & the Risen Lord in the Rectory

Our Lady of the Holy Rosary prepared for the evening procession

Stained glass of the Immaculate Conception

The Immaculate Heart of Mary in the Altar's Retablo

Moses & the Ten Commandments above the Rectory pond

The History of Our Lady of Penafrancia & Bicolandia, rectory painting

Rectory painting depicting the early mountain dwellers of the place

St. Anthony of Padua in the Retablo

St. Camillus de Lellis, statue in the main sala

Stain glass of St. Michael the Archangel

Stain glass of St. Lorenzo Ruiz de Manila, the first Filipino Saint

St. Augustine of Hippo at the Retablo

Sta. Maria Josefa Corason de Jesus in the Retablo