Our Lady of Sorrows of Turumba (

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: ''Nuestra Señora de los Dolores de Turumba''; Tagalog: ''Mahál na Iná ng Pitóng Hapis ng Turumba'') is the image of the

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, enshrined in Pakil, Laguna, in the

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granted a decree of Canonical coronation to the image on 24 May 2021. The coronation rites are set to take place on the Solemnity of Our Lady of Sorrows, on 15 September 2023.

Etymology

The word ''turumba'' is alleged to be from the Tagalog phrase ''“Natumbá sa lakí ng tuwâ”'' ("Had trembled in great joy"). The first ''turumba'' in the icon's honour was held on September 14, 1788.

Description

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has prophesied. The icon is presently enshrined at the St. Peter of Alcantara Parish Church in Pakil. The second image of the Virgin Mary as

is an in-the-round replica of the image of Nuestra Señora de las Angustias from

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History

The image, according to tradition, belonged to some missionaries who crossed Laguna de Bay in a launch. When the launch was shipwrecked, some of its relics were washed ashore including the icon of the Virgin. One Friday morning, some fishermen found the icon in their nets. Believing it to be a religious image, they decided to bring it to a parish church. When the men carried the small painting, they found it too heavy. They tried sailing in directions with three icon until they brought it to the shore near Pakil Church. When they headed that way, the wind and current aided their course. Upon landing, they left the heavy image on a rock so they could continue their fishing duties. A group of women found the icon the following Sunday morning. Although it had rained during the night, the canvas was miraculously dry. When they tried to take the icon away, they could not move it; even the strongest among them, Mariangga, could not lift it. They quickly told the parish priest, who in turn called the sacristans, choristers, and churchgoers at Mass to fetch the image. As they lifted the icon, it gave way. The townsfolk around began to sing and dance, giving birth to the ''turumba''. The Nuestra Señora de las Angustias image was episcopally crowned by Alejandro Olalia, the Bishop of Lipa, on 23–24 May 1953.

Lupi Festival

The Seven days of Sorrows are known to the Philippines as Lupi fiestas: * 1st Lupi or ‘’ Biernes Dolores’’ falls on the Friday preceding

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. * 2nd Lupi or ‘’Pistang Martes’’ falls on

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. * 3rd Lupi or ‘’Pistang Biyatiko’’ falls on the 2nd Wednesday after Easter Sunday. * 4th Lupi or ‘’Pistang Biyernes’’ falls on the 3rd Friday after Easter Sunday. * 5th Lupi or ‘’Pistang Linggo’’ falls on the 4th Sunday after Easter Sunday. * 6th Lupi after the

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falls on the 5th Sunday after Easter. * 7th Lupi falls on Pentecost. The image is also brought out in procession on October 19, the town fiesta of Pakil. On the Sunday nearest September 15, the

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celebrates the feast of the discovery of the image. Homage to the Virgin of Sorrows is done by the way of song and dance, drumbeat and shill cries of its devotees that the people regard as co-sharing with Mary's grief during the Passion of Christ. The turumba episodes are called ''lupi'' (meaning to fold) it is so because at the closing of every festivities, the novena booklet is folded to mark the pause in preparation for the next Lupi. Old dresses of the Virgin are customarily shredded and given to pilgrims as tokens. It was said that when the piece of cloth from the Virgin is kept close to a person, it grants miraculous powers and protects against personal injury, accidents, fire, and calamities. The statue is enshrined at the

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in the main altar, The image is usually dressed in violet as a sign of sorrow for Jesus’ Passion (the color of

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). The original icon found in the waters is enshrined in a separate ''

'' around bas reliefs of her Seven Sorrows in a chapel inside the church. St Peter of Alcantara Parish is located in Pakil, Laguna; over facing Laguna de Bay

Canonical Coronation

The announcement of the canonical coronation was officially on 11 June 2021 at the Diocesan Shrine of the image. The Parish Priest announced that the Papal Bull was signed on 24 May 2021. The image is to be crowned on 15 September 2023.

References

*Barcelona, Mary Anne. ''Ynang Maria: A Celebration of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the Philippines.'' Edited by Consuelo B. Estepa, P.D. Pasig: Anvil Publishing, Inc., 2004.
Roman Catholic Diocese of San Pablo: Diocesan Shrine of Nuestra Señora de los Dolores de Turumba
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