Discovering Obando... San Pascual Baylon Church...

Yesterday was a typical rainy and traffic day for most of the Metro. Me and my husband were just wandering around for most of the morning. Just trying to relax from the stressful week that we had, especially that we were tending to my sick father for more than a week now. We accompanied my mother to the bus station in Cubao in the morning. She was to go back to our province because she needs to attend to her teaching duties in the school back in our province of Masbate. Afterwards, me and my husband were thinking of our next destination. And since there were some setbacks that were coming in our lives these couple of weeks now, we decided maybe its better to ask some additional blessing from Him, in order for us to be able to better face the low downs we are facing. The idea of Obando just popped on our heads. We just knew that it was in Bulacan and this church is especially famous for couples asking for a child through it, usually through the fertility dance during its feast day. Anyway, after our trip from Cubao, we researched in the internet on how to go to Obando, Bulacan. The best way are these:

by car: (1) Monumento -> (2) Samson Road -> (3) Sangandaan Market (Turn Right) -> (4) M.H. Del Pilar (Watch out for the Shell station and turn left) -> (5) Panghulo Road (You could now easily see San Pascual Baylon Church at this road).

by commute: (1) Go to Monumento either by bus or jeep (2) Take a jeepney to Sangandaan Market (3) Take a jeepney with the sign board Polo (this jeepney passes by Obando).

After a traffic laden trip towards Obando, we relaxed and wander about the Church. We were amazed by its majestic paintings and very intricate designs. We were expecting an old church with antiques in it. But instead the Church resembles a mansion house with nice chandelier and very rich altar, full of statues of the Holy Family, Mama Mary, San Pascual to name a few. After being taken in awe by the beauty of the Church, we proceed with our intention of offering a mass for the speedy recovery of my father and well with other intentions as well. We then proceed to go home after the strong rains. The road was quite flooded then but this is already expected since this part of Bulacan is near Navotas, Malabon, which are frequently flooded part of the Metro. Well, the trip was definitely worth it. I hope there are a lot of people from the Metro discover the Obando once again like us.