The Simala Shrine or Simala Church is the popular church located in Sibonga, Cebu province in the Philippines. It is also called The Monastery of the Holy Eucharist. It was built in 1998 by the Marian Monks from Pampanga. It used to be just an ordinary church until incidents of miraculous events happened like shedding of tears of the Mother Mary's image. It draws a lot of attention and paved the way for the church's popularity. At present, thousands of devotees flocking everyday in the church.
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Why a lot of people are coming here?
Well, mostly the reason why people are coming here is that they are offering their prayers, devotions and petitions to the miraculous Virgin Mary hoping that their prayers like healing their illnesses will be answered. Most of the visitors are catholic but some non-catholics are also visiting the church because of its picturesque view.
The architectural structure of the church is really amazing that it draws a lot of attention to the visitors. You can compare it to the big castles in Europe. Visitors should not miss the chance to take pictures with the church on the background.
There are things to avoid when entering the shrine like smoking, drinking alcoholic drinks, shouting and making loud noises, wearing revealing clothes for ladies, wearing sando for boys and wearing footwear inside the prayer room.
The church has a mass scheduled everyday. There are colored candles for sale for visitors or devotees offering their prayers and petitions. They said that each color has a corresponding purpose.
We always bear in mind that this place is sacred so we always give and offer our respect to the believers and most specially to our beloved Virgin Mary.
God bless !
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