Today I wanted to write about Our Lady of La Naval de Manila, a Filipino Marian title who is the patroness of Asia. Our Lady of La Naval de Manila started as a venerable image of Our Lady of the Rosary which was made of hardwood and Ivory. The image was installed in Santo DomingoContinue reading “Our Lady of La Naval de Manila”
Category Archives: Austronesian spirits
Kāne
Today for Indigenous American history month I wanted to write about Kāne, a Hawai’in god of procreation, the sky, and the sun. Kāne is one of the four great gods. The others are Kū, Lono, and Kanaloa. Kāne was born from the Po (roughly equivalent to Chaos), followed by Kū and Lono. Together, they shapedContinue reading “Kāne”
Our Lady of Piat
Today I wanted to write about Our Lady of Piat (Nuestra Señora de Visitacion de Piat) a Spanish-Filipino Catholic title of the Virgin Mary, as the patroness of Piat, Cagayan, and various Indigenous Micronesian peoples. The earliest veneration of Our Lady of Piat started in Macau, her image was eventually brought to Manila in 1604,Continue reading “Our Lady of Piat”
Bakunawa
Today for Dragon month and the full moon I wanted to write about Bakunawa, a Filipino serpent responsible for storms, earthquakes, and eclipses. There were once seven moons, one for each night of the week, until Bakunawa devoured six of them. When he tried to eat the last moon, he was attacked by the humans,Continue reading “Bakunawa”
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