San Bartolome Church Catbalogan

Arrived by boat in the morning and found my self hearing mass in the afternoon. On a Saturday?! Yep. Anticipated, as I have have lots to do tomorrow (mamaya na yan)!

Significant day anyway. I have not been to this church for some time. Matagal na.
Equally worth noting that this was (still?) the First Week of Lent (yata) because last week (10 days ago) was Ash Wednesady. Not to mention, Holy Week after Yolanda!

Speaking of Yolanda, wasn't this church also affected like many others? Apparently not, based on everything around - even if my photo is blurry - especially the retablo.
It's (now) so grand looking. Way far from what it had been during my younger years.

I smiled imagining 'this time, I could actually get lost behind that retablo'!

Oy btw, our new pope has just turned 1 year as such. And like anywhere, priests are quite active mentioning the Evangelii Gaudium(The Joy of the Gospel). Nice of them.
#EasternVisayas #TravelPhilippines #catbalogancity
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