Malolos Cathedral - The Miraculous Image of Our Lady

The Miraculous Image of Our Lady

The Miraculous image of Our Lady enshrined in the main altar was carved by a certain Donding Ople in 1950. Due to the miraculous attributes in devotion to the Immaculate Conception. The Malolos Curia decided to produce some replicas. An elite replica of the said statue was first displayed at the right of the Sanctuary, at the middle, beside the statues of Saint Joachim at Saint Peter patriarch.

The devotion to Immaculate Conception seems to be very effective and was then reported to miraculous, so to enrich the faith of the Malolenos, a set of stairs was attached to the altar, that the people may go and touch the statue. This action was made under the time of service of the then rector, Msgr. Jojo Galvez and Fathers Ron Cristobal and Francis Protacio S. Cortez III as members. On this time also, the statue was officially named "Virgen Inmaculada Concepcion de Malolos."

In their tenure, a replica of the image was placed in front of the Adoration Chapel's Capella Sanctorum (Chapel of the Saints). The statue is elevated high and is connected down with a set of stairs. Beside the entrance stairs is a book entitled "Prayer Requests" where devotees are expected to write their prayers, on the middle at the highest elevation is the statue of the Virgin. Beside the exit stairs is a book entitled "Answered prayers." Devotees were expected to write their own experiences of divine intervention through the said statue. The main reason of putting it apparently below the image, just after seeing the statue is that, reported incidents state that "just touching the image of the Virgin already performed the miracle."