Casa De Matienza, Rooms For Rent in Manila

24/12/2025

Wishing you a Christmas filled with the love of Christ and the blessings of His grace 🌲🎄

25/11/2025

Advent is coming

May this season remind you of
Hope, Joy, Love, and Peace
found in Jesus Christ.

Advent isn’t just a countdown to Christmas—it’s a spiritual invitation. It’s a season the Church sets aside to awaken the heart, slow down the pace, and prepare for Someone, not something. The world prepares for holiday sales, decorations, and deadlines. But Advent asks a deeper question: “Is your heart ready for Christ?”

The word Advent comes from the Latin “adventus,” meaning “coming” or “arrival.” Christians throughout history have observed these weeks with prayer, reflection, and expectant waiting—not just for the celebration of Christ’s birth, but for His promised return.

Advent sets four candles before us, and each one carries a message:

Hope, reminding us that God never abandons His people, even when life feels uncertain.

Joy, the kind that isn’t dependent on circumstances, but rooted in the presence of God.

Love, the love that chose humility, a manger, and a cross.

Peace, not the fragile peace the world offers, but the deep peace that comes from Christ dwelling within.

Looking at the Nativity scene reminds us of simplicity: a Child lying in a manger, a humble family kneeling in faith, and heaven breaking into earth in quiet majesty. Nothing about Christ’s arrival matched human expectation—yet everything fulfilled God’s promise.

As Advent approaches, don’t rush through it. Let it soften the hurried pace. Let grace break through distraction. Let the message of Emmanuel—“God with us”—become real in thought, word, and action.

May this season not just prepare your home for Christmas, but prepare your soul for Christ.

24/01/2024

10/12/2023

—from “Joy to the World” bit.ly/2Yj752r

22/06/2023

SAN MIGUEL
San Miguel Church

The church (and town) of San Miguel was originally located south of the Pasig River, in the area near Paco. It served as the center for the Jesuit mission for the Japanese residents of Manila. The the 1770s, San Miguel was relocated north of the Parish river in the area of Malacañang. Here a new church under the Franciscans was inaugurated. San Miguel Church would eventually become a parish for Manila's wealthy families when the district or suburb became a preferred location to build residences for the city's elite. Its proximity to the Malacañang Palace (which since 1863 would become the official residence of the Governors General) would add prominence to the church. The current structure dates from 1913. Spared in World War 2 (one of only three major district churches in Manila to be spared, the other two being Santa Ana Church and Pandacan Church), the church would serve as the Pro-Cathedral of Manila until the Manila Cathedral was rebuilt in 1958. Due to security arrangements and restrictions around the Palace, access to the church is largely limited. It can be seen prominently from the Pasig River when riding the Pasig River Ferry.

03/10/2021

24/03/2021

Paalala lang po, baka po nakalimutan natin—hindi nakalagay sa ibaba ng mukha at hindi nakalabas ang ilong sa paggamit ng face mask.

Isuot natin nang tama ang face mask upang maiwasan ang pagkalat ng COVID-19.

19/03/2021

28/02/2021

Free via livestream.

WanderManila proudly presents the STORIES FROM THE WAR Online Livestream Tour. We will visit the key areas of the Battle of Manila to get the gist of the horrors that happened to the city during that fateful month that destroyed an important city and killed over a hundred thousand innocent Filipino civilians.

The tour/performance will stream FREE over the WanderManila page tonight, February 28, 2021, at 8:00pm.

18/02/2021

17/02/2021

The true beauty of Manila, as seen through a walking tour.