Museo Molo inaugurated
Arch. Lagdameo receives a gift exhibit
from SKs Rey Salvilla and Antonio Rojas
Jr and witnessed by Fr. Tomas Delicana
The exhibits, which are three feet by five feet in dimension are classified into Religious Section and Who's Who in Molo Section
Museo Molo, the first and only exclusively pictorial museum in the Philippines, was inaugurated last April 15, 2007 with a holy mass and blessign of the first 29 pictorial exhibits by Archbishop Angel N. Lagdameo at St. Anne's Church in Molo.
The exhibits, which are three feet by five feet in dimension are classified into Religious Section and Who's Who in Molo Section.
Archbishop Angel N. Lagdameo's
blessing of the exhibits
The Religious Section shows the different scenes of the Molo Church (facade, murals, altars and statues of saints), churches of Oton, Tigbauan and San Miguel, Sto. Niño of Arevalo, relics of the Crucifixion, Divine Mercy, Lanciano Eucharistic Miracle, Marian apparitions (Lourdes, Fatima and Guadalupe), apparitions of San Miguel in Italy, Blessed Pedro Calungsod, Mill Hill War Martyrs in Panay and bishops of Jaro.
In the Who's Who Section are 30 deceased prominent people from Molo like Blessed Pedro Calungsod, Senators Jose Ma. Arroyo, Chief Justice Ramon Avanceña, Potenciano Treñas, Rodolfo Ganzon and Jose Zulueta, Governors Raymundo Milleza, Timoteo Consing and Mariano Arroyo, General Esteban de la Rama and Col. Julio Infante, Iloilo executives Ignacio Arroyo, Salvador Infante and Leopoldo Ganzon, Constitutional Commission delegate Efrain Treñas, civic leaders Rosendo Mejiza, Angel Magahum and Fritz Loring, leader of the revolution Julio Infante, business leaders Cornelio de la Rama and Manuel Loring, first Miss Philippines Pura Villanueva, and Sister Rosario, founder of Dominican sisters, among others.
Some exhibits on display
The honorary chair of Museo Molo is Rev. Fr. Tomas D. Delicana and honorary vice chair is Rev. Fr. Jesus Mana-ay. The chair is SK Rex S. Salvilla with SK Antonio T. Rojas as vice chair.
The other officers are SK Jose Tocio Jr., secretary and directors SKs Rogelio Garcia, Ramon Valasote Jr., Jose Calvo, Ramon Tabornal, Oscar Hormillosa, Rodolfo Salmo, Efrain Salcedo, Arvin Misola and Edxaro Moserate.
Museo Molo is a project of the Knights of Columbus Molo Council No. 5028 and Blessed Pedro Calungsod Assembly of the Fourth Degree.
The blessings of the second batch of exhibits will be on Sunday, July 1, 2007 at the Molo Church.