Sapian: Religious Center of Capiz
ROXAS CITY – The Sapianons have renewed their faith and their fellowship during the 2-day celebration of the 3rdAnniversary of the Meditation Hills of the Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes at Sitio Bangkal, Brgy. Maninang, Sapian, this province.
The activity which started on February 7, was graced by Governor Victor A. Tanco, Sr. and his wife Mrs. Fatima Tanco who led the medical mission. Hundreds of Sapianon and Kapisnon benefited from such mission. The Eucharistic Celebration was officiated by Rev. Fr. Eugenio Caldeo, Jr., parish priest of the said town.
A film on the story of Lourdes was showed to the devotees and was followed by cultural presentations of CPC Campus Ministry Volunteers and by fireworks display which highlighted the first day.
Early in the morning on the second day, thousands of devotees from other municipalities of Capiz and from other provinces joined the motorcade which started from Sapian Poblacion and ended at the meditation hills where a mass and a healing session were officiated.
The Meditation Hills is owned by the Villanuevas with Atty. Joe Oñas-Villanueva as the patron of the family. Atty. Villanueva is also the Provincial Legal Officer of Capiz.
The Municipality of Sapian is gaining the impression of being the religious center of the province. It can be remembered that for more than a year, the Miraculous Lady of Manaoag and an image of Sto. Niño from the Church of Manila came to visit the municipality. The pilgrim image of Nuestro Padre Jesus Nazareno of Quiapo more popularly known as the Black Nazarene, also arrived in this municipality on the 15th of August last year.