Why pilgrims come
What makes this Catholic place significant
Baclaran Church is a national Marian shrine and a vast living center of devotion to Our Mother of Perpetual Help, especially through its Wednesday novena.
Baclaran is best experienced as a living devotional pilgrimage. Join the rosary, novena, Mass, or quiet prayer of the thousands who entrust their needs to Christ through Our Mother of Perpetual Help.
What to notice
Look closely at the place and its story
Our Mother of Perpetual Help
Pray before the icon at the heart of the Redemptorists' shrine ministry.
The Wednesday novena
Experience the recurring devotion that made Baclaran one of the Philippines' best-known pilgrimage places.
A shrine of welcome and service
See how prayer, reconciliation, hospitality, and care for people in need form one pilgrimage experience.
How to read this page
Sources, tradition, and what is verified
No verification date is listed, so current visitor details should be confirmed directly.
This page records the site’s tradition as “Catholic.” That wording describes the nature of the claim and keeps devotional tradition distinct from independently verified history.