Erected after the visit of the Pilgrim Statue of Our Lady of Family to the Philippines in 1992, the shrine was built to hold the Perpetual Dawn Rosary and encourage more people to pray. During construction, a farmer found a 15th Century Byzantine religious relic buried in the ground. Miraculous occurrences have been reported in the shrine which has attracted thousands of pilgrims here and abroad.
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| Walking uphill towards the Shrine |
Inspired
by the visit of the Pilgrim Virgin of Fatima in 1989, Fr. John Rona
obtained permission from Cardinal Vidal, Archbishop of Cebu Island, to
build a shrine to host the Perpetual Dawn Rosary, a Philippine devotion
in which people gather before dawn to begin their day with prayer to Our
Lady. He was unable to find an appropriate site, though, until several
people dreamed it should be located on Perrelos Hill near the city of
Carcar. Soon the property went up for sale at a very low price. The
shrine complex, nestled between mountains and sea, includes a large
pavilion with a stylized Virgin of the Sign icon, and a 20' white statue
of Our Lady of Fatima. On Sept 9, 1992, when Cardinal Vidal blessed the
statue under the title of Theotokos (Mother of God), many people
witnessed the "miracle of the sun" dancing across the sky, spinning, and
changing colors. This recurred for five months, attracting many
visitors. (Information from Mary Anne D. Tolentino,
maanspilgrimsite.blogspot.com/2006/02/theotokos-shrine-carcar-cebu.html/;
photo from archipelagotours.org/carcar.html.)
This is the Perrelos Parish also located inside the Theotokos Compound. We really like the structure of the church as the walls are made of grills which allows utmost ventilation and illumination. No need for electric fans and artificial lighting during daytime. Very friendly to claustrophobics too. :)
The Holy Family inside the church.
The environment is so tranquil, really the right place to reflect upon our lives.
Here is a chapel which is just beside the Perrelos Church. 
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