The Philippines boasts a number of churches dedicated to the Immaculate Conception. This is primarily due to a significant decree made by Pope Pius XII on September 7, 1942, through the Apostolic Letter Impositi Nobis. Responding to the bishops’ request, the Pope officially declared the Virgin Mary, honored under the title of the Immaculate Conception, as the principal patroness of the Philippines. As a result, numerous churches across the country have been erected to pay homage to her. And one of them is the Immaculate Conception Church in Marikina, which we have chosen to visit this Sunday.