Located at the town proper, St. Andrew the Apostle Parish Church serves as the main Roman Catholic church of Norzagaray, Bulacan. The parish traces its establishment to 1787, placing it among the older churches founded during the Spanish colonial period in Bulacan. The church is dedicated to Saint Andrew the Apostle, who is also the patron saint of Norzagaray. Each year, the parish and town celebrate his feast on November 30, a date that coincides with the local town fiesta. 

As the oldest church in Bataan and a cradle of early Philippine Christianity, Saint Dominic de Guzman Parish Church, more commonly known as Abucay Church, holds a place of exceptional historical importance in the country’s religious and cultural story. Established as a parish in 1587 and entrusted to the Dominican friars a year later, the church is not only one of the earliest centers of Catholic worship in the region; it is also directly linked to the beginnings of Christian education through print. It was here that the Dominicans established a pioneering press where the Doctrina Christiana, the earliest printed book in the Philippines, was produced, firmly anchoring Abucay Church to the spread of Christianity through both preaching and the written word.

Our Lady of the Pillar Church in Morong, Bataan is over 400 years old and stands as one of the oldest churches in the entire province. Founded in 1607, it has long been an important part of the town’s history, serving as one of the earliest centers of Christian worship in the area.

We attended the New Year’s Eve Mass at the Our Lady of La Salette Quasi-Parish, a quiet and meaningful way to close the year before returning home to prepare for the traditional media noche. The quasi-parish, established in 2021 under the Roman Catholic Diocese of Malolos, stands in Barangay Muzon, San Jose del Monte, Bulacan.