1. INTRODUCTION
Retreats are a divine answer to modern living. Going on a retreat means taking time away from your ordinary life and situation. It is a special time to give you some peace and calm. For many people a retreat will be an awakening to the presence of God in their lives.
San Luis, Batangas, considered as a fourth class municipality in Batangas Province has a unique natural beauty that every place wanted to have. It is politically subdivided by 26 barangays where each has its own known image. Brgy. Locloc, being a barrio nestled at a mountainous part of the town has a spot for meditation a combination of silence and stillness, a place for spending time in the presence of God.
Dambana ng Pagkabuhay at Locloc, a special project
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There is so much to enjoy with the beauty of the town upon entering, huge, tall fields of sugarcane seemed to bow and greet you. Lots of beach resorts and different aqua activities make you enjoy and lengthen your stay. The town is known by its Patron San Isidro Labrador which is the center of worship by the folks living within the town, because of this the municipality’s government build the new place for worship which called “ Dambana ng Pagkabuhay” nestled in the majestic Brgy. LocLoc, San Luis, one of the uplands in the town where land meets …show more content…
Dambana ng Pagkabuhay start its construction last January 2015, even if it is not totally finished, large numbers of people continuous to go up there especially when the Lenten Season came 3 months after the construction starts that made it popular even outside the town. This project is composed of the fourteen station of the cross located at Barangay Balite which serves as a starting point and a chapel beside the dambana which can cater almost a hundred of worshipper.
Because of this, there must be a structure to hold large number of believers a prayerful place in which the Spirit of God can touch the heart and move the soul of an individual and that’s the Retreat Center.
Tagaytay retreat center and Caleruega is the only retreat house that is proximity to the town’s location and it’s like almost 3 hours of travel to reach both places. That is why educational institutes within and neighboring the town made their retreat program inside their school and sometimes no programs held at all.
The construction of Retreat Center will benefit not only worshipper but also schools who want to have a retreat program.
3. BACKGROUND
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