Our Lady of Sorrows Church is a Roman Catholic, Marian church in Ronda, a southern town in the province of Cebu, Philippines. It is also known by its other name, Ronda Church, or the Hispanic version Nuestra Señora de los Dolores Church.
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History
Ronda Church was part of the parish of Dumanjug. It became a parish in June 17, 1881. The old name of Ronda was Holoyaw or Huluyaw, either from the shouts of fleeing villagers at the sight of invading sea raiders or a species of plants that were prolific in the area.
Its present name has various possible origins too. First, it may come from a city in Spain whose landscape of being in the foothills of two mountain ranges it resembles or the fact that Spaniards conducted patrols to intercept freedom fighters and fugitives.
Architecture
Our Lady of Sorrows Church in Ronda has a portico in front of a well-tended lawn. Its arches are supported by four Doric columns and on its roof a dome. The entrance door is likewise arched and is flanked by recessed arches. The rest of the facade has a triad of arch windows of stained glass, the middle one larger than the other two. Above them is a modified quatrefoil stained glass window opening. The pediment is adorned cornice and white decorative trimming and it rises to an apex of a cross.
The entire facade is flanked by bell towers of dissimilar design. The gospel side has a continuous pierced wall while the other has two separate ones. Their belfries are octagonal, interspersed with arch openings, and capped with pyramidal roofs.
Celebration
The feast of Our Lady of Sorrows is held every September 15th in a celebration called Panginabuhi Festival.
Mass schedule
Below is the weekly mass schedule of Our Lady of Sorrows Church in Ronda, Cebu from June 9, 2025 to June 15, 2025. Please reach out to the church for an updated schedule. Additionally, you may also want to view mass schedules of churches in Ronda.
Monday
- No mass schedule found.
Tuesday
- No mass schedule found.
Wednesday
- 5:00-6:00 PM
Thursday
- 5:00-6:00 PM
Friday
- 5:00-6:00 PM
Saturday
- 5:00-6:00 PM
Sunday
- 6:00-7:00 AM
- 8:00-9:00 AM
- 10:00-11:00 AM
Church information
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Name | Our Lady of Sorrows Church in Ronda, Cebu |
| Other Names | Nuestra Señora de los Dolores Church, Ronda Church |
| Address | P. Villagarcia St, Ronda, Cebu |
| Country | Philippines |
| Religion | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Established | June 17, 1881 |
| Age | 144 years |
| Status | Parish |
| Archdiocese | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cebu |
| District | District IV – Southwest Cebu |
| Vicariate | Vicariate of Our Lady of Sorrows |
| Patron | Our Lady of Sorrows |
| Feast day | September 15 |
| Architecture | |
| Completed | Middle 20th century |
Nearby Churches
- San Agustin Church in Alcantara, Cebu
- San Juan Nepomuceno Church in Moalboal, Cebu
- Santiago Apostol Church in Badian, Cebu
- Sto. Tomas de Villanueva Parish Church in Matutinao, Badian, Cebu
References
- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cebu. Retrieved July 6, 2022
- Balaanong Bahandi: Sacred Treasures of the Archdiocese of Cebu. Cathedral Museum of Cebu, Inc. and University of San Carlos Press. 2010. ISBN 978-9715390187.
- Elizaga, Troy. The Formation of Towns and Parishes in Cebu, Philippines. Retrieved via Academia on July 6, 2022
- Our Lady of Sorrows Parish. Municipality of Ronda, GOV.PH. Retrieved July 6, 2022
- Oaminal, Clarence Paul (August 10, 2015). The Wise Men of Ronda. The Freeman. Retrieved via PressReader on July 6, 2022
- History. Municipality of Ronda, GOV.PH. Retrieved July 6, 2022
- Oaminal, Clarence Paul(January 26, 2018). The Vicariate of Western Cebu (Part 2). Retrieved July 19, 2022
- Sabanpan-Yu, Hope (December 2007). Cebuano Food Festivals: A Matter of Taste. Philippine Quarterly of Culture and Society , December 2007, Vol. 35, No. 4 pp. 384-392. University of San Carlos Publications. Retrieved June 15, 2022
- Panginabuhi Festival. Local Government of Ronda, GOV.PH. July 19, 2022