San Jose de Malibago Church is a Roman Catholic church located in Malibago in the town of Babatngon, Leyte, Philippines.
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History
Malibago is the largest barangay of the municipality of Babatngon. It is named after a tree that used to grow wildly in its coastal area. It is uncertain whether Malibago was the seat of colonial authority until it was moved to Babatngon, or that both Malibago and Babatngon were independent jurisdictions.
The church started as part of St. Vincent Ferrer Parish in Babatngon. It was raised to the status of a mission station through a decree by Archbishop Pero R. Dean on June 2, 2004 and on June 15, 2005, it was elevated to a quasi-parish. On October 13, 2007, it was canonically erected as a parish and installed Fr. Rodolfo Barro as the first parish priest.
Architecture
The low-level place of worship is plain and built from concrete. A ledge over the entrance serves as an overhang and a niche for the patron. Blind pointed arches form lunettes over the rectilinear windows and decorative element on the pediment. A pair of bell towers flank its facade.
Celebration
The feast day of St. Joseph is June 16, and the town celebrates through Sinulog, a street theater that reenacts the war between the Christians and the Moros. The dramatization of the conflict based on faith started in the 1800s.
Curiously, the Moros are anachronistically called as Pulahanes. Historically, the pulahanes are religious freedom fighters that practiced a fusion of Catholicism and indigenous animist culture that rose in various parts of the Philippines beginning in the 19th century. Such movement was opposed to foreign rule by the Spaniards and later by the Americans.
Mass schedule
Below is the weekly mass schedule of San Jose de Malibago Church Malibago, Babatngon, Leyte 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 Babatngon.
Monday
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Thursday
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Friday
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Saturday
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Sunday
- 6:00-7:00 AM
- 5:30-6:30 PM
Church information
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Name | San Jose de Malibago Church Malibago, Babatngon, Leyte |
| Address | Malibago, Babatngon, Leyte 6520 |
| Country | Philippines |
| sanjosedemalibagoparish@gmail.com | |
| www.facebook.com | |
| Religion | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Established | June 2, 2004 |
| Age | 21 years |
| Status | Parish |
| Declared as parish | October 13, 2007 |
| Declared as quasi-parish | June 15, 2005 |
| Age as parish | 18 years |
| Archdiocese | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Palo |
| District | Eastern District |
| Vicariate | Vicariate of Carigara |
| Patron | St. Joseph |
| Feast day | June 16 |
| Architecture | |
| Tower | 2 |
Nearby Churches
- Holy Name of Jesus Church in Capoocan, Leyte
- Nuestra Señora de Salvacion Church in Lemon, Capoocan, Leyte
- Saint Vincent Ferrer Church in Babatngon, Leyte
- St. Anthony of Padua Church in Alcober, Tunga, Leyte
- St. Francis of Assisi Church in Jugaban, Carigara, Leyte
- St. Joseph Church in Barugo, Leyte
- St. Matthew the Apostle and Evangelist Church in Jaro, Leyte
- St. Michael Archangel Church in San Miguel, Leyte
- Sta. Cruz Mission Station in Santa Cruz, Jaro, Leyte
- Sta. Rosa de Lima Church in Santa Rosa, Barugo, Leyte
References
- St. Vincent Ferrer Parish – Babatngon. Archdiocese of Palo. Retrieved April 1, 2024
- George Emmanuel R. Borrinaga. Seven Churches: The Pulahan Movement in Leyte, 1902-1907. Philippine Quarterly of Culture and Society. Vol. 43, No. 1/2 (2015), pp. 1-139 (139 pages). University of San Carlos Publications. Retrieved April 1, 2024