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The decorations hanging from the cupola of the Ateneo Church of the Gesù this Christmas season are called Neules de Mallorca, a tradition...

For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour,  which is Christ the Lord. ~Luke 2:11   The Nativity scene at the Aten...

The Ateneo de Manila University officially opened its celebrations and events for the Advent and Christmas season last night, and we were ...

A sight that we see at the Ateneo de Manila University at least four times a year. One of our trustees comes to attend the quarterly board...

THEME DAY: PHOTO OF THE YEAR 2011 • Since I stopped blogging and taking photos for much of the past year, this choice was easy. I love it ...

Blue and white parol hanging from the cupola of the Ateneo Church of the Gesù . The title is a line from the alma mater song of the Atene...

The belen , or nativity scene, in the Ateneo Church of the Gesù . It looks like Jesus will be born in the woods this year.

Simbang Gabi (night mass) or Misa de Gallo (Spanish, which literally translates to rooster's mass and means dawn mass), is a traditio...

The geometric lines and shapes of the Ateneo Church of the Gesù make for some interesting and fun photos. This is the exterior corridor wit...

The bells of the Ateneo Church of the Gesù , housed in a tower separate from the church, were a gift to the university from the alumni clas...

When the sun has completely set, the Church of the Gesù is a beacon of light in the Ateneo de Manila University campus. Especially for the ...

The corridor in front of the Ateneo Church of the Gesù is also roofed with glass, like its cupola and much of its pyramidal roof .

Good Friday is a holiday observed by most Christians, commemorating the passion and crucifixion of Jesus Christ and his death at Calvary . ...

THEME DAY: THE TENIN TECHNIQUE • I've posted quite a lot of photos of the Ateneo Church of the Gesù but, until today, never of its sid...

One of the events counting down to the Ateneo de Manila 's sesquicentennial was a Festival of Ateneo Music last weekend. Like last year ...

The crucifix and monstrance which I featured yesterday belongs to one of the side chapels of the Church of the Gesù . It is called the Sacr...

The Ateneo Church of the Gesù has two side chapels. One chapel is dedicated to the Immaculate Conception and the other is dedicated to the...

As part of the countdown to the Ateneo de Manila University 's 150th anniversary, Philippine pianist Raul M. Sunico performed at the Chu...