Our Lady of Piat

Last October, we went to visit the Basilica Minore in Cagayan North, the home of the Miraculous Our Lady of Piat. The Basilica is perched on a hill that lines the banks of Rio Grande. The Blessed Mother is positioned overlooking the entire Cagayan Valley which for centuries has been put under her tutelage. Last year the Cagayanons celebrated her quadri-centennial through a fluvial procession in eight towns of the province on June 4 to 22, 2004 in Aparri, Camalaniugan, Lallo, Gattaran, Alcala, Amulung, Iguig, Tuguegarao City and Piat.