It was a casual and simple acquaintance that lasted for sev-
eral years of delightful friendship. He was a batch older than
me from the extra active Batch 87. Known to be a “campus
figure” during our high school days; a student council officer,
President of the Filipino Club and Social Action Club, mem-
ber of the Peer Ministry and strings of other socio religious
organizations. He was a decorated personality in our cam-
pus who steered school programs when he was starting his
potential craft as host, accidental dancer and singer and any
other role I could have imagine.
More than thirty years after high school, this guy never fails
to impress me.
Nolan Angeles of Batch 87 takes his “Bosconian” blood seri-
ously and takes his devotion to another level.
He is a staunch propagator of the devotion to Mary Help of
Christians. In fact he has quite a number of images displayed
in various Marian exhibits and processions not only in the
Metro but in nearby provinces as well.
Basilica of Mary Help of Christians Turin, Italy
ALUMNUS ELEVATES DEVOTION
TO ANOTHER LEVEL
by Biboy Lora
For many years now, Nolan finds time , at least every week-
end to go out and explore the provinces. But unlike most
tourists seeking local festivities and popular tourist destina-
tions, Nolan habitually searches for the image of Mary Help
of Christians in chapels, sitios and barangays not yet known
to the National Shrine of Mary Help of Christians in Pa-
ranaque . Mr. Angeles does this in order to help the National
Shrine to document each and every place where there is an
image of Mary Help of Christians. A mission to further deter-
mine the extent of the devotion to Mary Help of Christians
in the whole country. This noble knack and devotion make
the routine for Nolan to report to the National Shrine and
establishes coordination with the staff down to the local
parish where the “discovery” was made and mapped such in
the devotion site network .
His weekend discoveries are no joke. Most of the places he
goes to are only reachable via plane or ship and bangkas .
He remembers going up the mountains just to be able to
see an image of Mary Help of Christians in Lumayang Zam-
boanga Del Sur. There was even a time he has to endure the
rough sea just to be able to see an image of Mary Help of
Christians in Romblon Province. One unforgettable ordeal he
had and even thought it was his last day, clinched-moment
surviving and enduring an almost hour bangka ride in an
approximately 3- storey building tall waves just to reach a
chapel in an island in Albay.
Despite the ordeal and the life-challenging moment, Nolan
loves and finds fulfilment in what he is doing. A year ago, he
took his devotion to another level and made it his “mission”.
Then he came up with his own tagline “Misyon Debosyon:.
This time around, aside from searching for the images,
he brought with him images of Mary Help of Christians and
donates it to chapels and churches all over the Philippines.
His mission has brought him as far as Batanes in the North,
to the provinces in the Visayas and even in the Islamic City
of Marawi and other places in Mindanao.
There are so many other titles conferred by the Catholic
Church on the Blessed Virgin Mary . Among them are Our
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