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| Lolo Uweng Sepulchre |
To give a brief story of Lolo Uweng, an image of the dead Jesus was found in the lakeshore of Landayan, San Pedro, Laguna. Since it was believed that the image is miraculous, the people of Landayan kept and encased it in a "camarin" which was placed inside the "visita" for veneration. The event gave way to the devotion of Jesus in the Holy Sepulcher accompanied by stories regarding the miraculous icon as testified by both the local parishioners and devotes from nearby provinces.
According also to local historians, the name of Lolo Uweng was derived from Emmanuel Salvador del Mundo, the name given by the patron's first devotee. "Lolo" means grandfather in Filipino and term used to express respect and endearment to the elders and "Uweng" was the traditional Filipino nickname for Emmanuel.
This popular religious tourism destination attracts about 25,000 weekly devotees on Fridays and about half-a-million pilgrims during Lenten season. The shrine is open seven days a week but devotees particularly come to Him every Friday to commemorate the Good Friday when Jesus Christ suffered and died on the cross. During Fridays also, devotees will come to the shrine the earliest in the morning, some would come even before sunrise. Devotees will also fall in line to have the chance to touch Him or even His garment at the Veneration Chapel. That was the perfect time for them to say short prayers to the Lord after which, they will garland them with Sampaguita flowers on which San Pedro Laguna was known for.
