Paghilom: A Narrative Analysis of the Healing testimonials of The Mary, Mediatrix of All Grace Devotees in Facebook Groups

• Main Authors: Mañalac, John Paolo L., Perez, Kenan Febry S.
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 2021
• Subjects: popular religiosity; faith; healing; testimonies; devotional groups
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/conf_shsrescon/2021/paper_mps/7; https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/context/conf_shsrescon/article/1700/viewcontent/Manalac_and_Perez.pdf
• Institution: De La Salle University

Popular Religiosity is deeply embedded in the Philippine culture, especially devotions to arguably the most venerated figure in the Philippines, the Virgin Mary. The Our Lady of Mediatrix of all Grace is just one of the several figures of Mary, highly revered and honored by the people in Lipa, Batangas. With the advent of COVID19, testimonies of healing attributed to this patroness have emerged in Facebook devotional groups, an attestation to the faith of her devotees. The aim of this research is to look into the narrative categories of these testimonies through the use of Narrative Analysis. The data garnered are 10 video testimonies from the devotees of Our Lady Mediatrix of All Grace, posted at selected Facebook devotional groups. In the end, the researchers have generated five narrative categories that are present within the healing testimonies, namely: Pagsubok, Pagkilala, Pamamanata, Paggaling, and Pagpapatotoo to these miraculous experiences. These narrative categories will not just add to the existing body of literature about the devotion to Our Lady of Mediatrix of All Grace and the message of hope within these testimonies, but also Popular Religiosity within the Philippine context.