Apu Santa Ana

For the third time, I have been given the priviledge to climb up the altar for the altar re-arrangement for the town fiesta. The first one was when I was tasked to clean our Patron's Image, this was the first time I saw the altar Image at close. The next time was when we (together with Wilmer) went up for actul measurements of the altar for the proposed restoration of the retablo mayor. This time for the re-arragement, we (together with the SAKBS) first detached the Risen Christ at the center. The red curtain was arranged afterwards as the backdrop of the Patron's Image. Recently added sunburst was removed to give way to the Image.Moving the Image from the left side to the center follows. Nina Maria was detachchable and so was the bible handled by Santa Ana, so we detached Nina Maria from Her Mom for us to easily move the Image. Then the sunburst back, this was the arrangement last fiesta. I was thinking then that last year arrangement would last. To add up to the arrangement was to up post the side angels holding lights, which was a close simillarity to the 1940's retablo mayor. San Joachin Image at the bellfry was also added at the foot of the altar mayor. To balance San Joachin was the old monstrance as a reliquary to Santa Ana's bone marrow relic. The present altar mayor has undergone several changes, hhope this will be a start for the proposed restoration of Santa Ana retablo mayor. This was the start of the many activities for the upcoming fiesta. The nine day novena starts today, students were scheduled at 3pm for a film showing of the church history and life story of Santa Ana. There will be a church tour after the film showing. And for those who will come early that afternoon will get a chance to watch the film before the Novena Mass starts.