Nuestra Señora de la Merced Parish

Devotees flock to the parish to ask Mary to intercede for their spiritual, mental, and physical health, for their families and studies, and for the increase of vocations to the priesthood and consecrated life.

During the Spanish times in Candaba, Pampanga, a story was told about three women in the nearby towns of Plaridel and Baliwag asking for help for the construction of their "house".

The chapel was established as a parish on April 26, 1937[3] when the Archbishop of Manila, Michael J. O'Doherty approved the petition of Rev.

Dozens of devotees joined the solemn mass last August 2 at the Virgen dela Merced Parish in Bahay Pare.

The devotees later showed their deep devotion to the blessed virgin by accompanying the venerated images of the Holy Mother from Tarlac, Manila and Samar through the processional routes of the parish.

Church interior in 2016
Nuestra Señora de la Merced de Pampanga