The main altar/retablo of the Church of St. Catherine

The interior of the Church of St. Catherine in Arayat, Pampanga

ING PARROQUIA NING ARAYAT


Iting Parroquia mitangca ya quetang banuang 1590.  Ding caunan-unan a misioneros queting balen ila di PP. L. Contreras, Ven. P. Bedoya, E. Ortiz at Osorio.  Ing metung caring bantug a talasulat qñg Capampangan, P. Jose Torres, miras ya naman queting balen, at balita qñg ya ing mitangca qñg "baño" qñg lalam ning bunduc Arayat.  Iti ya ing sinulat qñg "PAMIGUNAM-GUNAM" at aclat o (librong) aral maqui apat a tomos at guinamit da ding Paring Agustinos qñg carelang pamanaral.

Ing pisamban mitalacad ya canitang magumpisa ya ing milabas a dilanua at semasnan de di PP. Jose Torres at Juan Terrero.

Taken from: "Qñg Tula Ra" by the Ardiocese of San Fernando, 1956.

CHURCH BELLS


There are four bells, three stationary without weight inscribed and one in center stationary.

Smallest cracked and chipped with too big a clapper--S. VICENTE ORA PRO NOBEIS-DONACION DE D. VICENTE CHANECO-ARAYAT NOVIEMBRE 1883.
Medium size--STA. MATILDE ORA PRO NOBIS-DONACION DE D.a MATILDE MAGDANGAL DE HENZON ARAYAT NOVIEMBRE 1883-RECONSTRUIDA EL lo. OCTUBRE 1923 JUAN MEDINA CABIGTING ARAYAT.
Medium size--RECONSTRUIDA EL lo OCTUBRE 1923 JUAN MEDINA CABIGTING ARAYAT-FUNDICION DE. KIM YEK Y CIA
Biggest in center stationary--ESTA CAMPANA CE HYZO SYENDO CVRA EL M.R.P.F. UYCENTE JERCE A ESPENSA DE DN. MATEO SORYANO Y DN MATEO EVGENYO. DEL PVEBLO DE MALABON EN EL AÑO DE 1851- 62 @ (arrobas)

Note: Bell inscriptions were taken from "Pampanga and its Towns" by Mariano A. Henson.

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