AMBA

        (Jesus Nazareno) 

The unfamous yet miraculous patron of Cardona, Rizal(Shared by Sir Jojimar Julian)  

The devotion to the Black Nazarene of Looc started on 1941 when Mariano "Ma Nano" Arriola Clarete carve the head. Suddenly, he made the body of the image on 1942. The image was first housed in a small chapel in Calubacan, Cardona, Rizal. His feast is on Holy Tuesday(Martes Santo). The natives call this image "Amba" because of respect to the old image. The image was transferred to the nayon which is Looc. He always roamed the streets and was sheltered to different houses around the Barangay. It was said that Andres Clarete borrowed the image in 1948. Times passed by, devotees, and believers are rapidly growing. This is because of the countless miracles he had given. The parish gave the authority to celebrate mass in the chapel every Saturday at 5:00 in the afternoon. 

A simple celebration and a festival would be celebrated on 2021 for the 80th year of Amba. A blessed family, the Manzana family, donated the lot where the current Chapel would be seen.