From Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday, here's how the Catholic faithful in the Philippines observe Holy Week. HolyWeek2023
Some devotees join the penitential, where pilgrims walk for miles from their respective places up to the Antipolo Cathedral in Antipolo City, Rizal. Participants pass by the Stations of the Cross, a series of 14 images depicting the events leading to Jesus Christ’s crucifixion, on their way to the church.According to the Merriam Webster Dictionary, the word “Maundy” comes from the Middle English word.
SHORT PROCESSION. Parish priest Fr. Bong Tupino, presides over the passion of the Lord and leads the Santo Entierro inside the Church of the Holy Sacrifice at the University of the Philippines Diliman campus on Good Friday. Angie de Silva/Rappler, where an image of the Virgin Mary is accompanied by “grieving” women dressed in black.
The Easter Vigil commences at night. The Paschal candle – representing the resurrected Christ, the light of the world – is lit at the start of the vigil. Adults and children may also receive the sacrament of baptism during the vigil.The culmination of the Holy Week is full of rejoicing, as Catholics commemorate Jesus Christ’s resurrection.RESURRECTION. Devotees attend the traditional ‘Salubong’ to mark Easter, at Quiapo Church.
Usually, groups of men and women have separate processions, with the men accompanying an image or statue of the risen Christ, while the women have the image of theTheir paths converge in front of the church, reenacting the reunion of Jesus and his mother, the Virgin Mary. The Easter Mass follows, ending the obsevance of Holy Week.
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