Tag: Holy Week observance

The Seven Churches Visitation (or Pilgrimage) is credited as beginning in Rome with St. Philip Neri in the 1500s

Cardinal Jose Advincula of Manila will wash the feet of 12 persons from different sectors of society

"Balaan Bukid" is the last stop of “Ang Pagtaltal sa Balaan Bukid,” a street play that will start at the town plaza of Jordan

The street play carried the theme “Calvary of the Poor 2023: Recognize the People’s Plan, Option for Housing for the Poor”

“We are doubtful that these are real expressions of Christian faith,” read a 2015 statement of the Catholic bishops’ conference

The exhibit is part of the organization’s effort to accompany the faithful in reflecting on the important days of the Christian community

Event organizers and Church leaders are asked to draft a “plan of action” that will address peace and order, traffic, and garbage disposal

The “Pabása ng Pasyón,” literally the “Reading of the Passion,” is a Catholic devotion in the Philippines and is popular during the Holy Week

A plenary indulgence is a grace granted by the Catholic Church through the merits of Jesus Christ, Mary, and all the saints

Fasting was most difficult for 26 percent while 10 percent said almsgiving was difficult, and three percent said both abstinence and prayer