Tag: Holy Week

He suffered the betrayal of his friend Judas. He stood by his convictions, his nonviolent revolution of the heart and mind. For this, he was crucified

Filipino Catholics return home for Good Friday, where faith, family, and economic pressures intersect in a centuries-old tradition

We are called to become a community of care, a people bound together by compassion, responsibility, and love for both neighbor and creation

Catholics are urged to center Holy Week on prayer, repentance, and shared faith, moving beyond routine family traditions

As I prepare to return home to Thailand, I carry not just souvenirs or photographs, but a heart transformed

The twelve individuals whose feet were washed included the homeless, relatives of victims of the war on drugs, staff, and benefactors

The gravity of this Jubilee moment—when the Church opens wide its arms to welcome all back to God—was almost tangible.

In a public act of repentance and devotion, they beat their backs with wooden whips or bamboo flails, emulating the suffering of Christ

The Chrism Mass is one of the most solemn liturgies of Holy Week and symbolizes the unity of the bishop with his clergy

Catholic devotees in Paete, Laguna, mark Holy Wednesday with the traditional “Unang Salubong” (first encounter) on April 16, 2025. Life-sized images of Mater Dolorosa and...