As the Filipino Catholic faithful observe this year’s Holy Week, INQUIRER.net offers this special collection of practical news and information, including establishment schedules, travel advisories, and possible Visita Iglesia itineraries. This page also features devotionals and reflections, personal testimonies about faith and religion, and explainers on traditions.
Holy Week is the most important event in the Roman Catholic faith’s liturgical calendar. It is the culmination of Lent, or the 40-day preparation in the observance of Jesus Christ’s death and resurrection — the cornerstone of catholicism.
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Devotees flock to several churches during the Holy Week as a time for penance and reflection. Inquirer takes us inside some of the most iconic churches in Manila.
Read moreFor over thirty years, San Pedro Cutud’s ‘Kristo’ Ruben Enaje and other devotees reenacted Jesus Christ’s passion and crucifixion as an act of penance and thanksgiving every Good Friday. Let's take a #LookThrough at their 'panata' or vow of being nailed to the cross during Holy Week.
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CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro — More than 40,000 inbound passengers were recorded in seaports across the province at the height of Holy Week travel, according to the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduc...
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