(Editor’s note: This article was originally published in March 2024) CEBU CITY, Philippines — Contrary to popular notion, the town of Bantayan in northern Cebu does not celebrate its fiesta during Holy Week. In fact, both its…
This is the week of Ash Wednesday, a solemn day of fasting and reflection that signals the start of Lent, the most penitential season of the church calendar for Catholics and many other Christians. On Ash Wednesday,…
CEBU CITY, Philippines – As the long weekend begins for this year’s Holy Week, Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma urged faithful to take this opportunity to reflect on Jesus Christ’s love. Palma on Maundy Thursday, April 17, led the…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — For decades, the town of Santa Fe in Bantayan Island has been known as Cebu’s own tropical paradise in the north. The mere mention of its name usually evokes images of the inviting…
CEBU CITY, Philippines – The sun was beating down harshly one Friday at noon in Bantayan town in northern Cebu. In a family-owned compound in Barangay Ticad, its residents, workers, and volunteers did not mind the hot…
Good Friday is the day on which Catholics commemorate the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. Catholics are joined by almost all other Christians in solemn commemoration on this day part of the Holy Week. It is also a…
CEBU CITY, Philippines – The season of Lent, which includes the Holy Week, may be our chance to rediscover our faith in our Lord. As someone who has been raised in a not-so-strict Catholic family, I admit…
The Sacred Paschal Triduum is the central liturgical celebration of the Roman Catholic Church during the Holy Week. It embodies the profound journey from the solemnity of Jesus Christ’s passion and death to the jubilant celebration…
CEBU CITY, Philippines— The observance of Holy Week in the Philippines is something Filipinos would want to do with their families. While the elder members of each family are very versed in the practices and understanding of…
CEBU CITY, Philippines – Visita Iglesia is one of the religious traditions observed every Holy Week. It involves visiting and praying in at least 7 different churches, typically done on Maundy Thursday going into Good Friday. Despite…
CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Bantayan Parish Museum in Bantayan town, Cebu not only houses relics and artifacts of significant religious value. It also aims to debunk centuries-old “fake news” involving how the locality observes the Holy…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — With COVID-19 restrictions virtually gone, celebration of the Holy Week in Bantayan, Cebu have returned to normal. However, its local government as well as parishioners and organizers of its Lenten activities have some…
