Self-Flagellation and crucifixion as extreme expression of faith

ATTY. DENNIS GORECHO 04/04/2023

It was Holy Week of 2012 when I accompanied my Filipino Australian cousin Jeremy Baltazar to witness one of what can be considered the extreme acts of devotion in the Philippines, the flagellants doing the  “penitensya”. Jeremy said…

Buhing Kalbaryo expects hundreds to join Via Crucis street play

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 04/13/2022

  CEBU CITY, Philippines — The 25th edition of the Buhing Kalbaryo expects hundreds or even thousands of people to join the street play. The Buhing Kalbaryo is a form of Pasyon or Senakulo that incorporates the…

Rama inclined to say yes on return of Lent traditions

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 03/04/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Why not? This was the statement of Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama on the recommendations of the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) for the return of traditional Lenten activities this year. The EOC will…

Cebu City EOC to recommend the return of traditional Lenten activities

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 03/03/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Emergency Operations Center (EOC) will be recommending to Mayor Michael Rama to allow the traditional Lenten activities to be held this Holy Week. This is after the mayor has lifted…

Popular sites in Cebu for Stations of the Cross

Dianne Zarina G. Savillo 04/10/2020

Traditionally, Filipino Roman Catholics observe The Stations of the Cross or Via Crucis every Holy Week, specifically on Good Friday. Devout Catholics go on a pilgrimage to mimic the passion of Christ as a sign of sacrifice.…

How Cebuanos celebrate Good Friday in photos

04/19/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — On Good Friday, Catholics around the world reflect on the passion of Christ. In Cebu, some of the faithful celebrate this day by doing the Way of the Cross in churches or in…

Faithful urged: Preserve Holy Week’s solemnity, celebrate traditions with family

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 04/15/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma is encouraging the faithful to keep the next days solemn through prayer and sacrifice as they celebrate the Holy Week. The prelate said in a press conference on Holy…

An interactive way of the cross

04/12/2017

HAVE you ever wondered how painful those thorns on Jesus Christ’s head were; how heavy the cross on his back was and how big and piercing those nails were when he died on the cross? How arduous…

Cebu’s first interactive Way of the Cross at Parkmall

PR 04/07/2017

RECONNECT with your faith and follow the last moments of Christ’s life through Cebu’s first interactive stations in Pamalandong: Reflection Stations at the Park on April 8-16 from 10AM to 9PM at Parkmall. Pamalandong is a Cebuano…

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