8. Ash Wednesday
- It is the first day of Lent
- The ashes of this holiday symbolize two main things: death
and repentance.
- It symbolize our mortality – “Remember you are dust, and to
dust you shall return.”
- Once we come forward to receive ashes, it symbolize our
repentance to all of our sins.
- The ashes that are used during Ash Wednesday are from the
palms (Palaspas) from the previous Palm Sunday Celebration.
12. - Commemorates Jesus’ humble entry (on a
donkey) into Jerusalem
- According to the Gospel account, he was
greeted by crowds of people who spread
their cloaks and laid palm leaves in his path
Palm Sunday
- In many Christian churches Palm Sunday is
celebrated with a blessing and procession of
palms.
16. Maundy
Thursday
- It marks the events known as the Washing of the Feet an
the Last Supper.
- The word maundy comes from the Old French mande, in
turn from the Latin mandātum, which means “mandate or
command.”
- In the New King James Version of the Gospel of John,
chapter 13, verse 34, Jesus said:
‘A new commandment I give you, that you love one
another; as I have loved you, that you must also love one
another.”
17. Maundy
Thursday
- During the Last Supper, Jesus washed the feet of his
12 disciples as they shared their final meal.
- In the Gospels, the Last Supper is described as the final
meal of Jesus Christ and his 12 disciples before his arrest
and subsequent crucifixion.
- It is called the Last Supper because it was the final
(last) time they all gathered around a table together to a
meal (supper) of wine and bread—which became the
institution of the Eucharist, remembering how Jesus
gave his body (symbolized as bread) and blood (wine) in
a sacrifice for the salvation of humanity.
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20. Good Friday
- It commemorates Jesus’ suffering and
death on the cross; it is traditionally a day of
sorrow, penance, and fasting.
- Jesus was sentenced to death by crucifixion, one
of the most horrible and disgraceful methods
of capital punishment known at the time.
- Jesus spoke seven final statements from the cross
before he died at 3:00 p.m.
- By 6:00 p.m. they took Jesus’ body down from
the cross and laid it in a tomb
21. Holy Saturday
- The observance commemorates the final
day of Christ’s death
- Holy Saturday, also called Easter Vigil, is
the traditional end of Lent
- Easter Vigil although celebrated Holy
Saturday evening, it is mark of the beginning
of Easter and ending of Lent.
22. Easter Sunday
- is the celebration of Jesus’
Resurrection, according to the
Gospels, on the third day after his
crucifixion.
25. - It is a festive event wherein churchgoers raise their “palaspas”
or palm leaves into the air, waiting to be blessed by the
presiding priest.
- When mass is finished, people take their newly blessed palm
leaves home. Many attach them onto their windowsills and roofs.
- This is a Filipino belief that blessed palm can bring good
fortune, as well as remove any negativity, in the household.
Filipinos often keep the palm leaves till the next year.
Palaspas
27. - The “pabasa” usually starts after the mass on Palm Sunday. The
book of the passion of Christ is chanted in many different ways. The
organizer of the “pabasa” prepares two books for the readers. One
group of readers reads or chants one verse and the other group of
readers reads or chants the next verse.
- The “pabasa” can last all day and all night and are usually done next
to a chapel, in a tent or “kubol.” In some places the best reader at a
“pabasa” gets a small prize.
- A “pabasa” usually ends on or before Good Friday. What follows is
the reading of “Siete Palabras” or the Seven Last Words of Jesus
before he died on the cross. Everything is broadcasted on national
television.
Pabasa
29. - In the evening of Maundy Thursday, the Mass of the
Last Supper is celebrated in churches all across the
Philippines.
- After the Mass, the Blessed Sacrament is put in an
Altar of Repose or “monumento.” After those churches
remain open for visitors or as Filipinos would call it, the
“Visita Iglesia.”
Visita
Iglesia
31. - “Sinakulo” are Lenten plays narrating the life,
suffering and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
- To present the entire story, plays are held each night
beginning from Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday.
Senakulo
33. - The main activity on Good Friday is the “Siete Palabras” or
Seven Last Words, starting in churches from 12 noon and ending
at 3 p.m. when Jesus died.
- Then there would be a three-act liturgy, and a procession of
religious images at the end. The religious images are often veiled
in black and carried through towns in carrozas (carriages).
- Its highlight would be the image of the dead Jesus. In the
evening, the Soledad Procession commences.
Siete Palabras” or Seven Last Wo
34. - Many Filipinos also participate in taboo practices, which the
Catholic Church prohibits and does not endorse. These include
“penitensya” or self-flagellations and crucifixions. Especially in the
province of Pampanga, devotees re-enact Jesus’ suffering by
having themselves nailed to crosses.
- This Kapampangan tradition began in 1955 after writer Ricardo
Navarro came up with the play narrating Jesus’ story, and the
actual crucifixions followed in 1962. Many also dress up as Jesus
Christ, walking barefoot, and carrying life-size crosses around town
for the entire day. In “penitensya,” hooded men whip their backs as
a form of repentance for their sins. Thousands of locals and foreign
tourists flock to see this extreme Filipino tradition every year.
Penitensya
36. - On Easter Sunday, Filipinos celebrate the “Salubong,” at 4 a.m.
vigil commemorating the meeting of the Mary and the Risen
Jesus. It is also a welcoming rite for the Son of God.
- The image of Mary will be brought to the image of Christ at a
local church, where people throw flower petals and sing songs of
glory. Everyone is happy that Jesus is alive again, and families
celebrate by preparing feasts.
Salubong
39. Weekly Journal
Directions:
Write a journal about your everyday activities starting
from April 10-17, 2022. Use MS Word or Google Docs, include
pictures with captions. You may design your journal to show your
creativity.
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