Ayoko ng plastik. And I’m not talking about two-faced people. There are six billion people on earth and that means a huge number of people can act as warriors to save Mother Earth before life-threatening instances can occur and hunt us all our lives. Surely, you’ve joined the Earth Hour …
Read More »Easter Sunday: A Celebration of Hope, Love, Life
This is a day of hope and a day of unrelenting love. Jesus Christ has risen. And for us who believe in Him, this is a day to rejoice His eternal love and the promise of a new beginning. The term “Easter” was derived from the Anglo-Saxon goddess of spring, …
Read More »Is it Still a Quiet Black Saturday in the Philippines?
Black Saturday, also called Sabado de Gloria, is the day after Jesus Christ died on the cross. This is a day of mourning for people who believed in Christ when others chose to condemn Him and want Him dead. It’s supposed to be a quiet day as we remember the …
Read More »Sacrifice, Silence, Selflessness (A Good Friday Reflection)
When Good Friday comes, the elders would tell you to stop being makulit, keep quiet, don’t go out of the house, don’t eat this, don’t do that. Who says you have to stop doing the usual things you do when it’s Good Friday? No one really tells you to stop …
Read More »What Maundy Thursday Really Means?
We call a Thursday of the holy week Maundy. But really what, in an innocent voice, does Maundy mean? Maundy as defined by audionet.com means very rare. Now what makes Maundy Thursday err… a Maundy one? It is the day wherein we commemorate the events before Jesus Christ’s crucifixion. Also …
Read More »Would You Betray Someone for 30 Silver Coins?
Holy Wednesday, the day in the Biblical history when Judas Iscariot betrayed Jesus Christ in exchange of 30 silver coins. Betrayal is one of the most painful experiences a person could go through. Have you been betrayed? You wouldn’t even want to recall such instance, right? Betrayal (n.) — the …
Read More »Visita Iglesia (A Religious Expedition in Batangas)
Of all the many churches here in Batangas, have you visited the most prominent ones during Visita Iglesia? Or how do you decide on the itinerary of Visita Iglesia each year? This article will dissect this religious expedition we Catholics do on Holy Week, specifically on Maundy Thursday. Contributed by: …
Read More »Why the Day After Palm Sunday is Not an Ordinary Monday
Not having a prominent moniker like the “Palm” for Sunday the “Maundy” for Thursday and the ominous, intriguing “Black” for Saturday doesn’t make Holy Monday a lesser parcel of the Holy Week. Traditionally, on a Holy Monday, we Christians commemorate the fig tree or “puno ng higera” — which was, …
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