REFLECTIONS & TRADITIONS

Christian devotees from all walks of life recently observed the Holy Week, and although it ends with the Easter celebration, images of sacrifices and devotion still remain unscathed in my mind. Although we have different ways on how we contemplate all throughout the said week, nothing is more fashionable and significant in this world than offering prayers to those you love most, and reflecting on the Passion of the Christ. I went around Manila as part of my Lenten panata, and would continue doing so as part of my religious tradition and obligation. See snapshots (in nostalgic black & white) as I went through several churches at night (when temperatures are more bearable), and hope you all, too, had a reflective experience doing the same in prayer and solitude:

People line up for a brief religious moment with the lying Nazarene during Good Friday at Quiapo Church.

The Quiapo Church was filled with people doing their Stations of the Cross even during late at night.

A classic picture of a staunch Catholic devotee.

Stations of the Cross has gone outdoor at the (under renovation) Malate Church

A time of peace, a time of prayers.

A street procession just outside the Paco Catholic Church

An empty Paco Catholic Church is the best time to pray and contemplate.

The Greenbelt Chapel was a full house during Black Saturday.

Celebrating evening mass al fresco at Greenbelt.

The facade of one of my favorite local churches: the San Agustin Church in Intramuros at night.

The grand architecture of San Agustin Church still leaves me at awe.

The Passion of the Christ.

The Crucifixion.

The Mother and The Son: San Agustin's La Pieta.

The Lord Has Ressurected! Salubong festivities at San Agustin.

Easter procession with street dancing at San Agustin Church.

The stone walls and pathways of Intramuros still captivated me as the procession went on and left me behind.

To everyone, Happy Easter! May the Risen Christ bless us all! :-)