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Catholic faithful start Holy Week pilgrimage to Rizal churches

Published Mar 5, 2024 02:52 am

The Catholic faithful have started their pilgrimage to several churches in Rizal Province during the past two Sundays of Lent in preparation for the Holy Week.

At the International Shrine of the Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage, the country’s first international shrine and 11th in the world, church-related activities, aside from Sunday Masses, were participated in by the devotees.

During the regular first Saturday devotion to the Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage, commonly referred to as "Birhen ng Antipolo" (Virgin of Antipolo), the huge crowd that joined the evening procession was an example of the increasing number of Catholics that are starting to observe the Lenten practices.

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Procession during the First Saturday devotion activity at the International Shrine of the Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage in Antipolo City (Photo from Antipolo Cathedral's FB page)

Holy Masses during the past three Sundays of Lent in the shrine were equally filled with people with other mass goers occupying the entire church compound.

At the Parish of the Immaculate Heart of Mary on Taktak Road, Antipolo, which is more than a kilometer away from the international shrine and is located a few hundred meters away from the Hinulugang Taktak National Park, the church was filled with mass attendees during last Sunday’s Holy Masses.

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Parish of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in Antipolo City (Photo by Nel Andrade)

The church’s garden area with crosses, religious images and candle stands serve as the site where Stations of the Cross and praying of the Holy Rosary can be performed.

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Stations of the Cross at the garden of the Parish of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (Photo by Nel Andrade)

The schedule of Lenten activities at the parish church can be found at the entrance of the parish church to guide the parishioners and mass attendees.

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Interior of the Parish of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in Antipolo City (Photo by Nel Andrade)

In Binangonan, the Saint Ursula Parish Church was also filled with mass goers during the morning and late evening Holy Masses on Feb. 3.

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Saint Ursula Parish Church on Feb. 3 (Photo from St. Ursula's FB page)

The Stations of the Cross, which is a meditation on the passion, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ, is being done during the Fridays of Lent in most churches and communities in the province.

The Lenten Season started on February 14 while the Holy Week will start on March 24, Palm Sunday.

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