This year, Holy Week is celebrated from Sunday, April 10 to the following Sunday, April 17, 2022. The week between Palm Sunday and Easter is marked by solemnity and is seen by Christians as a time of devotion to the Passion of Jesus Christ. Holy week used to go by the name of the Great Week as called by the Greek and Roman liturgical books. This is because according to them, great deeds were accomplished by God during this week. It was not until the 4th century that it was changed to Holy Week.
What Happened on Easter Sunday?
For the devout, Easter Sunday or Resurrection Sunday is a Christian festival and holiday commemorating the resurrection of Jesus from the dead, described in the New Testament as having occurred on the third day after his burial following his crucifixion by the Romans at Calvary.
“2 Very early on the first day of the week, just after sunrise, they were on their way to the tomb 3 and they asked each other, “Who will roll the stone away from the entrance of the tomb?” 4 But when they looked up, they saw that the stone, which was very large, had been rolled away. 5 As they entered the tomb, they saw a young man dressed in a white robe sitting on the right side, and they were alarmed. 6 “Don’t be alarmed,” he said. “You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has risen! He is not here. See the place where they laid him.”
Mark 16:2-6
Easter Sunday in Lipa City
Easter (Linggó ng Pagkabuhay) is marked with joyous celebrations, the first being the pre-dawn rite called Salubong.
The rite is customarily performed in the early hours of Easter before the first Mass. In some parishes, the rite is held earlier at midnight immediately after the long Easter Vigil proper, retaining the same format.
The Easter Vigil mass is celebrated at San Sebastian Cathedral in Lipa City on Holy Saturday. Black or Holy Saturday marks the last day of the Holy Week and is known as the day that Jesus Christ lay in the tomb after his death. The Paschal candle was lighted during the mass to symbolize the resurrection of Christ. The tradition called “dagit” is also performed. During the dagit (a Tagalog term meaning to catch or to hook) a child would remove the black veil that covers the head of the Virgin Mary which means that her mourning is over since Christ has already risen.
Reflect on the events of Palm Sunday at Diamond Heights Lipa
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