Category: Philippines Churches

• Holy Week in the Philippines

  When I was growing up in the Philippines, during Cuaresma (Holy Week), from Domingo de Ramos (Palm Sunday) to Pasko ng Pagkabuhay (Easter Sunday), Catholic rites in the Philippines were infused with special fervor. It was a time for street pageantry and spiritual cleansing with processions, flagellantes, and passion plays. On Palm Sunday, the devouts…

  SCLMRose

  17 Apr 2014

  HOLIDAYS, Philippine Culture, Philippines Churches, The Philippines

  Holidays, Holy Week, Philippine Customs and Traditions

• BAUAN CATHEDRAL IN BAUAN, BATANGAS

  During the Spanish regime, the Spaniards tried to Christianize the Filipinos and they built great churches during their more than three hundred years regime in thePhilippines. The church in Bauan, Batangas has a long history. The first church of Bauan was not located at the present site. Since the Mission of Bauan was a visita…

  SCLMRose

  11 Oct 2013

  BAHALA NA (Come What May), Philippine History, Philippines Churches, The Philippines, WWII

  Cathedrals, Historical Fiction, Philippines Churches, Places to see, The Philippines, WWII Books