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Thursday, April 13, 2017

Biseta Iglesia 2017

Lent is one of the grand celebration of the Roman Catholic Church where all believers commemorates the passion, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. A time of fasting, sacrifices and prayer. This is a five-day observance that starts on Holy Thursday. On this day, Visita Iglesia

is made by the faithful.This practice was introduced by the Spanish colonizers which goes back to the time of the early church where Christians would visit seven great basilicas in Rome for the adoration of the Blessed Sacrament during Maundy Thursday.

For us, Filipinos, this is also a time for friends and family bonding. We all look forward to go for a trip together to visit different churches no matter how far it could be and adore God in the Blessed Sacrament.

This year, these are the seven churches we visited.

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Thursday, May 21, 2015

The SACRED HEART OF JESUS Shrine

At last! I was here!

Early morning today, we trekked this high mountain to reach this peak.

It felt so great!

Saturday, April 4, 2015

Biseta Iglesia 2015

           This year I went with my friends. We visited seven churches. It wasn't just fun, but most of all I was able to make a sacrifice and pray unusually not just for me, but most of all, for others.

           Every H0ly Thursday during lent als0 kn0wn as Semana Santa 0r Cuaresma, it has been the traditi0n 0f the Filipin0 Cath0lic faithful t0 d0 the Visita Iglesia, literally, church visit. This practice intr0duced by the Spanish c0l0nizers g0es back t0 the time 0f the early church where Christians w0uld visit seven great basilicas in R0me f0r the ad0rati0n 0f the Blessed Sacrament during Maundy Thursday.

             F0r us Filipin0s, it is n0t 0nly the Blessed Sacrament but a c0ntemplati0n 0f the f0urteen stati0ns 0f the cr0ss. Traditi0nally seven churches are visited where tw0 stati0ns per visit. But for those who could make it, they visit nine churches.

Sto. Nino Chapel, Brgy Cagay, Roxas City

Carmelite Monastery

Mt. Carmel Church

St. John Paul II Mission Station, Brgy. Banica, Roxas City

St. Padre Pio Mission Station, Brgy. Gabuan, Roxas City

Jesus of Nazareth Mission Station, Brgy. Baybay, Roxas City

Immaculate Concepcion Metropolitan Cathedral, Roxas City

Sunday, June 1, 2014

Immaculate Conception Metropolitan Cathedral Roxas City 2011

Sunday, April 20, 2014

Biseta Iglesia 2014

            Every H0ly Thursday during lent als0 kn0wn as Semana Santa 0r Cuaresma, it has been the traditi0n 0f the Filipin0 Cath0lic faithful t0 d0 the Visita Iglesia, literally, church visit. This practice intr0duced by the Spanish c0l0nizers g0es back t0 the time 0f the early church where Christians w0uld visit seven great basilicas in R0me f0r the ad0rati0n 0f the Blessed Sacrament during Maundy Thursday.

             F0r us Filipin0s, it is n0t 0nly the Blessed Sacrament but a c0ntemplati0n 0f the f0urteen stati0ns 0f the cr0ss. Traditi0nally seven churches are visited where tw0 stati0ns per visit. While 0thers, with m0re time and eff0rt visit f0urteen.

             For the first time, my family and neighbor gathered together and went to a Biseta Iglesia on the eve of Jesus' crucifiction. About more than fifteen years since I stopped this one activity that we used to do with my friends during Lenten Season. This time kids were the majority of our company. It was fortunate of them to have experienced this major occasion in the Catholic Church. I didn't have this when I was their age.

Last year, several Mission Stations were built in the city. Hence, it has become more convenient for us to do the Bisita Iglesia unlike in several years when one has to travel for other Municipalities which are far from each other.