My friend Gerald Cenir has -- finally! -- put up the pictures from the Holy Week ceremonies in the Parish of the Lord of Divine Mercy in the Diocese of Cubao, Metro Manila. This is one of only two Filipino parishes that are under diocesan auspices where Mass is said daily according to the 1962 Missal.
Holy Week in PLDM
For the second year running, all the main celebrations of Palm Sunday and the Sacred Triduum were held according to the 1962 Missal. Do note the huge reddish purple curtain covering the entire altarpiece. The "un-nailing" of the corpus from the cross was performed during the Good Friday devotions preceding the liturgical action of the afternoon; unfortunately it was not photographed.
Please look carefully at the pictures and see the large, overflow crowds that attended the ceremonies. Many of these people traveled for hours from the provinces or from more distant parts of Metropolitan Manila just to attend the ceremonies. Who said that Filipinos -- and Asians in general -- can't relate to the Traditional Latin Mass?
Holy Week in PLDM
For the second year running, all the main celebrations of Palm Sunday and the Sacred Triduum were held according to the 1962 Missal. Do note the huge reddish purple curtain covering the entire altarpiece. The "un-nailing" of the corpus from the cross was performed during the Good Friday devotions preceding the liturgical action of the afternoon; unfortunately it was not photographed.
Please look carefully at the pictures and see the large, overflow crowds that attended the ceremonies. Many of these people traveled for hours from the provinces or from more distant parts of Metropolitan Manila just to attend the ceremonies. Who said that Filipinos -- and Asians in general -- can't relate to the Traditional Latin Mass?
