SEMANA SANTA 2023

Holy Week is an important time for Christians throughout the world. Holy Week, the final week of Lent, begins on Palm Sunday, the Sunday before Easter. Holy Week is a time when Catholics gather to remember and participate in the Passion of Jesus Christ. A time when Jesus Christ sacrified his life for us.

Every year, Holy Week is one of the huge events that being held in our country. In this time, people are busy, specially the church. There are a lot of events that is happening during this time. It is a long holiday and that's why people can have time with God with their family and friends and also to rest from a very busy work or school. This Holy Week 2023, a lot of people specially from Metro Manila decided to have a vacation in province. They will go to resorts, they will do Visita Iglesia or even go back to their hometown, just like my brother did. Last week, Maundy thursday when he arrived at home. He was working on Manila and he decided to come home this holy week since it's rare to have a long vacation like this. There were a lot of activities or events that happened like the "Pursisyon" where a lot of people attended. I kinda dissapointed because I did not able to attend that since I have no one to go with. On the other hand, a lot of people, specially the elders that the Holy Week now is not the way it is like before when they were young. It used to be quite, people will not eat meat, you will never see people who are working at this time, there will be no radios that beating so loud. Time changed and so with this. Some people now, don't believe that these beliefs really makes sense and that's why it makes the older one dissapointed.

Overall, the Semana Santa 2023 was peaceful for me. This is the time when we need to reflect and regret to all of our sins. Jesus Christ sacrified his life for us, that's why we need to thank him by doing good things. Semana Santa is a reminder to us, how Jesus Christ loves us and how he can sacrifice his life just to save us. Let us remember to be always be greatful to God and let's thank him for all that we have.

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