OLPGV Church in front of Gensan Park
The third church we visited.
During our Bisita Iglesia for Good Friday and Holy Week, we visited some of the churches in General Santos City to offer our prayers and petition.
Visita Iglesia is otherwise known as Seven Churches Visitation for Roman Catholic Lenten season. It is a tradition of visiting 7 Catholic churches.
The first church we visited was Saints Peter and Paul Parish
at NDDU IBED, Lagao Campus Area
"The Seven Churches Visitation also known as Visita Iglesia is a pious Roman Catholic Lenten tradition to visit seven churches on Maundy Thursday.[1] On Maundy Thursday of Holy Week, following the Mass of the Lord's Supper, the Blessed Sacrament, the "bread" of the mass, is laid on the Altar of Repose in the church for the Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament. During the Seven Churches Visitation or Visita Iglesia, the faithful visit several churches – sometimes seven, sometimes fourteen, sometimes no set number depending upon the particular practice – to pray in front of each church's Blessed Sacrament." - According to wikipedia.org
The second church was Bula Catholic Church.
In the Philippines, Visita Iglesia is being done during a Holy Thursday or Good Friday. There will be a recitation of the Stations of the Cross.
The fourth church was at Silway Bridge.
During the visit to the 5th church at Uhaw.
"Penance" and "Sinakulo"
We met some people who rendered their penance but I didn't really capture the others because of the crowd. Penance is repentance of sins.
Sinakulo on the hand is a play depicting the life and sufferings of Christ which you can see on the photo above.
The sixth church was Manaoag Church near ABCD Convention.
St. Michael Parish was our 7th church for laying down the prayers.
(I just can't believe how amazing my old Samsung Note took these photos. Way back in elementary days, I used to read magazines and books including Encyclopedias and take a look at good photos of places. I always told my self that these places are really good. Someone told me that "Bohol in pictures are really good but when you are there, it's not really amazing." Back in my mind, "Well, it's how you see the world that makes it entirely different." The photographer just doesn't want to tell you the good image but how he / she felt at that moment when she / he was taking the photos. And during the times I was taking the photos, I felt really good and blessed that's why, my captures were amazing. (according to me)
Have a peaceful Holy Week everyone!
