“Reflecting through Faith in the Pandemic”


As a Newborn Christian, I never celebrated Lenten season because, well, Religion. It’s my first time hearing about this despite living in a Region with a lot of Catholics present. And so, I will be doing a little research about this season because even if I am the minority in this situation, I am curious as to how they are celebrating this during the Pandemic.

 



According to what I have read, Lenten Season is a time where Filipino people, specifically the Catholics, are reminded of Christ’s passion, suffering, death, and resurrection. The reason as to why they celebrate it, is to set aside time to reflect on Jesus Christ’s suffering and resurrection. It spans up to 40 days, with the season starting on Ash Wednesday and ending before Easter Sunday. Another thing that happens during this time is Holy week, which happens a week before Easter Sunday. It’s said that it starts on Palm Sunday and ends on Black Saturday, the day before Easter. Now, during the whole season, they would also do traditions and activities like the aformentioned Ash Wednesday, where they place ashes ashes on the forehead as a sign of inner repentance, Fasting and Abstinence, Pabasa ng Pasyon where they take turns in chanting parts of the verse from the book called Pasyon, and many more. These activities show their reflection to Jesus Christ and their devotion to their Lord and Savior. But now, because of the Pandemic, these activities won’t be conducted like before. Instead, they will be celebrated through digital means in order to follow through with the health protocols initiated by the government. For example, Ash Wednesday. It will be celebrated by bringing home ashes and launching digital ashes filters to perform the digital practice for the season and the Holy Week will be done online.

 

In conclusion, Lenten season is when Filipino Catholics are reminded of Christ’s sacrifice for us and is done so by doing activities, traditions, and rituals. It lasts for 40 days, starting with Ash Wednesday and ending before Easter Sunday and Holy Week starts a week before Easter. Despite the Pandemic still on going for who knows how long, it is still celebrated in the comfort of our homes with the use of the internet and the advancement of Technology.

Cites/Resources:

https://www.tripzilla.com/10-things-to-do-in-vigan-for-a-complete-cultural-experience/24614

https://www.tagaloglang.com/holy-week-in-the-philippines/

https://xmcasia.com/blog_post/how-do-filipinos-commemorates-lenten-season/#:~:text=Lenten%20Season%20is%20where%20Filipinos,as%20a%20Christian%2Dliving%20country.

https://www.aethelmark.com/blog/e/e3/#:~:text=Lent%20or%20kwaresma%20in%20Filipino,his%20suffering%2C%20death%20and%20resurrection.

https://academic.oup.com/jpubhealth/article/43/3/e541/6220104?login=true

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  1. Arah26 April 2022 at 07:24

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