Name: Enriquez, Hope Trinity. Section: 32 RPH/T.Y.

Sanchez

An observation of catholic Lenten rituals in your current location in time of quarantine.

Your current location (Barangay, City, Province): Brgy. Hamorawon Calbayog City, Western
Samar

Dates covered: (Anyday from April 5 to 12, 2020)

Description (in 150 words) of religious rituals/performance observed from your window, your
room, and your spot in time of quarantine. (In 100 words) What religious performance/ritual
did you hear, see, eat or smell in your quarantine location during the forty days that we are
not together?

Lent is a Catholic season of spiritual preparation done before Easter. In many Catholic

churches, it begins on Ash Wednesday. During Lent season, almost all of the Catholics

observes repentance, fasting, and spiritual discipline. But as of today, Philippines launches

coronavirus quarantine measures which resulted that all of the Catholic Church has been

discouraged to hold huge religious activities that will attract crowds. But here, inside our

village, there is a Monastery where only limited people can visit and attend the spiritual

activities during the Holy week, and luckily, we we’re one of them. By that, the Diocese of

Calbayog held a parade where the priest is standing in a car to celebrate the Palm Sunday.

All of the catholic people here inside our village including us are waiting and standing

outside our houses and waiting for the priests to bless their palaspas or palm fonds. Next

was the celebration of Holy Thursday, as I’ve mentioned we were invited to attend the mass

in the monastery near our village. At first It was new to me because there are only 15 people

inside the chapel but we still attended the mass. Below are some of the pictures where we

can see the procession of the blessed sacrament. Next is the celebration of Good Friday. As

you can see in the pictures, inside the monastery including my mom and some of the people

we executed the way of the cross and attended the mass that has a long reading which is

the passion of Christ and lastly where the priest did a little procession going to the altar, and

slowly took the cloth that is covering Jesus. Now lastly, the Celebration of Easter Sunday. We

didn’t have the chance to attend the mass because during Sunday our village are restricted
to go outside. But despite of the restrictions we still managed to attend the mass by

watching Livestream and shortly after that we had a little celebration during lunch and

thanked God that he is risen. Overall, even though that we face this kind of pandemic, I can

say that almost all of the Catholic Filipinos still managed to observe and recite all the Lent

season activities and has a strong faith.

If there is nothing to report, you may opt to write about their online presence instead. But
please include ALL the following information:

1. Platform: (ex. Facebook watch party, etc.)___________________________________________

2. Site: (ex.
https://www.facebook.com/CubaoDiocesePH/videos/140303234060059/)_____________
_
3. Organization/church sponsoring/recording/leading it: (ex. Cubao
Diocese)____________________
4. Celebrant (the one officiating or leading the ritual) (ex. Luis G. Antonio Cardinal
Tagle)__________

The description of online presence should at least be 300 words. Registration and a file (a
very short video or a picture) of the ritual will also be required on Facebook.