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This was later transferred to Holy Wednesday for Latin Rite Catholics, with the Philippine Independent Church (which separated from Rome in the early 20th century) retaining the Maundy Thursday date. Among the most famous processions of the Philippine Independent Church are those of Concepcion in Malabon, and Santa Cruz and Paete in Laguna.
Maundy Thursday: Huwebes Santo: Movable Regular Part of the Triduum of Holy Week and includes the Mass of the Lord's Supper (the Last Supper). Act No. 345 [19] April 18 (2025) Good Friday: Biyernes Santo: Movable Regular Commemorates the suffering, crucifixion and death of Jesus Christ.
A Confraternity in Procession along Calle Génova, Seville by Alfred Dehodencq (1851). Holy Week in the liturgical year is the week immediately before Easter. The earliest allusion to the custom of marking this week as a whole with special observances is to be found in the Apostolical Constitutions (v. 18, 19), dating from the latter half of the 3rd century and 4th century.
For others, such as Roman Catholicism, Lent ends at sundown on Thursday, March 28, 2024, known as Maundy, or Holy, Thursday. Lent begins on Ash Wednesday. When do Christians fast?
Altar of Repose in Manila Cathedral, Philippines, 17 April 2014. In the Philippines, the tradition is called Visita Iglesia. The general practice is to visit seven churches either on Maundy Thursday or Good Friday, and recite the Stations of the Cross. The pious and able would double the number of churches to fourteen, while the infirm and ...
In 2024, Maundy Thursday services will be held on the evening of March 28, 2024 for those using the Western liturgical calendar. The Orthodox and others using the Eastern liturgical calendar will ...
Maundy Thursday is a public holiday in most countries that were part of the Spanish empire (Argentina, [82] Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Peru, the Philippines, Spain, [83] Uruguay and Venezuela), countries that were part of the Danish colonial empire (Denmark, [84] Iceland, Norway and ...
For others, such as Roman Catholicism, Lent ends at sundown on Thursday, March 28, 2024, known as Maundy, or Holy, Thursday. Lent begins on Ash Wednesday. When do Christians fast for Lent, Holy Week?