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Pagtitika sa Semana Santa

redfieryheart — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 12:33:50 +0000

Tuwing sasapit ang semana santa o mahal na araw (Holy week) dito sa Pilipinas ay masasaksihan ang iba’t-ibang kaugaliang hindi pa rin nawawala. Marami sa mga ito ay makikita sa mga lalawigan. Kasama na din dito ang iba’t ibang klaseng pagtitika o penitensiya upang sabi nga ng iba’y makapagbawas ng kasalanan.

Sinisimulan ito sa pagpapahid ng abo sa noo sa araw ng Miyerkules (Ash Wednesday). Ang mga palaspas ng nakaraang taon ay iniipon at sinusunog upang ang abo nito ang ipahid sa noo ng mga dumalo sa misa.

Ang opisyal na mahal na araw ay nagsisimula sa Linggo ng Palaspas (Palm Sunday). Dito ay pinabebendisyunan ng mga deboto ang kanilang palaspas. Ang paggawa ng palaspas ay isa rin sa negosyong kumikita sa araw na ito.

Pabasa, ito ang pagbasa ng pasyon na hinihimigan ng iba’t-ibang klaseng tono, binabasa ng mga deboto ng tuloy-tuloy na pakanta ang laman ng pasyon. Dati ay sa iilang himig lamang ito maririnig ngunit sa paglipas ng panahon, makakarinig na rin tayo ng makabagong tono na galing sa mga batang mambabasa ng pasyon.

Ang penitensiya sa iba’t-ibang anyo, ang paghahampas ng maliliit na kahoy na pahaba sa likod kung saan naman ito ay hinihiwa ng blade o ng basag na bote. Ginagawa ito na nakatakip ang mukha at me mga taling lubid sa buong katawan, nakayapak habang iniisa-isa ang mga pabasa, pagkatapos ay naliligo sila sa ilog, sapa o irigasyon bilang pagtatapos.

Ang pagpasan sa krus. Ito ay literal na pagpapasan ng kahoy na krus. Ginagawa ito hindi lang ng kalalakihang nagtitika kundi maging ng kababaihan din. Kadalasan sila ay nakasuot ng kulay maroon na damit na animo ay replika ng suot ng Kristo. Nakayapak at iniisa-isa din nila ang mga pabasa, kasama ang ilang mga nakaalalay sa paglalakad.

Ang literal na pagpapapako sa krus. kadalasan sa lalawigan ng Pampanga ito makikita. Taon-taon ay bumabalik at nagpapapako sa krus ang mga deboto bilang panata. Maingat na ipinapako ng mga nakatalagang mamamako ang kanilang kamay upang maiwasan ang mga pinsalang maaaring idulot nito sa deboto.

Ang “Bisita Iglesia” ay ginagawa sa araw ng Huwebes Santo at pitong simbahan ang binibisita sa araw na ito upang makinig ng misa.

Kadalasang makikita sa mga pabasa ang iba’t-ibang paninda. Ito ay isang pagkakataong sinasamantala upang kumita kahit paano ang ilan nating mga kababayan.Bibingka, barbecue, halo-halo, pansit palabok, balut at kung anu-ano pa.

Sa ilang lugar gaya ng Marinduque kung saan ginaganap ang taunang Moriones Festival ay may palabas tuwing Sabado De Gloria na kung saan ay may isang palabas na ipinakikita ang pagputol ng ulo ni Longhino dahil sa pamamalita nito ng muling pagkabuhay ni Kristo.

Sa araw naman ng Linggo de Ramos o Easter Sunday, kadalasan ay nagaganap ang “salubong”. Ito ang pagpapang-abot ng Birheng Maria at ni Kristo sa sa isang lugar kung saan ay dinadaluhan ng libo-libong debotong nais saksihan ang pagsasalubong ng banal na Mag-ina.

Samantalang ang ibang “can afford” naman ay sinasamantala ang mahabang bakasyon upang magbakasyon. Kadalasan ay sa mga dagat o malalamig na lugar gaya ng Baguio ang kanilang destinasyon. Anuman ang ating kinabibilangan, kahit saglit lang tayo ay mag-alay ng isang pagbabaliktanaw at pasasalamat sa pagtubos na ginawa ng ating Panginoong Hesukristo. Hindi man Katoliko ang ating relihiyon pero alam natin ang pagsasakripisyong inialay Niya sa atin.

Isang mapagtikang Mahal na araw sa lahat.

ANG MALALIM NA KAHULUGAN NG PALASPAS SA ATING MGA BUHAY

regenluna — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 07:23:44 +0000

Ngayon ay ginugunita ng simbahang Romano Katoliko, Greek Orthodox,Independent Catholics, Anglican, E

Palm Sunday Procession and the Versatile Palaspas

traveler on foot — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 09:49:18 +0000

Domingo de Ramos or Palm Sunday mass is the first mass of the Holy Week. It celebrates the entry of

Happy Palm Sunday!!

lauren's #1 fan — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 02:57:43 +0000

What is Palm Sunday

What do Christians Celebrate on Palm Sunday?

On Palm Sunday Christians celebrate the Triumphal Entry of Jesus Christ into Jerusalem, the week before his death and resurrection. For many Christian churches, Palm Sunday, often referred to as “Passion Sunday,” marks the beginning of Holy Week, which concludes on Easter Sunday.The Bible reveals that when Jesus entered Jerusalem, the crowds greeted him with waving palm branches, and by covering his path with palm branches. Immediately following this great time of celebration in the ministry of Jesus, he begins his journey to the cross.

The biblical account of Palm Sunday can be found in Matthew 21:1-11; Mark 11:1-11; Luke 19:28-44; and John 12:12-19.

source:

http://christianity.about.com/od/holidaytips/qt/whatispalmsunda.htm

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Palm Sunday starts week close to Filipinos’ hearts
By Beverly T. Natividad
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 00:48:00 03/16/2008

MANILA, Philippines—Filipinos value Holy Week so much that they call it “Mahal na Araw” to symbolize how much they revere the commemoration of Jesus Christ’s final moments.

“To call something mahal means it is near your heart. The days unfolding are so dear to the hearts of every Filipino,” said Fr. Genaro Diwa, head of the liturgical affairs ministry of the Archdiocese of Manila.

Holy Week is the series of Church observances commemorating the various events in the final days of Christ’s life—His Passion and the events which immediately led up to it. It is the week which precedes the greatest of all Christian feasts, the Resurrection on Easter Sunday.

It begins on Palm Sunday, commemorating Christ’s triumphant entry into Jerusalem, and ends in the three sacred days of Holy Week.

Maundy Thursday, derived from Jesus’ “mandate” to love one another as he loves us, also celebrates Jesus’ institution of the sacraments of the Holy Eucharist and Ordination. Good Friday commemorates Christ’s crucifixion and death and Holy Saturday is the final night before the Feast of the Resurrection, which begins at the Easter Vigil.

Palaspas making 101

cristina — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 13:54:16 +0000

This morning I decided to start my palaspas project in the afternoon. I did start though around 12 noon. But I was not expecting I wont’ finish working up to this hour. The time now is 9:56pm. Anyway, I still have about 10 pcs to do. I hope to show some pictures of the palaspas I made, tomorrow afternoon when I return home from selling them.

Till then,

"Palaspas" (Palm Sunday)

lalon — Sat, 31 Mar 2007 22:33:00 +0000

“Palaspas” or “Palm Sunday” is a moveable feast in the Christian Calendar, usually falls one Sunday before “The Sunday of Resurrection” or “Easter”. The Catholic Church always celebrates this on any of the 35 dates between March 15 and April 18. Indeed it is a feast/fast which has no exact celebration day each year for it’s always dependent to the Easter Sunday which is randomly calculated according to a certain complex formula.

“Jesus Christ enters Jerusalem..”

Biblically, this feast commemorates the Triumphal entry of Jesus Christ into the sacred place of Jerusalem in the days before his “Passion” (and later on his Resurrection), where he was rejoicingly welcomed by the people waving their palm leaves in the air.

This year, the “Palm Sunday” is celebrated today “April 1″ and i had my first ever “Palm Sunday Mass” of my entire life hehe. I’m really not THAT religious at all, though i do believe in God and His existence, i’ve always stood before that old saying, “only fools don’t believe in God”. I am certainly very vocal on the wrongdoings and “kabuktutan” of this very religion that i belong (Roman Catholic) and it steeply pains me to see how “catholicism” stunted the growth of the Filipino society (and our minds as well) in many ways, but what got me into this, is actually the experience that only this event could give and besides, this Catholic Celebration is also a part of our culture, a part of us being “Filipinos”.

“with Ate Tin before we had the mass”

“.. the palms”

“.. the vendors”

I was with my officemate/friend “Ate Tin” (though she’s just about my age, i still call her “Ate”.. i’m just really modest i guess hehe.. ^_^) and before we had the mass we first bought ourselves some “Palaspas” (Palm Leaves) and we kinda had a hard time buying for the vendors does have quite an array of decors to choose from, as IN.

“Sta. Ana Church, this wasn’t what i was expecting to see, look how few the peeps are”

I was surprised actually to see the output of people who came to hear the mass. I guess over the years, the significance for us Filipinos of such religious gatherings declines for some obvious reasons and i’d rather not talk about it here. Well anyways, i just picked a very simple yet elegant palm leaves with a japanese paper-ornamented flower as its centerpiece which by the way is hued in lovely fuchsia.

While we were inside the marvelous “Sta. Ana Church” (this was Ate Tin’s first time in our beautiful church, so being the frustrated historian that i am.. i shared to her bits of history about this church and that actually made me feel good in an abstract way.. ^_^) I silently stood still for a while and prayed to God to grant me the will to push further and to strengthen me more, enough to make a wise decision and clarify my mind from all the troubles that’s been eating me lately.

“my Aunt Marietta (r.i.p) used to hang these leaves on our main door like this”

And so this mass officially starts my holy week, i don’t really have plans to go out or something except that i plan to have a tour in “Intramuros”.. nor do i have plans to make a vow as my “penitent” for this lenten season.. i guess i just have to be nicer and put my thoughts together.