Today, Christians around the world is celebrating Easter. It is also called the Resurrection Day celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. Here in the Philippines, Filipinos traditionally attend to "salubong" through a procession before sunrise that ends in front of the church with the statues of Jesust Christ and Virgin Mary meeting each other. This morning, I attended the traditional "salubong" at Saint James the Greater Catholic Church in Imus, Cavite. It was a blessed and rewarding experienced to see this tradition after so many years I was away from the Philippines. I want to wish everyone a blessed Easter. We need to remember that Jesus Christ took all of our sins and guilt on himself. Every Christian should follow his good teachings and adapt it in our everyday life and activities. Let's celebrate Easter with hope, love, and new life.
The traditional "Salubong" where the statues of Jesus Christ and Virgin Mary
meets on Easter
The statue of risen Jesus Christ on Resurrection Day
The procession of statues of Jesus Christ and Virgin Mary before dawn
The statue of the veiled Virgin Mary
The Blessed Virgin Mary venerated by Filipino Catholics
The statue of Jesus Christ venerated by Filipino Catholics
Easter Sunday mass at Saint James the Greater Catholic Church after the "Salubong"
