Our family always commemorates Holy Week in the city. This year, we started a family tradition. Ramir and I have decided that it was time for us, together with the kids, to do the Visita Iglesia. We were doing this before sans the kids. But this year, we felt that it was time to do it with them. R is "old" enough to understand why we're doing it and S is "big" enough to have the energy to go through the whole experience. So, armed with bottles of water, some pantawid-gutom and Stations of the Cross pamphlets, our whole family - Yayay and L included, went into a Maundy Thursday adventure.
Our Visita Iglesia has two agendas: To do the Stations of the Cross - one station per church, and visit the Altar of Repose (where the Blessed Sacrament is installed) of each church.
14 Stations of the Cross. 14 Churches. One night. Five and a half hours of pilgrimage.
Below was our itinerary.
1. First Station - The Last Supper
Sto. Rosario Parish
Dampalit, Malabon
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| Sto. Rosario Parish |
2. Second Station - The Agony in Gethsemane
San Diego de Alcala Parish
Polo, Valenzuela
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| San Diego de Alcala Parish |
3. Third Station - Jesus Before the Sanhedrin
Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish
Maysilo, Malabon
4. The Fourth Station - The Scourging and Crowning with Thorns
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| Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish |
4. The Fourth Station - The Scourging and Crowning with Thorns
St. Peter and St. John Parish
Potrero, Malabon
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| St. Peter and St. John Parish |
5. The Fifth Station - Jesus Receives the Cross
St. Gabriel the Archangel Parish
Araneta Ave. cor. Caimito Rd., Caloocan City
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| St Gabriel the Archangel Parish |
6. The Sixth Station - Jesus Falls Under the Weight of the Cross
St. Joseph the Worker Parish
Cloverleaf, Balintawak, Caloocan City
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| St. Joseph the Worker Parish |
7. The Seventh Station - Simon of Cyrene Carries the Cross of Jesus
Shrine of Our Lady of Grace
Grace Park, Caloocan City
8. The Eight Station - Jesus Meets the Pious Women of Jerusalem
San Roque Cathedral
Mabini Avenue, Caloocan City
9. The Ninth Station - Jesus is Nailed to the Cross
Sacred Heart Parish
Tugatog, Malabon
10. The Tenth Station - The Repentant Thief
San Jose de Navotas Parish
Naval Street, Navotas
11. The Eleventh Station - Mary and John at the Foot of the Cross
Grace Park, Caloocan City
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| Shrine of our Lady of Grace |
8. The Eight Station - Jesus Meets the Pious Women of Jerusalem
San Roque Cathedral
Mabini Avenue, Caloocan City
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| San Roque Cathedral |
9. The Ninth Station - Jesus is Nailed to the Cross
Sacred Heart Parish
Tugatog, Malabon
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| Sacred Heart Parish |
10. The Tenth Station - The Repentant Thief
San Jose de Navotas Parish
Naval Street, Navotas
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| San Jose de Navotas Parish |
11. The Eleventh Station - Mary and John at the Foot of the Cross
San Ildefonso Parish
Estrella St., Malabon
12. The Twelfth Station - Jesus Dies on the Cross
San Bartolome Parish
Rizal Avenue, Malabon City
13. The Thirteenth Station - Jesus is Laid in the Tomb
Estrella St., Malabon
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| San Ildefonso Parish |
12. The Twelfth Station - Jesus Dies on the Cross
San Bartolome Parish
Rizal Avenue, Malabon City
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| San Bartolome Parish |
13. The Thirteenth Station - Jesus is Laid in the Tomb
Immaculate Conception Parish
General Luna St., Concepcion, Malabon
14. The Fourteenth Station - Jesus Rises from Death
General Luna St., Concepcion, Malabon
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| Immaculate Conception Parish |
14. The Fourteenth Station - Jesus Rises from Death
San Antonio de Padua Parish
Tonsuya, Malabon
Tonsuya, Malabon
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| San Antonio de Padua Parish |
