Just a few moments after we checked in at Hotel Inglaterra, we walked about three blocks to the corner near El Corte Inglés. A multitude of people were already lining
Category: Religion
I originally intended to spend the Semana Santa in Malaga, Spain. But changed my mind and switched to Seville instead. Malaga’s Semana Santa is more solemn and lesser crowd compared
I pray a lot, but not openly, not loudly. I just pray within me. In my thoughts. That’s already deep prayer. Many saints talked about interior prayer—prayer without many words.
The main reason why I picked the cruise that ends in Rome was really to see the new pope, Pope Leo XIV, or Robert Francis Prevost, in his past life.
I consider it a blessing that we are within a 7-minute drive from a Catholic Church. They have an Adoration Chapel behind the main church, which allows us to visit
Ano bang madaling araw, nakauwi kami 4 am na. Walang traffic kaya 4:43 nasa bahay na kami, 5:55 ako nahiga and past 6 am ako nakatulog. The sun was already
March 29, 2024 Thousands of men wish to carry the carroza (carriage) bearing the dead body of Jesus (Santo Entierro) all at the same time making it harder to move
There are two Oh My Buhay readers that think I am embarrassed to say that I am originally from Binangonan, Rizal. This is the opposite from the truth. Why would
My husband was a little disappointed that I chose to go back and watch Sequence 2 of the Passion Play. We’ve traveled thousands of kilometers to come this far, so
It was chilly and raining. We were eager to go inside the Passion Theater and get settled. Here, waiting for the door to open. Our tickets have seat numbers but
There were shuttle buses every 10 minutes from the major streets within the small town of Oberammergau. Â Malapit lang daw yung Passion Theater. Â I didn’t want to walk at
From Pila-pila, we proceeded to the parish church in the town. We only stayed for several minutes and only outside. Â Mahirap makipagsiksikan. Â I said a little prayer and took some
Instead of hopping from one church to another doing the Viwita Iglesia, Edmund and I went straight to Pila-pila church in Binangonan, Rizal. Inabutan namin meron silang misa and a
More and more devotees are offering candles as a form of prayer that’s why so many churches now have separate areas outside of the main church to light the candles.
We Catholics grew up praying the Lord’s Prayer or “Our Father…” At school, depending on the class teacher’s mood, students were made to recite this anthem before and after class.
Our Catholic religion introduced us to saints. We grew up praying to them too and asking for their intercessions. Some say why go through the saints when you can communicate