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Visita Iglesia 2011

Visita Iglesia, literally means "visiting churches", a tradition followed by Catholics during Holy Week. People usually visit one Church to another and contemplate on the fourteen stations of the cross. Traditionally, seven Churches are visited with two stations per visit but some go as many as fourteen to complete the stations. Visita Iglesia is usually done on Maundy Thursday so we had a full night ahead of us. Hearty Breakfast - sardines and salsa with Gochujang Lunch Shabu Shabu - love tofu Visita Iglesia begins: 1. Damar Parish 2. Lourdes Church A lot of people praying the stations of the cross. 3. Sto. Domingo Church Cool how the red carpet is rolled on a wheel 4. Holy Redeemer Church Jesus Christ is covered in cloth If you can see the pencil writing, it actually indicated the flood level during Ondoy - which was as tall as my brother - 5ft 10inches 5. Sto. Nino de Violago - beautiful I love the shell 6. Mt. Carmel - grand They had a lot of Saints 7. Christ the King - l...