Skip to main content

Pagbabalik-tanaw sa Paggunita


by: Enrico Miguel Maghinang
photo from Rappler.com (2016)

  Para sa mga magdiriwang ng Semana Santa, mahalagang malaman ang pinagmulan ng pagdiriwang na ito upang maunawaan ang kahulugan nito, pati ang mga nasa likod sa pagpi-penitensya ng mga mananampalataya.

  Sa mga susunod na pahayag ay tutulungan namin kayong magbalik tanaw sa likod Semana Santa.
Ano nga ba ang kahulugan ng pagdaraos ng Semana Santa?
  Ang Semana Santa ay ang huling linggo bago ang Pasko ng Pagkabuhay ni Hesus (Easter). Ito ang panahon kung saan ang mga Kristyano sa buong mundo ay ginugunita ang pagpapakasakit at pagkamatay ni Hesus sa krus.

   Ang kilala sa atin bilang Semana Santa ay kilala sa panahon ni Hesus at sa kanyang mga alagad bilang ‘Passover’, ang pagdiriwang kung saan iniligtas ng Panginoon ang mga Israelita mula sa Ehipto. Ngunit ngayon ang linggo ng ‘passover' ay ginugunita na kasabay ng Semana Santa mula sa Linggo ng Palaspas hanggang sa Linggo ng Pagkabuhay kung kailan muling nabuhay si Hesukristo at itinuturing na pinakadakilang pagdiriwang sa taon ng Simbahan.

  Mula sa pag-aayuno at penitensya naisasabuhay ng mga mananampalataya ang mga paghihirap ng Panginoon at dahilan upang mapatibay ang kanilang pananampalataya o para sa iba ay muling ibalik ito.

  Sa paraan ding ito nararanasan ng mga mananampalataya ang paghihirap ng Panginoon dahilan para maiugnay nila ang bigat na dinanas ng Panginoon para sa kasalanan ng sanlibutan.

   Sa panahon ding ito nararanasan ang malawak na saklaw ng emosyon mula sa malalim na kalungkutan patungo sa pasasalamat at kagalakan.

  Mahalaga ang pag-gunita sa Semana Santa sapagkat sinasalamin nito and tagumpay ni Hesus sa kasalanan at kamatayan at ang bigay niyang pangako ang Kaharian ng Langit.
Paano nagsimula ang pagdiriwang ng Semana Santa?
  Ang pangunahing lugar kung saan ipinagdiriwang ang Semana Santa ay sa lungsod ng Jerusalem, kung saan ang pinaka-maagang katibayan sa pagdiriwang na ito ay laman ng isang talaarawan (diary) ng isang taga-Europa na babae na ngalan ay Egeria.

  Mula sa mga tala ni Egaria mula noong ika-apat na siglo (4th century) nakasaad na siya ay kabilang sa pilgrimage patungong Jerusalem noong 383.

  Nagsisimula ang Semana Santa sa Linggo ng Palaspas hanggang sa hatinggabi ng Sabado. Ang mga impormasyon ukol sa pagdiriwang na ito ay mula sa mga tala nila Mateo, Marcos, Lucas at Juan.

Narito ang ilan pang mga bansang na nagdiriwang din ng Semana Santa:

Colombia
Costa rica
Guatemala
Honduras
El Salvador
Indonesia
Mexico
Nicaragua
Peru
Venezuela
Vietnam





Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Dwindling Industry of the Jewelry Capital

Dwindling Industry of the Jewelry Capital by: Mary Mica Derutas, Deb Domingo, Jamie Karen Hernandez OLD BUT GOLD. Alaheros on their daily routine inside June and Rosie Acero Jewelry Shop. Photo by: Deb Domingo Who would have thought that the lost goose who lays the golden egg has been residing in the premises of Meycauayan City in the province of Bulacan since early 16th century. Jewelries is the source of livelihood and as the time pass luster starts to appear. According to Bulacan government website, the Philippines is considered as one of the leading producers of gold in Asia and has been identified among the emerging profitable business in the country. Meycauayan City-dubbed as the ‘fine jewerly capital of the Philippines’ is rich in stones and expensive metals, there are 2,000 establishments that belong in the jewerly industry   and most of them are found in the streets of Brgy. Calvario. One of them is the Jewelry shop owned by Hernanie “Aga” Adina wh...
Post a Comment
Read more

Bulacan, who lays the golden jewelries

Bulacan, who lays the golden jewelries by: Mary Mica Derutas, Deb Domingo, Jamie Karen Hernandez   No one may have thought that the lost goose who lays the golden egg have been laying by in the premises of Meycauayan City in the province of Bulacan since early 16th century .   The Philippines is considered as one of the leading producers of gold in Asia and has been identified among the emerging profitable business in the country.   Meycauayan City- dubbed as the ‘fine jewelry capital of the Philippines’ is rich in stones and expensive metals. In Meycauayan, Bulacan there are 2,000 establishments that involves the making and selling of jewelries in the town and most of them are found in the streets of Brgy. Calvario.    One of them is the Jewelry shop owned by Hernanie “Aga” Adina who has been in the industry of jewelry since he was 21 years old, it was a family heirloom from his mother who has been handling the business since 1970, their family wi...
Post a Comment
Read more

Penitensya: Wounds of Reflection and Faith

by: Maricris Guerrero In the Philippines where Roman Catholics make up 81 percent of the po pulation, it is no surprise that Filipinos have numerous traditional events during Holy Week.  In the early days, these traditions and practices where done for reflection of their sins and the sacrifice Jesus Christ has made. One of these traditions is ‘penitensya’ [penance], which is derived from Old French and Latin ‘poenitentia’. It means repentance or the desire to be forgiven, but traditionally, it is viewed as punishment varying from the sins they have committed. It is usually done during Maundy Thursday and Good Friday; this involves severe discipline, which could be both humiliating and harsh but was considered as spiritual act. Many Filipinos participate this taboo practice, which the Catholic Church prohibits and does not endorse. This Kapampangan tradition began in 1955 after writer Ricardo Navarro came up with the play narrating Jesus’ story, and the actu...
Post a Comment
Read more