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The Philippines: passion on Good Friday afternoon
From the blessings of Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday’s dawn procession, Filipinos celebrate Holy Week with unparalleled commitment and fervor. The celebrations are at their most intense on Good Friday, when the passion of Our Lord is re-enacted with bloodcurdling realism
Pictures by Joe Torres
- ucanews.com Friday 16 November 2012
On Good Friday in the Philippines, the last hours of Our Lord's passion are re-created without compromise
Pictures by Joe Torres
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