Palm Sunday on April began at . in the afternoon, with the blessing of palms in the main church, followed by a short procession around the perimeter of the church. Mass was sung immediately after-wards. For the first three days of Holy Week, namely, Holy Monday, Holy Tuesday, and Spy Wednesday, Fr. Zerrudo

celebrated Low Mass at the oratory of the church at . in the morning. *e Office of the Tene-brae began on Spy Wednes-day, sung at . in the even-ing by the Cappella Gregoriana S. Caeciliae olim Xicatunensis at the oratory. Maundy *ursday on April began at . in the morning. After the reposition

of the Blessed Sacrament, vigil followed until midnight. *e altars were stripped at the suitable hour. *e Rite of Good Friday began at the same hour as be-fore, as well as the ceremonies of the Paschal Vigil, where the new fire and the Paschal can-dle were blessed before Mass. Images of the liturgies are available in pages , and .

W henever the King of Spain founded a

new parish in these Philip-pine Islands, usually in con-ne�ion with the ere�ion of a new town, he financed, using money from his own coffers, the procurement of Mass wine and wheat, full sets of vestments, beeswax for candles, and other ele-ments needed by a neonate parish. As the fledgling par-ish matured, it soon had to emerge as a financially inde-pendent organism, support-ed by the souls the Church ministered and continues to minister, ever dutiful in Her path towards converting and san�ifying the world. While vestments, wheat and wine for the sacred 6e-cies, and church upkeep ini-tially came from the Catholic Monarchs, the matter con-cerning sacred images seems to have been a different issue altogether. Be the parish affluent or not, the church had to be dec-orated with sacred images, and these images received the highest and most meticulous culmination of Filipino crafts-manship

Christós anésti! Alithós anésti!

QUEZON CITY.—The liturgies of Holy Week and the Sacred Triduum in the Extraordinary

Form of the Roman Rite were celebrated in the Parish of the Holy Family in the Diocese of

Cubao, assisted by members of the Societas Ecclesia Dei Sancti Ioseph—Una Voce Philippines.

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Gerenciales

W e hear and we know that the bells have al-ready announced the Resurre:ion of the Lord, and the Alleluia for three times rever-berates throughout the Church as a procla-

mation that the Lord is indeed risen. And they kept vigil at the tomb of the Lord. And when the earth quaked, and the Angel of the Lord appeared to roll away the stone that covered the tomb, like Mary Magdalene and the other Mary, we found ourselves standing in front of the tomb outside. But we were not like the guards who were struck with terror and became as dead men, but rather we stood there with heads held up high, for we knew that Redemption is already at hand. *e entire story of salvation, which we read—twelve read-ings of the prophecies—points to us that it is for this moment of the Resurre:ion of Christ from the dead when everything was completed […] So the entire history of salvation, the entire Old Testament, pointed to this very moment, when Christ resurre:-ed from the dead. And, I think for all of us naman (≈ most proba-bly), our existence always will look back to history, to this day when Christ resurre:ed from the dead; because, as Saint Paul said, “Had Christ not risen from the dead, then our faith will have been in vain.” And the wonderful thing about the story of the Resur-re:ion that is announced in the Easter Vigil is the fa: that the

W hosoever is pious and loveth God, let him enjoy this good and cheerful festival. Who-soever is a grateful servant, let him rejoice and enter into the joy of the Lord. Whoso-

ever is weary of fasting, let him now receive his earnings. Whoso-ever hath laboured from the first hour, let him today accept his just reward. Whosoever hath come after the third hour, let him with thanksgiving take part in the celebration. Whosoever hath arrived after the sixth hour, let him have no misgivings, for he too shall suffer no loss. Whosoever hath delayed until the ninth hour, let him approach without hesitation. Whosoever hath arrived only at the eleventh hour, let him not fear the delay. For the Master is gracious: He receiveth the last even as the first; He giveth rest to him that cometh at the eleventh hour, as well as to him that hath laboured from the first; and to him that delayed He giveth mercy, and the first He restoreth to health; to the one He giveth, to the other He bestoweth. And He ac-cepteth the works, and embraceth the contemplation; the deed He honoureth, and the intention He commendeth. *erefore let everyone enter into the joy of the Lord. *e first and the last, receive your wages. Rich and poor, dance with each other. *e temperate and the slothful, honour this day. Ye who have fasted and ye who have not, rejoice this day. *e table is fully laden; all of you delight in it. *e calf is plenteous, let no one depart hun-gry. Let everyone enjoy this banquet of faith.

An empty tomb and Galilee

Saint John Chrysostom

The hieratikon

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Rev. Fr. Michell Joe Zerrudo

Palm Sunday

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1 At the procession of palms around the perimeter of the church. 2 At the Consecration of the Sacred Body of the Lord.

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From this arose the custom of the gerenciales. A gerencial is an image that was commissioned for the Church but did become official property of the Church, in the sense that it remained with the pious Catholic who commissioned it. *is is the case for the many images and tableaus (in Spanish, pasos) that participated in the Holy Week processions of old, and even up to our time.

Care for the image is passed within the extended family and clan: from widowed aunt to 6inster niece, from parents to chil-dren. It is easy to construe the gerencial as an herencial. While governed by inheritance, the gerencial is not a matter of heredity. It is a matter of trusteeship. What an encomienda is to the encomen-dero, the gerencial is to the avid camarero.

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MAUNDY THURSDAY: 3 At the reposition of the Blessed Sacrament; 4 At the vigil before the altar of repose; 5 At the denudation of the altars GOOD FRIDAY: 6 At the unveiling of the Cross; 7 At the procession from the altar of repose; 8 At Vespers after the Liturgy

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During World War II, some parish priests, e6ecially in the provinces, anticipated the material damage the War would bring upon the Church, and so took it upon their duty to distribute and entrust the sacred images of their parishes to their distin-guished parishioners for prote:ion. After the War, most of the images did not devolve to the Church, and were thereafter called gerenciales. *eir care and safekeeping likewise followed the custom established by their Spanish-era peers.

Angel tells the women, and also you and me, “Fear not, for I know you seek Jesus Who was crucified, for he is not here. He is risen, as He said. Come and see the place where the Lord was lain.” *e Angel invites us to look into the tomb. *e Angel in-vites us to look to see an empty tomb. I always say this whenever I read the Catechism about the Resurre:ion: *e first sign of the Resurre:ion is an empty tomb. And you and I, Christians, are very, very strange crea-tures. Why? Well, it is because we pay so much money to go to Jerusalem to visit a tomb that is empty. […] And yet seeing an empty tomb confirmed my faith. Now I am so sure that Christ was risen from the dead, because He is not here. He does not remain in the place of the dead. He is risen. He is risen. And the Angel tells the women: “Behold! Go quickly to the disciples, and tell them that He is risen, and goes before you to Galilee.” Why that? Why did the Lord want to meet the disci-ples in Galilee? Why did the Lord go before the disciples to meet them in Galilee? Because in Galilee it was where all of it began. It was in Galilee where He called Peter and Andrew, and James and John. It was in Galilee where Jesus said to them: “Come, follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.” And from Galilee they journeyed towards Jerusalem. Kaya lang (≈ However), when it came to that opportunity, nearer to the hour of Christ’s death, the disciples forsook Him. Judas betrayed Him. *e other disciples abandoned Him. Peter denied Him for three times. And so what did he mean, when the Angel said: “He will meet you in Galilee.” *e answer is: Go back to where it all began. Start the journey again towards Jeru-salem, because you cannot be His disciples unless you deny your-selves, and take up your cross, and follow Him. Begin in Galilee and journey to Jerusalem, and make true what you said when you were around Him entering Jerusalem: “Let us die together with you.”

Let everyone take pleasure in the wealth of goodness. Let no one lament his poverty, for the universal kingdom hath ap-peared. Let no one bewail for his transgressions, for forgiveness hath risen from the grave. Let no one fear death, for the Saviour’s death hath set us free. He who was held by death, eradicated death. He plundered Hades when He descended into Hades. He embittered it, when it tasted of His flesh. And this being foretold by Isaias when he cried: Hades said it was embittered, when it encountered *ee below. Embittered, for it was abolished. Embittered, for it was ridiculed. Embittered, for it was put to death. Embittered, for it was dethroned. Embit-tered, for it was made captive. It received a body and by chance came face to face with God. It received earth and encountered heaven. It received that which it could see, and was overthrown by Him whom he could not see. Where, O death, is your sting? Where, O Hades, is your vi:ory? Christ is risen, and thou art cast down. Christ is risen, and the demons have fallen. Christ is risen, and the angels rejoice. Christ is risen, and life is liberated. Christ is risen, and no one remaineth dead in a tomb. For Christ having risen from the dead, hath become the first-fruits of those that have fallen asleep. To Him be glory and power, through the ages of the ages. Amen.

Holy Saturday 9 At the blessing of the Paschal candle 10 At the blessing of baptismal water

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—excerpted from the homily pronounced on Holy Saturday

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—from http://www.christopherklitou.com/the_easter_sermon_chrysostom_hieratikon.htm

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