Holy Wednesday

As a child, Holy Wednesday was my least favorite day during the Holy Week. For what kid would love seeing a bloody-faced Jesus? A crown of thorns on a the head of a pitiful Christ? A heavy cross forced on the shoulders of a helpless Messiah?

Trikes ground to a halt to give way to the Lenten tradition

Little altar boys led the procession

St. Peter

Agony in the garden

Scourging at the pillar

Crowning with thorns

Carrying of the cross

Jesus and the evil-looking Roman soldiers

Townsfolk attending the procession

St. John the Evangelist

The "mambabasas" and their megaphone

Closer look at the "mambabasas"

Veronica

Mary Magdalene

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Blessed Virgin Mary

Last of the procession-goers

Engines sprang back to life after a 30-minute wait