I remember the “pasos”, devotees walking bare feet dressed in black w covered faces carrying lenten symbols. The “Mater Dolorosa”, dressed in gold embroidered velvet and lace, wearing real jewelry. Ladies in black and gentlemen in barongs singing Pablo Cordero Palma’s haunting “Stabat Mater” waiting for the Santo Entierro to arrive, In Bacolor, the laity, the young, the old, the rich and the poor all join hands to observe Good Friday with such solemnity and pageantry.
It is really a wonderful experience to witness this unique tradition. I had goosebumps when i heard this song (stabat mater) being played live by the musicians at the procession. At first maybe it is creepy but when you come to think of the essence of this procession, I thought it's the most solemn part of the Holy Week!!!
I'm looking forward to witness this procession again next year. I suggest that it would be very very solemn if there will be no "noisy generators". Car batteries are good.
There was a verbal history about this solemn, elite Good Friday procession. That before the Mount Pinatubo eruption in 1991, there was an instance that because of the numerous participants/devotees of this procession, the men in black suits (carrying symbols, passages etc.) had already entered the church vicinity from the procession, while the end line of the procession is still about to go out the church's vicinity.
wow! very cinematic! from the mournful dirge to the gloriously baroque carosas. i love how you can tell how hot it was that night everyone sweating and the air seemed very still.
there needs to be a good documentary on the good friday processions. no doubt there will be international interest in this rite.
i think they played stabat mater composed by antonio vivaldi
6digit 2 weeks ago
Pupugayan da cayu icayung anac ning balea ning Vaculud, pauli ning lugud yun quing casalpantayanan!
Luid cayu anac nang San Guillermo!
Luid cayu anac ning Balea ning Vaculud!
Luid Cayung anac ning Capampangan, Oh Antiguong Atenas ning Islas Filipinas!
78thstreet 10 months ago
I remember the “pasos”, devotees walking bare feet dressed in black w covered faces carrying lenten symbols. The “Mater Dolorosa”, dressed in gold embroidered velvet and lace, wearing real jewelry. Ladies in black and gentlemen in barongs singing Pablo Cordero Palma’s haunting “Stabat Mater” waiting for the Santo Entierro to arrive, In Bacolor, the laity, the young, the old, the rich and the poor all join hands to observe Good Friday with such solemnity and pageantry.
vic2561 10 months ago
It is really a wonderful experience to witness this unique tradition. I had goosebumps when i heard this song (stabat mater) being played live by the musicians at the procession. At first maybe it is creepy but when you come to think of the essence of this procession, I thought it's the most solemn part of the Holy Week!!!
I'm looking forward to witness this procession again next year. I suggest that it would be very very solemn if there will be no "noisy generators". Car batteries are good.
chrerl 1 year ago
There was a verbal history about this solemn, elite Good Friday procession. That before the Mount Pinatubo eruption in 1991, there was an instance that because of the numerous participants/devotees of this procession, the men in black suits (carrying symbols, passages etc.) had already entered the church vicinity from the procession, while the end line of the procession is still about to go out the church's vicinity.
chrerl 1 year ago
Tnx Ivan for uploading the Good Friday Procession in Bacolor, Pampanga.
Feb111953 1 year ago
You have a meaningful tradition on Holy Week processions in Bacolor. I hope you can preserve them for the future generations.
myronmariano 1 year ago
STABAT MATER IV
stabat mater,mater dolorosa
iuxta cruxem lacrimosa
dumpendebat filio
cujus animam
animam gementem
contistatam et dolentem
pertransivit gladius.
TheKimbum27 1 year ago
wow! very cinematic! from the mournful dirge to the gloriously baroque carosas. i love how you can tell how hot it was that night everyone sweating and the air seemed very still.
there needs to be a good documentary on the good friday processions. no doubt there will be international interest in this rite.
garretsanchez 1 year ago
ketang anak ya pa ing apu ku ya ing magkanta ken demetrio palma ing lagyu na !!!
TheKimbum27 1 year ago
It sounds so depressing!! And the saints in black are a little creepy. So are the violins.
CAPGEMS 1 year ago