Zambales devotees gather for traditional ‘Salubong’ on Easter Sunday

SAN ANTONIO, Zambales — Even before the first light of Easter Sunday broke, residents gathered outside churches here to witness one of the most cherished traditions of the Lenten season—the Salubong (Encounter). The ritual is a symbolic reenactment of the meeting between the Risen Christ and His mother, the Blessed Virgin Mary, marking the joyful culmination of Holy Week. At the Holy Child Parish of the Iglesia Filipina Independiente, also known as the Aglipayan Church, devotees assembled as early as 3:30 a.m. to witness two separate processions that began from different points. One procession carried the image of the Risen […]... Keep on reading: Zambales devotees gather for traditional ‘Salubong’ on Easter Sunday

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