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MANILA, Philippines – In need of a sacred space, as a religious website calls it, within the noisy cyberspace?
We’ve got you covered.
For the soul-searching netizen, Rappler compiles 7 online retreats, recollections, and reflections for Holy Week.
Time to click – and pray.
1. Pins of Light – Washing Feet and Cleansing Temples
For the past 6 years, Jesuit priest Fr Johnny Go with the help of his colleague, Fr Francis Alvarez, has held Holy Week retreats on the Internet. Retreats on pinsoflight.net include multimedia content – including music, video, and even virtual candles – and pop culture references.
Run by Victory, a Christian church, “The King” contains reflections, in English and Filipino “on Jesus, and what it means for Him to be King.” Through podcasts and modules in PDF form, it leads users to “discover the different events leading to His death and resurrection.”
3. Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines – Visita Iglesia
A one-stop shop for Catholics, the CBCP’s Visita Iglesia site contains an online Stations of the Cross and 7 Last Words, among others. It also features videos by Philippine bishops on the meaning of Lent, as well as a livestream of Holy Week services.
This page by a Christian pastor, Mark Roberts, presents the traditional 7 Last Words of Jesus in online form. Each of the 7 Last Words contains a reflection written by Roberts, questions for personal reflection, and a fitting prayer.
5. United Methodist Church – Lent and Easter Resources
For those who would like to reflect, this page compiles more than 60 links on Lent and Easter. These links include devotions and meditations, study guides, and videos. It is for people “invited to simplify their lives to focus on their relationship with God in Christ.”
6. Sacred Space – Lent Retreat: “Called to be Saints”
A 15-year-old website, Sacred Space presents an online retreat with the theme “Called to be Saints,” based on Paul’s Letter to the Romans. Elsewhere on the website, users can also find other multimedia content for Lent – in 20 languages.
Rappler’s Holy Week Online presents multimedia reflections, including music videos courtesy. It also features a virtual Visita Iglesia through 14 Philippine churches, in 360 degrees. It comes with the traditional Stations of the Cross in text and audio.
Have a blessed week online! – Rappler.com
More Holy Week stories below :
Why the Holy Week has no fixed dates
Go on a Virtual Visita Iglesia, meditate on the Stations of the Cross and learn more about Filipino traditions observed during theHoly Week by visiting our Holy Week Online microsite.
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