Holy Tuesday

MANILA, Philippines – Jesuit Music Ministry (JMM) features Michael Shimamoto and Henri Roberto Mauricio who sing their own version of “Who Am I” by Casting Crowns.

With music and lyrics by Mark Hall, the song speaks of a person’s worth measured only by a Higher Being’s own love. “A wave tossed in the ocean, a vapor in the wind. Still you hear me when I’m calling, Lord you catch me when I’m falling. And you told me who I am, I am yours.”

Fr Nono Alfonso of the Jesuit Communications (Jescom) Foundation offers thoughts for the day’s reflection, giving assurances that each one is beloved. “You are loved and that is why you live and breathe,” he writes.

And for those who suffer from low self-esteem, the Daily Om says, “Self-esteem is the measure of how you feel about yourself at a given moment in time. Your worth, however, is not a product of your intelligence, your talent, your looks, your good works, or how much you have accomplished. Rather it is immeasurable and unchanging manifestation of your eternal and infinite oneness with the universe.”

The day’s reflection also reassures the faithful, “Because your conception of your worth is not based on the fulfillment of expectations, you’ll see your mistakes and failures as just another part of life’s journey.”

These are all part of Rappler’s Holy Week Online package.

A virtual Stations of the Cross is also available to those who wish to do it at their own pace and their own time. Readings by Paterno Esmaquel II are accompanied by music from the Vespers album series of the JMM/Jescom. Others less inclined may just wish to explore the interiors of 14 Philippine churches taken by Fung Yu or dwell on the stained glass images taken by Hubert Pacheco.

Rappler joins the faithful in their journey of self-discovery and appreciation this Holy Tuesday. – Rappler.com