Catholic penitent nailed to cross on Good Friday in Holy Week of Lent
29.3.2024 12:55:54
by ROLEX DELA PENA
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epa11249127 Spectators watch a re-enactment of the crucifixion and death of Jesus Christ to mark Good Friday in San Fernando City, Pampanga province, Philippines, 29 March 2024. The 63-year-old Enaje is on his 35th year of portraying Jesus Christ in the passion play. While the Catholic church and government health officials have for years urged devotees to refrain from self-inflicted pain during the Lent season, practices of flagellation and painful depictions of the suffering of Jesus Christ to express faith and penance have become traditions that are hard to break in Catholic communities all over the country. EPA-EFE/ROLEX DELA PENA