30 March 2008

thomas then said, "you are my Lord and my God." Jesus replied, "you believe because you see me, don't you? happy are those who have not seen and believe." - from john 20.19-31 image of the Christ by the cliff in culasi from my roxas 08 archive

23 march 2008 / easter sunday

then, the other disciple who had reached the tomb first also went in; he saw and believed. Scripture clearly said that he must rise from the dead, but they had not yet understood that. -- from john 20.1-9 (image of the resurrection taken at binondo church)

16 march 2008 / palm sunday

from midday, darkness fell over the whole land until mid-afternoon. at about three o'clock, Jesus cried out in a loud voice, "eloi, eloi, lamma sabbacthani?" which means My God, My God, why have you forsaken me? as soon as they heard this, some of the bystanders said, "he is calling for elijah." and one of them went quickly, took a sponge and soaked it in vinegar and, putting it on a reed, gave him to drink.

then Jesus cried out again in a loud voice and gave up his spirit. just then the curtain of the temple sanctuary was torn in two from top to bottom, the earth quaked, rocks were split, tombs were opened, and several holy people who had died were raised to life. they came out of the tombs after the resurrection of Jesus, entered the Holy City and appeared to many. the captain and the soldiers who guarded Jesus were greatly terrified when they saw the earthquake and all that had happened, and said, "truly, this man was a Son of God." - from matthew 27.11-54 (image taken at the entrance of binondo church)

9 march 2008

martha said to Jesus, "if you had been here, my brother would not have died. but i know that whatever you ask from God, God will give you." Jesus said, "your brother will rise again." - from john 11.1-45 image of the lipa cathedral signage

2 march 2008

Jesus found the blind man and said: "do you believe in the Son of Man?" he answered, "who is he, that i may believe in him? Jesus said, "you have seen him and he is speaking to you." he said, "Lord, i believe." - from John 9.1-41 image of the miag-ao church, a unesco heritage site in iloilo