No wonder, Filipinos have a centuries-old tradition of “Saludong” at dawn on Easter Sunday when the Catholic Churches hold separate processions — one following Mary and the other following Jesus — and meeting at the church.
Filipinos’ “heroic sacrifice and service” as well as “simple acts of appreciation and gratitude” manifest the hope that comes with the spirit of Christ’s victory over death, the president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines said in his Easter message.
