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    LEGACY COLLEGE OF COMPOSTELA

    Dagohoy St., Poblacion, Compostela, Davao de Oro Province


    “Quality Education Within Reach”
    Criminology Department

    “VISITA IGLESIA”

    I. What is VISITA IGLESIA?


    A. What is the historical background of it?
     Visita Iglesia started in Rome in the 16th century as a tradition that involves
    visiting and praying in seven churches on Maundy Thursday. This custom was said
    to be popularized by Italian priest Philip Neri in 1553, where he started visiting seven
    churches to share a common religious encounter with his friends.
    B. What are the other practices in other part of the world?
     In India, the custom is to visit fourteen churches, one per Station of the Cross. This is
    traditionally performed on Maundy Thursday evening, but the pilgrimage is more
    often performed on the morning of Good Friday or on any other day of Lent. Usually,
    whole families would participate, customarily fasting for the duration of the rite, but
    nowadays it is also undertaken by parish devotional groups.
     In Malta, the visits may occur either after the evening Mass on Maundy Thursday, or
    on Good Friday until the start of the 3 PM service. While it is the tradition to visit
    different churches, individual churches often organise seven short processions
    around the church. The prayers for the visits are said inside, in front of the Altar of
    Repose (Maltese: sepulkru), while the Rosary is recited during the processions.
    C. What is the relevant of ‘Visita Iglesia’ in your life?
     It is a way for the faithful to express their devotion and faith, as well as to reflect on
    the suffering and sacrifice of Jesus Christ.

    II. Who does the ‘Visita Iglesia’?


    A. Who are the participants in the celebration?
     Filipino Catholics. Visita Iglesia (or Church Visit) is a pious practice of Filipinos during
    Holy Week to visit at least seven (or 14) churches to pray. It is among the popular
    Holy Week panatas (or sacred vows) that Filipino Catholics make.
    B. Who are the faithful organizers in it?
     Catholics.
    C. Who is the center of the celebration?
     God who sacrifice for all our sins.

    III. When is the time celebrating the ‘Visita Iglesia’?


    A. When is the exact time to be celebrated?
     While traditionally done on Maundy Thursday, after the Mass of the Last Supper, it
    is now common to perform Visita Iglesia on any day during Holy Week.
    B. When it was happening in the Bible?
     The Visita Iglesia is based on the Biblical accounts of the first sorrowful mystery, the
    Agony in the Garden. After the Last Supper when Jesus Christ instituted the
    sacraments of the Holy Eucharist and Holy Order, Jesus went to a place called
    Gethsemane to pray where He felt sorrow and distress.
    C. When is the proper time for the celebration?
     While traditionally done on Maundy Thursday, after the Mass of the Last Supper, it
    is now common to perform Visita Iglesia on any day during Holy Week.

    IV. Where is ‘Visita Iglesia’ celebrated?


    A. Where is the proper place to celebrate ‘Visita Iglesia’?
     In Catholic Churches
    B. Where is the exact place happened in the Bible?
     Church
    C. Where are the places that need to celebrate ‘Visita Iglesia’?
     7 Catholic Churches

    V. Why is ‘Visita Iglesia’ celebrated?


    A. Why it has been celebrated in the Church/any places?
     To share a common religious encounter with his friends.
    B. Why it has been reenacted up to this time?
     Because it is a tradition.
    C. Why it is being practiced in the Philippines?
     It is among the popular Holy Week panatas (or sacred vows) that Filipino Catholics
    make. Accordingly, this tradition was started by St. Philip Neri way back in the 16th-
    century. The Spanish friars and missionaries brought this practice to the archipelago
    and have become a Holy Week tradition.

    VI. How does ‘Visita Iglesia’ been done?


    A. How do the worshippers prepare for the celebration?
     Most do so by car, traveling with families and friends to visit churches further apart,
    even combining it, less penitentially, with sightseeing on the side, so long as that
    does not undermine the real intention of the trip. Some devotees walk barefoot
    from church to church. In a few cases they even carry a cross as a way to share of
    sufferings of Christ on the way to his crucifixion. Even by car, the journey requires a
    great deal of planning, given the traffic, to be able visit seven churches before they
    close at midnight.
    B. How does the ritual has been started?
     Those who practice this visitation leave the church where they attended the Mass of
    the Lord's Supper and travel to nearby churches to pray before the Blessed
    Sacrament. This is more common in urban areas where churches are in close
    proximity, thus making traveling easier. 
    C. How do the people reacting during the celebration?
     There is no required prayer for the Visita Iglesia. Some would pray and meditate on
    the mysteries of the Holy Rosary. Others would pray two Stations of the Cross per
    church.
    VII. References

    • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_Churches_Visitation
    • https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1752386/undiluted-devotion-exploring-manilas-centuries-old-
    tradition-of-visita-iglesia
    • http://prieststuff.blogspot.com/2011/02/visita-iglesia-history-tradition-
    and.html#:~:text=The%20Visita%20Iglesia%20is%20based,He%20felt%20sorrow%20and
    %20distress.
    • https://thewritingdepartmentblog.wordpress.com/2015/04/03/visita-iglesia-why-does-the-
    tradition-live-on/
    • https://www.ateneo.edu/features/2023/03/28/where-go-visita-iglesia
    • https://www.camella.com.ph/how-did-visita-iglesia-start-in-the-philippines/
    #:~:text=Devotees%20of%20Visita%20Iglesia%20visit,14%20Stations%20of%20the%20Cross.
    • https://www.sobicain.org/en/contenido/visita-de-iglesias-visita-reflexion-y-oracion-en-las-
    siete-iglesias-de-filipinas/#:~:text=It%20is%20among%20the%20popular,become%20a
    %20Holy%20Week%20tradition.
    • https://www.catholicsandcultures.org/philippines-catholics-vow-visit-seven-churches-
    during-holy-week

    Submitted by: Submitted to: Date of Submission:


    1. Jeramille E. Bioco
    2. John Rey Arellano April 26, 2023
    3.Phellip John Asumbrado Philip E. Reducto, MA
    4.Crezzil Sibio Full-time Instructor

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