Subic Lent Activities


Observing Lent in Subic: Safe and Activity-Filled

The Philippine Lenten season is one of the most sought-after time amongst every Filipinos.  This season reminds Filipinos of their spiritual responsibilities as they recall Jesus’ passion on the cross.  Many would go back to their own provinces and take time to be with their families.  They travel up north and far down south by plane, bus and ship just to be home at last. 

Meanwhile, many Filipinos also take this opportunity to visit places, tour the country and experience each region’s way of celebrating Lent.  More than an escape from the stressful work back in their respective offices, Filipinos travel to see different churches, bond with families through a variety of adventure activities and relive the culture that’s religious-bound.

One of the most rewarding places to be is in Subic, Philippines.  The Subic Bay Freeport is considered the heart of Subic where most tourist frequent.  This is because lent in Subic is filled with lined-up week-long programs intended for local and foreign visitors coming over the Holy Week. 

Every year the authorities of the Subic Bay Freeport Zone come up with activities to make the tourists’ visit to Subic worthwhile and they have been successful at maintaining visitors’ interest to visit Subic. 

However, this year, the authorities doubled their effort as they have anticipated a very large number of visitors come April.

New and modern activities are integrated with traditional programs

For instance, this year according to the reports, the Greater Subic Bay Tourism Bureau (GSBTB), is conducting a trade fair for different concessionaires of Central Luzon products from April 4 to 8, Holy Wednesday to Easter Sunday.

Plus an acoustic night will be staged on April 4 and 5, and “Hataw Sayaw” dance competition on Black Saturday, April 7.

Blessing of the Palms on April 1 is opening the kick-off activity that will be followed by the traditional “Pabasa” at the Subic Chapel that will run until April 7.

A grand procession will be staged around the Central Business District of the free port on Holy Wednesday, and a re-dramatization of the “Last Supper” followed by a mass is happening on the 5th of April.

Lenten rites of the Walk to Calvary, the Stations of the Cross, and Veneration of the Cross are the other traditional activities frequently participated by devotees in Subic.

Further, Good Friday in Subic also has grand procession and a “healing concert” by the Bethesda Springs of Hope Healing Ministry.  Black Saturday features a “Healing through the Way of the Cross Meditation,” and the Paschal Mystery plus a Black Saturday concert at Subic’s Boardwalk Park.

The traditional “Salubong” and Easter Mass end the whole Holy Week observance.  Children also get to participate in the Holy Week observance as egg-hunting activity and release of Easter banners and balloons will be shared with them. 

While all these activities are happening, visitors are assured that their safety is being prioritized as information and emergency booths prepared by groups of authorities in Subic make it appoint that the visitors’ stay in Subic would be peaceful just as they have always maintained years ago.

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