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Article: Judas, Peter in us; Holy Week Begins.(Opinion & Editorial)
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- Manila Bulletin
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- March 23, 2002
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TODAY we reach the most important week of the year ? Holy Week or in local parlance, ?Mahal na Araw? or ?Semana Santa.?
It is the most important week of the year because Christ's redemptive work reached its peak on His passion, death and resurrection, collectively called the Paschal Event. "Redemption was completed by God during these days," St. John Crysostom says.
Holy Week begins with the commemoration of Christ's triumphal entry into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday reaching its climax with His resurrection on Easter Sunday.
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Reflecting on the Passion of Christ, we can learn significant lessons worth living.
JUDAS. There's ...