Virtual Tour at the Calvary Hills at the North
Holy Week is the sacred time of the year where Christians commemorate the suffering of Jesus Christ. Being a Christian, it has been a routine for me to at least remember the last week of Jesus' life here on earth.
Just last January, together with some friends, we visited the Calvary Hills also known as the Holy Land of the North found at Iguig, Cagayan Valley. This trip is 45 minutes-1 hour ride from Tuguegarao City. This will be a good pilgrimage site to locals who want to look for a place to reflect.
The Iguig Church which is dedicated to its Patron St. James, was built using red bricks way back 1765-1787. During Holy Week, this place has an estimated number of 400,000 last year.
Beside the church, you can see the entrance of the 11 hectare Calvary Hills where you can see the 14 life-sized statuary of the stations of the cross depicting Jesus Christ' suffering before his death in Mount Calvary.
First Station: Jesus is condemned to death
Second Station: Jesus receives the Cross
Third Station: Jesus falls the first time under His Cross
Fourth station: Jesus meets His afflicted mother
Fifth Station: Simon of Cyrene help Christ carry His Cross
Sixth Station: Veronica wipes the face of Jesus
Seventh station: Jesus falls the second time
Eight station: Jesus speaks to the women of Jerusalem
Ninth Station: Jesus falls the third time
Tenth Station: Jesus is stripped of His garments
Eleventh Station:
Twelfth Station: Jesus dies on the cross
Thirteenth Station: Jesus is taken down from the cross
May this Holy Week help you reflect on your way of living. Have a blessed week everyone!
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