Salubong

A traditional  Easter Sunday ritual held at the National Shrine of Saint Padre Pio  at San Pedro, Sto. Tomas Batangas, Salubong  reenacts the Risen Christ’s meeting with His mother. It is performed in the churchyard under an especially prepared arch where the veiled image of the Virgin Mary has been placed. A child dressed as an angel is lowered by ropes from a high platform to lift the mourning veil of the grieving Mother. The church bells are rung, and  a procession of the images of Christ and  Mary ends up inside the church. Ey Acasio