Aussie reenacts crucifixion in Bulacan!
April 12, 2009
It is already a tradition in some parts of the Philippines to reenact the crucifixion of Christ, it has been reported that the first foreigner to have done this was last Friday. An Australian national identified himself as John Michael, 36, a part-time student in a university in Melbourne who is working as an accountant participated in the reenactment of the crucifixion along with the local penitents.
He is the first foreign-born Roman Catholic devotee to join the annual crucifixion rites held here for the last 40 years.
The Australian grimaced when four-inch nails pierced through his hands and feet.
He closed his eyes and opened his mouth wide as if shouting in pain, but no sound came out.
Michael was nailed to the cross erected in front of a concrete stage in a basketball court beside a chapel. His ordeal took less than 30 seconds.
He admitted that his crucifixion was partly for the healing of his 59-year-old mother stricken with liver cancer.
He said the primary message of his experience is that “Christ is true.”
It is already a tradition in some parts of the Philippines to reenact the crucifixion of Christ, it has been reported that the first foreigner to have done this was last Friday. An Australian national identified himself as John Michael, 36, a part-time student in a university in Melbourne who is working as an accountant participated in the reenactment of the crucifixion along with the local penitents.
He is the first foreign-born Roman Catholic devotee to join the annual crucifixion rites held here for the last 40 years.
The Australian grimaced when four-inch nails pierced through his hands and feet.
He closed his eyes and opened his mouth wide as if shouting in pain, but no sound came out.
Michael was nailed to the cross erected in front of a concrete stage in a basketball court beside a chapel. His ordeal took less than 30 seconds.
He admitted that his crucifixion was partly for the healing of his 59-year-old mother stricken with liver cancer.
He said the primary message of his experience is that “Christ is true.”
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