6th and 7th Last Words

“It is finished,” the sixth of the Seven Last Words which the scholars interpret as an expression of relief that the suffering is over. Christ has fulfilled the mission of the Father through his suffering and death where we believers are the beneficiaries.

At the Sto. Domingo Church, the young homilist priest Rev. Fr. Florentino Bolo Jr. from the Order of Preachers described the unsettling feeling of inc. or incompleteness and being rushed. The fulfillment of Christs’ mission in obedience to the Father is a completion. With completion, there is fullness, oneness and wholeness “ganap, buo, puno” resulting in relief and fulfillment and in a grander scale redemption. Relating to the youth in mission of “Beloved. Gifted. Empowered. “Tumanggap ng pagmamahal. Tumanggap ng handog. Tumanggap ng kakayahan,” fulfillment is when the gifts that we received are shared.

In Taytay, devotees join the procession depicting the death of Christ in the narrow streets leading to the St. John the Baptist Church (built in 1579 and rebuilt in 1630). The parishioners of St. John the Baptist from the municipality of Rizal since then have been keeping the Holy Week traditions alive.

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“Father, into thy hands, I commend thy spirit,” the last of the Seventh Last Words which the scholars interpret as Jesus entrusting himself to the Father as he dies. Entrusting his life to the Father, He demonstrates that “He trusts the Father, and He alone to be the Saviour submitting to His sovereignty over life and seeking to live for His glory alone.”

At the Sto. Domingo Church, the oldest homilist priest from the Order of Preachers, Rev. Fr. Enrico Gonzales described the fear that each one of us faces. Whether the situations are favorable or unfavorable to us, we always have that fear particularly the ultimate fear of death. But in surrendering ourselves to God, we conquer the fear of death. “Do not be afraid.” Huwag kayong matakot. Kapag ang buhay niyo ay inilagay niyo kay Kristo, lahat ay kontrolado at planado.” With his death and through the Father, we have been “freed from the lifelong slavery of the world.”

In Taytay, devotees join the procession depicting the death of Christ in the narrow streets leading to the St. John the Baptist Church (built in 1579 and rebuilt in 1630). The parishioners of St. John the Baptist from the municipality of Rizal since then have been keeping the Holy Week traditions alive.

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