Every year, we observe Holy Week Catholic activities beginning Ash Wednesday, Palm Sunday and also Maundy Thursday Visita Iglesia.  I even wrote about our Visita Iglesia route in Quezon City last year.  This year, hubby and I decided to do it in Manila, WALKING.   I doubted myself at first if I could survive the walking to and from one church to another.  But I said, as part of our penitence this Holy Week, I will do it, I can do it.   Lo and behold, here's our Visita Iglesia route in Manila.

San Beda Church (Our Lady of Montserrat) 
One of our family's favorite churches is this quiet church along Mendiola Street near Malacañang Palace.  Attending mass here on Sundays has always been very solemn and peaceful, away from the busyness of the city.

Holy week for me is usually spent at home with the family.  We rarely go out for a vacation like most do.  We follow the tradition of attending services in the parish to commemorate the Passion of Jesus Christ annually.  What we never miss to do as a family, except when I'm sent out of town by our company for a Holy Week event (like in Boracay last year for six days), is the Visita Iglesia every Maundy Thursday.