Reflect on true meaning of holy week- Celso
Mayor Celso Lobregat has urged the catholic faithful to engage in deep reflection and renewal during the Holy Week and hoped that strengthened faith will bring about peace and unity in Zamboanga.
During this Holy Week, Mayor Lobregat called on every Zamboangueno to reflect on the death and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ and what it means to our faith. He said the occasion should be used as a time to know the Lord and undergo spiritual transformation to fortify personal and communal faith.
He stressed that the Holy Week is a time for reverence and renewal where the faithful will devote time to prayers, abstinence and good works with the hope of strengthening personal ties with the Lord.
It is also his hope, he said that with strengthened faith and unity, peace and prosperity will reign in Zamboanga.
In deference to the observance of Holy Week, Mayor Lobregat and his red team are taking a break in their campaign sorties and will participate in the different religious activities.
Meanwhile, the mayor has urged the police and military and other agencies concerned to coordinate efforts and ensure the orderly and peaceful observance of the Holy Week.
The police and military are implementing a comprehensive security system specifically at the Climaco Freedom Park in Pasonanca, the center of religious activities, as well as in the other places of convergence in the barangays.
Mayor Lobregat has issued executive orders, one, prohibiting the display, sale and intake of liquor and other intoxicating drinks at the Climaco Freedom Park and the other ordering the imposition of a temporary traffic rerouting scheme in Pasonanca and the nearby barangays.
The Holy week is the week before Easter. The most significant days are Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday and Holy Saturday. (Sheila Covarrubias)