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As the procession neared its end, silence deepened. The Santo Entierro — Christ laid in death — returned to the altar, and with it, the final gestures of grief and reverence.

This is “Ang Paglilibing,” the symbolic burial of Christ, followed by the intimate ritual of “Pahalik sa Santo Entierro.” One by one, devotees approached the glass casket to touch, weep, and whisper prayers, as if time paused for a moment of encounter.

Held at the centuries-old Baras Church — soon to be declared a National Cultural Treasure — this Good Friday did not just recall the past. It invited each of us into the shared sacred present.

This is the closing chapter of Full Visuals’ first story: faith made visible, in light and shadow, gesture and silence.