Good Friday Procession

April 10, 2009, Good Friday, we joined the long procession in San Mateo, Rizal. My brother-in-law's (Eric) family owns an image of St. Nicodemus. They had started this tradition of joining the procession years back.

St. Nicodemus is a Jew who secretly listened to the teachings of Jesus during the night to better understand His teachings about the kingdom. He was the one who assisted in the burial of Jesus. Jesus was wrapped with expensive linen and sprayed with perfume.

The procession started leaving the church at around 6:00 pm. It was a four hour walk around the town of San Mateo. When we finally reached the church, it was already 10 pm. It's a walk truly worthwhile.