here in the philippines, during lenten season some people doing self flagellation, they carry wooden crosses while others are striking their bloody backs… is it right?
here in the philippines, during lenten season some people doing self flagellation, they carry wooden crosses while others are striking their bloody backs… is it right?
I think usually people should only do a physical penance like this if they have the permission of their priest or spiritual director.
Does this custom make the people doing it love God more? Does it make the people watching it be sorry for their sins? That would give you an idea if it is right. It doesn’t seem right to me that other people should strike them. Does the Church in the Philippines approve of this custom?
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