Bishop Iniguez: Pabasa can be rendered in hip-hop & rap music

**chua_riwap** · April 17th, 2011 12:53 AM

OMG!

Payag ang simbahang Catolico na i-rap yung pasyon?
Pwede yung parang kay Gloc 9 or sa tune ng Dirty Bit ng BEP?

I can still rememember, minsang may pasyon sa amin, ginaya yung tune ng Bayan kong Pilipinas (ni Ka Freddie) .....dami nagalit na kapitbahay namin. Gumamit pa naman ng PA yung mga nagpa-pasyon, rinig buong baranggay.......

http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakin...a-goes-hip-hop

‘Pabasa’ goes hip-hop

MANILA, Philippines—The traditional Pabasa ng Pasyon may be rendered in hip-hop tunes, but the faithful should be prepared to delve deeper into the mysteries of the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ as the country marks Palm Sunday, Caloocan Bishop Deogracias Iñiguez said Saturday.

Iñiguez said the Pabasa (the popular Tagalog verse narrative of Christ’s passion, death, and resurrection) could be sung using popular modern tunes like rap music to enhance its appeal, particularly among younger generations.

“That is okay as long as it helps in reaching more people... so that more people would listen and they can reflect on it,” Iñiguez said.

“We should remember that the singing or the tune is just an aid so that we could listen to it more closely... so that we may listen to what is being read,” he said.

“The pabasa is a national tradition. We appeal that this should be done in a meaningful way so that people could listen and reflect on it,” he added.

Carrying coconut or other palm fronds, thousands of Filipino Catholics are expected to flock to churches on Sunday as Christians observe Palm Sunday, a commemoration of Christ’s triumphal entry into Jerusalem prior to his execution.

Palm Sunday is the traditional beginning of Holy Week for Catholics.

“The greatest participation Catholics can do is to participate meaningfully in the liturgical celebrations. There will be some special points in our liturgical celebrations,” Iñiguez said.

He said these include the blessing and procession of the palm fronds and the reading of the biblical account of Christ’s passion.

“Instead of the Gospels, we will have a reading of the Passion from the Gospel of St. Matthew. So, that is a way for a believer to enter into the spirit, into a meaningful celebration,” Iñiguez said.

“For Christians, Holy Week is the greatest celebration during the whole year or what we call the liturgical year. It is a commemoration or a memorial of the Paschal Mystery, which is the suffering, death, and glorification of the Lord.” he said.

“This is the heart of the saving history of our salvation,” he added.

While the celebrations of Holy Week remain solemn, Iñiguez pointed out that the Lenten season actually ended on Saturday because Palm Sunday is considered by the Church as the beginning of the Easter season.

“So, this is the most solemn celebration of the Christian faith. All of us are invited to enter into its spirit mainly by understanding what the Paschal Mystery is and by, of course, living it up because that is what faith is,” he said.

**jansky** · April 17th, 2011 01:23 AM

hahahaha

churches is now going nuts.. just to attract people they doing some crazy stuff

**ghosthunter** · April 17th, 2011 11:24 AM

**marg** · April 17th, 2011 11:48 AM

Originally Posted by ghosthunter

Trying to LURE IN the Youngsters

**eld** · April 17th, 2011 11:58 AM

Eew!!! Ghetto gangster music.

**chua_riwap** · April 17th, 2011 02:51 PM

i would assume the bishop would allow minus one music also singing the pasyon.......

**renzo_d10** · April 17th, 2011 03:33 PM

Sus. Mas nakakainis pakinggan/panoorin ( kung live performance ) yan. Ibalik nalang nila yung McDo commercial ! ...

**donbuggy** · April 17th, 2011 06:34 PM

Pwede. Only the young people like myself will appreciate it. The older generation will be dismayed.

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