Schedule Activities of Moriones Festival 2014

The Moriones is an annual festival held on Holy Week on the island of Marinduque, Philippines. The "Moriones" are men and women in costumes and masks replicating the garb of biblical Roman soldiers as interpreted by local folks (wikepedia).

 
 
Photograph by: Mr. Erwin Peñafiel 

Moriones  Festival 2014  Schedule of Activities

APRIL 13, 2014 - PALM SUNDAY

• 5:00 am - Holy Mass
• 6:30 am - Holy Mass
• 7:00 am - Blessing of Palms| Hosanahan and Procession (a celebration of Christs Entry to Jerusalem)
• 8:00 am - Holy Mass
• 3:00 pm - Holy Mass
• 4:00 pm - General Station of the Cross

APRIL 14, 2014 - HOLY MONDAY

• 5:30 am - Holy Mass
• 7:00 am - Participation in the GRAND PARADE
• 8:00 am - Pilgrimage | Registration of all Morions                                                              
• 10:00 am-Opening of LEGIONS PHOTO EXHIBIT
• 10:00 am-Opening of the Marinduque Moriones Festival Trade Expo
• 3:00 pm  - Moriones Parade Around the town
• 6:30 pm - Morions Torch Parade (MISTAH)
• 7:00 pm - mass and Installation of New MISTAH Members

APRIL 15, 2014 - HOLY TUESDAY

• 4:00 am - Pagbasa ng Pasyon sa mga Barangay ng Boac
• 5:30 am - Holy Mass
• 7:00 am - Pagbasa ng Pasyon
• 8:00 am - Registration of Morions | Visita Iglesia to 7 Parachial Churches in the Province
• 9:00 am - Morion Parade
• 4:00 pm - Morion Parade

APRIL 16, 2014 - HOLY WEDNESDAY

• 5:30 am - Holy Mass
• 8:00 am - Participation in the GRAND PARADE | Community Parade of Costumes                   
• 10:00 am - Maskara Mo, Kulayan Mo
• 3:00 pm - Sacrament of Confession | Morion Parade
• 4:00 pm - Holy Mass
• 5:00 pm - Religious Procession
• 7:00 pm - SENAKULO

APRIL 17, 2014 - MAUNDY THURSDAY

• 5:00 am - Holy Mass
• 8:00 am - Chrism Mass  | Morion Parade | Battle of the Morions
• 10:00 am-Maskara Mo, Kulayan Mo
• 3:00 pm - Morion Parade
• 5:00 pm - Celebration of the Last Supper & Washing of Apostles Feet
• 6:00 pm - Start of Vigil at the Blessed Sacrament
• 7:00 pm - SENAKULO (The Last Supper)

APRIL 18, 2014  - GOOD FRIDAY

• 9:00 am - Via Crucis (Way of the Cross Re-Enacted along the street of Boac)
• 10:00 am-Maskara Mo, Kulayan Mo
• 1:00 pm -The Seven last Words
• 3:00 pm - Celebration of the Passion of Christ
• 4:00 pm - Veneration of the Holy Cross
• 5:00 pm - Religious Procession

APRIL 19, 2014  - BLACK SATURDAY

• 8:00 am - Survival Kabugsakan
• 9:00 am - Morion Parade
• 10:00 am-Maskara Mo, Kulayan Mo
• 3:00 pm - Morion Parade ( All Morion Groups)
• 7:00 pm - SENAKULO (The Beheading of Longhinus)
• 8:00 pm - Torch Parade
• 9:00 pm - Celebration of the Resurrection of Christ  | Blessing of Fire and Bonfire

APRIL 20, 2014 - EASTER SUNDAY

• 4:00 am - SALUBONG ( ritual and dance celebrating the appearance of the Risen Christ before the Blessed Mother
• 5:00 am - Holy Mass
• 6:30 am - Holy Mass
• 8:00 am - Holy Mass
• 9:00 am - CHASE OF LONGHINUS (Day Version) and Morion Parade
• 10:00 am- PUGUTAN SA ARAW NG LINGGO NG MULING PAGKABUHAY

NOTE: The schedule above was based from previous year’s timeline of activities. The actual schedule will be updated once released by the festival organizers.

TRAVEL NOTES

Marinduque Province is composed of six (6) towns namely Mogpog, Sta. Cruz, Torrijos, Buenavista, Gasan, and Boac (the capital town). Take note that each town celebrates Moriones Festival; meaning festival can be watched in every town of the province.

Don't forget your camera! Moriones Festival is one of the most colorful religious festivals in the Philippines.

HOW TO GET THERE

By Land and Sea

• From Metro Manila, ride in a bus bound to Grand Central Terminal of Lucena City (Quezon) where passenger jeepneys and tricycles bound to Talao-Talao Port are available. To avoid the hassle of transferring from one transport to another, better to find buses with direct route to Talao-talao Port. Travel time from Metro Manila to Talao-talao Port is approximately 3-4 hours depending on traffic in Laguna and Quezon.

• From Talao-talao Port, there are RoRo vessels and fastcrafts with regular trip to the island province. Take note that there are 3 main ports in the province – Buyabod Pier (Sta. Cruz), Cawit Port (Boac), and Balanacan Port (Mogpog). Travel time ranges from 3-4 hours for RoRO and 2 – 2.5 hours if via fastcraft.

 By Air

• No airline servicing Manila-Marinduque route  as of the date this post was published.

Special thanks to: (http://www.travelingmorion.com/2014/02/moriones-festival-2014-schedule-of.html)