Holy Week is seen as a time for spiritual renewal. As most Filipinos spend their days attending religious activities during the week, we often associate it with revisiting our relationship with God. However, it can also be a moment of clarity and connection in our relationships with our family, friends, and partners. This sacred time invites us to slow down, reflect, and reconnect—both with ourselves and the people whom we give love to.

So, as the Holy Week approaches, let’s check how it can be a meaningful reset for your heart.

1. Forgive, let go, and let God

Good Friday reminds us of sacrifice and forgiveness. That might sound heavy, but it’s also healing. Maybe you’ve had fights recently, or perhaps someone said something that hurt. While you’ve been carrying silent resentments that festered in your heart, the Holy Week gently asks us to put those at the cross and let go.

Forgiveness doesn’t always mean forgetting—it means choosing peace over pride. And sometimes, saying “I’m sorry” or “I forgive you” can resurrect a dying connection in ways we didn’t expect.

2. Acts of love

Love languages aren’t just for Valentine’s Day, Fam. Holy Week reminds us that love is often shown through small, sacred acts. Just as the week is filled with quiet symbols of care like the washing of feet, shared meals, and silent prayers, relationships are nurtured in the same way as well. The little things count: make them coffee before they wake up, hold their hand during mass, or beso during the ‘Peace be with you’ rites. Sometimes, the softest gestures are the ones that speak the loudest truths.

3. Rebuild and renew

Rebuilding and renewing isn’t always about relationships with others. Sometimes, it’s about yourself. Holy Week leads us through moments of silence, sorrow, and reflection, but Easter morning brings something sacred: hope. It reminds us that no matter how lost, tired, or broken we may feel, there is always a chance to begin again.

Like the empty tomb, may you walk out of this season lighter, freer, and more in love with the person you’re becoming. Because you, too, are part of the Easter story—and you, too, are worthy of rising.