Pinoys head to church for Easter Sunday Mass

Filipinos woke up before dawn on Sunday to celebrate Easter commemorating the resurrection of Jesus Christ.

At the Quiapo Church in Manila, Catholic devotees who could not get inside the church due to limited capacity heard mass outside its doors, according to a report by Mao dela Cruz on Super Radyo dzBB.

Security was tight, with police monitoring the area.

The Salubong or traditional greeting between the image of the Virgin Mary and the image of the Risen Christ was held at 12 a.m. in Quiapo Church.

Other churches held the Salubong at 4 a.m. or 5 a.m. on Easter Sunday or on Saturday night.

A lass playing the role of an angel removes the veil covering the face of the image of the Virgin Mary to meet the image of the risen Jesus Christ during the annual "Salubong" at the Sta. Rita del Nino Jesus Parish on Kanlaon Street, Sta. Mesa Heights, Quezon City during the vigil mass of the Lord's Resurrection on the evening of Black Saturday, April 16, 2022. Salubong is a traditional Filipino Catholic practice that reenacts the encounter of the risen Christ with the Blessed Virgin Mary. Danny Pata

Meanwhile at the Baclaran Church in Parañaque City, devotees from different areas arrived in time for the first mass scheduled at 6:30 a.m., according to a report by Divine Reyes on Super Radyo dzBB.

The devotees had to undergo temperature check before they were allowed inside the church compound.

Physical distancing was observed inside the church.

WATCH: Ilang deboto, nagsisimula nang dumagsa sa Baclaran Church sa Parañaque City ngayong Linggo ng Pagkabuhay. | via @divinereyes pic.twitter.com/SwDT40EYZg

— DZBB Super Radyo (@dzbb) April 16, 2022

At the Sacred Heart Parish in Quezon City, meanwhile, Catholic devotees were at the area before dawn for the Salubong, according to a report by Luisito Santos on Super Radyo dzBB.

Authorities closed Scout Ybardolaza Street to traffic at 2 a.m. but reopened it at 4 a.m. after the Salubong was finished.

Devotees continued to arrive at the church throughout the morning to attend mass, and some of them bought puto bumbong and bibingka, traditional Filipino rice cakes, afterward.

LOOK: Maagang dinagsa ng mga Katoliko ang unang misa para sa Pasko ng Pagkabuhay sa Sacred Heart Parish sa Quezon City. | via @luisitosantos03 pic.twitter.com/hqdZkygO7F

— DZBB Super Radyo (@dzbb) April 16, 2022

LOOK: Bibingka at puto bumbong, ibinebenta sa labas ng Sacred Heart Parish sa Quezon City ngayong Pasko ng Muling Pagkabuhay. | via @luisitosantos03 pic.twitter.com/ChoDlpJV1g

— DZBB Super Radyo (@dzbb) April 16, 2022

Easter marks the end of the Lenten season.

READ: 5 things about Easter

—KG, GMA News