Lenten shows on ABS-CBN

MANILA, Philippines - Reflect and be inspired this Holy Week as ABS-CBN airs heartwarming specials, dramas, Star Cinema movies and best documentaries beginning on Maundy Thursday (April 5) until Good Friday (April 6) at 12 noon.

Begin the solemn journey by catching Mga Kuwento Sa Lupang Pangako, which was produced by Jesuit Communications Foundation. The special features documentaries Sa Mga Yapak Ni Hesus and Ang Makabagong Disipulo that were both shot in Israel.

Sa Mga Yapak Ni Hesus follows a group of Filipino pilgrims who come to experience the Holy Land, with the help of the pilgrimage master Manila Archbishop Chito Tagle. Instead of dwelling on the passion and death of a vanquished Christ, Arch. Tagle leads them to a deeper understanding of the triumph and joy of the risen Christ and the impact on their futures. The special will be narrated by broadcast journalist Cheche Lazaro.

Ang Makabagong Disipulo is an upclose and personal look at newly-installed Manila Archbishop Antonio “Chito” Tagle. The documentary, hosted by Bernadette Sembrano-Aguinaldo, takes a deeper look into this remarkable man on a mission. It begins as he is about to make his first pilgrimage to the Holy Land a few weeks before his installation. It follows him on this bittersweet journey, fraught with apprehensions and anxieties, and watches how he comes to Jesus in the very land that He was born in and died.

ABS-CBN will also air some of Catholic Church’s significant observations this Lenten Season such as the Lenten Recollection on April 5, 3:30 p.m. and Celebration of the Lord’s Supper, April 5, 1:30 p.m. On Good Friday, join the country in hearing Jesus’ 7 Last Words at 3 p.m. that will be followed by the Veneration of the Cross at 4 p.m. Also, welcome Easter with a pure heart by participating in the televised Easter Vigil which will air on Black Saturday at 11:30 p.m.

Meanwhile, among the Maalaala Mo Kaya episodes to be aired are Krus on April 5, 7 p.m.; Tsinelas starring late actor AJ Perez, April 6; and Traysikel, April 7.

Korina Sanchez’s miracle-themed episodes aired on Rated K will be aired on April 5 and 6 at 6 p.m., and Kwento ng Buhay Ko episode, a finalist in New York Festival, on April 7.  

Krusada and Patrol ng Pilipino documentaries will also be aired.  Tina Monzon-Palma delivers compelling stories of people who faced and overcame adversity through faith and prayers on April 5, 10:30 p.m., while Abner Mercado will show us the sad condition of elderly prisoners by introducing us to three inmates from the Correctional Institution for Women.

Star Cinema will also present Dubai on April 5, 10 a.m.; I’ll Be There, April 5, 10:30 p.m.; Ang Tanging Yaman, April 6, 10 a.m.; Sa’yo Lamang, April 6, 8:30 p.m.; Paano Kita Iibigin, April 7, 10 a.m.; and Till My Heartache Ends, April 7, 8:30 p.m.