Understanding the Popular Religiosity of the Moryon of Marinduque: A Phenomenological Inquiry

Ulysses Parado

doi:10.63931/ijchr.v6i1.10

Authors

Ulysses Parado https://orcid.org/0009-0004-9539-3114

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.63931/ijchr.v6i1.10

Keywords:

Moryonan/Lenten Rite, Moryon, Phenomenology, Popular Religiosity

Abstract

Popular religiosity is one of the intriguing phenomena in the Roman Catholic religious tradition and practice. Using phenomenology, this study provides an emic description of popular religiosity from the perspectives and collective experiences of 15 devotees of the Moryonan/Lenten rites in Marinduque. Analyses conducted from the experiences of the Moryons, semi-structured interviews yielded three significant themes that described the shapes and dynamism of the Moryonan phenomenon, namely, remembering the past, giving thanks for the present, and embracing one’s fellow others. Through the years, popular expressions of religiosity such as the Moryonan/Lenten rites were able to secure a foothold in the private lives of ordinary Filipino Catholics and has continued to flourish despite secularizing and modernizing influences in Philippine society.

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