Maundy Thursday Lenten rites

A flagellant wearing a mask depicting the face of Jesus Christ lies face down on the ground during Maundy Thursday Lenten rites in Angeles city, Pampanga province, north of Manila April 1, 2010. The Roman Catholic church frowns on the gory spectacle held in the Philippine villages every Maundy Thursday or Holy Thursday but that does nothing to deter the faithful from emulating the suffering of Christ and taking a painful route to penitence.[Photo/Agencies]