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epa11247799 A barefoot Catholic penitent lies on the hot cement road for prayers outside the Cathedral of San Fernando to mark Maundy Thursday in San Fernando City, Pampanga province, Philippines 28 March 2024. While the Catholic church and government health officials have for years urged devotees to refrain from self-inflicted pain during the Lent season, practices of flagellation and painful depictions of the suffering of Jesus Christ to express faith and penance have become traditions that are hard to break in Catholic communities all over the country. (KEYSTONE/EPA/ROLEX DELA PENA)