Intersecting Spiritual and Emotional Intelligence-Competencies in the Moryonan Lenten Tradition of Marinduque: A Content Analysis

Ulysses Parado

doi:10.63931/pasrj.v6i1.87

Authors

Ulysses Parado University of Santo Tomas, Institute of Religion, Manila, Philippines Author https://orcid.org/0009-0004-9539-3114

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.63931/pasrj.v6i1.87

Keywords:

competencies, emotional intelligence, Francis, Moryon, Moryonan Lenten Rites, popular religiosity, spiritual intelligence

Abstract

Popular devotional practices and traditions are among the few expressions of religiosity that can foster people's faith, strengthen relational bonds, and serve as avenues for advancing social development among the Catholic faithful. Religious experience involves the raw data of sensory perception, feelings, and emotions. It is the foundation from which all human understanding begins, prompting the human mind to ask: What is it? Life precedes theology. This paper aims to describe the Moryonan Lenten practices of Marinduque devotees and …to deepen the understanding of their personal experiences and consciousness, interpreted through sociological principles of solidarity, cultural capital, and social reproduction. It attempts to employ the psychological competencies of spiritual and emotional intelligences to come to grips with the devotees’ consciousness and inner sense in dealing with their empirical reality and perspective, especially in the performance of their “panata” (sacred vow). Employing a phenomenological research design of interpretation, the author will attempt to elaborate on the depth and complexity of the Moryons’ religious experiences and the phenomenon of the Moryonan Lenten rites of Marinduque.

Author Biography

Ulysses Parado, University of Santo Tomas, Institute of Religion, Manila, Philippines

Dr. Ulysses Parado serves as a full-time Assistant Professor at the Institute of Religion of the University of Santo Tomas (UST). He holds a Master of Arts in Philosophy, a Master’s degree in Higher Religious Studies, and a Doctor of Philosophy in Theology, all conferred by UST. With thirty-two years of uninterrupted service to the university, he has also rendered leadership as a two-term concurrent member of the Board of the UST Faculty Union. His scholarly interests encompass empirical theology, public theology, aesthetics and theology, as well as the sociology of religion, reflecting a commitment to interdisciplinary inquiry and academic excellence.

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