Parade of Saint to continue online

Amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, a parish in Manila is bringing this year's "Parade of Saints" online.
 
The Santisima Trinidad Parish in Malate, Manila on October 16 announced that the traditional Halloween activity will be done online.
 
"In this time of pandemic, the traditional Parade of Saints will continue," read their Facebook post.
 
"We just changed the concept so we can still be together even if it’s online," it further read.
 
It then invited everyone to participate in the online activity which they dubbed as "Your Saint Sounds Familiar."
 
The parish said participants need only to do the following: dress up like their favorite saint, look for their famous quote, take a video of themselves and send it to [email protected] on or before October 28.
 
It added that there will be a prize for the individual who resembles their chosen saint, the announcement of which will be on Oct. 31 via STP's FB page.
 
The Church has been promoting the "March of Saints" to help bring back the essence of the observance by encouraging children to wear saintly costumes instead of scary costumes.
 
The March of Saints highlights the lives and virtues of Catholic saints, replacing the popular Halloween practices.
 
The activity is usually held before November 1 and 2, All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day, respectively, when Catholics honor the souls in heaven (Church triumphant), and pray for the souls in purgatory (Church penitent).