BAGUIO CITY – The Baguio Correspondents and Broadcasters Club will select first time visitors as this year's Baguio-Benguet Lucky Summer Visitors on Maundy Thursday. CATHOLICS wave their ‘palaspas’ or palm fronds as a priest blesses them during Palm Sunday rites in Baguio City. (Baguio City...
Roman Catholics will observe age-old Maundy Thursday Church rites and traditions on April 6. At the Manila Cathedral in Intramuros, Manila, Manila Archbishop Jose Cardinal Advincula will lead the Chrism Mass at 7 a.m. The Chrism Mass is a manifestation of the unity of the priests with their bishop....
A reminder of the value of humility and service is reenacted on Maundy Thursday through the ritual of washing of the feet at the Mass of the Lord’s Supper. Like Christ who performed the humble ritual to the apostles, church leaders also display the same to persons who represent sectors of society...
ANTIPOLO CITY — Police and local government authorities will be strict in enforcing peace and order in Antipolo City as thousands of people are expected to converge here as part of their observance of Holy Week. Photo by Nel Andrade Lt. Col. June Paolo Abrazado, chief of police of Antipolo told...
The Roman Catholic Church will observe traditional Maundy Thursday rites today, April 14. PHOTO RCAM Manila Archbishop Jose Cardinal Advincula will lead the Chrism Mass at the Manila Cathedral in Intramuros, Manila at 7 a.m. The Chrism Mass is a manifestation of the unity of the priests with their...
Pasay City Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano announced on Wednesday, April 13, that offices at the City Hall will be closed on Maundy Thursday and Good Friday in observance of the Holy Week. Rubiano said regular work at the City Hall offices will resume on Monday, April 18. She said services continued on...
Manila Archbishop Jose Cardinal Advincula will wash the feet of 12 persons who represent the various sectors that play a crucial role in next month’s elections on Holy Thursday. Cardinal Jose Advincula (Ali Vicoy/MB) CBCP News said among those whose feet the cardinal will be washing at the Manila...
President Duterte has given the Department of Health (DOH) until Thursday to assess the different testing and quarantine protocols being implemented by the province of Cebu. President Duterte delivers a public address on May 31, 2021. (Malacañang) The President issued the directive to the health...
Fr. Rolando V. dela Rosa, O.P. Today's celebration of the Holy Eucharist commemorates the Last Supper of Jesus. One dramatic highlight of the Mass is the reenactment of something that happened before the last supper—Jesus washed the feet of His apostles. I was in Grade 3 when I first heard...
On the night of Holy Thursday, at the Last Supper, Jesus Christ issued a commandment to His disciples, “Love one another,” then washed their feet as an act of humility and kindness. Hence, it is also called Maundy Thursday, as it is derived from the Latin word for “command.” While the...
REFLECTIONS TODAY In a culture which valued honor and upheld societal roles, Jesus violates cultural status that shocks Peter and his companions. Footwashing is not just an act of humility. Rabbi ha-Nasi (about 220 AD) was said to be a very humble person and would do anything for a person —...
