While Filipinos celebrate romantic love on Valentine's Day, Manila Archbishop Jose F. Cardinal Advincula took the opportunity to preach about a different kind of love—God's enduring love. Manila Archbishop Jose F. Cardinal Advincula (Manila Bulletin photo) Speaking during a mass at the...
President Marcos has urged Filipino Christians to reflect and renew their faith as they observe Ash Wednesday on Feb. 14, an occasion meant to open Christians to spiritual reflection and connect with God. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Malacañang photo) In a short Facebook post, the...
Today February 22, millions of Filipino Catholics gather in churches to mark Ash Wednesday, the start of Lent. This is a 40-day season of prayers, reflection, and other religious practices preceding Easter. Photo: Wesual Click/Unsplash According to the New World Encyclopedia , the word Lent...
Everything in the world is just temporary but the love of God for His people is forever, Manila Archbishop Jose Cardinal Advincula reminded the faithful. Advincula made the reminder in his homily during the Ash Wednesday Mass in Manila. Ash Wednesday marks the start of the Lenten season for...
Today, Ash Wednesday, marks the beginning of the Lenten season. It is a reminder — a restart for some of the Catholic faithful — to repent one’s sins, to reflect on the purpose of one’s life, and to renew the vow to serve in the ministry of God. In the Philippines, Ash Wednesday bears...
The 40-day Lenten season, a time of reflection, renewal, and repentance, will begin on Feb. 22, Ash Wednesday. Ash Wednesday (Catholic Online) Pre-pandemic crowds of churchgoers are expected to attend the holy masses in churches this year as compared to the last two years with the ease in...
Roman Catholic Churches in different parts of the country have started collecting old blessed palm fronds (palaspas) from last year’s Palm Sunday celebration in preparation for the solemn observance of Ash Wednesday on Feb. 22. Palm Fronds for Palm Sunday (Catholic News Agency) Ash Wednesday, the...
The Archdiocese of Manila has discouraged the self-imposition of ashes during the observance of Ash Wednesday. Photo Archdiocesan Liturgical Commission-Manila FB "We receive the ashes because the call to repentance is addressed to us by Christ through the Church and it is also through the ministry...
With a number of areas now under Alert Level 1, many are expected to troop to different churches for the observance of Ash Wednesday on March 2. Photo Manila Cathedral FB Churches already posted the schedule of their masses on Facebook, Tuesday, to help guide the faithful. Masses at the Manila...
The Holy Father Pope Francis has declared March 2, Ash Wednesday as a Day of Prayer for fasting and peace as he urged the faithful to pray for peace in Ukraine. Pope Francis (Manila Bulletin file photo) His Holiness made the appeal at his public audience in the Vatican on Feb. 23 said a report by...
Priests will revert to the imposition of ashes on the forehead of the faithful during the observance of Ash Wednesday on March 2. Photo CBCP News But the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines Episcopal Commission on Liturgy said the sprinkling of ashes on the crown will remain an option....
A parish in Manila has started collecting old palm fronds for the Ash Wednesday observance next month. Photo Saint Anthony of Padua Parish FB The Saint Anthony of Padua Parish in Singalong, Manila on Friday, Feb. 18, announced that parishioners may start bringing their old palm fronds to the...
