Parishes in the Archdiocese of Manila will recite the Prayer of Thanksgiving for the gift of a new archbishop starting June 15. Photo courtesy Manila Cathedral The Manila Cathedral posted a copy of the prayer on its Facebook page Sunday, June 13, weeks before the installation of Cardinal Jose F....
The coronavirus pandemic has become a difficult and challenging time for everyone but the nation's resilience and strong faith can help carry the country through this period, according to President Duterte. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/ Malacañang) The President encouraged Filipinos to...
Education Secretary Leonor Magtolis Briones has offered up to God all the challenges being faced by the country’s education sector, and prayed that President Duterte, the staff and officials of the Department of Education (DepEd) and the agency’s staunch supporters be “continually” blessed...
The government is urging Filipinos of all faiths to unite in prayer on Sunday for the country to overcome the devastating impact of the coronavirus pandemic. President Rodrigo Duterte bows his head in prayer prior to the start of the 45th Cabinet meeting in Malacañang on January 6, 2020....
Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) President and Davao Archbishop Romulo Valles has asked dioceses to offer Masses for peace in Myanmar on May 30. CBCP/MB "Let us beg the Lord for an end to this violence and for all the people concerned to be led towards the forging of...
Vice President Leni Robredo on Saturday, May 22, talked about a personal loss after finding out the “devastating news” that her “number 1 prayer warrior,” Sister Mary Agnes Xavier of the Holy Spirit, OCD, died due to coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Calling the nun her textmate, Robredo...
MEDIUM RARE Jullie Y. Daza First thing I did when my son said he would need surgery was to ask my best friend, the prayerful one, for prayers. Her answer shocked me. “Two thousand Hail Marys,” she promised. The 2,000 Hail Marys devotion goes back to 1933. It was started by a Salesian seminarian...
Reflections on our second Holy Week so unlike any in the past due to the pandemic By C. Horatius Mosquera Like so many Filipino Catholics, I have always considered Lent—Holy Week in particular—as a season of grace, that time of the year when we take a break for reflection and renewal within the...
It has been a year filled with anxiety, lost opportunities, and belt-tightening (especially those who got laid off or had their business closed). But if there is a “bright side” to all these negativity, it is that a lot of people have become closer to a Higher Being, have bonded tighter with...
