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COTABATO CITY - His Eminence Orlando Cardinal B. Quevedo, OMI, DD, archbishop of Cotabato today reminded the Roman Catholic faithfuls to be quiet on Black Saturday, the second day of the Paschal Triduum.In his homily during the Mass of the Evening Mass of the Lord's Last Supper on Holy Thursday at the Immaculate Concepcion Cathedral, Quevedo said it has been a practice among some Filipino Catholics to go on outing and excursion during Black Saturday. Please don't go to the beach, stay, pray and meditate on this day, Quevedo said.

MANILA — Wanna make your Holy Week holy? First of all, it’s time to ‘slow down’, says a Catholic priest.Fr. Gerry Orbos, SVD, said that if people will not slow down, this week is not going to be holy for them.He said many people feel the need to slow down and breath, but they don’t have time because of hectic work schedule.Fortunately, he said, Holy Week gives Catholics enough time to catch a break, reflect and most of all, repent. Find time for prayer, find time for reflection and find time to listen.

A Catholic priest encouraged the faithful not to be afraid or embarrassed to go to confession and be more open to its healing power. Fr. Reggie Malicdem, Rector of the Manila Cathedral, said Catholics should not let fear keep them from receiving the peace the sacrament provides.He said that being ashamed or scared are common feelings and reasonable for people to feel that way because it’s somehow part of the process of asking for an apology. That’s humility but let us not allow them to keep you from experiencing this unique gift the church provides for the faithful, Malicdem said.

KIDAPAWAN City — Priests should live a life close to their people – just like Jesus did.This is what the new bishop of the Diocese of Kidapawan told the first batch of priests under his leadership, in a ceremony held at the Mary Mediatrix of All Grace Cathedral. Be with your people, Bagaforo told the new priests, Fr. Rodel Balansag and Fr. Phillip Edward Bernaldez, who are graduates of St.

MANILA – Even after almost 500 years of evangelization, it is still typical for Filipinos to believe in superstitions, and Holy Week is one of those occasions in which many fall for a number of pamahiin. Don’t take a bath , Don’t smile or laugh , Jump high on Easter Sunday are only few examples.Because of this, a priest reminded Filipinos to practice true piety and not fall for old wives’ tales .

MANILA – The Duterte administration and the Catholic Church in the country want the same things, they just can’t seem to speak the same language and capitalize on common ground.This is how some serious Catholics perceive the ongoing royal rumble between the Philippine government and the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines, which finds its battle grounds on daily broadsheets and in the evening news.

DAVAO CITY — The St. Francis Xavier Regional Major Seminary of Mindanao has produced a fresh batch of graduates of Theology who will soon become priests of Mindanao.In a graduation ceremony, headed by the chairman of the bishops’ commission and Archbishop of Davao, Archbishop Romulo G. Valles, at the REMASE Gym, 21 seminarians from different dioceses in Mindanao and religious congregations have officially completed their theological formation.In his homily during the baccalaureate Mass, Digos Bishop Guillermo V.

MANILA— Concerned over its potential negative effects, a Catholic archbishop is speaking out against the possibility of a new and//s.igmhb.com/click?v=UEg6MTE0MzI5Ojk3Njk6Y2FzaW5vOmI1ODcwNzFlYzFlMjNhNzZjYmIyNTk5ZDcwMjU5NWEwOnotMjUyNy04ODU1MjMzNzpjYmNwbmV3cy5uZXQ6MzI2NDA4OjkwYmE3NmQ2MmFlOTcyMDQ0MDc2NzhiOTBmZjhmODRlOjViMzU2NWFhZGZjNzQzZTE4ODc5MTAzZjRlMGI5YzdiOjE6ZGF0YV9zcyw3Mjh4MTM2NjtkYXRhX3JjLDE7ZGF0YV9mYixubzs6MzE0ODYyMDo6OjAuMDEandampsubid=g-88552337-e477ae91496a4631aa3659904fdb425c-andampdata_ss=728x1366andampdata_rc=1andampdata_fb=noandampdata_tagname=Aandampdata_ct=image_onlyandampdata

First Sunday of Lent Reading 1 GN 2and7-9 3and1-7 The LORD God formed man out of the clay of the groundand blew into his nostrils the breath of life,and so man became a living being.Then the LORD God planted a garden in Eden, in the east,and placed there the man whom he had formed.Out of the ground the LORD God made various trees growthat were delightful to look at and good for food,with the tree of life in the middle of the gardenand the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.Now the serpent was the most cunning of all the animalsthat the LORD God had made.The serpent asked the woman, Di

MANILA– The head of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) has called on seminarians not to let self-interest get in the way of their vocation.Speaking at a Mass to open this year’s Kapatiran at the UST Chapel, CBCP President Archbishop Socrates Villegas warned seminarians not fall into worldliness and other temptations tied to perks and entitlement.