The following is the all-too-familiar story every Filipino Christian knows: Judas Iscariot, one of the disciples of Jesus, betrayed him to his enemies with a kiss for 30 pieces of silver, after which, out of remorse, he returned the money and hanged himself in a tree.
The president of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines CBCP) urged the faithful on Tuesday, not to turn this month’s Flores de Mayo festivities into mere pageants of beautiful women and "strongly discouraged" the “third sex” from participating in the processions.
Pilgrim from the lowlands will go up to Piat, Cagayan Valley, starting June 23 for the Novena at 3:30 p.m., followed by Mass at 4 p.m. honoring Our Lady of Piat. Novena Masses will be until July 1.
To paraphrase the 19th century art critic John Ruskin, when faith and skill work together, expect a masterpiece. Indeed, behind the bronze doors of the Abbey Church of Our Lady of Montserrat lie masterpieces inspired by faith and interpreted by two skilled artists generations apart.
Catholic Church officials on Friday said the public should not judge people infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), which causes the dreaded Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS).
The Basilica of San Sebastian on R. Hidalgo St. in Quiapo will hold its Novena of Masses on Jan. 11-19, 6 p.m., in preparation for the feast of San Sebastian on Jan. 20. The theme of this year’s fiesta is Our Faith: A Gift to Cherish… A Gift to Share.
In the Jesuit Novitiate in Novaliches, there used to hang along its main corridor on the ground floor a framed poster with the caption, “Dreams are like the stars. We may never reach them, but they are always there to guide us.”
WITH THE COMING feast of the Sto. Niño on the third Sunday of January (Jan. 20), different churches dedicated to Him are holding Novena Masses until Jan. 19.
It sucks and we hate it. Our character flaws and personal aberrations make us restless, despicable at worst. Being bigoted, intolerant, hateful, hot-tempered, thick in the hide and foul-mouthed is an abnormal state.
The Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan will celebrate the 50th anniversary of its elevation as a Metropolitan See on Feb. 16.
