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Philippine bishops give churchgoers Lenten pointers
Prelates tell Filipinos not to lose hope as Ash Wednesday launches Lenten season
Catholics have ashes imposed on their heads during a service at Manila Cathedral on Ash Wednesday, which marks the beginning of the Lenten season. (Photo: Manila Archdiocese)
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) has released a Lenten message to nearly 80 million Filipino Catholics celebrating Ash Wednesday on Feb. 17.
Ash Wednesday, a day for fasting and abstinence, marks the beginning of the Lenten season.
The prelates said churchgoers should remember that life is never “only” about passion or suffering as Christ experienced on the cross. The resurrection of Jesus Christ gave meaning to all his suffering and death, they said.
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+ January 30, 2021 THE Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) has renewed its call for the abolition of the arancel system in the country.
In its pastoral statement after the 121st Plenary Assembly, the CBCP urged all archdioceses and dioceses to gradually work on the removal of the system, under which the faithful is charged with a fixed amount in exchange for various church services. The ‘arancel‘ can be a hindrance for the poor to receive God’s grace and blessings. Let us do our best, then, to remove obstacles to genuine service, especially to the poor, said CBCP president Archbishop Romulo Valles.
By JOVILAND RITA, GMA News
Published January 28, 2021 10:51am Some officials of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) on Thursday expressed willingness to receive COVID-19 vaccine shots in public to boost the confidence of Filipinos with the inoculation. In a press conference, CBCP president Archbishop Romulo G. Valles said he would take any COVID-19 vaccine that will be offered considering the urgency of the situation amid the public health emergency. “If I can wait, then I’ll wait for a good vaccine. But if the situation really like it is now, you cannot wait for a better vaccine, I would take any vaccine offered,” Valles said.