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Season of Lent

Ash Wednesday marks the start of the Season of Lent with the traditional imposition of ashes. During the 40-day Lenten season, more than 80 million Filipino Catholics are enjoined to  repent for their past sins, do works of mercy, and to personally prepare for the renewal of their baptismal promises on Easter Vigil.  (Photo by: Juan Carlo de Vela / MANILA BULLETIN) On Ash Wednesday and Good Friday, Catholics who are 14 years old and above are obliged to practice abstinence, and those aged 18 to 60 years old are obliged to fast. While, on all Fridays of Lent, Catholics aged 14 years old and above are obliged to practice abstinence. 

Carvajal: Great responsibility

SunStar January 22, 2021 AFTER 500 years of Catholicism, if the Philippines is to drop its dubious title of poorest and most corrupt in the region, one institution that has to turn on its head is the Catholic Church. It has had the greatest influence on the attitudes and values of the Filipino people and must, consequently, take responsibility for what the country has become. Through a sociological lens, I do not see much to celebrate of Catholicism’s past 500 years. Sure, we have the greatest number of baptized Catholics, Catholic Churches, Catholic educational institutions, Catholic priests, nuns and other religious in the region. But we also have the scandalously greatest number of destitute people, many of them living lives unworthy of human beings.

Near-zero waste Feast of Santo Nino in Pandacan, Tondo praised by eco group

Near-zero waste Feast of Santo Nino in Pandacan, Tondo praised by eco group The EcoWasteCoalition lauded the people of Manila for practicing better waste management during the feast. Photo from EcoWasteCoalition. Near-zero waste has marked the observance of the Feast of Santo Nino in Pandacan and Tondo in Manila, reported EcoWaste Coalition. The zero-waste advocacy group said that there were hardly any wasteful plastic banderitas in the streets of Pandacan and Tondo during this year’s celebration of the popular feast of Santo Niño on January 16 and 17. “Nothing like years past, the lively streets of Pandacan and Tondo are not bedecked with thousands of single-use plastic banderitas that go straight to the dump after the feast in honor of the Child Jesus,” said Jove Benosa, Zero Waste Campaigner, EcoWaste Coalition.

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