Bishop Oscar Florencio (CBCP News)
In a circular letter, the prelate also asked all military chaplains to offer Masses for the victims.
“I would like to exhort all MOP Chaplains/Priests to include in your Holy Mass Intentions and Private Prayers for the comfort of the bereaved and worrying families, the eternal repose of the souls,” said Florencio.
He said prayers should also be offered for the fast recovery of those who survived the incident.
On Tuesday, Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) President Davao Archbishop Romulo Valles also expressed sadness over the incident.
“It is with great sadness that we, your bishops, received the news of the crash of a C-130 aircraft in Jolo, Sulu,” he said.