(JUAN CARLO DE VELA / MANILA BULLETIN)
In a message sent to the Diocese of Maaasin in Southern Leyte, the Papal envoy called on the faithful to share the gift of faith as an expression of thanksgiving to God “who has loved us through His Son.”
Brown was supposed to lead the celebration of a Pontifical Mass to mark the 500th anniversary of the first Easter Mass at the Magellan’s Shrine in Limasawa Island last March 31.
But because of the pandemic, an advisory from the Department of Foreign Affairs prevented him from attending the occasion.
Maasin Bishop Precioso Canatillas said the advisory of the DFA restricts all dignitaries in the country from traveling.