The memorial wall outside Quiapo Church.PHOTO BY FR. BADONG VIA RADIO VERITAS
Quiapo Church Parochial Vicar Father Douglas Badong said the memorial wall placed outside the church allows people to write the names of their departed loved ones.
“We have a memorial wall where people can write the names of those who died during the pandemic,” CBCP News quoted Badong’s interview over Radio Veritas, Thursday, May 6.
On May 8, Archdiocese of Manila Apostolic Administrator Bishop Broderick Pabillo will lead Manila’s clergy in a day of prayer and remembrance for those who have lost their lives to coronavirus.
The archdiocese will mark the day with the “Mass for the Dead” at the Manila Cathedral at 9 a.m.
Radio Veritas
When asked “Based on your experience of attending the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, what aspects of its celebration do you think needs more improvement?” 24 percent of the respondents also answered choir and song selection, followed by priest homily and church ambiance which was tied at 20 percent, Mass readers at five percent, and friendliness of Church volunteers at four percent.
In a statement released on Tuesday, May 4, VTS head Brother Clifford Sorita said across age groups, these concerns vary.
“Results would similarly reveal that different age group would have different concerns while attending the Mass. For those ages 13- 20 (teens) their concern would be the Church ambiance; for those 21-39 years old (young adults) it would be the sound system, for those 40-60 years old (adults) it would be choir and song selection, and finally for those 61 and above (elderly) their top concern was the homily of the priest,” he said.
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27 April 2021By Thierry Cruvellier, JusticeInfo.net
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