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Balanga City Bishop Ruperto C. Santos, chairman of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines-Episcopal Commission on Pontificio Collegio Filipino, has called on the faithful to pray for the health of Pope Francis amid rumors of the Holy Father’s impending r
Published March 7, 2021, 1:28 PM
Balanga Bishop Ruperto C. Santos has called on overseas Filipino workers in Italy to join Pope Francis’ Eucharistic celebration on March 14 at 10 a.m. at the St. Peter’s Basilica in celebration of the 500 years anniversary of the arrival of Christianity in the Philippines.
Bishop Ruperto Santos
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“We, at the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines, appeal to our OFWs in Italy to make use of this spiritual celebration as our missions to help and to heal, to be disciples of mercy and peace for one another from our country to the world,”Santos said over Radio Veritas.
CCP Simbang Gabi Parish Partners Share Messages of Hope and Love CCP s Simbang Gabi 2020 Online is now streaming!
Nothing should shake the fundamental pillars of the Catholic faithful and hinder the time-honored Filipino traditions, especially during this trying time.
Here, we asked the parishes who are participating in this year’s
CCP Simbang Gabi, which has taken a different course by migrating to the digital platform, on their messages for the Filipino people.
“May this Simbang Gabi / Misa de Gallo be a source of inspiration and hope for all of us, a reminder of the beauty and importance of our Filipino cultural traditions and the strong faith of our ancestors in God, that like them, may we continue to pray and ask for God’s pardon and mercy, and His most powerful protection and blessing for our country, that the light of Christ may banish the evils, the threats our country is currently facing and may Jesus Christ continue to be the pillar and strength of the Fili
PASAY CITY, Dec. 17 When he received the invitation from the Cultural Center of the Philippines to participate in its virtual Simbang Gabi project, Father James Narisma, Cssr, the rector of Our Mother of Perpetual Help (Redemptorist) Church in Iligan City, was quite hesitant.
“I asked myself and my other companions here in our religious community, why us? There are more beautiful churches and good livestreaming facilities in Mindanao,” shared Fr. Narisma, who had a change of heart later on, believing that this is God’s way for the people to witness the gospel values.
This year, due to the current situation, the CCP decided to migrate its annual tradition of Simbang Gabi to the digital platform. While at it, the Center ambitiously seizes the opportunity to reach out and partner with different parishes all over the Philippines to bring this time-honored tradition to every Filipino home here and abroad.