Fr. Alladin Castro, ordained priest of theMetropolitan of the Ancient Apostolic and Catholic Church of the East Inc., (Photo courtesy of Fr. Alladin Castro) MANILA - The bishop of the Metropolitan of the Ancient Apostolic and Catholic Church of the East Inc., clarified that the services provided by one of their priests are part of missionary duties. "The masses and funeral services that he rendered to the people are part of the missionary endeavors that the Church is trying to respond to the religious needs of the people," Bishop Mar-Shimmun Artemus Bar Kepha said in a letter to Novaliches Bishop Roberto Gaa dated Nov. 20. The bishop added that they serve the people in the slums who cannot afford such services in Roman Catholic parishes. "We use the 'Qurbana Qaddisha' for our liturgical rite and we strongly request our clergy to use it and inform the individuals attending the services that we're of the Eastern jurisdiction of the Church. Only through invitati
Fr. Alladin Castro, ordained priest of theMetropolitan of the Ancient Apostolic and Catholic Church of the East Inc., (Photo courtesy of Fr. Alladin Castro) MANILA - The bishop of the Metropolitan of the Ancient Apostolic and Catholic Church of the East Inc., clarified that the services provided by one of their priests are part of missionary duties. "The masses and funeral services that he rendered to the people are part of the missionary endeavors that the Church is trying to respond to the religious needs of the people," Bishop Mar-Shimmun Artemus Bar Kepha said in a letter to Novaliches Bishop Roberto Gaa dated Nov. 20. The bishop added that they serve the people in the slums who cannot afford such services in Roman Catholic parishes. "We use the 'Qurbana Qaddisha' for our liturgical rite and we strongly request our clergy to use it and inform the individuals attending the services that we're of the Eastern jurisdiction of the Church. Only through invitati