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Celebrating 500 years of Christianity in the Philippines
Celebrating 500 years of Christianity in the Philippines
A woman prays during Ash Wednesday Mass at the National Shrine of Our Mother of Perpetual Help in Manila, Philippines, Feb. 26, 2020, during the coronavirus pandemic. As the pandemic roars on, church organizers continue with commemorations marking the 500th year of Christianity in the Philippines. (CNS photo/Eloisa Lopez, Reuters)
By: Simone Orendain
Date: April 7, 2021
As the pandemic roars on in the Philippines and the world, church organizers continue with commemorations marking the 500th year of Christianity in the Southeast Asian country.
“It caught us by surprise, really,” said Mark Purugganan, a liturgist at Parish of the Holy Sacrifice in Quezon City just north of the capital Manila. “We already had … started in November 2019 … 500 Holy Hours leading up to March 31. This is the anniversary of the first Easter Mass celebrated in the Phili