Credit to Author: William B. Depasupil| Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2020 16:13:22 +0000
THE new coronavirus has not only disrupted business and canceled dozens of events, it has also changed age-old traditions of the Catholic Church. As Christians prepare for the start of the Lenten Season next week, the Catholic Church on Thursday said priests would no longer smear the forehead of the faithful with ash on Ash […]
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Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Thu, 07 Mar 2019 14:06:43 +0000
ROME, Italy – Pope Francis denounced the deceptiveness of “the culture of appearance” in a ceremony marking Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent, the 40-day period before Easter when Catholics traditionally fast.
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Read moreCredit to Author: cbibe| Date: Tue, 05 Mar 2019 23:43:31 +0000
Otso Diretso senatorial candidate Romulo Macalintal attended Mass in Antipolo City to commemorate Ash Wednesday.
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Read moreCredit to Author: besguerra| Date: Tue, 05 Mar 2019 23:24:03 +0000
As millions of Catholics flock to churches today to have their foreheads marked with a cross of ashes, a top official of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) appealed to candidates in May’s midterm elections not to use Ash Wednesday to win votes.
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Read moreCredit to Author: besguerra| Date: Mon, 04 Mar 2019 23:24:41 +0000
With millions of Catholics heading to churches on Ash Wednesday, Fr. Jerome Secillano on Monday shared this reflection: Enjoy life but not to the detriment of your soul. Ash Wednesday marks the start of the 40-day Lenten season. “Ash Wednesday reminds us of our end, of the temporariness of everything,” said Secillano, executive secretary of […]
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