Good Friday: Commemorating the crucifixion of Jesus Christ

03/29/2024

Good Friday is the day on which Catholics commemorate the crucifixion of Jesus Christ.  Catholics are joined by almost all other Christians in solemn commemoration on this day part of the Holy Week.  It is also a…

The Seven Last Words of Jesus Christ: A Gen Z’s take

Jessa Ngojo - CDN Social Media Specialist 03/29/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The season of Lent, which includes the Holy Week, may be our chance to rediscover our faith in our Lord. As someone who has been raised in a not-so-strict Catholic family, I admit…

Holy Thursday: Commemoration of the Last Supper of Jesus Christ

03/28/2024

Holy Thursday, also known as Maundy Thursday, holds significant importance in Christian tradition as it commemorates the Last Supper of Jesus Christ, where he established the sacrament of Holy Communion before his arrest and crucifixion.  This holy…

Holy Week 2024: Understanding the Sacred Triduum

03/27/2024

  The Sacred Paschal Triduum is the central liturgical celebration of the Roman Catholic Church during the Holy Week. It embodies the profound journey from the solemnity of Jesus Christ’s passion and death to the jubilant celebration…

LIST: Holy Week activities

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/25/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Catholics around the world will be entering the last week of Lent, a solemn period usually characterized by fasting and abstinence, this week. While it is a time for reflection and redemption, devotees…

Why do Muslims fast during Ramadan

Charen Alegres 03/13/2024

Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, is highly revered by Muslims as a period of fasting and as one of their holiest months. It starts and ends with the sighting of the crescent moon. On…

Walk with Mary 2024: Be like Mama Mary; be a disciple of love

Morexette Marie Erram, Pia Piquero 01/19/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Despite threats of rains, hundreds participated in the Penitential Walk with Mary as the nine-day Novena Masses of this year’s Fiesta Señor comes to a close on Friday, January 19, 2024. Throngs of…

Daily Gospel, January 17, 2024

01/17/2024

This is the Daily Gospel for today,  Wednesday, January 17, 2024, of the Second week in Ordinary Time. “Jesus entered the synagogue. There was a man there who had a withered hand. They watched him closely to see…

The traditions of ‘Sinug’ candle vendors at the Basilica Minore del Santo Niño

Pia Piquero 01/12/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Candles have long been revered as symbols of hope among devotees at the Basilica Minore del Santo Niño. Whether you are a visitor in the sacred halls or among the vendors, the candle…

A miracle from Santo Niño: A devotee’s story

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 01/11/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Disability is not a reason to stop one’s devotion to the Señor Santo Niño, or the Holy Child Jesus. This is was what 65-year-old Wilma Estenzo proved during the Penitential Walk with Jesus…

Daily Gospel, January 10, 2024

01/10/2024

This is the Daily Gospel for Wednesday, January 10, 2024. On leaving the synagogue Jesus entered the house of Simon and Andrew with James and John. Simon’s mother-in-law lay sick with a fever. They immediately told him…

Three Kings Day or Epiphany: Christians worldwide closes Christmas season on Jan. 6

Associated Press 01/05/2024

Christians around the world will mark the Epiphany on January 6 with a series of celebrations that go from parades and gift-giving for children to the blessing of water. The holiday is also called the Feast of…

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