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CEBU CITY, Philippines — During this time of Lent, fasting and praying are among the key aspects that must be observed. As the season starts through Ash Wednesday, several faithful individuals attended the masses in their various…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Ash Wednesday, which falls and is celebrated this year on March 5, signifying the start of the season of Lent for Catholics, which lasts for 40 days ending with the resurrection of Christ…
CEBU CITY, Philippines – This year’s celebration of Valentine’s Day and Ash Wednesday, which fell on the same day, has been generally “peaceful” with no major crime incidents reported in Cebu City. This was according to Police…
MANILA, Philippines — Some 44 people were injured and rushed to the hospital when part of a church’s second floor collapsed in the City of San Jose del Monte, Bulacan, around 7 a.m. on Ash Wednesday. The…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Fasting and abstinence. These were the things that Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma reminded the faithful in his homily during the Ash Wednesday mass on Feb. 14 at the St. Joseph Chapel of the…
MANILA, Philippines — Valentine’s Day and Ash Wednesday are celebrated on the same day, globally, today, February 14. This means that the day of love and all its myths and facts and the day that many Catholics…
CEBU CITY, Philippines – When Catholics in Cebu bear the cross of ashes on their forehead, that only means one thing – the Lenten Season has officially started. Today, February 22, thousands of devotees will begin their…
MANILA, Philippines — Two years after breaking tradition due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Filipino Catholics will now be allowed to receive ash crosses on Ash Wednesday, following the guidelines released by the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP).…
CEBU CITY, Philippines—As the season of Lent began, Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma reminded devotees here of its real essence and tradition. Palma officiated a virtual Ash Wednesday Mass last February 17, 2021, which was attended only by…
MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — Priests at the Parish of Saints Peters and Paul in Bantayan town on Bantayan Island have asked from their parishioners to make donations of blessed and dried palm leaves or branches that they…
BACOLOD CITY –– The Diocese of Bacolod has come up with options to ensure the safety of people during Ash Wednesday on Feb. 17. Among these are sprinkling the ashes on the head of the faithful, and…
CEBU CITY, Philippines – When someone voluntarily decides to abstain or reduce his or her food intake, it is called fasting. Fasting, in physiological and health views, is one of the many ways to lose weight. In…
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