Faithful told: Reflect on Jesus’ passion and death on Good Friday

Morexette Marie B. Erram 04/10/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Cebuano faithful are reminded to reflect and give importance to Jesus Christ’s passion and death on Good Friday. Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma made this message as he presided over the homily for…

Palm Sunday and palm crosses

Morexette Marie B. Erram 04/05/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Palm fronds or lukay is commonly used to produce hanging rice or puso –  an iconic Cebuano staple. But in Roman Catholicism, this symbolizes peace and victory. In most liturgical churches, it is…

How Lent is observed around the world

Dianne Zarina G. Savillo 04/01/2020

Being a predominantly Catholic nation, Filipinos regard the Lenten season as one of the most important religious events observed in the country. It is during this time where Filipino Catholics focus on growing closer to God through…

Easter Vigil Mass: Palma urges faithful to pray for Church leaders

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 04/20/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma urged the faithful to pray for the religious leaders of the country on the feast of Jesus Christ’s Resurrection. In the prelate’s homily for the Easter Vigil Mass at…

Faithful urged: Preserve Holy Week’s solemnity, celebrate traditions with family

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 04/15/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma is encouraging the faithful to keep the next days solemn through prayer and sacrifice as they celebrate the Holy Week. The prelate said in a press conference on Holy…

Smaller crowd for ‘Buhing Kalbaryo’

Nestle L. Semilla 04/15/2017

A change in venue and limited preparations resulted to a smaller crowd who watched the annual Buhing Kalbaryo in Barangay Guadalupe, Cebu City last Good Friday. Director Elmer Labella said they only have over 2,000 people who…

‘Stop killings, help those in need’

Victor Anthony V. Silva 04/15/2017

Extrajudicial killings and second chances were among the themes touched on during the Siete Palabras 2017, a reflection of Jesus Christ’s final words at the Cross held at the Cebu Metropolitan Cathedral last Good Friday. Fr. Daniel…

Easter and women

Madrileña de la Cerna 04/15/2017

Easter is the time when we commemorate the death of Jesus and celebrate His resurrection. It is also a time when we reflect on what it means to be a Christian. Traditional Easter stories and pageants celebrated…

‘Buhing Kalbaryo’ 2017: A test of faith

Nestle L. Semilla 04/12/2017

Ian Fuentes was only 16 years old when he first joined Buhing Kalbaryo, an annual reenactment of the passion and death of Jesus Christ. He first played the role of a Roman soldier who tormented Jesus. Eventually,…

An interactive way of the cross

04/12/2017

HAVE you ever wondered how painful those thorns on Jesus Christ’s head were; how heavy the cross on his back was and how big and piercing those nails were when he died on the cross? How arduous…

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Editorial 04/12/2017

ST. PAUL’S ROLE A church in Luzon is lucky to have several pasos images to depict the passion and death of Jesus Christ and the personalities who witnessed the final hours of the Lord. Although the apostles,…

The tears of God

Simeon Dumdum Jr. 04/01/2017

In Padua, northern Italy, at the Cappella Scrovegni (Arena Chapel), we find frescoes done by Giotto portraying scenes from the life of Christ. One of them depicts an incident narrated in the Gospel of John, about the…

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