Page 4 - First Mass News Today

SunStar Philippines, Spain eye for another 500 years of humanity EASTERN SAMAR. The St. John the Baptist church in Homonhon Island, Guiuan, Eastern Samar. (Photo courtesy of Father Christian Ofilan) + March 17, 2021 FILIPINO and Spanish officials have looked forward to another 500 years of humanity as both countries observed this year’s quincentennial commemoration in Guiuan town in Eastern Samar. "We commemorate the arrival, the discovery, not of the ...

LANDSCAPE The first Holy Mass was celebrated not in the Visayas but in Mindanao because that historical event, that first step to staking territory in the name of God and King, occurred not in Limasawa which is part of the Visayas, but in Butuan (Mazaua) situated in northern Mindanao. Please do not think that I am unilaterally and presumptuously overturning the final decision of the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (formerly called National Historical Institute). When bona fide...

MAASIN CITY, Feb. 23 (PIA)  --  The alter ego of Pope Francis in the country will be breaking bread and wine through the Eucharist among the faithful in the island-town of Limasawa, to repeat a historic scene that first happened 500 years ago on an Easter Sunday, March 31, 1521. Weather permitting and barring any other hitches, Archbishop Charles John Brown, the new papal ambassador in the country, is expected to grace the quincentennial  event, along with other visiting bishops and priests,...

Limasawa, an island whose historical significance dates back five centuries, has entered the age of high-speed internet with the recent launch of Smart Communications, Inc.’s LTE network there. This comes months ahead of the start of the yearlong celebration of the 500th anniversary of the Christianization of the Philippines. Located off the tip of Southern Leyte province, Limasawa plays a central role in the celebration: it Is the site of the first Catholic Mass said in the country on Easter...

Posted January 20th, 2021 for Smart by SMART Public Affairs Jan 20, 2021 Limasawa, an island whose historical significance dates back five centuries, has entered the age of high-speed internet with the recent launch of Smart Communications, Inc.’s LTE network there. This comes months ahead of the start of the yearlong celebration of the 500th anniversary of the Christianization of the Philippines.   Located off the tip of Southern Leyte province, Limasawa plays a central...

St Benedicts and St Laurences held a candlelit Christmas service online Christmas is going to be unlike any other this year. Families, for the most part, are unfortunately having to stay separate, with restrictions stopping the usual festive gatherings that have not been interrupted in such a fashion since the Second World War. Churches are having to adapt too, and many places of worship have already embraced technology to bring their worshippers as normal services as possible. We have ...

These numbers add up with cri s christmases yet to come. ♪ gloria ♪ a historic christmas eve in the vatican. the papal procession where pope francis celebrates his first christmas mass as leader of the catholics. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world, and this is a cnn special, pope franciss first christmas. it is just after midnight at the vatican where the popes first mass has just ended. over the next hour, well see the pope lead the mass,

The story because that would have been the end of it. he loved being the sultan. he was next to play chrissy evert. he had played margaret court and won that one easily. his tactic was to play the ball in the sun, but there was no sun at the astro dome. >> let me ask you about this, bud, because riggs -- lets just play devils advocate here. riggs was known for his accuracy, especially with his serves, but he missed almost half of his serves in that first mass. you think that was because he hadnt...

Pope. >> nice night. by the way, jimmy fallon spotted biden in a photo at the installation mass and what might be the easiest game of wheres waldo ever. >> vice president joe biden actually attended pope francis first mass. have you seen this picture? >> yes. >> this is unbelievable. its a picture of him in the crowd. see if you can find biden. see if you can find -- are you kidding me? this is a real photo focused up. >> next, michele bachmann earns recognition from "the washington post" for a ...

For the oppressed and carnival cruise passengers. compassion for them because -- >> today 200,000 people showed up to st. peters square for pope francis first mass. 200,000 people. it was crazy. instead of handing out communion, they handed out a wafer cannon. heres some celebrity news. tiger woods and professional skier lindsey vaughn confirmed facebook that they are dating. things are moving quickly. just today he took her home to meet his other girlfriends. isnt that sweet? thats sweet. >> "e...