(MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The Cathedral said the number is the “highest” since the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic started. “We deeply condole with the bereaved families, especially those who lost their loved ones because of COVID-19,” the Manila Cathedral said in a Facebook post. “Our cathedral priests offer their Masses for the names written on the intentions,” it further read. The Catholic Church on Sunday observed Divine Mercy Sunday. In observance of the occasion, there was a recitation of the Chaplet of the Divine Mercy and exposition of the Blessed Sacrament at the Manila Cathedral. The Archdiocese of Manila, meantime, shared this story about Divine Mercy Sunday.