Pope Francis to mark 500 years of Catholic faith in the Philippines with Mass
By Catholic News Agency
March 12, 2021
Pope Francis will offer Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica on March 14 to mark 500 years of Catholic faith in the Philippines.
The Mass will be attended by Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples and the former archbishop of Manila, as well as Filipino Catholics living in Rome.
The celebration will livestream from the Vatican to reach the many Filipinos around the world. The Mass will air on EWTN in Canada on at 3 a.m. Alberta time ( 5 a.m. EST) and 10 a.m. (12 p.m. EST encore). It can be viewed on cable or on the EWTN website, https://www.ewtn.com/tv/watch-live or through the EWTN app on mobile devices.
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Philippine bishops give churchgoers Lenten pointers
Prelates tell Filipinos not to lose hope as Ash Wednesday launches Lenten season
Catholics have ashes imposed on their heads during a service at Manila Cathedral on Ash Wednesday, which marks the beginning of the Lenten season. (Photo: Manila Archdiocese)
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) has released a Lenten message to nearly 80 million Filipino Catholics celebrating Ash Wednesday on Feb. 17.
Ash Wednesday, a day for fasting and abstinence, marks the beginning of the Lenten season.
The prelates said churchgoers should remember that life is never “only” about passion or suffering as Christ experienced on the cross. The resurrection of Jesus Christ gave meaning to all his suffering and death, they said.