As part of our yearly panata, we gave away 1,500 white towels last Good Friday to the male devotees who carried the Santo Entiero, or Santo Sepulcro, or what’s referred
Category: Religion
Dear OMB I have come across some of your articles about answered prayers, like the one on Oyen’s lump that was multiplying, you just prayed for it and lighted a
“When I saw from Rome the catastrophe, I felt I have to be here. On that same day, I’ve decided to be here. A little bit late, but I am
I took down notes while Pope Francis was speaking at the Gathering of Families in MOA. Unlike during Holy Mass, after spending half hour listening to the priests during Homily,
“There’s an ideological colonization that tries to destroy FAMILIES. It comes from the outside. We have to be wise. With fortitude to say no to the colonization that would destroy
The long wait is over. Millions cried. I did too. I couldn’t control the burst of emotions when I saw him on tv waving at the crowd. He’s here. We
I saw a glimpse of late night news showing two Filipino priests who are hoping to see Pope Francis just like the rest of us. I think they want the
I went out with my son last night. Oyen’s out of town, Edmund was attending a Ford event, so it was just me and my son. We went to mass
I’ve been passing by this place in Tagaytay for a dozen years but never became curious to see what this place was all about. Someone told me before that it’s
Miss Annie, I asked for St. Therese of Lisieux to give me a sign when I faced difficulties a few weeks ago. Each time I pray to St. Therese, roses
First Friday masses are held at Ford EDSA and Makati Ford at around 9 am. The priest that come to Makati every time is Father Bok. He has malasakit to
Our family doesn’t go on vacations during Holy Week. We participate in our religious traditions: Procession on Holy Wednesday, Visita Iglesia on Holy Thursday and we are here in Poblacion
Doing this every year gives me a sense of peace and contentment. The effort and expense don’t even count. I feel grateful to be given the chance to do small
The number of people who joined in this year’s procession was considerably less than in previous years. Maybe because there’s a procession in Pilapila and in another barrio. The devotees
The only road leading to Pilapila had already been blocked according to Jaymar since 4 pm. It’s past 5 pm and the flowers for my St. John the Evangelist were
We visited the hacienda of the Ochoa’s before proceeding to Pilapila. Their santo, Saint Salome was getting ready to be brought to the church grounds in Poblacion (bayan). The Ochoa