Quiapo Church elevated as ‘Archdiocesan Shrine of the Black Nazarene’
The St. John the Baptist Parish or Quiapo Church has been elevated to the status of an archdiocesan shrine.
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Pope Francis: Spiritual poverty is a cure for polemics
VATICAN, Jan. 29, 2017– On Sunday Pope Francis said being poor in spirit doesn’t necessarily mean giving things up, but instead is rooted in humility and openness to others – an attitude capa…
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Gov’t told: Target syndicates, not children
MANILA, Jan. 31, 2017— The Catholic hierarchy is opposing a proposed measure lowering the minimum age of criminal responsibility, saying the government should crack down on syndicates and not minor…
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February 6, 2017 – MK 6:53-56
Memorial of Saint Paul Miki and Companions, Martyrs Reading 1 GN1:1-19 In the beginning, when God created the heavens and the earth, the earth was a formless wasteland, and darkness covered the aby…
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February 5, 2017 – MT 5:13-16
Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time Reading 1 IS 58:7-10 Thus says the LORD: Share your bread with the hungry, shelter the oppressed and the homeless; clothe the naked when you see them, and do not turn …
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February 4, 2017 – MK 6:30-34
Saturday of the Fourth Week in Ordinary Time Reading 1 HEB 13:15-17, 20-21 Brothers and sisters: Through Jesus, let us continually offer God a sacrifice of praise, that is, the fruit of lips that c…
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February 3, 2017 – MK 6:14-29
Friday of the Fourth Week in Ordinary Time Reading 1 HEB13:1-8 Let brotherly love continue. Do not neglect hospitality, for through it some have unknowingly entertained angels. Be mindful of prison…
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February 2, 2017 – LK 2:22-40 OR 2:22-32
Feast of the Presentation of the Lord Reading 1 MAL 3:1-4 Thus says the Lord God: Lo, I am sending my messenger to prepare the way before me; And suddenly there will come to the temple the LORD who…
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February 1, 2017 – MK 6:1-6
Wednesday of the Fourth Week in Ordinary Time Reading 1 HEB 12:4-7, 11-15 Brothers and sisters: In your struggle against sin you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding blood. You have also …
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Faithful told: Better not to believe in ‘dancing sun’
BAGAC, Bataan, Jan. 31, 2017 – Following reports of a supposed “dancing sun” during the closing Mass of the 4th World Apostolic Congress on Mercy, on Jan. 20, priests caution the faithful about bel…
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Stop killings too, bishop urges PNP
MANILA, Jan. 30, 2017 — After the police force stopped its “war on drugs”, a Catholic bishop urged the agency to make drastic efforts to end the summary executions and vigilante killings of suspect…
