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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January 15, 2017 – JN 1:29-34
Second Sunday in Ordinary Time Reading 1 IS 49:3, 5-6 The LORD said to me: You are my servant, Israel, through whom I show my glory. Now the LORD has spoken who formed me as his servant from the wo…
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January 14, 2017 – MK 2:13-17
Saturday of the First Week in Ordinary Time Reading 1 HEB 4:12-16 The word of God is living and effective, sharper than any two-edged sword, penetrating even between soul and spirit, joints and mar…
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January 13, 2017 – MK 2:1-12
Friday of the First Week in Ordinary Time Reading 1 HEB 4:1-5, 11 Let us be on our guard while the promise of entering into his rest remains, that none of you seem to have failed. For in fact we ha…
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January 12, 2017 – MK 1:40-45
Thursday of the First Week in Ordinary Time Reading 1 HEB 3:7-14 The Holy Spirit says: Oh, that today you would hear his voice, “Harden not your hearts as at the rebellion in the day of testi…
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January 11, 2017 – MK 1:29-39
Wednesday of the First Week in Ordinary Time Reading 1 HEB 2:14-18 Since the children share in blood and Flesh, Jesus likewise shared in them, that through death he might destroy the one who has th…
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January 10, 2017 – MK 1:21-28
Tuesday of the First Week in Ordinary Time Reading 1 HEB 2:5-12 It was not to angels that God subjected the world to come, of which we are speaking. Instead, someone has testified somewhere: What i…
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What’s the big fuss over the Nazareno?
This year an estimated 18 million people will be joining the transfer of the image of the Black Nazarene from the Bagumbayan (Luneta) to its home, the Minor Basilica of the Black Nazarene, also known as Quiapo Church, in the hope of seeing and touching the image. I always trust Him.” Meanwhile, some of the devotees take part in the festivities to lend a more palpable community spirit to the event by handing out free bread and water to the throngs, particularly the “mamasan” (bearers) who will be walking the 7.5 kilometer procession route for hours. Made from strong wood similar to the one used in the image of Our Lady of Antipolo, the image of the Black Nazarene is upright and kneeling on one knee, and was originally enshrined at the San Nicolas de Tolentino Church in Bagumbayan.
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Pope’s ‘urgent’ prayer for January is the homeless
VATICAN, Jan. 8, 2017– Pope Francis announced Sunday after the Angelus that his “urgent” prayer for the month of January is for all those without shelter, who are especially affected by the c…
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Pope Francis to parents: teach your children the faith by example
VATICAN, Jan. 8, 2017– Pope Francis Sunday baptized 28 babies during Mass in the Sistine Chapel, reminding parents that by asking for the Sacrament of Baptism, the gift of faith, for their ch…
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Bishop says Turkish Catholics fearful, but government supportive
OXFORD, England, Jan 5, 2017–A church leader in Turkey said Catholics are fearful about attending church after recent terrorist attacks, but insisted local Christians can count on government …
