Legazpi diocese declares 2024 as ‘Year of Participation’
Bishop Joel Baylon of Legazpi. PHOTO FROM DIOCESE OF LEGAZPI By CBCP News December 11, 2023 Manila, Philippines Bishop Joel Baylon of Legazpi has declared 2024 as the “Year of Participation,” with the aim of “deepening the engagement of the laity in our diocese’s life and ministry. In a pastoral letter issued Dec. 10, the second Sunday of Advent, he
Our Lady of Guadalupe: Prayer of the Day for Tuesday, December 12, 2023
God of power and mercy, you blessed the Americas at Tepeyac with the presence of the Virgin Mary of Guadalupe. May her prayers help all men and women to accept each other as brothers and sisters. Through your justice present in our hearts, may your peace reign in the world. We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
Pope at Angelus: ‘Through silence and prayer, we make space for Jesus’
Pope Francis delivers his Angelus message on Dec. 10, 2023. / Credit: Vatican Media Rome Newsroom, Dec 10, 2023 / 10:40 am (CNA). Pope Francis highlighted the importance of listening to God by embracing the example of John the Baptist, “the voice of one crying in the desert,” during his Angelus message on the second Sunday of Advent. While the desert is
When Using Holy Water: Prayer of the Day for Monday, December 11, 2023
By this holy water and by Your Precious Blood, wash away all my sins, O Lord. St. Theresa of Avila on holy water: "From long experience I have learned that there is nothing like holy water to put devils to flight and prevent them from coming back again. They also flee from the cross, but return; so holy water must
Vatican unveils Nativity scene honoring St. Francis of Assisi and devotion’s 800-year-old origin
The Vatican unveiled its annual Nativity scene on Dec. 9, 2023, paying special tribute to the origins of the beloved tradition on its 800-year anniversary. / Credit: Credit: Daniel Ibañez/EWTN Vatican City, Dec 9, 2023 / 18:00 pm (CNA). The Vatican unveiled its annual Nativity scene earlier this evening, paying special tribute to the origins of the beloved tradition on
Filipino missionary is new coadjutor bishop of Rarotonga in Cook Islands
A file photo of Pope Francis with coadjutor bishop-elect Reynaldo Bunyi Getalado of Rarotonga. VATICAN MEDIA By CBCP News December 9, 2023 Pope Francis has appointed Fr. Reynaldo Bunyi Getalado of the Mission Society of the Philippines (MSP) as new coadjutor bishop of far-off Rarotonga diocese in the Cook Islands. Getalado has been serving as a MSP missionary to the