Tag: Lent
Survey says most Filipino Catholics perform religious obligations during Holy Week
Fasting was most difficult for 26 percent while 10 percent said almsgiving was difficult, and three percent said both abstinence and prayer
People’s display of piety, tradition keep Philippines’ Holy Week observance alive
Holy Week observance in the Philippines is a display of piety and popular religiosity anchored in the people’s faith in God
Lost, confused, forgotten? Jesus is with you – Pope Francis
Jesus “experienced abandonment in order not to leave us prey to despair, in order to stay at our side forever,” the pope said
The right path
In providing us with the capacities to know and to act in the right path ... God is thus the vindication of our sacrifice
Most popular FAQs about Palm Sunday — and their answers
Palm Sunday is the day we remember and honor Jesus’ entrance into Jerusalem a week before his crucifixion
What has changed in me?: A Palm Sunday Reflection
"Sad to say that the people who had palms in their hands on that day changed dramatically over a short period of time."
Masked ‘Roman soldiers’ to roam streets of Philippine island during Holy...
Holy Week observance in this laidback island features the retelling of the story of Longinus
Social media apostolate brings the beauty of Rome’s historic churches to...
The American said he wanted “people to see Rome with its beauty and to understand the depths of Rome’s devotion to the martyrs”
These 17th-century monks did a beer fast for Lent
Could a beer-only fast really be accomplished?
Pope Francis: God lifts us up when we hit ‘rock bottom’
Pope Francis said God waits for us, especially in the sacrament of penance, where he said the Lord touches our wounds, heals our hearts
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