Archbishop Socrates Villegas of Lingayen-Dagupan in the northern Philippines called on the faithful to offer reparation for “our personal and national sins” ahead of this year’s national elections.
The archbishop appealed for a Lenten season of “reparation rosary for truth, integrity, and wisdom” starting Ash Wednesday, March 2, until Holy Wednesday, April 13.
He urged everyone to pray the rosary in all churches, at home, and “even in our work places.”
“I invite our brother priests to make confessions more available to our people especially this Lenten season and I beg our faithful to go to confession,” said Archbishop Villegas.
He called on the faithful to offer their “reparation adoration” for the same intentions from Easter Monday, April 18 to May 8, “the vigil of our national elections.”
He said the Blessed Sacrament should be exposed publicly for an hour in parish churches, chaplaincies, and pastoral stations.
He urged the faithful to stay in silent adoration, as much as possible kneeling down, to atone for the sins of the nation.
“We will pray for twenty-one days for all the voters in the coming elections,” said the archbishop.
“We cannot delay offering reparation for our personal and national sins. The bitter fruits of our sins are already strangling us,” he said.
“We are reaping what we have sown. Catholic values will erode further if we ignore the guidance of God,” he said. – from a report on CBCP News
