Tag: lent 2024

Bishop Dom Helder Camara: “When I give bread to the poor, they call me a saint. When I ask why they are poor, they call me a ‘communist’.”

The archbishop celebrated the Chrism Mass with his clergy at the Zamboanga Cathedral on Tuesday and addressed his homily to them.

Jesus’ paschal mystery also saved us from hell, from eternal death, from our pain, suffering, and poverty.

The fervent devotion and faith shown by devotees became a prime manifestation of the fusion of Catholic and secular beliefs of Filipinos

Today, we ask whether our actions can stand under the scrutiny of the gazing light, which is Jesus himself.

If we have sinned against God, we have to pay back our debts or mend relationships we have broken.

Every person must be truly concerned with the poor. In fact, concern for the poor marked Jesus’ ministry and message.

"Dear brothers and sisters, Jesus entered Jerusalem as a humble and peaceful king. Let us open our hearts to him."

“When trials come and troubles pile up, we begin to stray and like the disciples we too can turn away from Jesus,” Advincula said.

There is a difficult word that preachers, catechists, and theologians talk about but do not explain quite successfully: “paschal mystery”.