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The First Sunday of Advent

Manila, Philippines – A NEW liturgical year opens today with the First Sunday of Advent. In this holy season, the faithful are exhorted to prepare spiritually for the commemoration of the coming of Jesus Christ into world which happened more than 2,000 years ago. var addthis_config = {"data_track_clickback":true,"data_track_addressbar":true,"data_track_textcopy":true,"ui_atversion":"300"}; var... 

Nation marks Christmas Eve tonight

Manila, Philippines – The nation joins the rest of the world in the observance of Christmas Eve (bisperas ng Pasko) tonight, marking the culmination of months of preparation for Christmas Day. At the Manila Cathedral in Intramuros, Manila, Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio G. Tagle will celebrate the Christmas Eve mass at 8:30 p.m. Church services will include the lighting of the white... 

Third Sunday of Advent: ‘Rejoice in the Lord always’

MANILA, Philippines — The Third Sunday of Advent is called Gaudete Sunday. Gaudete, in Latin, means “to rejoice.” The name for today’s celebration was taken from the Entrance Antiphon, in both the Traditional Latin Mass and the Novus Ordo, which was quoted from Philippians 4:4,5: “Gaudete in Domino semper” (“Rejoice in the Lord always”). Like Lent, Advent has a penitential... 

Be watchful

Gospel Reading: Mk 13:33-37 [JESUS to said His disciples,] “Be watchful! Be alert! You do not know when the time will come. It is like a man traveling abroad. He leaves home and places his servants in charge, each with his work, and orders the gatekeeper to be on the watch. Watch, therefore; you do not know when the lord of the house is coming, whether in the evening, or at midnight,...