MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – More and more Filipinos are shying away from personally attending Sunday masses and receiving Holy Communion, something that greatly bothers the Philippine Catholic Church.
The situation may be the result of Catholics disappointed over the Church’s increasing involvement in civilian politics, exacerbated by the Covid pandemic which prompted many to hear mass online.
The Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) is not taking this sitting down.
Beginning on the first Sunday in May, Catholic churches will do away with the usual white wheat host for Holy Communion and replacing it with that popular Chinese red flakes, Haw Haw. It resembles the round host, but is reddish in color and delightfully sweet.
CBCP hopes that this will inspire and encourage Catholics to attend mass in person rather than online.
MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles,Manila Bureau) – Hundreds of thousands of Filipinos are flocking to their churches to beat the April 26 deadline to register their sins.
The Adobo Chronicles is reporting that there are long queues at confessional boxes at parish churches nationwide.
Apparently, the news and social media coverage of the impending deadline have caused some confusion among Roman Catholic Pinoys.
Many read or heard wrong about the SIM card registration deadline.
Moral of the story: one letter in the alphabet can make a whole lot of difference in the lives of people.
So if you have registered your sins, also remember to register your SIMs!
MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – The Philippines may be considered by many as a “third-world” but this largest Catholic country in Asia leads the pack in modern Christianity.
Technology has a lot to do with it.
At Holy Week and Easter celebrations in many Filipino Catholic parishes across the nation, lighted candles have been replaced by digital images on smart phones.
What a great way to prevent fires, pollution and health hazards!
The harmful effects of candle smoke include lung inflammation and toxicity, arteriosclerosis, and ageing effects on chromosomes in the lungs and spleen. Ultimately, this all leads to an increase in particulate air pollution.
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