“I am also planning to lead a Pilgrimage to the Philippines in 2021 for us to understand and appreciate even more the gift of faith of our Filipino brethren,” the bishop said. “I look forward to a grand celebration sometime in Easter 2021 at the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace,” he said.
“And so, I am calling for our participation in that great jubilee” to be done locally, called “500 Years of Christianity in the Philippines - Hawaii celebration.” “In Hawaii, a great majority of immigrants here are Filipinos who brought with them their tradition, culture and most importantly, their faith,” Bishop Silva wrote.
The first Filipino Catholics that year received, as a gift from explorer Ferdinand Magellan, the oldest religious icon today in the Philippines, Santo Nino de Cebu. That year also marked the baptism of Rajah Humabon who was given his Christian name Carlos and his wife, Hara Amihan, who was baptized Juana. “For those parishes without Misa de Gallo or Simbang Gabi, I also encourage that this news be disseminated through publication in parish bulletins and announcements,” Bishop Silva said.Īccording to a pastoral letter by the Philippine bishops, Christianity came to their nation with the first Mass celebrated in Limasawa Island on Easter Sunday March 31, 1521. Follow Along with the Daily Mass Get the Global Televised Mass Guide eBook delivered to your inbox and celebrate the universal beauty of the Mass The Global Televised Mass Guide, with text in English and Latin, guides you through the daily Mass offered at EWTN.
The Poor: The Gaze of the Crucified Lord.The Laity: Choose to be Brave, Called to be Saints and Sent Forth as Heroes.Integral Faith Formation: Toward Maturity in Christ.The nine pastoral priorities of the church in the Philippines are: “Let us find ways to integrate the nine pastoral priorities of the church in the Philippines into the pastoral life of our respective parishes and ministries in the Diocese of Honolulu,” the bishop wrote in a letter to all Hawaii priests and parishioners, Dec. In anticipation of the commemoration of the 500th anniversary of the introduction of Christianity to the Philippines in 2021, Bishop Larry Silva is encouraging Hawaii parishes hosting the Filipino Advent traditions Misa de Gallo and Simbang Gabi this year to follow homily themes based on the “Nine-Year Spiritual Journey of New Evangelization” implemented by the bishops of the Philippines. Bishop Silva announces local commemoration of 500 years of Christianity in the Philippines
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