Nat’l Day of Prayer, repentance urged amid corruption, calamities, Ph

[Starmix]

According to the report, the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) has called on clergy and the faithful to observe a month-long “National Day of Prayer and Public Repentance” starting next week, citing the country’s continued struggles with natural calamities and corruption.

In a letter to dioceses, CBCP president and Kalookan Bishop Cardinal Pablo Virgilio David urged parishes, chapels, schools, families, and church organizations to participate in the observance, which coincides with the Feast of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary. David said the initiative serves as “a prayer of national confession and contrition” in light of calamities afflicting the nation.

The report also stated that the observance includes the recitation of a special prayer titled “A National Cry for Mercy and Renewal,” beginning on Tuesday and on succeeding Sundays until the Feast of Christ the King on Nov. 23. The prayer serves as a sustained act of supplication for mercy and renewal.

David said the nationwide prayer effort is also part of the Church’s synodal journey. “This act of national contrition is also a step in our journey of synodality -- walking together as God’s people, listening to the Spirit and to one another, in humility and hope,” he noted.

In addition, the prayer highlights repentance for corruption, injustice, political patronage, and moral compromises while also seeking God’s mercy amid natural disasters.

Source: PNA

 

[kit_hung]

The Catholic bishops of the Philippines have called for a national day of forgiveness. They are calling for a month of public prayer starting next week. Cardinal Pablo David said this is in response to natural disasters and corruption in the country.

The faithful will join together to pray and recite the Holy Rosary. The aim is to ask for forgiveness for corruption, injustice and moral violations. They are also asking God to save them from the disasters they face.

The cardinal said this is an important step in the church's journey to unity. At the end of the day, these prayers will make them spiritually and socially healthy.

 

[Fidelia]

Prayer doesn't ever stop the problem of corruption. It is a change of orientation by the government that can cause that change.

 

[Starmix]

Indeed, prayer does not stop corruption. What to do is to remove the corruptor by not voting for that corrupt official in the next election. The country will continue to suffer from such deadly diseases by corrupt people.