CEBU CITY, Philippines —While Holy Masses will remain to be virtual, residents in Cebu province who wish to visit their church to pray may already do so as the province shifts to the general
Monsignor Renato Beltran Jr., the chancellor of the Archdiocese of Cebu, met with Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia on Tuesday, May 19, to discuss the guidelines that will now be implemented in churches around the province.We have agreed nga ablihan ang simbahan. Dili para misa. Ang misa online lang gihapon pero kadtong buot mo-Visita Iglesia or mobisita sa Blessedacrament, mahimong mosulod sa simbahan,” Garcia announced during her live-streamed presser on Tuesday afternoon.
Only three parishioners–one in the leftmost aisle, one in the center and one in the rightmost–will be allowed to enter the churches to strictly observe physical distancing, Garcia said. The usual Catholic practice of touching the icons to venerate and the dipping of one’s fingers into the Holy Water at the church entrance will still be prohibited.as mass gatherings, defined as involving at least 10 persons, remain prohibited under the GCQ.simbahan nga magmisa na mismo didto na sa mga simbahan. Maka-attend na subject gihapon sa social distancing,” Garcia said.
In fact, Catholics stayed in front of their TV and computer sets waving their palm fronds when they observed Palm Sunday and the rest of the Holy Week activities last April. The Flores de Mayo activities here have also migrated online, with the catechisms and offering of flowers now streamed on the social media site Facebook. /bmjoThe comments uploaded on this site do not necessarily represent or reflect the views of management and owner of Cebudailynews. We reserve the right to exclude comments that we deem to be inconsistent with our editorial standards.
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