![]() Last year, priests sprinkled ashes on the crown, while some priests were also allowed to put ashes directly on the forehead. They were also required to wear face masks and refrain from holding hands. Instead, the faithful are given small plastic sachets containing ashes to the faithful. Pandemic Ash Wednesdaysĭuring the first two years of the pandemic, the Catholic Church stopped the imposition of ashes on the forehead. 22,” David said.īishop David was referring to the “Litany of Gratitude After the COVID pandemic.” The Litany replaced the Oratio Imperata Against COVID-19 issued by the CBCP at the height of the pandemic. ![]() 11, World Day of the Sick, until Ash Wednesday, Feb. ![]() “We are merely issuing a special thanksgiving prayer that will be prayed from Feb. The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines has said it did not issue standard guidelines for the observance of Ash Wednesday this year.ĬBCP President Bishop and Caloocan Bishop Pablo Virgilio David of Kalookan said they left it to individual bishops how to conduct the imposition of the ashes. Parishioners flocked to churches as restrictions brought upon by the COVID-19 pandemic eased. DEVOUT Filipino Catholics start their 40-day Lenten season today, February 22, with Ash Wednesday.
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