The Manila Cathedral will hold three holy Masses in observance of Ash Wednesday (March 5).
The church made the announcement In a social media, saying the first Mass will be celebrated by Manila Cathedral Rector Msgr. Rolando dela Cruz at 7:30 a.m.
The second Mass will start at 12:10 p.m. to be celebrated by Manila Cathedral Vicar Fr. Vicente Gabriel Bautista, while the third will be at 6 p.m. to be officiated by Manila Archbishop Jose Cardinal Advincula.
The cathedral will offer the sacrament of confession from 10 a.m. to noon and from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Ash Wednesday marks the onset of the 40-day Lenten season which is traditionally a time for prayers, fasting, and almsgiving among the Catholic faithfuls.
During Ash Wednesday, ashes are imposed on the devotees’ foreheads in the shape of a cross by a priest who blesses the person while uttering the words “Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return”
