Oratio Imperata, bagong panalangin kontra-COVID-19 – CBCP

ni Lolet Abania | January 29, 2022

Naglabas ang Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) ng isa pang version ng Oratio Imperata o panalangin laban sa COVID-19 nitong Biyernes, Enero 28.

Ito ang ikatlong version ng mandatory prayer, kung saan inuusal sa iba’t ibang parishes sa bansa, habang nakatuon ito sa pangkalusugang sitwasyon ng Pilipinas. Ang updated version ng panalangin ay ang mga sumusunod:

Merciful and compassionate Father,

we confess our sins

and we humbly come to you

to find forgiveness and life.

We come to you in our need

to seek your protection

against the COVID-19 virus

that has disturbed and claimed many lives.

We ask you now to look upon us with love

and by your healing hand,

dispel the fear of sickness and death,

restore our hope, and strengthen our faith.

We pray that you guide the people

tasked to find cures for this disease

and to stem its transmission.

Bless our efforts

to use the medicines developed

to end the pandemic in our country.

We pray for our health workers

that they may minister to the sick

with competence and compassion.

Grant them health in mind and body,

strength in their commitment,

protection from the disease.

We pray for those afflicted.

May they be restored to health.

Protect those who care for them.

Grant eternal rest to those who have died.

Give us the grace in these trying times

to work for the good of all

and to help those in need.

May our concern and compassion for each other

see us through this crisis

and lead us to conversion and holiness.

Grant all these

through our Lord Jesus Christ your Son

who lives and reigns with you,

in the unity of the Holy Spirit,

God forever and ever. Amen.

We fly to Your protection,

oh Holy Mother of God.

Do not despise our petition in our necessities, but deliver us always from all dangers,

oh glorious and blessed Virgin. Amen.

Our Lady, health of the sick, pray for us.

St. Joseph, pray for us.

St. Raphael the Archangel, pray for us.

San Roque, pray for us.

San Lorenzo Ruiz, pray for us.

San Pedro Calungsod, pray for us.

CBCP naglabas na ng panuntunan sa mga dadalo sa Simbang Gabi

ni Jasmin Joy Evangelista | December 3, 2021

Mayroong paalala ang Catholic Bishop Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) sa mga dadalo ng tradisyunal na Simbang Gabi habang nasa gitna pa rin ng pandemya.

Ayon sa CBCP, gaya ng mga ipinapatupad nila tuwing regular na misa ay tanging mga fully-vaccinated lang ang kanilang papapasukin sa loob ng simbahan at bawat entrance ay mayroong nakatalagang guwardiya na siyang magtsi-check ng mga vaccination card.

Dapat din na nakasuot ng facemask ang mga dadalo sa misa.

Ang kapasidad ng bawat simbahan ay 70% pero hinihikayat nila ang mga mananampalataya na kung maaari ay makinig na lamang ng mga online mass.

Sa December 16 magsisimula ang Simbang Gabi habang ang December 15 naman ng gabi ang anticipated mass para sa 9-day novena masses.

Prayers para sa 2022 elections — CBCP

ni Lolet Abania | November 26, 2021

Nakatakdang magsagawa ang Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) ng isang panalangin para sa 2022 elections sa Nobyembre 28, 2021.

Sa isang circular na inilabas nitong Huwebes, ayon kay CBCP President Archbishop Romulo Valles, ang panalangin ay ilulunsad sa unang Linggo ng Advent.

Batay pa sa circular, sinabi ni Valles na ang “Prayer for 2022 Elections” ay inihanda ni Archbishop Socrates B. Villegas at ito ay in-adopt mula sa Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting.

Nakapokus naman ang naturang panalangin sa 16 values na mababasa sa preamble ng Constitution.

Gayunman, inirekomenda ng Episcopal Commission on Liturgy na dapat na manalangin ang mga parokya ng Oratio Imperata for Protection laban sa COVID-19 bago pa ang Misa, dahil sa ang mga parokya ay marami na ring panalangin na isinasagawa kapag Sunday Masses.

Ang Prayer for the 2022 National and Local Elections ay uusalin tuwing una at ikatlong Linggo ng buwan, at ang panalangin para sa Synod on Synodality ay gagawin naman tuwing ikalawa at ikaapat na Linggo ng buwan.

“It is suggested that it be said after the post-communion prayer of the Mass,” sabi ni Valles.

Una nang hiniling ng PPCRV sa CBCP na iendorso ang kanilang “Prayer Power Campaign,” upang himukin ang publiko hinggil sa tinatawag na “to collectively pray for a peaceful, credible, and transparent 2022 National and Local Elections.”