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We will leave that to the judgment of individual bishops,” said Bishop Pablo Virgilio David of Kalookan, president of the bishops’ conference.

“We will not be issuing common guidelines as CBCP this year. The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines earlier said it will not issue common guidelines for the observance of Ash Wednesday this year. “We can also contribute to Alay Kapwa that funds our social services for the poor or to FAST2FEED or Hapag-Asa to feed the hungry and malnourished children,” said the priest. Meanwhile, he urged the faithful to offer the “fruit of our Lenten penance” during the Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper as our “gifts for the poor.”

“We receive the ashes because the call to repentance is addressed to us by Christ through the Church and it is also through the ministry of the Church that we are reconciled with God and each other,” said Father Arada.

While priests and “extraordinary ministers of the Holy Communion” may visit the sick and the elderly for the imposition of ashes, the archdiocese discourages the faithful of the self-imposition of ashes. In Filipino, the following formula should be used: “Magbagong-buhay ka at sa Mabuting Balita sumampalataya” or “Alalahanin mong abo ang iyong pinanggalingan at abo rin sa wakas ang iyong babalikan.””įather Arada said the the imposition of ashes should always be done “in the context of a liturgical celebration.”

The letter, which was signed by Father Carmelo Arada Jr., vice chancellor of the archdiocese, reminded priests and lay ministers that the formula for the imposition of ashes is “Repent and believe in the Gospel” or “Remember that you are dust and to dust you shall return.” “We will revert to the imposition of ashes on the forehead of the faithful,” read the letter of instruction released by the Archdiocesan Liturgical Commission to the media this week. The Archdiocese of Manila will revert to the imposition of ashes during this year’s Ash Wednesday celebration on February 22, the official start of the Christian observance of the season of Lent.