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| Archbishop Jose S. Palma (Photo: CBCP Media) |
The
typhoon that devastated central Philippines may be the strongest in the world,
but the faith of Filipinos in God is “even stronger,” president of Catholic
Bishops Conference of the Philippines, Archbishop Jose Palma said, in a message
of hope to all Filipinos.
Highlighting
the resilience of Filipino people in time of adversity, Palma said “no calamity
or natural devastation can quench the fire of our hope.”
“The
Filipino soul is stronger than (typhoon) Yolanda,” he stressed.
Palma
assured typhoon victims of the Church’s deepest concern and solidarity amid the
“gloom, uncertainty and grief that has beset our countrymen due to devastation
wrought by the typhoon.”
He
urged the faithful to turn to God “in this moment of national calamity,” just as
every Filipino has done “for the past four hundred years.”
Novena of prayer and charity
The
Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines also declared a nationwide
novena of prayer and charity from November 11 to 19 for the victims of typhoon
Yolanda and the earthquake in Central Philippines, which happened a few weeks
ago.
Palma
said all Masses and prayers will be offered for the dead and the grieving families
they left behind.
He
also encouraged dioceses and parishes to conduct a charity fund collection
within the same week and have the collection transmitted as soon as possible to
the bishops in the calamity stricken provinces.
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