St. Joseph Cathedral Parish

29/10/2025

29/10/2025

A Catholic bishop has called on Filipinos to rediscover the true Christian meaning of “Undas” and “Halloween,” urging them to reject secular distortions and return to prayerful observance. Read more: https://tinyurl.com/mr2esn72

28/10/2025

CBCP office releases circular on the call to holiness ahead of 'Undas' observance

26/10/2025

THIS HALLOWEEN, ENCOURAGE YOUR KIDS TO DRESS UP LIKE SAINTS AND NOT AS DEMONS

May costume na ba para sa darating na Undas? Malapit na naman ang Halloween kaya naman kung mapapansin natin, nagsisilabasan na naman ang mga katatakutan sa paligid—nariyan ang mga horror-themed na palabas sa TV; mga katakot-takot na mga costumes, at; mga dekorasyong pangkakatakutan na taliwas sa paniniwala ng Simbahan Katoliko. Ang 'Halloween' ay mula sa salitang Ingles na 'All Hollows' o pagdiriwang ng mga banal na santo na siyang namuhay alinsunod sa kagustuhan ni Kristo. Hindi ito tungkol sa mga katatakutan, bagkus tungkol ito sa kabanalan. Kaya sa mga parents diyan, encourage your kids to dress up like saints not evils. In doing so, you are also preparing them to embrace the real essense of Halloween which is holiness and not horibleness.

📷 St. Peter the Martyr of Verona Parish—FB, St. Anthony of Padua, Pinterest, GMA News

25/10/2025

🎭 Casting Call for Panunuluyan 2025 🎭

This Christmas, take a step into the story that changed the world. Join us in Panunuluyan 2025, a 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐟𝐞𝐥𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐣𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐉𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐩𝐡 𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐚 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐫.

The Parish Youth Ministry invites all who are willing to share their 𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬, 𝐟𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐡, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 to bring this sacred story to life. Whether you’re an experienced performer or simply moved by the spirit of Christmas, your presence and heart matter most.

Happening on December 24, 2025

📩 𝙄𝙛 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙙, 𝙨𝙚𝙣𝙙 𝙪𝙨 𝙖 𝙢𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙖𝙜𝙚 𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙁𝙖𝙘𝙚𝙗𝙤𝙤𝙠 𝙥𝙖𝙜𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙬𝙖𝙞𝙩 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙛𝙪𝙧𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙪𝙥𝙙𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙨 𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙙𝙪𝙡𝙚.

𝐋𝐞𝐭’𝐬 𝐰𝐚𝐥𝐤 𝐭𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐉𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐩𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐞𝐭 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐚𝐬. 🎄✨️

25/10/2025

TARA SIMBA TAYO!
Ayain na ang buong pamilya, ang ating mga kaibigan at mahal sa buhay, sama-sama nating pasalamatan at sambahin ang Diyos sa pinakamataas na antas ng panalangin.

25/10/2025

WEAR WHITE ON SUNDAYS | For the past few days now we have been experiencing terrible calamities: typhoons, volcanic eruptions, fires, and earthquakes—one after another! Let us beg the Lord's mercy on our people.

Let us reiterate our invitation for our people to turn again to God with humble and contrite hearts. Let us reiterate our recently released National Call to Prayer and Public Repentance, asking our people to observe it every Sunday-and, where possible, every day-until the Solemnity of Christ the King, with the tolling of bells.

Let it be our collective Miserere, our plea for mercy and renewal as a nation.

"Cleanse me with hyssop, that I may be clean; wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
Create in me a clean heart, O God, and put a steadfast spirit within me." (Psalm 51:9, 12)

Following the beautiful suggestion of Bishop Jimmy Afable, we encourage our faithful:
📌 to wear white clothes every Sunday of October and November,
📌 and to display white ribbons in homes, churches, and public places - as a sign of our desire for transparency, accountability, and good governance, and as a humble prayer that our nation may be washed clean and renewed in God's mercy, and spared of further calamities.

Let our white garments be a symbol of the purity we seek for our land and our hearts.

May this season of prayer and repentance lead us to hope, healing, and the restoration of our common life in truth and justice.

Let us beg the Lord to renew our nation, and make us instruments of justice and peace.

(Sgd.) +PABLO VIRGILIO CARDINAL DAVID
Bishop of Kalookan
President, CBCP

[CBCP Circular No. 25-14]

25/10/2025

Dear Catholic Parents,

Please be responsible enough to teach your children what is the real essence of Halloween.

Context: https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=171603282194223&id=100080336569130

21/10/2025