President Marcos on Sunday urged Filipino Catholics to reflect during the Holy Week, and “not to forget the essence of the occasion by “spreading kindness and selflessness, especially to the less fortunate.”
“In this solemn occasion, let us not only seek to unravel themysteries of our faith, but also to illuminate the path for others through acts of kindness and selflessness,” the President said in his Lenten message.
“I pray that we may humbly accept our authentic selves as imperfect beings, for it is by becoming truly human that we can experience the divine. Let us always remember to seek the Lord in our desires and to desire Him in our seeking,” the Chief Executive said.
Mr. Marcos said Holy Week is a “commemoration of the passion, death and resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ, and a day to reflect on the many transcendent encounters of the Catholic faithful.”
“This hallowed time of contemplative silence behooves us to ponder onthe mysteries that elude our grasp, seek revelation in the face of theinexplicable, and acknowledge the interplay of joy and sorrow in life, so that we may understand the path laid before us by Almighty God,” he said.
“May our inward reflections manifest in our outward actions as westrive to give hope in a world that is threatened by darkness. Let us be the light that shines through the shadows, the love that triumphs over despair, and the hope that radiates upon all humankind,” he added.
The President expressed hopes that the Catholic faithful “will remember not for what they have reached, but for the light that has kindled in the hearts of everyone.”