kwaresma na!

Today is Ash Wednesday. The masses at the Sts. Peter and Paul Cathedral followed the regular Sunday schedule, meaning seven masses were held at the cathedral and all of these were filled with the Catholic faithful of Calbayog. Is the big crowd a sign of the times? Or simply a manifestation of the Catholic faith that is Calbayog? I prefer the latter. If I may once again mention a line said by the late Bishop Pablo Singzon when asked why Calbayog as the seat of the diocese, ". . . the faith of the Calbayognon is second to none . . . "

Here are some pictures which I managed to take during the 6th mass which was presided over by Bishop Isabelo Abarquez.