Cardinal asks faithful not to treat Mass like a movie

Ricardo Jamin Cardinal Vidal

Function: Archbishop of Cebu, Philippines

Title: Cardinal Priest of Ss Pietro e Paolo a Via Ostiense

Birthdate: Feb 06, 1931	Country: Philippines

Elevated: May 25, 1985	More information: www.catholic-hierarchy.org

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Cardinal asks faithful not to treat Mass like a movie
Jan 16, 2005
Going to Mass should not be likened to going to a movie, Archbishop Ricardo Cardinal Vidal yesterday said in his homily yesterday. Devotion to the celebration of the Holy Eucharist was emphasized again by Vidal yesterday as the establishment of the Señor Sto. Niño parish in barangay Guba, Cebu City was celebrated.

(The Freeman, January 10, 2005) Vidal said that some churchgoers are not actually interested in the holy sacrifice of the Mass. “Dugay monaog sa balay, dugay moabot, busa dili isama sa sinehan ang pagsimba nga mahimo na lang mosulod ug mogawas maskin unsa nga oras,” Vidal said.

He said “it is very delightful to hear the loud response in the introductory rites until the concluding prayer. Attending the Holy Eucharistic celebration is the highest form of prayer. Therefore, this should be seriously practiced.”

Vidal lauded parishioners of the Sto. Niño Guba Parish for growing fast as a diocese and celebrating the feast ahead even if it was not the first Sto. Niño parish established in the province.

The first Sto. Niño parish established in Cebu, in 1847, is in Poro, Camotes. This was followed by the parish of Sta. Fe in Bantayan island in 1891. The town of Medellin established the Diocese in 1910; while Guba, Cebu City and Bulak, Dumanjug followed in 1968.

After the mass, the Cardinal joined the parishioners in a meal of native chicken, humba, escabeche and lechon.

He then visited the booths of the different barangays under the parish and tasted the native delicacies of suman, biko, cassava, fried bananas, and turon.

The Guba Sto. Niño parish has six other mountain barangays included in its diocese. These are Mabini, Agsungot, Cambinocot, Sirao, Tagbao, and Taptap.

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