{"id":139238,"date":"2017-12-14T21:57:46","date_gmt":"2017-12-15T02:57:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=139238"},"modified":"2017-12-14T21:57:46","modified_gmt":"2017-12-15T02:57:46","slug":"cbcp-to-flock-be-active-attentive-during-simbang-gabi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/12\/14\/cbcp-to-flock-be-active-attentive-during-simbang-gabi\/","title":{"rendered":"CBCP to flock: Be active, attentive during Simbang Gabi"},"content":{"rendered":"
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An official of the Catholic Bishops\u2019 Conference of the Philippines-Public Affairs Committee (CBCP-PAC) urged the faithful to be active and attentive when attending Simbang Gabi (dawn masses), which would start on Saturday. (Photo<\/a> by Shubert Ciencia\/Flickr<\/a>, CC BY 2.0<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA — An official of the Catholic Bishops\u2019 Conference of the Philippines-Public Affairs Committee (CBCP-PAC) urged the faithful to be active and attentive when attending\u00a0Simbang Gabi<\/em>\u00a0(dawn masses), which would start on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Fr. Jerome Secillano, CBCP-PAC executive secretary said that the people owe it to God and to the Church to be energetic when they attend church service.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think the people owe it to the church, to God to be very much alive when they attend church service. So the burden is not on the priests. People should feel responsible that when you are inside the church you should be attentive,\u201d he said in an interview.<\/p>\n

With this, the Catholic priest added that the priest should also deliver relevant homilies to get the attention of the churchgoers since some of them fall asleep during homilies.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou should fully participate in the celebration. But of course the priests are also expected to deliver not entertaining homilies but relevant, substantial homilies that will edify the people,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe don\u2019t want our priests to be entertainers. Sometimes the priests are tempted to entertain people so that people will not fall asleep. But the mass is not an entertainment,\u201d Secillano explained.<\/p>\n

Asked on what topics should be discussed, the CBCP-PAC official said, \u201cNot necessary current issues. When we speak of relevance it should also be relevant in the life of the individual. Let\u2019s say for example, there are so many problems that an individual faces. So at least the word of God should offer some solace. Should offer some assurance.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cBut if a priest will be talking about so many of these entertaining things, well you keep the people awake but at the same time I don\u2019t think the people will get something substantial from the word of God,\u201d Secillano added.<\/p>\n

The nine-day Simbang Gabi will begin at dawn of December 16 until December 24.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s been a tradition of Roman Catholics to celebrate the occasion every year in connection with the birth of Jesus Christ on December 25.<\/p>\n

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