{"id":179222,"date":"2018-08-30T02:09:47","date_gmt":"2018-08-30T06:09:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=179222"},"modified":"2018-08-30T02:09:47","modified_gmt":"2018-08-30T06:09:47","slug":"cubao-cathedral-closed-2-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2018\/08\/30\/cubao-cathedral-closed-2-days\/","title":{"rendered":"Cubao Cathedral closed for 2 days"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u201cThe Cathedral will be closed to all religious activities on August 30 and 31. During this time, masses will be held at the lower chapel. I ask that those days be days of prayer and fasting,\u201d he said. (Photo By Ramon FVelasquez – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 The Immaculate Conception Cathedral in Cubao, Quezon City will be closed to the public for two days, from Thursday to Friday, after a man entered the Cathedral and desecrated the Tabernacle and Blessed Sacrament last Saturday.<\/p>\n

\u201cLast Saturday, Aug. 25, around 11:00 in the morning, a depressed young man, not in his right mind, entered the Cathedral and, unfortunately, desecrated the Tabernacle and the Blessed Sacrament. Because of this, the community of the Immaculate Conception Cathedral is to undertake acts of penance and reparation,\u201d Cubao Bishop Honesto Ongtioco said in a statement issued on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

But, the Catholic prelate noted that masses will be held at the lower chapel.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Cathedral will be closed to all religious activities on August 30 and 31. During this time, masses will be held at the lower chapel. I ask that those days be days of prayer and fasting,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cAlso on August 30 and 31, a Holy Hour of Reparation will be held at the lower chapel right after the 6:00 pm mass. This will be followed by the Procession of Penance and Reparation with the Blessed Sacrament, within the immediate vicinity of the Cathedral,\u201d Ongtioco added.<\/p>\n

He said the Cathedral will be open to religious activities on September 1.<\/p>\n

According to Fr. Dennis Soriano, rector of the Cathedral, people inside the Church tried to stop the man but they failed to do so.<\/p>\n

\u201cFirst, he wanted to get to the crucifix and then, he was able to open the Tabernacle by taking off the top cover. He was able to get inside the Tabernacle. He swallowed the hosts. Some he spit out. Some hosts were stepped on. Several tanod from the barangay and the police were able to stop him,\u201d he said in a separate statement.<\/p>\n

The Catholic priest reported that around noon the man was brought to the barangay hall. Then he was brought to the police for a statement and after that to the hospital for medical examination. The man is now with his family.<\/p>\n

At the same time, Soriano admitted that they were saddened by the incident, adding that they will always include him in their prayers.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am sure that I am speaking for the whole community of the Cathedral when I say that this has wounded our hearts. But we also recognize the young man\u2019s wounded heart. He will always be included in our prayers,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the spirit of penance, the whole Cathedral community shall humbly and wholeheartedly implement all that the Bishop of Cubao asks us to do as reparation for what happened,\u201d the rector of the Cubao Cathedral added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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