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| Bishop Junie Maralit sa social media. Screenshot mula sa video ng MNN. |
Ang sakit na ito ay nadeklara na nang World Health Organization (WHO) bilang isang pandaigdigang pandemya.
Tagubilin ng Obispo ang mga sumusunod sa isang Circular Letter na may petsang Marso 15, 2020:
- Ang mga pagdiriwang ng Misa ay pansamantalang sinuspinde mula Marso 16, Lunes. Subalit tuloy pa rin ang pagdiriwang ng Eukaristiya kahit walang kongregasyon.
- Lahat ng mga recollections, pilgrimages at mga prusisyon ay pansamantalang kanselado.
- Mananatiling bukas ang simbahan para sa mga gustong manalangin.
- Patuloy ang pagsagawa ng kaparian ng Sakramento ng Pagpapahid sa mga may Sakit, ng naaayun sa kinakailangang pag-iingat na iminumungkahi ng DOH.
- Sa lahat ng natitira pang mga araw ng Biyernes ng Kuwaresma, hinihikayat ang mga mananampalataya na gawin itong mga araw ng panalangin para sa mga apektado ng COVID-19, mga namatay at para sa ating paglaya mula sa pandemyang ito.
- Bagamat bawal ang pagtitipon sa mga simbahan, pagpapapatuloy pa rin ng mga panalangin na magkakasama bilang isang pamilya.
- Araw-araw na pagdarasal ng rosaryo at pagsamo sa Mahal na Ina ng Biglang Awa para sa proteksyon ng lalawigan.
Ang kabuuhan ng pormal na pahayag ng Obispo ay ang sumusunod:
DIOCESAN CHANCERY
DIOCESE OF
BOAC
Sacred Heart
Pastoral Center
Boac,
Marinduque
CIRCULAR
LETTER NO. 2
SERIES OF
2020
March 15,
2020
To the people of God,
Re: PUBLIC HEALTH
EMERGENCY, CODE RED SUB-LEVEL TWO – COVID-19
The peace of our Lord be with you all!
With the recent developments surrounding the COVID-19 issue
and the return of so many Marinduquenos from the National Capital Region, it is
for the safety of the public that we have decided to issue these temporary
guidelines regarding our liturgical celebrations and other related church
activities:
1.
The celebration of the Mass with the
congregation is temporarily suspended from March 16, Monday, until further
norive depending on the developments of the situation. Nevertheless parish
priests must still make sure that the daily celebration of the Eucharist is
done even without congregation.
2.
All public gatherings like recollections,
pilgrimages, conferences, processions are to be temporarily cancelled or
postponed, pending developments of the situation in our diocese.
3.
Our churches will still be kept open so that
those who need to pray and seek prayerful moments may find solace and strength
in these trying moments.
4.
We will still continue to minister to the sick
by offering them the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick, but also in
consideration of the health of our ministers, they must take the necessary
precautions as proposed by the DOH.
5.
On all the remaining Fridays of Lent I encourage
all the faithful, most especially the priests and religious to Fast and make
them days of prayer for those infected with COVID-19, those who have died, and
from our deliverance from this pandemic.
6.
Even without the gathering in our parish
churches, we must still continue to pray in community. Pray together as a
family. Pray together as BPKs.
7.
Pray daily the rosary and ask Our Lady of
Biglang Awa to protect our province.
Our Lord is a great and loving God who will never forsake us
during these trying times! Let us continue to believe in this truth even as we
take these precautions for the sake of the most vulnerable in our communities.
And may our Blessed Mother keep us all under the mantle of
Her Maternal Protection.
In Christ,
(Signed) Most Rev. Marcelino Antonio Maralit, Jr. D.D.
