Despite the challenges of the year, Filipinos celebrated Christmas Day with joy and enthusiasm. A survey revealed that Filipinos are most thankful for good health, family, and simply being alive.
Peaceful and joyful rains triggered by a shear line failed to dampen the enthusiasm of Filipinos from celebrating Christmas Day. \In Rome, Pope Francis presides over the Christmas Eve mass at St Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican. In Manila, Archbishop Jose Cardinal Advincula places the image of the baby Jesus in the manger in front of the altar during Christmas Eve mass at the Manila Cathedral in Intramuros, Manila.
In war-torn Gaza, Father Gabriel Romanelli, Parish Priest of the Roman Catholic Church of the Holy Family, prepares communion at the altar during Christmas Eve mass at the church in the Zaytoun neighbourhood of Gaza City amid the ongoing war in the besieged Palestinian territory between Israel and Hamas. \Baguio folk went off to enjoy carousel rides in Burnham Park. A cloudy day did not prevent Metro Manilans from travelling and visiting the Luneta Park in Manila. \A survey by the Social Weather Stations (SWS) showed that most Filipinos placed the highest premium on good health, family, and “being alive” this Christmas. The fourth quarter SWS poll asked 2,160 adults the open-ended question: “As Christmas and the end of the year approaches, may I know what one or two things are you most thankful for in your life right now?” \Almost half of the respondents, or some 47 percent of them said they are most thankful for “Good Health,” 25 percent indicated they were most thankful “For Family” while 24 percent were most thankful for just “Being Alive,” the survey revealed. Following the top three responses, the respondents expressed gratitude for their Jobs/Career/Income (7%), to God (7%), and for having three meals daily (6%). Less than one percent of the respondents indicated that they were most thankful for material or worldly thing
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