An honored Christmas tradition in the Philippines will begin soon – tomorrow evening in a number of Catholic Churches and at dawn of the 16th for many others. READ:
,” nine straight evenings or dawn masses culminating with the midnight Christmas Eve mass. Most if not all Catholic Churches holding the will surely be packed. It is one of the most attended rituals in the Catholic tradition.
A good number of secular psychologists believe that faith and spirituality are essential to our ability to survive and thrive in difficult times. “Psychology has begun to encompass and explore a number of exciting new topics — meditation, forgiveness, acceptance, gratitude, hope and love,” he pointed out. “Each of these phenomena has deep roots in Eastern and Western religious traditions and philosophies,” he added.
Filipinos have long understood the importance of faith and spirituality in our lives. The 2016 Global Attitudes survey done by the US-based Pew Research Center bared that nine out of 10 Filipinos believe that religion matters. Among Asia-Pacific countries, we are third in the ranking on religiosity and 10th among the 40 countries surveyed by the said outfit.
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