CBCP Calls Filipinos to Pray, Repent, and Renew Amid National Crises
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) has called for a nationwide day of prayer and public repentance on October 7, aligning the observance with the Feast of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary. In a pastoral letter sent to dioceses nationwide, CBCP president Cardinal Pablo Virgilio “Ambo” David urged parishes, chapels, schools, families, and church organizations to participate in what he described as a spiritual response to ongoing calamities and a climate of public outrage over corruption allegations.
Context: Calamities, Corruption, and a Call for National Conversion
David framed the call within a scriptural context, citing Baruch’s plea for national confession and contrition. He explained that the country’s moral and social state—likened to a stray sheep clinging to a brittle branch—demands a sustained appeal for mercy and renewal. The church intends to begin the
