Patricia Mae

 Lent is a season of meditation and reflection. It’s a tip of 40 days, as we fly to Jerusalem with Jesus to be with him in his pain and death. This is a time when we reflect on how our sins helped bring chaos into the universe. I a way, It’s a good time because God gives us another chance to repent in fasting, meditation, abstinence and charity to make up for our sinfulness. Important days during lent, Ash Wednesday marks the start of lent and the time for penance. Obligatory day of fasting (agest 18-59) and abstinence (ages 14 and over). Friday of lent obligatory abstinence (ages 14 and over). All Friday (even outside of lent) are days of penance , Holy Thursday lent ends and the holy Triduim begins in the evening with the commemoration of the institution of the Eucharist at the Last supper. Good Friday the anniversary of the crucifixion of Christ (no mass). Obligatory day of fasting (ages 18-59) and abstinence (ages 14 and over). Holy Saturday Christ is in the grave conquering de...

 The 2021 National Women’s Month Celebration serves as a tribute, a platform, and a call to action that highlights the extraordinary roles of ordinary Juanas in the society as trailblazer and harbingers of change. This celebration is also a venue to discuss and address the issues that women continue to face so empowerment can be fully achieved. The campaign is also a call for concrete, sustainable, and inclusive actions towards gender equality. The Women’s Month Celebration has since served as a venue to highlight women’s achievement’s and discuss continuing and emerging women’s empowerment and gender equality issues and concerns, challenges and commitments. The celebration focuses on concrete activities that are aligned with national and international instruments and treaties such as the convention on the elimination of all forms of discrimination against Women’s, the Beijing platform for action, the Philippines Plan for Gender-Responsive Development (1995-2025), the framework Pla...