Cardinal Rosales: To be holy means
to promote truth, justice

Manila Archbishop Gaudencio B. Cardinal Rosales renews his call for Filipinos to prove their faith in terms of action in his pastoral letter for Palm Sunday, which is also Alay Kapwa Sunday.

The theme of this year’s Alay Kapwa Sunday is Truth and Justice: Challenge to Society towards Unity and Holiness. In his Pastoral Letter for Palm Sunday which ushers in the Holy Week, Cardinal Rosales instructs “Whenever we see people hungry, thirsty, homeless, sick and oppressed, it is our duty to act. I was hungry and you gave me food...As we do works of mercy, let us also seek and promote truth and justice…Begin by asking why poverty and injustice exist in our country. Then commit yourself in helping transform our nation to become one and holy.”

The Cardinal also stresses that Holy Week is a great time to reach out to our neighbors, to others, especially those who have very little in life. “What good is there in saying to them, God bless you!...if you don’t give them the necessities of life?”