The crowd outside of the Manila Cathedral on Maundy Thursday, April 17, 2025. Kaxandra Salonga, ABS-CBN News

Manila Cathedral packed with churchgoers for Chrism Mass

Kaxandra Salonga

ABS-CBN News

<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1744852349773CATHEDRAL.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">The crowd outside of the Manila Cathedral on Maundy Thursday, April 17, 2025. <em>Kaxandra Salonga, ABS-CBN News</em></span></span></span></div><p>The Manila Cathedral reached early  &#x27;maxiumum capacity&#x27; on Maundy Thursday morning as Cardinal Jose Advincula presided over the Chrism Mass.</p><p>The Chrism Mass is a religious service during which the bishop consecrates chrism oil and blesses other oils used in sacraments.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/4/16/miaa-surge-in-travelers-may-ease-on-maundy-thursday-0030">MIAA: Surge in travelers may ease on Maundy Thursday</a></div><div><br/></div><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display:flex;max-width:550px;width:100%;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px"><iframe id="twitter-widget-0" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" style="position:static;visibility:visible;width:550px;height:575px;display:block;flex-grow:1" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1912653285393330219&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring%3Fitem%3Durn%3Anewsml%3Aod2-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com%3A2025-04-17T02%3A09%3A34.507165%3A81fb373e-8468-43e9-b2e1-547a9a294ef0%26action%3Dedit%26popup&amp;sessionId=bca1bfc516673d99f8abff372fa5a87c7d4b774c&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px" data-tweet-id="1912653285393330219"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script><div><br/></div><p>During his homily, Advincula reminded Catholics that Holy Week is a time for resting, renewal, and rejoicing.</p><p>“Nagpapahinga ang pari dahil nagtitiwala siya sa presensya ng Diyos… We can rejoice because despite the distress, we are also immensely blessed, lavishly loved,” he said.</p><p>Virginia Palaca, 65, withstood the morning heat to attend the mass outside.</p><p>“Yung anak ko po kasi may sakit na cancer, colon cancer po stage 3 na siya. Kaya hinihiling ko lang sa Panginoon na kalooban siya ng kagalingan,” she said.</p><p>Christians reflect on the passion, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ during the Holy Week.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/business/2025/4/14/list-bank-schedules-for-semanasanta2025-1214">LIST: Bank schedules for #SemanaSanta2025</a></div>

<p>The Manila Cathedral reached early 'maxiumum capacity' on <i>Maundy Thursday morning</i> as Cardinal Jose Advincula presided over the Chrism Mass.</p>

The Manila Cathedral reached early 'maxiumum capacity' on Maundy Thursday morning as Cardinal Jose Advincula presided over the Chrism Mass.

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Manila Cathedral packed with churchgoers for Chrism Mass

Manila Cathedral packed with churchgoers for Chrism Mass

Kaxandra Salonga,

ABS-CBN News

Published Apr 17, 2025 09:27 AM PHT

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Updated Apr 17, 2025 09:30 AM PHT

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