Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas has ordered a five-minute ringing of church bells in his archdiocese every 6 p.m. from Wednesday to Friday.
With this, the Catholic prelate urged the faithful anew to join the scheduled protest actions on Wednesday against the burial of former President Ferdinand Marcos at the Libingan ng mga Bayani.
“If you believe that joining the rally is necessary and is part of your Christian obligation, you are invited to join with my blessing,” he said in his Pastoral Message to the Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan
Villegas noted that the tolling of all church bells from November 30 to December 2 every 6 p.m. will be followed by communal prayers in memory of the sacrifices of the victims of Martial Law, including those who were killed and injured, and those who disappeared.
“Pray the Angelus and pray for our nation,” he added.
He, however, reminded those who will join the protest rallies to maintain sobriety while sticking to the issues, and not to the personalities involved.
Talk about the issues and refrain from insulting one another, Villegas said.
Last Friday, several protests were held in different parts of the country, as people expressed their disapproval of the surprise burial of Marcos at the heroes’ cemetery on November 18.