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The first Christmas Eve Mass officiated at the Our Lady of the Holy Rosary church drew around 13,000 of the faithful to the church.
The faithful began arriving a couple of hours before the Mass, but the church, which has a capacity of 5,000, couldn’t accommodate all of them. Thousands had to hear the Mass outside.
A large screen was put up at the front of the church so the public could see the Mass being officiated inside.
“Around 13,000 people are here to celebrate the birth of Jesus,” said Fr Tomasito Veneracion, parish priest of the Our Lady of the Holy Rosary.
Romel Pagcu of the Apex Company said he and his friends couldn’t go near the door of the church or even watch the screen clearly because of the huge crowd in front of them.
“There were so many people, but it’s very understandable because it’s Christmas Eve and this is the only Catholic church here. In the Philippines, churches always offer Christmas Eve Masses in every city, so crowds of people can always be accommodated inside the churches there,” said Pagcu.
After the Mass, people said they went home to celebrate with family and friends.
The faithful began arriving a couple of hours before the Mass, but the church, which has a capacity of 5,000, couldn’t accommodate all of them. Thousands had to hear the Mass outside.
A large screen was put up at the front of the church so the public could see the Mass being officiated inside.
“Around 13,000 people are here to celebrate the birth of Jesus,” said Fr Tomasito Veneracion, parish priest of the Our Lady of the Holy Rosary.
Romel Pagcu of the Apex Company said he and his friends couldn’t go near the door of the church or even watch the screen clearly because of the huge crowd in front of them.
“There were so many people, but it’s very understandable because it’s Christmas Eve and this is the only Catholic church here. In the Philippines, churches always offer Christmas Eve Masses in every city, so crowds of people can always be accommodated inside the churches there,” said Pagcu.
After the Mass, people said they went home to celebrate with family and friends.
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