GUAM
Guam Daily Post
Jasmine Stole | Post News Staff
A group of local Catholics says a number of their concerns have still not been addressed by the Archdiocese of Agana leadership. The group is continuing to call attention to its concerns publicly even as the church enters the Lenten season.
Yesterday, Feb. 10 was Ash Wednesday which marked the start of the Lenten season – 40 days of fasting, prayer and repentance for Catholics. Thousands of Catholics attended Ash Wednesday Masses throughout the day yesterday. Each year, the village parishes schedule multiple Masses during the day to accommodate a large number of church-goers, with the larger parishes offering as many as six Ash Wednesday Masses. Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are obligatory days of fasting and abstinence for Catholics.
An estimated 85 percent of the local population is Roman Catholic.
“We’re really strong in our faith,” said Lou Klitzkie, a member of the Laity Forward Movement, who also attended Ash Wednesday Mass yesterday. “We don’t want to lose our Catholic church.”
The Laity Forward Movement has organized several silent protests in front of the Dulce Nombre de Maria Cathedral-Basilica in Hagåtña, the latest of which took place Jan. 31.
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