UNA prays critics will have change of heart this Holy Week

By: Yuji Vincent Gonzales - 9 years ago

Vice President Jejomar Binay. Marc Jayson Cayabyab/黑料社 FILE PHOTO

The United Nationalist Alliance (UNA) on Wednesday said they are hoping that the commemoration of Holy Week would pave the way for their critics, particularly alleged detractors of the party鈥檚 standard-bearer Vice President Jejomar Binay, to have a change of heart.

鈥淔orgiveness is the message of Holy Week鈥攁nd with all sincerity, we pray that the anger and hate in the hearts of critics and detractors be transformed into gestures of charity and compassionate connection to our fellow Filipinos who are in pain and suffering from poverty and injustice,鈥� UNA President Tobias 鈥淭oby鈥� Tiangco said in a statement.

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Tiangco said the opposition party joins the rest of the Filipino people in the solemn observance of the Christian tradition as they pray for 鈥渟incere compassion, genuine forgiveness and reconciliation.鈥�

鈥淎ng bawat Pilipino ay may dalang piraso ng krus sa kanilang buhay鈥攕ilang mga nawawalan ng pag-asa at pinagkaitan ng mga pangarap鈥攏awa鈥檡 ating ipanalangin na manumbalik ang kanilang sigla at palakasin ang kanilang pananampalataya,鈥� Tiangco said.

(All Filipinos are carrying pieces of cross in their lives鈥攖hose who are losing hope and deprived of dreams鈥攍et us all pray that they may regain their enthusiasm and strengthen their faith.)

鈥淚n observance of the passion of Jesus Christ, may we turn our attention to a deeper sense of spirituality and personal acts of faith,鈥� he added.

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Less than two months before the upcoming May presidential elections, the Navotas representative also urged Filipinos to be united in prayer 鈥渟o that we may show our unanimity in advancing the welfare of the entire nation.鈥�

鈥淲ith all sincere intentions, we in UNA consider it essential to observe prayer and sacrifice during this Paschal Triduum, and we have adjusted our schedules for everyone to have a meaningful moment of reflection with their families and loved ones this Holy Week,鈥� Tiangco said.

鈥淗igit kailanman鈥攕a kabila ng mga pagtuligsa at pananakit鈥攑analangin namin na ating makamit ang tunay na pagpapatawad, pagkakaisa at paigtingin ang tunay na diwa ng malasakit sa kapwa hindi lamang sa panahon ng Kwaresma,鈥� he added.

(Despite criticisms and hurt, we pray that we may achieve genuine forgiveness, unity and deepen the true meaning of compassion to our fellow [countrymen] not only this Lent.) RAM