This is the appeal of Bishop Rafael Cruz after receiving his episcopal ordination on September 7, 2024, at St. John the Evangelist Cathedral in Dagupan City, Pangasinan, Philippines.
In a pastoral letter anticipating the beginning of Lent on Wednesday, Archbishop Socrates Villegas of Lingayen-Dagupan has asked that the faithful not clap in church, either during or after Mass.
