[WATCH] On ashes and hope: A Manila Cathedral homily on the start of Lent

Father Viel Bautista, vice rector of the Manila Cathedral, delivers a homily on Ash Wednesday and the Jubilee Year of Hope

MANILA, Philippines – “How can ashes be a symbol of hope?”

Father Viel Bautista, vice rector of the Manila Cathedral, reflected on the connection between Ash Wednesday and the Jubilee Year of Hope.

He delivered this homily at the Manila Cathedral’s noon Mass on Ash Wednesday, March 5, attended by office workers and residents in Intramuros, Manila.

Watch the homily here. – Rappler.com