Saturday, April 24, 2010

Prayer Vigil For HOPE On May 10 Election


The Philippines National Police (PNP) Aklan held a Prayer Vigil at Camp Pastor Martelino, Buswang New, Kalibo, Aklan in the morning of Wednesday, April 21.

The Prayer Vigil aims to seek the intervention of God that the election to be conducted on May 10 will be honest, orderly, and peaceful (HOPE) national and local elections all over the Philippines including Aklan.

The Prayer Vigil was a whole morning activities that started at six o’clock in the morning with the opening of Ecumenical Services. PSupt Venerando B. Gordon, deputy provincial director of Aklan Provincial Police Office (PPO) gave the opening remarks. He was followed by Ecumenical Prayer of Rev. Father Frederick Malacas – Catholic, Pastor Wynie Fenete – Baptist, and Imam A. Abdul Halin Dumpa – Islam.

PSSupt. Epifanio A. Bragais, Provincial Director, Aklan PPO gave his message.

There were three rites held: the Baptist Rite, Muslim Rite, and Catholic Rite. The Baptist rite consisted of opening songs, words of God, and prayer.

Muslim rite consisted of recital from some verses of the Holy Qur’an, reflection, group reading of the Holy Qur’an, and Dua prayer.

The Catholic rite consisted of opening song of Aklan PPO choir, praying the Holy Rosary, Novena to Mother of Perpetual Help, and concluding prayer.

The closing of Ecumenical Services included a song sang by Aklan PPO choir, message of PINSP Belshazzar T.Villanoche and prayer led by Rev. Fr. Ulysses Dalida, Rev. Cesar Indelible and Imam Abdul Halin Dumpa. It ended with the closing song "Heal our Land". /MP

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