The happy presence of Pinoys worldwide This being Sunday, we share an open letter to Filipinos of Steve Ray, a Baptist Protestant who had converted to a Roman Catholic. He writes Bible study notes and has written a book, “Crossing the Tiber” (Ignatius Press). His letter: “We stepped into the church and it was old and a bit dark. Mass had just begun and we sat toward the front. We didn’t know what to expect here in Istanbul, Turkey. I guess we expected it to be a somber Mass but quiet and somber it was not – I thought I heard angels joyously singing behind me. The voices were rich, melodic and beautiful. “What I discovered as I spun around to look did not surprise me, because I had seen and heard the same thing in other churches around the world. It was not a choir of angels with feathered wings and halos but a group of delightful Filipino Catholics with smiles of delight and joy on their faces as they worshiped God and sang His praises. “I had seen this many times before in Rome, in Israel, in the United States and other countries. Filipinos have special traits and… Read full this story
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