CATHOLIC prelates are being requested to replace their homilies in Masses today, Sunday, with a reading of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) pastoral letter that asks for prayers for those who have “blasphemed” God’s name and who have   “committed or justified murder as a means for fighting criminality in our country.”

“We are requested to read this letter in all Masses on the 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time. The reading of the letter may replace the homily,” said Fr. Reginald R. Malicdem, chancellor of the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Manila (RCAM), in a circular to all parish priests, rectors and chaplains of the Manila archdiocese entitled “Rejoice and Be Glad.'