MANILA, Philippines — With this year’s Easter Sunday falling on April Fool’s Day, the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) has reminded the faithful to respect the essence of Easter.
Manila Auxiliary Bishop Broderick Pabillo said Easter is not an April Fool’s joke, and April Fool’s Day is not even an official holiday recognized by the government.
“Easter is a basis of our faith and we know that. It just so happened that it fell on April 1. This might be the only time that this happened,” he added.
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He also noted that it is traditional for Filipino Catholics to give greetings of “Happy Easter” but it is not customary to give greetings of “Happy April Fool’s Day.”
