MANILA -- Catholic faithful on Sunday started reciting ‘oratio Imperata’ amid water shortage in some parts of Metro Manila.
Oratio imperata, a special prayer for deliverance from calamities, was recited during a Sunday mass aired live over PTV-4.
The full text of the Oriatio reads:
“Almighty Father,
“We raise our hearts to You in gratitude, for the wonders of creation of which we are part, for Your providence in sustaining us in our needs, and for Your wisdom that guides the course of the universe.
“We acknowledge our sins against You and the rest of Your creation. We have not been good stewards of nature. We have confused Your command to subdue the earth. The environment is made to suffer our wrongdoing, and now we reap the harvest of our abuse and indifference.
“Global warming is upon us. Typhoons, floods, volcanic eruption, and other natural calamities occur in the increasing number and intensity.
“We turn to you, our loving Father, and beg forgiveness for our sins.
“We ask that we, our loved ones and our hard-earned possessions be spared from the threat of calamities, natural and man-made.
“We beseech You to inspire us all to grow into responsible stewards of Your creation, and generous neighbors to those in need. Amen.”
Last Friday, the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) made assurance that all available resources will be utilized to immediately resolve the water shortage in Metro Manila and other nearby provinces.
It was in response to President Rodrigo R. Duterte’s directive to MWSS to demand from its concessionaires the release of water from the Angat Dam effective noon last Friday.
MWSS concessionaire Manila Water has said affected areas in Metro Manila are starting to experience improvement in water supply as “the reservoirs are continually refilled to enable water to reach highly elevated areas”. (PNA)
