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Catholic mass at the atrium of Shangri-la Plaza Mall

I was waiting for this mass as the one I shot before was held in one of the small floors. This time, the 1100H Sunday mass is held at the cavernous atrium. Like the one in Ayala Center Mall, Cebu, the view is something that reminds one of the massive cathedrals in Europe but a different setting.

Sunday mass at Ayala Center Cebu. The Catholic Church is adapting to the malling culture of the Filipinos by offering these masses inside the malls. Image taken at 1630H, 3 January 2010.

Having come from my second day of covering a cockfighting event, I almost missed this mass as I thought it will start on 1630H. Instead, the schedule is 1600H at the activity center of Ayala Center in Cebu. Other than the Sunday mass, there is also one, the anticipated, during Saturday and it is held at a smaller venue which I plan to take an image this weekend.

This project, mass at the mall, is part of my Pagtu-o long term project on Filipino Faith and Spirituality and when I have enough images, this will be posted at my Pagtu-o portfolio with a downloadable PDF.

A Catholic mass at the 3rd floor of the Shangri-la Mall in EDSA Mandaluyong

Every big mall in the country do have scheduled Saturday (anticipated) and Sunday masses every week, a way for the Catholic Church to adapt with the malling culture of Filipinos.

The Catholic mass goes to the mall to serve the spiritual needs of parishioners.

In major malls like SM and Ayala, and to some extent, some smaller ones, around the country, the Catholic mass has been performed every Sunday or in some cases, Saturday for the anticipated mass. It seems, with more and more people spending time at these public places, the church is also catching up with the times.