MANILA (SE): Jose Cardinal Advincula, the archbishop of Manila, announced that he had completely recovered from Covid-19, CBCPNews reported on October 10. The cardinal tested positive for the illness on September 17 [Sunday Examiner, September 26].
In a video message on the archdiocese’s Facebook page, Cardinal Advincula said, “I was among the more than two million Filipinos who got Covid-19. I experienced fear and hardship due to the illness. Thanks be to God, the Blessed Virgin Mary and St. Joseph, I recovered from the illness.”
‘I was able to prove that the vaccine is a big help to fight Covid-19. So I am urging everyone to get vaccinated for your safety as well as for the safety of others’
Cardinal Advincula
The 69-year-old cardinal added that the Covid-19 vaccine helped him fight off the coronavirus.
“I was able to prove that the vaccine is a big help to fight Covid-19. So I am urging everyone to get vaccinated for your safety as well as for the safety of others,” Cardinal Advincula said.
CBCPNews reported that he extended thanks to the people who checked upon him and urged the faithful to continue praying for the sick and for frontliners.
“We have many brothers and sisters who did not survive Covid-19. We always include them in our prayers and Masses, including the loved ones they left behind,” the cardinal said.
