Parishioners in Cebu hold 'Parade of Saints' amid Halloween madness

Parishioners of the Mary Help of Christians Parish in the mountainous barangay of Buhisan, Cebu City participated in a “Parade of Saints” to celebrate All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day.

The parade is a break from the usual ghouls and ghosts activities held in shopping malls or subdivisions.

Fr. Mhar Balili, the parish priest said, "As Catholics we have to promote the saints, not the forces of evil like the secular understanding of 'Halloween'."

Balili added that the parade is meant to "remind of the reality of heaven, our calling to holy and saints, and make the saints as our model."

—JCB, GMA News