care for elderly

Days before Christmas, a 94-year-old man from Puerto Galera passed away quietly at a Church-run home for the elderly. In the days leading to his death, visitors often found him sitting peacefully before the image of the Divine Mercy at Hapag Aruga, absorbed in silent prayer.

Father Dari Dioquino shared his life with indigent and abandoned seniors by working to provide them with a home over the past twenty years.

“Let us not abandon them. From the elderly, we received the gift of belonging to God’s holy people,” Pope Francis.

The care for the elderly has become more urgent as the coronavirus pandemic continues to rage around the world, noted a new Vatican document released this week.