Sinipad nga panimuot kag pagtuluohan sang mga sakristan: A narrative inquiry

Abstract

This study desires to determine the motivation, participation, and interests of altar servers in the vicariate of St. Paul during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Altar servers served as informants and were one of the benefactors of this study. Their challenges when it comes to serving liturgical events, expected duties as students in the field of education, and as children performing their responsibilities at home were explored. A series of interviews and observations were conducted by the researcher to further dive in and know more about the informants' lives. Five (5) informants answered this urgency and went on further process to make this research possible. Their experiences and inspiring stories were the primary sources of this study's plan to help and achieve the dream of the researcher, to help his brothers in the ministry of altar servers struggling in their panimuotand pagtuluohan, and to strengthen their participation and involvement in the church, as well as performing their best in school and the community. The results of this study shall help the ministry of altar servers and other beneficiaries to further improve and take good care of the welfare of the men, involved in serving God's banquet.