Novaliches Bishop Emeritus Teodoro Bacani collapses during ‘Simbang Gabi’

FILE PHOTO: Novaliches Bishop Emeritus Teodoro Bacani. SCREENGRAB FROM WWW.CBCPNEWS.COM

MANILA, Philippines — Novaliches Bishop Emeritus Teodoro Cruz Bacani collapsed while celebrating the mass for Simbang Gabi (night mass) on Monday, December 20.

In a video from DWXI shared by former Senator JV Ejercito, Bacani was seen falling as he was about to give communion.

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Bacani said his legs and knee became numb which caused his collapse. The bishop still proceeded to finish the night mass.

“I am very okay again,” Bacani said in a text message to INQUIRER.net. “Nothing serious at all.”

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“I am up and about celebrating my 56 years as a priest,” he added.

Ejercito, meanwhile, also expressed his good wishes for the prelate: “Let us pray for him.”

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