IEC2016 CONGRESS STATEMENT We, the disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ, gathered to celebrate the 51st International Eucharistic Congress in Cebu City, Philippines (January 24-31, 2016) now relive the beautiful experience of the two disciples of Emmaus. We are convinced that the Holy Spirit sends us forth in order to proclaim the story of Jesus. …
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by Fr. Lito Jopson CEBU – “May we remember invitation of Cardinal Tagle: to renew the family is to renew the family meal. One way to renew Church is to restore the utter centrality of the family meal every Sunday.” So goes New York Archbishop Timothy Dolan’s reflection in his topic titled: “The Eucharist and …
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CEBU CITY, Jan. 30, 2016 – “The participating seventy three countries of the 51st Eucharistic Congress have been woven together to show God’s love for one another.” These are inspiring words of Jaro Archbishop Angel Lagdameo who led the Morning Praise in the seventh day of the Congress held at the Pavilion, Cebu City, Philippines. …
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CEBU CITY, Jan. 29, 2015 – The Filipino may be a victim of poverty, the reason why he/she is migrating to another country for livelihood, but he/she also becomes an evangelizer, transmitting joy and faith. In a press conference of the 51st International Eucharistic Congress in Cebu City last Jan. 29, 2016, Bishop Mylo Hubert …
Fr. Lito Jopson, CBCP ECSC CEBU CITY, Jan. 25, 2016 – Trujillo Archbishop Miguel Cabrejos Vidarte, O.F.M., in reflecting on the very meaning of “Christ in us, our hope of glory” (Col. 1, 27) underscored the urgency of announcing the Gospel of Christ to all the world till the end of age in the second …
by Fr. Lito Jopson, CBCP ECSC, TV Maria Cebu City, Jan. 29, 2016 – Quoting Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI in his document Sacramentum Caritatis:“The greater is our love for the Eucharist, the more clearly will we recognize that the goal of all mission is to bring others to Christ.” The presentation of Mumbai Archbishop Oswald …
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CEBU CITY, Jan. 28, 2016 – CBCP President and Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas led the delegates in the Rite of Reconciliation in the 51st International Eucharistic Congress here in the Pavilion, Cebu City. Reflecting on the overwhelming mercy of God, Archbishop Villegas said, “It is easier for God to control his anger rather than control …
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Cebu City, Jan. 28, 2016 – Davao Archbishop Romulo Valles led the morning praise of the fifth day of the 51st International Eucharistic Congress here in Cebu and focused on the wisdom of God hidden in the ages but fully revealed to us in Jesus Christ. Describing this event as “extraordinary” with seventy three countries …
By Fr. Lito Jopson CEBU CITY, Jan. 28, 2016 – Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle narrated a heart warming and thought-provoking story of a sampaguita vendor in his parish who was a polio victim and whom he admitted in the Washing of the Feet during one Holy Thursday as he gave a Catechesis on …
by Fr. Lito Jopson, CBCP ECSC PAVILION, CEBU CITY, JAN. 26, 2016 – Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles and a sought after Catholic Media Practitioner Bishop Robert Barron called on the Catholic faithful to align their lives on the passion, death, and resurrection of Jesus, more precisely known as “the paschal mystery.” In his talk …
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