A SERIES of Bible congresses will be held by the Biblical Apostolate of the archdiocese of Manila in response to the Lineamenta on the word of God in preparation for the upcoming synod on the bible on October 2008.
The Bible congresses scheduled from March to October this year are intended to meet the needs of various ministries in the Church.
The first congress slated on March 29 has the theme, “The Word of God in the Life and Mission of Basic Ecclesial Communities.”
Resource speakers include Bishop Broderick Pabillo on the topic “Word of God: Source of Justice, Reconciliation and Peace”; His Eminence Gaudencio Cardinal Rosales on “A Reflection on Peter’s Response to Jesus in John 6: ‘Lord, To Whom Shall We Go? You Have the Words of Eternal Life’ ”; and Archbishop Orlando Quevedo on “BECs and the Magisterium of the Church.
The theme of the second congress scheduled on May 10 is “The Word of God in the Life and Mission of Catholic Educators.”
A third Congress will follow on August 4 and will dwell on the theme “The Word of God in the Life and Mission of Parish Priests.”
Meanwhile, the fourth Congress on September 13 and the fifth and final congress on October 25 will have “The Word of God in the Life and Mission of Lay Liturgical Ministers” and “The Word of God in the Life and Mission of Charismatic Communities”, as topics, respectively.
Aside from the scheduled conferences, the congresses will also feature workshops related to the theme of each congress.
The Lineamenta (Latin for “outline”) on the Word of God is a synthesis of comments coming from episcopal conferences, eastern rite Catholic Churches, Vatican departments and heads of religious congregations all over the globe on different views, challenges and clarifications regarding the theme of the synod.
The 12th Ordinary Assembly of the Synod of Bishops on the Word of God will be held at the Vatican from October 5-26, 2008 with the theme, “The Word of God in the Life and Mission of the Church.”
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