Manila to hold 60-hour adoration for pope’s 60th sacerdotal anniv

THE Archdiocese of Manila will hold a 60-hour Eucharistic adoration to mark the 60th anniversary of Pope Benedict XVI’s sacerdotal ordination on June 29.

In a communiqué sent to all parish priests, rectors and religious superiors throughout the archdiocese, Manila Archbishop Gaudencio Cardinal Rosales said the 60-hour adoration “presents an inspired occasion for us to present a sincere manifestation of our spiritual union” with the pope.

The Holy hour will be offered for the sanctification of priests and will begin on June 29, Solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul, (also the pope’s presbyteral ordination date) and ends on July 1, Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus.

A prayer booklet in English and Tagalog has been prepared by the archdiocese’s Liturgical Commission to be used for the occasion by parishes and religious communities.

The cardinal further urged the parish priests, chaplains, rectors and religious superiors to document their 60-hour adoration or part of it and furnish the archdiocesan chancery with a copy together with a written summary of the activities.

The documentation will be sent to the Holy Father, Rosales said.

The Vatican’s Congregation of the Clergy on June 16 has encouraged bishops all over the world “to promote 60 hours of Eucharistic adoration for the sanctification of all priests, for new vocations, and for Pope Benedict XVI, who will celebrate 60 years as a priest on June 29.”