Opening morning Prayers was led by Most Rev. Stephen Lee Bum Sang, DD.
The presiding personality is Most Rev Gilbert Garcera of the Diocese of Daet. He called the attention of the delegates to the word that resounded in the Reading from Book of Job:"Naked. naked.This means we are called to be conscious of what is in our mind. In the religious-anthropological sense, nakedness makes us see that our thoughts are important. Job in his nakedness leads us to Jesus the Righteous Man on the Cross. When we look at Jesus crucified on the cross, we come face to face with the evil of sin.”
Most Rev. Thomas Menamparampil, SDB, DD on his talk on The Eucharist and Mission,said
“When you run short of generosity, come close to the poor. They will teach you. They will instill generosity in your hearts.The Eucharist surprises us. it surprises the privileged to go out to those underprivileged, the educated to the least educated .The Eucharist is brought to life through generosity, generosity without limit."
Paul Ponce while testifying said
"We should value our women. They are our mothers. They are the image of the Our Lady.I needed ten years of purification to be able to value because in our society women are not valued the way they should be."
"The Eucharist as the Body of Christ for the unity of the Church should challenge us to overturning some of the selfishness in life to self-giving and surrender of the self so that others may eat and cared for by the (same) Lord.There is a spirituality derived from the very act of the Eucharist in that what we do at Mass shapes how we live our lives." - His Eminence Peter Cardinal Kodwo Appiah Turkson as delivered by Most Rev.Antonio Ledesma, SJ.
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