January 30, 2022

Today is the Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time. The Philippine Church celebrates the National Bible Sunday and Pro-Life Sunday. 

Let us reflect on the relevance of God's Word in our daily lives.  May the Holy Spirit nurture the seed of faith sown in our hearts so that we may be life-giving bearers of the Good News to all we meet and encounter.

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At the conclusion of the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy, Pope Francis has declared that the Third Sunday in Ordinary Time is to be devoted to the celebration, study and dissemination of the Word of God.

"This Sunday of the Word of God will thus be a fitting part of that time of the year when we are encouraged to strengthen our bonds with the Jewish people and to pray for Christian unity. This is more than a temporal coincidence: the celebration of the Sunday of the Word of God has ecumenical value, since the Scriptures point out, for those who listen, the path to authentic and firm unity." - Pope Francis

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Music Info: Long Calming Piano Background by DS Productions

Music Link: https://youtu.be/duWhDWRSWZ8

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Today we celebrate the Feast of the Santo Niño, the oldest and one of the most popular devotions in the Philippines. 

When Legazpi landed on the island of Cebu in 1565, one of his soldiers found an image of the Child Jesus. It is believed to be the same statue Magellan had given to the wife of the chieftain of the island after her baptism. The image is venerated today in the Basilica of Cebu. For Filipino Catholics the Holy Child represents a God who is accessible to all and can be approached without fear. The devotion instils the virtues of simplicity, obedience, and trust in God. At the same time it calls for mature discipleship and loving service to all. 

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Pray and meditate on the Word of God for this Sunday's Feast of the Baptism of the Lord. Brought to you by the Cebu Archdiocesan Commission on Social Communication.

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