Friday, August 01, 2014

PREPARATION FOR THE POPE FRANCIS' VISIT TO THE PHILIPPINES

Pope Francis, the 266th Pope of the Roman Catholic Church, will have a four-day visit to the Philippines on January 15-19, 2015. This will be the third time that a Pope will be visiting the Philippines. The first two visits were during the time of St. John Paul II as the Pope and Pope Pius VI.

It will be a glorious day to commemorate and celebrate. It will be also a stepping-stone for the preparation for the celebration of the 500 years of Christianity of the Philippines. It is then but proper that Catholics in the Philippines should prepare themselves not only physically for the said event but also internally. On the succeeding days, weeks, and months, let us then try to reflect on the Catholic Faith, which I have divided on to the following topics:

God:
Father
Son: God and Man
Holy Spirit

Creation

Church:
One
Holy
Catholic
Apostolic

Authority:
Bible
Tradition
Creed

Salvation

Grace

Sacraments:
Baptism
Confirmation
Eucharist
Penance
Marriage
Holy Orders
Anointing of the Sick

Sin

Virtues
Theological Virtues
Cardinal Virtues

Virgin Mary

Prayer

Personages
Apostles
Saints
Pope
Cardinals
Bishops
Priests
Lay people


Join me on trying to strength the Catholic Faith in the Philippines on the said topics. I would not dealt much on the theological aspect of the topics but connecting them more on the daily life of a Filipino Catholic.

No comments: