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My previous post speaks of the site of the livestream of the event of the Eucharistic Congress to be held here in Cebu. I have given you the link so that you can watch it in your browser but to make it available in every smart phone, I decided to make an application of it in android gadgets. I do not have an apple computer to make it to apple store. I hope that the CBCP or Catholic Bishop Conference of the Philippines and the Diocese of Cebu will allow this even I do not have a Written permission from them. Since the link is already available to the public, I am just making it available to all android users so that they can watch it through their cell phones and tablet. The Link they have provided is only for those who can access the web through their desktops, You can download it through any of these manners: 1.    http://app.appsgeyser.com/51st%20IEC   2.  http://www.appsgeyser.com/2523220 3. Scan the QR Code. I have also ...

As the Celebration of the long awaited International Eucharistic Congress to be held here in Cebu, Philippines is near, the convenors have decided to have it open on live streaming so that it could make it available to the most faithful even for those who could not attain there physically for various reason. Personally, I would like to attain but it is 8 day event that will cover two Sundays. I could not find priest to substitute me if I will go. Some people suggested that anybody could just spent three days for the event. It will be an opportunity lost also and a divided attention if you will not be present for the whole event. it will also be a half baked bread. So it is of great news that the event though we might not really know which event or events will be aired is indeed a blessing.  I will put it also to the sidebars of this blog, and if possible make an application for this sole purpose will also be an added great endeavor.

There is an extension regarding the early registration, instead of June 30, it will be on September 30 2015. The congress theme for this year is "Christ in You, Our Hope of Glory" with the subtitle of "The  Eucharist, source and goal of the Church's Mission". The last of the Three Facilitators' guide is the Theological Basic Text. Here it is.   51st Eucharistic Congress Theological Basic Text

The 51st International Eucharistic Congress this coming January 23-31, 2016 will be held here in the Philippines in the city of Cebu. In bringing the Paschal Mystery of Our Lord Jesus Christ's passion, death and resurrection as a hope to the people of the world especially in Asia everyone is encourage to attain especially for the official delegates of every Diocese. It was been in the circulation that every Diocese in the Philippines can attend for the said event. I, personally would like to attend but the congress will cover two Sundays which will be difficult for me to find someone to take my schedule Masses. Here is the second facilitator's guide  of the three facilitator's guide especially made for young and adults.   51st Eucharistic Congress Facilitator's Guide Youth and Adult Download it here

For  more that 28 week from now, the 51st International Congress will start here in Cebu, Philippines. It will be the second International Eucharistic Congress to be held here in this country. The first was last 1933 as the 33rd international Eucharistic Congress held in Manila and first to be held in Asia. The secretariat publishes three pamphlets to help the faith prepare and understand the greater gift of the Holy Eucharist. Here is first of the three,  the facilitators guide for Children.   51st International Eucharistic Congress Facilitators' Guide for Childre

What is the International Eucharistic Congress and why it is to be held here in Cebu, Philippines A Eucharistic Congress is an international gathering of people aimed at promoting an awareness of the central place of the Eucharist in the life and mission of the Catholic Church. The Roman Ritual De Sacra Communione et de Cultu Mysterii Eucharistici extra Missam defines the Congress as “a pause for commitment and prayer to which a particular Church invites the universal Church”. During this time “the celebration of the Eucharist becomes the center and vortex of all forms of piety, of theological and pastoral reflections, of social commitment”. The Congress normally takes place every four years. Eucharistic Congresses are not the same everywhere. They are characterized by a life of faith and by the culture and tradition of a particular country. All these must be seen during the Congress. The choice of the Philippines as the next venue for the congress was announced by Pope...

Lord Jesus Christ, our hope of glory, You are the fulfillment of the Father’s plan to save all humanity. You are the mystery hidden from the ages and from generations past now manifested to us. You abide in your Church in the most holy sacrament of the Eucharist. As we celebrate the Holy Eucharist and receive your Body and Blood, grant us the awareness that your presence in us urges us to continue your saving mission in the world. Send us your Holy Spirit, that he may lead us to walk humbly with the poor and the marginalized, in the company of Mary, your most holy mother and ours. O Lord in the Most Blessed Sacrament, to you be all honor and glory and praise in the unity of the Father and the Holy Spirit. One God, forever and ever. Amen.

As I have promised earlier that I will update you of the winners of the Catholic Oscars this year, so here it is. There are 1600 movies from 120 countries were sent for reviews. From this large number of films here are the winners Best Short Film - Cercavo qualcos’altro by Alessio Rupalti / Italy Best Documentary - Voyage au coeur du Vatican by Stéphane Ghez / France Best Leading Actress - Juliet Stevenson (Mother Teresa, The letters) / USA Best Director - William Riead (The letters) / USA Best Film Un Dios prohibido by Pablo Moreno Capax Dei Foundation Award - The series Catholicism by Father Robert Barron / USA                                                  - L’Apôtre by Cheyenne-Marie Carron / France Association “Friends of the Festival” Award - Nolite timere by Giuseppe Tandoi / It...

Have you heard of the Mirabili Dictu International Catholic Film Festival? It is my first time to encounter such film festival, some sectors dubbed it as Catholic Oscar. Mirabili Dictu means something wonderful to tell or wonderful to relate  in Latin. This International Film Festival is independent, conceived and created by Liana Marabini, a writer, producer, publisher and film maker. The festival was founded in 2010 under the high patronage of the Pontifical Council for Culture, and aims to show the Church from a new perspective: glamourous and traditional at the same time. It  is also privileged place of encounter for actors, directors and film makers, gathered by the concern they may have for the history and the values of the Church. Since it was the first time that i have heard of it, i have also taken the  entries who won from the previous years: 2010 - Desobeir          - The Butterfly Circus    ...