December 16 2023
Saturday of the Second Week of Advent 1st Reading – Sirach 48:1-4, 9-11 And the prophet Elijah arose like a fire, and his word burned like a torch. He brought a famine upon them, and those who provoked him in their envy became few. For they could not bear the precepts of the Lord. By the word of the Lord,
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Bishop Caermare is new head of Church’s laity body
Bishop Severo Caermare of Dipolog, the new chairman of the CBCP Episcopal Commission on the Laity. NIKKO BALBEDINA By CBCP News December 15, 2023 Manila, Philippines Bishop Severo Caermare of Dipolog has assumed the leadership role in a Church body that takes charge of the apostolate of the laity. The 54-year old took over the chairmanship of the Catholic Bishops’
CBCP Monitor Vol 26 No 11
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Be with Me Today, O Lord.: Prayer of the Day for Saturday, December 16, 2023
May all I do today begin with you, O Lord. Plant dreams and hopes within my soul, revive my tired spirit: be with me today. May all I do today continue with your help, O Lord. Be at my side and walk with me: Be my support today. May all I do today reach far and wide, O Lord. My