TRAVELS (and more) WITH CECILIA BRAINARD: 51st International Eucharistic Congress in Cebu Philippines #Catholic

Friday, January 29, 2016

51st International Eucharistic Congress in Cebu Philippines #Catholic

The City of Cebu is hosting the 51st International Eucharistic Congress from January 24-31, 2016.

The event gathers delegates and speakers from all over the world, including: New York Archbishop Timothy Cardinal Dolan, Los Angeles Auxiliary Bishop Robert Barron, the Pope's Envoy Cardinal Charles Maung Bo, Bombay Cardinal Oswald Gracias, and many others.

Activities include an opening Mass at the Plaza Independencia, concurrent catechesis and sessions for the delegates, Parish encounters for parishioners of different communities, Visita Iglesia (visit of churches), Mass and procession, which is what I caught this evening.

I took a few pictures of people waiting for the procession. I was struck by their faith which was palpable and very touching.

Mabuhay and Pilipino!

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This is all for now,
Cecilia

Cecilia Manguerra Brainard

Cecilia Manguerra Brainard's official website is ceciliabrainarddotcom. She is the award-winning author and editor of 22 books, including When the Rainbow Goddess Wept, The Newspaper Widow, Magdalena, Selected Stories, Vigan and Other Stories, and more. She edited Growing Up Filipino 1, 2, & 3, Fiction by Filipinos in America, Contemporary Fiction by Filipinos in America, and other books.. Her work has been translated into Finnish and Turkish; and many of her stories and articles have been widely anthologized. Cecilia has received many awards, including a California Arts Council Fellowship in Fiction, a Brody Arts Fund Award, a Special Recognition Award for her work dealing with Asian American youths, as well as a Certificate of Recognition from the California State Senate, 21st District, and the Outstanding Individual Award from her birth city, Cebu, Philippines. She has lectured and performed at UCLA, USC, University of Connecticut, University of the Philippines, PEN, Shakespeare & Company in Paris, and many others. She has served in the Board of literary arts groups such as PEN, PAWWA (Pacific Asian American Writers West), among others.