On January 26, the University of Asia and the Pacific (UA&P) resumed its annual Eucharistic Procession after a three-year hiatus.
Intricately designed floral carpets were prepared along the walkways and the stations where the Eucharistic Procession would pass. Photo from the Eucharistic Procession Facebook page.Photo courtesy of the Eucharistic Procession Facebook page.Photo courtesy of the Eucharistic Procession Facebook pagePhoto courtesy of Mich Alejandro.Photo courtesy of the Eucharistic Procession Facebook page.Photo courtesy of Janice Mercurio.Photo courtesy of Mich Alejandro.Photo courtesy of Janice Mercurio.The procession was presided over by His Excellency Archbishop Charles Brown, D.D., Apostolic Nuncio to the Philippines (center). It culminated with the celebration of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass at the Sancta Maria Stella Orientis Oratory concelebrated by Fr. Julio Dieguez, Opus Dei’s regional vicar in the Philippines and UA&P’s Vice Grand Chancellor; and Msgr. Carlos Estrada, the former regional vicar.The procession carried the theme “Towards UNITAS: A spirit of collaboration and openness” in connection to the Synod on Synodality that will conclude in 2024. Photo courtesy of Mich Alejandro.
“Synodality is about journeying together. This happens through listening to one another in order to hear what God is saying to all of us. It is realizing that the Holy Spirit can speak through anyone to help us walk forward together on our journey as the People of God.” – Julian Paparella, “What is the synod on synodality?” October 4, 2021
Photo courtesy of Janice Mercurio.
Photo courtesy of Marielle Abella.
“The remarkable thing about being a Catholic is that not only are we following Jesus the way we did this morning in our pilgrimage, in our procession, but Jesus is actually in us, giving us the strength, the fortitude, the ability to follow him to walk, which is what the Eucharist is.” – Archbishop Brown in his homily during Mass
Photo courtesy of Marielle Abella.
Photo courtesy of Marielle Abella.
“The Sacrament of the Eucharist is a sign and cause of the unity of the Church because it stirs up an active ecclesial spirit in those who are more fervent in their Eucharistic devotion.
In holding this yearly tradition in UA&P with the synod’s theme in mind, our Eucharistic Procession takes upon itself the invitation that we walk together with Jesus Christ around our campus as the People of God on pilgrimage amid the world.” – UA&P Eucharistic Procession 2023 poster
“As we bring the Lord into the corridors and pathways of our school, we want to cultivate the disposition and desire to go with Him always. So that at God’s pace, we develop within ourselves the desire for communion and active participation to carry out our common mission.
More than ever, we want to be united in Christ Jesus—Unitas!—through a spirit of collaboration and openness in everything we do.” – UA&P Eucharistic Procession 2023 poster
Photo courtesy of Marielle Abella.
Photo courtesy of Marielle Abella.
Photo courtesy of Marielle Abella.
We thank Ms. Marielle Abella, Ms. Mich Alejandro, Ms. Janice Mercurio, the Eucharistic Procession Facebook page, and the Media Management Committee (Gian Guevarra, Jad Naguit, Kato Balagtas, Sangmin Kwon) for the photos.
Banner photo by Kato Balagtas of the Media Management Committee.
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