January 18, 2022
Your Excellencies,
In the celebration of 2022 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity (January 18-25), the Episcopal Commission on Ecumenical Affairs (ECEA) is sharing the following:
1. The General Secretariat of the Synod of Bishops and the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity released what I could describe as a “short but sweet” prayer linking synodality and ecumenism as we celebrate the Week of Prayer. The prayer goes:
Heavenly Father,
As the Magi journeyed towards Bethlehem led by the star,
so by Your heavenly light,
guide the Catholic Church to walk together with all Christians during this time of synod.
As the Magi were united in their worship of Christ,
lead us closer to Your Son and so to one another,
so that we become a sign of the unity that You desire for Your Church and the whole creation.
We ask this through Christ, our Lord.
Amen.
2. CBCP-NCCP Unity Statement FOR 2022 WPCU, attached.
3. Schedule of Activities:
4. January 18 invite from Dumaguete Ecumenical Group,
Link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86291464839…
Meeting ID: 862 9146 4839
Passcode: WPCU2022
5. January 19 invite from Manila Cathedral
Sincerely yours,
Msgr. Bernardo R. Pantin
CBCP Secretary General
