GKK’s KSP Turns 50

The Constitution on Sacred Liturgy strongly asserts that “The treasures of the Bible are to be opened up more lavishly, so that richer fare may be provided for the faithful at the table of God’s Word,” not only in the celebration of the Eucharist but also on a Sunday whenever and wherever Mass cannot be celebrated. The objective is “that the riches of the Sacred Scriptures and of the Churches prayer be amply provided to the faithful gathered on Sundays in various ways.”

The 1988 Directory for Sunday Celebration in the Absence of a Priest makes clear that, “Among the forms of celebration found in liturgical tradition when Mass is not possible, a celebration of the word of God is particularly recommended, and also its completion, when possible, by Eucharistic communion.”

The GKK of San Pedro in Tuban, Sta. Cruz, Davao del Sur under ecclesial jurisdiction of St. Joseph the Worker Parish celebrated with joy and thanksgiving the 50th anniversary of the Kasaulogan Sa Pulong (KSP), April 22, 2015.

The KSP was started by Fr. Andre Pigeon, PME in 1965, with the pastoral support of Fr. Claude Matte, PME, parish priest in response to the Church’s desire of opening up the Word of God in Scriptures to the people.

With the faithful in Tuban, the Lay Ministers of the Liturgy (LML) of the entire parish, several Parish PSL Coordinators from the Archdiocese of Davao led by the Archdiocesan PSL Coordinator, Cipriano “Loloy” Genosas Jr. also went.

The celebration began with a Kasaulogan Sa Pulong (KSP) presided by parish LML Coordinator, Bro. Casimero C. Magsino.

St. Joseph the Worker Parish Priest, Fr. Bong Lunas, in his homily emphasized the efficacy of God’s Word that is always alive and is never defeated.

After the KSP, a 5-kilometer procession of the Bible, images of the Blessed Virgin Mary, and St. Joseph took place. It culminated with a mass at the parish church which coincided the 1st day novena in preparation for the parochial fiesta last May 1. (Bong Baldoza)