Davao to Celebrate Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2023

Thanks be to God that we have sustained this celebration of prayer and fellowship among Christians, mainline Protestant communities and Roman Catholics in Davao! This yearly international celebration initiated by the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity in Rome and the Commission on Faith and Order of the World Council of Churches based in Geneva, Switzerland, will start on January 18 to 25, 2023. The theme prepared by the international organizers is “Do good; seek justice” (Isaiah 1:17).

In Davao, we have the following mainline Protestant communities participating in the nightly prayer and fellowship for christian unity, namely: United Church of Christ in the Philippines (UCCP), Iglesia Filipina Independiente (I.F.I. also known as (Aglipayan Church), Episcopalian Church, Lutheran Church and the United Methodist Church. There is also the participation of the Roman Catholics from the parishes.

This week, the ecumenical organizers and participants will hold a special meeting to be facilitated in by Fr. Pedro P. Lamata of the Davao Archdiocesan Center on Ecumenism and Interreligious Dialogue (ACEID), to finalize the schedule for the eight-night prayer and fellowship to pursue the dream of Jesus in his priestly prayer for the disciples, “that they may be one…” (John17:11)

(St. Francis of Assisi-La Verna SoCCom)