KL Archdiocesan Biblical Apostolate Commission

          
The ability to imagine a different future for the Church and her institutions, in keeping with the mission she has received, depends largely on the decision to initiate processes of listening, dialogue, and community discernment,  in which each and every person can  participate and contribute.

The purpose of the Synod and of  consultation, is not to produce documents, but “to plant dreams, draw forth prophecies and visions, allow hope to flourish, inspire trust, bind up wounds, weave together relationships, awaken a dawn of hope, learn from one another and create a bright resourcefulness that will enlighten minds, warm hearts, give strength to our hands.

 

Salt of the Earth and Light of the World!, Our great mission after the culmination of Pentecost. Salt preserves! We are living in the 21^st century, lot of change but there are some things that are going to be preserved i.e., beatitudes, commandments and creed.  We are here to preserve them, not to move them out.  They give great stability to our life and  those we live with. Salt gives flavor so we are here to give flavor in the 21^st century by our Christian life.  We should be confident we can do this by virtue of our baptism.
Light of the World – little candle when lit brightens up the whole area – a light in darkness.  There is a lot of darkness, so we need to be the light for others. God always says, ‘get up and go’. And because we are body, soul and spirit; physically, let’s keep moving. Intellectually, body, soul and mind, keep ourselves interested in all the events of the world and bring them together in our hearts. Then the Spirit deepens our desire to keep moving, we cannot remain still.  God wants to keep us on the move! Mt 5:13-16.
   

• More than 10,000 persons in history have been declared to be a saint, that is, someone we know is in heaven. Many of them are martyrs, strictly speaking, those who have given their lives for the faith. But the 20th century had more martyrs than in the rest of the Church’s history.

• The shortest reign of a pope was for Urban VII, who lived only 13 days after his election in 1590. The longest, aside from St. Peter, was Blessed Pius IX, who died in 1878, after serving for more than 31 years.

• Anglicans and Orthodox consider themselves Catholic as well, because they profess the same Creed, which says,            “I believe in one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church.”