Bible Enthronement Sunday at Christ the King Parish, January 28

January 28, 2018 was National Bible Sunday. Christ the King Greenmeadows Parish, like the other parishes in the Diocese of Cubao, assigned specific families to each of the weekend masses for the Enthronement of the Holy Bible, not only at the main church but in all the village masses – Corinthian Garden, White Plains, Corinthian Hills, Saint Ignatius and Acropolis – as well. Then after each mass, the officiating priest blessed the bibles that were brought to the front by parishioners.

For the 7:30 pm anticipated mass of January 27, Saturday, officiated by Fr. Serge Maniba, the family assigned for the Bible Enthronement were the Manansalas of Acropolis, led by parents Ernie and Ellen Manansala. While Ernie brought up the Bible, daughter Eileen led the prayers.

Fr. Serge then blessed several bibles brought to the front by parishioners at the end of the mass.

Bible Enthronement is a celebration of the Word of God. It’s a rite which started in the early part of the Church but was lost through the years. During the Second Vatican Council, the meeting of Bishops from all over the world held in Rome from 1962 to 1965, the Bible was solemnly enthroned every morning at the opening of their sessions. Through this liturgical ceremony, the bishops reminded themselves that they could only effectively preach the Good News if they first listened to God’s Word. Since then, in many Church gatherings like congresses, conventions, workshops, meetings, retreats and recollections, the first activity would always be the Enthronement of the Bible.