The year 2018 was dedicated to the Clergy and Consecrated Persons by the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines. While they comprise just a small portion of the Church, they fulfill a vital role in her mission. In our culture, they are greatly instrumental for the lay to become a genuine community of disciples.

The theme, “Renewed servant-leaders for the New Evangelization,” aimed towards the integral renewal of the values, mindsets, behavior, and lifestyles of the Clergy and Consecrated Persons. Following the example of the Good Shepherd, we are invited to become servant – leaders who care most especially for the least, the lost, and the last. (Cf. Pastoral Exhortation on the Era of New Evangelization)