From Fr Faustine L Lobo, PRO, KRCBC
Bengaluru, Jul 25: The much-awaited 'Konkani Bible Marathon' gets underway on Monday, July 26. Dr Peter Machado, the Metropolitan Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Bangalore will flag off the marathon with a message and prayer at 8.30 in the morning on July 26. He will set in motion the continuous proclamation by reading the first chapter from the Book of Genesis and the proclaimers will carry forward from then on.
The proclamation will be relentless by 48 proclaimers from 9 am on July 26 to July 30 till the last verse of the last book is completed, with proclaimer being changed every half an hour.
The Commission for Bible of the Archdiocese of Bangalore has organized the 'Konkani Bible Marathon' with support of the Federation of Konkani Catholic Associations (FKCA), Bengaluru. In order to technically assist the readers there will be 12 admins with the readers giving instructions as and when required. All the proclaimers and the admins are from the parishes of the Archdiocese of Bangalore.
This is first of its kind online Bible Marathon in Konkani, with a continuous proclamation of the entire Bible is available all over the world. It is a devotion of proclamation of the Bible, a delightful breaking of the Word of God.
The event will be available live on the YouTube channel of the Archdiocese of Bangalore, the website of the Federation of Konkani Catholic Associations on all the days. The Archdiocese has urged everyone to log in to it at their convenience and listen to the Word of God being proclaimed uninterrupted. People of the Konkani diaspora spread all over the world are invited to be part of the marathon that they may have the experience of listening to the Word of God and savour the taste of the Word.
The Bible Marathon committee of organizers is headed by Nigel Fernandes of the ATC Publishers and under the guidance of Fr Faustine L Lobo (director, Karnataka Regional Pastoral Centre). The other members of the committee are Sylvian Noronha (chairman, FKCA), Fr George Vincent Lobo (regional secretary, SCC), Nora Menezes, Cynthia Lobo, Ida Sequeira, Laveena Fernandes, Godwin Castelino, and Peter D’Souza.