Kerala Catholic Bishops Council (KCBC) has decided to observe a 'Renewal Time' in the Church in Kerala to revive and reinvigorate It from the present drowsy state. The Renewal Period will be commemorated for a span of three full years starting and ending on the Solemn Feasts of Pentecost (Holy Spirit Sundays) of 2022 and 2025 respectively.
As per the directives of KCBC, the schedule of the Renewal Period is given hereunder:
Commencing: 5th June, 2022 (Pentecost Sunday)
Closing: 8th June, 2025 (Pentecost Sunday)
The word Pentecost means 50 and The Pentecost Sunday that falls on the 50th day after Easter is an important Feast in the universal Christian Church because it is on that day when the disciples of Lord Jesus Christ gathered for prayer with His Holy Mother in the Cenacle (the Upper Room in Zion hill in Jerusalem where the Last Supper and institution of the Holy Eucharist took place) and the Holy Spirit descended on them in the form of tongues of fire.
The Catholic Church in Kerla which was very vibrant in the past has become indifferent for some time owing to several reasons. As we are nearing the end times, the enemies of the Church also have become stronger. The council of Bishops who are leading the Church realized the defects and felt the need for a renewal and revival and declared a three-year-long renovation through various special prayers and spiritual practices.
It is hoped that the Church in Kerala which has been producing many saints these days will become more invigorated and united through this unusual Renewal Process!
