Inspired by the words of St. Paul: “The Gospel is God’s power for the salvation of everyone who believes” (Rm. 1:16), Sr. Bernardita Dianzon, fsp, started writing a short reflection on the daily Gospel in June 2012. Posted on Facebook, the column contains an excerpt from the Gospel of the day, a reflection and a prayer. And so Gospel Power was born! An immediate hit, it was shared on Twitter and a board was created on Pinterest.
Priests started using the reflections for their homilies. Seminarians, nuns and lay people said it helped them assimilate the Word of God more deeply. Other websites made it a daily feature on their pages. Thousands more shared it on their pages and feeds. (Twitter / Pinterest )
In response to an ever-growing request to make the reflections available in print, Paulines Publishing House launched Gospel Power 2016 on 20 September 2015 at the 36th Manila International Book Fair. Sr. Bernie, who was present for the occasion, signed copies of the book and gamely posed with her many “followers.” Gospel Power is the first Paulines Philippines publication to start in digital format and then move into print.
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