Employees of La Consolacion College Bacolod gathered at the Auditorium on Friday, Sept. 25, for an Augustinian Lectio Divina centered on the Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard from Matthew 20:1–16.
Facilitated by the Center for Spirituality and Integral Transformation, or CSIT, the activity invited participants to reflect on the Gospel’s message of grace, equality and the deeper meaning of life beyond material concerns.
During the plenary sharing, one participant reflected that the Gospel offered reassurance that, in the end, everyone has an equal place before God.
The participant shared that everyday life can easily become consumed by stress, responsibilities and the pursuit of material things, making people measure life through what they possess, achieve or still lack. The Gospel, however, served as a reminder that life is greater than these day-to-day concerns and that earthly distinctions and material desires do not define a person’s ultimate worth.
The reflection also pointed to the hope that there is a place prepared for everyone in God’s presence, where the things people often struggle to acquire or hold onto in this life will no longer carry the same importance.
The insight drew from the parable’s account of workers hired at different hours of the day who nevertheless received the same wage, prompting participants to consider God’s generosity not through earthly standards of comparison but through grace freely extended to all.
The session began with a brief centering meditation, followed by an opening song and prayer. Participants then encountered the Gospel through a video presentation, a live reading in Hiligaynon and a final rereading in English.
Reflection prompts guided individual contemplation before participants moved into small-group sharing. Several employees were later invited to share their reflections with the wider community during the plenary.
The Lectio Divina concluded with a recorded closing reflection presented through video, followed by prayer and a closing song.
Multimedia materials used during the activity were produced through the First Light app and featured scenes from LCCian community life, connecting the Gospel message with the everyday experiences of members of the institution.
Ms. Rogien Nicole Abadiano, CSIT head and lead facilitator, thanked employees for their presence, participation and support for the college’s spiritual formation activities.
Light snacks sponsored by the Academic Council were served to all participants after the session.
The Augustinian Lectio Divina forms part of LCC Bacolod’s continuing efforts to provide spaces where members of the community can encounter Scripture through prayer, personal reflection and shared faith experience.