This study sought to determine the level of awareness of priests in Central Philippines in their familiarity with Church documents on Basic Ecclesial Community (BEC), BEC Spirituality, and BEC Organizing, aimed at enhancing the seminary curriculum centered on the context of the recipients of their mission. The data used were obtained using a validated and reliability-tested researcher-made questionnaire. Statistical analysis used were the mean and standard deviation for descriptive problems and t-test, ANOVA, and Pearson Product Moment of Correlation for inferential problems. The findings reveal that the priests were very aware of the BEC. However, the result of the combined dioceses yielded a high level of awareness in BEC spirituality while awareness in organizing BEC was lowest. These results prompted the researcher to recommend enhancing the seminary curriculum as well as the on-going education of priests that would bring about BEC awareness in all 3 aspects.

Keywords: Identical Elements, Basic Ecclesial Community, BEC Organizing, BEC Spirituality, Seminary Education, Clergy On-going Formation.

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