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VATICAN INFORMATION SERVICE
YEAR XXIII - # 76
DATE 29-03-2013
Summary:
- POPE AT CASAL DEL MARMO: AS PRIEST AND BISHOP, I MUST BE AT YOUR SERVICE
- VARATIONS IN PAPAL COAT OF ARMS
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POPE AT CASAL DEL MARMO: AS PRIEST AND BISHOP, I MUST BE AT YOUR SERVICE
Vatican City, 29 March 2013 (VIS) - At 5:00pm yesterday afternoon, Holy
Thursday, Pope Francis left the Vatican to go to the Casal del Marmo
Penitential Institute for Minors where he celebrated the "in Coena Domine"-the
Lord's
Supper-Mass, which is the first of the Easter Triduum. Around fifty of the
boys and girls detained at the juvenile centre located on the outskirts of
Rome were in attendance. The Pope washed the feet of ten boys and two girls
and, in his homily,
said that their obligation is to help others "as a priest and as a bishop
should be at your service. It is a duty that comes from my heart."
At the moment of washing their feet, Pope Francis kneeled six times, each time
washing the feet of the young people in front of him. The Holy Father began by
washing their feet, then dried them, and finally kissed them. The girls whose
feet he washed
were an Italian and an Eastern European. Following is the full text of the
homily that the Pope delivered after the Gospel was read.
"This is touching. Jesus washing the feet of his disciples. Peter did not
understand anything; he refused. But Jesus explained to him. Jesus-God-has
done this! And He himself said to his disciples: 'Do you realize what I have
done for
you? You call me "teacher" and "master", and rightly so, for indeed I am. If
I, therefore, the master and teacher, have washed your feet, you ought to wash
one another's feet. I have given you a model to follow, so that as
I have done for you, you should also do.' (Jn 13:12-15)"
"This is the Lord's example: He is the most important one and He washes
[other's] feet because those who are the highest among us must be at the
service of others. And this is a symbol, a sign, isn't it? Washing someone's
feet is [saying] 'I am at
your service'. And us too, among us, shouldn't we wash one another's feet
every day-but what does this mean? That we must help each other, help one
another. Sometimes I'm angry at someone … but … let it go.
Forget it. And, if
someone asks a favour of you, do it. Help each other."
"This is what Jesus teaches us and this is what I am doing. I do it
wholeheartedly because it is my duty. As priest and as bishop I must be at
your service. But it is a duty that comes from my heart: I love it. I love
this and I love doing it
because the Lord has taught me this. But you as well, help each other; always
help each other; help one another."
"And so, in helping one another we do good to each other. Now we'll have this
ceremony of washing of the feet and we will think, each of us will think: 'Am
I truly ready, am I ready to serve and to help another?' Let's just think of
that. And
let's think that this sign is Jesus' caress that Jesus does because He came
precisely for this: to serve and to help us."
Concelebrating the Mass with the Holy Father were Cardinal Agostino Vallini,
vicar general of Rome, Archbishop Angelo Becciu, substitute of the Secretariat
of State, Msgr. Alfred Xuereb, the Pope's personal secretary, and the
institute's chaplain, Fr.
Gaetano Greco, a tertiary Capuchin of Our Lady of Sorrows, with one of his
confreres. The Mass was celebrated in the institute's chapel, which is
dedicated to the "Merciful Father". Of the youth in attendance, around 11 were
girls. At the
end of the ceremony, Pope Francis again gathered with the youth in the
institute's gym where, among others, the Italian Minister for Justice, Paola
Severino, was present. The youth of the detention centre gave the Pope a
wooden crucifix and kneeler,
which they had made themselves in the institute's workshop.
Before leaving, the Pope thanked the youth for welcoming him and when one of
the youth asked him why he had decided to visit their detention centre the
Pope answered that his heart had compelled him. "It is a feeling that came
from my heart; I
felt it. Where are those who, perhaps, will help me most to be humble, to be a
server as a bishop must be? And I thought, I asked: 'Where are people who
would like me to visit?' And they told me: 'Perhaps Casal del Marmo.' And when
they told me that, I
came here. But it just came from my heart. Matters of the heart cannot be
explained; they just come [to you]. Thanks!" On bidding them farewell he told
the youth: "I'm going now. Thank you so much for your welcome. Pray for me.
Don't let
yourselves be robbed of hope. Always go forward. Thank you very much!"
___________________________________________________________
VARATIONS IN PAPAL COAT OF ARMS
Vatican City, 29 March 2013 (VIS) - The Vatican website has released a new
version of the papal coat of arms that incorporates a few changes. The updated
image is available at our blogsite: http://visnews-en.blogspot.it/ For the
Marian symbol,
instead of a five-pointed star, there is now an eight-pointed star, which also
represents the 8 beatitudes. The nard flower representing St. Joseph, patron
of the Universal Church, has been made to more closely represent that flower.
Finally, Francis'
motto "miserando atque eligendo" underneath the shield has been placed upon a
scroll of white parchment with a red backside. The Jesuit emblem remains the
same. More details on the coat of arms can be found in the "FRANCIS' COAT OF
ARMS" notice of the bulletin of 19 March: http://visnews-en.blog
pot.it/2013/03/francis-coat-of-arms.html.
___________________________________________________________
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VATICAN
INFORMATION SERVICE YEAR XXIII - # 76DATE 29-03-2013Summary: - POPE AT CASAL
DEL MARMO: AS PRIEST AND BISHOP, I MUST BE AT
YOUR SERVICE - VARATIONS IN PAPAL COAT OF ARMS__________________
________________________________________
POPE AT CASAL DEL MARMO: AS PRIEST AND BISHOP, I MUST BE AT YOUR SERVICE
Vatican City, 29 March 2013 (VIS) - At 5:00pm yesterday afternoon, Holy
Thursday, Pope Francis left the Vatican to go to the Casal del Marmo
Penitential Institute for Minors where he celebrated the "in Coena Domine"-the
Lord's
Supper-Mass, which is the first of the Easter Triduum. Around fifty of the
boys and girls detained at the juvenile centre located on the outskirts of
Rome were in attendance. The Pope washed the feet of ten boys and two girls
and, in his homily,
said that their obligation is to help others "as a priest and as a bishop
should be at your service. It is a duty that comes from my heart."
At the moment of washing their feet, Pope Francis kneeled six times, each
time washing the feet of the young people in front of him. The Holy Father
began by washing their feet, then dried them, and finally kissed them. The
girls whose feet he washed
were an Italian and an Eastern European. Following is the full text of the
homily that the Pope delivered after the Gospel was read.
"This is touching. Jesus washing the feet of his disciples. Peter did not
understand anything; he refused. But Jesus explained to him. Jesus-God-has
done this! And He himself said to his disciples: 'Do you realize what I have
done
for you? You call me "teacher" and "master", and rightly so, for indeed I am.
If I, therefore, the master and teacher, have washed your feet, you ought to
wash one another's feet. I have given you a model to follow, so that
as I have done for you, you should also do.' (Jn 13:12-15)"
"This is the Lord's example: He is the most important one and He washes
[other's] feet because those who are the highest among us must be at the
service of others. And this is a symbol, a sign, isn't it? Washing someone's
feet is [saying] 'I am
at your service'. And us too, among us, shouldn't we wash one another's feet
every day-but what does this mean? That we must help each other, help one
another. Sometimes I'm angry at someone … but … let it go.
Forget it. And,
if someone asks a favour of you, do it. Help each other."
"This is what Jesus teaches us and this is what I am doing. I do it
wholeheartedly because it is my duty. As priest and as bishop I must be at
your service. But it is a duty that comes from my heart: I love it. I love
this and I love doing it
because the Lord has taught me this. But you as well, help each other; always
help each other; help one another."
"And so, in helping one another we do good to each other. Now we'll have this
ceremony of washing of the feet and we will think, each of us will think: 'Am
I truly ready, am I ready to serve and to help another?' Let's just think of
that. And
let's think that this sign is Jesus' caress that Jesus does because He came
precisely for this: to serve and to help us."
Concelebrating the Mass with the Holy Father were Cardinal Agostino Vallini,
vicar general of Rome, Archbishop Angelo Becciu, substitute of the Secretariat
of State, Msgr. Alfred Xuereb, the Pope's personal secretary, and the
institute's chaplain,
Fr. Gaetano Greco, a tertiary Capuchin of Our Lady of Sorrows, with one of his
confreres. The Mass was celebrated in the institute's chapel, which is
dedicated to the "Merciful Father". Of the youth in attendance, around 11 were
girls. At
the end of the ceremony, Pope Francis again gathered with the youth in the
institute's gym where, among others, the Italian Minister for Justice, Paola
Severino, was present. The youth of the detention centre gave the Pope a
wooden crucifix and kneeler,
which they had made themselves in the institute's workshop.
Before leaving, the Pope thanked the youth for welcoming him and when one of
the youth asked him why he had decided to visit their detention centre the
Pope answered that his heart had compelled him. "It is a feeling that came
from my heart; I
felt it. Where are those who, perhaps, will help me most to be humble, to be a
server as a bishop must be? And I thought, I asked: 'Where are people who
would like me to visit?' And they told me: 'Perhaps Casal del Marmo.' And when
they told me that, I
came here. But it just came from my heart. Matters of the heart cannot be
explained; they just come [to you]. Thanks!" On bidding them farewell he told
the youth: "I'm going now. Thank you so much for your welcome. Pray for me.
Don't let
yourselves be robbed of hope. Always go forward. Thank you very much!"
___________________________________________________________
VARATIONS IN PAPAL COAT OF ARMS
Vatican City, 29 March 2013 (VIS) - The Vatican website has released a new
version of the papal coat of arms that incorporates a few changes. The updated
image is available at our blogsite: http://visnews-en.blogspot.it/ For the
Marian symbol,
instead of a five-pointed star, there is now an eight-pointed star, which also
represents the 8 beatitudes. The nard flower representing St. Joseph, patron
of the Universal Church, has been made to more closely represent that flower.
Finally, Francis'
motto "miserando atque eligendo" underneath the shield has been placed upon a
scroll of white parchment with a red backside. The Jesuit emblem remains the
same. More details on the coat of arms can be found in the "FRANCIS' COAT OF
ARMS" notice of the bulletin of 19 March: http://visnews-en.blog
pot.it/2013/03/francis-coat-of-arms.html.
___________________________________________________________ Per ulteriori
informazioni e per la ricerca di documenti consultare il sito: www.wisnews.org e www.vatican.va Il servizio del VIS viene
inviato soltanto agli indirizzi di posta elettronica che ne hanno
fatto richiesta. Se per qualunque motivo non si desidera continuare a
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Service possono essere riprodotte parzialmente o totalmente citando la fonte:
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