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VATICAN INFORMATION SERVICE
YEAR XXIII - N° 120
DATE 04-06-2013
Summary:
- PROMULGATION OF DECREES BY CONGREGATION FOR CAUSES OF SAINTS
- POPE FRANCIS: LET GOD CARRY OUT HIS PLAN
- PHOTO EXHIBIT DEDICATED TO POPE FRANCIS WHEN HE WAS ARCHBISHOP OF BUENOS
AIRES
- 8 JUNE: POPE'S VIDEO MESSAGE TO PARTICIPANTS IN “TEN SQUARES FOR TEN
COMMANDMENTS” INITIATIVE
___________________________________________________________
PROMULGATION OF DECREES BY CONGREGATION FOR CAUSES OF SAINTS
Vatican City, 4 June 2013 (VIS) – Yesterday, 3 June, the Holy Father
authorized the Congregation for the Causes of Saints to promulgate the
following decrees regarding:
MARTYRDOM
- Servants of God Mauro (born Abel Angelo Palazuelos Maruri) and 17
Companions from the Order of St. Benedict, killed in hatred of the faith in
Spain in 1936.
- Servants of God Joan of Jesus (born Joan Vilaregut Ferre) and 3
Companions from the Order of Discalced Carmelites along with diocesan priest
Pau Segala Sole, killed in hatred of the faith in Spain in 1936.
- Servants of God Crisanto (born Casimiro Gonzalez Garcia), Aquilino (born
Baldomer Baro Riera), Cipriano Jose (born Julian Iglesias Banuelos), and 63
Companions from the Marist Brothers of the Schools (Little Brothers of Mary),
along
with 2 laymen, killed in hatred of the faith in Spain between 1936 and 1939.
- Servants of God Aurelia (born Clementina Arambarri Fuente) and 3
Companions from the Servants of Mary, Ministers of the Sick, killed in hatred
of the faith in Spain in 1936.
HEROIC VIRTUES
- Servant of God Joao de Oliveira Matos Ferreira, auxiliary bishop of
Guarda, Portugal, and titular of Aureliopolis in Lydia. Founder of the
Association of the League of the Servants of Jesus (1879-1962).
- Servant of God Nicola Mazza, priest of the Diocese of Verona, Italy, and
founder of several institutes of education (1790-1865).
- Servant of God Maria Celeste of the Holy Redeemer (born Giulia
Crostarosa), founder of the Order of Redemptoristine Nuns (1686-1755), and
- Servant of God Teresa of Saint Joseph (born Teresa Toda Juncosa), founder
of the Teresian Carmelite Sisters of Saint Joseph (1826-1898).
___________________________________________________________
POPE FRANCIS: LET GOD CARRY OUT HIS PLAN
Vatican City, 4 June 2013 (VIS) – After the memorial Mass in St. Peter's
Basilica yesterday afternoon, presided by Bishop Francesco Beschi of Bergamo,
Italy, the Holy Father went to the Basilica and, after praying before the urn
containing the
remains of Blessed John XXIII, met with the two thousand pilgrims from the
Diocese of Bergamo who had travelled to Rome to commemorate the 50th
anniversary of the death of the Blessed.
The Pope noted how, in those days, St. Peter's Square had been transformed
into a sanctuary under the open skies, receiving faithful of different ages
and social backgrounds who had gathered to pray for the Pope's health day and
night, as well as the
tremendous grief that 3 June in 1963 on receiving the news of the pontiff's
death. The entire world had seen Pope John as a pastor and a father. And how
had he won the hearts of such different people, many even non-Christians? The
answer, Pope Francis
said, is found in his episcopal motto: “Oboedientia et Pax”,
obedience and peace.
“I would like to start from peace, because this is the most obvious
aspect that people perceived in Pope John. Angelo Roncalli was a man capable
of transmitting peace: a natural, serene, and friendly peace; a peace that he
expressed to the entire
world upon his election to the pontificate and received the reputation of
goodness.”
“It is so wonderful to meet a priest, a good priest with g
odness.” The pontiff recalled the words of St. Ignatius of Loyola when
he gave the Jesuits an entire list of virtues that a superior should have.
“But in the end he said: 'And
if he doesn't have these virtues, let him at least have much goodness.' This
is what's essential.”
“This was undoubtedly,” continued the Pope, speaking of John
XXIII, “what distinguished his personality, that which enabled him to
build strong friendships everywhere … often coming in contact with
environments and worlds that
were far removed from the Catholic universe in which he was born and formed.
It was in precisely those spheres that he proved an effective weaver of
relationships and a valuable promoter of unity, within and outside of the
ecclesial community, open to
dialogue with the Christians of other Churches, with proponents of the Jewish
and Muslim worlds, and with many other men and women of good will.”
“Here,” the Holy Father said, “we come to the second and
decisive word:'obedience' … In fact, it was the instrument for
achieving peace. Firstly, it had a very simple and concrete meaning: carrying
out, in the Church, the
service that his superiors asked, without seeking anything for himself,
without trying to get out of anything that was requested of him, even when it
meant leaving his own land, dealing with worlds unknown, staying for long
years where the Catholic
presence was scarce. This letting oneself be led, like a child, constituted
his priestly journey.”
“Through this obedience, however, Roncalli, the priest and bishop, lived
an even deeper faithfulness, which we can define—as he would have called
it—abandonment to Divine Providence. In the faith he continuously
recognized that,
through that life's journey that was seemingly guided by others, not led by
his own tastes or on the basis of his own spiritual sensitivity, God was
carrying out His plan.”
“Even more profoundly, through this daily abandonment to God's will, the
future Pope John lived a purification that allowed him to completely break
away from himself and to adhere to Christ, letting that holiness that the
Church has officially
recognized emerge. 'Whosoever loses their life for my sake will save it',
Jesus tells us. Herein lies the true source of Pope John's goodness, of the
peace that he spread in the world, herein we find the root of his holiness: in
his evangelical
obedience.”
“This is a lesson for all of us, but also for today's Church: if we know
how to let ourselves be led by the Holy Spirit, if we know how to mortify our
selfishness to make room for the Lord's love and his will, then we will find
peace, then we will
know how to be builders of peace and we will spread peace around us.”
In conclusion, the Pope addressed the faithful present, urging them to
“imitate his holiness. Let yourself be guided by the Holy Spirit. Don't
be afraid of the risks just as he was unafraid. Docility to the Spirit, love
for the Church, and forward
… the Lord will do the rest.”
___________________________________________________________
PHOTO EXHIBIT DEDICATED TO POPE FRANCIS WHEN HE WAS ARCHBISHOP OF BUENOS AIRES
Vatican City, 4 June 2013 (VIS) – The Santa Catalina Monastery in Buenos
Aires, Argentina, inaugurated the first photo exhibit on Pope Francis
yesterday, 3 June. Entitled “Francis: Servant in Buenos Aires, Servant
for the World” the
exhibit offers 25 images, mostly previously unpublished, of Cardinal Jorge
Bergoglio's pastoral activities as archbishop of Buenos Aires, the work of
photographer Enrique Cangas.
Cangas' photos show Cardinal Bergoglio washing the feet of an elderly woman in
Penna Hospital, celebrating Mass with children in Roca Park, at the
traditional Corpus Christi procession, or meeting with his evangelical
“brothers” at an
amusement park. “My objective,” declared photographer who has had
the opportunity to portray the portray the Pope on various occasions,
“was to show that Pope Francis' attitudes and gestures, which today are
amazing the world and
opening a period of hope for the whole Church, are a continuation of what he
demonstrated in Buenos Aires.”
The exhibit, which is free of charge, will continue until 28 June.
___________________________________________________________
8 JUNE: POPE'S VIDEO MESSAGE TO PARTICIPANTS IN “TEN SQUARES FOR TEN
COMMANDMENTS” INITIATIVE
Vatican City, 4 June 2013 (VIS) – This coming Saturday, 8 June, the Holy
Father will send a video message to those participating in the “Ten
Squares for Ten Commandments” initiative that is being promoted by the
Renewal in the Holy
Spirit movement. It will take place in the Square of the Cathedral of Milan,
Italy beginning at 8:30pm and will be dedicated to the third commandment::
“Remember to keep holy the Lord’s Day”. It is the third part
of a series of moments
of evangelization that will continue throughout the year in various Italian
cities.
It is the first time that Pope Francis is participating in this event, which
was inaugurated in September of 2012, during Benedict XVI's pontificate, in
Rome's Piazza del Popolo with the theme: “I am the Lord your God”.
The second instalment
took place simultaneously on 15 September of last year in Verona's Piazza dei
Signori, focusing on the second commandment—“Do not take the
Lord's Name in vain”—and in Naples' Piazza del Plebiscito, where
the fourth
commandment—“Honour your father and mother”—was
treated. Local personalities, artists, writers, scientists, and musicians have
taken part in each of the events, and similar participation is also scheduled
for the remaining events.
___________________________________________________________
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sito: www.wisnews.org e www.vatican.va
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VISnews130604
VATICAN INFORMATION SERVICE YEAR XXIII - N° 120 DATE 04-06-2013
Summary: - PROMULGATION OF DECREES BY
CONGREGATION FOR CAUSES OF
SAINTS - POPE FRANCIS: LET GOD CARRY OUT HIS PLAN - PHOTO EXHIBIT
DEDICATED TO POPE FRANCIS WHEN HE WAS ARCHBISHOP OF BUENOS AIRES - 8
JUNE: POPE'S VIDEO MESSAGE TO PARTICIPANTS IN “TEN SQUARES FOR TEN
COMMANDMENTS”
INITIATIVE
PROMULGATION OF DECREES BY CONGREGATION FOR CAUSES OF SAINTS
Vatican City, 4 June 2013 (VIS) – Yesterday, 3 June, the Holy Father
authorized the Congregation for the Causes of Saints to promulgate the
following decrees regarding:
MARTYRDOM
- Servants of God Mauro (born Abel Angelo Palazuelos Maruri) and 17
Companions from the Order of St. Benedict, killed in hatred of the faith in
Spain in 1936.
- Servants of God Joan of Jesus (born Joan Vilaregut Ferre) and 3
Companions from the Order of Discalced Carmelites along with diocesan priest
Pau Segala Sole, killed in hatred of the faith in Spain in 1936.
- Servants of God Crisanto (born Casimiro Gonzalez Garcia), Aquilino
(born Baldomer Baro Riera), Cipriano Jose (born Julian Iglesias Banuelos), and
63 Companions from the Marist Brothers of the Schools (Little Brothers of
Mary),
along with 2 laymen, killed in hatred of the faith in Spain between 1936 and
1939.
- Servants of God Aurelia (born Clementina Arambarri Fuente) and 3
Companions from the Servants of Mary, Ministers of the Sick, killed in hatred
of the faith in Spain in 1936.
HEROIC VIRTUES
- Servant of God Joao de Oliveira Matos Ferreira, auxiliary bishop of
Guarda, Portugal, and titular of Aureliopolis in Lydia. Founder of the
Association of the League of the Servants of Jesus (1879-1962).
- Servant of God Nicola Mazza, priest of the Diocese of Verona, Italy,
and founder of several institutes of education (1790-1865).
- Servant of God Maria Celeste of the Holy Redeemer (born Giulia
Crostarosa), founder of the Order of Redemptoristine Nuns (1686-1755), and
- Servant of God Teresa of Saint Joseph (born Teresa Toda Juncosa),
founder of the Teresian Carmelite Sisters of Saint Joseph (1826-1898).
Vatican City, 4 June 2013 (VIS) – After the memorial Mass in St.
Peter's Basilica yesterday afternoon, presided by Bishop Francesco Beschi of
Bergamo, Italy, the Holy Father went to the Basilica and, after praying before
the urn containing the
remains of Blessed John XXIII, met with the two thousand pilgrims from the
Diocese of Bergamo who had travelled to Rome to commemorate the 50th
anniversary of the death of the Blessed.
The Pope noted how, in those days, St. Peter's Square had been transformed
into a sanctuary under the open skies, receiving faithful of different ages
and social backgrounds who had gathered to pray for the Pope's health day and
night, as well as the
tremendous grief that 3 June in 1963 on receiving the news of the pontiff's
death. The entire world had seen Pope John as a pastor and a father. And how
had he won the hearts of such different people, many even non-Christians? The
answer, Pope Francis
said, is found in his episcopal motto: “Oboedientia et Pax”,
obedience and peace.
“I would like to start from peace, because this is the most obvious
aspect that people perceived in Pope John. Angelo Roncalli was a man capable
of transmitting peace: a natural, serene, and friendly peace; a peace that he
expressed to the
entire world upon his election to the pontificate and received the reputation
of goodness.”
“It is so wonderful to meet a priest, a good priest with
goodness.” The pontiff recalled the words of St. Ignatius of Loyola when
he gave the Jesuits an entire list of virtues that a superior should have.
“But in the end he said:
'And if he doesn't have these virtues, let him at least have much goodness.'
This is what's essential.”
“This was undoubtedly,” continued the Pope, speaking of John
XXIII, “what distinguished his personality, that which enabled him to
build strong friendships everywhere … often coming in contact with
environments and worlds
that were far removed from the Catholic universe in which he was born and
formed. It was in precisely those spheres that he proved an effective weaver
of relationships and a valuable promoter of unity, within and outside of the
ecclesial community, open
to dialogue with the Christians of other Churches, with proponents of the
Jewish and Muslim worlds, and with many other men and women of good
will.”
“Here,” the Holy Father said, “we come to the second and
decisive word:'obedience' … In fact, it was the instrument for
achieving peace. Firstly, it had a very simple and concrete meaning: carrying
out, in the Church, the
service that his superiors asked, without seeking anything for himself,
without trying to get out of anything that was requested of him, even when it
meant leaving his own land, dealing with worlds unknown, staying for long
years where the Catholic
presence was scarce. This letting oneself be led, like a child, constituted
his priestly journey.”
“Through this obedience, however, Roncalli, the priest and bishop,
lived an even deeper faithfulness, which we can define—as he would have
called it—abandonment to Divine Providence. In the faith he continuously
recognized that,
through that life's journey that was seemingly guided by others, not led by
his own tastes or on the basis of his own spiritual sensitivity, God was
carrying out His plan.”
“Even more profoundly, through this daily abandonment to God's will,
the future Pope John lived a purification that allowed him to completely break
away from himself and to adhere to Christ, letting that holiness that the
Church has officially
recognized emerge. 'Whosoever loses their life for my sake will save it',
Jesus tells us. Herein lies the true source of Pope John's goodness, of the
peace that he spread in the world, herein we find the root of his holiness: in
his evangelical
obedience.”
“This is a lesson for all of us, but also for today's Church: if we
know how to let ourselves be led by the Holy Spirit, if we know how to mortify
our selfishness to make room for the Lord's love and his will, then we will
find peace, then we
will know how to be builders of peace and we will spread peace around
us.”
In conclusion, the Pope addressed the faithful present, urging them to
“imitate his holiness. Let yourself be guided by the Holy Spirit. Don't
be afraid of the risks just as he was unafraid. Docility to the Spirit, love
for the Church, and
forward … the Lord will do the rest.”
PHOTO EXHIBIT DEDICATED TO POPE FRANCIS WHEN HE WAS ARCHBISHOP OF BUENOS
AIRES
Vatican City, 4 June 2013 (VIS) – The Santa Catalina Monastery in
Buenos Aires, Argentina, inaugurated the first photo exhibit on Pope Francis
yesterday, 3 June. Entitled “Francis: Servant in Buenos Aires, Servant
for the World” the
exhibit offers 25 images, mostly previously unpublished, of Cardinal Jorge
Bergoglio's pastoral activities as archbishop of Buenos Aires, the work of
photographer Enrique Cangas.
Cangas' photos show Cardinal Bergoglio washing the feet of an elderly woman
in Penna Hospital, celebrating Mass with children in Roca Park, at the
traditional Corpus Christi procession, or meeting with his evangelical
“brothers” at an
amusement park. “My objective,” declared photographer who has had
the opportunity to portray the portray the Pope on various occasions,
“was to show that Pope Francis' attitudes and gestures, which today are
amazing the world and
opening a period of hope for the whole Church, are a continuation of what he
demonstrated in Buenos Aires.”
The exhibit, which is free of charge, will continue until 28 June.
8 JUNE: POPE'S VIDEO MESSAGE TO PARTICIPANTS IN “TEN SQUARES FOR TEN
COMMANDMENTS” INITIATIVE
Vatican City, 4 June 2013 (VIS) – This coming Saturday, 8 June, the
Holy Father will send a video message to those participating in the “Ten
Squares for Ten Commandments” initiative that is being promoted by the
Renewal in the Holy
Spirit movement. It will take place in the Square of the Cathedral of Milan,
Italy beginning at 8:30pm and will be dedicated to the third commandment::
“Remember to keep holy the Lord’s Day”. It is the third part
of a series of moments
of evangelization that will continue throughout the year in various Italian
cities.
It is the first time that Pope Francis is participating in this event,
which was inaugurated in September of 2012, during Benedict XVI's pontificate,
in Rome's Piazza del Popolo with the theme: “I am the Lord your
God”. The second
instalment took place simultaneously on 15 September of last year in Verona's
Piazza dei Signori, focusing on the second commandment—“Do not
take the Lord's Name in vain”—and in Naples' Piazza del
Plebiscito, where the fourth
commandment—“Honour your father and mother”—was
treated. Local personalities, artists, writers, scientists, and musicians have
taken part in each of the events, and similar participation is also scheduled
for the remaining
events.
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
riceverlo, si prega di visitare nostra pagina dinizio: http://212.77.1.245/news_services/press/v
s/italinde.php
Copyright (VIS): Le notizie contenute nei servizi del Vatican
Information Service possono essere riprodotte parzialmente o totalmente
citando la fonte: V.I.S. - Vatican Information Service.
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