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VATICAN INFORMATION SERVICE
YEAR XXIII - N° 131
DATE 19-06-2013
Summary:
- GENERAL AUDIENCE: HOW CAN WE HAVE UNITY AMONG CHRISTIANS IF AS CATHOLICS WE
AREN'T UNITED?
- FRANCIS: FACE OF CHRIST IS ETCHED IN REFUGEES. THE CHRISTIAN IS ONE WHO
SAYS YES TO LIFE
- ST. JOSEPH'S NAME ADDED TO EUCHARISTIC PRAYERS II, III, AND IV
- HOLY SEE AT FAO: WE ARE ALL RESPONSIBLE FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS
- IN MEMORIAM
- AUDIENCE
- OTHER PONTIFICAL ACTS
___________________________________________________________
GENERAL AUDIENCE: HOW CAN WE HAVE UNITY AMONG CHRISTIANS IF AS CATHOLICS WE
AREN'T UNITED?
Vatican City, 19 June 2013 (VIS) - Pope Francis dedicated his catechesis of
the Wednesday general audience to the expression “of the body”
that the Second Vatican Council used to indicate the nature of the Church: the
Church is the body of
Christ. The Pope recalled the text of the conversion of Saul, who became Paul,
in order to explain how the Apostle, with that experience, tells us how
profound the union between Christians and Christ is.
“The image of the body helps us to understand this deep bond between
Church and Christ, which St. Paul particularly developed,” the Pope
said. “The Church … is a living body … and this body has a
head, Jesus, who guides,
nourishes, and sustains it. … [But], the same way that in a body it is
important that the lifeblood courses for it to live, so must we allow Jesus to
work in us, so that his Word might guide us, his Eucharistic presence might
nourish and inspire
us, and so that his love might give strength to our love for our
neighbour.”
“In the Church, therefore,” the pontiff continued, “there is
a variety, a diversity of tasks and functions. There is no dull uniformity but
the richness of the gifts that the Holy Spirit distributes. There is communion
and unity: all
are in relation to one another and all combine to form a single vital body,
profoundly connected to Christ. Let us remember this well: being part of the
Church means being united to Christ and receiving from him the divine life
that makes us to live as
Christians. It means remaining united to the Pope and bishops who are
instruments of unity and communion and it also means learning to overcome
selfishness and divisions, to understand one another better, and to harmonize
the variety and richness of
each one. In a word, loving God and the persons around us, in our families,
parishes, and associations, better. Body and limbs must be united in order to
live!”
Speaking extemporaneously, the Holy Father added: “Unity is always
greater than conflict. Conflicts, if they aren't resolved well, separate us
from one another, separate us from God. Conflict can help us grow but it can
also divide us. Let's not
take the path of division and struggle between one another. All united, all
united with our differences but always united: this is Jesus' path.”
“How much damage is caused to the Church by divisions among Christians,
by being apart, by narrow interests! The divisions among us,” he
continued, “but also the divisions between the communities: evangelical
Christians, Orthodox
Christians, Catholic Christians, why are we divided? We must try to bring
unity. … We must pray together as Catholics and also with other
Christians, must pray that the Lord grant us unity, unity between us. But how
will we have unity among
Christians if we aren't capable of having it among us Catholics? Of having it
in our family? How many families fight and are divided! Seek unity, the unity
that makes the Church. Unity comes from Jesus Christ. He sends us the Holy
Spirit to create
unity.”
___________________________________________________________
FRANCIS: FACE OF CHRIST IS ETCHED IN REFUGEES. THE CHRISTIAN IS ONE WHO SAYS
YES TO LIFE
Vatican City, 19 June 2013 (VIS) – After giving his catechesis at the
general audience, the Holy Father spoke of World Refugee Day, which is
commemorated on this day. This year the pontiff asked for “special
consideration of the situation of
refugee families who are often forced to quickly leave their home and homeland
and who lose their every good and safety in order to flee from violence,
persecution, or severe discrimination on religious grounds, or for belonging
to a particular ethnic
group, or for their political views.”
“In addition to the dangers of the journey, these families often find
themselves at risk of being torn apart and, in the country that receives them,
they have to deal with cultures and societies that are different from their
own. We cannot be
insensitive to these families or towards our refugee brothers and sisters. We
are called to help them, opening ourselves to understanding and hospitality.
May there be no lack of persons and institutions around the world to assist
them. In their faces
is etched the face of Christ!”
The Pope then recalled that last Sunday, as part of the Year of Faith,
“we celebrated God who is Life and the source of life, Christ who gives
us the divine life, and the Holy Spirit who keeps us in the vital relationship
of true children of God.
I wish to extend once more,” he added, “the invitation to receive
and to proclaim the 'Gospel of life', to promote and defend life in all its
dimensions and all its stages. The Christian is the one who says 'yes' to
life, the one who says
'yes' to God, the Living One.”
___________________________________________________________
ST. JOSEPH'S NAME ADDED TO EUCHARISTIC PRAYERS II, III, AND IV
Vatican City, 19 June 2013 (VIS) – Today, the Congregation for Divine
Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments issued a decree, dated 1 May and
signed by the prefect of that dicastery, Cardinal Antonio Canizares Llovera,
which provides that,
after the Blessed Virgin Mary, the name of her husband St. Joseph also be read
in the Eucharistic Prayers II, III, and IV.
“The faithful in the Catholic Church,” reads the decree,
“have shown continuous devotion to Saint Joseph and have solemnly and
constantly honoured his memory as the most chaste spouse of the Mother of God
and as the heavenly Patron of
the universal Church. For this reason Blessed Pope John XXIII, in the days of
the Most Holy Second Ecumenical Council of the Vatican, decreed that Saint
Joseph’s name be added to the ancient Roman Canon. In response to
petitions received from
places throughout the world, the Supreme Pontiff Benedict XVI deemed them
worthy of implementation and graciously approved them. The Supreme Pontiff
Francis likewise has recently confirmed them. In this the pontiffs had before
their eyes the full
communion of the Saints who, once pilgrims in this world, now lead us to
Christ and unite us with him.”
“As regards the Latin text, these formulas are hereby declared typical.
The Congregation itself will soon provide vernacular translations in the more
widespread western languages; as for other languages, translations are to be
prepared by the
Bishops’ Conferences, according to the norm of law, to be confirmed by
the Holy See through this dicastery.”
In English, the formulas are:
In Eucharistic Prayer II:
that with the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God,
with blessed Joseph, her Spouse,
with the blessed Apostles ...
In Eucharistic Prayer III:
with the most Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God,
with blessed Joseph, her Spouse,
with your blessed Apostles and glorious Martyrs ...
In Eucharistic Prayer IV:
with the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God,
with blessed Joseph, her Spouse,
and with your Apostles ...
___________________________________________________________
HOLY SEE AT FAO: WE ARE ALL RESPONSIBLE FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS
Vatican City, 19 June 2013 (VIS) – Today, Archbishop Luigi Travaglino,
permanent observer of the Holy See to the United Nations Organisations for
Food and Agriculture (FAO, IFAD, and WFP), spoke at the 38th session of the
FAO Conference held in
Rome from 15-22 June.
In his address, Archbishop Travaglino emphasized that the Delegation from the
Holy See wanted to reiterate its appreciation of the FAO's actions in favour
of development and guaranteeing food security, as well as to reaffirm its
availability to sustain
this work, which concerns a fundamental aspect of personal and communal life.
The prelate recalled that, in this particularly difficult moment for the
global economy, the Delegation from the Holy See encourages all the parties
concerned to further the implementation of the Organisation's programmes
carried out in the various
areas of agriculture, forestry, and fisheries, especially in view of the
objective of food security, which has become indispensable. It is therefore
necessary to move from words to deeds, making the necessary resources
available to the FAO.
At the same time, referring to the planning for the next biennium, he said
that the Delegation from the Holy See hopes for a broadening of the forms of
support to the artisanal activities and practices that constitute the basic
economic reality for the
majority of developing countries, which have in their monocultures, forest
resources, exploitation of marine resources, or agricultural activities, an
essential reference—unfortunately often the sole reference—for
their economies and their
food supply.
He also pointed out that the Holy See's reference to the sustainability of
food supply systems cannot be limited to manufacturing techniques, the
conservation of resources, or the exchange of information. “It appears
to us that the approach of
sustainability that is linked to the human person can help give meaning to the
responsibility that each of us has towards future generations.”
___________________________________________________________
IN MEMORIAM
Vatican City, 19 June 2013 (VIS) – The following prelates passed away
between April and June of this year:
- Bishop Celso Yegros Estigarribia, emeritus of Carapegua, Paraguay, on 6
April at the age of 77.
- Archbishop François-Wolff Ligonde, emeritus of Port-au-Prince,
Haiti, on 8 April at the age of 85.
- Bishop Luis Antonio Nova Rocha, of Facatativa, Colombia, on 9 April at
the age of 69.
- Cardinal Lorenzo Antonetti, president emeritus of the Administration of
the Patrimony of the Apostolic See, on 10 April at the age of 90.
- Bishop Bernhard Rieger, auxiliary emeritus of Rottenburg-Stuttgart,
Germany, on 10 April at the age of 90.
- Bishop Jaime Enrique Duque Correa, M.X.Y., of El Banco, Colombia, on 14
April at the age of 70.
- Bishop Reinhard Lettmann, emeritus of Munster, Germany, on 16 April at
the age of 80.
- Bishop Martinus Petrus Maria Muskens, emeritus of Breda, Netherlands, on
16 April at the age of 77.
- Bishop Peter Michael Chenaparampil, emeritus of Alleppey, India, on 18
April at the age of 83.
- Bishop William Edward Murray, emeritus of Wollongong, Australia, on 21
April at the age of 93.
- Bishop Jose de Jesus Castillo Rentería, M.N.M., emeritus of
Tuxtepec, Oaxaca, Mexico, on 23 April at the age of 85.
- Bishop Joseph Peter O’Connell, auxiliary emeritus of Melbourne,
Australia, on 27 April at the age of 81.
- Bishop Arthur Joseph O’Neill, emeritus of Rockford, Illinois, USA,
on 27 April at the age of 95.
- Bishop Julio Ojeda Pascual, O.F.M., vicar apostolic emeritus of San
Ramon, Peru, on 28 April at the age of 81.
- Bishop Pietro Garlato, emeritus of Tivoli, Italy, on 29 April at the age
of 85.
- Bishop Patrick Taval, M.S.C., of Kerema, Papua New Guinea, on 29 April at
the age of 57.
- Bishop Tito Buss, emeritus of Rio do Sul, Santa Catarina, Brazil, on 30
April at the age of 87.
- Bishop Joseph Patrick McFadden, of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA, on 2
May at the age of 65.
- Bishop Severo Aparicio Quispe, O. de M., auxiliary emeritus of Cuzco,
Peru, on 6 May at the age of 89.
- Archbishop Andre Sana, emeritus of Kerkuk of the Chaldeans, Iraq, on 8
May at the age of 92.
- Bishop Felix Ramananarivo, M.S., emeritus of Antsirabe, Madagascar, on 12
May at the age of 79.
- Archbishop Dominic Kodwo Andoh, emeritus of Accra, Ghana, on 17 May at
the age of 84.
- Archbishop Michael Kpakala Francis, emeritus of Monrovia, Liberia, on 19
May at the age of 77.
- Bishop Mykola Simkaylo, of Kolomyia-Chernivtsi of the Ukrainians,
Ukraine, on 21 May at the age of 60.
- Bishop Silverio Jarbas Paulo de Albuquerque, O.F.M., emeritus of Feira de
Santana, Baia, Brazil, on 28 May at the age of 96.
- Cardinal Stanislaw Kazimierz Nagy, S.C.I., cardinal deacon of Santa Maria
della Scala, on 5 June at the age of 91.
- Bishop Joseph Michael Sullivan, auxiliary emeritus of Brooklyn, New York,
USA, on 7 June at the age of 83.
- Bishop Olavio Lopez Duque, O.A.R., vicar apostolic emeritus of Casanare,
Colombia at the age of 81.
- Bishop Jose de Lima, emeritus of Sete Lagoas, Minas Gerais, Brazil, on 12
June at the age of 89.
___________________________________________________________
AUDIENCE
Vatican City, 19 June 2013 (VIS) – In the sitting room of the Paul VI
Hall after the general audience, the Holy Father received participants in the
meeting promoted by the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue with
the International
Islamic Forum for Dialogue from Saudi Arabia.
___________________________________________________________
OTHER PONTIFICAL ACTS
Vatican City, 19 June 2013 (VIS) – Today, the Holy Father:
- appointed Fr. Jose Carlos Brandao Cabral as bishop of Almenara (area
15,738, population 192,800, Catholics 147,300, priests 18, religious 39),
Brazil. The bishop-elect was born in Tupa, Sao Paulo, Brazil, in 1963 and was
ordained a
priest for the diocese of Limeira in 1993. Since ordination he has served in
several pastoral, judicial, and diocesan-level roles, most recently, since
1993, as pastor of the “Menino Jesus” parish in the Diocese of
Limeira, since 2005, as
judge auditor of the Interdiocesan Ecclesiastic Tribunal and, since 2008, as
diocesan chancellor. He succeeds Bishop Hugo Maria Van Steekelenburg, O.F.M.,
whose resignation from the pastoral care of the same diocese the Holy Father
accepted, upon having
reached the age limit.
- appointed Bishop Jose Carlos Chacorowski, C.M., as bishop of
Caraguatatuba (area 1,992, population 292,000, Catholics 179,600, priests 21,
permanent deacons 6, religious 53), Brazil. Bishop Chacorowski was previously
auxiliary of Sao
Luis do Maranhao, Maranho, Brazil, and titular of Casae Nigrae.
- appointed Fr. Joseph Mopeli Sephamola, O.M.I., as bishop of Qacha’s
Nek (area 11,500, population 400,000, Catholics 200,000, priests 22, religious
104), Lesotho. The bishop-elect was born in Tsoelike Ha Atlali, Lesotho, in
1960
and was ordained a priest in 1991. Since ordination, he has served as a
missionary in Zambia, as a delegate for the Oblates in Rome and novitiate
master in Quthing, Qacha's Nek, as a delegate for studies in Spirituality in
South Africa, and, most
recently, as provincial of the Oblate Fathers in Lesotho.
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VATICAN INFORMATION SERVICE YEAR XXIII - N° 131 DATE 19-06-2013
Summary: - GENERAL AUDIENCE: HOW CAN WE
HAVE UNITY AMONG CHRISTIANS IF
AS CATHOLICS WE AREN'T UNITED? - FRANCIS: FACE OF CHRIST IS ETCHED IN
REFUGEES. THE CHRISTIAN IS ONE WHO SAYS YES TO LIFE - ST. JOSEPH'S NAME
ADDED TO EUCHARISTIC PRAYERS II, III, AND IV - HOLY SEE AT FAO: WE ARE
ALL RESPONSIBLE FOR
FUTURE GENERATIONS - IN MEMORIAM - AUDIENCE - OTHER
PONTIFICAL ACTS
GENERAL AUDIENCE: HOW CAN WE HAVE UNITY AMONG CHRISTIANS IF AS CATHOLICS WE
AREN'T UNITED?
Vatican City, 19 June 2013 (VIS) - Pope Francis dedicated his catechesis of
the Wednesday general audience to the expression “of the body”
that the Second Vatican Council used to indicate the nature of the Church: the
Church is the body
of Christ. The Pope recalled the text of the conversion of Saul, who became
Paul, in order to explain how the Apostle, with that experience, tells us how
profound the union between Christians and Christ is.
“The image of the body helps us to understand this deep bond between
Church and Christ, which St. Paul particularly developed,” the Pope
said. “The Church … is a living body … and this body has a
head, Jesus, who
guides, nourishes, and sustains it. … [But], the same way that in a
body it is important that the lifeblood courses for it to live, so must we
allow Jesus to work in us, so that his Word might guide us, his Eucharistic
presence might nourish and
inspire us, and so that his love might give strength to our love for our
neighbour.”
“In the Church, therefore,” the pontiff continued, “there
is a variety, a diversity of tasks and functions. There is no dull uniformity
but the richness of the gifts that the Holy Spirit distributes. There is
communion and unity:
all are in relation to one another and all combine to form a single vital
body, profoundly connected to Christ. Let us remember this well: being part of
the Church means being united to Christ and receiving from him the divine life
that makes us to live
as Christians. It means remaining united to the Pope and bishops who are
instruments of unity and communion and it also means learning to overcome
selfishness and divisions, to understand one another better, and to harmonize
the variety and richness of
each one. In a word, loving God and the persons around us, in our families,
parishes, and associations, better. Body and limbs must be united in order to
live!”
Speaking extemporaneously, the Holy Father added: “Unity is always
greater than conflict. Conflicts, if they aren't resolved well, separate us
from one another, separate us from God. Conflict can help us grow but it can
also divide us. Let's
not take the path of division and struggle between one another. All united,
all united with our differences but always united: this is Jesus'
path.”
“How much damage is caused to the Church by divisions among
Christians, by being apart, by narrow interests! The divisions among
us,” he continued, “but also the divisions between the
communities: evangelical Christians, Orthodox
Christians, Catholic Christians, why are we divided? We must try to bring
unity. … We must pray together as Catholics and also with other
Christians, must pray that the Lord grant us unity, unity between us. But how
will we have unity among
Christians if we aren't capable of having it among us Catholics? Of having it
in our family? How many families fight and are divided! Seek unity, the unity
that makes the Church. Unity comes from Jesus Christ. He sends us the Holy
Spirit to create
unity.”
FRANCIS: FACE OF CHRIST IS ETCHED IN REFUGEES. THE CHRISTIAN IS ONE WHO
SAYS YES TO LIFE
Vatican City, 19 June 2013 (VIS) – After giving his catechesis at the
general audience, the Holy Father spoke of World Refugee Day, which is
commemorated on this day. This year the pontiff asked for “special
consideration of the situation
of refugee families who are often forced to quickly leave their home and
homeland and who lose their every good and safety in order to flee from
violence, persecution, or severe discrimination on religious grounds, or for
belonging to a particular
ethnic group, or for their political views.”
“In addition to the dangers of the journey, these families often find
themselves at risk of being torn apart and, in the country that receives them,
they have to deal with cultures and societies that are different from their
own. We cannot be
insensitive to these families or towards our refugee brothers and sisters. We
are called to help them, opening ourselves to understanding and hospitality.
May there be no lack of persons and institutions around the world to assist
them. In their faces
is etched the face of Christ!”
The Pope then recalled that last Sunday, as part of the Year of Faith,
“we celebrated God who is Life and the source of life, Christ who gives
us the divine life, and the Holy Spirit who keeps us in the vital relationship
of true children of
God. I wish to extend once more,” he added, “the invitation to
receive and to proclaim the 'Gospel of life', to promote and defend life in
all its dimensions and all its stages. The Christian is the one who says 'yes'
to life, the one who
says 'yes' to God, the Living One.”
ST. JOSEPH'S NAME ADDED TO EUCHARISTIC PRAYERS II, III, AND IV
Vatican City, 19 June 2013 (VIS) – Today, the Congregation for Divine
Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments issued a decree, dated 1 May and
signed by the prefect of that dicastery, Cardinal Antonio Canizares Llovera,
which provides
that, after the Blessed Virgin Mary, the name of her husband St. Joseph also
be read in the Eucharistic Prayers II, III, and IV.
“The faithful in the Catholic Church,” reads the decree,
“have shown continuous devotion to Saint Joseph and have solemnly and
constantly honoured his memory as the most chaste spouse of the Mother of God
and as the heavenly Patron
of the universal Church. For this reason Blessed Pope John XXIII, in the days
of the Most Holy Second Ecumenical Council of the Vatican, decreed that Saint
Joseph’s name be added to the ancient Roman Canon. In response to
petitions received from
places throughout the world, the Supreme Pontiff Benedict XVI deemed them
worthy of implementation and graciously approved them. The Supreme Pontiff
Francis likewise has recently confirmed them. In this the pontiffs had before
their eyes the full
communion of the Saints who, once pilgrims in this world, now lead us to
Christ and unite us with him.”
“As regards the Latin text, these formulas are hereby declared
typical. The Congregation itself will soon provide vernacular translations in
the more widespread western languages; as for other languages, translations
are to be prepared by the
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