 VATICAN : POPE : UNDERSTANDING THE WORLD IN SACRED SCRIPTURE AND OTHER NEWS CATHOLIC MOVIES - WATCH THE MOTHER TERESA - PART 4 AMERICA : BOLIVIA : TALLEST STATUE OF OUR LADY EUROPE : SCOTLAND : YEAR OF FAITH ROSARY CAMPAIGN AFRICA : KENYA : CARDINAL - LIVE CONSECRATED LIFE TO FULLEST TODAY'S MASS ONLINE : THURS. FEB. 7, 2013 TODAY'S SAINT : FEB. 7: ST. COLETTE OF CORBIE POPE: HUMAN INTELLIGENCE CAN FIND KEY TO UNDERSTANDING THE WORLD IN SACRED SCRIPTURE Vatican City, 6 February 2013 (VIS) – Continuing his catechesis on the symbol of Christian faith, the Holy Father's General Audience today focused on the phrase “Creator of heaven and earth”, explained in light of the first chapter of Genesis. “God,” the Pope said, “is the source of all things and the beauty of creation reveals the omnipotence of the loving Father. As the origin of life … He cares for what has He has created with unceasing love and faithfulness. Creation, therefore, becomes the place in which to know God's omnipotence and goodness and becomes a call to faith for believers so that we might proclaim God as Creator. … In the light of faith, human intelligence can find the key to understanding the world In Sacred Scripture. Particularly … in the first chapter of Genesis, with the solemn presentation of divine creative action … The phrase 'and God saw it was good' is repeated six times. … Everything God creates is good, and beautiful, full of wisdom and love. God's creative action brings order and infuses harmony and beauty into it. In the story of Genesis, it later says that the Lord created with His word and ten times in the text the phrase 'God said' is repeated... Life springs forth, the world exists, so that everything might obey the Word of God.” “But does it still make sense to talk about creation,” the Pope wondered, “in this age of science and technology? The Bible isn't intended to be a natural science manual. Its intention is to reveal the authentic and profound truth of things. The fundamental truth revealed in the stories of Genesis is that the world isn't a collection of opposing forces, but has its origin and stability in the Logos, in God's eternal reason, which continues to sustain the universe. There is a plan for the world that springs from this reason, from the Creator Spirit.” “Men and women, human beings, the only ones capable of knowing and loving the Creator,” are the apex of all creation. “The creation stories in Genesis … help us to know God's plan for humanity. First, they say that God formed man out of the clay of the ground. … This means that we are not God; we have not made ourselves; we are clay. But it also means that we come from the good earth by an act of the Creator. … Beyond any cultural and historical distinctions, beyond any social difference, we are one humanity, formed from the one earth of God who … blew the breath of life into the body He formed from the earth. … The human being is made in the image and likeness of God. … We carry within us His life-giving breath and all human life is under God's special protection. This is the deepest reason for the inviolability of human dignity against any temptation to judge the person according to criteria of utility or power.” In the first chapters of Genesis, “there are two significant images: the garden with the tree of the knowledge of good and evil and the serpent. The garden tells us that the reality that God has placed the human being within is not a savage forest, but a place that protects, nourishes, and sustains. Humanity must recognize the world, not as property to plunder and exploit, but as a gift from the Creator … to cultivate and care for respectfully, following its rhythms and logic, in accordance with God's plan. The serpent is a figure derived from oriental fertility cults that fascinated Israel and that were a constant temptation to forsake the mysterious covenant with God.” That is why, “the serpent raised the suspicion that the covenant with God was a chain that … took away freedom and the most beautiful and precious things in life. The temptation becomes the building of a world of one's own without accepting the limits of being a creature, the limits of good and evil, of morality. Dependence on the love of God the Creator is seen as a burden to be overthrown. … But when our relationship with God is distorted, when we put ourselves in His place, all our other relationships are altered. Then the other becomes a rival, a threat. Adam, after have succumbed to temptation, immediately accuses Eve. … The world is no longer the garden in which to live in harmony, but a place to exploit, one in which … envy and hatred of the other enter into our hearts.” The Pope emphasized one last element of the creation stories. “Sin begets sin and all the sins of history are related. This aspect leads us to speak of what is called 'original sin'. What is the meaning of this reality, which is so difficult to understand? … First, we must keep in mind that no person is closed in upon themselves. … We receive life from others, not only at birth, but every day. The human being is relational: I am only myself in you and through you, in the loving relationship with the You of God and the you of the other. Sin alters or destroys our relationship with God … taking the place of God … Once that fundamental relationship is altered, our other relationships are also compromised or destroyed. Sin ruins everything. Now, if the relational structure of humanity is altered from the beginning, all humans enter the world characterized by the alteration of that relationship; we enter into the world changed by sin, which marks us personally. The initial sin disrupts and damages human nature. … And humanity cannot get out of this situation alone, cannot redeem itself. Only the creator can restore the correct relationships. … This takes place in Jesus Christ follows the exact opposite path of Adam. … While Adam does not recognize his being as a creature and wants to supplant the place of God, Jesus, the Son of God is in perfect filial relation to the Father. He lowers himself, becomes a servant, walks the path of love, humbling himself even to death on the cross in order to restore the relationship with God. Christ's Cross becomes the new Tree of Life.” “Living by faith,” Benedict XVI concluded, “means acknowledging God's greatness and accepting our smallness, our creatureliness, letting God fill us with His love. Evil, with its burden of pain and suffering, is a mystery that is illuminated by the light of faith, giving us the certainty of being able to be freed from it.” |
| BENEDICT XVI'S
PRAYER INTENTIONS FOR FEBRUARY Vatican City, 6 February 2013 (VIS) - Pope Benedict's general prayer intention for February is: "That migrant families, especially the mothers, may be supported and accompanied in their difficulties". His mission intention is: "That the peoples at war and in conflict may lead the way in building a peaceful future".. |
| AUDIENCES
Vatican City, 6 February 2013 (VIS) – After today’s General Audience, the Holy Father met with participants in the general assembly of the Priestly Fraternity of the Missionaries of St. Charles Borromeo. |
| OTHER PONTIFICAL
ACTS Vatican City, 6 February 2013 (VIS) – Today, the Holy Father: - elevated the territorial prelature of Cameta, Brazil, to the rank of diocese. He appointed Bishop Jesus Maria Cizaurre Berdonces, O.A.R., prelate of Cameta, as first bishop of the new diocese. - appointed Fr. Valdir Mamede as auxiliary bishop of the archdiocese of Brasilia (area 5,814, population 2,246,000, Catholics 1,541,000, priests 320, permanent deacons 69, religious 674), Brazil. The bishop-elect was born in Silvianopolis, Brazil and was ordained to the priesthood in 1988. He has served as pastor in several Brazilian parishes, most recently Imaculado Coracao de Maria, and was also judicial vicar of the archdiocese. |
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AMERICA : BOLIVIA : TALLEST STATUE OF OUR LADY
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Bolivia
unveils world's largest statue of Our Lady
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THE largest statue of the Virgin Mary in the world, dedicated to Our Lady of Socavon, was inaugurated at a Friday 1 February ceremony in the city of Oruro, Bolivia.
THE largest statue of the Virgin Mary in the world, dedicated to Our Lady of Socavon, was inaugurated at a Friday 1 February ceremony in the city of Oruro, Bolivia.
Rolando
Rocha, the lead sculptor for the project, told reporters that more than simply
“a work of engineering and art,” the monument “is an act of faith that
strengthens our traditions.”
Towering
at 149 feet, the statue is located on a 12,000-foot mountain south of La Paz,
the country’s second largest city. It stands 22 feet taller than the Christ the
Redeemer statue atop Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
The
statue’s unveiling ceremony was attended by both Bolivian president Evo Morales
and Oruro mayor Rossio Pimentel.
Our Lady
of Socavon is the patroness of miners. The original statue is kept at the
Diocesan Shrine of Our Lady of Socavon in the city of Oruro.
The
presentation of the $1.2 million statue also marked the beginning of Carnaval in
Orugo. The city’s festival is the only Carnaval celebration that includes a
dance in honor of the Virgin Mary.
As
residents of Oruro prepared for the annual candlelight procession to the Shrine
of Socavon, Bishop Cristobal Bialasik issued a letter inviting those along the
procession route to decorate their homes with sacred images and to listen to the
diocesan broadcast of the event.
The
closing procession, which took place on the evening of Sunday 3 February,
featured nearly 50 dancers making their way to the shrine, where they asked the
Virgin Mary for her intercession.
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AFRICA : KENYA : CARDINAL - LIVE CONSECRATED LIFE TO FULLEST
CISA NEWS REPORT
NAIROBI, February 05, 2013
(CISA) -John Cardinal Njue has urged the Catholic religious men and women to
live their consecrated life to its fullest
“It is not a simple one, but we have got to prove that with God’s guidance, everything is possible,” he emphasized on February 02.
The cardinal said this while marking this year’s (2013) World Day of Consecrated life which is set aside by the Catholic Church to offer prayers for both religious men and women, world-wide.
The Mass, concelebrated by Archbishop emeritus John Njenga of Mombasa Archdiocese and Auxiliary Bishop David Kamau of Nairobi Archdiocese, was held at Nairobi’s Holy Family Minor Basilica.
It was attended by hundreds of Catholics, among them the clergy and religious women of various Orders and Congregations.
The Cardinal described religious life as a gift from God.
“God expects those of us in this life to live it to the fullest. One of the possible outcomes is that the lay people in the Church would emulate us,” stressed the Cardinal.
Meanwhile the Cardinal launched the 2013 Pastoral Guidelines for the Archdiocese Nairobi during the occasion.
The Cardinal has observed in the preface of the booklet (pastoral guidelines) that, “These guidelines are for us all. Their aim is to present essential interior values for our faith and lifestyle that serves as a witness also for non-Christians since our mission is to evangelize.”
He urged the clergy and religious men and women to assist the faithful understand and follow these pastoral guidelines.
“They are rich enough. They need to be understood and followed by all in the Catholic faith,” emphasized the Cardinal.
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“It is not a simple one, but we have got to prove that with God’s guidance, everything is possible,” he emphasized on February 02.
The cardinal said this while marking this year’s (2013) World Day of Consecrated life which is set aside by the Catholic Church to offer prayers for both religious men and women, world-wide.
The Mass, concelebrated by Archbishop emeritus John Njenga of Mombasa Archdiocese and Auxiliary Bishop David Kamau of Nairobi Archdiocese, was held at Nairobi’s Holy Family Minor Basilica.
It was attended by hundreds of Catholics, among them the clergy and religious women of various Orders and Congregations.
The Cardinal described religious life as a gift from God.
“God expects those of us in this life to live it to the fullest. One of the possible outcomes is that the lay people in the Church would emulate us,” stressed the Cardinal.
Meanwhile the Cardinal launched the 2013 Pastoral Guidelines for the Archdiocese Nairobi during the occasion.
The Cardinal has observed in the preface of the booklet (pastoral guidelines) that, “These guidelines are for us all. Their aim is to present essential interior values for our faith and lifestyle that serves as a witness also for non-Christians since our mission is to evangelize.”
He urged the clergy and religious men and women to assist the faithful understand and follow these pastoral guidelines.
“They are rich enough. They need to be understood and followed by all in the Catholic faith,” emphasized the Cardinal.
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TODAY'S MASS ONLINE : THURS. FEB. 7, 2013
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6: 7 - 13
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| 7 | And he called to him the twelve, and began to send them out two by two, and gave them authority over the unclean spirits. |
| 8 | He charged them to take nothing for their journey except a staff; no bread, no bag, no money in their belts; |
| 9 | but to wear sandals and not put on two tunics. |
| 10 | And he said to them, "Where you enter a house, stay there until you leave the place. |
| 11 | And if any place will not receive you and they refuse to hear you, when you leave, shake off the dust that is on your feet for a testimony against them." |
| 12 | So they went out and preached that men should repent. |
| 13 | And they cast out many demons, and anointed with oil many that were sick and healed them. |
TODAY'S SAINT : FEB. 7: ST. COLETTE OF CORBIE
St. Colette of Corbie
FOUNDRESS OF THE COLETTINE POOR CLARES
Feast: February 7
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Founder of Colettine Poor Clares (Clarisses), born 13
January 1381, at Corbie in Picardy, France; died at Ghent, 6 March, 1447. Her
father, Robert Boellet, was the carpenter of the famous Benedictine Abbey of
Corbie; her mother's name was Marguerite Moyon. Colette joined successively the
Bequines, the Benedictines, and the Urbanist Poor Clares. Later she lived for a
while as a recluse. Having resolved to reform the Poor Clares, she turned to the
antipope, Benedict XIII (Pedro de Luna), then recognized by France as the
rightful pope. Benedict allowed her to enter to the order of Poor Clares and
empowered her by several Bulls, dated 1406, 1407, 1408, and 1412 to found new
convents and complete the reform of the order. With the approval of the Countess
of Geneva and the Franciscan Henri de la Beaume, her confessor and spiritual
guide, Colette began her work at Beaume, in the Diocese of Geneva. She remained
there but a short time and soon opened at Besancon her first convent in an
almost abandoned house of Urbanist Poor Clares. Thence her reform spread to
Auxonne (1410), to Poligny, to Ghent (1412), to Heidelberg (1444), to Amiens,
etc. To the seventeen convents founded during her lifetime must be added another
begun by her at Pont-a-Mousson in Lorraine. She also inaugurated a reform among
the Franciscan friars (the Coletani), not to be confounded with the Observants.
These Coletani remained obedient to the authority of the provincial of the
Franciscan convents, and never attained much importance even in France. In 1448
they had only thirteen convents, and together with other small branches of the
Franciscan Order were suppressed in 1417 by Leo X. In addition to the strict
rules of the Poor Clares, the Colettines follow their special constitutions
sanctioned in 1434 by the General of the Franciscans, William of Casale,
approved in 1448 by Nicholas V, in 1458 by Pius II, and in 1482 by Sixtus IV.
St. Colette was beatified 23 January, 1740, and canonized 24 May, 1807. She was not only a woman of sincere piety, but also intelligent and energetic, and exercised a remarkable moral power over all her associates. She was very austere and mortified in her life, for which God rewarded her by supernatural favours and the gift of miracles. For the convents reformed by her she prescribed extreme poverty, to go barefooted, and the observance of perpetual fast and abstinence. The Colettine Sisters are found today, outside of France, in Belgium, Germany, Spain, England, and the United States |
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