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VATICAN INFORMATION SERVICE
YEAR XXII - N° 154
DATE 22-07-2013
Summary:
- THE POPE LEAVES FOR RIO, HIS HEART FULL OF JOY
- ANGELUS: CONTEMPLATION AND SERVICE ARE NOT IN OPPOSITION
- LORD, WHAT SHOULD I DO WITH MY LIFE?
- POPE'S UNEXPECTED VISIT TO ST. MARY MAJOR TO ASK PROTECTION OF THE VIRGIN
- BENEDICT XVI, SPIRITUALLY PRESENT AT WORLD YOUTH DAY, RIO
- POPE FRANCIS COMMEMORATES THE BOMBING OF SAN LORENZO
- TELEGRAM ON THE DEATH OF CARDINAL SIMON IGNATIUS PIMENTA
- OTHER PONTIFICAL ACTS
___________________________________________________________
THE POPE LEAVES FOR RIO, HIS HEART FULL OF JOY
Vatican City, 22 July 2013 (VIS) – Fiumicino Airport, Rome, 8.53 a.m.:
the Alitalia Airbus A330 carrying the Pope departed punctually for Rio de
Janeiro, Brazil, where it is scheduled to land in Galeao Antonio Carlos Jobim
International Airport at
4.00 p.m. local time, 9.00 p.m. Italian time. The Argentine Pope's first
apostolic trip has begun.
Francis travelled carrying his hand luggage, and stood in line waiting to
embark alongside the other passengers, accredited journalists and other
prelates. The flight is expected to last twelve hours and the aeroplane will
fly over Italy, Algeria,
Mauritania and Senegal before arriving in the Brazilian capital where
multitudes of young people are already awaiting the Pope. Shortly before
departing he tweeted: “I am arriving in Brazil in a few hours and my
heart is already full of joy
because soon I will be with you to celebrate the 28th WYD”. The message
has been disseminated to over seven million users who follow the @Pontifex
account.
___________________________________________________________
ANGELUS: CONTEMPLATION AND SERVICE ARE NOT IN OPPOSITION
Vatican City, 21 July 2013 (VIS) – The Holy Father's Sunday meditation
before praying the Angelus this morning was dedicated to Jesus' visit to the
house of Martha and Mary in Bethany in the Gospel of St. Luke, and the two key
themes of Christian
life: contemplation, listening to the Word of God and the concrete service of
our neighbour. These are not to be experienced separately, but rather are two
aspects to be lived “in profound unity and harmony”.
The Bishop of Rome explained to the thousands of the faithful gathered in St.
Peter's Square that the two sisters “both welcome the Lord, but in
different ways. Mary sits at Jesus’ feet, listening, whereas Martha is
absorbed in domestic
tasks and is so busy that she turns to Jesus saying: 'Lord, do you not care
that my sister has left me by myself to do the serving? Tell her to help me'.
And Jesus responds rebuking her with sweetness. 'Martha, Martha, you are
anxious and worried about
many things. There is the need for only one thing'”.
“What does Jesus wish to say?” continued the Pope. “Above
all it is important to understand that it is not a matter of two contrasting
attitudes: listening to the Word of the Lord – contemplation – and
concrete service to
our neighbour. They are not two opposed attitudes but, on the contrary, they
are both aspects that are essential for our Christian life; aspects that must
never be separated but rather lived in profound unity and harmony”.
“So why does Jesus rebuke Martha? Because she considered only what she
was doing to be essential; she was too absorbed and worried about things to
'do'. For a Christian, the works of service and charity are never detached
from the principle source
of our action: that is, listening to the Word of the Lord, sitting –
like Mary – at Jesus’ feet in the attitude of a disciple. And for
this reason Mary is rebuked”.
Pope Francis affirmed that “in our Christian life too prayer and action
are always profoundly united. Prayer that does not lead to concrete action
toward a brother who is poor, sick, in need of help … is a sterile and
incomplete prayer.
But, in the same way, when in ecclesial service we are only concerned with
what we are doing, we give greater weight to things, functions and structures,
forgetting the centrality of Christ; we do not set aside time for dialogue
with Him in prayer, we
run the risk of serving ourselves and not God, present in our brother in
need”.
“Let us ask the Virgin Mary, Mother of listening and service, who
teaches us to meditate on the Word of her Son in our heart, to pray with
fidelity, and to be ever more concretely attentive to the needs of our
brothers”.
___________________________________________________________
LORD, WHAT SHOULD I DO WITH MY LIFE?
Vatican City, 21 July 2013 (VIS) – Following today's Angelus, Pope
Francis, upon reading a banner with the words “Buon Viaggio!”
(Have a good trip!), asked the faithful to accompany him spiritually through
prayer on his trip to Brazil.
He affirmed that this coming week will really be dedicated to youth, and that
the young will be its true protagonists. “All those who come to Rio want
to hear Jesus’ voice, to listen to Jesus: 'Lord, what should I do with
my life? What path
I should take?'” Francis asked the young people present in the square to
“entrust these questions to the Lord and to the intercession of the
Blessed Virgin Mary, much loved and venerated in Brazil: those questions that
the young people will
ask there and those that you will ask today. And may Our Lady help us in this
new stage of our pilgrimage”.
___________________________________________________________
POPE'S UNEXPECTED VISIT TO ST. MARY MAJOR TO ASK PROTECTION OF THE VIRGIN
Vatican City, 21 July 2013 (VIS) – Yesterday afternoon the Holy Father
paid an unscheduled visit to the Basilica of St. Mary Major to ask the
protection of the Virgin Mary during his apostolic trip to Brazil, for the
young people who will gather
in Rio de Janeiro for World Youth Day and for young people all over the world.
The Pope arrived at the Basilica at 4.45 p.m., where he was received by the
Cardinal Archpriest Santos Abril y Castello. He entered via the side door of
the Sacristy and proceeded straight to the Chapel where the image of Our Lady
Salus Populi Romani is
held, and where the canons of the Basilica and the Dominican Fathers were
gathered. The Pope spent half an hour in silent prayer before the marian icon,
then offered a floral tribute and lit a candle, recalling the symbolic logo of
World Youth Day in
Rio de Janeiro.
Since the Basilica was open to the public and many faithful were present,
before leaving the Pope stopped before the central altar where he heard a
brief address from the cardinal archpriest, and he spoke briefly to those
present, asking them too to
accompany his trip to Brazil “with prayer, trust and penitence”.
The visit lasted for little more than an hour and at 6 p.m. the Holy Father
returned to the Vatican.
___________________________________________________________
BENEDICT XVI, SPIRITUALLY PRESENT AT WORLD YOUTH DAY, RIO
Vatican City, 20 July 2013 (VIS) – The Holy See Press Office reported
that in the afternoon of Friday, 19 July, Pope Francis visited Pope emeritus
Benedict XVI to ask him to accompany the Holy Father's upcoming visit to
Brazil for World Youth Day
with spiritual nearness and prayer. Pope Francis gave the Pope emeritus the
programme for the trip, in order that he might participate spiritually and
follow the broadcasts of the various events, and gave him a medal
commemorating the trip.
Benedict XVI assured him of his prayers, recalling the intense and wonderful
experience of previous meetings with the young in Cologne, Sydney and Madrid.
The meeting began with a moment of prayer together in the Chapel followed by a
cordial discussion, and lasted around two hours.
___________________________________________________________
POPE FRANCIS COMMEMORATES THE BOMBING OF SAN LORENZO
Vatican City, 20 July 2013 (VIS) – The Holy See Press Office today
published the message sent by Pope Francis to Cardinal Agostino Vallini, vicar
general of the diocese of Rome, for the 70th anniversary of the bombardment of
the San Lorenzo
quarter of Rome.
“I am spiritually united with you, with the Capuchin friars and all
those gathered in the Basilica of San Lorenzo outside-the-Walls to commemorate
the violent bombardment of 19 July 1943, which inflicted serious damage on the
sacred building and
the entire quarter, as in other parts of the city, sowing death and
destruction”.
Francis mentioned in his message that Pope Pius XII, in those terrible hours,
was close to his co-citizens who had been so gravely afflicted. Pope Pacelli
did not hesitate to hasten to the quarter of San Lorenzo, immediately and
without escort, where he
assisted and comforted the stricken population. Again, on that occasion, he
showed himself to be a caring Pastor among his flock, especially in the hour
of need, willing to share in the suffering of his people”.
The Holy Father also made mention of all those who, in such a dramatic moment,
joined in offering moral and material assistance, and in particular Giovanni
Battista Montini, the future Pope Paul VI, then acting Secretary of State, who
accompanied Pius
XII to the quarter of San Lorenzo.
“Many bishops, priests and consecrated persons in Rome and throughout
Italy were like the good Samaritan in the parable of the Gospel”,
continued the Pope, “tending to the brother in his suffering, to help
him and to bring consolation
and hope. It was a race to extend charity to every human being in danger and
in need of attention and support”.
Pope Francis concluded by recalling the words of Pius XII: “'Nothing is
lost by peace; everything may be lost by war'. Peace is a gift from God, which
today too must find willing hearts to welcome it and to work as builders of
reconciliation and
peace”.
___________________________________________________________
TELEGRAM ON THE DEATH OF CARDINAL SIMON IGNATIUS PIMENTA
Vatican City, 20 July 2013 (VIS) - The Holy Father has sent a telegram of
condolence to Cardinal Oswald Gracias, archbishop of Bombay for the death of
Cardinal Simon Ignatius Pimenta, archbishop emeritus of the same archdiocese.
Cardinal Pimenta died on
Friday, 19 July at the age of 93.
In the message the Pope expresses his closeness to the Cardinal's family and
imparts an apostolic blessing as a pledge of consolation and strength in the
Lord.
___________________________________________________________
OTHER PONTIFICAL ACTS
Vatican City, 22 July 2013 (VIS) – The Holy Father appointed Bishop
Vittorio Lanzani, delegate of the Fabric of St. Peter, as pontifical delegate
for the Basilica of St. Anthony in Padua.
On Saturday, 20 July, the Holy Father:
- appointed Cardinal Angelo Scola, archbishop of Milan, as his special envoy
to the celebration of the 1700th anniversary of the Edict of Milan, to be held
in Nis, Serbia on 20-21 September 2013.
- appointed Archbishop Ramzi Garmou of Tehran of the Chaldeans as apostolic
visitor for the Chaldeans resident in Europe, previously administered
“ad nutum Sanctae Sedis” by Chorbishop Philip Najim.
- appointed Fr. Viktors Stulpins as bishop of Liepaja (area 13,210, population
277,000, Catholics 27,700, priests 14, religious 14), Latvia. The bishop-elect
was born in Riga, Latvia in 1971 and was ordained a priest in 1995. He has
served in a number
of pastoral roles, as a priest in the parishes of Aizkraukle, Irsi, Koknese,
Skriveri, Vecbebri and St. Francis in Riga, and as vice rector of the major
seminary of Riga. He is also a professor at the Theological Institute of Riga
and a member of the
Commission on Religious Art in Riga.
- appointed Bishop Angel Polivio Sanchez Loaiza as bishop of Machala (area
5,819, population 574,000, Catholics 545,000, priests 47, permanent deacons 1,
religious 116), Ecuador. Bishop Sanchez Loaiaza, previously bishop of
Guaranda, Ecuador, was born
in Ayapamba, Ecuador, in 1946, was ordained to the priesthood in 1975, and
received episcopal ordination in 2004.
- appointed Msgr. Maurizio Gervasoni as bishop of Vigevano (area 1,509,
population 192,827, Catholics 182,600, priests 109, permanent deacons 10,
religious 168), Italy. The bishop-elect was born in Sarnico, Italy in 1953 and
was ordained a priest in
1977. He received a doctorate in theology from the Gregorian Pontifical
University in 1982 and has held a number of roles, including: professor of
theological anthropology at the seminary of Bergamo, vice-director of the
theology course at the Giovanni
XXIII Seminary, professor of spirituality at the diocesan presbytery, director
of the Pastoral Office for Culture, director of the Office for Social,
Employment and Economic Pastoral Care, director of the Office for
Associations, Movements and Groups,
bishop's delegate for the Formation and Education of the People of God,
diocesan president of Caritas, bishop's delegate for the Proclamation of the
Word and the Liturgy; director of the Catechistic Office and director of the
Liturgica
l
Office, and professor of anthropology of religions and of history of religions
at the University of Bergamo. In 2012 he was appointed provost of the parish
of St. Lucia in Bergamo and episcopal vicar of the same city. He was named
prelate of honour by
his Holiness in 1999.
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VISnews130722
VATICAN INFORMATION SERVICE YEAR XXII - N° 154DATE 22-07-2013
Summary: - THE POPE LEAVES FOR RIO, HIS
HEART FULL OF JOY -
ANGELUS: CONTEMPLATION AND SERVICE ARE NOT IN OPPOSITION - LORD, WHAT
SHOULD I DO WITH MY LIFE? - POPE'S UNEXPECTED VISIT TO ST. MARY MAJOR TO
ASK PROTECTION OF THE VIRGIN - BENEDICT XVI, SPIRITUALLY PRESENT AT
WORLD YOUTH DAY, RIO - POPE FRANCIS COMMEMORATES THE BOMBING OF SAN LORENZO - TELEGRAM ON
THE DEATH OF CARDINAL SIMON IGNATIUS PIMENTA - OTHER PONTIFICAL ACTS ___________________________________________________________
THE POPE LEAVES FOR RIO, HIS HEART FULL OF JOY
Vatican City, 22 July 2013 (VIS) – Fiumicino Airport, Rome, 8.53
a.m.: the Alitalia Airbus A330 carrying the Pope departed punctually for Rio
de Janeiro, Brazil, where it is scheduled to land in Galeao Antonio Carlos
Jobim International Airport
at 4.00 p.m. local time, 9.00 p.m. Italian time. The Argentine Pope's first
apostolic trip has begun.
Francis travelled carrying his hand luggage, and stood in line waiting to
embark alongside the other passengers, accredited journalists and other
prelates. The flight is expected to last twelve hours and the aeroplane will
fly over Italy, Algeria,
Mauritania and Senegal before arriving in the Brazilian capital where
multitudes of young people are already awaiting the Pope. Shortly before
departing he tweeted: “I am arriving in Brazil in a few hours and my
heart is already full of joy
because soon I will be with you to celebrate the 28th WYD”. The message
has been disseminated to over seven million users who follow the @Pontifex
account.
ANGELUS: CONTEMPLATION AND SERVICE ARE NOT IN OPPOSITION
Vatican City, 21 July 2013 (VIS) – The Holy Father's Sunday
meditation before praying the Angelus this morning was dedicated to Jesus'
visit to the house of Martha and Mary in Bethany in the Gospel of St. Luke,
and the two key themes of
Christian life: contemplation, listening to the Word of God and the concrete
service of our neighbour. These are not to be experienced separately, but
rather are two aspects to be lived “in profound unity and
armony”.
The Bishop of Rome explained to the thousands of the faithful gathered in
St. Peter's Square that the two sisters “both welcome the Lord, but in
different ways. Mary sits at Jesus’ feet, listening, whereas Martha is
absorbed in domestic
tasks and is so busy that she turns to Jesus saying: 'Lord, do you not care
that my sister has left me by myself to do the serving? Tell her to help me'.
And Jesus responds rebuking her with sweetness. 'Martha, Martha, you are
anxious and worried about
many things. There is the need for only one thing'”.
“What does Jesus wish to say?” continued the Pope. “Above
all it is important to understand that it is not a matter of two contrasting
attitudes: listening to the Word of the Lord – contemplation – and
concrete service
to our neighbour. They are not two opposed attitudes but, on the contrary,
they are both aspects that are essential for our Christian life; aspects that
must never be separated but rather lived in profound unity and h
rmony”.
“So why does Jesus rebuke Martha? Because she considered only what
she was doing to be essential; she was too absorbed and worried about things
to 'do'. For a Christian, the works of service and charity are never detached
from the principle
source of our action: that is, listening to the Word of the Lord, sitting
– like Mary – at Jesus’ feet in the attitude of a disciple.
And for this reason Mary is rebuked”.
Pope Francis affirmed that “in our Christian life too prayer and
action are always profoundly united. Prayer that does not lead to concrete
action toward a brother who is poor, sick, in need of help … is a
sterile and incomplete prayer.
But, in the same way, when in ecclesial service we are only concerned with
what we are doing, we give greater weight to things, functions and structures,
forgetting the centrality of Christ; we do not set aside time for dialogue
with Him in prayer, we
run the risk of serving ourselves and not God, present in our brother in
need”.
“Let us ask the Virgin Mary, Mother of listening and service, who
teaches us to meditate on the Word of her Son in our heart, to pray with
fidelity, and to be ever more concretely attentive to the needs of our
brothers”.
Vatican City, 21 July 2013 (VIS) – Following today's Angelus, Pope
Francis, upon reading a banner with the words “Buon Viaggio!”
(Have a good trip!), asked the faithful to accompany him spiritually through
prayer on his trip to
Brazil. He affirmed that this coming week will really be dedicated to youth,
and that the young will be its true protagonists. “All those who come to
Rio want to hear Jesus’ voice, to listen to Jesus: 'Lord, what should I
do with my life?
What path I should take?'” Francis asked the young people present in the
square to “entrust these questions to the Lord and to the intercession
of the Blessed Virgin Mary, much loved and venerated in Brazil: those
questions that the young
people will ask there and those that you will ask today. And may Our Lady help
us in this new stage of our pilgrimage”.
POPE'S UNEXPECTED VISIT TO ST. MARY MAJOR TO ASK PROTECTION OF THE
VIRGIN
Vatican City, 21 July 2013 (VIS) – Yesterday afternoon the Holy
Father paid an unscheduled visit to the Basilica of St. Mary Major to ask the
protection of the Virgin Mary during his apostolic trip to Brazil, for the
young people who will
gather in Rio de Janeiro for World Youth Day and for young people all over the
world.
The Pope arrived at the Basilica at 4.45 p.m., where he was received by the
Cardinal Archpriest Santos Abril y Castello. He entered via the side door of
the Sacristy and proceeded straight to the Chapel where the image of Our Lady
Salus Populi Romani
is held, and where the canons of the Basilica and the Dominican Fathers were
gathered. The Pope spent half an hour in silent prayer before the marian icon,
then offered a floral tribute and lit a candle, recalling the symbolic logo of
World Youth Day in
Rio de Janeiro.
Since the Basilica was open to the public and many faithful were present,
before leaving the Pope stopped before the central altar where he heard a
brief address from the cardinal archpriest, and he spoke briefly to those
present, asking them too to
accompany his trip to Brazil “with prayer, trust and penit
nce”.
The visit lasted for little more than an hour and at 6 p.m. the Holy Father
returned to the Vatican.
BENEDICT XVI, SPIRITUALLY PRESENT AT WORLD YOUTH DAY, RIO
Vatican City, 20 July 2013 (VIS) – The Holy See Press Office reported
that in the afternoon of Friday, 19 July, Pope Francis visited Pope emeritus
Benedict XVI to ask him to accompany the Holy Father's upcoming visit to
Brazil for World Youth
Day with spiritual nearness and prayer. Pope Francis gave the Pope emeritus
the programme for the trip, in order that he might participate spiritually and
follow the broadcasts of the various events, and gave him a medal
commemorating the trip.
Benedict XVI assured him of his prayers, recalling the intense and
wonderful experience of previous meetings with the young in Cologne, Sydney
and Madrid.
The meeting began with a moment of prayer together in the Chapel followed
by a cordial discussion, and lasted around two hours.
POPE FRANCIS COMMEMORATES THE BOMBING OF SAN LORENZO
Vatican City, 20 July 2013 (VIS) – The Holy See Press Office today
published the message sent by Pope Francis to Cardinal Agostino Vallini, vicar
general of the diocese of Rome, for the 70th anniversary of the bombardment of
the San Lorenzo
quarter of Rome.
“I am spiritually united with you, with the Capuchin friars and all
those gathered in the Basilica of San Lorenzo outside-the-Walls to commemorate
the violent bombardment of 19 July 1943, which inflicted serious damage on the
sacred building
and the entire quarter, as in other parts of the city, sowing death and
destruction”.
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