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VATICAN INFORMATION SERVICE
ANNO XXII - N° 48
DATA 02-03-2012
Summary:
- THE CHURCH MUST COMBAT LIES AND DECEIT, IN HERSELF AND IN THE WORLD
- THE FATHERS OF THE CHURCH: MASTERS OF FAITH
- OTHER PONTIFICAL ACTS
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THE CHURCH MUST COMBAT LIES AND DECEIT, IN HERSELF AND IN THE WORLD
Vatican City, 2 March 2012 (VIS) - This year's meditations during the Lenten
spiritual retreat of the Holy Father and the Roman Curia are being guided by
Cardinal Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya, archbishop of Kinshasa, Democratic
Republic of Congo, who is
focusing on the theme of "the communion of Christians with God". Beginning
with the sign of the cross, the cardinal has been reflecting upon God as
light, truth, mercy and loving guide, before turning to consider love of the
world, lack of faith in
Christ and the sin of priests.
The sign of the cross is much more than a habit, it is an "act whereby we add
the splendour of knowledge and the dynamism of freedom to our every action".
It is a sign which means "sacrifice for love. It is death for resurrection".
Therefore, it implies
the rejection of vanity, prestige, possession and domination, and the
consecration of our activity to Christ.
In the context of his meditations upon God as the way, truth and life,
Cardinal Monsengwo Pasinya made reference to some of the most dramatic events
of our times, such as war, genocide, political violence, abortion and all
forms of manipulation of human
beings. He also invited his listeners not to remain indifferent "to repression
and man's exploitation of man", and not to lower their guard, "even if the
mystery of sin is beyond us".
"We must walk in the light", the cardinal said. "In other words, we must
choose to abandon sin" and let the Truth transform our lives via a journey of
conversion. Understanding God as truth is particularly important for people
"who have no awareness of
their own sins, for people who have lost the sense of sin because they no
longer pose themselves the problem of God", and for people who do no longer
possess moral criteria and confuse good and evil. This tendency is related to
"religious indifference
which affirms that all religious are alike but which, in reality, is seeking a
lax morality".
The cardinal warned that priests are not free from these errors, "in the
measure to which spiritual barrenness leads them into the same defects", he
said. "Priestly ministry thus becomes mere functionality and has no true sense
of God". The archbishop
of Kinshasa also used the example of the Apostles Peter and Judas. The former
"was betrayed by his generosity, his attachment to Christ; nonetheless, he
fell because he was reckless and exposed himself to danger, although he
immediately abandoned the
place of his fall and bitterly bewailed his sin". This is a lesson for all
priests. "Our generosity does not protect us from sin. We must be prudent, and
not recklessly expose ourselves to the possibility of falling. In all
situations, whatever happens,
the Lord is always at our side. The biggest affront we can show Him is to
doubt in His mercy, as Judas did".
"To live in truth", the cardinal said, "is is to live according to the
Beatitudes. It means repudiating the lies of our words and actions. It means
rejecting the hypocrisy which impels us to appear other than as we are". The
Church too must combat lies
and deceit, both within herself and in the world, and struggle "so that the
truth of Christ's Gospel may be known and lived".
___________________________________________________________
THE FATHERS OF THE CHURCH: MASTERS OF FAITH
Vatican City, 2 March 2012 (VIS) - The Prefecture of the Pontifical Household
yesterday made known the theme of this year's Lenten sermons which, as is
customary, will be preached on four consecutive Fridays in the presence of the
Pope, beginning on 9
March. That theme, taken from the Letter to the Hebrews, is: "Remember your
leaders and imitate their faith. The Fathers of the Church: Masters of Faith".
The Holy Father and the Roman Curia are currently dedicating the first week of
Lent to their
annual spiritual exercises.
In the note released by the prefecture, Fr. Raniero Cantalamessa O.F.M. Cap.,
preacher of the Pontifical Household, explains that "in preparation for the
Year of Faith called by the Holy Father Benedict XVI, the four Lenten sermons
will seek to energise
and refresh our beliefs through a renewed contact with 'giants of faith' of
the past". Each week's sermon will be dedicated to one of four great doctors
of the Eastern Church: St. Athanasius, St. Basil, St. Gregory Nazianzen and
St. Gregory Nyssen, "to
see what each of them has to say to us today about the dogma they championed,
respectively: the divinity of Christ, the Holy Spirit, the Trinity and
knowledge of God".
Quoting words of Servant of God Paul VI, Fr. Cantalamessa notes that
"returning to the Fathers of the Church is part of that return to the roots of
Christianity without which it would be impossible to undertake biblical
renewal, liturgical reform and
the new theological research endorsed by Vatican Council II".
The sermons will be held at 9 a.m. in the "Redemptoris Mater" Chapel of the
Vatican Apostolic Palace.
___________________________________________________________
OTHER PONTIFICAL ACTS
Vatican City, 2 March 2012 (VIS) - The Holy Father accepted the resignation
from the pastoral care of the apostolic vicariate of Puerto Gaitan, Colombia,
presented by Bishop Jose Alberto Rozo Gutierrez S.M.M., upon having reached
the age limit.
___________________________________________________________
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VATICAN INFORMATION SERVICE ANNO XXII - N° 48DATA 02-03-2012
Summary: - THE CHURCH MUST COMBAT LIES AND
DECEIT, IN HERSELF AND IN THE
WORLD - THE FATHERS OF THE CHURCH: MASTERS OF FAITH - OTHER
PONTIFICAL ACTS
THE CHURCH MUST COMBAT LIES AND DECEIT, IN HERSELF AND IN THE WORLD
Vatican City, 2 March 2012 (VIS) - This year's meditations during the
Lenten spiritual retreat of the Holy Father and the Roman Curia are being
guided by Cardinal Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya, archbishop of Kinshasa,
Democratic Republic of Congo, who is
focusing on the theme of "the communion of Christians with God". Beginning
with the sign of the cross, the cardinal has been reflecting upon God as
light, truth, mercy and loving guide, before turning to consider love of the
world, lack of faith in
Christ and the sin of priests.
The sign of the cross is much more than a habit, it is an "act whereby we
add the splendour of knowledge and the dynamism of freedom to our every
action". It is a sign which means "sacrifice for love. It is death for
resurrection". Therefore, it
implies the rejection of vanity, prestige, possession and domination, and the
consecration of our activity to Christ.
In the context of his meditations upon God as the way, truth and life,
Cardinal Monsengwo Pasinya made reference to some of the most dramatic events
of our times, such as war, genocide, political violence, abortion and all
forms of manipulation of
human beings. He also invited his listeners not to remain indifferent "to
repression and man's exploitation of man", and not to lower their guard, "even
if the mystery of sin is beyond us".
"We must walk in the light", the cardinal said. "In other words, we must
choose to abandon sin" and let the Truth transform our lives via a journey of
conversion. Understanding God as truth is particularly important for people
"who have no awareness
of their own sins, for people who have lost the sense of sin because they no
longer pose themselves the problem of God", and for people who do no longer
possess moral criteria and confuse good and evil. This tendency is related to
"religious
indifference which affirms that all religious are alike but which, in reality,
is seeking a lax morality".
The cardinal warned that priests are not free from these errors, "in the
measure to which spiritual barrenness leads them into the same defects", he
said. "Priestly ministry thus becomes mere functionality and has no true sense
of God". The
archbishop of Kinshasa also used the example of the Apostles Peter and Judas.
The former "was betrayed by his generosity, his attachment to Christ;
nonetheless, he fell because he was reckless and exposed himself to danger,
although he immediately
abandoned the place of his fall and bitterly bewailed his sin". This is a
lesson for all priests. "Our generosity does not protect us from sin. We must
be prudent, and not recklessly expose ourselves to the possibility of falling.
In all situations,
whatever happens, the Lord is always at our side. The biggest affront we can
show Him is to doubt in His mercy, as Judas did".
"To live in truth", the cardinal said, "is is to live according to the
Beatitudes. It means repudiating the lies of our words and actions. It means
rejecting the hypocrisy which impels us to appear other than as we are". The
Church too must combat
lies and deceit, both within herself and in the world, and struggle "so that
the truth of Christ's Gospel may be known and lived".
Vatican City, 2 March 2012 (VIS) - The Prefecture of the Pontifical
Household yesterday made known the theme of this year's Lenten sermons which,
as is customary, will be preached on four consecutive Fridays in the presence
of the Pope, beginning on
9 March. That theme, taken from the Letter to the Hebrews, is: "Remember your
leaders and imitate their faith. The Fathers of the Church: Masters of Faith".
The Holy Father and the Roman Curia are currently dedicating the first week of
Lent to their
annual spiritual exercises.
In the note released by the prefecture, Fr. Raniero Cantalamessa O.F.M.
Cap., preacher of the Pontifical Household, explains that "in preparation for
the Year of Faith called by the Holy Father Benedict XVI, the four Lenten
sermons will seek to
energise and refresh our beliefs through a renewed contact with 'giants of
faith' of the past". Each week's sermon will be dedicated to one of four great
doctors of the Eastern Church: St. Athanasius, St. Basil, St. Gregory
Nazianzen and St. Gregory
Nyssen, "to see what each of them has to say to us today about the dogma they
championed, respectively: the divinity of Christ, the Holy Spirit, the Trinity
and knowledge of God".
Quoting words of Servant of God Paul VI, Fr. Cantalamessa notes that
"returning to the Fathers of the Church is part of that return to the roots of
Christianity without which it would be impossible to undertake biblical
renewal, liturgical reform and
the new theological research endorsed by Vatican Council II".
The sermons will be held at 9 a.m. in the "Redemptoris Mater" Chapel of the
Vatican Apostolic Palace.
Vatican City, 2 March 2012 (VIS) - The Holy Father accepted the resignation
from the pastoral care of the apostolic vicariate of Puerto Gaitan, Colombia,
presented by Bishop Jose Alberto Rozo Gutierrez S.M.M., upon having reached
the age limit.
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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/italinde.php
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