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VATICAN INFORMATION SERVICE
YEAR XXII - N° 129
DATE 02-07-2012
Summary:
- JESUS CAME TO LIBERATE HUMAN BEINGS IN THEIR ENTIRETY
- METROPOLITAN ARCHBISHOPS, VISIBLE EXPRESSION OF THE UNIVERSALITY OF THE
CHURCH
- POPE TO TRAVEL TO CASTELGANDOLFO ON 3 JULY
- CARDINAL JOSEPH ZEN ZE-KIUN, SPECIAL ENVOY FOR CENTENARY OF BIRTH OF
BLESSED PETER TO ROT
- ONLY FOLLOWING JESUS LEADS TO THE NEW BROTHERHOOD
- STS. PETER AND PAUL ACCOMPANY BELIEVERS ALONG THE PATH OF FAITHFULNESS TO
CHRIST
- AUDIENCES
- OTHER PONTIFICAL ACTS
___________________________________________________________
JESUS CAME TO LIBERATE HUMAN BEINGS IN THEIR ENTIRETY
Vatican City, 1 July 2012 (VIS) - The miraculous cures of the daughter of
Jairus and of the woman who suffered haemorrhages provided the theme for the
Pope's remarks before praying the Angelus today.
Addressing the faithful gathered in St. Peter's Square, Benedict XVI explained
that both episodes can be interpreted at two levels: "the purely physical:
Jesus tends to human suffering and heals the body; and the spiritual: Jesus
came to heal the human
heart and to give salvation, and He asks people to have faith in Him". The two
episodes again show that Jesus "came to liberate human beings in their
entirety", he said. "First is the physical healing, but this is closely tied
to a deeper healing, which
bestows the grace of God upon those who are open to Him in faith".
All this, the Holy Father went on, invites us "to overcome a purely horizontal
and materialistic view of life. We ask God to cure us of our problems, to meet
our concrete needs - and it is right that we should do so. Yet we must
insistently ask for an
ever stronger faith, that the Lord may renew our lives, and a firm trust in
His love, in His providence which does not abandon us".
"Jesus' concern for human suffering makes us think of all those who help the
sick to carry their crosses, in particular physicians, healthcare
professionals and those who provide pastoral care in nursing homes. They are
the 'reserves of love' who bring
peace and hope to the suffering. In the Encyclical 'Deus Caritas est' I noted
that, while such invaluable service requires professional competence as a
primary and fundamental requirement, this in itself is not enough". The sick
need "need humanity and
heartfelt care".
"Let us call upon the Virgin Mary to accompany our journey of faith and our
commitment to concrete expressions of love, especially to those in need, as we
invoke her maternal intercession for our brothers who live with suffering in
body or spirit".
After the Angelus prayer, Benedict XVI expressed the hope that "the holidays
may be a time to strengthen our faith through prayer and charity".
___________________________________________________________
METROPOLITAN ARCHBISHOPS, VISIBLE EXPRESSION OF THE UNIVERSALITY OF THE CHURCH
Vatican City, 30 June 2012 (VIS) - At midday today the Holy Father received
the metropolitan archbishops upon whom he yesterday imposed the pallium in the
course of a Mass in the Vatican Basilica. The archbishops were accompanied by
members of their
families.
"The presence of metropolitan archbishops from all over the world is a visible
expression of the universality of the Church, called to make Christ known and
to announce the Gospel on all the continents and in different languages", said
the Pope in his
remarks to the group. "I assure you of my constant prayers that you may carry
out your episcopal mission with joy and fidelity, building your diocesan
communities in charity, supporting them with the witness of faith and helping
them to express a rewed
enthusiasm at meeting the person of Christ. ... Carry back to your communities
the experience of intense spirituality and authentic evangelical unity of
these days, that it may touch the hearts of believers and reverberate
throughout society, leaving
traces of good", the Holy Father concluded.
___________________________________________________________
POPE TO TRAVEL TO CASTELGANDOLFO ON 3 JULY
Vatican City, 30 June 2012 (VIS) - The Prefecture of the Pontifical Household
today announced that on Tuesday 3 July the Holy Father will travel to the
Apostolic Palace of Castelgandolfo.
Over the summer months private and special audiences will be suspended, while
the Wednesday general audiences - likewise suspended during the month of July
- will begin again at Castelgandolfo on Wednesday 1 August. On Sundays and
Solemnities during
this period, the Pope will pray the Angelus from the Apostolic Palace of
Castelgandolfo.
___________________________________________________________
CARDINAL JOSEPH ZEN ZE-KIUN, SPECIAL ENVOY FOR CENTENARY OF BIRTH OF BLESSED
PETER TO ROT
Vatican City, 30 June 2012 (VIS) - Made public today was the letter in which
the Holy Father appoints Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun S.D.B., bishop emeritus
of Hong Kong, China, as his special envoy to celebrations marking the
centenary of the birth of
Blessed Peter To Rot, catechist and martyr of Papua New Guinea, due to take
place in Rabaul on 7 July.
The mission accompanying the cardinal will be made up of Bishop Rochus Josef
Tatamai M.S.C. of Bereina, whose recently deceased father was a nephew of the
blessed, and Fr, Francis Mell, a priest of the archdiocese of Rabaul and
judicial vicar at the
archdiocesan tribunal of first instance.
___________________________________________________________
ONLY FOLLOWING JESUS LEADS TO THE NEW BROTHERHOOD
Vatican City, 29 June 2012 (VIS) - At 9 a.m. today, Solemnity of Sts. Peter
and Paul, Apostles, Benedict XVI concelebrated the Eucharist in the Vatican
Basilica with new metropolitan archbishops, upon whom he imposed the pallium.
As is customary, a
delegation from the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople also attended
the ceremony. The music for the liturgy was provided by the Choir of the
Sistine Chapel, as well as by members of the Choir of Westminster Abbey whom
the Pope thanked for their
participation.
Following the Gospel reading the Pope pronounced his homily, extracts of which
are given below:
"Christian tradition has always considered St. Peter and St. Paul to be
inseparable: indeed, together, they represent the whole Gospel of Christ. ...
Peter and Paul, much as they differ from one another in human terms and
notwithstanding the conflicts
that arose in their relationship, illustrate a new way of being brothers,
lived according to the Gospel, an authentic way made possible by the grace of
Christ’s Gospel working within them. Only by following Jesus does one
arrive at this new
brotherhood: this is the first and fundamental message that today’s
solemnity presents to each one of us, the importance of which is mirrored in
the pursuit of full communion, so earnestly desired by the Ecumenical
Patriarch and the Bishop of
Rome, as indeed by all Christians.
"In the passage from St. Matthew’s Gospel that we have just heard, Peter
makes his own confession of faith in Jesus, acknowledging Him as Messiah and
Son of God. He does so in the name of the other Apostles too. In reply, the
Lord reveals to him
the mission that He intends to assign to him, that of being the
ldquo;rock”, the visible foundation on which the entire spiritual
edifice of the Church is built. But in what sense is Peter the rock? How is he
to exercise this prerogative, which
naturally he did not receive for his own sake? The account given by the
Evangelist Matthew tells us first of all that the acknowledgement of
Jesus’ identity made by Simon in the name of the Twelve did not come
“through flesh and
blood”, that is, through his human capacities, but through a particular
revelation from God the Father. By contrast, immediately afterwards, as Jesus
foretells His passion, death and resurrection, Simon Peter reacts on the basis
of “
flesh
and blood”: he “began to rebuke him, saying, this shall never
happen to you”. And Jesus in turn replied: “Get behind me, Satan!
You are a hindrance to me”. The disciple who, through God’s gift,
was able to become a
solid rock, here shows himself for what he is in his human weakness: a stone
along the path, a stone on which men can stumble".
"Here we see the tension that exists between the gift that comes from the Lord
and human capacities; and in this scene between Jesus and Simon Peter we see
anticipated in some sense the drama of the history of the papacy itself,
characterised by the
joint presence of these two elements: on the one hand, because of the light
and the strength that come from on high, the papacy constitutes the foundation
of the Church during its pilgrimage through history; on the other hand, across
the centuries,
human weakness is also evident, which can only be transformed through openness
to God’s action.
"And in today’s Gospel there emerges powerfully the clear promise made
by Jesus: “the gates of the underworld”, that is, the forces of
evil, will not prevail. ... Peter will have to be defended from the
“gates of the
underworld”, from the destructive power of evil. Jeremiah receives a
promise that affects him as a person and his prophetic ministry; Peter
receives assurances concerning the future of the Church, the new community
founded by Jesus Christ, which
extends to all of history, far beyond the personal existence of Peter himself.
"Let us move on now to the symbol of the keys, which we heard about in the
Gospel. ... The key represents authority over the house of David. And in the
Gospel there is another saying of Jesus addressed to the scribes and the
Pharisees, whom the Lord
reproaches for shutting off the kingdom of heaven from people. This saying
also helps us to understand the promise made to Peter: to him, inasmuch as he
is the faithful steward of Christ’s message, it belongs to open the gate
of the Kingdom of
Heaven, and to judge whether to admit or to refuse. Hence the two images -
that of the keys and that of binding and loosing - express similar meanings
which reinforce one another. ... The parallelism “on earth ... in the
heavens” guarantees
that Peter’s decisions in the exercise of this ecclesial function are
valid in the eyes of God".
"The authority of loosing and binding consists in the power to remit sins. And
this grace, which defuses the powers of chaos and evil, is at the heart of the
Church’s mystery and ministry. The Church is not a community of the
perfect, but a
community of sinners, obliged to recognise their need for God’s love,
their need to be purified through the Cross of Jesus Christ. Jesus’
sayings concerning the authority of Peter and the Apostles make it clear that
God’s power is
love, the love that shines forth from Calvary".
"The iconographic tradition represents St. Paul with a sword, and we know that
this was the instrument with which he was killed. Yet as we read the writings
of the Apostle of the Gentiles, we discover that the image of the sword refers
to his entire
mission of evangelisation. ... This was certainly not the battle of a military
commander but that of a herald of the Word of God, faithful to Christ and to
His Church, to which he gave himself completely. And that is why the Lord gave
him the crown of
glory and placed him, together with Peter, as a pillar in the spiritual
edifice of the Church.
"Dear Metropolitan Archbishops, the pallium that I have conferred on you will
always remind you that you have been constituted in and for the great mystery
of communion that is the Church, the spiritual edifice built upon Christ as
the cornerstone,
while in its earthly and historical dimension, it is built on the rock of
Peter. Inspired by this conviction, we know that together we are all
cooperators of the truth, which as we know is one and “symphonic”,
and requires from each of us
and from our communities a constant commitment to conversion to the one Lord
in the grace of the one Spirit".
___________________________________________________________
STS. PETER AND PAUL ACCOMPANY BELIEVERS ALONG THE PATH OF FAITHFULNESS TO
CHRIST
Vatican City, 30 June 2012 (VIS) - At the end of this morning's Mass
concelebrated with forty-three metropolitan archbishops upon whom he imposed
the pallium, the Holy Father appeared at the window of his study to pray the
Angelus with faithful gathered
below in St. Peter's Square.
"The signs of the lives and glorious deaths of the humble fisherman of Galilee
and the Apostle of the Gentiles are inscribed into the very history of Rome,
which has rightly chosen them as her protectors", the Pope said. "Treasuring
the memory of their
shining witness, we recall the venerable beginnings of the Church which in
Rome believes, prays and announces Christ the Redeemer. Yet Sts. Peter and
Paul blaze not only in the skies of Rome, but also in the hearts of believers
all over the world who,
illuminated by their teaching and example, walk the paths of faith hope and
charity".
Benedict XVI continued: "On this journey of salvation the Christian community,
strong and serene in the presence of the living spirit of God, feels impelled
to continue along the path of faithfulness to Christ and announcement of His
Gospel to men and
women of all times. Part of this fruitful spiritual and missionary journey is
the consigning of the palliums to metropolitan archbishops, which I performed
this morning in the basilica; an eloquent rite which highlights the intimate
communion of pastors
with Peter's Successor and the profound ties which bind us to apostolic
tradition. It is, in fact, a dual treasure of sanctity in which the unity and
catholicity of the Church come together: a precious treasure to be
rediscovered and experienced with
renewed enthusiasm and constant commitment".
___________________________________________________________
AUDIENCES
Vatican City, 2 July 2012 (VIS) - The Holy Father today received in audience:
- Cardinal Giuseppe Versaldi, president of the Prefecture for the Economic
Affairs of the Holy See.
- Archbishop Pier Luigi Celata, secretary emeritus of the Pontifical Council
for Inter-religious Dialogue.
On Saturday 30 June he received in audience Cardinal William Joseph Levada,
prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.
___________________________________________________________
OTHER PONTIFICAL ACTS
Vatican City, 2 July 2012 (VIS) - The Holy Father:
- Appointed Bishop Gerhard Ludwig Muller of Regensburg, Germany, as prefect of
the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, and as president of the
Pontifical Commission "Ecclesia Dei", of the Pontifical Biblical Commission
and of the International
Theological Commission, at the same time elevating him to the dignity of
archbishop. He succeeds Cardinal William Joseph Levada, whose resignation from
the same offices the Holy Father accepted, upon having reached the age limit.
- Removed Archbishop Robert Bezak C.SS.R., from the pastoral care of the
archdiocese of Trnava, Slovakia.
On Saturday 30 June it was made public that the Holy Father:
- Appointed Fr. Miguel Angel Ayuso Guixot M.C.C.J., president of the
Pontifical Institute for Arabic and Islamic Studies, as secretary of the
Pontifical Council for Inter-religious Dialogue.
- Appointed as presidents delegate of the Thirteenth Ordinary General Assembly
of the Synod of Bishops, due to be held in the Vatican from 7 to 28 October on
the theme: "The new evangelisation for the transmission of the Christian
faith": Cardinal John
Tong Hon, bishop of Hong Kong, China; Cardinal Francisco Robles Ortega,
archbishop of Guadalajara, Mexico, and Cardinal Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya,
archbishop of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo.
- Accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Dunkeld,
Scotland, presented by Bishop Vincent Paul Logan, in accordance with canon 401
para. 2 of the Code of Canon Law.
- Accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Phu Cuong,
Vietnam, presented by Bishop Pierre Tran Dinh Tu, upon having reached the age
limit. He is succeeded by Coadjutor Bishop Joseph Nguyen Tan Tuoc.
- Accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Quy Nhon,
Vietnam, presented by Bishop Pierre Nguyen Soan, upon having reached the age
limit. He is succeeded by Coadjutor Bishop Matthieu Nguyen Van Khoi.
- Appointed Bishop Marian Rojek, auxiliary of Przemysl of the Latins, Poland,
as bishop of Zamosc-Lubaczow (area 8,144, population 486,624, Catholics
472,742, priests 469, religious 168), Poland.
On Friday 29 June it was made public that the Holy Father:
- Accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the territorial prelature
of Corocoro, Brazil, presented by Bishop Toribio Ticona Porco, upon having
reached the age limit.
- Appointed Fr. Claudio Dalla Zuanna S.C.I., vicar general of the Dehonian
Fathers, as archbishop of Beira (area 78,018 population 1,490,000, Catholics
828,000, priests 77, religious 134), Mozambique. The archbishop-elect was born
in Buenos Aires,
Argentina in 1958 and ordained a priest in 1984. He has served in missionary
and pastoral work in Mozambique and as counsellor general of his order.
- Appointed Fr. Joseph Alessandro O.F.M. Cap., vicar general of the diocese of
Garissa, Kenya, as coadjutor of the same diocese (area 142,704, population
847,500, Catholics 8,500, priests 17, religious 29). The bishop-elect was born
in Paola, Malta in
1949 and ordained a priest in 1970. He has worked in education, including as
rector of INSERM (Institutum Nationale Studiorum Ecclesiasticorum Religiosorum
Melitensium), and has also held various positions of responsibility in his
religious congregation.
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VATICAN INFORMATION SERVICE YEAR XXII - N° 129DATE 02-07-2012
Summary: - JESUS CAME TO LIBERATE HUMAN
BEINGS IN THEIR ENTIRETY -
METROPOLITAN ARCHBISHOPS, VISIBLE EXPRESSION OF THE UNIVERSALITY OF THE
CHURCH - POPE TO TRAVEL TO CASTELGANDOLFO ON 3 JULY - CARDINAL
JOSEPH ZEN ZE-KIUN, SPECIAL ENVOY FOR CENTENARY OF BIRTH OF BLESSED PETER TO
ROT - ONLY FOLLOWING
JESUS LEADS TO THE NEW BROTHERHOOD - STS. PETER AND PAUL ACCOMPANY
BELIEVERS ALONG THE PATH OF FAITHFULNESS TO CHRIST - AUDIENCES -
OTHER PONTIFICAL ACTS
JESUS CAME TO LIBERATE HUMAN BEINGS IN THEIR ENTIRETY
Vatican City, 1 July 2012 (VIS) - The miraculous cures of the daughter of
Jairus and of the woman who suffered haemorrhages provided the theme for the
Pope's remarks before praying the Angelus today.
Addressing the faithful gathered in St. Peter's Square, Benedict XVI
explained that both episodes can be interpreted at two levels: "the purely
physical: Jesus tends to human suffering and heals the body; and the
spiritual: Jesus came to heal the
human heart and to give salvation, and He asks people to have faith in Him".
The two episodes again show that Jesus "came to liberate human beings in their
entirety", he said. "First is the physical healing, but this is closely tied
to a deeper healing,
which bestows the grace of God upon those who are open to Him in faith".
All this, the Holy Father went on, invites us "to overcome a purely
horizontal and materialistic view of life. We ask God to cure us of our
problems, to meet our concrete needs - and it is right that we should do so.
Yet we must insistently ask for
an ever stronger faith, that the Lord may renew our lives, and a firm trust in
His love, in His providence which does not abandon us".
"Jesus' concern for human suffering makes us think of all those who help
the sick to carry their crosses, in particular physicians, healthcare
professionals and those who provide pastoral care in nursing homes. They are
the 'reserves of love' who
bring peace and hope to the suffering. In the Encyclical 'Deus Caritas est' I
noted that, while such invaluable service requires professional competence as
a primary and fundamental requirement, this in itself is not enough". The sick
need "need
humanity and heartfelt care".
"Let us call upon the Virgin Mary to accompany our journey of faith and our
commitment to concrete expressions of love, especially to those in need, as we
invoke her maternal intercession for our brothers who live with suffering in
body or
spirit".
After the Angelus prayer, Benedict XVI expressed the hope that "the
holidays may be a time to strengthen our faith through prayer and charity".
METROPOLITAN ARCHBISHOPS, VISIBLE EXPRESSION OF THE UNIVERSALITY OF THE
CHURCH
Vatican City, 30 June 2012 (VIS) - At midday today the Holy Father received
the metropolitan archbishops upon whom he yesterday imposed the pallium in the
course of a Mass in the Vatican Basilica. The archbishops were accompanied by
members of their
families.
"The presence of metropolitan archbishops from all over the world is a
visible expression of the universality of the Church, called to make Christ
known and to announce the Gospel on all the continents and in different
languages", said the Pope in
his remarks to the group. "I assure you of my constant prayers that you may
carry out your episcopal mission with joy and fidelity, building your diocesan
communities in charity, supporting them with the witness of faith and helping
them to express a
rewed enthusiasm at meeting the person of Christ. ... Carry back to your
communities the experience of intense spirituality and authentic evangelical
unity of these days, that it may touch the hearts of believers and reverberate
throughout society,
leaving traces of good", the Holy Father concluded.
Vatican City, 30 June 2012 (VIS) - The Prefecture of the Pontifical
Household today announced that on Tuesday 3 July the Holy Father will travel
to the Apostolic Palace of Castelgandolfo.
Over the summer months private and special audiences will be suspended,
while the Wednesday general audiences - likewise suspended during the month of
July - will begin again at Castelgandolfo on Wednesday 1 August. On Sundays
and Solemnities during
this period, the Pope will pray the Angelus from the Apostolic Palace of
Castelgandolfo.
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