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VATICAN INFORMATION SERVICE
YEAR XXII - N° 177
DATE 03-10-2012
Summary:
- THE CHURCH BECOMES FULLY VISIBLE IN THE LITURGY
- POPE ASKS FAITHFUL TO PRAY FOR YEAR OF FAITH, SYNOD OF BISHOPS
- BENEDICT XVI'S PRAYER INTENTIONS FOR OCTOBER
- THREE CARDINALS TO TAKE POSSESSION OF TITLES, DIACONATES
- OTHER PONTIFICAL ACTS
___________________________________________________________
THE CHURCH BECOMES FULLY VISIBLE IN THE LITURGY
Vatican City, 3 October 2012 (VIS) - The time dedicated to liturgical prayer
in the life of Christians, especially during Mass, was the central theme of
Benedict XVI's catechesis during his general audience, held this morning in
St. Peter's Square.
Prayer, the Pope explained, "is the living relationship of the children of God
with their immeasurably good Father, with His Son Jesus Christ and with the
Holy Spirit. Therefore the life of prayer consists in dwelling habitually in
the presence of God
and knowing Him. ... Such communion of life with the One Triune God is
possible through Baptism, by which we are united to Christ, ... because only
in Christ can we dialogue with God the Father as children".
For Christians prayer means "constantly gazing at Christ in ways that are ever
new", said the Holy Father. "Yet we must not forget that we discover Christ
and know Him as a living Person in the Church. She is 'His Body'. ... The
unbreakable bond between
Christ and the Church, through the unifying power of love, does not annul
'you' and 'me' but exalts them to their most intense unity. ... Praying means
raising oneself to the heights of God, by means of a necessary and gradual
transformation of our
being".
By participating in the liturgy "we make the language of mother Church our
own, we learn to speak in her and for her. Of course this comes about
gradually, little by little. I must progressively immerse myself into the
words of the Church with my
prayers, life and suffering, with my joy and my thoughts. This is a journey
which transforms us", the Pope said.
The question of "how to pray" is answered by following the Our Father, the
prayer which Jesus taught us. "We see that its first two words are 'Father'
and 'our', and the response then becomes clear: I learn to pray and I nourish
my prayer by addressing
myself to God as Father, and by praying with others, with the Church,
accepting the gift of her words, which little by little become familiar and
rich in meaning. The dialogue God establishes with each one of us in prayer,
and we with Him, always
includes a 'with'. We cannot pray to God individualistically. In liturgical
prayer, especially the Eucharist, ... in all prayer, we speak not only as
single individuals, but enter into that 'us' which is the prayerful Church".
The liturgy, then, "is not some form of 'self-expression' of a community. ...
It means entering into that great living community in which God Himself
nourishes us. The liturgy implies universality", and it "is important for all
Christians to feel that
they are truly part of this universal 'us', which is the foundation and refuge
for the 'me', in the Body of Christ which is the Church".
To do this we must accept the logic of the incarnation of God, Who "came close
to us, making Himself present in history and in human nature. ... This
presence continues in the Church, His Body. The liturgy, then, is not the
recollection of past events
but the living presence of Christ's Paschal Mystery which transcends and
unites time and space".
"It is not the individual priest or member of the faithful, or the group,
which celebrates the liturgy. Rather, the liturgy is primarily the action of
God through the Church with all her history, her rich tradition and her
creativity. This universality
and fundamental openness, which is specific to all the liturgy, is one of the
reasons for which it cannot be invented or modified by a single community or
by experts, but must remain faithful to the forms of the universal Church".
The Church becomes fully visible in the liturgy, the Holy Father concluded,
"the act by which we believe that God enters our lives and we can encounter
Him. The act in which ... He comes to us and we are illuminated by Him".
___________________________________________________________
POPE ASKS FAITHFUL TO PRAY FOR YEAR OF FAITH, SYNOD OF BISHOPS
Vatican City, 3 October 2012 (VIS) - Following his catechesis during his
general audience this morning, the Pope mentioned his visit tomorrow to
Loreto, Italy, "on the fiftieth anniversary of the famous pilgrimage made to
that Marian shrine by Blessed
Pope John XXIII, a week before the opening of Vatican Council II".
Benedict XVI asked everyone to join his prayers "entrusting to the Mother of
God the main ecclesial events we are preparing to experience: the Year of
Faith, and the Synod of Bishops on the New Evangelisation. May the Blessed
Virgin accompany the Church
on her mission to announce the Gospel to the men and women of our time".
___________________________________________________________
BENEDICT XVI'S PRAYER INTENTIONS FOR OCTOBER
Vatican City, 3 October 2012 (VIS) - Pope Benedict's general prayer intention
for October is: "That the new evangelisation may progress in the oldest
Christian countries".
His mission intention is: "That the celebration of World Mission Day may
result in a renewed commitment to evangelisation".
___________________________________________________________
THREE CARDINALS TO TAKE POSSESSION OF TITLES, DIACONATES
Vatican City, 3 October 2012 (VIS) - A note released today by the Office of
Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff provides details concerning the
taking of possession of the following titles and diaconates:
- At 6 p.m. on Monday 8 October Cardinal Lucian Muresan, major archbishop of
Fagaras and Alba Julia of the Romanians, Romania, will take possession of the
title of Sant’Atanasio, Via del Babuino 149, Rome.
- At 4 p.m. on Sunday 14 October Cardinal George Alencherry, major archbishop
of Ernakulam-Angamaly of the Syro-Malabars, India, will take possession of the
title of San Bernardo alle Terme, Via Torino 94, Rome.
- At 6.30 p.m. on Saturday 20 October Cardinal Julien Ries, will take
possession of the diaconate of Sant’Antonio di Padova a Circonvallazione
Appia, Circonvallazione Appia 150, Rome.
___________________________________________________________
OTHER PONTIFICAL ACTS
Vatican City, 3 October 2012 (VIS) - The Holy Father appointed:
- Archbishop Rogelio Cabrera Lopez of Tuxtla-Gutierrez, Mexico, as archbishop
of Monterrey (area 17,886, population 7,327,000, Catholics 5,862,000, priests
549, permanent deacons 42, religious 1,109), Mexico.
- Bishop Francisco Carlos Bach of Toledo, Brazil, as bishop of Sao Jose dos
Pinhais (area 3,271, population 882,954, Catholics 688,704, priests 80,
permanent deacons 62, religious 244), Brazil.
___________________________________________________________
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VATICAN INFORMATION SERVICE YEAR XXII - N° 177DATE 03-10-2012
Summary: - THE CHURCH BECOMES FULLY VISIBLE
IN THE LITURGY - POPE
ASKS FAITHFUL TO PRAY FOR YEAR OF FAITH, SYNOD OF BISHOPS - BENEDICT
XVI'S PRAYER INTENTIONS FOR OCTOBER - THREE CARDINALS TO TAKE POSSESSION
OF TITLES, DIACONATES - OTHER PONTIFICAL ACTS ___________________________________________________________
THE CHURCH BECOMES FULLY VISIBLE IN THE LITURGY
Vatican City, 3 October 2012 (VIS) - The time dedicated to liturgical
prayer in the life of Christians, especially during Mass, was the central
theme of Benedict XVI's catechesis during his general audience, held this
morning in St. Peter's
Square.
Prayer, the Pope explained, "is the living relationship of the children of
God with their immeasurably good Father, with His Son Jesus Christ and with
the Holy Spirit. Therefore the life of prayer consists in dwelling habitually
in the presence of
God and knowing Him. ... Such communion of life with the One Triune God is
possible through Baptism, by which we are united to Christ, ... because only
in Christ can we dialogue with God the Father as children".
For Christians prayer means "constantly gazing at Christ in ways that are
ever new", said the Holy Father. "Yet we must not forget that we discover
Christ and know Him as a living Person in the Church. She is 'His Body'. ...
The unbreakable bond
between Christ and the Church, through the unifying power of love, does not
annul 'you' and 'me' but exalts them to their most intense unity. ... Praying
means raising oneself to the heights of God, by means of a necessary and
gradual transformation of
our being".
By participating in the liturgy "we make the language of mother Church our
own, we learn to speak in her and for her. Of course this comes about
gradually, little by little. I must progressively immerse myself into the
words of the Church with my
prayers, life and suffering, with my joy and my thoughts. This is a journey
which transforms us", the Pope said.
The question of "how to pray" is answered by following the Our Father, the
prayer which Jesus taught us. "We see that its first two words are 'Father'
and 'our', and the response then becomes clear: I learn to pray and I nourish
my prayer by
addressing myself to God as Father, and by praying with others, with the
Church, accepting the gift of her words, which little by little become
familiar and rich in meaning. The dialogue God establishes with each one of us
in prayer, and we with Him,
always includes a 'with'. We cannot pray to God individualistically. In
liturgical prayer, especially the Eucharist, ... in all prayer, we speak not
only as single individuals, but enter into that 'us' which is the prayerful
Church".
The liturgy, then, "is not some form of 'self-expression' of a community.
... It means entering into that great living community in which God Himself
nourishes us. The liturgy implies universality", and it "is important for all
Christians to feel
that they are truly part of this universal 'us', which is the foundation and
refuge for the 'me', in the Body of Christ which is the Church".
To do this we must accept the logic of the incarnation of God, Who "came
close to us, making Himself present in history and in human nature. ... This
presence continues in the Church, His Body. The liturgy, then, is not the
recollection of past
events but the living presence of Christ's Paschal Mystery which transcends
and unites time and space".
"It is not the individual priest or member of the faithful, or the group,
which celebrates the liturgy. Rather, the liturgy is primarily the action of
God through the Church with all her history, her rich tradition and her
creativity. This
universality and fundamental openness, which is specific to all the liturgy,
is one of the reasons for which it cannot be invented or modified by a single
community or by experts, but must remain faithful to the forms of the
universal Church".
The Church becomes fully visible in the liturgy, the Holy Father concluded,
"the act by which we believe that God enters our lives and we can encounter
Him. The act in which ... He comes to us and we are illuminated by Him".
POPE ASKS FAITHFUL TO PRAY FOR YEAR OF FAITH, SYNOD OF BISHOPS
Vatican City, 3 October 2012 (VIS) - Following his catechesis during his
general audience this morning, the Pope mentioned his visit tomorrow to
Loreto, Italy, "on the fiftieth anniversary of the famous pilgrimage made to
that Marian shrine by
Blessed Pope John XXIII, a week before the opening of Vatican Council II".
Benedict XVI asked everyone to join his prayers "entrusting to the Mother
of God the main ecclesial events we are preparing to experience: the Year of
Faith, and the Synod of Bishops on the New Evangelisation. May the Blessed
Virgin accompany the
Church on her mission to announce the Gospel to the men and women of our
time".
Vatican City, 3 October 2012 (VIS) - Pope Benedict's general prayer
intention for October is: "That the new evangelisation may progress in the
oldest Christian countries".
His mission intention is: "That the celebration of World Mission Day may
result in a renewed commitment to evangelisation".
THREE CARDINALS TO TAKE POSSESSION OF TITLES, DIACONATES
Vatican City, 3 October 2012 (VIS) - A note released today by the Office of
Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff provides details concerning the
taking of possession of the following titles and diaconates:
- At 6 p.m. on Monday 8 October Cardinal Lucian Muresan, major archbishop
of Fagaras and Alba Julia of the Romanians, Romania, will take possession of
the title of Sant’Atanasio, Via del Babuino 149, Rome.
- At 4 p.m. on Sunday 14 October Cardinal George Alencherry, major
archbishop of Ernakulam-Angamaly of the Syro-Malabars, India, will take
possession of the title of San Bernardo alle Terme, Via Torino 94, Rome.
- At 6.30 p.m. on Saturday 20 October Cardinal Julien Ries, will take
possession of the diaconate of Sant’Antonio di Padova a Circonvallazione
Appia, Circonvallazione Appia 150, Rome.
Vatican City, 3 October 2012 (VIS) - The Holy Father appointed:
- Archbishop Rogelio Cabrera Lopez of Tuxtla-Gutierrez, Mexico, as
archbishop of Monterrey (area 17,886, population 7,327,000, Catholics
5,862,000, priests 549, permanent deacons 42, religious 1,109), Mexico.
- Bishop Francisco Carlos Bach of Toledo, Brazil, as bishop of Sao Jose dos
Pinhais (area 3,271, population 882,954, Catholics 688,704, priests 80,
permanent deacons 62, religious 244), Brazil.
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
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riceverlo, si prega di visitare nostra pagina dinizio: http://212.77.1.245/news_services/press/vi
/italinde.php
Copyright (VIS): Le notizie contenute nei servizi del Vatican
Information Service possono essere riprodotte parzialmente o totalmente
citando la fonte: V.I.S. - Vatican Information Service.
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