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APOSTOLIC LETTER |
SOCIOSPIRITUALITY |
UBICUMQUE ET SEMPER OF THE SUPREME PONTIFF BENEDICT XVI ESTABLISHING THE PONTIFICAL COUNCIL FOR PROMOTING THE NEW EVANGELIZATION |
It is the duty of the Church to proclaim always and everywhere the Gospel of Jesus Christ. He, the first and supreme evangelizer, commanded the Apostles on the day of his Ascension to the Father: “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you” (Mt 28:19-20). Faithful to this mandate, the Church—a people chosen by God to declare his wonderful deeds (cf. 1 Peter 2:9)—ever since she received the gift of the Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost (cf. Acts 2:14), has never tired of making known to the whole world the beauty of the Gospel as she preaches Jesus Christ, true God and true man, the same “yesterday and today and for ever” (Heb 13:8), who, by his death and Resurrection, brought us salvation and fulfilled the promise made of old. Hence the mission of evangelization, a continuation of the work desired by the Lord Jesus, is necessary for the Church: it cannot be overlooked; it is an expression of her very nature. |
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Cleanliness is next to Godliness is a well known axiom. But, what do we see around us today? Garbage, filth and debris are strewn all over the place. I was pained to read in the newspapers recently that Bangalore, which is supposed to be a Garden City, has now become a garbage city! It’s indeed a great pity! And all of us who are living here should own the responsibility. I guess, similar situations do exist in other parts of our state and country. When we speak of cleanliness, we normally think of our environment and the outside realities. Yes, cleanliness outside is very important. But, what we primarily require today is the inner cleanliness, purity and holiness. By saying this, I am not discounting or belittling the need for and the importance of external cleanliness. |
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UINTED ARAB EMIRATES (UAE) Jebel Ali St. Francis of Assisi Church 7.45 PM Every Wednesday |
Sharjah St. Michaels Church 7:45 PM Every Monday |
Fujairah Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church 10.30 AM Every Friday |
HSI INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITIES |
Cardinal Stanislaw Rylko President - Pontificial Council for the Laity |
NEW EVANGELIZATION |
“The Church today ought to take a giant step forward in her evangelization effort, and enter into a new stage of history in her missionary dynamism”.(1) This statement in Christifideles Laici is still very relevant today, and the role of the laity in this process continues to be irreplaceable. Christ said “you too go into my vineyard” (Mt 20: 3-4), and this invitation should be seen as a clear call to an ever-growing number of lay men and women to take on their responsibility in the life and mission of the Church. This refers to their responsibility in the life and mission of all the Christian communities – dioceses and parishes, and ecclesial associations and movements. The engagement of lay people in evangelization is already changing the life of the Church(2), and this is a major sign of hope for the Church. |
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CLEANLINESS IS NEXT TO GODLINESS Archbishop of Bangalore, Most. Rev. Bernard Moras |
ETHOS A major FOCUS AREA of this Institute is to understand and make known the passing over from the old law to the new testament that Christ calls each Christian to a paradigm shift from legalism to grace. Christian ethos is not merely an ethic system but a transformation of heart. That we clean the inside of the cup and not merely the outside. We champion Christians, especially the youth to the ETHOS that will transform society that people may see our good character and glorify our Father in Heaven. We conduct programs at various levels such as medical ethics, family ethics, accountability amongst religious workers, etc. Anyone aspiring to join such a program must learn to walk in humility and submission before God and to the obedience to the Church. It calls for allowing God to remove the vinegar (bitterness from past experiences) and then cleasne our hearts from the taste of the vinegar and then allow Him to fill our hearts with honey. Christian Ethos refers to the transformation HEART. Our hearts must first be set free from the dominion of lust and hatred. We aim at protecting the faithful from ideologies such as puritianism and manichaeism where this ideology indicates that the body is evil. To say that the body is evil, is to accuse God of creating humans. As John Paul II says "The Manichaean way of seeing man's body and sexuality is foreign to the Gospel." |
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