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Archbishop celebrates Mass for prisoners Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, This year marks 49 years of Singapore’s independence. A young nation, we cannot help but feel proud as we recall what Singapore has achieved in a relatively short period of time. Even other nations look on Singapore’s achievements with much admiration. We take pride that Singapore is a prosperous nation. Once a colonial outpost, our nation has transformed itself in such a short period of time to be one of the richest countries in the world. Yet, the Gospel tells us that “Man does not live on bread aloneâ€? (Matt 4:4). We may be rich materially but are we rich in virtue and our relationships with God and one another? Singapore may be one of the richest countries in the world, yet a recent survey reports that we are also one of the unhappiest countries. Indeed, this goes to show that wealth does not bring enduring happiness. As pilgrims here on earth, journeying towards our true home in +HDYHQ ZH DUH FDOOHG WR UHĂ€HFW RQ the real meaning of our lives in the midst of our abundance. True happiness can only come about if we have a right relationship with God and others; in a life that is lived in love and peace with our fellowmen. Hence, riches are not only blessings from God for ourselves but He has also made us stewards, that we might share our abundance with the less fortunate, thus calling forth the love that is within

The social fabric of society is strengthened when we are able to embrace our brothers and sisters who are different from us. us and putting it into action. As Mother Teresa says, “We think sometimes that poverty is only being hungry, naked and homeless. The poverty of being unwanted, unloved and uncared for is the greatest poverty. We must start in our own homes to remedy this kind of poverty.� We must therefore begin to instil in our young the spirit of volunteerism; sharing our mate-

rial gifts, talents and time freely and not in anticipation of reaping SHUVRQDO EHQH¿WV We must also open our eyes to recognise the poor in our midst, those who are shunned and marginalised by society – the materially poor, the elderly sick, migrants who have left family and home in search of a living, children with special needs, ex-prisoners and patients with psychiatric

disorders, to name but a few. Jesus LGHQWLÂżHG KLPVHOI FRPSOHWHO\ ZLWK the poor, the sick and the lowly (Mt 25:40) and ministered to them, for this is what He came for. To refuse solidarity with those on the fringes of society would be to reject Christ. No servant is greater than his Master. As disciples of Christ, we must walk in His footsteps and minister to those in need. Hence, as we enjoy our riches and achievements, we must remain humble and be mindful of preserving and strengthening the values that have enabled us to be successful. Where we are today, is not just due to our efforts alone but a result RI *RGÂśV EOHVVLQJV DQG WKH VDFULÂżFes of those who have contributed in one way or another to our success. An ancient Chinese proverb goes, “Wealth does not pass three JHQHUDWLRQV ´ 7KH ÂżUVW JHQHUDWLRQ works extremely hard to build the family fortune. The second generDWLRQ UHDSV WKH EHQHÂżWV 7KH WKLUG generation squanders the wealth. While the second generation may see the value of hard work, the third forgets it. Hence, if our nation is to remain strong and cohesive, we must focus on nurturing the next generation. Formation of citizens with integrity, good moral values and who care for one another must therefore begin in our homes; for strong families form the bedrock of every nation, contributing to the economic and social progress for the good of humanity. „ Continued on Page 17

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Ecumenical dialogue Trinity Theological College students visit Catholic parish „ Page 6

ASIA Pope’s trip to S Korea Hopes rise for NorthSouth peace efforts „ Page 7

POPE FRANCIS ‘Never war! Stop it, please! Pontiff pleads for end to violence „ Page 14

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Choir raises funds for Cambodian kindergarten By Lorna O’Hara

Fr Mark Aloysius (centre) singing with the Soli Deo Gloria chorale. Photo: HENRY SEAH

There can be miracles, when you believe. That was the well-known song from The Prince of Egypt animated feature that a St Ignatius parish choir sang together with children from a Cambodian kindergarten. The smiling kids, however, were not on stage together with the Soli Deo Gloria (SDG) chorale, but were singing their hearts out on a video clip projected on two screens behind the choir. Some 800 people attended the concert titled Faithful, held in the Church of St Ignatius on July 19. The event was to raise funds for the Catholic-run Mother of Peace Kindergarten in Poipet, Cambodia, which serves 75 needy kids. Many of them are poor or former street children. “The only words to express this initiative is, ‘I am very inspired,’â€? said Ms Christine Yuan, 21, a member of the audience. “It’s inspiring to know that the funds for this concert will go to helping such a meaningful cause.â€? The concert was divided into four segments – Joy in Faith, Hope in Faith, Act of Faith and Miracle of Faith. The 47-member chorale wore Cambodian scarfs with the Mother of Peace kindergarten logo on them and sang a mixture of English and Latin songs on faith. Jesuit Fr Mark Aloysius, who is based at the church, also sang a song he composed titled Sensus Christi (Sensibility of Christ). This was the second time that the chorale has staged a concert to raise funds for the kindergarten. 7KH ÂżUVW FRQFHUW 7KDQNIXO ZDV in 2010. Chorale leader Anthony Siow

told CatholicNews that his group decided to assist the kindergarten after hearing from a Singaporean volunteer how the kindergarten was lacking funds, and learning about the plight of the kids. The future of the kids “were all so uncertain�, said Mr Siow. “They were literally milling around the streets and anyone could have just taken them away.� Helping the kindergarten is an extension of “what it means to have faith�, he said. Other than the kindergarten being the choir’s adopted charity, each SDG chorale member is also “assigned a child to pray for�, said Mr Siow.

The Mother of Peace kindergarten in Poipet, Cambodia, is a safe haven for 75 needy kids. Two nuns from the Missionary Society of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (MSSHJ), who are working in the kindergarten, were present at the concert. Sr Cecilia Herrera, kindergarten principal, said she was happy to “work together� with the Singapore chorale. “We receive and we give. I think this is our faith,� she said. “I cannot believe that I’m here to participate in this concert,� said her fellow nun, Sr Hasmuti Gamit. “It’s a wonderful gift to us.� Proceeds from the concert will go to the upkeep of the kindergarten, and to “raise awareness� of it and the impoverished state of Poipet�, said Ms Susanna Ng, a chorale conductor. „

Students from the Mother of Peace kindergarten. Photo: MERIANNE SELVERAJ

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Archbishop celebrates Mass with prison inmates

Archbishop William Goh and Fr Kenny Tan celebrating Mass with inmates in Changi Prison on July 25.

Make full use of the time in prison to reform and rehabilitate and VSHQG WLPH LQ SUD\HU DQG UHÀHFtion. Those were some pointers that over 60 inmates received from Archbishop William Goh during a special Mass on July 25. With assistance from 35 volunteers of the Roman Catholic Prison Ministry (RCPM) and of¿FHUV IURP WKH 6LQJDSRUH 3ULVRQ Service, an annual Mass for the inmates was held in the Cluster A Changi Prison’s Complex auditorium.

RCPM prison chaplains Fr Kenny Tan, Redemptorist Fr Eugene Lee, Scheut Missions Fr Paul Staes and Maryknoll Fr Francis Leong were also present. Before the Mass, there was a praise and worship session, followed by prison chaplains hearing inmates’ confessions. Other pointers which Archbishop Goh mentioned in his homily included: 'R QRW GZHOO LQ WKH SDVW EXW learn from mistakes made. &RQVLGHU ZKDW QHHGV WR EH done now and in the future.

Volunteers from RCPM posing for a photo with Canossian Sr Enrica Perego (front) and Good Shepherd Sr Julia Queck (behind Sr Perego) after Mass on July 20.

Do not dwell in the past but learn from mistakes made – Archbishop William Goh’s message to inmates

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Following the Mass, the archbishop met each inmate personally, giving his blessings and words of encouragement. RCPM volunteer Ms Jzen $QD :HH VKDUHG WKDW VHHLQJ +LV Grace’s humility and warmth towards the inmates touched her deeply. Meanwhile on July 20, in conjunction with this year’s Prison’s Week, the Church of WKH ,PPDFXODWH +HDUW RI 0DU\ held a Mass where Archbishop William Goh, during his homily, urged the congregation to “not

be judgemental of those who have fallen foul of the law because we do not know the background and circumstances surrounding the offender and why he committed the offence”. RCPM volunteers, guests from the Prison Fellowship International, Prison Fellowship Singapore, Singapore Prison Service, partners Caritas and Clarity as well as ex-offenders were part of the congregation. For more information on RCPM, visit www.rcpm.org.sg.

Walking for healthy marriages On July 26, 130 men, women and children of all ages got together for a fun walk at Gardens by the Bay. The event, titled Walk With Me, saw participants dressed in bright green T-shirts, bonding and having fun outdoors. Organised by the Worldwide Marriage Encounter (WWME) Singapore, the fun walk served to reinforce the message that even good marriages need some exercise periodically to keep them healthy. The leisurely walk spanned slightly over 2 km, and included a quiz where various participants WRRN VHO¿HV LQ URPDQWLF SRVHV Part of the quiz required participants to spot interesting sculptures, such as Marc Quinn’s Giant Baby. The walk ended at the top of

the Marina Barrage with a mass renewal of wedding vows amid a panoramic backdrop of the city skyline.

Marriage Encounter weekends DUH FRQGXFWHG HYHU\ ¿UVW ZHHNend of the month. To register, visit wwmesg.org.

Above: Married couples renewing their wedding vows, at the Marina Barrage. Left: The whole group formed up into the giant letters of M and E which stands for Marriage Encounter.

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Hopes rise in S Korea ahead of Pope Francis’ visit VATICAN CITY – Korean Catholics

hope the pope’s upcoming visit to their country will help reconciliation on the peninsula and a renewal of the Church here, say a cardinal and priest. “In the Holy Land, the pope invited the presidents of Israel and Palestine ‘to his home’ in the Vatican to pray together,� said Cardinal Andrew Yeom Soo-jung, Archbishop of Seoul. “Perhaps, Pope Francis might make a gesture of peace or detente for the two Koreas.� “Currently� he lamented, “neither side shows any willingness to enter into dialogue, and this is one of the most frustrating things for us.� In recent months, tensions have erupted sporadically, particularly along the maritime border. Peace now would be “a true miracle�, said Cardinal Yeom, according to AsiaNews. South Korean Catholics are also hoping the pope will invite North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and South Korean President Park Geun-hye to take part in a common gesture of prayer for peace, he said. The cardinal added that his fellow citizens are “really im-

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POPE FRANCIS’ TRIP TO SOUTH KOREA: Pope Francis is scheduled to visit the

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Catholic Church in the country�. Pope Francis’ Aug 14-18 trip WR 6RXWK .RUHD ZLOO EH KLV ¿UVW Asian trip as pope and will coincide with the 6th Asian Youth Day, a week-long event in South .RUHDœV ¿IWK ODUJHVW PHWURSROLV Daejon. During his trip, Pope Francis will beatify 124 Korean martyrs who were persecuted in the 19th

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century, and who are role models for Catholics on the peninsula. “The Koreans are very excited and full with joy,â€? said Korean Fr Denis Kim, a professor of sociolRJ\ DW WKH 3RQWLÂżFDO *UHJRULDQ University in Rome. “There is also an expectation for a renewal of the Church in Korea,â€? said the Jesuit priest. He noted that Koreans are won

over by Pope Francis’ personal style, his way of “reaching out, and his very honest way of speaking and interacting with others and his respect for them, especially for the marginalised and the poor�. “This really attracts the younger generations,� said Fr Kim. “Therefore, the best message is the messenger himself.� “Usually the younger generations are treated as object for mission, like students who need to learn and to be educated,� he explained, but the pope “invites them as a companion for mission�. “Therefore, younger people feel they are respected, they are recognised.� Fr Kim also suggested that Pope Francis could encourage the bishops’ conferences of Korea, Japan and China “to walk together more closely for peace�. „ ZENIT, CNA/EWTN

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Many Filipinos went to shelters before Rammasun struck MANILA, PHILIPPINES – An emergency adviser for Catholic Relief Services (CRS), international humanitarian agency of the Catholic community in the US, said many Filipinos learned from Typhoon Haiyan and willingly went to shelters before Typhoon Rammasun struck. “People realised, ‘Oh yes, we are staying in a risky area. We’re staying in a tent or shelter that’s not very sturdy,’â€? said Ms Elizabeth Tromans, the Manila-based regional emergency adviser for CRS. “And I think people were quite willing to go into the safe areas WKDW KDG EHHQ LGHQWLÂżHG ´ CRS teams were fanning out to affected areas in mid-July after Typhoon Rammasun propelled its way across the northern half of the Philippines, leaving about 100 people dead and destroying more than 26,000 houses. Ms Tromans said the agency was assessing the Bicol region, about 400 km southeast of Manila, ZKHUH 5DPPDVXQ ÂżUVW PDGH ODQGfall. She said CRS’ local partners had reported that people had been moved into evacuation centres. “And then for Quezon [province], we’re struggling to get more information. We haven’t been able to get in touch with people there. We’re thinking some of the cellphone [towers] are down,â€? she told

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Residents lift a house damaged by Typhoon Rammasun, in a coastal village in Batangas, Philippines. Typhoon Rammasun propelled its way across the northern half of the Philippines, leaving about 100 people dead and destroying more than 26,000 houses. CNS photo

Catholic News Service on July 17. Rammasun was the most powerful storm to slam the Philippines after Typhoon Haiyan cut a path of destruction across the central part of the country last November, killing 6,300 people.

Rammasun affected more than a million people with winds that peaked at 185 km per hour, knocking out power in 13 provinces and three cities. Broken trees littered streets and crumpled cars beneath them in the Manila capital region.

Four of the capital region’s 16 cities and several provinces expeULHQFHG ÀRRGV Several calls to Caritas PhilipSLQHV RI¿FLDOV ZHUH QRW DQVZHUHG Ms Tromans said CRS made storm preparations a day be-

fore Rammasun was expected to touch land. She said it “seemed like it was much easierâ€? for her colleagues to move people out to evacuation centres this time DURXQG FRPSDUHG WR KRZ ÂłGLIÂżcultâ€? it was before Haiyan struck. Parts of Samar province, just south of Bicol, were also affected by Rammasun. +DL\DQÂśV ÂżUVW WDUJHW ZDV (DVWern Samar, and Ms Tromans said CRS was especially paying attention to the rebuilding efforts in the Haiyan-devastated areas. “This is a reminder that typhoon season and monsoon season is upon us... We are looking at those still in makeshift shelters and really trying to prioritise those within our shelter projects ... looking at the infrastructure... and really keeping the training going on ‘building back better.’ “We’re really trying to prioritise those most at risk ahead of the storm season,â€? she said. „ CNS

K-Pop idol, Rain, converts to Catholicism It was something ‘that was planned a ORQJ WLPH DJR ’

SEOUL – One of the most famous Korean “new waveâ€? artists, actor and singer Rain, was baptised recently in a small parish in Gwangju, on the outskirts of Seoul. Rain, best known for his vocal talents, is one of the leading exponents of K-Pop, the Korean music trend that is highly popular throughout Asia. According to some sources, he drew close to the Catholic Church through his girlfriend Kim Tae-hee, a famous actress and devout Catholic. 7KH EDSWLVP ZDV FRQÂżUPHG RQ -XO\ by his PR agency, the Cube DC. “Rain recently received baptism as a Catholic. It was something that was planned a long time ago. Only family and close friends were attending,â€? said the agency. It denied that there was any sentimental compulsion behind his decision, stating that, “It is not true that Rain and Kim are getting married.â€? Rain is only the latest in a long list of celebrities who are part of the South Korean Catholic Church. &KDPSLRQ ÂżJXUH VNDWHU .LP <X QD ZDV baptised in adulthood and chose the name of “Starâ€?. Another celebrity, BoA or Kwon Bo Ah, comes from a Catholic family. She was chosen to attend lunch with Pope Francis to be held in the Diocese of

– Rain’s PR agency, the Cube DC

Daejeon during the pontiff’s visit to South Korea. The pope will visit the peninsula from August 14 to 18 to participate in the $VLDQ <RXWK 'D\ LQ WKH 'LRFHVH RI 'DHMHRQ DQG WR EHDWLI\ 3DXO <XQ -L chung and his 123 companions, martyred for their faith during the persecutions of the Joseon kingdom. On Aug 15, BoA and 17 other young people will attend a luncheon with pope. $FFRUGLQJ WR %LVKRS /D]]DUR <RX Heung-sik, “The territory of this diocese has been the home of many marW\UV +RSHIXOO\ WKH $VLDQ <RXWK 'D\ will inspire other young people to look WR WKHLU VDFULÂżFH 7KLV PHHWLQJ ZLWK the pope is sure to be a huge encouragement for their faith.â€? „ ASIANEWS

Rain performing in a concert in Pyeongtaek, South Korea

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Thai bishop plants rice with farmers in his diocese CHIANG MAI, THAILAND – The

bishop of Thailand’s northernmost diocese, which is largely rural and dominated by hill tribes, KDV EHJXQ ZRUNLQJ LQ WKH ÂżHOGV DORQJVLGH KLV Ă€RFN QRWLQJ WKH LPportance of agriculture there. “I try to understand the farmers, and to promote Catholic social teaching so that they can contribute to a holistic human development, and can work for the common good of their family and for the entire nation,â€? Bishop Francis Xavier Vira Arpondratana of Chiang Mai told Catholic News Agency. The diocesan economy is largely agricultural, and the mountainous region lacks many amenities such as electricity and modern communications and highway infrastructure. Bishop Vira, who was appointed Bishop of Chiang Mai in 2009, said he one local nun had asked him, “Bishop why don’t you work with us?â€? “When someone asks, I would like to open my heart and mind and be with them,â€? he explained. And so he took to the rice paddies with gusto. His work with farmers has inspired both them and catechists in Chiang Mai diocese. Bishop Vira, a former priest in Bangkok archdiocese, said, “I like to be with my people to understand them, even though it took time to learn the language; but understanding their current situations and just to be with themâ€? is important, he said.

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“I have committed to doing my best with the more than six tribal ethnicities.� The six largest hill tribes, all of whom live within Chiang Mai diocese, are the Akha, Lahu, Mien, Karen, Hmong and Lisu; each have their own language, customs and traditions. The six largest hill tribes, all of whom live within the Chiang Mai diocese, are the Akha, Lahu,

Mien, Karen, Hmong and Lisu; each have their own language, customs and traditions. Nearly all – 95 percent, in fact – of the 61,000 Catholics in the diocese are from the hill tribes, the bishop explained. “The catechumens are waiting for religious education and catechesis, but we lack priests who can speak the local languages,� the bishop said. „ CNA/EWTN NEWS

Myanmar archbishop urges national unity YANGON – The Archbishop of Yangon has urged Catholics to work towards unity in Myanmar. In his message for the feast day of St Anne and St Joachim, on July 26, he stressed the “urgent need to unify in one Myanmar family�. “We are a colourful family, like seven children from seven major ethnic groups. We are all sons and daughters of a great nation,� he said. “God has blessed us with abundant gifts. Throughout its history, our nation has been coveted for its beauty, the grace of its people and

its incredible natural resources.� Yet, “the country is bleeding now� and “repeatedly stabbed by the dagger of hatred�, he said. He noted that the country has seen “people die in Rakhine State� and elsewhere. “Myanmar is hovering between life and death and its fate is in the hands of us all.� The archbishop called those responsible for the situation “hard-core men� who choose to “spread hatred in the streets of Myanmar�, but as Catholics “we condemn all violence, by

anyone, from any religion.� “Blood and tears are becoming the rule for some communities in the country. Does blood perhaps have a religion? Do tears have perhaps a religion? Everyone’s blood is the blood of the people of Myanmar as a whole. Every human tear is a tear of all the people.� He added that “those who preach hatred against any community are the real enemies of all Myanmar people. You are destroying the family spirit of this country.� „ ASIANEWS

Catholics protest Bangladesh church attack DHAKA – About 2,500 Bangla-

deshi Catholics, including a bishop and more than 100 priests and nuns, protested on July 21 against an attack on a Catholic church. On July 6, some 50 people rounded up priests and nuns at the Catholic Church in Boldipukur in Dinajpur diocese and seized computers, laptops, cash and furniture. Three nuns suffered attempted rape and police have arrested several people in connection with the attack. “We want a proper investigation and exemplary punishment for those who targeted priests and

nuns,â€? said Bishop Sebastian Tudu, who took part in the July 21 protest LQ IURQW RI D VXE GLVWULFW RIÂżFH “We believe that this type of attack is an attack that affects religious sentiments.â€? Bangladesh is a Muslim-majority country. In the capital Dhaka on July 21, about 600 Catholics, including 30 priests and nuns, formed a human chain outside the National Press Club to protest. The event was organised by the Episcopal Commission for Justice and Peace and the Bangladesh Christian Association (BCA).

“We Christians are peaceful,� said Fr Albert Rozario, commission secretary. “We only want peace and religious harmony, but often become victims.� Mr Nirmol Rozario, BCA general secretary, said, “We, too, are members of this nation. Christians have fought for the independence of the country. We want peace and justice. We want security for the priests and the Sisters of our Church.� On July 17, about 60 people including Catholics, Protestants, Muslims and Hindus also demonstrated at the National Press Club against the attack. „ ASIANEWS

10 IRAQ CRISIS

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‘Crime against humanity’ to expel Christians VATICAN CITY – Backed up by

death threats and property seizures, the expulsion of the entire Christian community from Mosul is “a crime against humanityâ€?, said an archbishop from Mosul. Chaldean Archbishop Amel Shamon Nona said the Islamic State (ISIS), which took control of Iraq’s second-largest city in early June, is carrying out “religious cleansingâ€?. “It’s an ugly word, but it is what happened and is happening,â€? he told Vatican Radio on July 22. Iraq’s Christian leaders are tired of people making appeals and declarations about their plight without backing up their words with real action, the archbishop said. “Words do nothing today,â€? he said. Support and prayers are needed, he said, but “we also expect all Christians to show solidarity with concrete actionâ€?. Chaldean Auxiliary Bishop Shlemon Warduni of Baghdad said, Âł:H QHHG DFWLRQ ÂżUVW 7KH ZRUOG LV not bothering with what is happening to Christians in Mosul.â€? 7KH ZRUOGÂśV OHDGHUV LQFOXGLQJ those of the United States, must live up to stated commitment to promoting what is good, he told Catholic News Service on July 23. Âł7KH\ PXVW GR VRPHWKLQJ EHcause they can,â€? he said. 7KH LQWHUQDWLRQDO FRPPXQLW\ must help those being displaced, not because they are Christians, but because they are human beings, he said. Bishop Warduni called for a complete end to selling weapons WR ,VODPLF 6WDWH ÂżJKWHUV Âł7KHUH DUH QR ZRUGV WR GHVFULEH WKHP ´ KH VDLG Âł7KH\ KDYH no conscience, no religion. Even though they talk about God, they don’t know God,â€? he said of the militant group that has declared a

caliphate – a state governed by a religious leader. 7KH PLOLWDQWV IRUFHG WKRXVDQGV of Christians from their homes, seizing their property and then robbed them of their belongings at FKHFNSRLQWV DV WKH\ ÀHG WKH FLW\ Bishop Warduni was one of a number of Iraqi Christian bishops who gathered in Ankawa, a northern town near Irbil, on July 21-22 to talk about the crisis unfolding in Mosul with representatives from the United Nations, UNICEF, Caritas and local government leaders.

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A member of the Iraqi security forces stands guard against ISIS. CNS photo

At the end of the two-day meeting, Chaldean Patriarch Louis Raphael Sako and bishops from the Chaldean, Syriac Orthodox, Syriac Catholic and Armenian churches, called on the Iraqi government to “stop the catastropheâ€? and guarantee the “necessary protectionâ€? needed for Christians and other minoriWLHV EHLQJ WDUJHWHG E\ WKH ÂżJKWHUV “A crime is a crime, and it canQRW EH GHQLHG RU MXVWLÂżHG :H H[pect concrete actions to assure our people, not just press releases of denunciation and condemnation,â€? the statement said. „ CNS

&KULVWLDQV LQ 0RVXO Ă€HG WKH FLW\ Pope Francis urgently called for prayers, dialogue and peace. “Violence isn’t overcome with violence. Violence is conquered with peace,â€? the pope said before leading thousands of pilgrims gathered in St Peter’s Square in a moment of silent prayer on July 20. “Our brothers and sisters are persecuted, they are chased away,â€? he said, as he assured Christians in all of Iraq and the Middle East of his “constant prayersâ€?. 7KH SRSHÂśV SOHD FDPH DV WKH last Christian families living in Mosul were forced from the city after facing increasing threats, violence and intimidation. 7KH ,VODPLF 6WDWH JURXS ZKLFK has taken control of Mosul, Iraq’s second-largest city, was threatening to kill any Christians who did not convert to Islam or pay a tax, Syriac Patriarch Ignace Joseph III Younan told Vatican Radio. ,VODPLF 6WDWH ÂżJKWHUV ÂłKDYH DO-

ready threatened that if they don’t convert to Islam, all Christians will be murdered. It’s terrible! 7KLV LV D GLVJUDFH IRU WKH ZKROH international community,� he told the radio. 7KH LQWHUQDWLRQDO FRPPXQLW\ must immediately halt all aid to the Islamic State group, he said. 7KH SDWULDUFK VDLG WKH ZRUOG

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community must uphold human rights and the freedom of religion. “We are in Iraq, Syria and Lebanon: We Christians weren’t imported, we’ve been here for millennia and, therefore, we have the right to be treated as human beings and citizens of these countries,� he said. Patriarch Younan spoke with

Pope Francis by telephone on July 20 while visiting Rome and told him of the “disastrousâ€? situation in Mosul. 7KH SRSH VDLG ÂłKH ZDV IROORZing closely and with anxiety the plight of Christiansâ€? in Mosul, the patriarch told Catholic News Service (CNS). During their phone conversation, the patriarch begged the pope “to continue intensifying efforts with the powerful of this worldâ€? and to warn them “that it LV D PDVV SXULÂżFDWLRQ EDVHG RQ religion which is underway in the province of Ninevahâ€?, whose capital is Mosul. “What a shame for the silence of the so-called ‘civilised world’â€? in response to the tragedy, the patriarch told CNS. Patriarch Louis Sako of BaghGDG WROG $VLD1HZV WKDW LW LV WKH ÂżUVW time in the history of Iraq that Mosul is emptied of Christians. „ CNS

Muslims show solidarity with Christians in Baghdad BAGHDAD – A group of Baghdad

Muslims, men and women, met on the evening of July 20 after Sunday Mass in front of the Chaldean church of St George, to condemn the attacks on the Christian community in Mosul carried out by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS), and to show solidarity and closeness to communities under threat. Some of them presented themselves in front of the church with a sign that read, “I am an Iraqi Christian.â€? Some Muslims said, “My house is open for my Christian brothers and sisters.â€? Chaldean Catholic Patriarch /RXLV 6DNR WKDQNHG WKHP Âł7KLV brings hope for a new Iraq. I think especially of the young people, who have the task and the duty to change the situation.â€?

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According to the leader of the Chaldean Church, it “is a shame and a crime to force innocent peoSOH IURP WKHLU KRPHV DQG FRQÂżVFDWH their properties because they are ‘different’, because they are ChrisWLDQV 7KH ZKROH ZRUOG PXVW UHEHO against these abominable acts.â€?

Christians, he said, “love Muslims and consider them our brothers and sisters, they must do the same. We are all equal in dignity, all citizens of the same country. We must XQLWH WR FUHDWH D QHZ ,UDT 7KDQNV to all of you, there is still a hopeâ€?. Before leaving, the Christians prayed the Our Father and the MusOLPV WKH 6XUDK $O )DWLKD WKH ÂżUVW chapter of the Qur’an. „ ASIANEWS

Above and below: Iraqi Christians take refuge inside the Sacred Heart of Jesus Chaldean Church, away from the violence in Mosul. CNS photos

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Pope urges Israeli, Palestinian leaders to end hostilities VATICAN CITY – Expressing his

serious concerns over the escalating violence in the Holy Land, Pope Francis telephoned Israeli President Shimon Peres and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, urging all sides to end hostilities and build peace. The morning after Israel launched a ground invasion of the Gaza Strip, the pope personally telephoned the two leaders on July 18 to express “his very serious concerns about the current VLWXDWLRQ RI FRQĂ€LFW´ Over separate phone conversations with Peres and Abbas, the pope told the leaders that the conĂ€LFW ZDV FUHDWLQJ ÂłQXPHURXV YLFtims and was giving way to a state of serious humanitarian emergencyâ€?, the Vatican said in a written communique on July 18. The pope told the two presidents, whom the pope “considers

to be men of peace and who want peace�, that constant prayer was needed. He also urged them to “work hard at making sure all interested parties and those who have political responsibilities on the local and international levels dedicate themselves to bring an end to all hostilities, striving to foster a truce, peace and a reconciliation of hearts�, the Vatican said. The pope assured the two leaders of his “constant prayers� as well as the prayers of the whole Church “for peace in the Holy Land�. Meanwhile, the pope also assured the parish priest of the Holy Family Church, the only Catholic parish in Gaza, of his prayers. One of the pope’s secretaries sent an email around 7 pm on July 17 to Fr Jorge Hernandez, an Argentine priest of the Institute of the Incarnate Word.

According to the Vatican, the brief message said, “I accompany you all with my prayers. May the Holy Virgin keep watch over you.â€? Holy Family Parish had been holding Eucharistic adoration and celebrated a special Mass “to implore forgiveness, justice and peace for allâ€?, according to Vatican Radio. The priest has opened the parish school to “numerous familiesâ€? who Ă€HG WKHLU KRPHV LQ ERPEHG QHLJKbourhoods, according to Fides, the Vatican’s missionary news service. The families “didn’t sleep a wink all night because of the bombLQJ´ D %UD]LOLDQ QXQ LGHQWLÂżHG only as Sr Laudis, told Fides. “The houses were shaking, the children were crying,â€? said the nun who said she had spoken with Fr Hernandez after leaving Gaza on July 17 for Beit Jalla, a village near Bethlehem. „ CNS

VATICAN CITY – The Vatican representative to the UN Human Rights Council urged the Israeli PLOLWDU\ DQG ÂżJKWHUV LQ WKH *D]D Strip to stop targeting civilian areas. “As the number of people killed, wounded, uprooted from their homes, continues to increase LQ WKH FRQĂ€LFW EHWZHHQ ,VUDHO DQG some Palestinian groups, particularly in the Gaza Strip, the voice of reason seems submerged by the blast of arms,â€? Archbishop Silvano Tomasi said on July 23 during a special session of the council in Geneva. Since hostilities exploded in early July, he said, most of the victims have been civilians, “who by international humanitarian law should be protectedâ€?. “The United Nations estimates that approximately 70 percent of Palestinians killed have been innocent civilians. This is just as intolerable as the rockets and missiles directed indiscriminately toward civilian targets in Israel,â€? said the archbishop, who serves as the Vatican’s permanent representative to UN agencies in Geneva. The text of Archbishop Tomasi’s remarks to the council was distributed by email. The archbishop reiterated the position of the Catholic Church that violence brings only destruction and that Israelis and Palestinians must engage in a dialogue, accepting each other’s right to exist peacefully in their own states with internationally recognised borders and that both Israelis and Palestinians have a right to decent living conditions. Archbishop Tomasi also called on the media to report in a “fair

and unbiased manner the tragedy of all who are suffering because of WKH FRQĂ€LFW´ The violence must stop, he said: The only thing violence does is spread poison and push the possibility of peace further away. “The perpetration of injustices and the violation of human rights, especially the right to life and to live in peace and security, sow fresh seeds of hatred and resentment,â€? he said. CNS ÂżOH SKRWR

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“A culture of violence is being consolidated, the fruits of which are destruction and death,� Archbishop Tomasi said. “Consciences are paralysed by a climate of protracted violence, which seeks to impose solutions through the annihilation of the other. Demonising others, however, does not eliminate their rights. Instead, the way to the future lies in recognising our common humanity.� „ CNS

Amid violence, priest opts to stay with parishioners in Gaza BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA –

Argentinean priest Fr Jorge Hernandez, pastor of Holy Family Parish in the Gaza Strip, has decided to stay with his parishioners despite three missile strikes near his parish earlier this week. “Crime is on the rise. Little children are getting sick from fear, stress, shockwaves and the continuous noise,â€? he said in an online statement. Since July 7, Hamas militants LQ WKH *D]D 6WULS KDYH ÂżUHG PRUH than 1,300 rockets on Israel, and the Israelis have responded with nearly 2,000 airstrikes. The recent escalation in violence between Israel and Hamas followed the June kidnapping and murder of three Israeli teens and the July 2 killing of a Palestinian teenager in Jerusalem. Thousands of Israeli soldiers invaded the Gaza Strip on July 17 in an effort to destroy Hamas’

weapons arsenals and their tunnels into Israel. Earlier that day, 13 Hamas militants attempted to enter Israel through one tunnel, only to be stopped by an Israeli military strike. Several days ago, the Missionaries of Charity brought 28 handicapped children and nine women under their care to the parish because they considered it to be a safer place. They all plan to remain in Gaza with Fr Hernandez. 7KH ÂżYH KRXU WUXFH WR DOORZ humanitarian aid to enter the Gaza Strip was also a window for hundreds of people to evacuate. Among those who were told to leave their homes were three Argentinean nuns from the Institute of the Word Incarnate who also work at the parish. The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem began permanent Eucharist adoration at the parish, and a special Mass “to pray for forgiveness for all, for justice and peaceâ€?,

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was celebrated there on July 16. Fr Hernandez, who is a member of the Institute of the Incarnate Word, provided a testimony of his experience in the Gaza Strip which the institute has published on its website. “Today, Sunday, we were able to celebrate Holy Mass, thank *RG ZLWK VHYHQ QXQV DQG ÂżYH

brave men. Apart from that, it’s all edifying given the circumstances.â€? “I think that so far yesterday was the worst day of this war. The URFNHWV DUH ÂżUHG IURP KHUH QRQstop. Various cities near Tel Aviv and Jerusalem are being affected,â€? the priest said. “Three days ago the Israeli army ordered the evacuation of residents

on the border with Israel. They are GLVWULEXWLQJ Ă€LHUV DQG DLULQJ VSRWV on radio and TV. And people are beginning to leave. To where? Anywhere, it doesn’t matter.â€? “In practice, before bombing a house, the Israeli army calls on the phone to warn the family to leave. After giving them a certain amount of time, that home is destroyed,â€? Fr Hernandez recounts. “Nevertheless, Hamas demands that these residents return to their homes. ‘There is no need to make room for the Zionist enemy,’ they say publicly. We think it is instead to use civilians as human shields.â€? “What’s certain is that crime is rising,â€? the priest noted. “That’s what is happening here.â€? Despite this, “we are well,â€? he added. “There are some people who have thanked us for our presence here. They tell us every once in a while: ‘You are not going to abandon us, are you?’â€? „ CNA

12 MH17 CRASH

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Pope prays for victims of downed MAS plane, urges peace in Ukraine In light of the recent MH17 plane disaster, Pope Francis prays for victims and appeals for parties involved to seek peace through dialogue. VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis of-

fered prayers for the 298 passengers and crew members who died when Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17 came down in eastern Ukraine. “The Holy Father, Francis, has learned with dismay of the tragedy of the Malaysian Airlines aircraft downed in east Ukraine, a region marked by high tensions,â€? said a statement on July 18 from WKH 9DWLFDQ SUHVV RIÂżFH “The pope raises prayers for the numerous victims of the incident and for their relatives, and renews his heartfelt appeal to DOO SDUWLHV LQ WKH FRQĂ€LFW WR VHHN peace and solutions through dialogue, in order to avoid further loss of innocent human lives.â€? Prayers were also published on WKH RIÂżFLDO ZHEVLWH RI WKH $UFKGLoscese of Kuala Lumpur. They included prayers for the parties directly and indirectly responsible for the tragedy, friends and families of victims. One prayer for the perpetrators asked God to “strike in their very souls a profound understanding of the evil of their actions and that +LV 6SLULW PD\ ÂżOO WKHP ZLWK deep remorse.â€? A prayer was also offered to victims and their family members. “May [God] give them consolation in their mourning, hope that will lift their souls from the depths of anguish into the certainty of the love of God.â€? “Eternal rest grant unto [the victims], O Lord; and let perpetual light shine upon them. May they rest in peace. Amen.â€? Remembering Sacred Heart Sr Philomene Tiernan One of the victims of the crash was Sacred Heart Sr Philomene Tiernan, a member of the staff at Kincoppal-Rose Bay School, a Catholic girls’ school in Sydney. Regarding the death of Sr Tiernan, the school principal sent D PHVVDJH WR SDUHQWV FRQÂżUPLQJ the news and saying, “this has come as an enormous shock to me and our school community.â€? “I heard from Phil yesterday morning,â€? when the nun was still in France, wrote the principal, Hilary Johnston-Croke. “She told me that she had left Joigny, where she had been attending a retreat,â€? and had gone to Paris to venerate the remains of St Madeleine Sophie Barat, founder of the Society of the Sacred Heart, “which was a very special moment for her.â€? “We are devastated by the loss of such a wonderfully kind, wise and compassionate woman who was greatly loved by us all. She was a great friend and mentor to me personally,â€? the principal said.

antiretroviral drugs. There are areas where no government is in control, and that means health needs go unmet,� he said. “The United Nations prefers to call them fragile states, but I call them failed states. We have the same problem today with access to treatment in the Central African Republic. And in the Nuba Mountains of Sudan, people are being deprived of their access to both HIV-related drugs as well as children’s vaccines and medicines for tuberculosis. The supplies all have to go through the capital of Sudan, but they don’t get shared with contested areas,� Msgr Vitillo said. With the premature deaths of the victims of the downed plane, the Russian Archpriest Vsevolod Chaplin has since called for culprits to own up.

Malaysian youths gather in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia, on July 18 for a candlelight vigil for passengers and crew of the Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17. Pope Francis offered prayers for the 298 passengers and crew members who died when the plane went down on July 17 in eastern Ukraine. CNS photos

Memorial Mass for Catholic HIV/AIDS workers Meanwhile, Catholic AIDS workers participated in a memorial Mass on July 21 at St John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Melbourne, Australia, with Archbishop Philip Wilson of Adelaide as main celebrant. Archbishop Wilson called the MH17 incident “a terrible tragedy for the people and their families and a shock to the worldwide community of people who have GHGLFDWHG WKHLU OLYHV WR ÂżJKWLQJ HIV and AIDS.â€? $W OHDVW VL[ $,'6 RIÂżFLDOV were among the 298 people killed

aboard the plane. They were headed to the biennial International AIDS Conference in Melbourne, where some 14,000 researchers,

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activists, caregivers, politicians and people living with HIV gathered from July 20-25. At the opening of the main

0U /DPEHUW *ULMQV WKH 'XWFK RIÂżFLDO ZKR GHDOV ZLWK UHSURGXFWLYH KHDOWK and HIV and AIDS, speaking at the 20th International AIDS Conference in Melbourne, Australia. Grijns is pointing to several empty seats in the auditorium, seats left open in honour of six colleagues who perished.

AIDS gathering on July 20, delegates paused for a moment of silence to remember their colleagues. Msgr Robert J Vitillo, a special adviser on HIV and AIDS to Caritas Internationalis, called the ORVV RI KLV FROOHDJXHV ÂłD GLIÂżFXOW shockâ€? to the AIDS community. Msgr Vitillo was in Ukraine a week before coming to the Australia conference to study the response of the Catholic Church there to HIV and AIDS. He said the violence in Ukraine has had other negative effects on the struggle against HIV and AIDS. “Church workers there are concerned about the many peoSOH GLVSODFHG E\ WKH UHFHQW ÂżJKWing who have lost their access to

Invitation for culprits to come clean Archpriest Chaplin, chairman of the Synodal Department for the Cooperation of Church and Society of the Moscow Patriarchate, invites those responsible and aware of the facts to “get rid of the burden of this guilt�. The Russian Orthodox Church has launched an appeal to the people involved in the crash to tell “the whole truth before God and the people�. “If these people did nothing wrong, they should have nothing to hide� said the representative of the Moscow Patriarchate, quoted by Interfax news agency. “If a deadly sin, the killing of hundreds of innocent people, has occurred, it’s better to speak about it than carry the heavy burden of this guilt in the soul.� Patriarch Kirill of Moscow has also called for prayers to avoid a “great war�. „ CNS, ASIANEWS

Participants in a memorial Mass at St John the Evangelist Church in Melbourne, Australia.

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Pontiff shares his top 10 secrets to happiness in interview VATICAN CITY – Slowing down,

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us work together ‘Let then, to ... promote reconciliation especially in areas where Muslims and Christians together suffer the horror of war.

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– Vatican’s Ramadan message

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Pope meets Pentecostals, apologises for Catholics’ misdeeds VATICAN CITY – +LV YRLFH EUHDN-

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Pope Francis walks onstage with Pentecostal pastor Giovanni Traettino in Caserta, Italy. CNS photo

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Sunday August 10, 2014 „ CatholicNews

‘Never war! Stop it, please! I beg you,’ pope pleads VATICAN CITY – It’s time to stop

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Sunday August 10, 2014 „ CatholicNews

Pope meets Sudanese woman who refused to renounce faith VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis met

0V 0HULDP ,EUDKLP D 6XGDQHVH woman who risked execution for QRW UHQRXQFLQJ KHU &DWKROLF IDLWK and thanked her for her steadfast witness to Christ. The pope spent 30 minutes ZLWK 0V ,EUDKLP KHU KXVEDQG DQG WZR \RXQJ FKLOGUHQ RQ -XO\ MXVW KRXUV DIWHU VKH DUULYHG VDIHO\ LQ ,WDO\ IROORZLQJ D EUXWDO RUGHDO of imprisonment and a death sentence for apostasy in Sudan. -HVXLW )U )HGHULFR /RPEDUGL 9DWLFDQ VSRNHVPDQ WROG MRXUQDOists that the encounter in the pope’s residence was marked by “affecWLRQ´ DQG ÂłJUHDW VHUHQLW\ DQG MR\´ They had “a beautiful conYHUVDWLRQ´ GXULQJ ZKLFK WKH SRSH thanked Ms Ibrahim for “her steadfast witness of faithâ€?. She thanked the pope for the Church’s prayers and support durLQJ KHU SOLJKW VDLG )U /RPEDUGL The Vatican spokesman said WKH PHHWLQJ ZDV D VLJQ RI WKH SRSHÂśV ÂłFORVHQHVV VROLGDULW\ DQG presence with all those who sufIHU IRU WKHLU IDLWK´ DGGLQJ WKDW Ms Ibrahim’s ordeal has come to UHSUHVHQW WKH VHULRXV FKDOOHQJHV PDQ\ SHRSOH IDFH LQ OLYLQJ RXW WKHLU UHOLJLRQ The informal conversation also touched upon the family’s plans QRZ WKDW VKH IUHH KH VDLG 7KH SRSH JDYH WKH IDPLO\ D IHZ VPDOO JLIWV LQFOXGLQJ SDSDO URVDULHV The 26-year-old Catholic womDQ RULJLQDOO\ VHQWHQFHG WR GHDWK IRU PDUU\LQJ D &KULVWLDQ ZDV UHOHDVHG from prison in Sudan on June 23 after intense international pressure. %XW VKH ZDV DSSUHKHQGHG DJDLQ WKH next day at Khartoum airport with KHU KXVEDQG ZKR LV D 86 FLWL]HQ and their nearly two-year-old son

Pope Francis blesses Ms Meriam Ibrahim, a Catholic, and her baby at the Vatican. The Sudanese woman was convicted of apostasy under Sudan’s laws, which criminalise the conversion of Muslims to other religions. Khartoum archdiocese, however, said she had never been a Muslim. CNS photo

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They had ‘a beautiful conversation’ during which the pope thanked Ms Ibrahim for ‘her steadfast witness’, said the Vatican spokesman.

WKDW HQGHG LQ KHU EHLQJ DOORZHG WR leave Sudan. 0V ,EUDKLP MRLQHG WKH &DWKROLF Church shortly before she married 0U 'DQLHO %LFHQVLR :DQL LQ She was later convicted of apostasy DQG VHQWHQFHG WR GHDWK E\ KDQJLQJ .KDUWRXP DUFKGLRFHVH ZKLFK IROORZHG KHU FDVH KDG VDLG VKH KDG QHYHU EHHQ D 0XVOLP DQG WKDW VKH ZDV UDLVHG DFFRUGLQJ WR KHU PRWKHUœV IDLWK 2UWKRGR[ &KULVWLDQ Ms Ibrahim was scheduled to be in Rome for a few days before KHDGLQJ WR 1HZ <RUN ZLWK KHU family. „ CNS

Pope’s condolences over plane crashes VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis has sent his condolences to the families of the victims of the Taiwan and the Mali plane crashes that occurred a day apart from each other. $ ÂżUVW WHOHJUDP ZDV VHQW on behalf of the pope by Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin on July 23 and addressed to Archbishop John +XQJ 6KDQ FKXDQ RI 7DLSHL ,Q WKH WHOHJUDP WKH SRQWLII expressed his “sadnessâ€? over the July 23 incident. ,W DOVR VDLG WKH SRSH JDYH “the assurance of his prayers IRU DOO DIIHFWHG E\ WKLV WUDJedy. Upon all he invokes *RGÂśV EOHVVLQJV RI FRQVRODWLRQ VWUHQJWK DQG SHDFH ´ 7KH GRPHVWLF Ă€LJKW FDUU\LQJ SHRSOH FDPH GRZQ QHDU 0DJRQJ DLUSRUW RQ WKH RXWO\LQJ 3HQJKX ,VODQG KDYH GLHG $QRWKHU WHOHJUDP ZDV VHQW RQ -XO\ RQ EHKDOI RI WKH pope by Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin to ArchELVKRS RI $OJHU *KDOHE %DGHU $Q $LU $OJpULH MHWOLQHU ZLWK SHRSOH RQ ERDUG KDG crashed in Northern Mali. To the relatives of the vicWLPV WKH SRSH VDLG KH ÂłMRLQV LQ SUD\HU ZLWK WKH VXIIHULQJ of those who have lost loved ones.â€? He assured them of his ÂłSURIRXQG V\PSDWK\ ´ DQG prayed that “the Lord may receive the souls of the departed DQG EULQJ FRQVRODWLRQ DQG KRSH to all those affected by the disaster.â€? „ ASIANEWS, ZENIT

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About harnessing local Catholic music Two articles in CatholicNews, Finding God In Music and Choir Leaders Learn From Catholic Composer (CN, July 27), put the focus on the importance of music as a ministry, as a means WR HQULFK WKH OLWXUJLFDO H[SHULence, and as a tool for evangelisation. In our various dioceses, I am sure there are many local Catholic composers who have selflessly devoted their time and talent to working in God’s vineyard and are willing to share this gift of music with the larger community. The Church should consider tapping this talent pool and harnessing this charism in order to create a repository of local

Articles on Church music in CN, July 27.

compositions and, by making them available for liturgical celebrations, provide an outlet for

musicians and simultaneously HQKDQFH WKH H[SHULHQFH IRU WKH congregants with a constant supply of new songs. In this regard, perhaps, the Liturgical Music Committee of Singapore could be tasked with H[DPLQLQJ ORFDO RULJLQDO FRPpositions and gauging their suitability for liturgical use, paying The Church particular atshould tention to doctrinal acconsider curacy in the tapping lyrics. The further issue this talent of copyright pool. could also be addressed. There is, undoubtedly, power in the spoken liturgical word, but music, in subtly incorporating another poignant dimension, can often speak more eloquently to the soul. Such sublime power of music to connect with and move the congregants is most succinctly encapsulated in Fr Manoling Francisco’s assertion, “What a carefully-prepared homily cannot GR D VRQJ FDQ ´ „ Joseph Chng

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Disciples with many faces IN A new book entitled, Jesus of Nazareth, famed *HUPDQ VFULSWXUH VFKRODU *HUKDUG /RKÂżQN GHVFULEHV how people in the Gospels relate to Jesus in different ways. Not everyone was an apostle, not everyone was a disciple, and not everyone who contributed to Jesus’ cause even followed him. Different individuals had their own way of connecting to Jesus. Here’s how he puts it: “We may say that the Gospels, especially Mark, are aware of a great variety of forms of participation in Jesus’ cause. There were the Twelve. There was a broader circle of disciples. There were those who participated in Jesus’ life. “There were localised, resident adherents who made their houses available. There were people who helped in particular situations, if only E\ RIIHULQJ D FXS RI ZDWHU )LQDOO\ WKHUH ZHUH WKH EHQHÂżFLDULHV ZKR SURÂżWHG IURP -HVXVÂś FDXVH DQG IRU WKDW UHDVRQ GLG QRW VSHDN DJDLQVW LW ´ /RKÂżQN WKHQ PDNHV WKLV REVHUYDWLRQ Âł7KHVH VWUXFWXUDO OLQHV WKDW run through the Gospels are not accidental‌ In today’s Church, beFDXVH LW LV D VKDSHOHVV 0DVV ZH FDQ ÂżQG DOO WKHVH IRUPV H[SUHVVHG ,W LV D FRPSOH[ SDWWHUQ DV FRPSOH[ DV WKH KXPDQ ERG\ “The openness of the Gospels, the openness of Jesus must warn us against regarding people as lacking in faith if they are unable to adopt a disciple’s way of life or if it is something completely alien to them. In DQ\ HYHQW -HVXV QHYHU GLG ´ ,I ZKDW /RKÂżQN VD\V LV WUXH WKLV KDV LPSOLFDWLRQV DV WR KRZ ZH should understand the Church, both as it is conceived in the abstract and how it is understood practically within our parish structures. Simply put, the similarity to Jesus’ time is obvious. When we look at Church life today, especially as we see it lived out concretely within parishes, it is obvious that it is made up of much more than only the core, committed congregation, namely, those who participate regularly in Church life and accept (at least for the main part) the dogmatic and moral teachings in their churches. The Church also contains a wide variety of the less-engaged: people who practise occasionally, people who accept some of its teachings, JXHVWV ZKR YLVLW RXU FKXUFKHV SHRSOH ZKR GRQÂśW H[SOLFLWO\ FRPPLW EXW are sympathetic to the Church and offer it various kinds of support, and, not least, people who link themselves to God in more-privatised ways, WKRVH ZKR DUH VSLULWXDO EXW QRW UHOLJLRXV $V /RKÂżQN SRLQWV RXW WKHVH SHRSOH ZHUH DOUHDG\ DURXQG -HVXV DQG ÂłWKH\ ZHUH QRW XQLPSRUWDQW´ WR his mission. But we must be careful in how we understand this. This does not mean that there are tiers within discipleship, where some are called to a higher holiness and others to a lower one, as if the full Gospel applies only to some. There were some centuries in Church history where Christian spirLWXDOLW\ VXIIHUHG IURP H[DFWO\ WKLV PLVXQGHUVWDQGLQJ ZKHUH LW ZDV FRPmon to think that monks, nuns, contemplatives, priests, and other such SHRSOH ZHUH FDOOHG WR OLYH WKH IXOO *RVSHO ZKLOH RWKHUV ZHUH H[HPSW IURP WKH PRUH GHPDQGLQJ RI -HVXVÂś LQYLWDWLRQV 1R VXFK H[HPSWLRQV The Church may never be divided into the perfect and less perfect, the better and the half-baked, full-participation and partial-participation. The full Gospel applies to everyone, as does Jesus’ invitation to intimacy with him. Jesus doesn’t call people according to more or less. Christian discipleship doesn’t ideally admit of levels, notches, layers, and different tiers of participation‌ but something akin to this does forever happen, analogous to what happens in a love relationship. Each individual chooses how deep he or she will go and some go deeper than others, though ideally everyone is meant to go its full depth. Moreover, given human history and human freedom, this is not surprising. There will always be a great variation in both depth and participation. Each of us has his or her own history of being graced and wounded, formed and deformed, and so we all come to adulthood with very different capacities to see, understand, love, accept love, and give ourselves over to someone or something beyond us. None of us is whole and none of us is fully mature. All of us are limited in what we can do. +HQFH UHOLJLRXVO\ QRERG\ FDQ EH H[SHFWHG WR UHVSRQG WR VRPHWKLQJ that is completely outside of his or her sphere of possibility and so we will inevitably gather around Jesus in very different ways, depending upon our capacity to see and to give ourselves over. Jesus, it seemed, was okay with that. In his view, there was no such a category as a Cafeteria-disciple or a Disciple-light. There shouldn’t be such categories either in our understanding. We are all around Jesus in our different ways and we must be careful not to judge each other, given that Donatism – the erroneous belief that effectiveness of the sacraments depends on the moral character of the minister – and her adopted children are forever on the prowl. „

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A nation that goes forth „ From Page 1

CITY Cathedral of the Good Shepherd 15 Aug: 7.00am, 1.15pm, 6.30pm St Joseph’s Church (Victoria Street) 14 Aug (Sunset Mass): 6.30pm 15 Aug: 1.15pm, 6.30pm, 7.45pm Church of Sts Peter & Paul 14 Aug (Sunset Mass): 6.00pm 15 Aug: 7.20am, 5.30pm, 7.30pm (Mandarin) Church of Our Lady of Lourdes 14 Aug (Sunset Mass): 6.30pm 15Aug: 12.30pm, 6.30pm, 8.00pm (Tamil) Church of the Sacred Heart 14 Aug (Sunset Mass): 5.30pm 15 Aug: 7.00am, 5.30pm Church of St Teresa 14 Aug (Sunset Mass): 8.00pm 15 Aug: 6.30am (at the Carmelite Monastery), 12.30pm, 8.00pm Church of St Alphonsus (Novena Church) 14 Aug (Sunset Mass): 7.00pm 15 Aug: 6.30am, 12.15pm, 7.00pm Church of St Bernadette 14 Aug (Sunset Mass): 6.00pm 15 Aug: 6.30am, 7.00pm Church of St Michael 14 Aug (Sunset Mass): 8.00pm 15 Aug: 6.30am, 8.00pm

EAST Church of the Holy Family 14 Aug (Sunset Mass): 7.30pm 15 Aug: 6.15am, 1.00pm, 7.30pm Church of Our Lady Queen of Peace 14 Aug (Sunset Mass): 8.00pm (Triduum Mass from 12 to 14 Aug at 8.00pm) 1 5 Aug: 6.30am, 7.00pm Church of Our Lady of Perpetual Succour 14 Aug (Sunset Mass): 6.15pm 15 Aug: 6.30am, 12.30pm, 6.00pm, 8.00pm Church of St Stephen 14 Aug (Sunset Mass): 8.00pm 15 Aug: 6.30am, 8.00pm Church of the Holy Trinity 14 Aug (Sunset Mass): 8.00pm 15 Aug: 6.30am, 6.00pm, 8.00pm Church of the Divine Mercy 14 Aug (Sunset Mass): 7.00pm 15 Aug: 6.30am, 1.00pm, 7.00pm, 8.30pm

NORTH St Joseph Church (Bukit Timah) 14 Aug (Sunset Mass): 8.00pm 15 Aug: 6.30am, 6.30 pm, 8.00pm Church of St Anthony 14 Aug (Sunset Mass): 8.00pm 15 Aug: 6.30am, 8.00pm Church of Our Lady Star of the Sea 14 Aug (Sunset Mass): 6.30pm 15 Aug: 6.45am, 12.15pm, 6.30pm, 8.00pm Church of the Holy Spirit 14 Aug (Sunset Mass): 8.00pm 15 Aug: 6.30am, 6.00pm, 8.00pm Church of the Risen Christ 14 Aug (Sunset Mass): 7.00pm 15 Aug: 6.30am, 12.15pm, 6.00pm, 8.00pm Church of Christ the King 14 Aug (Sunset Mass): 8.00pm 15 Aug: 6.30am, 1.00pm, 6.15pm, 8.00pm

SERANGOON Church of the Nativity of the BVM 14 Aug (Sunset Mass): 6.30pm, 8.00pm (Mandarin) 15 Aug: 6.30am, 6.30pm, 8.00pm Church of the Immaculate Heart of Mary 14 Aug (Sunset Mass): 8.00pm 15 Aug: 6.15am, 6.15pm, 8.00pm Church of St Francis Xavier 14 Aug (Sunset Mass): 8.00pm 15 Aug: 6.30am, 6.30pm, 8.00pm St Anne’s Church 14 Aug (Sunset Mass): 8.00pm 15 Aug: 6.30am, 6.15pm, 8.00pm Church of St Vincent De Paul 14 Aug (Sunset Mass): 8.00pm. 15 Aug: 7.00am, 6.00pm, 8.00pm

WEST Church of St Ignatius 14 Aug (Sunset Mass): 6.00pm 15 Aug: 7.00am, 6.00pm, 8.00pm

Changes in socio-economic development however, have seen the institution of our family undergo a profound crisis of identity. The need to uphold and support the unity and indissolubility of marriage and family life is thus of particular urgency because it is the foundation of every culture and society (cf Apostolicam Actuositatem, 11). It is within the family that RXU FKLOGUHQ XQGHUJR WKH ÂżUVW school of faith and formation in virtues and character that are the animating principles of the existence and development of society itself. As Catholics, we must continue to protect the sanctity of the family because it is here that the individual is empowered and nurtured to realise his/her personal calling in the world. It is said that “It takes a village to raise a childâ€?. Hence, the formation of character and faith is not only left to the responsibility of parents but all of us have a part to

play – in schools and our Christian communities. We must not forget the role we play in modelling and witnessing to the life of the Gospel, to the children that we come into contact with because our actions have an impact on them. In conclusion, as Christians, we are called to build an inclusive society. This can only be achieved when we choose to rise DERYH WKH QDUURZ FRQ¿QHV RI our individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of all humanity. The social fabric of society is strengthened when we are able to embrace our brothers and sisters who are different from us, especially those from different socioeconomic backgrounds, cultures, faiths and orientation, extending to them the face of Jesus. I urge you to always bear the burdens of one another in love (Gal 6:2) through concrete acts of concern and care for the other. Because God has redeemed us as His own, let us bear witness to the Gospel and faith that we profess. Let us go forth and

bring life to the communities that we are in, remembering that we are called to live this journey not in isolation but together with others in community. May we be life-givers in our families, in our workspaces and the communities that we belong to! Finally, as we celebrate the birthday of our nation, let us pray for justice tempered with compassion, peace, unity, mutual understanding and tolerance among all peoples in Singapore. We pray too, that the spirit of our forefathers, who built a nation on the wings of hope, courage and resilience, be upon our leaders, especially those who KROG SXEOLF RI¿FH 0D\ WKH\ EH true beacons of light, serving humanity to the utmost of their ability, and may God’s wisdom be upon them and on our Nation, Singapore. Majulah Singapura! Onward Singapore! „

Archbishop William Goh

Blessed Sacrament Church 14 Aug (Sunset Mass): 7.30pm 15 Aug: 7.00am, 8.30am, 6.00pm, 7.30pm

‘Jesus would have been great TV evangelist’

Church of St Mary of the Angels 14 Aug (Sunset Mass): 7.30pm 15 Aug: 6.55am, 1.15pm, 6.30pm; 8.15pm

VATICAN CITY – The Gospel is

Church of St Francis of Assisi 14 Aug (Sunset Mass): 7.00pm 15 Aug: 6.30am, 7.00pm (Mandarin), 8.15pm Church of the Holy Cross 14 Aug (Sunset Mass): 6.00pm (Mandarin), 7.30pm 15 Aug: 6.15am, 6.00pm, 7.30pm.

CATHOLIC PRAYER SOCIETY Orchard Road Grand Hyatt Hotel – please refer to hotel signage Time: 12.40pm and 1.20pm Contact: 9754-3672 Raffles Place The 3rd Space Basement China Square Central Time: 11.15am, 12.15pm, 1.15 pm Contact: 9622-1775 Outram SGH Alumni Building, 2nd Floor Time: 12.15pm Contact: 9823-3971 Shenton Way Singapore Conference Hall Level 2 Time: 12.20pm, 1.20pm Contact: 9046-3061 Suntec City Suntec Convention Centre, Rooms D + E Level 6, 1 Raffles Boulevard Time: 12.15pm, 1.15pm Contact: 6408-7891 / 9366-5573 Jurong East For venue details please contact: 9831-6307 / 9376-9897 Time: 12.15pm Changi Business Park UE Convention Centre 4 Changi Business Park Avenue 1 Auditorium Level 1 (opposite FairPrice) Time: 12.15pm Contact: 9649-6517 / 9690-2712 Science Park 15 Aug: 12.30pm #02-02 “The Curie�, 83 Science Park Drive, Singapore 118258 (Ayer Rajah)

made for television and Jesus would have been a perfect on-air evangelist, said the papal preacher. Televised programming requires “brevity, concision, applicability to life, and word and images blended together. It is an endeavour one can undertake without betraying the Gospel, quite the contrary, by imitating it,â€? said Capuchin Fr Raniero Cantalamessa, preacher of the papal household. Jesus spoke in a very concrete way, using “parables, images, aphorisms and short storiesâ€?, he said in an interview published in the late July edition of the Italian Catholic magazine, Credere. If he had been born into the world today, “Jesus would have been the ideal television preacher,â€? said the priest, who, for 15 years, hosted a weekly *RVSHO UHĂ€HFWLRQ RQ 5$, 8QR D major channel on Italian television. “Jesus multiplied bread and

when St John Paul II appointed him. Pope Benedict XVI and Pope Francis respectively con¿UPHG KLV SRVLWLRQ The papal preacher is tasked with preparing the traditional series of Lenten and Advent reÀHFWLRQV HDFK \HDU IRU WKH SRSH DQG WRS 9DWLFDQ RI¿FLDOV DQG LV charged with preaching at the pope’s public celebration of the Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion on Good Friday. )U &DQWDODPHVVD VDLG KH ¿Jures he has given about 280 meditations in the past 34 years with each meditation lasting about 30 minutes. „ CNS Fr Cantalamessa, preacher of the papal household. &16 ¿OH SKRWR

ÂżVK LQ RUGHU WR IHHG WKRXVDQGV RI people,â€? Fr Cantalamessa said. “Television multiplies the word, and not by one thousand, but by millions.â€? The Italian Capuchin priest, who turned 80 on July 22, has been papal preacher since 1980

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War – what good does it bring? By Liz Quirin WAR: What is it good for? According to the 1970 protest song by American soul music singer, Edwin Starr: “Absolutely nothing.” Did Starr get it right? War not only kills enemy combatants, but it is also responsible for collateral damage, and that can include and has included people ZKR DUH GH¿QLWHO\ LQ WKH ZURQJ place at the wrong time. Consider the people who went into a market in the Middle East or in Southeast Asia on the wrong day in the wrong year. 7KH\ GLGQ¶W OLYH WR ¿QG WKH right day or the right year. They were erased from the earth, becoming a statistic, a casualty of war, i.e., collateral damage. Innocent people die when drone strikes miss targets, unexpectedly snuffing out the lives of noncombatants. War is an act of aggression that one group or country perpetrates on another. Take for instance drug wars and its consequences on residents. Where is the justice in people EHLQJ NLOOHG DPLG JDQJV ¿JKWLQJ for supremacy to sell illegal drugs? When one country wages war against another, that country construes the act as reasonable or MXVWL¿DEOH DJJUHVVLRQ 2XU &DWKRlic response to any war must be thoughtful and prayerful, even when we do not control the situation.

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Country leaders send people to war with the expectation that some of them will die, and those with “boots on the ground” have probably had no say at all in whether they would volunteer to EH VDFUL¿FHG Someone, in some safe place, has determined what acceptable

collateral damage would be. In other words, how many people would probably die so that the de-

sired outcome or goal is reached? More often than not, that outcome is never reached.

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How many mothers were asked if they were willing to sacUL¿FH WKHLU VRQV RU GDXJKWHUV LQ D war in a foreign land? Short answer: None. How many Vietnamese or Iraqi or any families willingly accepted the carnage that was visited on their land, the years of illnesses that are still causing pain and suffering because of chemicals used in warfare in a distant land? I imagine the same answer applies: None. War devastates countries – the so-called winners and losers alike – and tears families apart. In a sense, we all become part of the collateral damage of war. We all lose even if it looks like we won, and in the last few “wars,” no one has been the declared the winner. Families must knit themselves back together after a loved one is killed, wounded or psychologically damaged through post-traumatic stress disorder. That remains the same in the countries where the wars were waged. People die. It’s a fact of life. Anyone can say that, but the manner in which people are asked or required to die must be more self-directed than the death that comes from one person trying to kill another. History is rife with examples of terrible choices made in the name of saving mankind from itself. As Catholic Christians, when we use Scripture as our guide rather than the strategies of war, we have a far better chance of really winning peace and providing a safe future for intact families. CNS

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Finding inspiration, not envy, on social media Erick Rommel suggests that we should enjoy our own unique experiences instead of getting envious of what friends post online. PEOPLE are bizarre creatures. We live solitary lives but crave socialisation. We believe we are unique, yet desire universal approval. We value independence, yet want to be part of a group. With all of that disparity, it’s no wonder we often think we’re crazy. Some of us do well dealing with these extremes. We balance our desire to be unique and independent with our need for acceptance and socialisation. Others become trapped trying to reach the impossible goal of having it all. 6RPH ZDQW WR EH VHOI VXIÂżcient, but most feel an obligation to be the life of the party every minute of every day. For some reason, the number of people who feel at home in and out of their skin appears to be on the decline. Someone even FUHDWHG DQ DFURQ\P WR GHÂżQH WKLV fear. They call it “FOMO,â€? and it stands for “fear of missing out.â€? In a way, it’s understandable. In the life of today’s teenagers, WKH ZRUOG KDV VLJQLÂżFDQWO\ VKLIWHG Because the shift was so extreme and rapid, parents are often illequipped to guide their children, despite their best efforts. When today’s older teens were born, there were no smartphones and few cellphones. When a teen (or an adult for that matter) went out, they were out of contact. Today, it’s different. Two people can continually text or FaceTime from almost any two spots on the planet. That makes it very hard to get away. There is much available to help us vicariously experience someone else’s life. No wonder some people feel they should do more. Take a moment and look at your Facebook or Twitter account. Look at what the people you follow are doing. I bet a lot of them are doing things you wish you

could do. I bet you wish you could change places with some of them right now. I’ll let you in on a little secret that we all know, but never discuss. That old phrase about the grass being greener holds true. All of those people you follow who are doing exciting things also are looking at Facebook and Twitter and wishing they could insert themselves into other people’s lives. Sometimes, that life may even be yours. When you look at other people’s activities, it’s easy to merge each event together. You may see that one friend went to an amusement park, another went to a museum and another went to the beach. You may imagine yourself doing all three. But it’s not possible. And, if you try, you’ll always be disappointed in what little you achieve. Finding balance between those extremes I mentioned earOLHU LV RQH ZD\ WR ¿QG JUHDWHU KDS-

We need time to travel our own path, regardless of the herd’s direction.

piness and peace. We all want to socialise. We all want approval. We all want to be part of a group. But we also need time alone. We need time to experience the joys we uniquely enjoy. We need time to travel our own path, regardless of the herd’s direction. And we need time to be ourVHOYHV QR PDWWHU KRZ ZH GH¿QH it. „ CNS

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as this in my name receives me.â€? He then gave the apostles a stern In a parable he once told his apostles, warning: Anyone who causes a child -HVXV WDONHG DERXW ORVLQJ DQG ÂżQGLQJ who believes in him to sin would be things. He told the story in response to in big trouble, so much trouble that a question the apostles had asked him. the person would be better off dead. “See that you do not despise one “Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?â€? they wanted to know. of these little ones, for I say to you Maybe each apostle thought that that their angels in heaven always he would be called the greatest. The look upon the face of my heavenly answer they received probably sur- Father,â€? he said. Then Jesus talked about losing prised them. Jesus called a child over and DQG ÂżQGLQJ WKLQJV “What is your opinion?â€? he showed the youth to his friends. “Amen, I say to you, unless you asked the apostles about a story he turn and become like children, you was about to tell. The Lord set the scene for his will not enter the kingdom of heaven,â€? he said. “Whoever humbles IULHQGV $ VKHSKHUG FDUHV IRU KLV Ă€RFN himself like this child is the great- of 100 sheep. The shepherd was tendest in the kingdom of heaven. And ing them in the hills one day, and as he whoever receives one child such counted them, he realised something

SPOTLIGHT ON SAINTS: circlet of silver with little spikes on it and wore it like a crown of thorns. For 15 years her family and friends made fun of her for the way she lived, but during this time she also had many visions from God. At the end of her life, she lived with a government RI¿FLDO DQG KLV ZLIH +HU last illness was long and painful, but she prayed for the Lord to make her suffer even more so she could increase the love in her heart. St Rose was canonised in 1671 DQG EHFDPH WKH ¿UVW FDQRQLVHG VDLQW of the New World. We honour her on Aug 23. „

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Read more about it: Matthew 18

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„ YOUTH „ DEAD „ HEAVEN „ CHILD „ KINGDOM „ HILLS „ THINGS „ SHEEP „ CALLED „ TROUBLE

PUZZLE: Rearrange the books of the following prophets in the order they appear in the Old Testament. Ezekiel Jonah Isaiah Joel

Jeremiah, Daniel, Jonah, Malachi.

Malachi Zechariah Daniel Jeremiah

KIDS’ CLUB: Share your thoughts on this week’s Bible story with family and friends by writing an essay in response to this question: Why do you think Jesus wanted people to be humble?

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like a sheep sometimes strays away IURP WKH ÀRFN DQG gets lost – Jesus wants to forgive us and bring us back to him. Jesus, who also is called the Lamb of God, said that he would lay down his life for us, his sheep. He warned of false prophets who would come dressed in sheep’s clothing to trick us, but said they were actually ravenous wolves in disguise who wanted to hurt us. Before he was FUXFL¿HG -HVXV LQVWUXFWHG 3HWHU WR feed and tend his lambs and sheep. Can you think of any other passages in the Bible that mention sheep or shepherds? „

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Sheep were very important in biblical times. Having a lot of sheep was a sign of wealth, and the animals were used in many ways. Their milk and their meat were used for food, and their wool and skins were made into clothing. Even their horns were turned into something useful, such as instruments or vessels. Sheep and ODPEV DOVR ZHUH RIIHUHG DV VDFULÂżFHV to God. No wonder sheep are mentioned so many times in the Bible. Sometimes the Bible compares people to sheep. Jesus called himself the “good shepherdâ€? who takes care of his followers as a shepherd takes FDUH RI KLV Ă€RFN ,I ZH JR DVWUD\ from what we are supposed to do –

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St Rose of Lima

St Rose (1586-1617) was born in Lima, which is the capital of Peru. As a child, she loved anything related to God. When she grew up, she decided to try to be like St Catherine of Siena, even though her parents made fun of her for it. She was very beautiful, and when people complimented her she tried to make herself look ugly so she wouldn’t tempt anyone. Her parents tried to force her to get married, but she joined the Third Order of St Dominic instead and lived by herself in a little hut in her family’s garden. She had a

awful – one had disappeared! What, the Lord wanted to know, would this shepherd do next? “Will he not leave the ninetynine in the hills and go in search of the stray?â€? Jesus asked his friends. Âł$QG LI KH ÂżQGV LW DPHQ , VD\ WR you, he rejoices more over it than over the ninety-nine that did not stray. In just the same way, it is not

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