Miyerkules, Hunyo 11, 2014
Miyerkules, Hunyo 4, 2014
Marriage requires love that imitates Christ, Pope says
VATICAN CITY, June 2, 2014–In his June 2 homily, Pope Francis
addressed married couples in the Vatican, pointing to fidelity,
perseverance, and fruitfulness as the three characteristics of authentic
Christian love.
Using the fidelity of Christ to sinners as the ultimate example, Pope
Francis commented: “It is a faithful love. It is a persevering love. He
never tires of loving his Church.”
Although Christ’s bride is “beautiful, holy, a sinner, He loves her
all the same,” the Pope said, according to Vatican Radio. The Holy
Father encouraged married couples to mirror the Lord, saying that
Christ’s “faithfulness is like a light on marriage.”
Pope Francis went on to note the importance of perseverance as the driving force against the inevitable difficulties and struggles that all married couples encounter.
“Married life must be persevering, because otherwise love cannot go forward,” he said.
“Perseverance in love, in good times and in difficult times, when there are problems: problems with the children, economic problems, problems here, problems there – but love perseveres, presses on, always trying to work things out, to save the family. Persevering: they get up every morning, the man and the woman, and carry the family forward.”
In addition to fidelity and perseverance, Pope Francis discussed fruitfulness as crucial to Christian love. Just as God commanded Adam and Eve in Genesis 1:28 to “be fruitful and multiply,” so too the Pope pointed to fertility as central to the love shared between man and woman.
Pope Francis suggested that couples “look to Jesus and draw on the power of fertility that Christ has with his Church.”
The fruitfulness in a marriage reflects the richness that Christ gives his Church, through the sacraments which she offers in baptism, matrimony, and holy orders, he said.
The Pope mourned the marriages in which children are unwelcome, where material wealth trumps the gift of life in children.
“This culture of well-being from ten years ago convinced us: ‘It’s better not to have children! It’s better! You can go explore the world, go on holiday, you can have a villa in the countryside, you can be care-free…it might be better – more comfortable – to have a dog, two cats, and the love goes to the two cats and the dog.’”
But these marriages end with “the bitterness of loneliness,” he said, explaining that such marriages are “not fruitful” and do “not do what Jesus does with his Church: He makes His Church fruitful.” (CNA)
SOURCE: http://www.cbcpnews.com/cbcpnews/?p=36736
Pope Francis went on to note the importance of perseverance as the driving force against the inevitable difficulties and struggles that all married couples encounter.
“Married life must be persevering, because otherwise love cannot go forward,” he said.
“Perseverance in love, in good times and in difficult times, when there are problems: problems with the children, economic problems, problems here, problems there – but love perseveres, presses on, always trying to work things out, to save the family. Persevering: they get up every morning, the man and the woman, and carry the family forward.”
In addition to fidelity and perseverance, Pope Francis discussed fruitfulness as crucial to Christian love. Just as God commanded Adam and Eve in Genesis 1:28 to “be fruitful and multiply,” so too the Pope pointed to fertility as central to the love shared between man and woman.
Pope Francis suggested that couples “look to Jesus and draw on the power of fertility that Christ has with his Church.”
The fruitfulness in a marriage reflects the richness that Christ gives his Church, through the sacraments which she offers in baptism, matrimony, and holy orders, he said.
The Pope mourned the marriages in which children are unwelcome, where material wealth trumps the gift of life in children.
“This culture of well-being from ten years ago convinced us: ‘It’s better not to have children! It’s better! You can go explore the world, go on holiday, you can have a villa in the countryside, you can be care-free…it might be better – more comfortable – to have a dog, two cats, and the love goes to the two cats and the dog.’”
But these marriages end with “the bitterness of loneliness,” he said, explaining that such marriages are “not fruitful” and do “not do what Jesus does with his Church: He makes His Church fruitful.” (CNA)
SOURCE: http://www.cbcpnews.com/cbcpnews/?p=36736
Do not cage the Holy Spirit, Pope tells massive Rome gathering
ROME, Italy, June 3, 2014–On Sunday afternoon Pope Francis told
throngs of Charismatic Catholics to not obstruct the work of the Holy
Spirit in evangelizing, but make the adoration of God the “foundation of
renewal.”
“Go forth into the streets and evangelize, proclaim the Gospel. Remember that the Church was born to go forth, that morning of Pentecost,” the Pope said June 1.
“Let yourselves be guided by the Holy Spirit, with that same freedom. And please, do not cage the Holy Spirit!”
He addressed 52,000 people from 55 countries who had gathered in Rome’s Olympic Stadium for the national convocation of “Renewal in the Spirit.”
Those gathered included two organizations that coordinate the Catholic Charismatic Renewal: International Catholic Charismatic Renewal Services and the Catholic Fraternity of Charismatic Covenant Communities and Fellowships.
The event included praise and worship music, spiritual testimonies, and a “flash mob” event, Vatican Radio reports.
Pope Francis said that adoring God is the “foundation for renewal” and the basis for evangelization, spiritual ecumenism, and attention to the poor and needy.
He stressed the need for “conversion to the love of Jesus” that is life-changing and turns a Christian into “a witness to God’s love.”
“I hope that you will share with all in the Church the grace of baptism in the Holy Spirit,” Pope Francis said. “I expect from you an evangelization with the Word of God that proclaims that Jesus lives and loves all humankind.”
He said he hopes that they will witness to “spiritual ecumenism” with all Christians of other Churches and communities.
“May you remain united in the love that the Lord Jesus asks of all for all mankind, and in prayer to the Holy Spirit to reach this unity, necessary for evangelization in the name of Jesus,” the Pope continued. “Be close to the poor and needy to touch in their flesh the wounded flesh of Jesus. Seek unity in renewal because unity comes from the Holy Spirit and is born of the unity of the Trinity.”
He especially denounced the danger of splits and infighting.
“Where does division come from? The devil! Division comes from the devil,” Pope Francis said. “Flee from internal struggles, please!”
“Teach us not to fight between ourselves over a little more power,” he prayed, adding “teach us to increasingly love the Church that is our ‘team’, and to keep our hearts open to receive the Holy Spirit.”
The Pope also warned against “excessive organization.”
“Yes, you need organization, but do not lose the grace of letting God be God!” he said.
He urged attendees at the Charismatic gathering to be “dispensers” of God’s grace and not “controllers” of it.
The pontiff then answered questions from priests, young people, families, the sick and the elderly.
He told priests to remain close to Christ and to his faithful. He warned young people not to keep their youth “locked away in a safe” but instead to “Bet on great things.” He encouraged the sick to imitate Jesus in their difficulties. He praised the elderly’s wisdom and memory.
Pope Francis prayed that God might grant everyone the “holy intoxication of the Spirit that enables us to speak many languages, the languages of charity, always close to those brothers and sisters who need us.” (CNA)
SOURCE: http://www.cbcpnews.com/cbcpnews/?p=36737
Lunes, Hunyo 2, 2014
Strive to be a Man of Action By: Nicholai M. Luceños
Mr. Nicholai M. Luceños together with his co-library assistants in Saint Vincent's College
Library Department are Ms. Jollibee Leyson graduate in Bachelor of Science in Accounting Technology and Ms. Anna Jean Purog a student in Bachelor of Science in Accountancy.
Allow me to give you a quote of inspiration to you;
Public invited to free ‘New Evangelization Conference’
CBCP president Archbishop Socrates Villegas of Lingayen-Dagupan, who is expected is to open the day-long event, said, “Evangelization is Jesus in my heart reaching out to your heart. … Evangelization is not telling people what to do. It is telling people what God has done for us, and God has gone all the way to show His love for us.”
Villegas shared, “We have been touched by the love of Christ. And we who have been touched by the love of God must tell and retell the story of Jesus. The world, the society are looking for joy… for meaning. That joy, that meaning can only be found in Jesus Christ.
The prelate stressed, “We who have met Jesus Christ have a duty to share Him with the rest of the world. It is not a matter of will power… of me liking it. It is the grace of God.”
He called on the faithful to pray that more people receive the Gospel and that it may be shared “cheerfully, happily generously with the rest of society.” A Catholic Expo at 10 a.m. is set to feature Eternal World Television Network, Word and Life Publications, Radyo Veritas 846, Pauline Books and Media, Caritas Manila, and many other Catholic organizations and sponsors. Other activities lined up are conference sessions in the afternoon on Pope Francis’ apostolic exhortation “Evangelii Gaudium”, the significance of “Choose to Be Brave” slogan, and the “Live Christ, Share Christ” movement.
The event is in preparation for the fifth centenary of Christianity in the Philippines in 2021. Admission is free. To register, do any of the following:
1. Text: Register your name and parish/org through the secretariat: 09257191983.
2. Online: Click the link and fill up the form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/18ud8Lro9nWnwz_OCF5KUA65BLQ9tCvJBQoAWtXHWOqk/viewform?edit_requested=true
3. Facebook: Go to the event page and press “Going”: https://www.facebook.com/events/230956937094708/?source=1 For more information, visit the “Live Christ, Share Christ” Facebook page. (Raymond A. Sebastián)
SOURCE: http://www.cbcpnews.com/cbcpnews/?p=36607
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