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Do Not Be Afraid, Go out and Serve MGR LEO CUSHLEY has the gifts, Faith and SCOTLAND’S RIO was a huge success for vocation to serve Scotland well as an young Catholics who flocked to Stirling archbishop, according to his former University for a special programme of colleague Hugh McLoughlin. Page 8 events mapped to WYD 2013. Pa ge 10-11 No 5529 YOUR NATIONAL CATHOLICwww.sconews.co.uk NEWSPAPER SUPPORTS THE YEAR OF FAITH Friday August 2 2013 | £1 Do not be afraid, go out and serve I A message of evangelisation at WYD closing Mass; 2016 youth gathering will take place in Krakow, Poland By Ian Dunn Jesus; it is sharing His sentiments, His thoughts and His actions.’ POPE Francis told three million young peo- “The life of Jesus is a life for others,” the Pope ple to leave Rio and ‘take the Gospel to said. “It is a life of service.” everyone’ at the closing Mass of World Youth Pope Francis said he knew how daunting it can Day. be to recognise that each Christian bears personal “Where does Jesus send us?” the Holy Father responsibility for sharing the Gospel with his or asked the millions of pilgrims gathered on her actions and words, but Jesus told the first dis- Copacabana beach last Sunday. “That there are no ciples and tells disciples today: “Be not afraid.” borders, no limits: He sends us to everyone.” “Jesus does not leave us alone; He never leaves After a week of rain, the sun was shining for the you alone,” the Pope said. “Jesus did not say: ‘One closing Mass on the white sands of Rio’s most of you go,’ but ‘all of you go,’ we are sent together. famous beach, a sign from God that bodes well for Be creative. Be audacious. Do not be afraid.” the next World Youth day in 2016, which the Pope announced will be held in Krakow, Poland. Papal thanks Pope Francis thanked the hundreds of bishops and Final WYD 2013 message thousands of priests who accompanied their young As the young Catholics from throughout the world pilgrims to Rio, but told them the pilgrimage was prepared to leave Rio, the Pope Francis told them just one step on the young people’s journey of Faith. that they must carry their Faith in front of them. “Continue to accompany them with generosity “Sharing the experience of Faith, bearing wit- and joy, help them to become actively engaged in ness to the Faith, proclaiming the Gospel: This is the Church; never let them feel alone,” he said. a command that the Lord entrusts to the whole He then gave the younger generation a final Church and that includes you,” he said. “What is instruction, ‘as you return to your homes, do not the Lord saying to us? Three simple ideas: Go, do be afraid to be generous with Christ, to bear wit- not be afraid, and serve.” ness to His Gospel.’ Long journeys, days of rain and sometimes “It can change the world,” he said. “Bringing improvised accommodation had not dampened the the Gospel is bringing God’s power to pluck up spirits of the World Youth Day participants who and break down evil and violence, to destroy and received the Pope’s message enthusiastically. overthrow the barriers of selfishness, intolerance He told them that if they did not share that fer- and hatred.” vour and their experience of God’s love with oth- ers it would be ‘like withholding oxygen from a Youth reaction flame that was burning strongly.’ A young Scottish pilgrim from Falkirk said the Jesus did not tell His disciples to share the final Mass had been truly ‘spectacular’ and a fit- Gospel ‘if you would like to, if you have the ting end to an incredible event. time,’the Pope said. Instead, He commanded them “This really has been the trip of a lifetime,” the to proclaim the Good News to the world. young Scot said. “We have seen and done so much, met some amazing people and made mem- Evangelising ories we will never forget.” In his homily, Pope Francis told the young people on Sunday that evangelising requires a personal I Continued on page 2 witness of love for God and love for others, espe- cially the weak, the poor and the defenceless. Pilgrims crowd Copacabana beach as Pope Francis When the psalm says ‘sing a new song to the celebrates the closing Mass of World Youth Day in Rio Lord,’ the Holy Father said, it is not talking about de Janeiro. During the Mass, the Pope commissioned an a certain set of lyrics or a specific melody, rather estimated three million young Catholics in ‘it is allowing our life to be identified with that of attendance to become missionaries without borders BENEDICTINE POPE PRAISES ROLE order to of grandparents investigate; ahead of Scottish retired bishop Grandparents’ addresses issues pilgrimage YEAR OF FAITH Pages 3,12 BBC ALLEGATION Page 5 VITAL GRANDPARENTS VITAL visit www.sconews.co.uk SCO, 19 Waterloo Street, Glasgow G2 6BT I tel 0141 221 4956 I fax 0141 221 4546 I e-mail [email protected] 2 PICTURE NEWS THE SCO SUPPORTS THE YEAR OF FAITH SCOTTISH CATHOLIC OBSERVER Friday August 2 2013 Deanery and community gather to Warm welcome mark Canon White’s golden jubilee CANON Hugh Goldie White’s and St Margaret’s, Rosewell, (seen to Rio for Pope fellow priests, family and at bottom). friends joined the celebration of This was followed by a buffet and a Mass of Thanksgiving for the entertainment in St Matthew's hall OPENNESS to being sur- the house of Mary… that She 50 years (July 21, 1963-July 21, where over 300 adults and children prised by God is an attitude may help all of us, pastors of 2013) of his priestly ministry enjoyed a happy and memorable that marks the life of a Chris- God’s people, parents and edu- Bishop Stephen Robson and night. Those gathered were pleased tian, Pope Francis said in his cators, to pass on to our young Canon Joseph McMullan were pres- to be given the opportunity to con- homily at Brazil’s National people the values that can help ent on the altar together with priests vey to Canon White their great Shrine of Our Lady of Apare- them build a nation and a world from the Deanery and other clergy appreciation for his example of love cida during his first World which are more just, united and and parishioners from Our Lady, and devotion to God and God’s peo- Youth Day Mass last week. fraternal.’ “Dear brothers and Bonnyrigg, St Matthew’s, Rosewell ple over so many years. “God always surprises us, like sisters, let us be lights of hope,” the new wine in the Gospel we the Pope said. “Let us encour- have just heard. God always age the generosity which is typ- saves the best for us,” Pope Fran- ical of the young and help them cis said at the Mass last Wednes- to work actively in building a day, after he had venerated the better world.” shrine’s image of Our Lady. “But The Pope also linked hope and He asks us to let ourselves be sur- openness to God’s surprises to prised by His love, to accept the final attitude, living in joy. His surprises. Let us trust God.” “If we walk in hope, allowing Pope Francis came to Apare- ourselves to be surprised by the cida, ‘the house of the Mother new wine which Jesus offers us, of every Brazilian’, about 160 we have joy in our hearts, and miles west of Rio de Janeiro, we cannot fail to be witnesses of earlier by helicopter. He was this joy,” he said. “Christians greeted by Archbishop Ray- should never be never gloomy, mundo Assis of Aparecida and for God is at our side. We have a by the shrine’s rector. Mother who always intercedes Following the Mass, he vis- for the life of Her children, for us.” ited Aparecida’s seminary, and The Pope’s first WYD Mass returned to Rio de Janeiro to followed the opening Mass for visit St Francis Hospital. World Youth Day last Tuesday, at The Pope’s Marian devotion which 400,000 pilgrims braved was evident at the Mass, as the hostile conditions on Copacabana shrine of Brazil’s patroness was beach in Rio de Janeiro to began the site of his first Mass for a week of Faithful celebrations. World Youth Day. He also Rio Archbishop Orani Joao remembered that, the day after Tempesta officially opened World he was elected Bishop of Youth Day with and gave a mes- Rome, he consecrated his Papal sage of hope to those present. ministry to Our Lady at the “This week Rio becomes the Basilica of St Mary Major. centre of the Church, alive and Similarly, he had come to young,” he said. Aparecida to ‘place at her feet “These youths’ enthusiasm the life of the people of Latin show the face of the young America.’ Catholics… I celebrate for all The Pope said he had come to those who believe that a new Brazil to ‘knock on the door of world is possible.” Pope calls on youths to spread the Good News I Continued from page 1 dinal Stanisław Dziwisz of I More on World Youth day, Kraków said in a statement, not- pages 2,7,9, 10-11 ing that 2016 will mark the WYD 2016 in Kraków 1050th anniversary of the estab- I Special SCO WYD section on At the conclusion of the final lishment of Christianity in Scotland’s pilgrims in Brazil Mass of Rio’s World Youth Day, Poland.
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