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' l ì - , r iS ■L S The D enver C atholic R egister WEDNESDAY. DEC. 3. 1980 VOL. LVIll NO. 8 Colorado's Largest Weekly 28 PAGES 25 CENTS PER COPY ^ - / 1 i i M Rich in 'I' ril I ^ . , i( John Paul II’s Second Encyclical — . i. V On fh é s i^ è y pf God and Humlil^Rêlktionships k%. ■ * i'* 11. ■ I. I r ' Ì •‘i >'r ■ 1 ir "Return of the Prodigal Son” by Rembrandt Harmensioon van Rijn ' I John Paul II in his encyclical “Rich in Mercy” uses the parable of the Prodigal Son to explain the mercy of God the Father. By NC News Service kinds of selfishness latent in man would transform life and tradition about God's mercy a definitive meaning. Not only VATICAN CITY (NC) — Pope John Paul II, in an en human society into a system of oppression of the weak by does He speak of it and explain it by the use of comparisons cyclical on the mercy of God, said society will become the strong, or into an arena of permanent strife between and parables, but above ail He himself makes it incarnate more human only if people introduce into their one group and another. and personifies it. He himself, in a certain sense, is mercy. " relationships "not merely justice, but also that 'merciful The Pope went on to say that the requirement of love' which consitutes the messianic message of the forgiveness does not cancel out the requirements of justice. The mercy of God is revealed in the Cross and Ü Gospel." "Properly understood, justice constitutes, so to speak, the Resurrection of Jesus Christ, the Pope said, in the Passion The Pope warned against programs seeking social goal of forgiveness. In no passage of the Gospel message and Death of Christ, "absolute justice is expressed, he justice that are not shaped by love and mercy. Programs does forgiveness, or mercy, as its source, mean indulgence continued, "for Christ undergoes the Passion and Cross based only on the idea of justice "in practice suffer from towards evil, towards scandals, towards injury or insult. In because of the sins of humanity. ' distortions. " he said in the encylcical "Dives in Misericor any case, reparation for evil and scandal, compensation for By dying, Jesus, who was without sin, inflicted death dia I Rich in Mercy I released Dec. 2. upon death, the Pope said. "In this way the Cross of Christ, "Although they continue to appeal to the idea ol on which the .Son. consubstantial with the Father, renders justice, nevertheless experience shows that other negative Excerpts From EncycUcal full justice to (iod, is also a radical revelation ol mercy, or rather of the love that goes against what constitutes the forces have gained the upper hand over justice, such as For important excerpts from the encyclical spite, hatred and even cruelty. " Pope John Paul said. very root of evil in the history of man; against sin and see Pages 12-16. death." - The E nem y "In such cases, the desire to annihilate the enemy, injury, and satisfaction for insult are conditions for Professing It limit his freedom, or even force him into total dependence, forgiveness. " The ("hurch must bear witness to God s mcrc\ b> becomes the fundamental motive for action; and this con professing it as a truth of laith and by "seeking to introduce trasts with the essence of justice, which by its nature tends Value of Person It and to make it incarnate in the lives both ol her lailhliil to establish equality and harmony between the parties in The Gospel parable of the prodigal son. the Pope said, shows that he who forgives and he who is forgiven en and as lar as possible in the lives ol all people ol good will conflict." the Pope said The (.'hurch. he continued, brings the laithlul counter one another at an essential point, namely the closer to the love ol God through the Kucharist and gives Forgiveness dignity or es.sential value of the person, a point which can Forgiveness demonstrating mercy is necessary in not be lost and the affirmation ol which, or its rediscovery. them the experience ol God's mercy in the sacrament ol Penance or Reconciliation human relationships, the Pope said in the encyclical. IS a .source ol the greatest joy. " •J» "A world from which forgiveness was eliminated. " the Such experiences ol God's mercy, he said, are a cons Pope said, "would be nothing but a world of cold and un He Is Mercy tant source ol conversion Those who come to know God feeling injustice, in the name of which each person would Jesus makes known the love of God tor man, the Pope in this way. who see Him in this way. can live onl> m a claim his or her own rights vis-a-vis others; the various said. "Christ confers on the whole of the Old Testament stale ol being continually converted to Him 2 — Th* 0»n««r Catholic Ragislaf. Wad., Oocambor 3,1*10 Holy Rosary UUUKISHOI’ SOKFK K Are You Moving? ■-’nil .lo st'p h in f S lri't't 1 - Ih'PM T . CO SO ’Ofi IF YOU ARE, SEND THIS NOTICE TODAY TO THE Priest Named REGISTER, 200 JOSEPHINE ST., DENVER, CO. 80206. Official Benedictine Father Ed of Fatima since 1977, Father OLD mund Kestel has been Fryar, who becomes assis named as the new pastor of tant pastor at the Lakewood Paste here old address label from copy of publication. Holy Rosary Church. 4695 Church on Jan. 15, has been Omit Items 1, 2 and 3 when address label is furnished. .AF'POINTMENTS Pearl St., Denver. assistant at St. Joseph's in Hevorend ICdmund Kestel to be I'astor oi Holy He replaces Msgr. Fort Collins since June of 1. NO. AND STREET APT. NO.. P O. BOX NO. OR r Hosarv Churcb. Denver, ellective 1 15 81 Edward Leyden, who recent 1978. R.F D. NO. Reverend Thomas I-'ryar to be Assistant Pastor ol ly announced his retirement. Born Oct. 17, 1918, in f - t)ur Tady ot l•'atlma Parish. Lakewood, effective 1 15 81. To take Father Kestel's Marcus, Iowa, Father 2. CITY. ZONE NO.. AND STATE place at Our Lady of Fatima Kestel was graduated from 3. Show all additional dates and numbers included iri Church in Lakewood, Holy Name High School in address label (necessary for identification) . i SCHKDULifS Archbishop James V. Casey Marcus and Regis College in ARCHBISHOP JA.MES V. CASEY appointed Father Thomas Denver. NEW Sunday, Dec. 7. 11 a m.. Denver, Cure d' Ars Church. Fryar of Fort Collins. He also has attended Concelebrated Mass. St. Vincent De Paul Society. Father Kestel has been as Conception Seminary 4. NO. AND STREET. APT. NO.. P O. BOX NO. OR * I» Monday, Dec. 8 , 12:15 p m.. Denver, Basilica ol the sociate pastor at Our Lady College in Conception, Mo., R.F.D. NO. Immaculate Conception, Concelebrated Mass, Anniver Notre Dame University, sary of Ordination. American Conservatory of 5. CITY. ZONE NO.. AND STATE Thursday, Dec. 11, 5 p m., Littleton, Carmel of the Priests Pick Music in Chicago and the Holy Spirit, Concelebrated Mass and Visitation. Fr. Foxhoven University of Colorado; and 6. NAME OF SUBSCRIBER {Print or type) has degrees in philosophy, BISHOP GEORGE R. EVANS For 5 Years language and music. 7. DATE OF ADDRESS CHANGE Monday. Dec. 8 . 4 p m., Denver. Auraria Campus, He was ordained to the Auraria Board ol Directors Meeting. Father Omer Foxhoven. priesthood in Conception on Tuesday, Dec. 9, 8:30 p.m , Denver, Catholic Pastoral pastor of Divine Redeemer May 12.1943. Center, Prison Chaplain .Ministry Meeting. Church in Colorado Springs, Father Kestel spent 25 Father McMahon's Address Thursday. Dec. 11, 12 noon. Denver, Catholic Pastoral has been elected a member years (1943-68) as a profes Father Donald A. Mc program of physical Center, Pro l>ife Commission Monthly Meeting. of the Priests' Personnel sor at Conception Seminary, Mahon, who has been on a rehabilitation, and said he is Board for a five-year term Manhattan College in New disability leave from active living where he is able to use BISHOP RICHARD C. HANIFEN beginning in January. He York and St. John’s Univer ministry in the Denver facilities for his daily swim Tuesday. Dec. 9, 6 p.m., Colorado Springs, Marian replaces Mgr. James Rasby, sity in Collegeville, Minn.; archdiocese since ming exercise. Center, Vicariate Council Meeting. rector of the Basilica of Im- and four years (1968-72) as September, is in residence Thursday, Dec. 11, 10:30 a m., Denver, Catholic- maculate Conception. chaplain of the Benedictine at 700 Washington St. in Father McMahon has been Pastoral Center, Archdiocesan Deans' Meeting. Denver, who has served on Convent in Clyde, Mo. Denver. His phone number helping out at some of the ” the board since 1974. He came to Colorado in is 861-2328. parishes in the Denver Five priests were 1972 as assistant pastor at Father McMahon is in a archdiocese. nominated to run in the the Cathedral of the Im primary election to the maculate Conception in The Denver Catholic Register board. They were: Fathers Denver until moving to Our Sam Aquila, Daniel Bohte, Lady of Fatima in 1977. (USPS 557-030) Foxhoven. Michael The Most Reverend James V Casey. D O P ublisher Rev C B Woodrich Editor Cavanagh and Terry Kissell. James Fiedler Associate Editor Father Foxhoven and Linus Riordan Contributing Editor Father Bohte pastor of St.