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COMMUNITY FEBRUARY 2014 ISSUE Bishop’S Message Go and Make Disciples in Lent o u r CATHOLIC c o m m u n i t y Volume 3 No. 5 March 2014 Issue A publication of the Diocese of Roseau, Dominica $2.00 Ash Wednesday Mass In Our Catholic Schools Budding Photographers Workshop 2014 His Eminence Annual Clergy Lenten Retreat Kelvin Cardinal Synod Implementation -- Felix Bible Blessing Sunday Editor’s Pen Inside Bishop’s Message: Go And Make Disciples In Lent 03 LENT and the Joy of the Gospel OUR CLERGY, RELIGIOUS AND LAY ASSOCIATES he story is told of an encounter Brother Paul McNiven, You Will Be Missed 04 between two friends. John had Tbeen a Christian for several years, LAPC Profile: Josephine Rodney 05 whereas his friend, Harry, professed to The Congregation Of The Sisters Of St. Joseph Of Cluny 05 be an atheist. It happened that on that Annual Clergy Lenten Retreat 2014 06 day John seemed to be carrying the Homily Of His Eminence Kelvin Cardinal Felix At The weight of the world on his shoulders. He was truly depressed. Harry, after several Thanksgiving Mass 07 efforts to cheer him up, confronted him with a simple question: You say you are OUR DIOCESE a Christian, where is your joy? Tell Fr. Ben 08 In his recent Apostolic Our Catholic Heritage - The History Of The Church Of St. Exhortation, Evangelii Gaudium, Pope Francis, addressing the Church on the Francis Xavier In La Plaine 09 Proclamation of the Gospel in today’s Know Your Faith: world, encourages the Christian faithful I Believe.... 10 to “embark upon a new chapter of Synod Implementation -- Bible Blessing Sunday 10 evangelization marked by this joy” that ADVENIAT Visits Church Projects In The Diocese 11 comes from encountering Jesus in the Gospel. The Holy Father then proceeds Ash Wednesday Mass In Our Catholic Schools 12 to expound on the theme of joy as His Eminence Kelvin Cardinal Felix’s Thanksgiving Mass 13 found in the Old and New Testaments. Christian Leadership: Lead Now, Not Later -- Now Is The Through the prophets, Isaiah, Zechariah, Favourable Time 14 Zephaniah, he shows how the books of the Old Testament predicted that the joy Prayer Corner 14 of salvation would abound in messianic Events & Notice Board 15 times. In his words, the “Gospel, radiant The Feast Of Our Lady Of Lourdes 16 with the glory of Christ’s cross constantly Budding Photographers Workshop 2014 17 invites us to rejoice.” He encourages all In Defense Of God’s Image 17 missionaries to be realists “but without losing our joy, our boldness and our SVP Workshop On Customer Service 18 hope-filled commitment.” (109). Obituary To Mr. Clifford Albert Mendes 18 The Season of Lent, though at first What Is A Cardinal And What Is His Role 19 glance might be seen as a time of austerity and seriousness, is better described as OUR CATHOLIC WORLD a season of joyful expectation. This joy comes from the fervent observance of The Rome Experience 20 our baptismal calling through works of charity, prayer and fasting. This KID’S CORNER 21 joy comes from the expectation of the conversion that will become a reality in the lives of so many who respond to the OUR YOUTH: EDUCATION, RECREATION AND FAITH call “now is the acceptable time... now Looking Forward To The Diocesan Youth Rally 22 is the day of salvation.” (2 Cor 6:2) As Catholic School’s Winners 22 Scripture says: “There is more rejoicing Catholic Schools Carnival Costume Bands 22 in heaven over one sinner who repents Calibishie Catholic Youth Group Carnival Costume Band 23 that over ninety-nine who have no need of repentance.” (Lk. 15:7) Let this year’s Lent be for us a time of experiencing joy that comes from The Social Communications Office our desire to draw closer to the Lord by paying greater attention to self-discipline Diocese of Roseau, Turkey Lane, P.O. Box 790 through fasting and prayer, and through Roseau, Commonwealth of Dominica the sharing of our resources with those Tel: (767) 448-2837 - (767) 448-8717 who are in need. Let us look forward to Fax: 1(767) 448-3404 celebrating Easter joy with hearts and Email: [email protected] mind renewed. 02 OUR CATHOLIC COMMUNITY FEBRUARY 2014 ISSUE Bishop’s Message Go and Make Disciples in Lent reflect on the passion and death of returning “in” will only wear the Jesus, which happened for the sake Christian thin. Only by keeping of human salvation. Introspection, our eyes on Christ in the “internal therefore, is a prerequisite for forum” will make viable the task of the evangelical task entrusted to evangelization. the Church. A lack of it limits the At this point it is fitting to ask evangelizer to his or her own measure, what we have done in the past two which inadequate for the extent of years of the implementation of the renewal needed in the social order. Diocesan Pastoral Plan to prepare The proclamation of the word the ordinary Catholic of the Diocese of God is largely ineffective without to “Go and make disciples!” From the proper internalization of the the very beginning in November word. The word only becomes 2011 on the Bible Blessing Sunday, internalised when it is pondered on, all parishioners and groups in the ruminated, digested and applied to Church were encouraged to begin the Christian’s daily life. Lent, once the practice of Lectio Divina at every again, calls Christians to reflect more opportunity they had, whether as deeply on the great salvific event, family or parish or even as social which gives meaning and purpose group. This practice has taken to our evangelical task. The one who root among our Catholic Schools: has not internalised the word has at religious education classes, at little to give since the word has not class retreats; at principal meetings; he Diocesan Pastoral Theme: become his or her own, so to speak. meetings among teachers: on teaches “Go and make disciples” The ultimate call is for the word of development days, know-your-faith is apt for the third year of T God to become for us second nature. sessions; at catechist meetings, implementation of our Diocesan Closely associated with the latter among Chancery staff, in Diocesan Pastoral Plan. It takes for granted quality is that of interiorisation. youth groups, among the Clergy that much preparation has been Christianity calls the individual to and Religious at retreats and other made prior to this moment. In order be a person of depth as opposed to meeting, etc. On occasions I have been to “go out,” as the New Evangelization being superficial; it is a challenge to amazed at the interest generated in demands, one must have been “in.” authenticity as opposed to phoniness. various groups when members get to The evangelizer must have been a Lent is by its very nature a time of share on the scriptures in the exercise good disciple of the one who is the challenge when the Christian is called of Lectio Divina. These practices are object of evangelization – Jesus to make greater sacrifice in order to certainly not exhaustive, especially Christ himself, and the Church shaper the human character into that with respect to the magnitude of the through which He is communicated. which is progressively Godly. Ours is work ahead, and the number of the A disciple of Jesus and of the Church, a task to image God more profoundly faithful who still need to be touched. therefore, knows the inside story. by our practice of the Christian faith. However, it is a very commendable Of necessity, he or she is a person Having established these start. Additionally, all the activities of of introspection, internalisation, prerequisites for evangelization, it the liturgical year are guided by the and interiorisation. These three is necessary for us to realize that Pastoral theme. dispositions are favorable to the the “going out” and the “coming This pastoral year I encourage liturgical season, which we presently in” are meant to work together on all Clergy, Religious and faithful to enjoy – Lent. a continuum. This is to say that get on board with the new thrust of Introspection is that noble there is no particular moment the Antilles Bishops in making Bible quality which requires each Christian when one is totally prepared for Animation central to all pastoral life in to look into self to discover what evangelization to the detriment of the diocese, whether on the domestic, personal adjustments are needed in the internal dimension. In other communal or Church level. May this order to augment the embrace of the words, introspection, internalisation Lenten seasons serve both as a time good life and to enhance capacity for and interiorisation, remain a of nourishment to our faith and an ministry. There is no better time for constant need for the fulfillment impetus to our going out to spread deepening this experience than the of the evangelical task. A constant the Good news we have received. holy season of Lent. It calls us to “going out” without the concomitant A Happy and Holy Lent to All!. “IGNORANCE OF SCRIPTURES IS IGNORANCE OF CHRIST” 03 Brother Paul McNiveN, You will be Missed “In the morning, long before dawn, he got up and left the he would spend listening to their stories, often times house, and went off to a lonely place and prayed there” in their cells or through the bars for those in solitary Mark1:35. confinement. There is great mourning in the prison for rother Patrick Paul McNiven of Canada was born him. on 17th March, 1934 and passed peacefully away Slightly reworked, the scriptural verse quoted Bat the Princess Margaret Hospital in Roseau above, aptly describes Brother Patrick Paul McNiven.
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