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England & Wales, Which Difficult Ministry The Church in the Maritime World Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People N. 86, 2005/I Why do you seek the living one among the dead? (Lc 24, 5) Inside.... Card. Hamao addresses Regional Coordinators Page 2 AOS International Fishing Committee Meeting—Archbishop Marchetto’s opening Speech 4 We have forgotten that the sea exists 6 AOS Regional Reports 7 Cardinal Hamao addresses Regional Coordinators (Rome, 31st January—1st February 2005) I wish to extend a warm disasters or natu- care they need. welcome to all of you, ral calamities, Also as you know, the who have come to our demanding a discussions for an international Pontifical Council for deep analysis to AOS website have been on- this meeting of the Re- take decisions going. Constantly to respond to gional Coordinators. I and to show the pastoral needs of the mari- hope that you had the special solidarity time and fishing communities we time to rest from your with our people. shall need a constant flow of long voyages and that Unfortunately, reliable and comprehensive in- although we have a full this is the case. formation, so that we can de- agenda you will also We will discuss velop a global way of planning have the opportunity to intensely this our own pastoral care. enjoy these few days in Rome. “Our meeting this year takes a particular significance We all realize the as it is being held in the aftermath of this terrible importance of this annual disaster which has stuck so many communities in the meeting of the AOS for our Indian Ocean. Our hearts and prayers go to all these families and worldwide organization; the re- populations. I would like to put on record here our feelings of gions are vast and you are geo- deep sadness. I shall ask you particularly to forward to the Regions graphically far from one another affected our deepest sympathy and the assurance of our continued and from the Pontifical Council, prayers”. this is why as the psalmist says it is “good and pleasant when brothers [meet] together in unity” (Ps 133). It matter during the Fishing In this connection I would is good to feel the solidarity Committee Meeting. like to mention another feature towards one another and to You have been appointed by of our meeting. This afternoon know that we are not alone in the Pontifical Council to assist us we shall have a delegation from our sometime complex and in implementing the norms set AOS England & Wales, which difficult ministry. For us, at the up by the Holy Father in the will address us. As you may know Pontifical Council, it is important Apostolic Letter “Stella Maris”. we have been discussing with to hear and to take into One of your main responsibili- them, who have generously consideration what you have to ties is therefore to report on the offered to help for the imple- say, to hear about your difficul- maritime apostolate in the coun- mentation of a project regarding ties, your successes and your tries of your region. To that ef- the website. Also lay pastoral pastoral plans as you do your fect you have received this time agents and volunteers play an best to support and develop the new guidelines and a report form; ever more important role in our apostolate in your regions. For we hope that they have been a mission, hence the necessity of you, Regional Coordinators, it is help to you, and not more of a finding additional finances; the important to become always burden . We believe that more AOS E&W delegation will share more aware of the catholicity of systematic and uni-form with us on their recent ex- the Church, of its universality, as reporting will give us the perience in this field and on the you exercise your coordinating necessary information that is vision of the AOS in that responsibilities and take part in indispensable if we want to keep country. the policy making and planning abreast of changes in the Although situations and of our organization and interna- maritime sector and provide to circumstances differ greatly from tional network. There are the seafarers, fishers and other one region to another, some- moments in which our dialogue categories linked with us, in the times even from one port to is even more important in case of Sector of the Sea, the pastoral another, it is important that as a 2 Catholic organization, AOS de- On the last day we shall hold specificity is that our com- velops a common vision, that we our “AOS International Fishing mitment to the maritime world is agree “mutatis mutandis” on a Committee”. The founding of a pastoral one and we are com- common approach and that we this Committee is an outcome of mitted to preach the Good News work in solidarity to achieve the Rio Congress, it has been of Jesus Christ to the Maritime these aims. In order to realize welcome and there are many World in all its facts. We may this, the regional meetings and expectations that have already often be discussing material and the World Congress play an been expressed from many practical things; this is not important role provided they are quarters. Last year you support- surprising as the Good News is carefully prepared and respond to ed its establishment and this year directed towards the whole man the needs of our chaplains, you will be asked to suggest ways as the Holy Father reminded us pastoral agents and volunteers. and means that could help the at the audience he granted to our You will discuss the calendar of Committee go forward and Council on 18th May last year, on regional meetings and their achieve the objectives that were the occasion of the General agenda. Our last World Congress set out at the “Ad hoc Commit- Assembly: “Love and welcome in Rio is deemed by many to tee“ in 2003. The Secretary of are the first and most effective have been a successful Confe- our Council, Archbishop Agosti- forms of evangelization”. rence, one of the reasons being no Marchetto, will develop this I shall follow your three day that its theme responded to the subject further on Wednesday. work with much interest, and I interrogations and expectations I invoke the Holy Spirit on all shall try to be present as far as of many. Our next Congress will of us, so that our deliberations my agenda permits. I have now be in 2007; we must now already may be open and fraternal and great pleasure in declaring this start the planning and reflection that we be granted a fruitful meeting open. that will ensure another success- meeting so we can be ever more ful conference. faithful to our call. Our “Why look among the dead for someone who is alive?” (Luke 24:5) During these forty days of Lent, our ascent towards Easter was sustained by prayer, sharing and reconciliation. Now the Risen Christ gives his disciples an ap- pointment in Galilee and we are going to meet by the lake. There the Risen Lord invites each one of us to be a witness to hope, to give witness to this conviction that fills us that God is on our side to love, and that we are all called to rise again with him. In fact, Christ’s Resurrection reveals to us that there is no darkness, no suffering or death that cannot be healed and enlightened by the light of Easter. Suffering, injustice and even death will not have the last word. So let us share this Easter joy with our brothers and sisters. By following the Risen Jesus and walking in his footsteps, we too will become light and signs of hope. Cardinal Stephen Fumio Hamao President + Archbishop Agostino Marchetto Secretary 3 AOS International Fishing Committee Meeting (Rome, 2nd February 2005) Opening speech of Archbishop Marchetto major source of food and that lit- We have cooperated in the past erally tens of millions of families with all initiatives that can contrib- earn a scanty livelihood by fishing. ute to the progress of the fishing Recently, like in all sectors of the communities, and we must con- world economy, globalization has tinue to do so. In this connection brought about in general profound you may remember the recom- Archbishop Agostino Marchetto (right) changes in the life, culture and mendation of the Rio World Con- with Bishop Tom Burns, who was working conditions of the fishing gress in 2002, namely the “full and leading the delegation of AOS England & communities. The changes may timely implementation of the FAO Wales not be all bad and there has been Code of Conduct for Responsible an increased international aware- Fisheries” (Rio Final Document). Welcome to the 2nd AOS ness and publicity on the lot of And when we held the “feasibility International Fishing Committee! fishers, especially the traditional meeting” in December 2003 the This is an important meeting as ones in the developing world, but ILO, FAO and ICSF were invited, our International Committee has the great majority of fishers remain and we took into consideration yet to find its “cruising speed” the poorest of the poor, with no their opinion and heeded their and its specific identity. We hope social recognition, status or secu- advice. Through ICMA as its that today’s reflection and sharing rity. member, AOS had a say in the will help us better focus on the The main reason why we are elaboration of the comprehensive vast task ahead of us and to involved in this work is pastoral of ILO convention covering fishing recommit ourselves to the cause course; our aim is to be the pres- vessels.
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