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Circular Letter of the Archbishop of Colombo on the 'Year of Faith' SINCE FEB 11,1869 THE CATHOLIC WEEKLY O F SRI LANKA SS. MICHAEL, GABRIEL, AND RAPHAEL ARCHANGELS ST. VINCENT DE "REGISTERED IN THE DEPARTMENT OF POSTS OF SRI LANKA UNDER NO. QD / 11 / NEWS / 2012" September 29 PAUL September 27 Sunday September 23, 2012 Vol 143 No 36 16 Pages Rs: 25.00 Registered as a newspaper Circular Letter of the Archbishop of Colombo on the ‘Year of Faith’ in the Archdiocese is Eminence Malcolm loving interventions in the which we as disciples of invitation which Pope HCardinal Ranjith in a history of the People of Christ in turn need to offer Benedict XVI placed before Circular Letter (Liturgy Israel. And in Jesus, God to the world, this most the Church at the very start Circular - No.06) on the brought that process of self ennobling and Iiberative of his Petrine Ministry ‘Year of Faith’ in the revelation to its fullness. As good news of great joy when he stated ‘’the Archdiocese of Colombo, the letter to the Hebrews which faith has revealed to Church as a whole and all as instituted by the Holy proclaims “God who spoke us ‘’that which was from her pastors, like Christ, Father Pope Benedict in the past to our fathers the beginning, which we must set out to lead people XVI from October 11, through the prophets in have heard, which we have out of the desert, towards 2012 to November 24, many different ways, seen with our eyes, which the place of life, towards 2013 has stated that faith although never completely, we have looked upon, and friendship with the Son of leads us to the discovery in our own times has our hands have touched, of God, towards the one who of the fullness of the spoken to us through His the word of life .... that gives us life, and life in mystery of God revealed which we have seen and abundance” [Homily for to us in the saving love of same mystery which invites the beginning of the Kumar Sangakkara His Son, Jesus Christ. Son”us to [Heba new 1: existence, 1-2]. It is onethis and death and place us on a faced with that challenge, Petrine Ministry of the far superior level of The full text of the Letter of that is in profound heard”that of sharing[1 Jn 1:1-3]. our ownAnd joyso freedom and dignity which His Eminence follows: communion with God with others we need to through His own Son Jesus the world itself could never constantly open ourselves BishopAnd so theof Rome, Holy Father,24th April in To all Rev. Fathers, and in the power of the offer us. to the beauty of that 2005;his Motu AAS Proprio 97 (2005), or 710]. Brothers, Sisters and the Holy Spirit - which would Communion with God Apostolii Letter “Porta lay faithful of the make us experience, as the Invitation to Communion which is its true font and Fidei”, has invited us all to Archdiocese of Colombo. apostle Paul stated “the It is this richness origin. This truly was the ( See P 2 ) Dear Brothers and Sisters breadth, the length and the in Christ, depth and the height” [Eph Faith is God’s precious gift to us. It leads life lived in that communion Opening of St. Jude’s Church, Kurana us to the discovery of the 3:18]of faith, of whichthe love helps of God. us to A His Eminence fullness of the mystery of discover and grow into the Angelo Mathews God revealed to us in the Malcolm saving love of His Son, Jesus love of God, would also help Cardinal Christ. It is this same overus to poweringfree ourselves and salvificboth as Ranjith, mystery which God, in His individuals and as a Archbishop of community from all forms Colombo reveal to us already in His infinite mercy, had begun to declared open of slavery to sin, selfishness the new Church “United in God’s Word” of St. Jude’s A Choral Celebration College, Kurana, Negombo, last Ajantha Mendis week. His Lordship was accompa- nied by Rev. Fr. Leslie Fernando, Rector of St. Jude’s College. Pix by: T. Sunil Fernando he Ceylon Bible Society invites you to “UNITED Thisara Perera TIN GOD’S WORD” a special praise and thanksgiving Choral Celebration on the occasion Lankans better than the best of their 200th Anniversary featuring the Choir Sri Lankan cricketers Cricketer of the Year’, ‘LG Thisara Perera, Ajantha who are second to People’s Most Popular’ overs against Zimbabwe Mendis, Jeevan Mendis, “INSPIRATION” directed by Priyanthi Seneviratne none, took the cricket VanDort, on September 29, at St. Paul’s Church and ‘Test Cricketer figures of 6 for 8 in 4 Prasanna Jayawardena world by storm when of the Year’ awards. World Cup match at and Dilhara Fernando Kynsey Road, Colombo 8 at 6.00pm. Kumar Sangakkara His Excellency, Joseph Spiteri, Apostolic For a country new inHambantota. the first Twenty20 It was a before batting or bowling beat many other to Test cricket, these record-breaking spell. The Nuncio in Sri Lanka, will grace the occasion as the contestants to win perform the Sign of Chief Guest. Entrance is free as the focus and goal of three awards at the are commendable earlier record too was his, the Cross, invoking the this choral celebration is the Proclamation of God’s International Cricket achievements. blessing of the Almighty. Word....in word and song. Council awards On the heels of against Australia. Before them there The Ceylon Bible Society has laboured for the ceremony held at the Sangakkara’s success, Greatwith figures of the Sriof 6 Lankans for 16 were Chaminda Vaas and last 200 years by the grace, mercy and faithfulness of Water’s Edge, last spinning sensation who must be the envy Romesh Kaluvitharana God, to uplift the lives of the people in Sri Lanka by Saturday. Ajantha Mendis, shook the of the cricket world. The who performed similarly. Sangakkara won Twenty20 cricket world Christians in the Lankan spreading the Word of God. Dr. Elmo Rodrigopulle Trevor Ludowyke the ‘ICC International returning the fantastic squad Anjelo Mathews, Call to build Holy Family SUBODHI New Sisters Institute of Temples 4Pg 150 Years 7Pg Integral Education 8Pg 2 The Messenger 23rd September 2012 men shall be denied before the angels upon our regional Bishops, all our Epis- the Year of Faith in the schools. Circular Letter copal Vicars, Deans, Parish Priests and of Faith the recitation of the Credo at Apostolate Coordinators to pool their Contd. from Pg. 1 Specific Programmes of the Year Holyof God” Mass [Lc. and 12:8-9]. at other During events the should Year resources, knowledge and expertise and 1) Catechesis: be done personally, with a profound their talents in order to effect a true re- - (The Archdiocesan Catechetical Aposto- awareness of what is being proclaimed newal of faith among the Catholic faithful. stantly return to our communion with late will, and with a determination to give witness Be inventive in doing this, because your God,reflect to profoundly an attitude about of profound this duty faith to con in a) Seek to ensure that a further to that. The recitation of the Credo is the Him and a true renewal of our commit- strengthening of the existing catecheti- entrusted to your care. This should ba- ment to know, love and serve Him. cal programme directed to school going it and making it one’s life orientation. Be- sicallyflock is revolve what God around in His a greatnew Catechismmercy has Without this spirit of constant children is carried out in the Sinhala, sides,explicit the affirmation Holy Father of wishes this faith, that owning during of the faith, reaching out to all, renewed conversion, he sees the danger of de- Tamil and English languages. this year more attention be paid to the interest in the devout celebration of the motivation creeping into the Church b) Establish a programme of adult reading, understanding and contempla- Sacraments which include a strong re- through a process of secularization of its Catechesis directed to the parents and el- tion of the contents of the Catechism of turn to the Sacrament of Penance and an faith, seen more in terms of a social, cul- ders in a given parish. Master Catechists the Catholic Church. He wants this ba- even more intense and devout participa- tural and political commitment. States sic text to be widely studied by as many tion in the Most Holy Eucharist, the dif- are to be prepared for this and suitable - Catholics as possible. The Holy Father fusion and use of the Sacred Scriptures text books found or prepared with the tians are more concerned for the social, also encourages the Church to intensify especially through Lectio Divina, the help of the Deva Dharma Nikethanaya culturalthe Pope: and “It politicaloften happens consequences that Chris of during this year its commitment to char- celebration of the Liturgy of the Hours and the Tamil and English Theologates their commitment, continuing to think ity while at the same time showing us at parish level and the commissioning c) Make available and diffuse im- of the faith as a self-evident pre-suppo- how faith and charity are inter-connect- of Biblical animators in the parishes, the portant Catechetical books like the Ma- sition for life in society” [PF 2J - a kind - revival of the ASIPA, SCC programmes, hopadesaya, the family Catechism and of ‘’taking for granted.” And what we do ity bears no fruit, while charity without a commitment to the practice of char- life in Christ series prepared by His not seem to understand or at times seem faithed when would he bestates: a sentiment “Faith without at the mercy char ity which is motivated by and grounded Grace Archbishop Oswald Gomis and to purposely ignore is the fact that with- the Catechism of the Catholic Church in out a strong return to a profoundly faith The Holy Father seems to cau- in sharing the faith with others.
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