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No 5472 www.sconews.co.uk Friday June 22 2012 | £1 Remain in ‘Communion with Christ’ I Pope Benedict XVI urges Catholics in Ireland at Eucharistic Congress to keep the Faith in Year of Faith By Ian Dunn
POPE Benedict XVI has called on Catholics to embrace ‘Communion with Christ’ and each other as the Church moves towards a brighter future. The Holy Father sent this message to pilgrims at the close of the 50th International Eucharistic Con- gress in Dublin last Sunday. In his pre-recorded message, broadcast during the Statio Orbis in Croke Park that attracted around 80,000 pilgrims, the Holy Father said the Church in Ireland and throughout the world had a chance to advance through a period of renewal in the wake of the congress. Faith and renewal The forthcoming Year of Faith, starting from Octo- ber, which commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Second Vatican Council, would be a focus for that renewal, the Pope said. “It is clear that a great deal has been achieved; but it is equally clear that there have been many misunderstandings and irregularities,” the Pope said. “In a changed world, increasingly fixated on material things, we must learn to recognise anew the mysterious presence of the Risen Lord, which alone can give breadth and depth to our life.” Pope Benedict added that this renewal was espe- cially needed in Ireland after the clergy sex abuse scandal there. He said it was ‘a mystery’ why Cardinal Marc Ouellet, prefect of the Vatican's Congre- Scottish hierarchy priests and other Church officials abused children gation for Bishops, centre left, arrives with other treasury, which is the Catholic Church in Ireland. entrusted in their care, undermining Faith in the prelates for the closing Mass of the 50th International Cardinal Keith O’Brien, one of the five principal That was largely why I chose to attend the Church ‘in an appalling way,’ but that the Church Eucharistic Congress in Dublin with Cardinal Keith concelebrants at the closing Mass of the congress, Eucharistic Congress in Dublin.” in Ireland would endure. O’Brien, a principal concelebrant, right told the SCO upon his return home that ‘I myself “Ireland has been shaped by the Mass at the was aware of the ‘Spirit’ moving throughout the Legacy deepest level for centuries, and by its power and week … the spirit of joy in the Catholic Christian The Healing Stone that was unveiled as part of the grace generations of monks, martyrs and mission- loving God over and above all things, intent on liv- faith; the spirit of reconciliation; and then a very IEC’s opening ceremony is being moved to a per- aries have heroically lived the Faith at home and ing in the spirit of the new and eternal covenant.” great spirit of mission!’ manent home at the ancient sanctuary of St Patrick’s spread the Good News of God’s love and forgive- The cardinal added: “One might ask what other Purgatory at Lough Derg in County Donegal. The ness well beyond your shores,” he said. “You are Closing comments Church, what other nation, would have dared to shaped Wicklow granite, inscribed with the words the heirs to a Church that has been a mighty force At the end of the Mass, Archbishop Diarmuid celebrate such a week with so many other diffi- of a prayer composed by a survivor of clerical abuse, for good in the world, and which has given a pro- Martin of Dublin reflected on the events of the culties in their country and in their Church in is to find its resting place where Cardinal Ouellet found and enduring love of Christ and His blessed congress, saying that the Eucharist ‘has awakened recent months and years. However the Irish people undertook a penitential pilgrimage during the con- Mother to many, many others.” in our hearts something which went way beyond are indeed a people of Faith.” gress and met with abuse survivors. our plans and expectations.’ Bishop Philip Tartaglia of Paisley told the SCO The next Eucharistic Congress in 2016 will be Papal legate “The Eucharist has been the nourishment of the that during the congress he ‘never forgot that Ire- held in Cebu City, Philippines. As the announce- The Pope’s message was preceded by a homily from extraordinary sense of our communion with one land has been traditionally and, until relatively ment was made on by the Pope on Sunday, thou- Papal Legate Cardinal Marc Ouellet who said that another which those of us who have been in the recently, arguably the most practising Catholic sands of participants from the next host nation the Faithful in Ireland could ‘rely on the Lord for a RDS [Royal Dublin Society] and are here today country in Europe.’ waved their flags and applauded with joy. new beginning.’ have experienced,” the archbishop said. “We have “Throughout its history, Catholic Ireland has “Faith is the most precious gift we have received experienced the communion of the Church. We contributed massively to the evangelisation of I Extracts from Auxiliary Bishop Robson’s blogs with Baptism,” Cardinal Ouellet said. “Let’s not have been enriched by our sharing with those who Europe and of the world,” the bishop said. “Ire- from the IEC 2012 in Dublin, pages 12-13. keep it private and fearful! Let it grow as a splendid have joined us from over 120 countries.” land has provided priests and religious in prodi- tree through sharing everywhere. Even if we are The archbishop concluded his statement by call- gious numbers for the whole English speaking I Special IEC section inside. sometimes tested in our Faith, do not be afraid, and ing on those present to carry what they have world and for the mission lands. And, as we know remember who we are: the body of Christ intent on received in this congress out into the wider world. well, Scotland has benefited too from the spiritual I [email protected]
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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 SUPPORT YOUR NATIONAL CATHOLIC NEWSPAPER SCOTTISH CATHOLIC OBSERVER Friday June 22 2012 ‘Alive with Augustinian family feeling’ Broomhill parish in Edinburgh shares its news in the first PARISH FOCUS in a new SCO series By Ian Dunn
‘ALIVE with Augustinian family feeling’ is how the SCO found St Joseph’s Broomhill, Edinburgh where Fr Kevin Lowrie is a newly installed parish priest. The parish, the only Augustinian house in Scotland, is just the latest to be visited PIC: JIM HOEY by the SCO as part of our parish talk ini- tiative to take the newspaper’s message out into the dioceses, and our circulation Knights support Aid to the associate Steve Lavery was hugely impressed by St Joseph’s very welcoming Church in Need at Carfin and friendly atmosphere. “The parishioners were lovely,” he said. “There was a great atmosphere around the CATHOLIC charity Aid to the those gathered about his own place, you could tell they all knew each Church in Need (ACN) held its experiences of religious persecu- other and the priests and have a good rap- annual pilgrimage to Carfin on tion. Pilgrims, including the the lay port. It was really good to see.” Saturday,with around 150 sup- Catholic order the Knights of St Fr Kevin Lowrie, who moved to the porters and representatives Columba (above), gathered at parish five months ago to become parish Fr Kevin Lowrie (above left) with Fr George joining together in prayer for Carfin were also informed of the priest, said St Joseph’s is famed through- Donaghy. Left, the altar at St Joseph’s the persecuted Church around plight of suffering Christians in the out the Augustinian order for its hos- PICS: STEVE LAVERY the world. Middle East by Neville Kyrke- pitable atmosphere and good-natured The charity was delighted to Smith, ACN’s UK director, who people. (children’s liturgy), the parish pastoral coun- welcome Fr Michael Shields to has just returned from a trip to “It is a very friendly welcoming cil and a music group among others. celebrate the pilgrimage Mass at Lebanon. parish,” he said. “Full of wonderful peo- Fr Lowrie said that the role of the laity in Carfin’s St Francis Xavier’s Senior pupils from Cardinal ple, I think it is known throughout the the parish is a ‘strong feature,’as is the close Church. Newman High School in Bellshill order for that and I think all the Augus- links with the local primary school, St Fr Shields, originally from attended Saturday’s pilgrimage, tinians who have served here have found Joseph’s. Alaska in the US, is based in during which they led meditations that to be the case.” “The laity do take a prominent role,” he Siberia and set up the Church of alongside members of the Knights That welcoming nature is shown by the said. “There is a lot of laity involvement and, the Nativity in Magadan, where he of St Columba, who were stew- diverse nature of the parish that now more than that, leadership in the parish. But works with people that experi- arding the event. The pupils’ includes families from India and Africa I cannot take credit for that, I have just inher- enced the Gulag labour camps dur- involvement in the Mass and pil- alongside those who have been born and ited it from previous Augustinians and we ing the Communist era. grimage kicked off their participa- bred in Edinburgh. Whatever their origin’s just have to try and keep it going.” As well as celebrating Mass tion in the 2012/13 Pope Benedict though, Fr Lowrie stressed that since com- with pilgrims, Fr Shields led the XVI Caritas Award. ing to St Joseph’s he had been impressed I [email protected] Rosary Procession with Fr Francis Lorraine McMahon, ACN’s by the ‘particularly strong Faith’ of all the “They are very close to the Augustini- McGachey, parish priest at St head of operations in Scotland, people. “They have a wonderful Faith,” he ans,” he said. “There is strong association Francis Xavier’s, and also led the spoke positively of the pilgrimage said. with a lot of connections which I think WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE Way of the Cross. to Carfin, which managed to pass The parish was founded in 1950, and does makes the parish distinctive.” YOUR PARISH FEATURED IN In addition to Fr Shields, speak- successfully despite the inclement the Augustinians moved there from Cur- The Augustinian connection works for St PARISH FOCUS? WOULD YOU ers at the pilgrimage included weather. “It was a good day rie and Balerno in 1995. Fr Lowrie said Joesph’s in many, ways not least of which is LIKE A STAFF MEMBER FROM Alphonse Francis, a Pakistani focused on the persecuted Church he believed the parishioners were very regular parish trips to theAugustinian retreat Catholic from East Kilbride, who around the world and what is hap- close to his order, which is represented at house in San Gimignano in Tuscany. THE SCO TO SPEAK AT YOUR fled Pakistan with his wife and pening in these places,” Ms St Joseph’s, by himself, Fr George Don- Unsurprisingly the laity are also very PARISH? CONTACT four children in 2003, and has McMahon said. She also paid spe- aghy, Fr George Stibbles, the prior and involved in the parish with a host of active CIRCULATION since set up the charity, HOPE, cial tribute to the pupils from Car- one of only two Scottish priests in the groups there including a prayer group, St @SCONEWS.CO.UK which supports those most in need dinal Newman for their order, and Br Barnaby Johns. Monica’s Ladies Guild, SSVP,Little Church in Pakistan. Mr Francis spoke to participation throughout the day.
Bishop Moran gets ‘hands on’ care home
BISHOP Emeritus Peter Moran of Aberdeen joined the Friends of Northcote as they celebrated the topping out cer- emony at the site of the new Northocote Lodge Care Home. The new home will replace the existing Nazareth Care Home when it open in 2013, and will house 60 residents, caring for them in the ethos of the Catholic Church. Bishop Moran, one of the trustees, joined his fellow support- ers of Northcote Lodge as they cel- ebrated the topping out, even ascending the scaffolding himself to hammer into place one of the final batch of slates. Friends of Northcote have coor- dinated the fundraising effort for ensure that Northcote Lodge will A ball, the biggest fundraising the not-for-profit home so far, and have all the trappings of a home event ahead of the opening, took the committee is continuing to col- and maximise the quality of life of place last Friday at the Aberdeen lect much-needed donations to the residents there. Beach Ballroom. REFRESH YOUR FAITH BETWEEN MASSES WITH THE Friday June 22 2012 SCOTTISH CATHOLIC OBSERVER SUPPORT YOUR NATIONAL CATHOLIC NEWSPAPER NEWS 3
Bishop Moran leads refugee march SCIAF gets million pound THEScottish Scottish Government Governmentsupport from the grant International Bishop president of the Justice and Peace Commission offers support at Glasgow event has promised to give SCIAF Development Fund ahead of the By Ian Dunn more than a million pounds UN Summit as a sign of our com- to fund its work supporting mitment to helping alleviate BISHOP Emeritus Peter Moran told a some of the poorest farmers poverty in the developing world hundreds-strong march in Glasgow in Africa. and to empowering vulnerable that he is ‘ashamed’ for the city The money will support communities to deal with effects because of the refugees who could be SCIAF’s innovative Kulima of climate change.” made homeless by the United King- Programme which helps more SCIAF’s President Bishop dom Border Agency. than a thousand farmers in Zam- Emertius Peter Moran has joined The Bishop Emeritus of Aberdeen, (far bia, Malawi and Burundi by more than 50 church and civil right) bishop president of the Justice and training them in sustainable farm- society leaders from all continents Peace Commission, joined Church repre- ing practices that increase their in signing a declaration calling on sentatives, trade-unionists, community food production. world leaders gathering in Rio for campaigners, politicians and students to The programme builds on a the UN Conference on Sustain- protest the treatment of nearly 100 asylum previous three-year SCIAF proj- able Development to take action seekers who face losing their homes after ect in Zambia, also funded by the for a fairer world. settling in Glasgow but having their appli- Scottish Government’s Interna- Welcoming the announcement cation for asylum refused. tional Development Fund. from the Scottish Government, Researchers from Edinburgh Uni- Lorraine Currie, SCIAF’s head of Cracks in the system versity and the Aberdeen-based international programmes, said Previously they had been housed by Ypeo- James Hutton Institute will also be the aid agency was ‘delighted’ at ple (formerly the YMCA), but—as the involved in the programme, which the news. contract for housing asylum seekers in Scot- children involved, some of whom may “When I became aware of the gravity of will help promote the benefits of “Over 1300 small farmers will land has been switched to multinational even have been born here; second, there is the situation, I, like most people, hoped that sustainable agricultural systems be supported through the funding, company Serco—these people face eviction the fear that these people have about going the information we were receiving must be for small scale farmers to the and many thousands more in their as Ypeople must return the houses currently back to the country from which they fled.” wrong,” the archbishop stated in his letter. Zambian Government and others. families and communities will feel being occupied by the asylum seekers to “‘There must be some mistake,’ I said. The funds were announced by the benefits,” she said. “The their original owners by August 20. Archbishop’s message “It seemed utterly inconceivable that a Environment Minister Stewart Kulima Programme helps small After the march, Bishop Moran Bishop Moran, accompanied on Saturday country with such strong traditions of fair- Stevenson who is scheduled to farmers move away from the use addressed a crowd in George Square and by a group from Justice and Peace, also ness could allow innocent persons to be attend the UN summit on sustain- of expensive fertilisers and adapt said he was ‘ashamed’ of what was hap- represented Archbishop Mario Conti of evicted from housing, banned from work- able development in Rio de to the impacts of climate change. pening to refugees in Glasgow. Glasgow who could not attend because he ing, left without food and shelter and Janeiro, Brazil, this week. We will work with partners in “I have come today from Inverness, but was at the International Eucharistic Con- effectively cast into an abyss with no “Scotland is well aware of its Zambia, Malawi and Burundi to I am a Glaswegian, born and bred here,” gress in Dublin. safety net, no hope and no protection.” responsibilities to the wider world make the biggest possible impact he said. “Today I am ashamed for my Bishop Moran read out a letter fromArch- The archbishop’s letter urged those pres- and we know that it is some of the among local communities. This native city —not ashamed OF Glasgow, bishop Conti which stated the archbishop’s ent ‘to make every one of your friends, rel- world’s most vulnerable people in funding will help small farmers but ashamed FOR Glasgow. sorrow that he could not be there and the atives, neighbours and workmates aware of sub-Saharan Africa that are deal- work their own way out of “Two points in particular concern me if ‘absolute disgust’he felt at the situation fac- this problem’and said ‘the Catholic Church ing with the harsh realities of cli- poverty, by growing more and these evictions take place—first, there are ing the asylum seekers. cannot be silent on this issue.’ mate change,” he said. “I am better crops for themselves and delighted to announce this latest their families.”
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