TOGETHERIn the Diocese of wagga.catholic.org.au FREE NOVEMBER 2018 NOVEMBER 11 CURSILLO ST ANNE’S PRISON HELD IN SCRIMMAGE inside SUNDAY 4 GANMAIN 15 SUCCESS 23 World Day of the Poor Pope urges faithful to respond to the ‘cry of the poor’ see page 3 for more details... 2 FROM THE APOSTOLIC ADMINISTRATOR TOGETHER IN THE DIOCESE OF WAGGA WAGGA is published monthly, eleven Youth - belong, times per year, and is available free at parish churches, schools, presbyteries and religious houses throughout the Wagga Wagga believe & become Diocese. Publisher These past weeks have been were searching questions for the youth leaders speak of the “3Bs” Archbishop Christopher Prowse The Diocese of Wagga Wagga very much focused on our Archbishop. At the same time necessary for Catholic Life to a Apostolic Administrator McAlroy House of the Wagga Wagga Diocese youth – both from local and there was an equally penetrating room full of youth. They were 205 Tarcutta Street Wagga Wagga NSW 2650 international levels. capacity to listen and respond. captivated by his presentation. acquaintances, and then go out Internationally, the Synod As well, the gathering was also The first “B” is to BELONG. to the poor and abandoned of Editor/Designer of Bishops in Rome has just linked to our ongoing Listening He talked of belonging to the society. Karene Eggleton completed its month long focus Sessions of the Plenary Council community called Church. It is this type of teaching Printer on the topic “Young People, of Australia 2020/2021. I am We cannot live life in splendid from our youth leaders that is The Riverina Media Group the Faith and Vocational thankful our deanery groups isolation from everyone else. captivating so many of our youth Peter Street Wagga Wagga 2650 at present. It comes from the Discernment.” Our own youth around our Archdiocese are We are social beings not Submissions assisted in an earlier document participating in this vital process. individualists who think they mouths of youth to the hearts of TOGETHER would not be sent from Australia to given shape Thank you so much! Have you have to “put up” with the rest of other youth. Please pray that this possible without the voluntary to these discussions in Rome. thought of inviting some of our society. continues to grow! labour and cooperation of many Soon Pope Francis will gather youth to your sessions? Please do The second “B” is to So in this 2018 Year Of Youth contributors from within the all these reflections and publish so. Also, don’t forget about our BELIEVE. This is about opening we can feel the Holy Spirit diocese and beyond. Submissions for publication are most welcome a post-Synodal Exhortation on migrant groups too. 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But our efforts have been in vain. Universal: In the Service of Peace Lord, God of Abraham, God of the Prophets, God of Love, you created us, shepherd, who govern Your flock with unfailing That the language of love and dialogue may always and you call us to live as brothers and sisters. Give us the strength daily to be instruments of peace; enable us to see everyone who crosses our path as care, grant in Your prevail over the language of conflict. our brother or sister. Make us sensitive to the plea of our citizens who entreat boundless fatherly love a Bishop for us to turn our weapons of war into implements of peace, our trepidation into the Diocese of Wagga Wagga who will confident trust, and our quarreling into forgiveness. please You by his holiness and to us show Renew our hearts and minds, so that the word which always brings us Pope’s Worldwide together will be “brother”, and our way of life will always be that of Peace. watchful care. Through our Lord Jesus Prayer Network Amen. Christ, Your Son, who lives and reigns with APOSVLESHIP OF PRAYER Visit this link to hear the Pope deliver his November prayer: You in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one http://popesprayerusa.net/popes-intentions/ http://popesprayerusa.net/category/pope-video/ God, for ever and ever. Amen. TOGETHER NOVEMBER 2018 WORLD DAY OF THE POOR 3 Pope urges faithful to respond to the “cry of the poor” In his message for the honours the person … and seeks “is not brought on by itself, but second World Day of the out his/her best interests’.” is caused by selfishness, pride, Poor, Pope Francis has called Pope Francis inaugurated the greed and injustice”. for a new evangelisation World Day of the Poor at the end “Each individual Christian that prompts Catholics “to of the Jubilee Year of Mercy in and every community is called make tangible the Church’s 2016. The Pope’s 2018 message to be an instrument of God for response to the cry of the was signed on the feast day of St the liberation and promotion of poor”. Anthony of Padua (June 13), the the poor, and for enabling them In a letter to clergy patron of the poor. to be fully a part of society,” he throughout Australia, Bishops Pope Francis said: “The World said. Commission for Pastoral Life Day of the Poor wishes to be a “In order to overcome the chairman Bishop Terence small answer that the Church overwhelming condition of Brady encouraged all Catholic throughout the world gives to poverty, it is necessary that the communities to be involved and the poor of every kind and in poor perceive the presence of respond to the theme of day: every land, lest they think that brothers and sisters who show “This poor man cried and the their cry has gone unheard. concern for them and who, by Lord heard him” (Psalm 34:7). “Often I am afraid that many opening the door of their hearts The World Day of the Poor initiatives, by themselves and lives, make them feel like will be celebrated this year on meritorious and necessary, are friends and family.” November 18. intended more to please those Bishop Brady said Pope “The Holy Father notes that who undertake them than to Francis invites us to make there are many different forms really acknowledge the cry of concrete the words of the Psalm of poverty and he asks us to the poor.