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Cbcpnews) Capitol Mass, Procession VOLUME 20, NUMBER 7, JANUARY 30, 2016 Eucharistic IN THIS ISSUE: adorers ‘growing’ globally CEBU City, Jan. 29, 2016— The newly- elected head of the World Federation of the Church’s Eucharistic Works said Eucharist as ‘food,’ their organization has picked up steam popular piety keys to in recent years, proof is a growing number of adorers world-wide. dialogue in Asia, A2 Jose Angel Linares, the federation’s new president from Spain, said more and more lay Eucharistic adorers from all over the world have been seeking Cardinal Zen: Latin membership in the federation. Mass nourishes Growing yearly persecuted Chinese “Every year it grows and grows throughout the world,” said Catholics, A3 Linares, who previously served as the federation’s secretary before his election as president during its general assembly at the sidelines IEC pilgrims join of the ongoing 51st International Eucharistic Congress (IEC) here on pre-Lent ‘Visita Friday, Jan. 29. Iglesia’, A3 He will succeed Eduardo Marino Gomez, also Spanish, who served the federation for eight years or two consecutive terms. The assembly, which convenes every four years coinciding with the IEC, was attended by more than 20 country representatives, some coming from as far as Peru, Italy, El Salvador and the US. The federation, which aims to bring together diverse groups of adorers, currently has 39 member associations, with a total membership of about 2 million and is present in at least 36 countries. Student-volunteers: 50 years of mission During the meeting, which was IEC, an ‘experience of attended by Archbishop Piero Marini, The 51st IEC Monstrance with the Blessed Sacrament was the most prominent feature of the grand procession from the Cebu Capitol Building to a lifetime’, A3 President of the Pontifical Committee Plaza Independencia, accompanied by over a million Cebuanos and IEC participants, Jan. 29, 2016. ROY LAGARDE of IECs, the Federation ratified the membership of three more lay groups from Europe. Since its inception 50 years ago, the federation has promoted participation in national and international Eucharistic Congresses, has promoted Over 1M attend Cebu pilgrimages to Marian shrines as well as helped fulfill other works entrusted to them by the bishops. (Roy Lagarde / CBCPNews) Capitol Mass, procession By Rommel Lopez According to Fr. Roberto carrying the monstrance was joined at the makeshift Catholics to model their Ebisa, SVD, of DYRF, made its way slowly altar by Papal legate lives as a celebration of the CEBU City, January Police Chief Inspector from the Capitol through Charles Maung Cardinal mystery of the life and love 29, 2016 - Cebua- Ryan Debaras estimated Osmeña Boulevard towards Bo, Cebu Archbishop Jose of Jesus Christ. nos and delegates the crowd that gathered for Plaza Independencia while Palma, the Holy See’s “We are called to the Mass and procession to a choir led in the chanting Permanent Observer understand, love and to the 51st Interna- be at 1.5 million. of the Litany of the Saints to the United Nations assimilate the very love of tional Eucharistic Streets leading to the and other hymns. Archbishop Bernardino Jesus... Our lives too must Congress (IEC) cur- Capitol were closed to make In his homily, Martin Auza, and president of be offered in sacrifice.” rently being held in way for the thousands reminded the people that the Pontifical Committee Martin, who is archbishop this city trooped to of people joining in the “the Church became present on IECs Archbishop Piero of the last diocese to host the the Cebu Provincial international Catholic through the Eucharist, through Marini as well as hundreds IEC said that the Christian Capitol and filled gathering dubbed as the the Holy Communion.” of bishops and priests. community, a “Eucharistic its surrounding “World Youth Day of adult The Primate of Ireland community”, must always Catholics”. Candle-bearing No Eucharist, no Church said Christians need to be a caring one. streets to hear the delegates and pilgrims “There is no Church realize that Christ came Mass led by Dublin, from Cebu and around the without the Eucharist. The to us as a gift and not as Special monstrance Ireland Archbishop world chanted hymns and Eucharist constructs the someone “we construct Last Thursday, the Cebu Diarmuid Martin. prayers as the carriage Church,” he said. Martin ourselves.” He then urged Thousands / A7 Nigerian cardinal: Receive Eucharist worthily... or else CEBU City, Jan. 29, 2016 – catechesis, Onaiyekan said that Holy Eucharist,” and harm both ‘political correctness.’ It seems Where others prefer to tiptoe while no one is really worthy to the individual and the wider that in many places today, there and use couched language, receive Holy Communion with Church. is a need to recover the sense of John Cardinal Onaiyekan, everyone under God’s “loving The Catechism of the Catholic outrage about whatever may be Archbishop of Abuja in compassion, the Church has Church teaches that those tantamount to ‘sacrilege.’ Nigeria, minced no words guidelines that set limits to who have mortal sins cannot Onaiyekan’s catechesis was in talking about the proper the level of “unworthiness” receive communion without on “The Eucharist: Dialogue disposition for the reception compatible with a fruitful first going to the Sacrament of with the Poor and the Suffering.” of the Holy Eucharist, which reception of Holy Communion. Reconciliation. “Here we might consider many Catholics seem to take for “The traditional requirement of In Nigeria, he said, it is how much we do to make the granted nowadays. being ‘in a state of grace’ cannot pastoral practice during public Eucharist available to the poor “Those who freely offer or be jettisoned without spiritual Masses to announce clearly living in slums or in remote accept what is inappropriately negative consequence at both before communion that “only villages. What about those who called ‘Eucharistic hospitality’ personal and ecclesial levels.” Catholics that are properly live in prisons and detention to whoever cares to come to the prepared should come forward camps? Wherever possible, communion rails seem to me No to ‘Eucharistic hospitality’ to receive communion.” those who are suffering should to be inflicting serious damage Allowing just anyone to be able to contemplate the face on the sanctity of the Holy receive communion during Sacrilege of Jesus in the Holy Eucharist,” Eucharist,” said the prelate. Mass will inflict “serious “We do not believe that this he said. (Felipe Francisco / Delegates of the 51st Eucharistic Congress receving communion during the Delivering this morning’s damage on the sanctity of the is a place for any kind of false CBCP News) Parish Encounter. ANA PERUCHO A2 NEWS January 30, 2016 Vol. 20, No. 7 CBCP Monitor Eucharist as ‘food,’ popular piety keys to dialogue in Asia CEBU City, Jan. 29, 2016 – The or drinks the cup of the Lord in an religious importance of food as well unworthy manner will be guilty of as popular piety can help the Church profaning the body and blood of in its dialogue with Asian religions, the Lord.’” according to India’s Oswald Cardinal Oswald also cited the role of popular Gracias. piety in Filipino Catholicism, citing The Archbishop of Mumbai tackled the Catholic Bishops’ Conference the theme “The Eucharist in the of the Philippines’ observation that Church’s Dialogue with Religions,” in “much of what the Filipino Catholics a paper read for him by Archbishop know of Catholic doctrinal truths Dominic Jala of the Archdiocese of and moral values is learned through Shillong in northeast India. the sacraments and devotional Catholics consider the Eucharist practices.” as spiritual nourishment, and the “In discussing the evangelizing idea of “sacredness of food” in power of popular piety, Pope Francis various religions can be a basis in Evangelii Gaudium urges us not for understanding the Eucharist to stifle or presume to control this and the Church’s dialogue with missionary power. He said that to religions, he said. Food is important understand this reality we need to in Hinduism, Islam, and Sikhism, approach it with the gaze of the Good major Indian religions, he noted. Shepherd, who seeks not to judge And it is a major issue in a continent but to love,” he explained. where hunger is widespread, the “Further, we are called to promote Indian prelate said. the various expressions of popular “Denying people the right to food piety in order to deepen the never is a fundamental injustice … In ending process of inculturation,” his First Letter to the Corinthians, he added, referring to localization St. Paul criticizes the attitude of or adaptation to cultural practices. selfishness of those who come However, “Care must be taken to together to celebrate the Lord’s consider the emerging secularist and supper. Hence he says to them: consumer cultural influences which ‘When you meet together, it is not are negatively affecting worship and the Lord’s supper that you eat … prayer,” the cardinal said. (Felipe Whoever therefore eats the bread Francisco / CBCP News) Delegates of the 51st International Eucharistic attend a pre-Lenten Visita Iglesia. DOMINIC BARRIOS Archbishop Villegas seeks ‘Eucharist brings us together’ – Indian archbishop MANDAUE City, Jan. Staying connected Filipino’s part in this faith- Cebuano parishioners forgiveness for ‘lost shepherds’ 28, 2016 – Archbishop The 64-year old Salesian strengthening experience shared faith-sharing Dominic Jala, SDB, prelate noted that the saying ‘we know we are moments with the IEC CEBU City, Jan. 29, 2016 – “The “May the shepherd and the flock DD of Shillong, North Eucharist strengthens not alone, even if we are foreign delegates, showing greatest is the one who stoops down be merciful with each other,” he East India expressed his Christians, especially small, in any country we the community and to serve.” said, inviting thousands of IEC realization about how the those who are persecuted are part of the Universal universality of the Church.
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