VOLUME 20, NUMBER 6, JANUARY 29, 2016 Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle delivers a welcoming gesture during his catechesis on “The Eucharist and the Dialogue with Cultures” at the 51st International Eucharistic Congress in Cebu City on Jan. 28, 2016. ROY LAGARDE IN THIS ISSUE: Cardinal Tagle: Foster ‘We are all meant to be saints’, Bp. Barron, A2 a ‘Eucharistic culture’ Marini to faithful: By Rommel Lopez individualism, putting Technology’s influence having leads to throwing don’t throw her away!” he ‘Localize your much value one one’s self The president of away. And we throw away said. CEBU City, Jan. 28, “where the individual and the Catholic Biblical goods that the poor should He then continued to liturgy’, A3 2016 – When peo- the community become Federation noted that the benefit from but could not address each sector of ple begin to protect enemies.” influx of the digital age, afford to buy.” society asking them how and champion in- people’s individualism and “But is it not ironic that they treat people as mere Non-stop adoration What does it say about self-centeredness grew the culture of accumulation dispensable objects. dividual rights yet your culture? even more pronounced. is also the culture of “Wives, are you about to at IEC, A3 forget to champion “If your parish has a “The culture of the throwing away? Who throw away your husbands universal rights, big space for parking but selfie… I do not need a has something to throw like junk? Think twice, we begin to foster a does not have a space for photographer. I can do away? Only those who have your husband is a gift.” IEC media challenge: culture of individ- pastoral formation, Aha! it by myself. I can make accumulated. And they “Parents, do you see in ualism, a “throw what does this say about myself look good. The have accumulated what your son or daughter that ‘Jesus mentions’, A7 away” culture rath- your parish?,” he asked. individualistic attitude they do not need.” gives you some difficulties, He also reminded his makes the individual reign He laments how people a thing to be thrown away, er than a “Eucha- brother priests of their vow supreme,” he said. who have so much material or do you see in him or her ristic culture”, an of celibacy and how they He added the same digital goods throw their excess a gift of God?” attitude of accept- arrange their bedrooms culture has formed young while some people actually “Mothers, do you ing, engaging and should reflect their state people to put importance live and survive on their consider the baby in self-giving. of life. “Look at how you on image before anything trash. your womb a burden or Manila Archbishop arrange your bed. You else. a problem to be thrown Luis Antonio Cardinal are celibate. It should be This pervading culture Not only of material away, or a gift of life?” Tagle issued this warning single, not double,” he said of alienating individualism goods “Teachers, will you during his catechesis on eliciting laughter from the according to the cardinal However, this attitude throw away slow learners “The Eucharist and the IEC delegates. “protects individual rights does not only happen in among your students, or Dialogue with Cultures” Tagle also noted that “in but does not stress duty to material things. More will you treasure them on the fifth day of the 51st some cultures, their heroes other people and society.” tragically, this happens to as gifts, especially if you International Eucharistic are boxing champions and people as well. are teaching in a Catholic Congress being held here. beauty queens” an obvious Throwaway culture “Husbands…are you school?” Tagle said all across reference to how Filipinos Tagle said this tempted to throw away “Politicians! Will you society, the world has held these people in high individualistic attitude your wife like a home throw away people’s taxes fostered a culture of esteem. of “buying for the sake of appliance? She is a gift; Foster / A2 Cardinal Bo to youth: ‘Be great for others’ Hungarian prelate: Share fearlessly the hope that is Christ CEBU City, Jan. 28, 2016 I can do nothing. Because my – One of the poorest parents are poor,’” Cardinal communities in Cebu has Bo said. given perhaps the warmest “Don’t blame the parents, and most festive welcome don’t blame yourself, don’t to Charles Maung Cardinal blame the situation and don’t Bo, the representative of blame God. You must get up Pope Francis to the 51st and work hard to become International Eucharistic great for others,” he added. Congress. Cardinal Bo, the archbishop ‘Death rather than sin’ of Yangon, went to the coastal Cardinal Bo reminded village of Pasil and was the youth of one of the cheered by residents and resolutions of Dominic Savio, elementary schoolchildren Don Bosco’s student who on his way to the Don Bosco Charles Maung Cardinal Bo, representative of Pope Francis to the 51st International died of illness at a young age Youth Center, a refuge for Eucharistic Congress, blesses a baby during his visit to barangay Pasil, one the poorest and became a saint: “Death Archbishop Péter Cardinal Erdo of Esztergom-Budapest swings the thurible during communities in Cebu City, on Jan. 28, 2016. ROY LAGARDE the Mass. FR. REYNALDO JARANILLA, OAR orphans, street kids and rather than sin.” young people from broken his own order the Salesians a Salesian brother, priest, “Don Bosco is always CEBU City, Jan. 28, 2016 – of unbelief, hostility, and families. of Don Bosco, founded in Italy bishop, and later cardinal. asking us: ‘Do you want to Dwelling on the theme of the despair. Pasil put up a mini-Sinulog in 1859 by St. John Bosco, the His message to the 120 be happy here?’ If you want ongoing 51st International “For the man of today for the Myanmar prelate, who priest and educator whose youth at Don Bosco: Poverty is to be happy, Don Bosco said, Eucharistic Congress (IEC), to contact Christ, we must also paid tribute to the image mission was to transform not a hindrance to greatness. avoid sin.” the cardinal- archbishop propagate Him openly, we of the Santo Niño and danced the world into the image and “You can become priests, “We have to be always of Budapest, Hungary on must speak about Him, we to the beat of drums. likeness of Christ. sisters, brothers, bishops. You happy, shouting, playing Thursday reminded pilgrims must say His name, and we Bo was brought by his can become prime minister, basketball,” Cardinal Bo said. from all over the world to have to confess our faith,” Nostalgia parish priest to the Salesians president, doctor, engineer. Korina Jane Tabay, 17, told be fearless in sharing with urged Archbishop Péter At the youth center, Bo in Myanmar when his Never blame yourself of your Cardinal Bo it was a “sign of everyone the hope of glory Cardinal Erdő of Esztergom- turned nostalgic. It’s run by father died at age 2, became situation. ‘Because I am poor, Great / A2 that is Christ in the face Fearlessly / A7 A2 NEWS January 29, 2016 Vol. 20, No.6 CBCP Monitor ‘We are all meant to be saints’ – Barron MANDAUE City, Cebu, Jan. youth delegates by asking ‘are ‘everything in me belongs to Four altars not to wor- “Sin is bad worship… “You want to be happy? 28, 2016 – Thousands of you becoming a saint or not?’ Jesus Christ’ and all part of a ship worship is from an old Take a good, long, prayerful youth participating in the person must revolve around Bp. Barron cited how English word, ‘worth-ship’, look at Jesus and you’ll see 51st International Eucharistic What it is like to be a saint that center. people have restless hearst meaning what is of the weirdly a formula for joy – it’s Congress (IEC) – Youth Day The auxiliary bishop of He then reiterated that and enumerated “four altars” highest value to you? What a picture of freedom; Jesus in were encouraged to become Los Angeles Archdiocese when everything in oneself is of today’s generation that we is most important? That the cross is free,” Bp. Barron saints. suggested three paths to in service of Christ, then the must not go to and worship is what you worship. Once challenged the participants. Sporting a blue short- becoming a saint: ‘To find person has found his center. but unfortunately do: money, you find that, you know how He inspired the youth to sleeved barong, Bishop one’s center; to know that It is also imperative to pleasure, power, and honor. your life is structured. If you take a leap of faith saying Robert Barron of Word on we’re all sinners; and to accept that we are all sinners. “Everybody in this room worship anything other than ‘God has a dream for you. Fire Minsitry delivered a realize that one’s life is not The second path as Bp. has got a restless heart. We’re God, your life will become When you find it, go for it’ catechesis urging the youth about oneself.’ Barron said is to know our searching for happiness, for scattered,” he added. and you will find your way to to pursue a life of holiness Finding one’s center means sinfulness. joy and we try to find it in “If you want to be happy happiness. saying ‘the only real sadness having one central value in “To all of [us] sinners, wealth, pleasure, power, ‘love what Jesus loved on “We’re not meant to just in life is not to become a life.