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Church's eSSa e ...and five symbols that stand out CHURCH building had several symA mlic messages for the general community and for Christians who use the building,

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On February 10, 1994 the ABC's 730 Report featured a story on the Goodwood orphanage in the 1950s and 1960s when the orphanage was run by the Sisters of Mercy.

The promotional material on ABC TV and Radio 5AN, and a subsequent program on 5AN, contained implications that the children at the orphanage had been sexually abused.

The Sisters of Mercy complained to the Independent Complaints Review Panel (ICRP) that the implications of sexual abuse were unfounded and, after considering the matter, the ICRP upheld the complaint by the Congregation.

Following a directive of the Managing Director of the ABC, Mr Brian Johns, an apology has been broadcast on the 7.30 Report and on the Murray Nicoll program on 5AN. Congregational leader Sister Mary Densley said after the finding: "The Mercies have a long and proud tradition in this State, particularly in social welfare and social justice."

"The implications that children at Goodwood had been sexually abused was false and very distressing to the Congregation."

Sr Densley noted that last year the former congregation leader, Sr Christine Keain, had publicly said: "We greatly regret that there are women still hurting over childhood experiences at Goodwood Orphanage and we, are most anxious to do anything in our power to heal that hurt."

Sr Densley re-affirmed these sentiments and invited anyone who wanted to speak about the matter to contact the Congregation Office on (07) 212 5456.

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Catholic church, St. Luke's at Woodvale incorporates a community centre (right) adjacent to the church proper whose facade has frontages to two streets.

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Archbishop Hickey said last Sunday.

The new church of St Luke which he dedicated at Woodvale made a statement to the world saying that his building is for the worship of God and "we the people call you to honour the Lord," the archbishop said.

The church is also a symbol of people who are the Church, he said.

The church is the Body of Christ and the church is the people of God. It proclaims we are a community of Christ gathered to worship God entered on the Blessed Eucharist and gathered in the name of Christ.

A further symbolic message from the church building, the archbishop continued, was that people gathered around the altar to worship God in a particular way through the Mass.

Just as the apostles had gathered with Christ at the Last Supper so we do the same when we share his sacraments by receiving the Body and Blood He shed for us and the world.

The fourth symbolic message was about all the sacraments - not just the eucharist - began a new venture of love and most of which would be received in this echoed with the joy of couples. It building with people being baptized into was also the place where young new life, initiated into faith at confirmation, where penance is offered to us who men could hear the voice of Christ acknowledge we are sinners and are for- calling some in the parish to holy given and Christ is present there to wel- orders - with possibly some of them being ordained one day in St Luke's, come people back into repentence.

The church was a place where marriages the archbishop said.

here, not just to Mass, but to lelarn their Catholic heritage, to hear the beauty of the church's teaching, to learn to genuflect and pray at the The fifth symbolic message, the archbishop said, was to schools and tabernacle, be present at the altar as children. with Jesus at the Last Supper, not Parents would bring their children just with the Twelve, but with 1200.

The church would also receive the bodies of those who had received the sacramental anointing of the sick

'Take encyclical message to heart' E message of Pope John done the Church and the world "If we really believe that Paul's encyclical on respect a service by proclaiming fear- human life is a gift from God for life needs to be taken to lessly and clearly that life is a and that ills made in the image heart by all Catholics, Arch- gift from God deserving of the and likeness of God, it will bishop Hickey said this week utmost respect. affect the way we view war, torture, grinding poverty, "In a plural society like ours," "He has presented a religious refugees, capital punishment, he said "it is possible for view of the human person, one Catholics to become confused made in the image tind like- abortion and euthanasia. about life issues, given the vari- ness of God. A purely secular "On capital punishment the ety of conflicting opinions, that view does not afford the same Holy Father asks whether the surround them. dignity or sanctity to human circumstances would ever "The Holy Father has again life. arise that would Justify it.

"On euthanasia he makes the necessary distinction between dying and killing. One does not have to continue with very burdensome medical treatment to prolong life, but one can never directly kill an innocent person.

"On abortion he reaffirms what we already know, that it Is the taking of innocent human life and Is therefore never per-

missible. He goes further to say that we have an obligation to oppose policies that facilitate it.

"No doubt there will be controversy about the Encyclical.

That is to be expected, In the matter of the sanctity of human life the Holy Father has spoken with the authority that Jesus himself gave to Peter."

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Malnutrition after years of war

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Malnutrition remains a major national problem in Cambodia.

Once known as the rice bowl of Asia, it has been devastated by three decades of war, including the atrocities of the Pol Pot era in the late 1970s.

The years of war and isolation have taken a great toll of Cambodia's education system.

Many academics were killed and for years Cambodia was cut off from the educational and technological changes occurring elsewhere.

Australian Catholic Relief, with assistance from the Australian International Development Assistance Bureau (AIDAB), is helping Prek Leap Agricultural College in its task of rebuilding.

An Australian consultant is working with the college's director on curriculum development and education planning issues.

Three Australian agriculturalists are advising the college's team which trains the growing network of agricultural extension workers.

In the past year, Australian Catholic Relief has laid the groundwork for a permanent twinning relationship between Prek Leap Agricultural College and the University of Queensland's Gatton College.

Another two Australian agriculturalists travel around the country, working with the graduates of Prek Leap's extension course as they apply what they have learned in their work with farmers.

In Takeo province, an area where Australian Catholic Relief has assisted with the construction of an agricultural centre and an irrigation scheme, two Australians are coordinating a rural development program which involves agricultural extension workers and farmers' groups.

The program aims to make the most use of the growing local expertise in agriculture, health and community development.

Since 1979, Australian Catholic Relief has raised and spent more than $14 million on its development projects in Cambodia.

The efforts began as emergency aid to a nation battling starvation but within months were expanded to help the long-term job of rebuilding the society. Australian Catholic Relief has since supported: nurse training; rebuilding of the education system; reestablishing clothing, fertiliser and medical supplies factories; rebuilding irrigation facilities; and training in agriculture.

When newly-trained community extension worker Sam Sovan returned to his village in the Cambodian province of Battambang, he found little enthusiasm for the new rice strains he had learned about in Phnom Penh.

The farmers of the village had a much more pressing need to find a way to improve the health of their children, who were regularly ill.

The source of the problem appeared to be a sunken well, holding dirty water, which the village relied on during the dry season.

Sovan brought the people of the village together and learned that their greatest need was for a properly-constructed cement ring well, large enough to supply clean water throughout the year.

He helped the people to put together a proposal to provincial authorities - and the well was built, with the villagers providing the labour and some of the construction materials.

Sovan has now moved on to some of the other needs expressed by local farmers better techniques for citrus growing and rice production in the dry season, and breeding and harvesting fish, as well as chicken and cow vaccinations and animal care.

Previously trained in animal health, Sovan is a recent graduate of an agricultural extension training program developed by the Cambodian Ministry of Agriculture and Australian Catholic Relief at Prek Leap Agricultural College in Phnom Penh.

Since 1992, 105 Cambodians have taken part in the ninemonth program.

The aim is to train extension workers to help village communities address their local needs. The needs could range from finding reliable sources of clean water or better techniques for growing rice or vegetable crops, to learning how to raise eels or frogs in ponds or how to improve family nutrition.

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Mass to strengthen ties

...between Archbishop Hickey, priests and people of the Perth archdiocese ext Tuesday night's Chrism Mass before the people of God, with parish- blessing of the oils. dates for confirmation and the Rite of N in the Cathedral is an occasion ioners present to receive and support Christian Initiation of Adults, as well as During the Chrism Mass, the archArchbishop Hickey hopes will that commitment from their priests. strengthen the ties between himself, the "The people respond by affirming priests and the people of the Perth arch- their commitment to their own mindiocese. istries."

The annual Chrism Mass of Holy The archbishop extends an open inviWeek has long been seen as "the priests' tation to the Mass so that with as many Mass", but according to the archbishop, people as possible attending, this sense planning in recent years has sought to of unity can be felt throughout the archexpand this concept. diocese.

"The renewal of priestly commitment "We should all be able to experience is one of the principle themes in the at the Chrism Mass the unity of the Chrism Mass," said Archbishop Hickey, whole Church in the participation of "and the unity of priests with their bishops, priests and people aroud the bishop will be affirmed and proclaimed. altar, united in Christ," Archbishop "But attempts have been made over Hickey said. recent years for the liturgy to highlight The archbishop added that this unity that priesthood is for the people, and will also be manifested in the other therefore this commitment is renewed major theme of the Chrism Mass, the

bishop will bless the oil of the sick, used some of the candidates themselves. for anointing the sick, and the oil of catThe Episcopal Vicar for Health and echumens, used in baptisms. several people involved in ministry to The sacred chrism, used in baptisms, the sick will bring forward the oil of the confirmations, ordinations and dedica- sick. tions of churches and altars, will then be Because these various ministries consecrated. involve the work of both laity and The three oils will be distributed priests, the Chrism Mass will be a powthrought the archdiocese for use in erful symbol of the co-operation these sacrament for the next year, a fur- between priests and people in carrying ther sign that all parishes are united as out the gospel call to service. part of the one local church in commu"I hope that the unity and love that nion with their bishop.

The chrism and oil of catechumens should always exist between people and will be brought forward in procession at their priests will be strengthened at this the Chrism Mass by a recently ordained Mass," Archbishop Hickey said. priest and a number of catechis and The Chrism Mass begins at 7.30 pm sponsors involved in preparing candi- next Tuesday, April 11.

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Privilege for these two A t the dedication of St Luke's Church Woodvale, Maureen Woo and Bridget Dorai Raj had the privilege of dressing the altar that had just been anointed by Archbishop Hickey.

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TATICAN I embryo experiV CITY (CNS) mentation and - Pope John Paul contraception, but II says his encyclialso spoke of the cal condemns widespread sufanti-life practices fering caused by but also tries to war and poverty. offer forgiveness He said the text, as a solution. which was four It was designed years in the writas a .message of ing, aimed at hope to counter answering sevenormous eral quest hreats tions: a gainst "How to life in stop the m odern hand of society, he said in his first comment since Cain?" the document's release.

"How to give back strength to the good He said his 194-page encyclical invited which the Creator has placed in the everyone to "protect, defend and love life, human heart?" which is a daily miracle of God's tender"How to heal and save the world?" ness."

The pope said the answer was the one "The scenarios of death, which unfortu- indicated by Christ: forgiveness and recnately do not cease to involve defenseless onciliation. populations, remind us that sin continues People today need to recognize their to devastate human existence," he said. own faults and feel the call to conversion, "The threats against life today assume he said. enormous dimensions," he said. The "Only in this way can the horizons of encyclical denounced abortion, euthana- death be transformed into horizons of sia, assisted suicide, nontherapeutic life," the pope said.

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Gospel of Life versus Culture of Death

With bible close at hand

...he wrote the encyclical punctuating points with lessons from it TATICAN CITY (CNS) -Pope John Paul II had V his bible close at hand as the encyclical was being written.

Although the main topics - abortion, euthanasia and other threats to life - are modern ones, all of the pope's arguments lead back to basic concepts of right and wrong as related in the Old and New Testament.

"Evangelium Vitae," full of biblical references and quotations could be described as one of the most biblically grounded encyclicals in modern history.

It cites the story of Cain and Abel on murder, the Psalms on the dignity of the unborn child, the Book of Wisdom on euthanasia and St. Paul's epistles on the Christian duty to challenge anti-life practices.

Some had expected Pope John Paul. a moral theologian, to assemble detailed theological arguments in this document. But the pope does not speak so much as a theologian as a pastor, punctuating his points with biblical lessons everyone should be able to understand.

This is all the more remarkable because, as the pope himself states, the Bible has nothing specific to say about either abortion or euthanasia. That's an argument sometimes made by those who question church teachings.

But the encyclical seeks to demonstrate that the whole history and orientation of the Christian faith from the Book of Genesis to the death of Christ - is undeniably pro-life.

The story of Cain and Abel lends the encyclical its structure and helps the pope make a series of main points: That Cain's act of murder is "a page rewritten daily, with inexorable and degrading frequency" in human history.

That Cain's lie and attempt to cover up his crime parallels modern ideologies that "try to justify and disguise the most atrocious crimes against human beings."

That Cain's response - "Am I my brother's keeper?" - reveals the same attitude of contemporary men and women who refuse to accept responsibility for their brothers and sisters.

That despite all this, God's mercy still reaches out to Cain, just as it does to people today.

This Bible account can be universally understood,

which is important for an encyclical that is addressed not only to bishops and Catholic faithful but to "all people of good will."

The encyclical makes another striking biblical comparison between the pharaoh of Egypt, who ordered every male child of Hebrew women killed, and the "powerful of the earth" today, who would impose "anti-birth" policies on the most prolific and poorest populations.

And the pope cites the refusal of Hebrew midwives to carry out this decree as a precursor of the "conscientious objection" to anti-life laws that the encyclical demands of the faithful.

The Bible is quoted at length to illustrate Christianity's traditional respect and reverence for old age. It would be anachronistic to expect Scripture to explicitly condemn a practice like euthanasia, the pope says, because it would be -completely foreign" to the cultural and religious context of the biblical peoples.

The pope does cite Old Testament legislation that dealt with protecting life when it was threatened: in the case of foreigners, widows, orphans, the sick and the poor, and even children in the womb.

"The texts of sacred Scripture never address the question of deliberate abortion and so do not directly and specifically condemn it," he writes.

"But they show such great respect for the human being in the mother's womb that they require as a logical consequence that God's commandment, 'You shall not kill,' be extended to the unborn child as well," he says.

The pope criticizes the mass media for aggravating the confusion between good and evil in the minds of modern men and women. But this is not entirely new, he adds. The Gospel of St. Matthew made the point that when good is called evil and evil good, then the individual conscience is on the path to moral blindness.

Perhaps more than anything else, it is the Bible's unambiguous tone that is echoed in "Evangelium Vitae" and its call to pro-life action. In a passage that the pope seems to have taken as his model, he cites St. Paul's letter to Timothy: "Preach the word, be urgent in season and out of season, convince, rebuke and exhort, be unfailing in patience and in teaching."

Excerpts on various themes TATICAN CITY (CNS) Here are V excerpts from the encyclical on various themes:

On new threats to life: "In addition to the ancient scourges of poverty, hunger, endemic diseases, violence and war, new threats emerg on an alarmingly vast scale.... A new cultural climate which gives crimes against life a new and,if possible, even more sinister character, giving rise to further grave concern: public opinion justifies certain crimes against life in the name of the rights of individual freedom.... Choices once unanimously considered criminal and rejected by the common moral sense are gradually becoming socially acceptable."

Abortion and euthanasia new threats: "Not only do these attacks tend no longer to be considered as 'crimes'; paradoxically they assume the nature of 'rights,' to the point where the state is called upon to give them legal recognition and to make them available through the free services of health care personnel."

On the new "culture of deaths: "This culture is actively fostered by powerful cultural, economic and political currents which encourage an idea of society excessively concerned with efficiency. From this point of view, it is possible to speak in a certain sense of a war of the powerful against the weak... A person who, because of illness, handicap or, more simply, just by existing, compromises the well-being or lifestyle of those who are more favoured tends to be looked upon as an enemy to be resisted 4 Abe Becordollpia 6,1995

or eliminated. In this way a kind of 'conspiracy against life' is unleashed."

On artificial contraception and abortion: "The close connection between contraception and abortion is becoming increasingly obvious as demonstrated in an alarming way by the development of chemical products, intrauterine devices and vaccines which, distributed with the same ease as contraceptives, really act as abortifacients in the very early stages of the development of the life of the new human being."

presence and increase of the children of Israel, submitted them to every kind of oppression and ordered that every male child born of the Hebrew women was to be killed. Today not a few of the powerful of the earth act in the same way. They too are haunted by the current demographic growth and fear that the most prolific and poorest peoples represent a threat for the well-being and peace of their own countries.... Even the economic help which they would be ready to give is unjustly made conditional on the acceptance of an anti-birth policy."

On infanticide: "Following this same logic (of eugenic abortion), the point has been reached where the most basic care, even nourishment, is denied to babies born with serious handicaps or illnesses. The contemporary scene, moveover, is becoming even more alarming by reason of proposals, advanced here and there, to justify even infanticide, following the same arguments used to justify the right to abortion."

On anti-life policies on an international level: "We are in fact faced by an objective 'conspiracy against life' involving even International institutions, engaged in encouraging and carrying out actual campaigns to make contraception, sterilization and abortion widely available. Nor can it be denied that the mass media are often implicated in this conspiracy, by lending credit to that culture which presents recourse to contraception, sterilization, abortion and even euthanasia as a mark of progress and a victory for freedom."

On euthanasia: "Threats hang over the incurably ill and the dying. In a social and cultural context which makes it more difficult to face and accept suffering, the temptation becomes all the greater to resolve the problem of suffering by eliminating it at the root, by hastening death.... We see a tragic expression of this in the spread of euthanasia - disguised and surreptitious or practiced openly and even legally."

On population control: "The pharaoh of old, haunted by the

On initiatives favouring life: "It would therefore be to give a onesided picture, which could lead to sterile discouragement, if the condemnation of the threats to life were not accompanied by the presentation of the positive signs at work in humanity's present situation....

How can we fail to mention all those daily gestures of openness, sacrifice and unselfish care which countless people lovingly make in families, hospitals,

orphanages, homes for the elderly and other centers or communities which defend life?"

On the value of life in Scripture: "In Jesus' own life, from beginning to end, we find a singular 'dialectic' between the experience of the uncertainty of human life and the affirmation of its value.... Why is life a good? This question is found everywhere in the Bible and from the very first pages it receives a powerful and amazing answer.

The life which God gives man is ... a manifestation of God in the world, a sign of his presence, a trace of his glory."

On love behind the law against killing: "God's commandment is never detached from his love.... The Gospel of life is both a great gift of God and an exacting task for humanity.... In giving life to man, God demands that he love, respect and promote life.

The gift thus becomes a commandment, and the commandment is itself a gift.

On the sinfulness of killing:

"To kill a human being, in whom the

image of God is present, is a particularly serious sin. Only God is the master of life!"

On capital punishment: "There is a growing tendency, both in the church and in civil society, to demand that it be applied in a very limited way or even that it be abolished completely.... As a result of steady improvements in the penal system, such

Gospel of Life versus Culture of Death

Impact on world forecast

A TATMAN CITY: Vatican officials expect the

V encyclical to have impact on the real world of politics and health care.

Joaquin Navarro-Valls, Vatican spokesman, said some 40 million abortions are performed every year around the world.

However, in many countries that allow abortion people are "practically divided at about 50 percent pro-choice, pro-life," he said.

Cardinal Angelini, head of the Vatican Council for Health Care Workers, said the encyclical should make it clear to Catholic health care personnel that they must object in conscience to anti-life practices.

The pope's insistence on "conscientious objection" to laws allowing abortion and euthanasia also implicitly calls for changes in some rules governing the medical profession, Cardinal Angelini said.

He complained that in Italy, for example, the way conscientious objectors are treated has helped turn "doctors into butchers."

Cardinal Trujillo, president of the Pontifical Council for the Family, said the encyclical speaks largely on behalf of the poorest and weakest members of society.

The encyclical praises pro-life groups and says they do good when they "act resolutely, but without resorting to violence."

Cardinal Ratzinger said the text underlined the clear teaching that killing in the name of life is "a paradox, an absurdity."

Cardinal Trujillo, apparently referring to the 1994 killing of a Florida doctor who performed abortions, drew some further distinctions, however.

First of all, he said, pro-life groups have condemned the killing, and it cannot be considered the responsibility of the pro-life movement.

Second, he said, the doctor had been a "minister of death." It was not the killing of an innocent person, he said.

Nevertheless, justice "should be accomplished by the authorities and by the law," not by individuals, he said.

"In this case, the doctor is not innocent, he is guilty, with an immense culpability."

What followers of hrist should do TATICAN CITY(CNS) Christ's followers should act on behalf of life wherever they find themselves - at home, on the job, as volunteers, in politics, in their parishes and communities, says the pope's encyclical.

"Because we have been sent into the world as a 'people for life,' our proclamation must also become a genuine celebration of the Gospel of life," he said.

Among groups he addresses specific challenges to are women, educators, health care workers, parents, civic leaders, those in mass media and leaders in the sciences, arts and culture.

Pope John Paul devotes nearly all of Chapter 4 - the last main section of the encyclical - to a call for a countercultural witness to the dignity and value of human life by all Christians, "whatever their situation.

"In the proclamation of this Gospel, we must not fear hostility or unpopularity, and we must refuse any compromise or ambiguity which might conform us to the world's way of thinking," the pope wrote.

"Our support and promotion of human life must be accomplished through the service of charity, which finds expression in personal witness, various forms of volunteer work, social activity and political commitment," he said.

"This is a particularly pressing need at the present time, when the 'culture of death' so forcefully opposes the 'culture of life' and often seems to have the upper hand."

"We need to begin with the renewal of a culture of life within Christian communities themselves," he said.

The pope addresses a number of individual groups: * "a unique responsibility belongs to doctors, pharmacists, nurses, chaplains, men and women religious, administrators and volunteers."

He urges them to maintain high ethical standards in their work and, if the need arises, to exercise "conscientious objection in relation to procured abortion and euthanasia. 'Causing death' can never be considered a form of medical treatment." * Civil leaders "have a duty to make courageous choices in support of life, especially through legislative measures.... Although laws are not the only means of protecting human life, nevertheless they do play a very important and sometimes decisive role in influencing patterns of thought and behavior."

He also highlights the importance of international policies that support human life and dignity, especially in dealing with issues of population growth.

"Solutions must be sought on the global level by establishing a true economy of communion and sharing of goods.... This is the only way to respect the dignity of persons and families as well as the authentic cultural patrimony of peoples," he said.

• Educators: There is a need for education about the value of life from its very origins."

He urges special attention to education for marriage and "the training of married couples in responsible procreation ... (including) the use of natural methods of regulating fertility."

Education also has to deal with the

proper perspective on suffering and death, he said.

"These are a part of human existence and it is futile, not to say misleading, to try to hide them or ignore them."

• He calls on those in mass media "to ensure that the messages which they so effectively transmit will support the culture of life" and "positive values of sexuality and human love."

• He urges leaders of science, art and culture to contribute to the building of a culture of life by their research, writing and teaching.

To women, he said: "In transforming culture so that it supports life, women occupy a special place, in thought and action, which is decisive. It depends on them to promote a 'new feminism' which rejects the temptation of imitating models of 'male domination,' in order to acknowledge and affirm the true genius of women in every aspect of the life of society and overcome all discrimination, violence and exploitation.... You are called to bear witness to the meaning of genuine love."

• The pope asks believers of other faiths and "all people of good will" to work together in the service of life.

"No single person or group has a monopoly on the defense and promotion of life," he said. "These are everyone's task and responsibility."

from the new ecyclical.•• cases (where the death penalty is absolutely necessary) are very rare, if not practically nonexistent."

Church teaching on murder: "By the authority which Christ conferred upon Peter and his successors, and in communion with the bishops of the Catholic Church,I confirm that the direct and voluntary killing of an innocent human being is always gravely immoral."

On abortion: "Procured abortion is the deliberate and direct killing, by whatever means it is carried out, of a human being in the initial phase of his or her existence, extending from conception to birth."

On abortion's social context: "It is a Most serious wound inflicted on society and its culture by the very people who ought to be society's promoters and defenders.... We are facing what can be called a 'structure of sin' which opposes human life not yet born."

On the foetus as person: "Modern genetic science offers clear confirmation.... Furthermore, what is at stake is so important that, from the standpoint of moral obligation, the mere probability that a human person is involved would suffice to justify an absolutely clear prohibition of any intervention aimed at killing a human embryo....

Human life is sacred and inviolable at every moment of existence, including the initial phase which precedes birth."

Church teaching on abortion following a worldwide consultation with

bishops: "By the authority which Christ conferred upon Peter and his successors, in communion with the bishops - who on various occasions have condemned abortion and who in the aforementioned consultation, albeit dispersed throughout the world, have shown unanimous agreement concerning this doctrine - I declare that direct abortion, that is, abortion willed as an end or as a means, always constitutes a grave moral disorder, since It is the deliberate killing of an innocent human being."

On embryo experimentation: "The use of human embryos or foetuses as an object of experimentation constitutes a crime against their dignity as human beings who have a right to the same respect owed to a child once born, just as to every person.... The killing of innocent human creatures, even if carried out to help others, constitutes an absolutely unacceptable act."

On assisted suicide and nonconsensual euthanasia: "Suicide is always as objectionable as murder.... So-called 'assisted suicide' ... can never be excused, even if it is requested.... The choice of euthanasia becomes more serious when it takes the form of a murder committed by others on a person who has in no way requested it and w ho has never consented to it. The height of arbitrariness and injustice is reached when certain people, such as physicians and legislators, arrogate to themselves the power to decide who ought to live and who ought to die."

On euthanasia: "Euthanasia in the strict sense is understood to be an action or omission which of itself and by intention causes death, with the purpose of eliminating suffering."

On civil and moral law: "Democracy cannot be idolized to the point of making it a substitute for morality or a panacea for immorality. Fundamentally, democracy is a 'system' and as such is a means and not an end. Its 'moral' value is not automatic but depends on conformity to the moral law.... There is a need to recover the basic elements of a vision of the relationship between civil law and moral law, which are put forward by the church but which are also part of the patrimony of the great juridical traditions of humanity."

Church teaching on euthanasia: "Taking into account (various papally taught) distinctions, in harmony with the magisterium of my predecessors and in communion with the bishops of the Catholic Church, I confirm that euthanasia is a grave violation of the law of God, since ills the deliberate and morally unacceptable killing of a human person."

Abortion and euthanasia as a violation of human rights: "Laws which legitimize the direct killing of innocent human beings through abortion or euthanasia are in complete opposition to the inviolable right to life proper to every individual; they thus deny the equality of everyone before the law.... Abortion and euthanasia are thus

crimes which no human law can claim to legitimize....

There is a grave and clear obligation to oppose them by conscientious objection."

On Christian witness to the Gospel of life: "We are the people of life because God, in his unconditional love, has given us the Gospel of life and by this same Gospel we have been transformed and saved.... We have been sent. For us, being at the service of life is not a boast but rather a duty, born of our awareness of being 'God's own people....'"

What the Gospel of life means: "The consequences of this Gospel ... can be summed up as follows: Human life, as a gift of God, is sacred and inviolable. For this reason procured abortion and euthanasia are absolutely unacceptable. Not only must human life not be taken, but it must be protected with loving concern.

The meaning of life is found in giving and receiving love, and in this light human sexuality and procreation reach their true and full significance. Love also gives meaning to suffering and death; despite the mystery which surrounds them, they can become saving events."

On promotion of life as a task for all, Christian or not: "No single person or group has a monopoly on the defense and promotion of life. These are everyone's task and responsibility.... Only the concerted efforts of all those who believe in the value of life can prevent a setback of unforeseeable consequences for civilization."

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Sympathy for women TATICAN CITY (CNS) The encyclical V condemns abortion, but it also reaches out to women who have had abortions and shows strong sympathy for the real-life pressures that led them to their decision.

Citing what he calls mitigating circumstances of economic and psychological anxiety, the pope encourages these women to ask forgiveness and let the church help heal their wounded hearts.

For a document that takes aim at the "culture of death," the tone here is remarkably compassionate.

The encyclical comes down especially hard on the "network of complicity" that can lead a woman to abortion, including husbands, friends and relatives, doctors and legislators.

Addressing women the encyclical says: "The church is aware of the many factors which may have influenced your decision, and does not doubt that in many cases it was a painful and even shattering decision.

"The wound in your heart may not have healed. Certainly what happened was and remains terribly wrong. But do not give in to discouragement, and do not lose hope. Try rather to understand what happened and face it honestly."

He says he knows abortion is often chosen because of difficult or even tragic situations of suffering, loneliness, the "struggle to make ends meet," depression and anxiety about the future.

"Such circumstances can mitigate even to a notable degree subjective responsibility," he states. Alluding to rape cases in particular, he says the choice of having a baby can at times be so demanding that it "reaches the point of heroism."

In other situations, the pope says, fathers are to blame when they leave a woman alone to face a pregnancy.

Medical staff sometimes "disguise" abortion by the use of innocuous terms.

Pressures can also come from friends and relatives, to a degree that the woman feels "psychologically forced" to have an abortion.

In these cases, moral responsibility lies particularly with those who have indirectly or directly obliged her to have an abortion, he says.

Whatever their individual guilt, the pope tells these women, God "is ready to give you his forgiveness" in the sacrament of penance.

The pope does confirm the automatic excommunication which the church applies

to "all those who commit this crime with knowledge of the penalty attached." But he makes clear that excommunication is not viewed as punitive; rather, it is a way of making people aware of their need for repentance.

In effect, the pope is highlighting an "open door" policy for women who have had abortions, but much depends on the woman and her willingness to acknowledge a wrong.

Offering a deeply personal challenge and an act of reconciliation, he tells these women: "You will also be able to ask forgiveness from your child, who is now living in the Lord."

He closes the section by suggesting that these very people, because of their painful experience, may turn out to be "among themost eloquent defenders of everyone's right to life."

In a document that pulls no punches in delineating responsibility for attacks on human life, the pope's words to these women are chosen very carefully, with an aim to open hearts and heal, not to rebuke or condemn.

Infallible declaration idea dropped TATICAN CITY (CNS) - Part of the V Catechism of the Catholic Church will be revised to reflect stronger reservations about the death penalty in accordance with Pope John Paul ll's new pro-life encyclical, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger said.

The encyclical's "reservations about the death penalty are even stronger than those already present in the catechism and are a real development" of Catholic teaching, said the cardinal.

The catechism's teaching is that the death penalty is acceptable under some conditions, but the encyclical says such conditions are very rare or even nonexistent in the modern world.

"The pope has made important doctrinal progress" through the encyclical's discussion of capital punishment, Cardinal Ratzinger said, adding, "what is written in the catechism will be re-formulated."

In the encyclical, the pope listed the dency, both in the church and in civil socideath penalty as one of the pro-life issues ety, to demand that it be applied in a very calling for church concern and action. limited way or even that it be abolished Discussing capital punishment, he said completely," he said in the encyclical. legal punishments must seek to guarantee While many people claim they support public order, protect individuals and reha- capital punishment because of its potenbilitate criminals. tial to deter other criminals, the pope does Punishments "ought not to go to the not mention deterrence as a possible justiextreme of executing the offender except fication for the death penalty. in cases of absolute necessity: in other He said capital punishment must be words, When it would not be possible oth- examined "in the context of a system of erwise to defend society," the pope wrote. penal justice ever more in line with "Today, however, as a result of steady human dignity and thus, in the end, with improvements in the organization of the God's plan for man and society." penal system, such cases are very rare, if "Public authority must redress the violanot practically nonexistent," he said. tion of personal and social rights by In seeking further limits on the use of imposing on the offender an adequate capital punishment, Pope John Paul joined punishment for the crime, as a condition others within the church and in civil soci- for the offender to regain the exercise of ety. his or her freedom," Pope John Paul said.

"On this matter, there is a growing tenObviously, the death penalty rules out

Strenuous eft° TATICAN CITY: The encyclical caps years of V strenuous papal efforts to revitalize the world's conscience to a new sense of human dignity and the sacredness of life.

The pope sharply denounces abortion, artificial contraception, sterilization, infanticide and euthanasia - elements widely expected since 1991 when he announced his intention to write an encyclical on human life.

But he challenges other threats to life as well, including capital punishment, war, child suffering, ecology damage, drug abuse In "a system of penal justice ever more in line with human dignity," he says, the extreme cases in which the death penalty may be justified "are very rare, if not practically nonexistent."

Early in the encyclical Pope John Paul hits hard at "the violence against life done to millions of human beings, especially children, who are forced into poverty, malnutrition and hunger because of an unjust distribution of resources."

"And what of the violence inherent not only in wars as such but in the scandalous arms trade, which spawns the many armed conflicts which stain our world with blood?" he asks.

"What of the spreading of death caused by reckless tampering with the world's ecological balance, by the criminal spread of drugs, or by the promotion of certain kinds of sexual activity which, besides being morally unacceptable, also involve grave risks to life?"

Setting the primary focus of the encyclical, he adds: "Here though we shall concentrate particular attention on another category of attacks, affecting life in its earliest and in its final stages."

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encyclical is the longest of the 11 issued by Pope John Paul in his 16-plus years as pope.

It carries forward several key themes developed in his 1993 encyclical on the foundations of morality, "The Splendor of Truth".

As he did in the 1993 document, the pope argues that the problem today is not just the continuing existence of evil and sin, but widespread cultural relativism and individualism in which any sense of sin is severely distorted or even lost.

"But the problem goes far beyond these personal situations," he adds. "It exists at the cultural, social and political level, where it reveals its more sinister and disturbing aspect to interpret ... crimes against life as legitimate expressions of individual freedom, to be acknowledged and protected as actual rights."

It is a "a perverse idea of freedom" and a "surprising contradiction" to deny the very right to life in the name of human rights and freedom.

"Freedom," the pope says, "negates and destroys itself, and becomes a factor leading to the destruction of others, when it no longer recognizes and respects its essential link with the truth....

"To claim the right to abortion, infanticide and euthanasia, and to recognize that right in law, means to attribute to human freedom a perverse and evil significance: that of an absolute power over others and against others. This is the death of true freedom."

Pope John Paul II's new encyclical is: * Titled "Evangelium Vitae" - "The Gospel of Life." * A plea for a new Christian witness to the world of the sacredness and value of all human life. * A condemnation of the "culture of death" and especially of attacks on life at its beginning and end.

Abortion, embryo experimentation, infanticide and euthanasia are condemned. * Addressed to the world's Catholic bishops, clergy, religious and laity and to "all people of good will." * The 11th encyclical in Pope John Paul's 16-plus years as pope. * His longest encyclical yet, 194 pages in the Vatican's English-language edition.

an offender's rehabilitation and return to society.

But public authorities also have a duty to defend public order and ensure public s afety, so the concept of "legitimate defense" of one's own life or the life of others comes into play, he said.

While the church has not questioned the legitimacy of using even deadly force to protect oneself or others, it has shown growing doubts that capital punishment is necessary to protect people in modern societies.

The pope used a quote from the catechism to close his argument: "If bloodless means are sufficient to defend human lives against an aggressor and to protect public order and the safety of persons, public authority must limit itself to such means."

Authority he is using

TATICAN CITY (CNS) Pope John Paul makes V clear the authority he is using in his new encyclical.

"By the authority which Christ conferred upon Peter and his successors, and in communion with the bishops of the Catholic Church,I confirm that the direct and voluntary killing of an innocent human being is always gravely immoral," the pope says.

This means no one can permit "the killing of an innocent human being, whether a fetus or an embryo, an infant or an adult, an old person, or one suffering from an incurable disease, or a person who is dying," he says.

"Nor can any authority legitimately recommend or permit such an action," he adds.

The pope invokes the same authority of Christ and communion with the world's bishops to condemn all direct abortion as "a grave moral disorder, since it is the deliberate killing of an innocent human being."

By the same logic that applies to abortion, he says, "the use of human embryos or fetuses as an object of experimentation constitutes a crime against their dignity as human beings."

The pope attributes the trends toward devaluing of human life in part to "a profound crisis of culture," which he says has led many to lose their moral bearings.

Condemning efforts to legalize the destruction of life, he says, "Democracy cannot be idolized to the point of making it a substitute for morality or a panacea for immorality."He roundly condemns "powerful cultural, economic and political currents" today that have unleashed "a war of the powerful against the weak ... a kind of 'conspiracy against life.'"

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TATICAN CITY (CNS) - Pope John Paul II's latest encyclical is V both a cry from the heart and a laying down of the moral law.

It is a two-fold approach aimed at stemming the tide of anti-life practices such as abortion and euthanasia.

From the heart, the pope pleads and reasons with his potential readers, trying to awaken consciences to what he calls the "sinister" mentality that would justify attacks on the unborn and the dying.

From the throne of Peter, he brings the weight of papal authority in confirming these practices as gravely sinful, making clear that this moral injunction, as a direct expression of natural law, extends to doctors, nurses, legislators, population planners and even those in the mass media.

In the end, it is this combination of personal fervor and a broader call to obedience that makes the encyclical so much more than another pro-life statement from the church hierarchy.

Addressed to "all people of good will," the 194-page treatise is deliberately calculated to provoke and animate disinterested lay Catholics, who may think pro-life issues are not their thing.

It also speaks to social and civil leaders, who may consider this encyclical an intrusive tap on the shoulder.

Perhaps the boldest example is the pope's insistence - he states it twice - that laws allowing abortion and euthanasia are not morally binding, and in fact require "conscientious objection" by the faithful.

The pope realizes his message will challenge people who feel uncomfortable applying moral absolutes to the often-painful decisions involving the unborn and the dying.

But halfway through the encyclical, he steps back and says in simple language why he wrote it: "We need now more than ever to have the courage to look the truth in the eye and to call things by their proper name, without yielding to convenient compromise."

Plain language and a surprisingly familiar tone are hallmarks of the encyclical. The text is less concerned with mustering theological arguments than with engaging readers' consciences, through human images and biblical lessons.

For example, in appealing to potential mothers who may face the choice of abortion, the pope asks them to consider the innocence of the unborn. He personalizes his argument by evoking the first cry of life.

"He or she is weak, defenseless, even to the point of lacking that minimal form of defense consisting in the poignant power of a newborn baby's cries and tears." he says.

For families trying to deal with an elderly or terminally ill member, the pope questions the "misplaced compassion" that would lead them to view euthanasia as a humane solution and reminds them that unless they can see a value in suffering, they do not understand Christ's sacrifice.

To those indifferent to abortion or other threats against society's weakest, the encyclical persistently recalls God's rebuke to Cain, who in the Bible account asked after killing Abel: "Am I my brother's keeper?" Yes, the pope replies, and he wants that answer to keep echoing in the reader's mind.

V not just condemn the "culture of death". It if r also offers praise and encouragement for witnesses to the value of human life.

The pope devotes six pages at the end of the encyclical's first chapter to singling out examples of men and women working to foster, protect and improve human life.

Among his examples of a witness to life, Pope John Paul cites: • "Many married couples who, with a generous sense of responsibility, are ready to accept children as 'the supreme gift of marriage.'"

• "Families which, over and above their everyday service to life, are willing to accept abandoned children, boys and girls and teen-agers in difficulty, handicapped persons, elderly men and women who have been left alone."

• "Centers in support of life ... which, with admirable dedication and sacrifice, offer moral and material support to mothers who are in difficulty and are tempted to have recourse to abortion."

• "Medical researchers and practitioners who devote their lives to improving and saving the lives of others.

• "International aid and development agencies which "bring quick relief to peoples affected by natural disasters, epidemics or wars" and work to improve health in poorer countries.

• "Movements and initiatives to raise social awareness in defense of life" against campaigns around the world to make abortion and euthanasia legal and socially acceptable.

0:4 • "All those daily gestures of openness. sacrifice and unselfish care which countless people lovingly make in families, hospitals, orphanages.

SPE( !ALLY Fl LT1. R r homes for the elderly and other centers or comGuammeed as pure grape ,uce made in confoimP: Nrth ecdesiastcai corotons for church L.* munities which defend life."

Produced by "The spread, at many levels of public opinion, of a new sensitivity ever more opposed to war as C ARE VALE ISAIA twitt. an instrument for the resolution of conflicts."

• "A growing public opposition to the death , .........-, .....4.0.penalty."

PAR K EAST 1684 VICTORIA HIGHWAY, ALBANY • "The growing attention being paid to the qualT ELEPHONE 4704333 . , ity of life and to ecology, especially in more developed societies." * "Those in bioethics promoting a wider "reflection and dialogue - between believers and nonbelievers, as well as between followers of different religions - on ethical problems, including fundamental issues pertaining to human life."

Pope John Paul describes the contrast between those who seek to promote life and those who advocate death for dealing with problems as "an enormous and dramatic clash between good and evil, the 'culture of death' and the 'culture of life.'"

Serious repercussions if••• TATICAN CITY: The encyclical will no doubt make its greatest immediate impact in the social sphere, where the pope has identified a wider "network of complicity" in attacks on life.

Some of the papal teachings, if followed, could have serious repercussions in the medical profession.

That is particularly true where the pope spells out a "grave and clear obligation" to employ conscientious objection to oppose laws that allow abortion and euthanasia.

The entire range of health care workers, he states, must be guaranteed the opportunity to refuse to take part in the phases of consultation, preparation and execution of any acts against life.

Moreover, these conscientious objectors should be protected from legal penalties and from any negative effects on their careers.

In a clear message to Catholic and other political leaders, the pope rejects the argument that politicians should separate their private consciences from public conduct, saying there exists an objective natural law that must not be eroded by majority vote.

He appeals to legislators not only to remove unjust laws but to improve family policies, particularly to help mothers.

At the same time, he castigates pharmaceutical companies that have invested "enormous sums of money" in products that kill the fetus in the mother's womb.

The pope's words are bound to sting population planners, who are warned here against relying on contraception, sterilization and abortion to deal with demographic problems.

In a reproachful analogy, he recalls the pharaoh of the Bible who ordered every male child born of Hebrew women to be killed.

"Today not a few of the powerful of the earth act in the same way" out of fear that "the most prolific and poorest peoples represent a threat for the well-being and peace of their own countries," he said.

The broad scope of the encyclical is seen in its closing call for a "great campaign in support of life." The pope envisions his encyclical as the campaign's kickoff, sparking new efforts at every level of society. He emphasizes that this will not be easy.

The faithful, he declares, should not fear "hostility or unpopularity" and must reject any ambiguity on basic life issues.

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hied up with a crowd of ame-brand saints

At home in a communion of saints

By Dan Luby

e loved the "name brand" saints H Francis, Therese, Peter, Ignatius, Maria Goretti. The communion of

saints brought to mind heavy hitters whose names echoed in litanies, whose statues adorned countless churches.

Saints had confraternities named after them. They were official patrons of things. Never in a million years was "saint" a term he applied to himself.

He grew up with a sense that God was calling him to serve and studied for the priesthood.

He learned more about the saints, and he was as daunted by their passion for virtue as he was inspired by their love of God. He wondered if he would have liked them much had he lived in their times.

Sainthood seemed even less connected to his life than before.

A dispute with his bishop about the ordination ceremony made him rethink his position. In discussing the litany of the saints, which is part of the rite, the bishop asked if the young man wanted to include any special saints.

The young man wanted Thomas Aquinas there, and Catherine of Siena, and Martin de Porres.

"What about your parents?" the bishop asked.

He was ready for this. He had heard of his bishop's "trendy" inclusion of parents' names in the litany. While he loved his parents, he knew they were not saints.

"Bishop, with all due respect,I know my parents. They don't belong in the litany of the saints any more than I do," he replied.

Merrily, but gently, the bishop seized on this "teachable moment" to expand the young man's vision of the communion of saints to include not only his parents but himself.

We are greatly enriched by the canonized saints, their life stories and

that it is the year 295 part of the communion.

M You are a Christian living Just as we are who we are in the small city of Kuna some- because our parents are our parGINE

where in the Roman Empire. You ents, our DNA is our DNA, so must travel to the city of Melba to being part of the communion is spend a couple of months. totally self-defining. No matter For many years you have been who I am, no matter what I have a member of the "communio," the done,I always have a home, and it communion, of the Christians in is my communion.

Kuna. It is unthinkable not to be When I die I will be, if I have able to celebrate Eucharist during chosen to be, one of the commuthe time you are in another city. nion of the heavenly baptized, the Your solution is to receive from communion of saints. the leader of the church in Kuna a The communion of the church paper called a letter of peace, on either side of the gateway we which is a proof that you are a call death is the group that Christian in good standing with includes me. It is my place of the community. belonging, where I am always When you present this letter in welcome.

Melba, you are welcomed, The other members of the comaccepted into that communion, munion, living and dead, give me granted hospitality. strength, give me knowledge, As you look at your letter of tell me what life is all about. I peace, you think back to the have all the other members of my deaths of your parents. In the communion to support my effort prayers of the church it was pub- to get my own act together and licly announced both to heaven to live up to my potential. and to earth - that they died "in I can look at this communion's peace," that is, they died as part of "family albums" and see other the communion of Christians. people - fallible, sometimes sinful Death was their movement - just like me who chose heaven. from fellowship in Kuna to the I find those family albums in wider communion of saints in stained glass windows and statues in churches. heaven.

Sometimes the artistic merit of It is difficult in the 20th century to understand what "communio" - the family albums inspires me, communion - meant to the people sometimes it does not, but I don't of the early church. For hundreds keep family albums because of years most Christian people grandmother was pretty. I keep have stressed the individual the album because grandmother aspects of a relationship with was grandmother.

God. (A popular catechism was I also talk with other members even titled "Jesus and I.") of the communion, both living Vatican Council II in the 1960s and dead. I get advice from r estored to Catholicism the friends, both living and dead. I importance of being a commu- can pray to my communion brothnion of people. ers and sisters, both living and Christian faith is communal dead. faith. We receive and give God's The members of the commugrace to each other. We are not nion of saints on the other side just brothers and sisters, we are of death inspire, guide and all part of the body of Christ. strengthen me. They are heros.

Being part of this living commuWe are all sacraments to each nion comes with baptism, and it is other, outward signs inspired by eternal. People never will stop Christ to share grace. existing and never will stop being I've got my favourite commu-

nion members who help me out both sides of death. all the time. Besides my name Catholicism is about belonging saints, St. Thomas of Canterbury, - belonging to a family. The more St. William of York and St. we learn about saints, the more Faucher, one of the French we learn about patrons of hospitality and work our own potential. with troubled youth, I am especially fond of St. Winefride from I used to think that the funeral Holywell in Wales. She's great. phrase "Rest in peace" meant that A wise old nun years ago sug- the person could now rest free gested that we pray to the lesser- from troubles. known saints, since the biggies But its true meaning is different. like St. Peter and St. Francis are It is a way of saying, "Here is our already busy. St. Edmund Arrowletter of peace, sent from this comsmith is a marvellous person to munion on earth to the commulearn about, as is St. Paul Miki or nion in heaven.

St. Dymphna.

"We on our side of death ask People are deprived if they you to welcome our beloved." grow up without knowing about their family, their communion, on What a great family!

-Food for thought ME church's Sunday assembly, you are an active participant. Viewing yourself this way helps explain why it matters to you that the church is a "communion" of "saints" - saints of this world and the next. (I will focus here on this world's saints.)

Story by Father W. Thomas Faucher

Meet a few of your supportive fans

By Father John J. Castelot When your tooth aches, you hurt all over. And that's pretty much how St. Paul thought things functioned in the community of the "saints," his usual term for members of the Christian community.

"If (one) part suffers, all the members suffer with it," he wrote. "If one part is honoured, all the parts share its joy" (1 Corinthians 12:26).

There is really no such thing as an individual Christian. You become a Christian when you are baptized into union with Christ and with all of his brothers and sisters.

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that Paul likens it to the unity of the parts of a human body, which are the parts of a living organism.

It is noteworthy that love and sharing are ways to express this marvellous unity. No wonder we hear that we should "bear one another's burdens" and in this way "fulfill the law of Christ" (Galatians 6:2).

Out of an awareness of this unity, Paul asks, "Who is weak, and I am not weak?" (2 Corinthians 11.-29). And he urges the Christians to show practical concern for each other: "Rejoice with those who

were converts from Judaism. victory. Commenting on this, So the letter to the Hebrews the letter says: points to their strong tradition "Surrounded by so great a 12:15-16). of faith. Starting with Abel, the cloud of witnesses, let us rid Sharing the same faith author listed all the heroic peo- ourselves of every burden of makes the Christians "one." ple who accomplished won- sin that clings to us and perseAnd the bond of this faith lives ders throughout history vere in running the race that on, even after some members because of their indomitable lies before us while keeping of the community die. Listen to faith. our eyes fixed on Jesus, the what the author of the New Then the letter to the leader and perfecter of faith" Testament letter to the Hebrews draws upon the (Hebrews 12:1-2).

Hebrews had to say about this imagery of an athletic contest, The ardent fans in the arena when some members of his picturing all these faithful men had departed this life, but they community were tempted to and women of the past as spec- were still very much involved abandon allegiance to Christ tators in an arena where Chris- in the lives of the Christians. because it was proving diffi- tians currently are engaged in The faith that made them all cult. a similar gruelling contest. The one still joined them in a bond These particular people spectators cheer them on to of practical concern and love. rejoice, weep with those who weep. Have the same regard for one another" (Romans

"Solidarity" characterizes the church as a communion of saints, the Catechism of the Catholic Church indicates. Thus, "the least of our acts done in charity redounds to the profit

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miraculous deeds. But that doesn'i exhaust the communion of saints.

The new Catechism of the Catholic Church states, "The communion of saints is the church" (No. 946). In a real way, all of us who are part of the church are saints.

What a disquieting idea!

It's fine to think of people from other centuries, wearing long robes and looking soulful, as saints. We might even be comfortable with the idea of probationary sainthood for a Mother Teresa or a Dorothy Day. But the rest of us? We're too ordinary, too prone to impatience or holding grudges to be saints.

And if we who are active in the church aren't good enough to be saints, what about the ones who show up in church just on Easter? What about those who come to Christmas midnight Mass with boozy breath from spiked eggnog? Certainly they can't be included in the communion of saints!

But "the communion of saints is the church."

If it seems like a contradiction to ascribe sainthood - even the most limited kind - to people as broken and self-centered as we all can be, it may be that we think holiness is a function of how well we perform.

It isn't.

In our biblical tradition, holiness is not a status achieved by hard work and dedication. The saints of the litanies are compassionate or courageous because they are, first, close to God, not vice versa.

Thought of that way, sainthood becomes more understandable in terms of ordinary people. And if we look, we see people around us who inspire us to deeper generosity, higher faith, broader hospitality or more tenacious courage - just like the "name-brand" saints.

In this broad communion of saints we find nourishment for the journey of faith.

by offering someone a needed sense of welof all" (No. 953).

The communion of saints also is a body for come and acceptance. Maybe you are attentive exchanging "spiritual goods," the catechism to someone who is grappling with a current says (No. 1697). And it is a setting for sharing challenge. Compassion; listening; caring; offerfaith - an action that enriches our own faith ing hope: These show the communion of saints (No. 949). at work. And they tell what difference the comObviously, your active participation in the munion of saints makes to you by revealing Mass itself expresses solidarity with the com- what a difference you can make in the commumunity. nion of saints.

But active participation occurs before Mass David Gibson too. Maybe then you share a "spiritual good"

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escribe an occasion when you discovered that the solidarity of the church's members the church's community aspect - made a real difference to you.

Selected responses from readers: "Three teens returning from a ski trip ... were in an car accident. Two were killed. You would have expected many of the teens to be angry with God. But they weren't. It brought them a lot closer to each other and God.... I remember the night when the second boy died. He died during the candlelight service we were having.

The kids ended up staying in the church all night." - Ken Ziegler.

"WhenI was going through a period of questioning. It was a profoundly difficult time because I had just lost my sister. It seemed that everyone who touched my life had a real deep grasp of their faith. It was clear that God was guiding me through the faith community.... God always brings his perspective through another person." Mary Smith.

"The time of my father's death and funeral. The community really got behind us. We really felt a support through their presence." - Sister Fran Lendle.

"In my work as a therapist, I have found that the Catholic community does take care of its own.

When it happens, it is awe-inspiring. My clients are shocked when there is a crisis or trauma economic or personal - and the community rallies around them. It really affects them." - Susan Silvia.

"When I knew I needed to take a break from fulltime ministry (as a parish religious education director) and take a 9-to-5 job to be with my family more....I was concerned that the parish would feel that I was abandoning them. A few did. But most were very supportive and understood my needs." - Connie Clouth.

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On Friday and Saturday, 24-25 March, three schools in the Perth Archdiocese held ceremonies to bless and officially open building extension projects. Mater Dei College, Joondalup was opening Stage 2 of the new Marcus Collins designed College. John XXIII College opened a new pre-primary complex. The Pre-primary Centre completes the Mount Claremont campus as a Pre-primary to Year 12 College. St Mary's School, Merredin opened new and renovated classrooms as well as an admin office, resource centre and pre-primary classroom.

Bishop Healy speaks to students on self-discipline

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T the blessing of the new buildknuckle-down, you have got to do the In a further comment to The Record ings at Mater Dei College, the job. And you've got to do it yourself. after his speech, Bishop Healy said that Chairman of the Catholic EducYou don't rely on your teachers to do it he hoped parents might take up the ation Commission, Bishop Robert for you. You don't even rely on your theme of his talk to the students in their Healy, addressed some comments parents to do it for you. They may draw own discussions with their children. directly to students... your attention to your failings and your He said: "We all recognise that our "It is very important that people drawbacks. But you have to do it. future lies with young people. Pope have the right environment in which to "The other thingI would expect of John Paul commented on this work and study. But of course, it is not you is commitment to your faith. The extensively in this visit to Manila and the only thing that helps to bring out message of your school is that you are Sydney earlier this year. Maturity and the best in the boys and girls who attend to be committed to your faith. Not only leadership though is not something that this college. First of all, of course, there in school, but hereafter. We get all sorts comes to people out of thin air. They must be their own contribution. And of stories about boys and girls who have to be taught and shownby example that contribution means that it depends leave our Catholic schools and who the ways in which they can develop on them how well their talents, skills they do - how well and personality. The they do in study, but Church has much also how well they do wisdom to pass on to as human beings, young people. It is a how well they do as about wisdom Catholics." human behaviour "If there is one that has been learnthing that I'd like to ed over centuries. emphasize more than Self-discipline is one another - in their of the core intraining, in their gredients to the sort growing up, in their - of well-rounded development - it is personality that we Official Opening of Stage 11 of Mater Dei College, Joondalup the importance of want to see in the self-discipline. If we don't have selfaren't committed to their faith. Maybe children emerging from all of our discipline then we won't succeed. Selfwe haven't said that to them. Maybe all schools." discipline is something that only the that was needed was to underline it.

The new facilities were officially individual themselves can develop.

That's what I am doing today - I am opened by Sr Kaye Bolwell, CongregSchool can impose discipline upon you, underlining the fact that you have to be ational Superior of the Sisters of Mercy. but if you are not going to impose it committed to your faith. Again that's a Mater Dei College is a co-educational upon yourselves then what the school responsibility on your own shoulders. secondary College serving the most does is a waste of time. And so, if you "As you know, as you grow older northern suburbs of Perth. The College are going to be people whom society you become more responsible for your took in its first students in Year 8 in can trust, people upon whom we can life and what you do. Your parents 1993. It was built on 32 hectares of land rely, people of whom we can be proud, gradually let the leash string out abit donated by the Mercy Sisters. In 1995 then you must develop self-discipline. and let you do things yourselves. But the schools has an enrolment of 248 "You must learn to control your you are responsible for what you do. students in Years 8 to 10. The school has emotions, your actions, your daily lives.

And you are certainly responsible for quickly established for itself an enviable That's a very important first step in your faith. reputation in the quality of its education your development. And of course, lots "Iask you thismorning to consider these program and the whole Catholic of things will follow from that two points because I regard them as very community of Perth canbe justly proud particularly your ability to study, your of the work that is being undertaken at important. It's one thing to build up the ability to attend in class, your ability to school with the physical buildings that you Edgewater by all those who have do your homework. Self-discipline has worked so hard in recent years to need,it's another thing for the boys and girls a very important part to play in all these in the school to build up themselves to the establish this new school in an activities. Therefore, you have got to inspirational setting. kind of people we would want them to be.

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RS Therese Temby, Director of Catholic Education in Western Australia, commented on the importance of pre-primary teaching within the overall context of education at the official opening of the Pre-primary Classrooms at John XXIII College, Mount Claremont.

"Pre-primary is special. While it is not compulsory, it is the first time that children are part of the Catholic schooling endeavour. It is where we seek, for the

first time, to develop the whole child by an integration of their spiritual, physical, emotional, intellectual and social needs. Each child is indeed unique."

Mrs Temby addressed her remarks to parents in explaining the educational program that Catholic teachers were seeking to provide to their children.

She explained: "Catholic education is a partnership between parents and the Catholic school. It is a partnership that must be based on mutual trust and support.Ibelieve it is in the pre-primary classroom that this partemship is most evident. I know it is the nature of the pre-primary operation, but that partnership is fundamentally important to Catholic education - and I would urge you as parents to build on this partnership as your children move through college."

Generations of tradition at St Mary's, Merredin

From left: Rocco Caridi, Carmel Caridi. Centaine Caridi, Carmel Cutri, Gracie Capito, Karmen Carridi, Domenico Cutri and Teresa Cutri. (Mrs Teresa Cutri is also the School Secretary.)

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T Mary's Catholic Primary School at Merredin was founded in 1929.

It was staffed by the Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart until 1986 whenit became a Diocesan school under the responsibility of the Catholic Education Commission.

On Saturday, 25 March, Bishop Healy blessed the new buildings and renovations at Merredin. The official opening was performedby Mrs Therese Temby. Senator Jim McKiernan spoke on behalf of the Federal Government and explained that the work had been carried out at a cost of over $460,000 of which $375,722 had been provided by a grant from the Commonwealth Government.

In his address before the Blessing, Bishop Healy drew attention to the opening occurring on the Feast of the Annunciation. He said, "it is a feast that particularly reminds us of our dignity as human beings."

Pictured at the official opening at St Mary's are members of the Caridi family. Mrs Carmel Caridi (second from left) migrated to Australia with her parents as a young girl from Yugoslavia.

They settled in Merredin and in 1934, the then Carmel Angelinovich attended St Mary's as a student five years after the school commenced. She grew up in Merredin and went on to marry Mr Rocco Caridi at the original St Mary's Church which is now the school hall.

They had nine children, all of whom attended St Mary's. Since 1954 there have been descendants of Mrs Caridi continuously on the school roll. Some of the members of her family are pictured in front of an historic school bell originally forged in Dublin in 1905.

It has been used at various locations in the school for a long time and has now been incorporated as a centre piece in the school courtyard.

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Left and above: Students from Mater Del College welcome the word with "His banner over me is love."

Big day for St Luke's...

St Luke's school children enact the responsorial psalm.

Inset: P arish priest Fr L aurence M urphy anoints one the of crosses of dedication.

A bove: Archbishop H ickey incenses the altar he had just anointed.

St Luke's church has an adjacent community centre where last Sunday's large overflowing crowd were accomodated.

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NLY a week before her recent death Carmel Downey heard that the Catholic Women's League State headquarters would be named Downey House in her honour.

The Vincent St house was for many years the home where she tind her husband Pat raised their three children.

Born in 1912 in Armadale, her early years were spent in Merredin. Her family moved to Perth, where in 1940 she married Pat Downey.

In 1959 she joined the Highgate branch of the CVVL, becoming branch president and then, over the years, state president and, from 1977 to 1979 national president.

She served on the committee which formed the Catholic Family Welfare Bureau, now Centrecare: she was concerned in the setting up of the Daughters of Charity Soup Kitchens. She was the CWL delegate to the Alexandra Home Committee, now known as Ngala, and in 1970 she became involved in the redevelopment of the Catherine McAuley Family Centre.

In 1977 Carmel received the Queen's Silver Jubilee Medal in recognition of her charitable works, and she was also awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia.

In October 1992, she became the recipient of the Papal Grand Cross, Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice.

Her funeral Mass was celebrated at Holy Spirit church City Beach.

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LErrERs from Father Rodney Williams, been one that society preferred to treat In institutional care, out of sight and out Chaplain for Mental Health. of mind.

Sir, Today, however, policy is to help sufRecent media coverage of Mental Health issues should provide food for ferers move from institutional care back into the community. But the commuthought for us all.

Mental illness has traditionally been nity must be ready to receive them, to a "hidden illness", scarcely mentioned, accept them, to love them and support and rarely acknowledged. Yet it is a them. major one and brings great distress, not This means better knowledge and only to those who suffer from it but to understanding of what mental illness is their families and friends also. It has and the needs of those who suffer from 12 The Record, April 6, 1995-1

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One person in five of our parish communities will have experienced it for themselves, but are probably hidden sufferers. With the move from hospital to community care we may expect mental illness to emerge from the cupboard where it has been too long hidden.

It is for this reason that the Catholic Mental Health Chaplaincy and Graylands hospital have for the past few years offered a course in the Pastoral

Care of the Mentally ill. This year it will be given on 20 Wednesdays starting on 10th May. Priests and others who have pastoral care are urged to take advantage of this opportunity of giving a better pastoral care to the twenty per cent of their Church community who suffer or have suffered from mental illness.

An advertisement for the course is to be found in this issue of The Record, but enquires are welcome on 347 6683.

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1996 Catholic Youth Convention.

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Flashback! A previous Convention Mass which was the highlight of the week. CINCE 1991 the Catholic Youth Mnistry has an Annual Youth Convention in January of each year.

Over 2000 people have attended as delegates with many more people of all ages attending the public events during Convention week.

On Friday May 5th at the Cathedral Parish Centre a Convention Reunion will held for those who have attended or been associated with the Conventions over the past five years.

The reunion will be commence after the Vocations Mass at St Mary's Cathedral which commences at 7.30pm.

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THE FOLLOWING DATES ARE STILL AVAILABLE FOR 1995 (Dates in bold indicate a weekend) 4-7, 10-13, 15-16 April 1-2, 8-12, 15-16, 22-25, 29-June 1 May 5-8, 9-11, 16-18, 26-29 June 3-7, 10-13, 20-21, 22-23, 24-25, 31-Aug 3 July 6-8, 14-17, 21-22, 28-31 August 11-13, 15-17, 18-22, 25-29, 30-Oct 1 September 2-6, 7-8, 9-13, 16-20, 23-26, 27-29, 30-Nov 3 October 3-5, 6-9, 12-17, 18-19, 20-24, 25-26, 27-Dec 1 November 11-15, 16-17, 18-22 December For Bookings and Enquiries, phone Eagle's Nest direct on 574 7030

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The Divine Mercy

by Colleen McGuiness-Howard

THE NOVENA TO THE DIVINE MERCY "A Novena to The Divine Mercy which Jesus instructed me (Sister Faustina) to write down and to make before the Feast of Mercy. It begins on Good Friday."

Our Lord's words recorded by Sister Faustina: "I desire that during these nine days you bring souls to the fount of My mercy, that they may draw therefrom strength and refreshment and whatever graces they have need of in the hardships of life, and especially at the hour of death.

"On each day you will bring to My Heart a different group of souls and you will immerse them in this ocean of My mercy, and I will bring all these souls into the house of My Father...

"I will deny nothing to any soul whom you will bring to the fount of My Mercy.

"On each day you will beg My Father, on the strength of My bitter passion, for graces for these souls."

Sister Faustina continues: "I answered, 'Jesus, I do not know how to make this novena and which souls to bring first into Your most Compassionate Heart.'

Jesus replied that He would tell me which souls to bring each day into His Heart."

(Diary, III, pp.57-65) Chaplet of Mercy FIRST DAY Today bring to Me ALL MANKIND, ESPECIALLY ALL SINNERS Most merciful Jesus, whose very nature it is to have compassion on us and to forgive us, do not look upon our sins but upon our trust which we place in Your infinite goodness. Receive us all into the abode of Your Most Compassionate Heart, and never let us escape from it. We beg this of You by Your love which unites You to the Father and the Holy Spirit.

Eternal Father, turn Your merciful gaze upon all mankind and especially upon poor sinners, all enfolded in the Most Compassionate Heart of Jesus.

For the sake of His sorrowful Passion show us Your mercy, that we may praise the omnipotence of Your mercy for ever and ever.

Amen.

Chaplet of Mercy SECOND DAY Today bring to Me THE SOULS OF PRIESTS AND RELIGIOUS Most Merciful Jesus, from whom comes all that is good, increase Your grace in women consecrated to Your service, that they may perform worthy works of mercy; and that all, who see them, may glorify the Father of Mercy who is in heaven.

Eternal Father, turn Your merciful gaze upon the company of chosen ones in Your vineyard — upon the souls of priests and religious; and endow them with the strength of Your blessing. for the love of the Heart of Your Son in which they are enfolded, impart to them Your power and light, that they may be able to guide others in the way of salvation and with one voice sing praise to Your boundless mercy for ages without end. Amen.

Chaplet of Mercy THIRD DAY Today bring me ALL DEVOUT AND FAITHFUL SOULS Most Merciful Jesus, from the treasury of Your mercy You impart Your graces in great abundance to each and all. Receive us into the abode of Your Most Compassionate Heart and never let us escape from it. We beg this grace of You by that most wondrous love for the heavenly Father with which Your Heart burns so fiercely.

Eternal Father, turn Your merciful gaze upon faithful souls, as upon the inheritance of Your Son. For the sake of His sorrowful Passion, grant them Your blessing and surround them with Your constant protection. Thus may they never fail in love or lose the treasure of the holy faith, but rather, with all the host of Angels and Saints, may they glorify Your boundless mercy for endless ages. Amen.

Chaplet of Mercy

CHAPLET OF MERCY Devotion to the Divine Mercy. THE CHAPLET OF MERCY (for private recitation on ordinary rosary eads) Begin with: Our Father...Hail Mary...The Apostles' Creed. On the large bead before each decade: Eternal Father, I offer You the Body and Blood, Soul and divinty of Your dearly beloved Son, Our Lord Jesus Christ, in atonement for our sins and those of the whole world.

Then on each of the ten small beads of each decade: For the sake of His sorrowful Passion, have mercy on us and on the whole world. Conclude with: (after 5 decades) Holy God, Holy Mighty One, Holy Immortal One, have mercy on us and the whole world.

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FOURTH DAY Today bring to Me THOSE WHO DO NOT BELIEVE IN ME AND THOSE WHO DO NOT YET KNOW ME Most Compassionate Jesus, You are the Light of the whole world.

Receive into the abode of Your Most Compassionate Heart the souls of those who as yet do not believe in You or do not know You. Let the rays of Your grace enlighten them that they, too, together with us, may extol Your wonderful mercy; and do not let them escape from the abode which is Your Most Compassionate Heart.

Eternal Father, turn Your merciful gaze upon the souls of those who do not believe in Your son, and of those who as yet do not know You, but who are enclosed in the Most compassionate Heart of Jesus. Draw them to the light of the Gospel. These souls do not know what great happiness it is to love You. Grant that they, too, may extol the generosity of Your mercy for endless ages. Amen.

Chaplet of Mercy FIFTH DAY Today bring to me THE SOULS OF THE SEPARATED BRETHREN Most merciful Jesus, Goodness Itself, You do not refuse light to those who seek it of You. Receive into the abode of Your Most Compassionate Heart the souls for our separated brethren. Draw them by your light into the unity of the Church, and do not let them escape from the abode of Your Most Compassionate Heart; but bring it about that they, too, come to glorify the generosity of Your mercy.

Eternal Father, turn Your merciful gaze upon the souls of our separated brethren, especially those who have squandered Your blessings and misused Your graces by obstinately persisting in their errors. Do not look upon their errors, but upon the love of Your own Son and upon His bitter Passion, which He underwent for their sake, since they, too, are enclosed in His Most Compassionate Heart. Bring it about that they also may glorify Your great mercy for endless ages. Amen.

Chaplet of Mercy SIXTH DAY Today bring to me THE MEEK AND HUMBLE SOULS AND THE SOULS OF LITTLE CHILDREN Most Merciful Jesus, You Yourself have said, "Learn from Me for I am meek and humble of heart." Receive into the abode of Your Most Compassionate Heart all meek and humble souls and the souls of little children. These souls send all heaven into ecstasy and they are the heavenly Father's favourites. They are a sweetsmelling bouquet before the throne of God; God Himself take delight in their fragrance. These should have a permanent abode in Your Most Compassionate Heart, 0 Jesus, and they unceasingly sing out a hymn of love and mercy.

Eternal Father, turn Your merciful gaze upon meek souls, upon humble souls, and upon little children who are enfolded in the abode which is the Most Compassionate Heart of Jesus. These souls bear the closest resemblance to Your Son. Their fragrance rises from the earth and reaches Your very throne. Father of mercy and of all goodness, I beg You by the love You bear these souls and by the delight You take in them: Bless the whole world, that all souls together may sing out the praises of Your mercy for endless ages. Amen.

Chaplet of Mercy.

SEVENTH DAY Today bring to Me THE SOULS WHO ESPECIALLY VENERATE AND GLORIFY MY MERCY Most Merciful Jesus, whose Heart is Love Itself, receive into the abode of Your Most Compassionate Heart the souls of those who particularly extol and venerate the greatness of Your mercy.

These souls are mighty with the very power of God Himself. In

the midst of all afflictions and adversities they go forward, confident of Your mercy; and united to You, 0 Jesus, they carry all mankind on their shoulders. These souls will not be judged severely, but Your mercy will embrace them as they depart from this life.

Eternal Father, turn Your merciful gaze upon the souls who glorify and venerate Your greatest attribute, that of Your fathomless mercy, and who are enclosed in the Most Compassionate heart of Jesus. These souls are a living gospel; their hands are full of deeds of mercy and their heart, overflowing with joy, sings a canticle of mercy of You, 0 Most High! I beg You 0 God; Show them Your mercy according to the hope and trust they have placed in You. Let there be accomplished in them the promise of Jesus, who said to them that during their life, but especially at the hour of death, the souls who will venerate this fathomless mercy of His, He, Himself, will defend as His glory. Amen.

Chaplet of Mercy EIGHTH DAY Today bring to Me THE SOULS WHO ARE DETAINED IN PURGATORY Most Merciful Jesus, You Yourself have said that You desire mercy; so I bring in the abode of Your Most Compassionate Heart the souls in Purgatory, souls who are very dear to You, and yet, who must make retribution to Your justice. May the streams of Blood and Water put out the flames of Purgatory, that there, too, the power of Your mercy may be celebrated.

Eternal Father, turn Your merciful gaze upon the souls suffering in Purgatory, who are enfolded in the Most Compassionate Heart of Jesus. I beg You, by the sorrowful Passion of Jesus Your Son, and by all the bitterness with which His most sacred Soul was flooded: Manifest Your mercy to the souls who are under Your just scrutiny. Look upon them in no other way but only through the Wounds of Jesus, Your dearly beloved Son: for we firmly believe that there is no limit to Your goodness and compassion.

Amen.

Chaplet of Mercy NINTH DAY Today bring to Me SOULS WHO HAVE BECOME LUKEWARM Most Compassionate Jesus, You are Compassion Itself. I bring lukewarm souls into the abode of Your Most compassionate Heart. In this fire of Your pure love let these tepid souls, who, like corpses, filled You with such deep loathing, be once again set aflame. 0 Most Compassionate Jesus, exercise the omnipotence of Your mercy and draw them into the very ardour of Your love, and bestow upon them the gift of holy love, for nothing is beyond Your power.

Eternal Father, turn Your merciful gaze upon lukewarm souls who are nonetheless enfolded in the Most Compassionate Heart of Jesus. Father of Mercy, I beg You by the bitter Passion of Your Son and by His three-hour agony on the Cross: Let them, too, glorify the abyss of Your mercy. Amen.

Chaplet of Mercy APPROPRIATE LITTLE PRAYERS FOR USE AT THE THREE O'CLOCK HOUR You expired Jesus, but the source of life gushed forth for souls and the ocean of mercy opened up for the whole world. 0 Fount Of Life unfathomable Divine Mercy, envelop the whole world and empty Yourself out upon us. (1319) CONVERSION PRAYER 0 Blood and Water which gushed forth from the Heart of Jesus as a fount of mercy for us, I trust in You! (84).

Eternal God, in whom mercy is endless and the treasury of compassion — inexhaustable, look kindly upon us and increase Your mercy in us, that in difficult moments we might not despair nor become despondent, but with great confidence submit ourselves to Your holy will, which is Love and Mercy itself. (950)

THE FEAST OF MERCY: On his first trip outside Rome after his assassination attempt, on the Feast of Christ the King at the Shrine of the Merciful Love, Collevalensa, Italy, Pope John Paul 11 said: "Right from the beginning of my ministry in St Peter's See in Rome, I considered this message my special task.

Providence has assigned to me in the present situation of man, Church and the world".

Adam Zydek, a coordinator of the Divine Mercy Apostolate, is encouraging all to participate in the Feast of Divine Mercy at St Mary's Cathedral on Sunday, 23 April 1995 starting at 1.30 pm with Divine Mercy prayers, and Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament. Then at 2 pm Dean Tom McDonald will concelebrate a Mass followed by a blessing of the Image of Merciful Jesus, and Benediction. ( Adam said Pope John Paul 11 is going to cele-

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brate the Feast on April 23 in Rome in the Church of the Holy Spirit which has now become the Shrine of the Divine Mercy for the Rome archdiocese.)

Quoting from literary sources with the imprimatur, Adam noted Jesus' words to Faustina: Blessed "Before I come as the Just Judge, I am coming as the King of Mercy. I am prolonging the time of mercy for the sake of sinners. But woe to them if they do not recognise the time of my visitation". (Diary 83,1160).

And "Speak to the world about My mercy. While there is still time, let them have recourse to the fount of My mercy.

Let them profit from the blood and water which gushed forth for them".

(Diary 848). "I desire that the first Sunday after Easter be the Feast of Mercy."

Adam then spoke on the prime devotion - the

Feast of Mercy, which has been likened to a Second Baptism, and quoted information from the pope's appointee, Canon Ignacy Rozycki, Doctor of Dogmatic Theology, and Professor of Theology at the Pontifical Theological Academy in Cracow: The Feast of Mercy is to be celebrated on the first Sunday after Easter to indicate the strict connection between the paschal mystery of our Redemption and the work of Mercy.

Jesus asks that the Feast

be preceded by a novena consisting of recitation of the chaplet of Divine

Mercy. Jesus demands that the feast be celebrated solemnly, that is, as a liturgical feast of the Church Universal.

With regard to the manner of its celebration Jesus expresses this wish: "The image of the Divine Mercy is to be ceremoniously blessed on this feast and it is to be

publicly, liturgically venerated. The priests are to speak to souls about the unfathomable Mercy of God." The most singular grace which Jesus attached to the celebration of this feast is: "Whoever r eceives the Source of Life (goes to Holy Communion and Confession) on this day will be granted complete forgiveness of sins and punishment" (Diary 138).

(Confession seven days before or after the Feast Day will suffice Code of Canon Law).

This extraordinary grace is greater than a plenary indulgence; it is actually also greater than the graces of six Sacraments, the Sacrament of Baptism being the exception.

Jesus raised the reception of Holy Communion on the Feast of Mercy to the rank of a "Second Baptism". So that if you died immediately after receiving this grace on

the Feast you would go straight to heaven with no purgatory to serve at all.

CONDITIONS FOR THE FEAST OF MERCY: (In order to receive this grace).

1. The Feast should be preceded by a Novena of Chaplets to the Divine Mercy beginning on Good Friday.

2. The sermon by the priest celebrating Mass on that day should be on mercy that God the Father bestows on us through Jesus Christ His Son. 3. That one contemplates on this day the Mystery of Redemption as the greatest revelation of Divine Mercy towards us.

4 . The Image of the Divine Mercy is to be ceremoniously blessed.

5. The Image is to be publicly venerated. It should be exposed to all taking part in the celebration.

6. Confession and Communion on the day. If

Confession is not possible on the day it should be as close to the day as p ossible (Canon Law allows seven days before or after). Communion is to be worthily received and must be accompanied by complete trust in Divine Mercy.

7. That an act of mercy should take place in our lives in the days immediately prior or subsequent to the Feast.

NOTE: The Divine Mercy Apostolate has invited Monsignor Henry Posluszny from the UK to speak (approximately between April 24 and May 11) on the subject of the Divine Mercy as revealed to Blessed Faustina. Monsignor Posluszny will visit Perth, Bunbury, Albany, Mt Barker, Esperance, K ojonup, Denmark, Northam and York.

For enquiries please contact Irena 448-0002; Kathy 457-3256; Stephonie (098) 422-193; Margaret 446-1935.

Jesus and Mary LETTER from Sr Errunanuel, Medjugorje, March 15 1995.

by Colleen McGuiness-Howard

of blood because of the souls who are being lost in sin." Who will console her?

Family news: Father EAR children of Jozo has just returned M edjugorje. from Slovakia and Praised by Jesus! leaves for Germany on The Croats are living the 27th. His aposthe time of Lent more tolic program for this intensely here than we year is impressive. He do in our countries. I will be in the States in know many who fast May. Don't miss him! for 40 days on bread Laureen, Ivan's wife is and water (sturdy vil- expecting a baby. lagers!) and the Sta- Milka, Marija's sister tions of the Cross are has had a little girl. prayed by all the Mirjana is awaiting her parish on two evenings yearly aparition on the a week after Mass. 18th, and you are all Several visionaries go invited to join in each day to pray for a prayer for the unbelong time on the lievers on this day. mountains.

Marija is here for a few The statue of Medju- days, and yesterday, gorje which is weeping during her apparition, tears of blood near something unusual Rome is becoming happened. The Gospa more and more an prayed in Croation, important cause of sur- then after a moment of prise and above all a silence, she continued spring board of prayer to pray for a long time which goes well "in her mother beyond the Italian bor- tongue". As this hapders. The local bishop pens very rarely,I tried met Cardinal to understand her reaRatzinger and has son and I noticed that established a commis- Our Lady does this sion of inquiry. The when a Jewish person two scientists who x- is present, or someone rayed the statue and strongly linked to the analysed the blood J ewish people. thoroughly in two hos- Besides, yesterday, pitals have concluded there were about ten that it is indeed human of us with Marija: a blood which could not Jewish girl (baptised a have come from a Catholic) and my comfraudulent source. (As munity (The Beatifor Marija, she said: "Is tudes) whose vocation it truer) It is therefore is to pray for the permitted (but not enlightenment of obligatory) to see in Israel. The Gospa has this a dramatic sign wished to show that from God, pierced by she found herself at the drama of the souls home! But more than in darkness. Did not that: by praying in her the Gospa speak on mother tongue in 25 February about Medjugorje, she "people filled with wishes to underline hatred and without the importance of the peace", she who always role of the Jewish peoweights her words ple in the plan of Salvacarefully? No more tion, and how in her than 11 years ago, on heart, Israel and the 2 4 May 1984, she Church are one. She said at Medjugorje: gives us here an "Please do not let my important sign, a heart weep with tears prophetic sign, for the

Life is my SON. is really difficult-really Accept Him and you difficult!! When she will have accepted leaves, it is so difficult Love.". that if this happened I had the grace to be often,Idon't know how very close to Mirjana Iwould cope. Iunderwhen Our Lady stood this message as appeared to her at a message of LOVE 3.15 pm for ten min- and CONSOLAutes. Her face, though TION We have nothit was serious, was radiing to fear if we have ating with such a love love. Iinvite all of you and with such an intensity that it is impossible to LIVELOVE"

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end times. She shows us also that her messages are coming straight from the Bible and that we should read their words in the light of their Hebrew roots to understand their depth.

Dear Gospa, Daughter o f Israel, "Glory of Jerusalem", you are marvellous!

Letter from Sr Emmanual, Medjugorje, 20 March, 1995.

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EAR Children of M edjugorje.

Praised be Jesus and Mary!

Considering the strong content of the message received by Mirjana on her birthday appari-

not to believe that a I too had the opportuHeavenly being was nity to speak with Mirtalking to her. Tears of emotion flowed from jana this morning, and her eyes. We could she made clear to me a hear her praying three few more points. I Our Fathers and three asked her: Some pilGlory Be with Our grims think that Our Lady. Mirjana told us Lady is announcing afterwards Our Lady's terrible events when three intentions: First, she says: "Why should for the unbelievers you have fear about (those who do not what is to come?" know yet the love of How do you. Mirjana.

God, as Our Lady calls interpret those words them); then for the souls in Purgatory; from Her? then for those who "No!" Mirjana were present. Our answered. They are Lady blessed us all and completely wrong! also for the religious articles people had Our Lady did not brought. When Our announce anything Lady left, Mirjana coming. But she sees could hardly contain that many people live in thefear of thefuture. her sorrow. tion (March 18).! have dreri. For as long as After the apparition Fr They come here and decided to send it to you do riot love, you Slavko received the ask with anxiety if Our you early and not wait will riot come to know following words from Lady spoke about idiot will happen in the until April!. the love of your Mirjana: FATHER. will You "Dear Children. As a I " asked Our Lady world. This attitude is not come know to mother, for many three question's aridI not good We should years already Iam HIM because GOD received three answers. not ask all those quesS LOVE. Love, arid Our Lady was not tions about the future, teaching you faith I and love for God. have no fear, my chil- completely happy as but we should live love Neither have you dren, because in love she had been some- today, now! Love is the shown gratitude to there is no fear. If times for my birth- only thing that matthe dear FATHER, your hearts are open days. She spoke to me ters. This is what Our nor have you given to the FATHER and about the secrets, butI Lady meant."

H IMglory. You have if they areMI of love can not say anything become empty arid towards Him, why about that. Icried Thank you Dear y our heart has then fear what is to because it is very diffi- Gospa! As the Queen become hard and come. Those who do cult for me when she of Prophets and the without love for the riot love are afraid leaves. WhenIam Queen of Peace you sufferings of your because they expect with her. everything is show us once again neighbours. Iam punishment arid in its fullness. When that there are those teaching you love because they know she leaves, in that same andIam showing how empty arid hard momentIarn here on who speak about the you that the dear they are. Iam lead- earth. andIcontinue future, and those who FATHER has loved ing you, children, without her as ifIwere make the future., you, but you have not towards love, towards abandoned. But I Those who make the loved HIM. He sacri- the dear FATHER I knowIam not aban- future are those who ficedHis Sonfor your am leading you into doned. But she went, love today! God bless salvation'. my chil- Eternal Life. Eternal and she left me!! This you!

Way of the Cross A

NOTHER top production by the Therry Catholic Drama Society - The Way of the Cross - is designed to bring home the Easter message to parishioners at Como (April 9), East Fremantle (11th), Morley (12th), East Fremantle (14th - Good Friday at 3 pm). All other performances are at 7 pm.

Last week The Way of the Cross was presented at Victoria Park, Bullsbrook and Leederville.

Pictured here are (left) Carl Cymber, Ross Kendall, Vicky Williams and Mary Mutzig.

The Therry dramatic society was a big productive force about 30 years ago, and was revived last year, by director/producer David Crann of Victoria Park.

David (on 362-4399) welcomes any old or new members interested in Catholic productions.

A video of their very successful production Bread and Dripping on Blessed Mary MacKillop, was sent to and acknowledged by the pope's office and Buckingham Palace.

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THE PARISH SCENE

Prayer Bouquet for Pope's 75th Birthday, May 18 If you wish to participate send your name and number of Massses and Rosaries to be offered to Prayer Bouquet for Pope C/- Catholic Church Office Victoria Avenue, Perth 6000

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UNIVERSITY MUSIC At Notre Dame University Chapel. Fremantle at 1pm on Holy Thursday a performance of Joseph Haydn's "Seven last words of Jesus Christ". Music by Notre Dame String Quartet, reading by Fr Hannah . OMI. BULLSBROOK PILGRIMAGE Anniversary celebrations on Wednesday, April 12. Rosary Procession, 10.30am Mass, 11am Celebrant Fr. Piero, an Italian Missionary Priest from Indonesia.

The Association will not be providing buses for this Pilgrimage.

Public transport: Transperth M3 timetable. Bus No. 311 stops in front of the Church.

For further enquiries please ring 444 2285.

Sacri Assoc. Inc. P.O. Box 311 "Wart Hill 6060.

JOSEPHITE MASS The Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart Mass to celebrate the formal opening of chapter.

7.30pm Easter Monday April 17 at Holy Cross Parish Church, Kensington. The public is invited.

APPEAL HELP For Little Sisters - Glendalough Street Appeal. May 5th, collectors urgently needed. Contact 3 41 1 495 or 443 3155. Tins available at the Perth Town Hall on collection day.

FREMANTLE DRAMA On Easter Saturday, 15 April, the Disciples of Jesus Community will dramatise the "Stations of the Cross" on the streets of Fremantle. Catholics and friends are invited to participate as part of the crowd. The "Stations" begin at the Essex Street side of the Esplanade Reserve, Fremantle, at noon.

LEEUWIN MASS At Leeuwin Estate Winery, the UWA Choral Society will perform Schubert's Mass as part of the noon Easter Sunday Mass held annually on the lawns of the winery. The Easter Mass and Blessing of the Vintage was first held over a decade ago.

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Chrism Mass, Mary's St C athedral A rchbishop Hickey Mass of the Lord's Supper, M anning Bishop Healy Celebration of Lord's the St Passion, M a ry ' s Cathedral A rchbishop Hickey Easter Vigil, St M a ry ' s Cathedral A rchbishop Hickey E aster Vigil, Kingsley Woodvale Bishop Healy Nat ional C athol ic E ducation C ommission dinner - Bishop Healy

Seminars for Young Christians COUNTRY PRAYER The combined country parishes Cenacle and reflection at St Bernard's Parish, 3 Katanning Road, Kojonup on Monday May 1, commencing 9.30am and concluding with Mass at 2pm.

The guest speaker is Mons.

Posluszny and the theme is Jesus, The Divine Mercy, I Trust You. Name tags and lunches please. Tea/coffee provided.

Enquiries: (098) 31 1135.

First Semester 1995 Topic Date April 9 Revelation, Tradition and Scripture April 30 I Believe: the Mystery of Faith May 14 What is God like?

May 28 Creation and the Fall June 11 The Vocation of the Laity in Civil Society This series of seminars will be based on the Catechism of the Catholic Church Seminars are held fortnightly on Sunday evenings at 7.30pm St. Mary's Parish Hall, 40 Franklin St, Leederville.

COLUMBAN FAREWELL

On Monday, April 17 a farewell for Father Patrick Connealley at St Columban House, 48 Riversdale Road, Rivervale.

Mass at 11.00am, followed by sharing of meal. Please bring a plate and your own drinks.

Enquiries: 272 1379 or 227 1444.

Each seminar will consist of a 45 minute presentation followed by questions and discussions. Supper is provided with a chance for informal conversation.

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Pilgrimages 1995 A few highlights of our programme:

Monthly * to * Medjugorje *

14th Anniversary - June 20 - 18 days with Fr. Vin Curran Holy Land - Rome - Medjugorje - 26 days with Fr. Bill Hannon and Leon & Carly LeGrand for $4,490.00, or Rome - Medjugorje for 15 days Medjugorje - Fatima - Rome - Shrines of Italy 21 days Fr. Bill Robley Holy Land - Rome - Medjugorje - 27 days with Mons. Toomey

$3,280.00 $3,090.00 $3,850.00 $3,980.00

ALL PILGRIMAGES INCLUDE:

* THE ARCHBISHOP OF SPLIT WILL SPEAK All groups * AIRFARES &TRANSFERS TO OUR GROUPS ABOUT MEDJUGORJE * ACCOMODATION 200 METRES FROM THE escorted * FREE FLIGHT OPTIONS ON SOME TOURS HURCH C with a priest * PRIVATE FACILITIES * MOST MEALS * VISIT TO FR. JOZO ETC.

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MEDJUGORJE, FATIMA, ROME, ASSISI, LORETO, LANCIANO, HOLY LAND and more ring Centre Travel on (03) 882 9822 or fax (03) 882 9675 for our brochure or write to 91 Auburn Road, Hawthorn East, Vic 3123 Centre Travel is part of and subsidised by the Medjugorje Centre for Peace, Melbourne