THE NEXT CHAPTER OF CATHOLIC SAN FRANCISCO Cathedral celebrates 50th anniversary jubilee St. Mary’s Cathedral, the mother church of the Archdiocese of San Francisco, will celebrate its 50th anniversary May 5 with a vespers service led by Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone. o celebrate the jubilee year of the cathedral, known formally as the Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption, the archdiocese will offer a lecture series during the year and hold an art exhibit in October.
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Pope establishes formal ministry of catechist CINDY WOODEN CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE
VATICAN CITY – Calling for formal recognition of “those lay men and women who feel called by virtue of their baptism to cooperate in the work of catechesis,” Pope Francis has instituted the “ministry of catechist.” “The Spirit is calling men and women to set out and encounter all those who are waiting to discover the beauty, goodness and truth of the Christian faith,” the pope wrote in “Antiquum Ministerium” (Ancient Ministry), his document released at the Vatican May 11. In addition to releasing texts of the document in Italian, French, English, German, Spanish, Portuguese and Polish, the Vatican distributed a video of the text translated into Italian sign language. Pastors must support laypeople in answering the Spirit’s call and “enrich the life of the Christian community through the recognition of lay ministries capable of contributing to the transformation of society through the ‘penetration of Christian values into the social, political and economic sectors,’” the pope said, quoting what he had written about the vocation of laypeople in his 2013 document, “The Joy of the Gospel.” Bishops’ conferences will need to determine the “process of formation and the normative criteria for admission to this ministry” and devise “the most appropriate forms for the service which these men and women will be called to exercise,” the pope said. SEE POPE, PAGE 17
ARCHBISHOP ON TWITTER Follow Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone on Twitter @ArchCordileone. Just weeks after joining the Twitter universe, the archbishop has more than 12,000 followers. For more on Archbishop Cordileone’s growing influence on social media see page 2.
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A parishioner receives a blessing from Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone at St. Peter Church in San Francisco May 2, 2021 following release of the archbishop’s pastoral letter on the dignity of the unborn, reception of holy Communion and the behavior of Catholics in public life.
Hispanic Catholics embrace pastoral letter Noguera direct a ministry dedicated to marriage at St. Peter. She told San Francisco Catolico that the pastoral letter is a resource of great help to families and she will include it in her ministry. The day after he released his first pastoral letter “We believe that this pastoral letter is a remedy on abortion, the holy Eucharist and the responto heal the wounds in families, because many sibility of Catholics in public life, Archbishop families today are carrying the pain and wounds Salvatore J. Cordileone celebrated Mass at St. of the traumas that abortion leaves behind,” BerPeter Church, one of the three “Mission parishes” rios said. in San Francisco’s Mission District. She said that the document is also an exhortaOn May 1, Archbishop Cordileone published tion to recover the love of the holy Eucharist. the document titled: “Before I Formed You in the Noguera said the pastoral letter is a call to care Womb I Knew You: A Pastoral Letter on the Human Dignity of the Unborn, Holy Communion, and for the work of God. “We have to defend it (life), that is the challenge that we have today as citizens Catholics in Public Life.” and as Catholics, to work for the reign of goodness, In his homily, Archbishop Cordileone preached for the reign of peace, and above all for the reign about the sanctity of the Eucharist, the “bread of of life,” he said. life,” and compared it to the human dignity of the Noguera exhorted Catholics to defend the digunborn. nity of human life. “About this we have to work as He lamented that “fewer and fewer Catholics beCatholics and give testimony each day in our lives lieve that Jesus is truly present in the Eucharist,” and in the places where we live and work.” and for this reason do not “behave in a way that is In his pastoral letter “Before I Formed You in consistent with this teaching.” personal way to honor your loved one’s patriotism to our country. the Womb I Knew You,” Archbishop Cordileone ParishionersAreacted to the homily and to the If youof have a flagletter. honoring your loved one's military service and would like to donate it content thereceived pastoral toDamaris the cemetery to be flown asher part of an “AvenueAugusto of Flags" on Veterans' Day,LETTER, PAGE 3 Berrios and husband C.Memorial Day, 4th of July andSEE PASTORAL LORENA ROJAS
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