World Day for the Poor - Caritas in Action!
Webmaster • November 16, 2020
The Directory for Catechesis states that ‘charitable action is an integral part of the catechetical proclamation’ and ‘[t]he need for an organic approach to pastoral care requires the coordination of catechesis with the other activities of evangelisation.’
In his Encyclical Letter Fratelli Tutti, On Fraternity And Social Friendship, Pope Francis writes:
“Social love” makes it possible to advance towards a civilization of love, to which all of us can feel called. Charity, with its impulse to universality, is capable of building a new world. No mere sentiment, it is the best means of discovering effective paths of development for everyone. Social love is a “force capable of inspiring new ways of approaching the problems of today’s world, of profoundly renewing structures, social organizations and legal systems from within”. (183)
Charity is at the heart of every healthy and open society, yet today “it is easily dismissed as irrelevant for interpreting and giving direction to moral responsibility”. Charity, when accompanied by a commitment to the truth, is much more than personal feeling, and consequently need not “fall prey to contingent subjective emotions and opinions”. Indeed its close relation to truth fosters its universality and preserves it from being “confined to a narrow field devoid of relationships”. Otherwise, it would be “excluded from the plans and processes of promoting human development of universal range, in dialogue between knowledge and praxis”. Without truth, emotion lacks relational and social content. Charity’s openness to truth thus protects it from “a fideism that deprives it of its human and universal breadth”. (184)
Caritas in Action! Briefings 11 - 12, with the Contents headings as follows (the full documents can be viewed below):
Caritas in Action! Briefing 11 – November 2020
11.1 Participation in charity is an integral part of ‘the process of evangelisation’
11.2 ‘…charitable action is an integral part of the catechetical proclamation’
11.3 ‘…coordination of catechesis with the other activities of evangelisation’
11.4 Instruction "The pastoral conversion of the Parish community in the service of the evangelising mission of the Church"
11.5 Weaving together the processes and relationships for building ‘a civilisation of love’
Caritas in Action! Briefing 12 – November 2020
12.1 Exploring the organisational and relational processes of the Catholic Church in its mission
- The warp and the weft of the Catholic Church community in England and Wales (NB. Purely illustrative.)
12.2 Participating in the organisational and relational processes at Diocesan and Parish levels
12.3 ‘“Social love” makes it possible to advance towards a civilization of love’
12.4 The main roles of the different levels of Caritas
12.5 Learning to become ‘witnesses to the faith’ in the twenty-first century
Holy Family's Humility & Meekness (3a) Jesus as our Teacher, His Incarnation is already a clear evidence of profound humility. As I AM WHO I AM, who could possibly compare to that? Who could make oneself a god and then humble oneself to a creation? Jesus not only took our human nature, being true-God and true human, and dwell amongst us for 33 long years. He did not wish to enter into the world with riches and royal majesty, because He did not come from heaven for such vanities. He came to redeem the world and to guide men on the path of eternal life; and this was done through humility and poverty; thus in these He was born, live and die, in order to destroy in the human hearts the fetters of covetousness and pride, which keep us from blessedness. Thus He was born in a cave, slept in a manger, being a poor immigrant in Egypt, being the son of a poor carpenter, relied on the food and support from some pious women and followers during His Mission, enter Jerusalem on a donkey, being buried in a borrowed tomb. ‘Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart; and you will find rest for your souls.’(Matt 11:29) When Jesus was a child, even He is the incarnated Word, He called Mary and Joseph as His mother and father, and subjected to them as a child to his parents. Because of His parents’ sorrows of finding Him for 3 days, He obediently and humbly hid His Wisdom and Divinity for 18 more years and did not resume His public mission until then. During Jesus’ earthly ministry, His gentleness is a mark aspect for his character. Although his own disciples unendingly accompanied Him during the preaching in different towns and villages, saw him perform miracles, and were being instructed and explained everything by Him privately, they still misunderstood and failed often. To these, Jesus only said: “Unbelieving generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I bear with you?” (Mk 9:19) Another time, when the crowd wanted to bring their babies to Jesus but the disciples told them off, but Jesus said them: “Allow the little children to come to me, and don’t forbid them…”(Lk 18:16) Also, when a Samaritan village did not receive them and his disciples asked Jesus whether He wants them to command fire to come down from the sky and destroy those people, Jesus rebuked them, “You don’t know of what kind of spirit you are. For the Son of Man didn’t come to destroy men’s lives, but to save them.”(Lk 9:55-6) Reference: The Mystical City of God, Ven Mary of Agreda
Almighty ever-living God, grant that we may always conform our will to yours and serve your majesty in sincerity of heart. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. Amen.
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Holy Rosary will be held in Our Lady’s Garden at St Peter’s every Sunday in October at 10:45am Week 3 (18 October) The Sorrowful Mysteries For the most forgotten Holy Souls & our deceased family members Week 4 (25 October) The Glorious Mysteries For the universal Church, Priests & Religious All are welcome to join the full Holy Rosary in the October month of the Rosary!
Organ Music for the Bell Tower As part of our fundraising for the Church Bell Tower, there will be three organ recitals taking place between now and Christmas. They are: 12th November – Tim Lyons All recitals start at 7.00pm and there will be a retiring collection in aid of the Bell Tower fund. Please come and support the music, the organists, and your Parish.
Journey in Faith Becoming a Catholic — RCIA The Parish welcomes enquirers for this new group. Please take a leaflet and speak to one of the Priests. Meetings will take place at 7pm on Wednesdays in the Presbytery, starting on Wednesday 21 October.
Volunteers are needed to help run the Parish night shelter for rough sleepers which is due to open on Friday 4th December. The shelter opens each Friday until the end of March 2027. If you wish to volunteer, or want more information, please contact Peter Sullivan on 07906 10 10 15 or petersullivan46@btinternet.com
Sunday 18th October at 11am Meet Angelo & colleague at the Museum The tour will take about 2 hours. Tickets £10.00 (Please pay on booking) available this weekend from Church porch. Only 15 places available so sign up quickly. If more people interested then another date could be available
The Council confirm that the new restrictions are not currently active – as the zone is still being delivered. Their contractors are anticipated to be on-site until approximately the end of November. The Council will be sending out a letter closer to the time to all properties advising of a “go-live” date for the zone when enforcement will begin, and will put something on social media. This will be done in advance to provide people with enough time to obtain the relevant permits, and will contain more information on how to obtain permits. Until the new restrictions are in place the current restrictions apply – weekdays 'two hours free parking’ – Sunday no restrictions in parking areas.
Bell Tower Fundraising - Autumn Fayre Saturday 10th October 11am-3pm St Peter’s Hall (behind Church) Free Entry. All are welcome. We need donations of the following: Raffle prizes; Bottles (alcohol, soft drinks); new/nearly new Toys; Jewellery. Please leave them in the Church porch before Friday 9th October. On Friday 9th October, the Hall will be open from 10.30am to 12noon, and 4pm to 7pm when you can directly bring in your donations and set up your stalls. Home-made Cakes to the Hall from 10am on the 10th October. Thank you for your support.