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COMMENT:
Guess who's coming to America- POPE FRANCIS... wish Canada was included this time... love, charity, humility, Paedophile hunter and environment- Sweet Jesus, Mother Mary and Joseph- the world needs this /Love, trust, calm, education, dignity, friendship, equality matters -oh and by the by- as developed and civilized nations, we, the people can handle our daily tasks, fight and defend our nation's duty to basic rights and freedoms in hard hard parts of the world, help others and our environment- seriously, we educated, savvy, smart and tremendous work ethic, and Canadians and billions of us Christians still pray and believe -imho
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Ave Maria
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APOSTLE'S CREED
I believe in God the Father, Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth
And in Jesus Christ, his only begotten Son, our Lord
Who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary
Suffered under Pontius Pilate; was crucified, dead and buried;
The third day he rose again from the dead
He ascended into heaven, and sits at the right hand of God the Father Almighty
From thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead
I believe in the Holy Ghost
I believe a holy catholic church; the communion of saints
The forgiveness of sins
The resurrection of the body
And the life everlasting. Amen.
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WALK A MILE IN MY SHOES... JOE SOUTH- 1970
LYRICS: Walk A Mile In My Shoes
Joe South and The Believers
Written by Joe South
Peaked at # 12 in 1970
Re-make 4 months later by Willie Hightower managed only # 107
If I could be you and you could be me for just one hour
If we could find a way to get inside each other's mind
If you could see you through my eyes instead of your ego
I believe you'd be surprised to see that you'd been blind
Walk a mile in my shoes, walk a mile in my shoes
Yeah, before you abuse, criticize and accuse
Walk a mile in my shoes
Well, your whole world you see around you is just a reflection
And the law of common says you're gonna reap just what you sow
So unless you've lived a life of total perfection
Mm-mm, you'd better be careful of every stone that you should throw
Yet we spend the day throwin' stones at one another
'cause I don't think or wear my hair same way you do
Well, I may be common people but I'm your brother
And when you strike out and try to hurt me it's a 'hurtin you,
Walk a mile in my shoes, walk a mile in my shoes
Yeah, before you abuse, criticize and accuse
Walk a mile in my shoes
There are people on reservations and out in the ghettos
And brother, there, but for the grace of God, go you and I
If I only had the wings of little angels don'tcha you know I'd fly
To the top of the mountain and then I'd cry?
Walk a mile in my shoes, walk a mile in my shoes
Hey, before you abuse, criticize and accuse
Better walk a mile in my shoes
Walk a mile in my shoes, walk a mile in my shoes
Oh, before you abuse, criticize and accuse
Walk a mile in my shoes,
Walk a mile in my shoes, walk a mile in my shoes
Hey, before you abuse, criticize and accuse
Walk a mile in my shoes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OoznjbKVnmw
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POPE FRANCIS... the good about this world..
Schedule: 2015
Apostolic Journey of Pope Francis to the United States of America
Here is the schedule for Pope Francis' September 2015
Apostolic Journey to the United States of America as released by the Vatican on
June 30, 2015. All times listed are Eastern Daylight Time.
tuesday,
september 22 (washington, dc)
§ 4:00 p.m. Arrival from Cuba at Joint Base Andrews
wednesday,
sePtember 23 (washington, dc)
§ 9:15 a.m. Welcome ceremony and meeting with President Obama
at the White House
§ 11:00 a.m. Papal Parade along the Ellipse and the National
Mall (time approximate)
§ 11:30 a.m. Midday Prayer with the bishops of the United States, St.
Matthew's Cathedral
§ 4:15 p.m. Mass of Canonization of Junipero Serra, Basilica
of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
thursday,
september 24 (washington, dc, new york city)
§ 9:20 a.m. Address to Joint Meeting of the United States
Congress
§ 11:15 a.m. Visit to St. Patrick in the City and Catholic Charities
of the Archdiocese of Washington
§ 4:00 p.m. Depart from Joint Base Andrews
§ 5:00 p.m. Arrival at John F. Kennedy International
Airport
§ 6:45 p.m. Evening Prayer (Vespers) at St. Patrick's
Cathedral
FRIDAY,
SEPTEMBER 25 (NEW YORK CITY)
§ 8:30 a.m. Visit to the United Nations and Address to the United
Nations General Assembly
§ 11:30 a.m. Multi-religious service at 9/11 Memorial and Museum,
World Trade Center
§ 4:00 p.m. Visit to Our Lady Queen of Angels School, East
Harlem
§ 5:00 p.m. Procession through Central Park (time
approximate)
§ 6:00 p.m. Mass at Madison Square Garden
saturday,
september 26 (new york city, philadELphia)
§ 8:40 a.m. Departure from John F. Kennedy International
Airport
§ 9:30 a.m. Arrival at Atlantic Aviation, Philadelphia
§ 10:30 a.m. Mass at Cathedral Basilica of Sts. Peter and Paul,
Philadelphia
§ 4:45 p.m. Visit to Independence Mall
§ 7:30 p.m. Visit to the Festival of Families Benjamin
Franklin Parkway
sunday,
September 27 (philadelphia)
§ 9:15 a.m. Meeting with bishops at St. Martin's Chapel, St.
Charles Borromeo Seminary
§ 11:00 a.m. Visit to Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility
§ 4:00 p.m. Mass for the conclusion of the World Meeting
of Families, Benjamin Franklin Parkway
§ 7:00 p.m. Visit with organizers, volunteers and benefactors
of the World Meeting of Families, Atlantic Aviation
§ 8:00 p.m. Departure for Rome
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Lessons from South America: How to greet and understand Pope Francis
By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News ServiceVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- People make special preparations for welcoming a special guest, and watching what worked and did not work in Ecuador, Bolivia and Paraguay may help people preparing for Pope Francis' visit to the United States in September.
Some of the plans, however, will require common-sense adjustments, especially because the U.S. Secret Service is likely to frown on certain behavior, like tossing things to the pope -- a phenomenon that occurs much more often with Pope Francis than with any previous pope. At the Vatican, the items tend to be soccer jerseys and scarves; in Ecuador, it was flower petals -- lots of them.
Watching the pope July 5-12 in South America it is clear:
- Pope
Francis loves a crowd. He walks into events with little expression on his
face, then lights up when he starts greeting, blessing, kissing and
hugging people. Persons with disabilities, the sick and squirming babies
come first.
- The
pope does not mind being embraced, but he does not like people running at
him. As a nun in Our Lady of Peace Cathedral in La Paz rushed toward Pope
Francis July 8, the pope backed up and used both hands to gesture her to
calm down and step back. In the end, she did get a blessing from him,
though.
- At
Mass, Pope Francis tends to be less animated. His focus and the focus he
wants from the congregation is on Jesus present in the Eucharist. At large
public Masses on papal trips, he sticks to the text of his prepared
homilies, although he may look up and repeat phrases for emphasis.
- A
meeting with priests, religious and seminarians is a fixture on papal trips
within Italy and abroad; in Cuba and the United States, the meetings with
take place during vespers services, Sept. 20 in Havana and Sept. 24 in New
York. At vespers, like at Mass, Pope Francis tends to follow his prepared
text.
However, when the gathering takes place outside the context of formal liturgical prayer, he never follows the prepared text, even if he may hit the main points of the prepared text as he did in Bolivia July 9. - Pope
Francis has said he needs a 40-minute rest after lunch and his official
schedule always includes at least an hour of down time. However, like his
"free" afternoons at the Vatican, the pope often fills the
breaks with private meetings with friends, acquaintances or Jesuits. In
fact, his trips abroad have always included private get-togethers with his
Jesuit confreres, although in South America one of the meetings -- in
Guayaquil, Ecuador -- was a luncheon formally included in the itinerary.
But he also spent unscheduled time with Jesuits at Quito's Catholic
university the next day. In Paraguay, he made an unscheduled visit to 30
of his confreres in Asuncion and then went next door to their Cristo Rey
School to meet with more than 300 students from Jesuit schools.
- In South America, Pope Francis specifically asked that his meetings with the bishops be private, informal conversations -- similar to the way he handles the regular "ad limina" visits of bishops to the Vatican to report on the state of their dioceses. For the "ad limina" visits, he hands them the text of a rather general look at their country and Catholic community, then begins a discussion. But when he makes a formal speech to a group of bishops, his words can seem critical. But, in fact, the tone tends to be one of addressing his "fellow bishops" and his words are more of a collective examination of conscience than a scolding.
- Pope Francis' speeches in general -- whether to presidents, civic and business leaders, young people or even, for example, the prisoners in Bolivia -- acknowledge what is going well and being done right, then seeks to build on that. It's a combination of a pat on the back and a nudge forward. While Bolivia's Palmasola prison is notorious for its difficult conditions and while the pope pleaded for judicial reform in the country, he also told the prisoners: "The way you live together depends to some extent on yourselves. Suffering and deprivation can make us selfish of heart and lead to confrontation."
- Since the days of the globetrotting St. John Paul II, the nunciature stakeout has been a staple of papal trips. In fact, anywhere a pope sleeps, people will gather -- shouting and singing -- in the hope
Papal Visit 2015
USCCB President Welcomes Pope Francis' 2015 Visit to the United States
Pope Francis made his intention to travel to the United States for the 2015 World Meeting of Families public on November 17, 2014, in an address to the Colloquium on the Complementarity of Man and Woman at the Vatican.Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz, president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops welcomed the news.
Papal Visit
Media Credentialing Information
“The presence of Pope Francis at the World Meeting of Families in our country will be a joyful moment for millions of Catholics and people of good will. Our great hope has been that the Holy Father would visit us next year to inspire our families in their mission of love. It is a blessing to hear the pope himself announce the much anticipated news,” said Archbishop Kurtz.
The schedule for the pope's visit to the three US cities is here.
stories from Catholic News Service
Building Second Papal Altar is Work of Faith for Deacon
By Mark Zimmermann, Catholic News ServicePOOLESVILLE, Md. (CNS) -- They say lightning never strikes twice in the same place, but at the St. Joseph Carpentry Shop along a country road in Poolesville, Deacon Dave Cahoon is having his second "once-in-a-lifetime" experience in the past seven years.
In 2008, Deacon Cahoon built the altar Pope Benedict XVI used for his papal Mass at Nationals Park in Washington, and this summer, the carpenter is building an altar Pope Francis will use at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception during his visit to the nation's capital.
On Sept. 23, on the east steps of the national shrine overlooking The Catholic University of America campus, the pope will celebrate the canonization Mass for Blessed Junipero Serra, the 18th-century Spanish Franciscan missionary to California.
It's just by the grace of God," said Deacon Cahoon, describing the honor and the blessing of building two papal altars.
- MORE -
Lessons from South America: How to greet and understand Pope Francis
By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News ServiceVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- People make special preparations for welcoming a special guest, and watching what worked and did not work in Ecuador, Bolivia and Paraguay may help people preparing for Pope Francis' visit to the United States in September.
Some of the plans, however, will require common-sense adjustments, especially because the U.S. Secret Service is likely to frown on certain behavior, like tossing things to the pope -- a phenomenon that occurs much more often with Pope Francis than with any previous pope. At the Vatican, the items tend to be soccer jerseys and scarves; in Ecuador, it was flower petals -- lots of them.
Watching the pope July 5-12 in South America it is clear:
- Pope
Francis loves a crowd. He walks into events with little expression on his
face, then lights up when he starts greeting, blessing, kissing and
hugging people. Persons with disabilities, the sick and squirming babies
come first.
- The pope
does not mind being embraced, but he does not like people running at him.
As a nun in Our Lady of Peace Cathedral in La Paz rushed toward Pope
Francis July 8, the pope backed up and used both hands to gesture her to
calm down and step back. In the end, she did get a blessing from him,
though.
- At Mass,
Pope Francis tends to be less animated. His focus and the focus he wants
from the congregation is on Jesus present in the Eucharist. At large
public Masses on papal trips, he sticks to the text of his prepared
homilies, although he may look up and repeat phrases for emphasis.
- A
meeting with priests, religious and seminarians is a fixture on papal
trips within Italy and abroad; in Cuba and the United States, the meetings
with take place during vespers services, Sept. 20 in Havana and Sept. 24
in New York. At vespers, like at Mass, Pope Francis tends to follow his
prepared text.
However, when the gathering takes place outside the context of formal liturgical prayer, he never follows the prepared text, even if he may hit the main points of the prepared text as he did in Bolivia July 9. - Pope
Francis has said he needs a 40-minute rest after lunch and his official
schedule always includes at least an hour of down time. However, like his
"free" afternoons at the Vatican, the pope often fills the
breaks with private meetings with friends, acquaintances or Jesuits. In
fact, his trips abroad have always included private get-togethers with his
Jesuit confreres, although in South America one of the meetings -- in
Guayaquil, Ecuador -- was a luncheon formally included in the itinerary.
But he also spent unscheduled time with Jesuits at Quito's Catholic
university the next day. In Paraguay, he made an unscheduled visit to 30
of his confreres in Asuncion and then went next door to their Cristo Rey
School to meet with more than 300 students from Jesuit schools.
- In South America, Pope Francis specifically asked that his meetings with the bishops be private, informal conversations -- similar to the way he handles the regular "ad limina" visits of bishops to the Vatican to report on the state of their dioceses. For the "ad limina" visits, he hands them the text of a rather general look at their country and Catholic community, then begins a discussion. But when he makes a formal speech to a group of bishops, his words can seem critical. But, in fact, the tone tends to be one of addressing his "fellow bishops" and his words are more of a collective examination of conscience than a scolding.
- Pope Francis' speeches in general -- whether to presidents, civic and business leaders, young people or even, for example, the prisoners in Bolivia -- acknowledge what is going well and being done right, then seeks to build on that. It's a combination of a pat on the back and a nudge forward. While Bolivia's Palmasola prison is notorious for its difficult conditions and while the pope pleaded for judicial reform in the country, he also told the prisoners: "The way you live together depends to some extent on yourselves. Suffering and deprivation can make us selfish of heart and lead to confrontation."
- Since the days of the globetrotting St. John Paul II, the nunciature stakeout has been a staple of papal trips. In fact, anywhere a pope sleeps, people will gather -- shouting and singing -- in the hope
President, First Lady to Welcome Pope Francis to White House September 23
By Catholic News ServiceWASHINGTON (CNS) -- President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama will welcome Pope Francis to the White House Sept. 23.
"During the visit, the president and the pope will continue the dialogue, which they began during the president's visit to the Vatican in March 2014, on their shared values and commitments on a wide range of issues," said a statement released March 26 by the Office of the Press Secretary at the White House.
Those issues, it said, include "caring for the marginalized and the poor; advancing economic opportunity for all; serving as good stewards of the environment; protecting religious minorities and promoting religious freedom around the world; and welcoming and integrating immigrants and refugees into our communities."
The statement added, "The president looks forward to continuing this conversation with the Holy Father during his first visit to the United States as pope."
Last year, in their first encounter, Pope Francis received the president at the Vatican for a discussion that touched on several areas of tension between the Catholic Church and the White House, including religious freedom and medical ethics.
During an unusually long 50-minute meeting, the two leaders discussed "questions of particular relevance for the church in (the U.S.), such as the exercise of the rights to religious freedom, life and conscientious objection as well as the issue of immigration reform," the Vatican said in statement afterward.
While in Washington, Pope Francis will address a joint meeting of Congress Sept. 24, making him the first pope to do so.
The Archdiocese of Washington said it would host the pope for his visit, but did not announce dates. On his flight from the Philippines to Rome in January, Pope Francis said he would canonize Blessed Junipero Serra at Washington's Basilica of the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception.
On March 18, the United Nations announced Pope Francis will visit there the morning of Sept. 25 to address the U.N. General Assembly. The pope also will meet separately with U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and with the president of the General Assembly. The pontiff also is scheduled to a town hall gathering with U.N. staff.
In a statement, Ban noted that the pope's visit came during the United Nations' 70th anniversary, in which its members would make decisions about sustainable development, climate change and peace. He said he was confident the pope's visit would inspire the international community to redouble its efforts for social justice, tolerance and understanding.
The United Nations did not release the detailed itinerary for the meetings, part of a larger papal visit to Washington, New York and Philadelphia. The Vatican is expected to release the official itinerary about two months in advance of the trip, unless local officials release it earlier.
Pope Francis already had announced his participation Sept. 26 and 27 for the World Meeting of Families in Philadelphia.
During his pontificate, St. John Paul II visited the United States seven times -- two of which were fuel stopovers -- making the country his most frequent foreign destination after his native Poland. He addressed the U.N. General Assembly in 1979 and 1995; Blessed Paul VI did so in 1965 and Pope Benedict XVI addressed the assembly in 2008, during his one U.S. visit as pope.
U.N. Says Pope Francis Will Visit Morning of September 25
By Catholic News ServiceUNITED NATIONS (CNS) -- U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon welcomed the announcement that Pope Francis would visit the United Nations the morning of Sept. 25 to address the U.N. General Assembly.
In a statement March 18, the United Nations also said the pope would meet separately with the secretary-general and with the president of the General Assembly and would participate in a town hall gathering with U.N. staff.
Ban noted that the pope's visit came during the United Nations' 70th anniversary, in which its members would make decisions about sustainable development, climate change and peace. He said he was confident the pope's visit would inspire the international community to redouble its efforts for social justice, tolerance and understanding.
House Speaker Boehner Announces Pope Francis Will Address Congress
By Catholic News Service WASHINGTON (CNS) -- House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, announced Feb. 5 that Pope Francis will address a joint meeting of Congress Sept. 24.The pontiff's "historic visit" would make him the "first leader of the Holy See to address a joint meeting of Congress," Boehner said in a statement, adding that he was "truly grateful that Pope Francis has accepted our invitation."
Boehner noted that "in a time of global upheaval, the Holy Father's message of compassion and human dignity has moved people of all faiths and backgrounds. His teachings, prayers, and very example bring us back to the blessings of simple things and our obligations to one another."
"We look forward to warmly welcoming Pope Francis to our Capitol and hearing his address on behalf of the American people," he added
http://www.usccb.org/about/leadership/holy-see/francis/papal-visit-2015/
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Exclusive:
Details of the proposal for Pope Francis' US visit revealed
by Alan
Holdren and Elise Harris
Manila,
Philippines, Jan 18, 2015 / 12:56 pm (CNA/EWTN
News).- Archbishop Bernardito Auza – a member of the organizing committee
for Pope Francis’ upcoming visit to the U.S. – has revealed details of the
proposed schedule, which includes visits to three cities.
“He
would arrive on the 22nd and he would leave the evening of the 27th. It’s
really a full six days, plus the travel, so it’s really one week,” Archbishop
Auza told CNA in Manila on Jan. 18.
A
Philippines native, Archbishop Auza is the Holy See’s permanent observer to the
U.N. in New York and to the Organization of American States in Washington. He
is back in his homeland this week participating in the events of Pope Francis’
Jan. 15-19 apostolic journey.
The
archbishop spoke of a meeting held last Monday by the U.S. trip’s organizing
committee appointed by Pope Francis, during which the details of the visit were
discussed.
After a
projected arrival to Washington, D.C. on the evening of Sept. 22, they’re
proposing that Pope Francis visit the White House the following morning, where
the official welcoming ceremony would take place.
Following
his stop at the White House, the pontiff would go on to celebrate Mass at
Washington’s Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception.
The
Mass, the archbishop observed, would be primarily for bishops, consecrated and
religious men and women, seminarians and representatives from humanitarian and
Catholic charitable organizations.
“And we
might say really the highlight of the Washington visit might be his speech to
the joint-meeting of Congress, so the Senate and the House of Representatives,”
Archbishop Auza said. According to the proposal, Pope Francis would leave for
New York City on the afternoon of the 24th.
The U.N.
general-assembly would be his destination on the morning of the 25th, which is
also the opening of the 3-day Post-2015 Sustainable Development Summit.
“Practically
all of the heads of states and governments will be around and they will all be
there on that day, so if the Pope were to finalize this visit to the U.S. that
means that he would address all the heads of states and of governments, who
will be sitting with their official delegations,” the archbishop explained.
“We
certainly are looking forward to that,” he said, noting how everyone involved
is anticipating what the Pope might say, particularly U.N. secretary-general
Ban Ki-moon, who is “extremely thrilled.”
The
papal address at the U.N. would take up the entire morning of Sept. 25,
Archbishop Auza said. He added that proposals for what the pontiff may do
afterward include an interreligious meeting, and “of course the Pope will visit
St. Patrick’s (Cathedral). That’s for sure.”
The
visit to the historic church wouldn’t likely mean the celebration of Mass
there, the archbishop said. Mass has been proposed instead for another area of
New York. He named the Madison Square Garden as a possibility.
“Our
plan is not to have a huge Mass outside of Philadelphia, because the focus will
really be Philadelphia, because the Pope is going to the United States for the
World Meeting of Families,” he explained.
Perhaps
the most “unique ingredient” of Pope Francis’ proposed schedule for New York
would be an interethnic meeting with the pontiff, which is significant given
the diverse ethnic background of the city.
“Ground
Zero,” the site of the terrorist attack on Sept. 11, 2001, which brought down
New York City’s twin World Trade Center towers, is another foreseeable stop on
the Pope’s itinerary, Archbishop Auza noted.
Benedict
XVI visited the site during his 2008 visit, but the Archbishop mentioned that
since then the official memorial has been inaugurated, the museum has been
finished, and the metal cross found in the wreckage of the towers is there.
“But
these are just proposals. At the end of February there will be the first
organizational visit (from a Vatican delegation), and then we will see what we
could really fill in,” the archbishop said.
Pope
Francis could spend a couple of nights in New York, but “it depends” on what
else comes up.
From New
York the Roman Pontiff would head to Philadelphia in the early morning of the
26th as his last stop, where he is set to participate in the World Meeting of
Families from Sept. 26-27.
“Philadelphia
is confirmed. That’s for sure,” the archbishop observed, explaining that the
two big events set to take place with the Pope are a prayer vigil on the 26th
and Mass Sunday, the 27th.
There is
also an encounter planned with grandparents and children, however the
archbishop said he does not know whether or not the Pope will participate.
Pope
Francis himself confirmed his presence at the World Meeting of Families in
Philadelphia during the Nov. 17-19 Humanum Conference in Rome, saying that he
will attend “if God wills it.”
Besides
the encounter with families, Archbishop Auza said that the Philadelphia visit
will likely include “a visit either to a children’s hospital or a juvenile
prison.”
Members
of the organizational committee for the visit, he said, include himself; papal
nuncio to the United States Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano; Cardinal Donald
Wuerl, archbishop of Washington; Cardinal Sean Patrick O’Malley, archbishop of
Boston; Archbishop Joseph Kurtz of Louisville, also president of the United
States Conference of Catholic Bishops; Cardinal Timothy Dolan, archbishop of
New York; Archbishop Charles Chaput of Philadelphia; Msgr. Ronny Jenkins,
secretary-general at the bishops’ conference, as well as a team of various
secretaries and assistants.
On his
Jan. 15 flight from Sri Lanka to the Philippines, Pope Francis also made the
surprise announcement that he would canonize the founder of California’s first
missions, Blessed Junipero Serra.
When
asked whether or not the Pope’s itinerary for his U.S. trip would include a
visit to California for the canonization, Archbishop Auza said that although it
would be the ideal place, the state will most likely not be on the agenda.
“I think
he may do that in Washington,” he said, noting how there is a statue of Bl.
Serra in the National Statuary Hall of the Capitol building, honoring him as
one of the founders of California.
The
pontiff would most likely preside over “what they call a brief canonization,
not the formal solemn canonization,” he said.
On a
final note, Archbishop Auza spoke of the possibility that the Pope would go to
Mexico as part of his trip to the U.S., saying that “they might skip Mexico
this time because it becomes a very, very long (trip).”
The
pontiff might make another visit to Latin America, the archbishop noted,
although he did not know when that would be.
“So
that’s more or less the plan. It’s a plan, we’ll see how it will pan out.”
In
addition to being Catholic News Agency's Rome bureau chief, Alan Holdren is
also the Rome correspondent for EWTN News Nightly.
UPDATED
on Jan. 19, 2015 at 11:29 a.m. MST:
Archdiocese
of Philadelphia director of communications Kenneth Gavin clarified that Pope
Francis' official schedule during his trip to the U.S. in September has yet to
be finalized.
"We
are overjoyed that Pope Francis will be with us in September, and planning for
his visit is intensely underway," he told CNA. "However, no final
decisions regarding the Papal itinerary for Philadelphia have yet been
made."
"Certainly,
we are exploring a wide variety of potential scenarios and there are numerous
factors and contingencies to consider," Gavin noted, adding that final
confirmation of the Pope's Philadelphia schedule "can come only after
consultation with the Papal household."
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3 ways Pope Francis is shaking up the church: Politics, places and people
By Daniel Burke, CNN Religion EditorUpdated 5:31 PM ET, Wed July 8, 2015
(CNN)It looks like a plan concocted by the braintrust of a political campaign.
First, the mission statement: a sweeping critique of economic injustice and environmental exploitation, published in the form of a papal encyclical, one of the Catholic Church's most important teaching documents.
Then the missionary, one of the most popular people on the planet, takes the message to the masses in places burdened by the very plights he has condemned, where he'll be cheered by millions as a hometown hero.
Who's behind this Spiritual Strategery? A Catholic Karl Rove?
Nope. It's the Pope.
Vatican officials dismiss suggestions that Pope Francis has politics on the brain, or that his encyclical and upcoming trip to Bolivia, Ecuador and Paraguay form part of any master plan.
But as spin doctors might say, the "optics" of the Pope's eight-day visit to South America -- the continent of his homeland, Argentina -- couldn't be better.
Francis lands on Sunday in Ecuador, home to the Galapagos Islands and a stunning array of biodiversity but also widespread income inequality.
The Pope's next two stops, Bolivia and Paraguay, boast vast natural resources but suffer from deep problems like deforestation and water pollution.
All three countries, which the Pope will visit from July 5-13, are among the poorest in South America.
"They are the forgotten countries," said the Rev. Gustavo Morello, a Jesuit from Argentina and professor of sociology at Boston College. "No one knows what is going on there."
The Pope wants to change that, Vatican officials say, as part of his concern for people on the periphery of modern life: the indigenous poor, the land-cramped farmers, and the jobless young people vulnerable to crimes like sexual trafficking.
Francis also likely wants to breathe new life into a Catholic Church suffering through a continent-wide decline, religious experts say.
More than 425 million Catholics live in Latin America, according to a 2014 study by the Pew Research Center. That's nearly 40% of the world's total Catholic population.
But Catholics in nearly every country, including Ecuador, Bolivia and Paraguay, have fled the church in recent decades for other faiths, or no faith at all.
"Soon we will find out if there is a 'Francis effect' in his native region in terms of Mass attendance and participation in church life," said Andrew Chesnut, an expert on Catholicism and author of several books on spirituality in Latin America.
Politically, spiritually and perhaps even personally, the trip to Latin America comes at a crucial time for the Pope. His 22 planned speeches and million-strong Masses will demonstrate where he has taken the church thus far, and where he wants it to go.
Here are three key areas to watch as Francis cruises through South America:
Politics
When popes travel to foreign countries, the itinerary usually looks something like this:Meet heads of state, advise local bishops, pep up the priests, nod at the nuns and say Mass before a large crowd. Side trips to Catholic charities and hospitals are often included as well.
But this Pope's plans in Bolivia bear a Franciscan twist: He'll be addressing, along with Bolivian President Evo Morales, the World Meeting of Popular Movements.
Juan Grabois, an Argentine human rights activist and organizer of the meeting, said it's a summit of grassroots groups from around the world: ragpickers from the slums of India, workers from South American cooperatives, even indigent can-and-bottle collectors from New York.
In other words, it's the anti-Davos.
It's the poor and the powerless solving their own problems, working to secure what Pope Francis has called the "sacred rights" of land, housing and work.
Previous popes may have stopped by similar political gatherings, said the Rev. Thomas Reese, a correspondent for National Catholic Reporter. Saint John Paul II, for instance, was a big backer of unions. Pope Benedict XVI, a strong anti-poverty advocate, might have said a Mass for the movement.
"But would they actually address a group like this at their own meeting?" Reese said. "I don't know if they could."
Unlike previous popes, Francis is from the developing world, and Grabois said he has supported the "Movimentos Populares," as it's called in Spanish, since 2001.
At the time, Francis was an archbishop in Buenos Aires, and Argentina was suffering through one of the worst financial crises of the modern era, with millions of formerly middle-class people reduced to picking through trash.
"He believes in the organization of the poor by their own kind and struggling for social justice," Grabois said. "He wants to hear what they want to say, instead of listening only to political leaders."
It won't be the first time Francis has spoken to the movement. When it gathered in Rome last year, he addressed participants in glowing terms, calling them a "great sign" of a truth "often silenced" even by Christians and churches.
"The poor not only suffer injustice," he said, "they also struggle against it!"
Grabois said he has asked Francis to focus his talk in Bolivia next week on the eco-encyclical, "Laudato Si," which argues that our care of the earth and concern for the poor are inextricably connected.
Places
In his seven years as Pope, Benedict made 25 foreign trips. The vast majority were to major Western powers like Spain (three times) and his German homeland (three times).The jet-setting John Paul, who was pope from 1978-2005, visited far more countries, but again, traveled mainly to countries like France (eight visits), the United States (seven trips, including two quick stopovers) and Spain (five trips).
For both popes, Europe was clearly a top priority, said Reese, and for good reason.
"If we can't figure out how to save the church in Europe and North America," Reese said, "I don't know what the future holds."
John Paul focused on fighting communism, especially in his native Poland. Benedict, a theologian, wanted to defend the faith from secularists bent on chasing the church from public debates.
But when Francis was elected in 2013, it signaled a shift in the church's Eurocentric thinking.
The College of Cardinals that chose Francis had stretched "almost to the ends of the earth" to find him, he joked. Vatican officials say he's determined to remain a "Pope of the peripheries."
Francis has visited Asia twice, and his pastoral trips within Europe have been to Albania and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Likewise, his upcoming trip to South America spotlights countries not often on the international agenda. Only once has a pope (John Paul II) visited Ecuador, Bolivia and Paraguay, and it was nearly 30 years ago.
Yes, Pope Francis visited Brazil in 2013 and is coming to the United States this September. But in both cases, the primary reason for the trips -- World Youth Day in Rio de Janeiro and the World Meeting of Families in Philadelphia -- were planned by his predecessors. In essence, Francis had no choice but to come.
Even when he visits the United States, Francis is stopping in Cuba first. When it comes to papal trips, the message seems straight from the Gospel of Matthew: "The last shall be first."
People
During the first years of his papacy, we've seen the kinds of people this Pope embraces: the elderly, the young, the criminals, the sick, the poor.We can expect to see a lot more of that during his trip to Latin America, where he'll visit several slums, an old-age home and one of the continent's largest prisons. The Pope also plans to spotlight Native American cultures, the Vatican says, with Masses including chants in local languages like Guarani.
Less noticeable, perhaps, are the personnel changes the Pope has made back home at the Vatican. He has removed several Americans and Europeans from high posts while surrounding himself with men who have served the church in Latin America.
His secretary of state, Archbishop Pietro Parolin, was the Vatican's ambassador to Mexico and Venezuela. Five of other eight members on the Pope's powerful Council of Cardinals -- his Cabinet, essentially -- have worked extensively with Latinos or held postings in Latin America.
The Pope also has stacked the College of Cardinals, the men who will choose his successor, with bishops from outside the traditional Catholic seats of power.
Men from Asia, Latin America and Africa now comprise nearly 40% of the college -- the highest percentage in modern history, according to Reese. Some countries, such as Haiti and Tonga, had never had a cardinal.
In that way, Francis seems to be saying, the church's future should be shaped by people and places that the world -- and even some Catholics -- have long ignored.
http://www.cnn.com/2015/07/02/world/pope-francis-south-america-trip/index.html
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How to Visit a Catholic Mass
One Methods:Rosary PrayerFor people who were not raised in a liturgical or religious household of any kind, visiting a church might seem daunting. All are welcome at Catholic Masses, and this should explain a few things that may be off-putting to outside observers.
Catholics call their worship service a “Mass", which comes from the Latin word missa, meaning 'to be sent'. Catholics go to church to be sent out to the world.
Steps
1.
1
Understand that Catholicism differs from other denominations
in practice and belief. The service usually contains these things:
- Two or three readings from the Bible: one or two from the Old Testament and/or from the Epistles (letters of Saint Paul the Apostle), and a passage from the Gospels (stories of Jesus' life). A Responsorial Psalm may also be said or sung in between the first and second reading (Sundays and feast days), or the first reading and Gospel (weekdays and Saturdays Masses that are not anticipatory).
- Reception of Holy Eucharist
- Singing of up to four hymns, if a sung Mass
- Sometimes, some parts or hymns will be in Latin.
- A sermon, which is sometimes called the Homily
2.
2
Come a few minutes early. You will feel so much
more comfortable if you can park (or better yet, walk) and enter the church
five minutes early. Walk in through the main doors, and if you see people
picking up a hymnal or leaflet, do the same.
3.
3
You may see genuflecting (bending on the right
knee), or bowing if their knees are bad, in the direction of the altar (the
table up front). If you are not Catholic, do not feel awkward about not doing
this. Catholics believe God is literally present in the Eucharist, which is
kept in the tabernacle, a special cabinet or box that is often placed behind
the altar. Genuflecting is simply a sign of deep respect for God and the
Eucharist.
4.
4
Feel free to sit anywhere in the pews. Consider
sitting closer to the front, so that you can see what is going on, and also
toward one of the sides of the aisles. If you are taking notes (for class for
example), you might be more comfortable sitting towards the side.
5.
5
Look for a board somewhere towards the front that
has numbers on it. These numbers refer to the hymn numbers in your hymnal. Feel
free to join in with the singing; chances are, the church needs your voice.
6.
6
In the pews in front of you, you might see
several books. There are usually two types of books you will find: hymnals and
Missals. Hymnals are somewhat self-explanatory: turn to the right number and
sing along. Missals, coming from the word “Mass", contain the
"Ordinary" or order of the Mass (i.e., what things are said and in
what order, for every Mass no matter where you are) and the propers for the day
(readings, prayers, etc. that are specific to that day).
7.
7
Once the Mass starts, breathe, sit back, and
enjoy; this is not a stressful process. All are welcome to kneel, stand, sit,
or bow when the congregation does so, but do not feel pressure to do any of
these. It is respectful to kneel at the consecration as God is physically
entering the room (you would use the respectful gestures for a king or queen,
so do the same for the King of the Universe). It is recommended, however, to
stand when the congregation stands and sit when they are either sitting or
kneeling, to avoid looking out of place.
8.
8
At one point, the priest usually says, “Let us
offer one another a sign of God’s peace.” A typical sign of peace is a light
handshake accompanied by the phrase “Peace be with you”. In some countries such
as in Asia, a bow or nod is more acceptable form of greeting, as handshaking is
not customary during Mass. Handshaking is also discouraged when there is an
epidemic.
9.
9
Prepare for Communion. Communion can be stressful
unless you have a plan. Only regularly practicing Catholics who are free of
mortal sin may receive Communion. Feel free to simply stay in the pew, but be
sure to let communicants pass. If the pews are very narrow, just go to the
aisle (hence the recommendation to sit towards the outside pews in your first
couple times) and let people through until everyone is back in the pews after
Communion.
10. 10
Appreciate the beauty of the church. After Mass,
feel free to look at any of the beautiful statues, paintings, and other artwork
inside. These statues and icons are not idols, and Catholics do not pray
directly to these. They are instead there to aid people in focusing their
prayers to God, or ask a saint for prayers to God. These images and other
symbols, which might appear mysterious or even bizarre to first-time visitors,
aid Catholics in understanding their faith better. Some Catholics might touch
these icons while praying or as sign of reverence, and then make the Sign of the
Cross.
11. 11
Feel free to take a bulletin to read later, and
to greet the priest after Mass. Most priests are very friendly and will be glad
to shake hands and talk.
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Is it Possible to go to Mass with Children? Tips for Taking Your Family to Church
27/07/2015
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This could quite possibly be one of the cutest videos on the internet, as well
as the goal of every Catholic parent of young children. Don’t we all wish
our children could perform the Mass as beautifully as Isaiah does?
Right
now, it’s just a struggle to get my family to Mass, let alone learn all the
words to the prayers! No matter how early I wake up or how many outfits I
carefully lay out the night before it seems that something will inevitably slow
us down. It doesn’t get any easier by the time we arrive to Mass (usually
just beating the priest approaching the altar) and shuffle (as quietly as four
boys under ten and a toddler can shuffle ) into our pew.
Seating
arrangement is vital to our success and always requires some shifting before we
can all sit. Didn’t we just go through all of this last Sunday? Why do we need
the reminders to sit still, kneel, and be quiet Every. Single. Week? However,
we’ve also had our share of Sundays in which everyone was so attentive and well
behaved that other parishioners made a point to comment on how well behaved our
children were during Mass. Those are the best days – the days that I cling to
on the most difficult days.
Comedian
Tim Hawkins said, “Whoever wrote the song ‘Easy like Sunday
morning’ didn’t take kids to church on a regular basis.” I completely
agree. There is nothing easy about it.
But,
we know that few things in this life are easy. God wants our children in His
house and it is our responsibility as parents to get them there even when it is
difficult for us. Though we may not hear a word of the Gospel and may feel as
if we have just participated in a wrestling match rather than sitting quietly
in a Church pew, God is pleased at our willingness to sacrifice our own comfort
in order to bring our children to worship Him. Here are a few tips I’ve learned
along the way that can make going to Mass a little more doable for your family.
I’m not promising this will result in children like Isaiah, but it might help
you get through a Mass or two.
1.
Prioritize – Going to Mass should never be an option for you or your children
(unless someone is sick or there are other extreme circumstances). Children
thrive on routine. From a young age, it is important to teach them by example
that going to Mass on Sundays is just what your family does. They will come to
expect this as a part of their week and hopefully will one day look forward to
attending Mass.
2.
Remember your goal. – Is your goal to have well behaved kids or those that love
Christ? We aren’t just training our kids to be able to sit quiet and still for
an hour. That shouldn’t be our goal. Our real goal is to cultivate a love for
God, His Son, and His Church. Keeping this goal in mind can help us keep our
cool and remain calm when the kids are not exactly behaving like angels. If we
get angry and upset with them, they will associate going to Mass with Mom and
Dad being upset. If we calmly redirect them, they will learn the beauty of our
faith.
3.
Expect bad days and leave room for grace. – Just as we have days when things
are a little off and we lose our patience (or temper), our children have days
when they can’t behave their best. This is an opportunity to bestow God’s grace
over them.
4.
Plan & Prepare – It is crucial to prepare for Mass beforehand in both
practical and spiritual ways. Explain to your children the expected behavior
for Mass and the reasons why we need to obey the rules. My children have an
easier time understanding that we need to be quiet because other people are
praying and listening to God than just a command to not to speak or move. As my
children have gotten older, we ask them to tell us what the rules are as we
drive to Mass. It is a reminder to them and an instruction to the younger kids.
Reading the readings and discussing prior to Sunday is a good discipline for
both you and your children. This will really help the kids to pay more attention
during Mass because they will have a better understanding of what is being
said. If you have to leave with a crying baby or take a trip to the restroom
with a potty training toddler, having previously read the readings will allow
you to stay focused when you return.
5.
Practice – Part of preparing is practicing. Just as little Isaac in the
video was “playing” Mass, my children have found great joy in this activity. We
don’t have all the fancy supplies, but a nice wine glass and special plate can
substitute. This will not only help the kids to learn the parts of the Mass,
but also allows for practice sitting, standing, kneeling and being quiet.
6.
Pray on the way. – On our way to Mass, we always say a prayer asking the Holy
Spirit to help our children grow in their love for God and to have self control
during Mass.
7.
Dress for the occasion. – Taking the time to help the kids look nice will
help to teach them the importance of going to Mass. It’s not just another play
date or trip to the park, we are going to God’s house and Jesus is there
waiting for us. We want to look our best for Him. Children seem to grasp the
importance of this and express it in their respectful behavior. More on
dressing for Mass can be found in the post here.
8.
Bring supplies. – There are differences of opinion on this one and I have to
say that our supplies have changed based on the personality of each of my children.
Some of my kids can respectfully munch on cheerios and it helps them to keep
quiet during Mass, others have found the need to throw those same cheerios at
other parishioners. Your supply bag depends on the personality and needs of
your children. We have a firm rule that after age two there are no snacks
allowed. For babies and toddlers cheerios, baby food pouches, and the
occasional sucker can help worn out parents sit in Mass and pray. We also
bring three “holy” books. The older boys are able to follow along in a
children’s missal or the Magnifikid.
(I have included a list of our three current books at the end of this
post.)
9.
Participate and explain the Mass. – Kids love to join in singing and praying
the prayers they know (this is part of the practice). Help them to not just be
observers and bystanders, but to actually take part in the celebration of the
Mass. Whisper to them what is going on during the most important parts, “Now
this is when the bread becomes Jesus! Watch and pray that Jesus would be in you
too.” They will start to look forward to those special times in which you bring
them close to you and share about the faith in a simple way.
10.
Stay out of the cry room unless you or your baby is crying. – Have you ever
been to a cry room in which the parents want to have a full conversation with
you during Mass or school age children are running around playing? It has been
my personal experience that being behind that glass window is not conducive for
a holy and reverent environment. My children typically behave worse when
we are in the cry room. They pick up the behaviour of the other children and
adults, they don’t sing the songs, and they get easily distracted. Reserve the
cry room for times when your baby is truly crying, your spouse is not with you,
or you have simply had such an awful morning that you yourself may end up in
tears.
11.
Follow Up – When you leave Mass or later during the week, take time to talk
about the readings, the homily and the children’s behaviour. Help them learn
how to apply what was taught at Mass to their own lives. Revisit with them ways
their behaviour could have been different or commend them for a job well done.
Remember
in all of this that it is only for a brief season of our lives that our
children will need these rules and structures in place. As they saying goes,
“the days are long, but the years are short” and this time will be over
before you know it. Take the time to soak in the innocent and pure faith
of your children. Observe their awe and wonder at the Lord and His marvelous
works. Perhaps, it will be your children that teach you the most important
lessons of our faith.
“…children
cry, they are noisy, they don’t stop moving. But it really irritates me when I
see a child crying in church and someone says they must go out. God’s voice is
in a child’s tears: they must never be kicked out of church.” – Pope
Francis
*
What are the top three books in our Church bag right now? We
currently have three books that Ignatius
Press sent us to review. I think these are the favorites mostly
because they are new, but I found all of them to provide rich and beautiful
content that fits our description for a “holy” book.
Let’s
Pray the Rosary – This is a beautifully illustrated book that my
children love to look at during Mass. We have been reading a section of
it at a time during our family prayer and the kids have loved learning more
about the rosary, how it was started, and the miracles that have taken place
because of it. I love to watch them trace over the rosary beads with
their little fingers as they pray during Mass.
Catholic
Saints for Children – My children LOVE learning about the Saints. They
really can’t get enough of the stories. All of our kids have a first or
middle name that is shared with a Saint and they are always trying to find out
more information about “their” Saint. This book offers simple stories and
prayers of many of their favorite Saints, including St. Dominic, St. Maximilian
Kolbe, and St. Pope John Paul II.
A
Missal for Little Ones – This is my personal favorite. The
missal is small enough for even my toddler to hold. We point out the
pictures from the book that match with our own Church. The older kids can
follow along with the order of the Mass.
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A WORLD OF COMMERCIALISM AND HORRENDOUS POLITICIZATION OF OUR WORLD.... and the
games ...the cruel games.... thank u Pope Francis for being the light in the
darkness of this world..... real, raw and righteous...and the simple Christian
rule of decency and caring...
"Games People Play" - Joe South - 1969
Oh
the games people play now
Every night and every day now
Never meaning what they say now
Never saying what they mean
Every night and every day now
Never meaning what they say now
Never saying what they mean
And
they wile away the hours
In their ivory towers
Till they're covered up with flowers
In the back of a black limousine
In their ivory towers
Till they're covered up with flowers
In the back of a black limousine
[Chorus:]
La-da da da da da da da
La-da da da da da de
Talking 'bout you and me
And the games people play
La-da da da da da da da
La-da da da da da de
Talking 'bout you and me
And the games people play
Oh
we make one another cry
Break a heart then we say goodbye
Cross our hearts and we hope to die
That the other was to blame
Break a heart then we say goodbye
Cross our hearts and we hope to die
That the other was to blame
Neither
one will give in
So we gaze at our eight by ten
Thinking 'bout the things that might have been
It's a dirty rotten shame
So we gaze at our eight by ten
Thinking 'bout the things that might have been
It's a dirty rotten shame
[Chorus]
People
walking up to you
Singing glory hallelulia
And they're tryin to sock it to you
In the name of the Lord
Singing glory hallelulia
And they're tryin to sock it to you
In the name of the Lord
They're
gonna teach you how to meditate
Read your horoscope, cheat your faith
And further more to hell with hate
Come on and get on board
Read your horoscope, cheat your faith
And further more to hell with hate
Come on and get on board
[Chorus]
Look
around tell me what you see
What's happening to you and me
God grant me the serenity
To remember who I am
What's happening to you and me
God grant me the serenity
To remember who I am
Cause
you've given up your sanity
For your pride and your vanity
Turns you sad on humanity
And you don't give a da da da da da
For your pride and your vanity
Turns you sad on humanity
And you don't give a da da da da da
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