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"GLORY BE TO GOD FOR ALL THINGS." NEWSLETTER OF THE SOCIETY OF SAINT JOHN CHRYSOSTOM, YOUNGSTOWN-WARREN OHIO CHAPTER VOLUME 11, NUMBER 6, NOVEMBER-DECEMBER, 2012 VITO R. CARCHEDI, EDITOR, 35 SCHENLEY AVE. STRUTHERS, OH 44471 TELEPHONE: 330-755-5635 E-MAIL: email@example.com WEBSITE: www.byzcath.org/stjohnchrysostom/ FROM THE EDITOR… Roman Catholic Church and the Orthodox Dear Members and Friends, Our next Churches holds its meeting. Metropolitan regular meeting of the Youngstown-Warren Hilarion takes part in it as representative of Chapter of the Society of St. John the Moscow Patriarchate. Chrysostom will be at St. Michael On November 21, the feast day of the Carpatho-Rus Orthodox Church, 125 Presentation in the Temple of the Birth- Steel Street, Youngstown, OH 44509. Giver of God (according to the new style), The pastor is Rev. Fr. Andrew Gromm members of the Coordinating Committee who can be reached at 330-799-8133. The prayed at the Divine Liturgy celebrated in meeting is Wednesday, January 9 at 7 the Greek Orthodox Cathedral of St. pm . Our speaker, Father David Stephen. Mastroberte will speak on "Recognizing Metropolitan Hilarion is accompanied by Ourselves in the Other: Does Liturgy hieromonk Antoniy (Sevryuk), secretary of Impact Ecumenical Relations?" Father the Administration of the Moscow David is pastor of Saint John's Orthodox Patriarchate's parishes in Italy. Church in Sharon, PA, a parish of the American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox HISTORIC ORDINATION TAKES Diocese of the Ecumenical Patriarchate . In 2011, St. PLACE IN LAS VEGAS John's sold its current complex in Sharon. On Sunday, from http://www.eparchyofphoenix.org/media/May-July-2011- February 12, 2012, ground was broken for the new website-small.pdf edited by LOE Las church complex on the corner of Route 18 and Morefield Vegas, NV On Thursday, June 16th at Our Lady of Road in Hermitage. As of Fall 2012, the church was Wisdom Italo-Greek Catholic Church, an historic moving closer to completion. ordination took place. On that day, Bishop Gerald Father David was ordained on August 13, 2011 and [Dino] ordained Deacon Diodoro Mendoza to the began his ministry at St. John's on September 1, 2011. priesthood. It was historic because it was the first Father is also an iconographer. ordination to the priesthood specifically for the Italo- Greek Catholic Church in America in 110 years. Coordinating Committee of the Joint Commission for Orthodox-Catholic PRAYER OF SOUFANIEH Dialogue meets in Paris http://www.mospat.ru/en/2012/11/21/news76208/ Unity of Hearts! On 20 November 2012, Metropolitan Hilarion of Unity of Christians! Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate's Department for External Church Relations, arrived in Paris with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill Unity of the Feast of Easter! **To further good ecumenical relations, the Latin and All Russia and was met by Metropolitan Emmanuel Patriarchate of Jerusalem has decided to modify its of France (Patriarchate of Constantinople) at Charles de liturgical schedule so as to be congruent with the practice Gaulle airport. of the Orthodox churches. This means Easter in the Holy They proceeded to the premises of the Patriarchate of Land will be celebrated on May 5th in 2013 rather than Constantinople's Metropolia in France, where the March 31. To accomodate pilgrims Jerusalem and Coordinating Committee of the Joint International Bethlehem will not follow the new calendar. Commission for Theological Dialogue between the Seminary Includes Guest Cardinal Dolan pray with you, as we work together in this sacred task of 29 November 2012 • On–Campus • Deborah (Malacky) spiritual education and formation." His Beatitude will Belonick and Virginia H. Nieuwsma edited by LOE return to campus January 17–18, 2013, for the Annual His Beatitude Meeting of the Board of Trustees. Metropolitan In acknowledging Cardinal Dolan, Fr. John continued, Tikhon with "Truly, you also honor us with your presence this His Eminence evening. The last time we had a Cardinal of the Roman Timothy Church here was Cardinal Ratzinger!" [Cardinal Cardinal Dolan Ratzinger, now Pope Benedict XVI, made a brief visit to in Three the seminary in 1998, attending Vespers with the Hierarchs community]. Chapel, St. "You've inspired us with all the work you done in Vladimir's leading the advance with the gospel message, especially Seminary. in your work in education: in uniting three seminaries (photo: Roman from different dioceses; in your new program for Ostash)When pastoral education; and in your continuing education for His Beatitude clergy and laity alike," concluded Fr. John. The Most With his typical good humor, Cardinal Dolan responded, Blessed "The honor of being with you is all mine." Then he Tikhon, quipped, "I am especially happy to be here on the Feast primate of the of St. Andrew, as I've always identified with St. Orthodox Andrew, having an impetuous and irascible brother of Church in my own!" America Cardinal then enumerated the various cooperative (OCA), made his inaugural visit to St. Vladimir's projects over the recent years between the Seminary and Orthodox Theological Seminary (SVOTS) as its new the Roman Catholic Archdiocese, including concerts of President and ruling bishop on November 29th, he sacred music hosted in some of the most famous Roman sampled the rich diversity of campus life. First, His Catholic churches in Manhattan; and smaller scale Beatitude attended Vespers, along with His Eminence projects with the Crestwood neighborhood's Timothy Cardinal Dolan, archbishop of the Roman Annunciation Church and nearby St. Joseph's Seminary Catholic Archdiocese of New York and a special guest in Yonkers. of the seminary for the evening. Second, he sat down to Metropolitan Tikhon then presented His Eminence with a community fish dinner, prepared by the school's chef a gift from the Seminary: an ornately carved pectoral and his wife, Nat and Teresa Fasciani, served up by cross, gilded with gold on the edge. His Beatitude noted, faculty and staff. And third, His Beatitude blessed the "As you know, the yoke of a bishop can be heavy to school's new exercise/gym facility. In four short hours, bear; here is a gift from us to make it lighter." Metropolitan Tikhon experienced the mundane and the Cardinal Dolan, who came to campus for the occasion at sublime, the ordinary and extraordinary, the earthy and the invitation of The Very Rev. Dr. Distinguished clergy the heavenly that characterizes daily life at SVOTS. join His Eminence Timothy Cardinal Dolan and His His Beatitude assumed the offices of President of the Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon John Behr, dean, and Seminary and Chair of its Board of Trustees upon his The Very Rev. Dr. Chad Hatfield, chancellor/CEO, election as Metropolitan of All America and Canada at acknowledged the gift, with joy, saying, "It's beautiful; I the 17th All-American Council of the OCA, November will cherish this." 13, 2012. The Very Rev. John Behr, dean, welcomed Father Chad noted, "It's highly symbolic that the Metropolitan Tikhon by saying, "This is the first chance Metropolitan of the OCA had his first meeting with we've had to welcome you to our school—I should say Cardinal Dolan on the Feast of St. Andrew the Apostle, 'your school'!—as our President, since your election to as this feast has come to symbolize the desire of unity the office of Metropolitan. Truly, it is a .joy to have you between East and West." with us." "The Cardinal's visit represents the ever-strengthening In response, Metropolitan Tikhon said, "It is a blessing ties between our seminary and the Roman Catholic to make my first pastoral visit to join the community Archdiocese of New York," said Fr. Chad.+++ here for Vespers and a meal. It was truly a great honor to meet Cardinal Dolan and his delegation, and I am PRAY FOR THE UNITY OF THE APOSTOLIC looking forward to returning to SVOTS soon to visit and CHURCHES!!! 2 For Bartholomew, the ecumenical "It is our joint duty, our brother the pope of Rome and the patriarch of Constantinople, of both our Churches, to journey is "irreversible" remind those who hold material NAT da Polis » 11/30/2012 17:25 TURKEY power in our troubled world of During the celebrations for the feast of Saint Andrew, the importance of charity and patron saint of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, mercy towards those in need. Bartholomew said we must work for and practice Scorn for those in need could dialogue, trying to focus more on what unites us than on lead to social break-up with what divides us. The preparatory work for the upcoming unforeseeable consequences for pan-Orthodox synod has ended. all of us." Istanbul (AsiaNews) - The path toward ecumenism is This year is ending with possible negative consequences "irreversible" in spite of difficulties in reaching the goal that might spill over into next year. Still, 2013 will be of full communion, said Bartholomew I, ecumenical marked by celebrations for the 1,700 years of the Edict patriarch, on the Feast Day of Saint Andrew, patron saint of Milan in which Constantine proclaimed freedom of of the Ecumenical Patriarchate. A delegation worship. Our Lord announced this freedom to free us representing the Holy See headed by Card Kurt Koch and save us but we must preserve and strengthen it. was present; it included Bishop Brian Farrell, Finally, the patriarch announced the end of preparatory Undersecretary Andrea Palmieri and papal nuncio to work for the upcoming pan-Orthodox synod, which Ankara, Mgr Antonio Lucibello. should be convened shortly. Bartholomew reiterated the importance of Vatican II, which changed the relations between the two Churches. CATHOLICS AND ORTHODOX MUST NOT He also mentioned the persistent difficulties on the path LOSE THEIR RICH HARVEST THROUGH towards full unity, but stressed however the WEAKNESS AND DIVISION irreversibility of the ecumenical journey. Vatican City, 30 November 2012 (VIS) -Cardinal Kurt Koch, During his recent visit to Vienna, the ecumenical president of the Pontifical Council for Promoting patriarch said the two Churches share the same desire to Christian Unity, is leading a delegation sent by the Holy maintain their own identity and traditions, but also the See to Istanbul to participate in celebrations marking the same wish to celebrate the Eucharist together. Feast of St. Andrew, patron of the Ecumenical Vatican II was the turning point. During the celebrations Patriarchate of Constantinople. The Holy See and the marking the 50th anniversary of that Council, Patriarchate exchange regular annual visits for the feast Bartholomew noted that he was invited by Benedict XVI days of their respective patrons. because of the shared apostolic roots that the Churches The Holy See delegation to this year's celebration is of Rome and Constantinople possess. made up of Cardinal Koch; Bishop Brian Farrell, Unfortunately, the brotherly co-existence between the secretary of the Pontifical Council for Promoting two Churches was broken when some of their Christian Unity; Fr. Andrea Palmieri, an official of the theologians or even leaders wasted their time in same dicastery, and Archbishop Antonio Lucibello, digressions, more for their own self-aggrandizement apostolic nuncio to Turkey. The group attended a divine than for the good of the Church. In so doing, they liturgy celebrated by Bartholomew I in the patriarchal ignored the essence and importance of dialogue, which church of Fanar, then met with the Patriarch and the consists of peaceful co-existence and solidarity as an synodal commission which oversees relations with the expression of Christian charity. Catholic Church. We must work for and practice dialogue, he said, trying Cardinal Koch gave Bartholomew I a gift and a message to focus more on what unites us than on what divides us. from the Holy Father which was read out at the end of For this reason, the ecumenical patriarch praised the the divine liturgy. He then met with representatives of contacts between the two Churches and proposed more the local Catholic community and the ecumenical frequent meetings to exchange ideas between the heads council of the apostolic vicariate of the Catholic Church of the Churches, which help solve misunderstandings in Istanbul. that go back a thousand years. In his message, the Pope explains that this annual Those who want to participate in the dialogue are moved exchange of delegations "is testimony to the fraternal primarily by a desire to remove old obstacles, in order to bonds which join us together. It is a profound and achieve full communion, Bartholomew said. Sadly, genuine communion, if still imperfect, which is based progress is slow. Some are still reluctant. Nevertheless, not on human motives of courtesy or convenience but we must praise the small positive steps taken so far. This rather on our common faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. … way we can put to rest our dissensions. (Continue next page) 3 This solid foundation allows us to proceed together You have been entrusted with the spiritual confidently on the path to the re-establishment of full guidance of the entire Anglican Communion, a communion". unique union of like-minded people, which, "In our times, the most urgent challenge, about which we however diverse the forms of its existence in the have always been in perfect agreement, … is how we world may be, needs one 'steward of God' (Tit. 1:7) must connect the proclamation of God's merciful love for contemporary man, so often distracted and incapable the guardian of the faith and witness to the Truth of reflection on the meaning of his own existence, and as (cf. Jn. 18:37). such often misled by plans and utopias that can lead only to disillusionment. The Church has only one message, The Russian Orthodox Church and the Churches of 'God's Gospel', and no method other than its apostolic the Anglican Communion are bonded by age-old proclamation, supported and guaranteed by the friendly relations initiated in the 15th century. For testimony and sanctity of the life of priests and the centuries, our Churches would preserve good and people of God. The Lord Jesus told us that 'the harvest is truly brotherly relations encouraged both by rich', and we must not accept that it may be lost as a frequent mutual visits and established theological result of our weaknesses and divisions", concluded the dialogue and certainly by a spirit of respect and love Holy Father. +++ which used to accompany the meetings of our hierarchs, clergy and ordinary believers. When a Letter of Regrettably, the late 20th century and the beginning Congratulations Contains a of the third millennium have brought tangible Warning. . . difficulties in relations between the Russian Orthodox Church and the Churches of the Anglican Published Wednesday, November 14, 2012 A.D. | Communion. The introduction female priesthood By The Motley Monk and now episcopate, the blessing of same-sex 'unions' and 'marriages', the ordination of http://the-american-catholic.com/2012/11/14/when- homosexuals as pastors and bishops – all these a-letter-of-congratulations-contains-a-warning/ innovations are seen by the Orthodox as deviations from the tradition of the Early Church, which The Metropolitan of Volokolamsk, Chairman of the increasingly estrange Anglicanism from the Department of External Church Relations for the Orthodox Church and contribute to a further Russian Orthodox Church, and a permanent division of Christendom as a whole. member of the Holy Synod of the Patriarchate of Moscow, Bishop Hilarion of Volokolamsk, has We hope that the voice of the Orthodox Church written a letter of will be heard by the Church of congratulations to England and Churches of the Right Reverend Justin Anglican Communion, and good Welby, Bishop of fraternal relationships between Durham and nominee us will revive. as Archbishop of Canterbury. I wish you God's help in your important work. Dear Brother and Lord Bishop, "May the God of love and peace be with you" (2 Cor. 13:11). I would like to extend to you wholehearted +Metropolitan Hilarion of congratulations on Volokolamsk your election as Head of one of the oldest episcopal chairs founded by St. Augustine of Canterbury in the 7th century. 4 Eastern Catholics explain tradition, is "a sign and continuation of God's love in the world," then the vocations of marriage and priesthood "have an value of married priests internal harmony," he said. Tuesday, November 13, 2012 Father Petra, who is a celibate priest, told the conference By Catholic News S... that in the last 30 or 40 years some theologians and researchers have been making a big push By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service to "elaborate the idea that celibacy is the only way to fully configure oneself to Christ," but ROME (CNS) -- In Eastern Christianity - such a position denies the tradition of married - among both Catholics and Orthodox -- priests, configured to Christ, who have served a dual vocation to marriage and the church since the time of the apostles. priesthood are seen as a call "to love Father Thomas J. Loya, a Byzantine Catholic more" and to broaden the boundaries of what a priest priest and member of the Tabor Life Institute in considers to be his family, said Russian Catholic Father Chicago, told the conference it would be a betrayal of Lawrence Cross. Eastern tradition and spirituality to support the married Father Cross, a professor at the Australian Catholic priesthood simply as a practical solution to a priest University in Melbourne, was one of the speakers at the shortage or to try to expand the married priesthood Chrysostom Seminar in Rome Nov. 13, a seminar without, at the same time, trying to strengthen Eastern focused on the history and present practice of married monasticism, which traditionally was the source of the priests in the Eastern churches. celibate clergy. He called for a renewed look at The Code of Canons of the Eastern (Catholic) Churches what the creation of human beings as male and female insist that "in the way they lead their family life and and their vocations says about God to the world. educate their children, married clergy are to show an Father Peter Galadza of the Sheptytsky Institute told outstanding example to other Christian faithful." conference participants that the problem of "cafeteria Speakers at the Rome conference -- sponsored by the Catholics" who pick and choose which church teachings Australian Catholic University and the Sheptytsky they accept is found not just among Catholics who reject Institute of Eastern Christian Studies at St. Paul the authority of the church's leaders; "those who believe University in Ottawa -- insisted the vocation of married they are faithful to the magisterium" also seem to pick priests in the Eastern churches cannot be understood and choose when it comes to the church's official apart from an understanding of the sacramental vocation recognition of and respect for the Eastern tradition of of married couples. married priests. "Those who are called to the married priesthood are, in "We know we are only 1 percent of the world's reality, called to a spiritual path that in the first place is Catholics, but Eastern Catholics have a right to be characterized by a conjugal, family form of life," he said, themselves," he said. and priestly ordination builds on the vocation they have "As we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the opening of as married men. the Second Vatican Council, we hope the same Holy Father Cross and other speakers at the conference urged Spirit who guided the authors of its decrees would guide participants to understand the dignity of the vocation of us in implementing them," he said, referring specifically marriage in the way Blessed John Paul II did: as a to Vatican II's affirmation of the equality of the Latin sacramental expression of God's love and as a path to and Eastern churches and its call that Eastern churches holiness made up of daily acts of self-giving and recover their traditions. sacrifices made for the good of the other. "There has been a long history of confusing 'Latin' and "Married life and family life are not in contradiction 'Catholic,'" he said, and that confusion has extended to with the priestly ministry," Father Cross said. A married an assumption that the Latin church's general discipline man who is ordained is called "to love more, to widen of having celibate priests is better or holier than the his capacity to love, and the boundaries of his family are Eastern tradition of having both married and celibate widened, his paternity is widened as he acquires more priests. sons and daughters; the community becomes his family." The speakers unanimously called for the universal Father Basilio Petra, an expert in Eastern Christianity revocation of a 1929 Vatican directive that banned the and professor of theology in Florence, told the ordination and ministry of married Eastern Catholic conference, "God does not give one person two priests outside the traditional territories of their competing calls." churches. The directive, still technically in force, If the church teaches -- as it does -- that marriage is more generally is upheld only when requested by local Latin- than a natural institution aimed at procreation because it rite bishops. +++ 5 Egypt's new Coptic pope faces he lives in the Nile delta governorate of Beheira, he told the assembled throng: "The other two delicate balancing act candidates were more deserving than me. I put myself in the hands of Christ, who is Tawadros II has to the true leader of the church." balance sensitivity to Pope Tawadros II will be officially Muslim majority with enthroned on 18 November. promoting interests of Photograph: Sami Wahib/AP Christian minority amid The new pope will have his hands full rising tension in the corporeal realm as he takes over Abdel-Rahman Hussein in a church that has not yet fully come to Cairo terms with the death of Pope Shenouda guardian.co.uk, Sunday 4 III, after four decades at the helm, and November 2012 amid continued sectarian attacks against Christians in Egypt. Some huddle in conclave Christian blogger Amira Mikhail told before announcing their decision in a puff of smoke. the Guardian: "The new pope is entering into a Others ballot church dignitaries and pray for the position that places him in a similar situation that wisdom to elect the right leader. each pope has had to deal with in the past, but this Not so the Coptic church, which on Sunday selected time with much higher tension. In general, all high its new pope by getting a blindfolded boy to pick a profile Christian leaders are faced with the constant name from a bowl. The winner, Bishop Tawadros, decision between being politically and religiously became Pope Tawadros II. By a quirk of fate, it also sensitive to the majority religion [Islam] and the happened to be his birthday. government, and also what is best for the Christian They call it the altar lottery, and it's how the Coptic minority group. In the past and quite unfortunately, Orthodox church has been selecting its heads since this balance has not always been found." the 18th century. After the death of Pope Shenouda His predecessor had always toed a line close to the III in March, candidates from within the church put state, seeing it as the only bulwark against increased themselves forward for a lengthy selection process Islamist fanaticism and sectarian tensions. This in which 2,500 prominent Christians from both came to a head during what came to be known as inside and outside the church whittled them down to the Maspero massacre in October 2011, when 27 first five and finally three candidates. Christian protesters were killed by soldiers who The other two were the auxiliary bishop of central opened fire on them and ran over them with military Cairo, Bishop Raphael, and Father Raphael Ava vehicles. Mina, a monk at the St Mina monastery near The church's refusal to condemn the ruling military Alexandria. Even after the boy had picked out junta led to criticism from within the Coptic Tawadros's name, the other two names had to be Christian community and from revolutionary forces picked out of the bowl too, to ensure transparency outraged at the silence emanating from the pope. of the process. In a nod to the delicate balancing act he will have to Sherif Azer, a Coptic Christian and human rights perform as the new leader of the church, Tawadros advocate who has been critical of the church's said: "At this time, we would like to thank the state recent political stances, told the Guardian: "The and the media who paid great attention to this idea behind it is to invoke divine intervention, lovely event and have shown us great affection." which doesn't fit with the concept of a democratic Azer said: "I think the new pope has two options: election. Some active church members have already either be outspoken and make the church the official discussed reviewing the process, but I don't think representative of the Copts, openly demanding their this issue will be brought up anytime soon as the rights, or remove the church completely from the pope will serve for a lifetime." political realm." +++ Tawadros is to be officially enthroned on 18 November, but speaking from the monastery where 6 That they may be one life in which tensions were resolved neither against John 17:22 the pope, nor against councils, but in a different way." The patriarch stressed the need for self criticism and Principles of eastXwest from: continuous repentance, adding that to denounce the one who erred first is not the issue, or whether he http://www.sanctiangeli.org/eastxwest.ht erred more or less..."When a kenotic ethos finally ml prevails, then we will easily restore the unity of "There was a cross at the faith." heart of the universe before Christ died on the cross" said Card Baselios Lev Gillet. It is the challenge Thottunkal: Without of the cross to empty Hindus, India would ourselves of inherited not have Christians prejudices and see things as Giulia Mazza edited LOE they really are. eastXwest is His Beatitude Mar Baselios dedicated to honesty in Cleemis Thottunkal, Major relations between the Archbishop of Trivandrum of churches and exploring the common traditional basis the Syro-Malankara Church, of theology, Christian life and practise, and its will be made a cardinal on November 24 along with five manifestation in liturgical arts and music. We believe other prelates. His appointment is "an honor and a that no authentic relationship between the churches is recognition of" India and the Syro-Malankara Church. possible without radical honesty, fidelity to the Religious radicalism "belongs to all faiths" and is "a Gospels and to the teaching of the great Councils of form of selfishness," to be fought "within ourselves." A the Contact us Church in the first centuries. prayer for the imprisoned Chinese bishops and priests. … Pope Benedict XVI 'Concrete Gestures' We Christians are in India for 2 thousand years, and are very happy to say that our apostolic Church founded by Required St. Thomas the Apostle, is a large Christian community "In full awareness and at made up of Catholics and non-Catholics, and it has the beginning of his ministry grown. For this reason, I am very grateful to our Hindu in the Church of Rome that brothers and sisters. They have supported us, protected Peter bathed with his blood, us, more than the police and the army, because we the current Successor assumes Christians are only 2.5% of the population, and the as his primary commitment majority of the population, 89% belongs to the Hindu that of working tirelessly community. If they had not been on our side, we would towards the reconstitution of not have survived here in India. They were with us and the full and visible unity of all are with us. Religious radicalism is a phenomenon that Christ's followers. This is his belongs to every religion and every person. We can not ambition, this is his compelling duty. He is aware that simply say "this community is a victim of radicalism, to do so, expressions of good feelings are not enough. this other community is free from it." No. Religious Concrete gestures are required to penetrate souls and radicalism is a sign of selfishness. When you alone are move consciences, encouraging everyone to that selfish, we can talk about selfishness. When a group of interior conversion which is the basis for all progress people are selfish, we are talking about communalism on the road of ecumenism." [term used in India to refer to violence by ultra- nationalist Hindu against other ethnic and religious Patriarch Bartholomew communities, ed.] So, sometimes, when certain incidents 'Self-Emptying' the Path occur in some parts of the world, people believe it is persecution based on religion. I believe we should "Primacy does not consist of always be very careful, because sometimes a small, local power, but of a kenosis (self- matter, which is based on other problems, can emptying) which seeks only to degenerate hidden behind religious reasons. This bring life to others...moving fundamentalism, this religious radicalism is much more beyond polemics, we need today selfish in all walks of life. to reflect on a period of ecclesial 7 EPISCOPAL SYNOD: GREGORY III Interview with Cardinal Kurt Koch, LAHAM, "THE STRATEGY OF THE President of the Pontifical Council for SMALL FLOCK" IN THE EAST Promoting Christian Unity Domenica 14 Ottobre 2012 Excerpt edited by LOE Scritto da Oriente Cristiano By Jan Bentz VATICAN CITY, OCTOBER 29, 2012 (Zenit.org).- ZENIT: During the Synod we also heard representatives of the Orthodox Churches. What is emerging for the dialogue with the Orthodox in the near future? Cardinal Koch: At present the Orthodox Church is very busy with preparations for the Pan-Orthodox Synod. Personally, I am convinced that when it takes place it will be a great step forward for ecumenical dialogue. Hence, we must support these Orthodox efforts and also have patience. In the ecumenical commissions we continue the theological dialogue on the relation between 'Synodalism' and Primacy. Vatican cardinal opens door to Lutheran ordinariates "Drawing up a concise, accurate and clear text about our CWN - October 30, 2012 faith". This "is imperative for the new evangelisation". This was stated by Gregory III Laham, patriarch of The president of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Antioch of the Melkite Greek Church and head of the Christian Unity said in an interview that the Vatican Synod of the Catholic Melkite Greek Church (Syria), as would entertain a hypothetical proposal by Lutherans to he spoke yesterday afternoon at the sixth general establish ecclesial structures modeled on the ordinariates convention of the Episcopal Synod about the new developed for Anglican communities that wish to enter evangelisation. "We, Christians of the East - Patriarch into full communion with the Holy See. Laham explained -, live surrounded by a non-Christian "Anglicanorum coetibus was not an initiative of Rome, world: we are the small flock, ad extra compared to but came from the Anglican church," said Cardinal Kurt Islam, ad intra because of the decreased practice of Koch, referring to the 2009 papal document that religion". We have, therefore, "to work with such double established the ordinariates. "The Holy Father then reality, ad extra and ad intra, in mind. This means sought a solution and, in my opinion, found a very broad focussing our pastoral work about the new solution, in which the Anglicans' ecclesial and liturgical evangelisation on this small flock, without neglecting traditions were taken into ample consideration. If similar our somehow less practising devotees. This small flock desires are expressed by the Lutherans, then we will must be excellent to be able to form, through it, groups have to reflect on them. However, the initiative is up to of agents of the new evangelisation. Even if the Church the Lutherans." grew to colossal proportions, it should retain the strategy Cardinal Koch also said that both "'progressives and of the small flock". According to the Patriarch, "this is traditionalists suffer from the same ailment": a refusal to the meaning, the essence, the motivation, the reason interpret the Second Vatican Council with a hermeneutic d'etre of the small flock in the East and anywhere else. It of "renewal in continuity." is the apostolic strategy: forming the small flock, "Both see the Council equally as a break, even if in a together and to the benefit of the large flock". +++ very different way," he said. "The Holy Father has questioned this understanding of the conciliar Mail check for 2013 dues ($20, family $25, student $15) hermeneutics of the break and proposed the to name & address in Masthead of this newsletter. hermeneutics of reform, which unites continuity and Thanks. +++ renewal." +++ 8 CONCERN FOR IMMIGRANTS, Bishops, and what the document had to say about the Christian presence in that part of the world. The MIDDLE EAST CHRISTIANS FOCUS members are deeply worried about the future of OF CATHOLIC DIALOGUE WITH Christian communities in the region. ORIENTAL ORTHODOX At last year's October meeting, the members examined the history of this dialogue and the 2010 statement of the USCCB>Media > News Releases >October 23, 2012 North American Orthodox-Catholic Theological Consultation, entitled "Steps Towards a Reunited WASHINGTON—Catholics and Oriental Orthodox Church: A Sketch of an Orthodox-Catholic Vision For church leaders agreed that they would benefit from a the Future" (www.usccb.org/beliefs-and- better exchange of information regarding the programs teachings/dialogue-with- available for new immigrant arrivals in the United others/ecumenical/orthodox/steps-towards-reunited- States. The group of 20 participants representing Roman church.cfm). It is scheduled to meet again in October Catholics and five Oriental Orthodox churches were 2013. gathered for the Oriental Orthodox-Roman Catholic The Oriental Orthodox-Roman Catholic Consultation Consultation, October 15-16, at the Divine Compassion was established in 1978, and is sponsored jointly by the Spirituality Center in White Plains, New York. USCCB Committee for Ecumenical and Interreligious As part of its mission to foster Christian unity, the Affairs and the Standing Conference of Oriental Secretariat for Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs of Orthodox Churches America www.scooch.org/. . . the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) (SCOOCH), which includes representatives from the meets annually with members of the Oriental Orthodox Armenian (Catholicossate of Etchmiadzin), Coptic, churches. Along with ministering to immigrant Ethiopian, and Syriac Orthodox Churches. communities, the dialogue also discussed the plight of More information on the U.S. bishops' ongoing dialogue Christians in the Middle East. with the Oriental Orthodox is available online: Bishop Howard J. Hubbard of Albany, New York, and www.usccb.org/beliefs-and-teachings/dialogue-with- Metropolitan Mor Cyril Aphrem Karim of the Eastern others/ecumenical/oriental-orthodox/ Archdiocese of the Syriac Orthodox Church of Antioch (Oriental Orthodox) co-chaired the dialogue. This was Seeing the Face of God the Metropolitan's first meeting since his appointment as Icons and the Unity of Christians new co-chairman of the dialogue. He succeeds Very Reverend Chorbishop John Meno, also of the Syriac by Fr. Elias L. Rafaj Orthodox Church, who had served as Oriental Orthodox The past ten years have seen a flurry of conciliatory co-chairman since 1985 and recently retired from the gestures between the Roman Catholic Church and active ministry. The members expressed their gratitude the Orthodox Church. These events are often to Father Meno for his many years of faithful service to occasions for theological homilies, documents, this dialogue. photos, and even the restitution of relics of different Presenters at the dialogue were Maronite Catholic saints. Bishop Gregory Mansour of Brooklyn, Allison Posner, director of advocacy for the Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. (CLINIC), Julianne Barsoum Jabaly of the Syriac Orthodox Church, and Michael Guglielmo, executive director of the Armenian Eastern Diocese. On Monday evening the members traveled to St. Nersess Armenian Seminary in New Rochelle, New York. Together they celebrated Armenian Vespers in the seminary chapel and attended a dinner hosted by Father Daniel Findikyan, the rector. Later in the evening the members had a wide-ranging discussion of major events in the lives of their churches both in the United States and overseas. On Tuesday morning the dialogue examined the Efforts such as these have been very important in situation of Christians in the Middle East. Bishop helping breach the divide that has separated Eastern Mansour presented the recent Apostolic Exhortation of and Western Christendom since A.D. 1054. But Pope Benedict XVI, Ecclesia in Medio Oriente. He there is another element—much more visible at the discussed the structure and functioning of the Synod of grass-roots level—(Continue next page) 9 that can be a very powerful force for unity. In fact, was born in space and time. The God who is you have probably experienced it yourself: It is the timeless became an infant and grew into adulthood. desire to see the face of God. Lord, Show Us Your The God with no recognizable face now has the Face! face of a Jewish man, Jesus of Nazareth. My own journey to see the face of God began some The Incarnation is the great mystery that we cannot twenty years ago, when I was a teenager living in fully fathom or comprehend, but it is also an the "Ukrainian Village" neighborhood of Chicago's invitation to see and meet God in Jesus Christ. Jesus North Side. As I visited Roman Catholic churches, I himself told his disciples: "Whoever has seen me noticed that the pictures and statues of Jesus made has seen the Father" (John 14:9). him look rather like the people in the pews. He But what about us, who come so long after the seemed very life-like, and in some cases he was disciples and apostles? Can we also see the face of even smiling and laughing. God? Then I would go back to my Byzantine Catholic Church of Greece, Vatican join forces parish with its many icons. There, Jesus would be over tourism very somber. He always looked somewhat Semitic http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_wsite1_1_22/11/201 and olive-skinned—not German, Italian, or Slovak. 2_471251 He always wore the same clothing and colors; he The Church of Greece and the Vatican are putting the held his right hand the same way and had a big final touches to an agreement for the joint promotion of religious tourism, the cleric leading the Greek side of the book in his left. initiative said on Thursday. Although this Byzantine Jesus seemed distant and An initial agreement reached last week by Greek and unvarying, there was something about him that Italian clerics foresees the mutual promotion of religious beckoned me. His gaze transfixed, his eyes sites including churches and monasteries, Bishop following my movements, his lips pursed shut, his Chrysostomos of Dodoni told a conference in form slender and long. His mysterious way of being Thessaloniki on Thursday. drew me—I wanted to discover who he was. Several firms have expressed interest in working with The journey begun so many years ago is by no the Synod's office to produce CDs and DVDs means ended. Like all believers, I seek the face of introducing visitors to Greece's religious sites, the God every day. But now, icons of Jesus help me to bishop said. The agreement follows a similar pact last come into his presence. As I contemplate his face, month between the Greek and Russian Orthodox learn more about icons, and even "write" (paint) churches. them myself, God helps me to understand, in my own limited way, his plan for humankind and for THE IMPORTANCE OF SUNDAY The North American Orthodox-Catholic Theological Consultation me in particular. Saint Paul's College, Washington, DC A Long Line of Seekers. October 27, 2012 Our common desire to see God's face may well go Recovering the theological significance of Sunday is back to the Garden of Eden. Adam and Eve walked fundamental to rebalancing our lives. As Orthodox and and talked with God, felt his presence and heard his Catholics, we share a theological view of Sunday and so our purpose in this statement is four-fold: to offer a voice. Yet despite their unique intimacy with the caring response to what is not just a human, but also a One who had breathed life into them, Scripture does theological question; to add a little more volume to the not say that they ever truly saw his face. growing chorus of Christian voices trying to be heard in Later, God continued to reveal himself in different the din of our non-stop worklife; to offer brief ways. He spoke to Moses through a burning bush. reflections in hopes of drawing attention to the fuller He led his people as a column of smoke by day and expositions elsewhere; and to reinforce the ecumenical a pillar of fire by night. He spoke to the prophet consensus by speaking as Orthodox and Catholics with Elijah in the gentle breeze. He gave his word one voice. through the law and the prophets. Still, he never For Christians, Sunday, the Lord's Day, is a special day revealed his face. consecrated to the service and worship of God. It is a The Incarnation of Jesus Christ changed everything. unique Christian festival. It is "the day the Lord has made" (Ps. 117 (118):24). Its nature is holy and joyful. The God who has no body took on a body through Sunday is the day on (Continue next page) the Virgin Mary. The God who has no beginning 10 which we believe God acted decisively to liberate the message; it is to underscore and point to it. Anyone who world from the tyranny of sin, death, and corruption looks at the 1998 Apostolic Letter Dies Domini (The through the Holy Resurrection of Jesus. Lord's Day) of Pope John Paul II and its cascade of The primacy of Sunday is affirmed by the liturgical patristic quotations will see there is already a feast of practice of the early church. St. Justin the Martyr writing food for thought on the meaning of Sunday. Anyone around 150 AD notes that "it is on Sunday that we who reads the recent book Sunday, Sabbath, and the assemble because Sunday is the first day, the day on Weekend (2010, Edward O'Flaherty, ed.) will see there which God transformed darkness and matter and created is also strong ecumenical consensus on the need to the world and the day that Jesus Christ rose from the recover the meaning of Sunday-- not just for our souls, dead (First Apology, 67)." Sunday has always had a but for our bodies, our hearts, and our minds as well. privileged position in the life of the church as a day of Sadly Sunday has become less of a day of worship and worship and celebration. On Sunday the Church family and more like an ordinary work day. Shopping, assembles to realize her eschatological fullness in the sports, and work squeeze out the chance for a day of Eucharist by which the Kingdom and the endless Day of worship or rest in the Christian sense. By abandoning the Lord are revealed in time. It is the perpetual first day Sunday worship we lose out on the regenerative powers of the new creation, a day of rejoicing. It is a day for that flow out of the liturgical assembly. And when community, feasting and family gatherings. Sunday becomes detached from its theological As we look at our fellow Christians and our society, we significance, it becomes just part of a weekend and people can lose the chance to see transcendent meaning for themselves and their lives (The Lord's Day, 4). Sunday is more than just the first day of the week. In our faith we see how it is the ultimate day of new beginnings: "It is Easter which returns week by week, celebrating Christ's victory over sin and death, the fulfillment in him of the first creation and the dawn of "the new creation" (cf. 2 Cor 5:17). It is the day which recalls in grateful adoration the world's first day and looks forward in active hope to "the last day", when Christ will come in glory (cf. Acts 1:11; 1 Th 4:13-17) and all things will be made new (cf. Rev 21:5. The Lord's Day, 1)." Sunday even unlocks the mystery of time itself, for "…in commemorating the day of Christ's Resurrection not just once a year but every Sunday, the Church seeks to indicate to every generation the true fulcrum of history, to which the mystery of the world's origin and its final destiny leads (The Lord's Day, 2)." The Lord's Day is the day after the last day of the week and so it symbolizes eternity as well: what St. Augustine calls "a peace with no evening (Confessions 13:50)." St. Basil the Great in his Treatise on the Holy Spirit writes, "Sunday seems to be an image of the age to come… This day foreshadows the state which is to follow the present age: a day without sunset, nightfall or successor, observe that everyone is short of time and stressed. One an age which does not grow old or come to an end (On reason is that many of us have forgotten the meaning of the Holy Spirit 26:77)." Sunday, and with it the practices that regularly renewed The apostolic letter of Pope John Paul II calls it a day of our relationships and lives. More and more Christian joy, rest, and solidarity. Joy there is, because the leaders see the effects of a 24/7 worklife and ask "Where disciples are always glad to see the Master. God is the time of rest?" As members of the North American scripturally established a day of rest as a gift to us, and Orthodox-Catholic Theological Consultation, gathered rest there must be for every human person. Rest is built October 25-27, 2012, we add our combined voice to into our nature and also withdraws us "…from the their call. sometimes excessively demanding cycle of earthly tasks Our purpose here is not to replace or replicate their in order to renew [our](Continue next page) 11 awareness that everything is the work of God. There is a Palace on Nov. 15, the Pope stressed the necessity of risk that the prodigious power over creation which God having theological dialogue with Christians who do not gives to man can lead him to forget that God is the hold the Catholic faith, in order to give a credible Creator upon whom everything depends. It is all the witness to Christ in a world suffering a crisis of faith and more urgent to recognize this dependence in our own spiritual poverty. time, when science and technology have so incredibly "Even if we do not see the possibility of the restoration increased the power which man exercises through his of full communion in the near future, (other faiths) work. Finally, it should not be forgotten that even in our enable us to understand the wealth of experience, own day work is very oppressive for many people, either spiritual life and theological reflections that become a because of miserable working conditions and long hours stimulus for a deeper testimony," the Pope said. — especially in the poorer regions of the world — or The aim of ecumenism is a "visible unity between because of the persistence in economically more divided Christians," he told the assembly, and the Lord developed societies of too many cases of injustice and must be invoked to make even an imperfect unity exploitation of man by man (The Lord's Day, 65,66)." possible. As members of the Consultation, we strongly urge both And even if Christians' unity is imperfect, it is still clergy and laity to work cooperatively within their needed to evangelize a culture gone awry, especially in communities to stress the importance of Sunday for the Western world. worship and family. Foremost we call for all to render "We cannot follow a truly ecumenical path while thanks to God and render love towards one another – and ignoring the crisis of faith affecting vast areas of the be willing to reserve time to do both -- and avail world, including those where the proclamation of the ourselves of the riches of the Lord's Day. Appropriate Gospel was first accepted and where Christian life has authorities can be approached to schedule sports flourished for centuries," he told council members. activities after 12 noon in order to give young athletes The situation has grown so bad that many people no and their families the opportunity to worship on Sunday longer regard the absence of God in their lives as a morning. We call for our children to live in a timescape vacuum to be filled. This presents a situation all that respects the God-given rhythm of the week. Christians must address, discovering common ground "Yes, let us open our time to Christ, that he may cast that overcomes their denominational divisions. light upon it and give it direction. He is the One who The essential unity of Christians needs to be emphasized knows the secret of time and the secret of eternity, and in order to bear witness to God before the world. This, he gives us "his day" as an ever new gift of his love. The he said, consists in faith in the Trinity – a faith received rediscovery of this day is a grace which we must at baptism which all Christians can profess together "in implore, not only so that we may live the demands of hope and charity." faith to the full, but also so that we may respond A truly ecumenical spirit, the Pope noted toward the end concretely to the deepest human yearnings. Time given of his remarks, demands abandonment to the will of God to Christ is never time lost, but is rather time gained, so in order to bring others to belief in him. that our relationships and indeed our whole life may "In the final analysis," Pope Benedict concluded, become more profoundly human (The Lord's Day, 7)." "ecumenism and new evangelization both require the Pope: World's spiritual poverty dynamism of conversion, understood as the sincere desire to follow Christ and to fully adhere to the will of heightens need for Christian unity the Father." By Matthew A. Rarey Vatican City, Nov 15, 2012 (CNA/EWTN Starting on the afternoon of Nov. 17, council participants News).edited by LOE. will deliberate on the work of last month's synod and Christians must not allow their divisions to keep them explore the progress of ecumenical work in different from working together to evangelize a world enduring a parts of the world. "crisis of faith," Pope Benedict XVI told the Pontifical Council president Cardinal Kurt Koch will give the Council for the Promotion of Christian Unity. The opening address. failure to do so, he said, "goes against the will of Christ, In a Nov. 13 interview with Vatican Radio, Cardinal and is a scandal in the world." Koch said he hopes the council meeting will foster The council, which is meeting Nov. 15 –19, will address Christian unity and aid evangelization efforts. the theme of "The Importance of Ecumenism for New "The credibility of the message of the Gospel depends Evangelization." The theme dovetails with the topic of on unity," he said. "The division of the Church in the overcoming Christian divisions, which was widely- world is the biggest obstacle to the missionary activity in discussed topic at last month's synod of bishops on the the world." +++ New Evangelization. Speaking in the Clementine Room of the Apostolic 12 Russia's social fabric. The figures help us to understand Russia: The Orthodox spring the extent of the phenomenon: in 1919 there 54 thousand popes active in the USSR. Twenty years later, there were just 500 left. Before the accession of the Bolsheviks to power there were a thousand churches in the capital. After the fall of the wall, only 40 remained. Since the fall of the USSR this number has steadily risen and today there are about 500 churches. Secularisation continued at the same pace, forced along by the five-year plans. The number of Orthodox faithful dropped by 75% in the years before the revolution, plummeting to a meagre 8 – 10% in the 70's. Everything pointed to religion disappearing definitively. But then a decade later things slowly started to change and the Church took its first timid steps towards recovery. In the 80's on the occasion of the thousand-year anniversary of the establishment of the Moscow Patriarchate, Gorbacev defined the Church as "a milestone in Russian culture" and called upon believers and atheists "to refound Russia - The Orthodox Church is reliving its youth 10/16/12 socialism". But this joint refoundation never took place because From: http://vaticaninsider.lastampa.it/en/world- Marxism crumbled just three years later. In the period news/detail/articolo/russia-rusia-ortodossi-orthodox-christians- which succeeded the fall, being part of the Orthodox ortodoxos-18966/ Church substituted national identity which people had lost touch with. Even among those who claimed to be 88% of the population professes to believe in God, believers, the acceptance of religious dogma remained a while the number of agnostics and atheists is dead letter: paradoxically, many of those who went back constantly dropping: a study examines religion's to seeing themselves as Christians, continued not to comeback in former kingdom of State atheism accept the idea of life after death. ALESSIO SCHIESARI Since Vladimir Putin came to power, State and Church TURIN ties have been restored, with religion sacralising the nation and the nation protecting religion. The Russian The long slog is over. The exile of the Orthodox Church President's relations with the Patriarchs of the Orthodox from Russian society began in '17 with the October Church, first Aleksej II and then Cyril I as of 2009, are Revolution and the birth of "gosateizm", or State excellent, both on a personal and an institutional level. atheism. Ninety five years on, the Patriarchate in According to the Levada Centre study, 10% of Russians Moscow is reliving its youth all over again. A recent believes that the Orthodox Church is deeply involved in survey carried out by the Levada Centre has captured the political affairs and 41% believes it is quite involved. religious sentiment within the Federation: 79% of Patriarch Cyril I takes enormous care of his relations Russians profess themselves to be Orthodox, 6% Muslim with State leaders. Last year, in a burst of enthusiasm, and 3% are Jews, Catholics and Protestants. Believers as the Patriarch defined Putin's twelve years in power as a a whole make up 88% of the Russian population. This "miracle of God." After the "gosateizm" years, the figure is higher than what it was before the Bolshevik Russian Orthodox Church and the Kremlin have finally revolution. The number of agnostics is constantly falling made peace again. +++ (7%), while barely 5% call themselves atheists. Following the fall of the USSR, just 34% of the Russian ***PLEASE NOTE THAT IN THE INTEREST OF population called themselves believers. If this figure is INQUIRY, OUR NEWSLETTER SOMETIMES compared to today's, we see that in the past twenty years PRESENTS ARTICLES WITH POINTS OF VIEW more than one in two Russians has discovered the faith. WITH WHICH WE DON'T NECESSARILY The spiritual counter-revolution affects members of the AGREE.*** Orthodox faith above all, those who suffered the forced policies of "atheisation". From its very birth, the regime tried to uproot the roots of the Orthodox faith from 13 High court: archbishop collaborated with uplifting. From: www.byzantines.net secret police during Romania's As they poetically accent the mystical aspects of death communist era and the resurrection, they also bring our hearts and AP Published: October 23 minds in touch with the reassuring hope that God is merciful. In part, this is revealed when the solemn BUCHAREST, Romania — Romania's highest court mood of the music is frequently interrupted by has upheld the conviction of a top Orthodox cleric that triumphal chords to symbolize that the death of every he secretly served as an informant for the country's Christian "is swallowed up in victory" (I Cor. 15: 54). communist-era Securitate police. As a result, sorrow is lessened when seen through the The 83-year-old Archbishop Pimen was found guilty by light of the expectation of heavenly bliss; and the a government council of serving as an informant sent by sadness of inevitable departure is alleviated by prayer, the church and the Securitate to spy on fellow clergy and which is both encouraging and supportive. members of Romania's expatriate community in the In the following Funeral Services two main themes are United States in the 1970s. beautifully interwoven into a most expressive ritual: Before the allegations emerged in 2007, he was the awesome judgment of God; and the resurrection to considered one of the luminaries of the church and had life eternal. The reality of judgment after death urges hosted Romania's former King Michael and Britain's us to sincere, confident prayer for the departed soul, Prince Charles at famous painted monasteries in while the vision of immortality soothes our sorrow at Romania. this time of death. Thus we fulfill the counsel of St. The conviction carries no penalty. Paul: "Brethren, we want you to be quite certain about The influential Romanian Orthodox Church has opposed those who are asleep (dead), to make sure that you do opening the files of its senior clergy from Romania's not grieve about them as those people who have no 1945-1989 communist era. Many priests are believed to hope." (I Thess. 4: 13). have collaborated. In the early days of Christianity, funeral services were an all night vigil of prayer. They ended about dawn Nuncio celebrates Mass at ancient Iraqi with the celebration of the Divine Liturgy and the subsequent burial of the deceased. Today we use but a monastery, meets Shi'ite leader small segment of those ancient rites. Our modern Wake CWN - October 23, 2012 Service is called the PARASTAS or GREAT PANACHIDA. Panachida is literally translated from Archbishop Giorgio Lingua, the apostolic nuncio in Iraq, the Greek as All-night Services. Parastas is translated celebrated Mass at an ancient monastery near the city of as a Standing Service, denoting the ancient custom of Najaf, and met with the influential Shi'ite leader, standing to pray. Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani. There is a three-way dialogue within the structure of At his meeting with Sistani, the Vatican envoy said that the Wake Service or Parastas in the Funeral Service of Pope Benedict "is very concerned with the situation of the Church which is now combined with the Christians in Iraq, and has urged them to stay in the celebration of the Divine Liturgy. In some prayers we, country and live their lives naturally." the faithful, pray and intercede for a merciful During his trip to Najaf, the archbishop celebrated Mass judgment for the deceased; in other prayers it is the at a monastery in al-Hira, which was a stronghold of deceased admitting to the weakness of sin during life Christianity before the rise of Islam. The Mass was and now beseeching forgiveness and acceptance into believed to be the first Eucharistic liturgy in that everlasting life; in still other prayers we hear the voice monastery in 1,500 years. The region is dotted with of Christ as the Merciful Judge. ancient monasteries, most of them now abandoned. Spiritual writers throughout the ages have attested to the tremendous value of prayers for the dead. In our times, Pope John XXIII wrote in his JOURNAL OF A The Office of Christian Burial with SOUL: "To remember the dead in prayer gives me Divine Liturgy courage and joy in confident hope of joining them all again in the everlasting glory of heaven." PREFACE Bring a friend to our next meeting. Spread the Word of The Funeral Services of the Byzantine Catholic Rite Light of the East. Pray for unity!!! are deeply impressive, yet truly meaningful and 14 on the verge of collapse. Armenia's Christian Heritage Under The main reason for this situation is a lack of funds for preserving churches, but the Armenian public has Threat also been blamed for not respecting these precious monuments. http://www.rferl.org/content/armenia-christian- "It's not the Turks or Georgians or Azerbaijanis who churches/24740361.html are [to blame for this]," historian Samvel Karapetian told reporter Gayane Abrahamyan. "We are the ones littering, polluting, destroying." The Culture Ministry has also been criticized for misspending some of its budget on dodgy reconstruction work. It insists that the process for allocating conservation contracts has since been tightened up. Nonetheless, given its limited resources, the ministry maintains that ordinary Armenians will also have to do their bit to ensure that Armenia's proud Christian heritage is not destroyed. "Attitudes have to change.... Society has to become aware of the value of [historical] monuments," says Deputy Culture Minister Arev Samuelian. "The ministry is not almighty." the Biblical Canon is an example of the interaction of the Scriptures, Holy Tradition and the Magisterium (An Essay) Christianity has been an official state religion in Armenia for the best part of two millennia. (file photo) October 15, 2012 A s the first country to adopt Christianity as its official religion, it's not surprising that many Armenians are proud of their religious heritage. With a national church that dates back to A.D. 301, as well as thousands of ancient churches and monastic sites across the country, it's fair to say that religion looms large over Armenia's physical and psychological landscape. That's one of the reasons why Yerevan has in the past Posted on September 2, 2012 by J. Andrew been quick to criticize Georgia and other neighboring countries for apparently neglecting their http://prayerofsaintephrem.wordpress.com/2012/09/02/describe-how- Armenian Christian heritage. the-development-of-the-biblical-canon-is-an-example-of-the- Now, however, the conservation of Armenia's own interaction-of-the-scriptures-holy-tradition-and-the-magisterium-an- religious monuments has come under scrutiny. According to a recent report by EurasiaNet.org, essay/ (Continue next page) nearly 50 percent of the country's 24,000 Christian sites are in dire need of repair and almost one-third are 15 includes the books in the Catholic Bible, but also "To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according includes some other writings. Does Trent therefore to this word, it is because there is no light in them." Isaiah condemn the Orthodox for having a different canon of 8:20, KJV Scripture? I would argue that this is not the case based on two main lines of thinking. First, it is important to So often the words of Holy Scripture are used to justify note that the canon from Trent issues judgment for those Scripture as a rule unto itself. And yet, Scripture not who would remove books from the Catholic Bible. That only does not teach that it is the only rule of faith, it also other Christians in the East have other books in their does not teach which books comprise it in a definitive canon is not the focus of Trent. Next, it is important to manner. We also know that the Bible is a collection of note that with regard to Biblical Scholarship, the Latin books—it is not a singular entity discovered as is alleged Vulgate was never meant to be normative for all of the Quran or the Book of Mormon and associated Catholics. Its venerable place in the Latin Rite does not writings "found" by Joseph Smith. Rather, make the Greek Scriptures irrelevant. Instead, calls to understanding which of the ancient writings of the understand the Greek texts are clearly made by the Jewish people comprise the Old Testament, and which Magisterium, as can be seen in the Papal Encyclical of the early Church writings comprise the New Divino Afflante Spiritu, which states that the use of the Testament, was an active interaction between the Vulgate "concerns only the Latin Church" (CF 233). available texts and the life of the Church. Specific books Thus, authentic traditions of using the Greek Bible might found their approbation and eventual canonization point the way to reconciling books in the Orthodox Bible through the liturgical life of the Church. The liturgical not found in the Catholic Bible. hermeneutic is set forth by Dr. Scott Hahn in his Along these lines, there is the liturgical hermeneutic that writings (Hahn, 101-136). The goal of the present essay emphasizes that the Orthodox canon of Scripture has is to offer some reflections on how the Canon varies something to offer to the whole Church. As Eastern between Roman Catholics and Eastern Orthodox, with Christians in communion with Rome, Eastern Catholics an emphasis on the unique position that Eastern utilize the Prayer of Manasseh, which is listed as Catholics face with this issue. Through this tension, I apocryphal in the Latin Vulgate, but is part of the argue that the same principles that led to the first 73 Orthodox canon. This prayer is referred to in the books of the Catholic Bible to be canonized could offer a beginning rites of confession, and is recited during Great path for reconciliation about books not yet canonized by Compline. Reflecting upon other disputed books of Catholics. Scripture such as the Apocalypse and 2 Peter, their First, there is the matter of what separates a Catholic liturgical use eventually led to their acceptance into the Bible from most Eastern Orthodox understandings. As canon. The sensus fidelium bore forth the validity of the schism between Catholics and Orthodox has made these books. In our own day, as ecumenism is leading to Orthodox unable to hold a council that they would more and more rapproachment between and Catholics genuinely call ecumenical, the Orthodox canon is not as and Orthodox, the liturgical use of the Prayer of strictly codified as that of the Catholic Church. Church Manasseh that exists in the Byzantine Catholic Churches Fathers in the East and West comprised a list of books may offer fertile ground whereby the differences in the that was used liturgically, with an emphasis on the New Catholic and Orthodox Canons of Scripture could be Testament. In response to the Protestant Reformation, reconciled. Through the prayers of our holy fathers, may the Catholic Church held the Council of Trent. After these discrepancies end in the same manner as they once listing the 73 books that comprise the Catholic canon of did with other books of Scripture, through liturgical Scripture, a Council Canon states: reflections, and the unified voice of our Bishops. +++ "If anyone does not receive as sacred and canonical the books of Holy Scripture, entire and with all their parts, FASTING as the sacred Synod of Trent has enumerated them, or The Orthodox way to fast is to eat less (e.g. skip denies that they have been divinely inspired, anathema breakfast, have smaller meals later) and to abstain sit." (CF, 218)This response was driven by the fact that from any food that comes from an animal (meat & Protestants lowered the size of their canon of Scripture dairy). Depending how strict you want to be, to 66 books instead of 73, and that among the 66 books seafood may or may not be eaten. +++ certain sections that have originals only in Greek (e.g., ARABIC Esther and Daniel) were rejected. It is clear that the CNS. After his recent visit to the Church in Lebanon, Pope Magisterial teachings have harsh words for that Benedict added Arabic to the list of official languages used at difference of the canon. his weekly general audiences, launching the effort by offering In contrast, the Orthodox have a different canon which the promise of his prayers in Arabic. +++ 16
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Phish :: 03.06.09 :: Hampton Coliseum :: Hampton, VA
Oftentimes in big sports match-ups, you hear an announcer say, "This is a statement game." Well, for the almighty band of our jam band generation - PHISH - tonight, their first show in four-and-a-half years, was a chance to redeem one of the most embarrassing bow-outs in rock history (cough cough, Coventry - read the review here). And, with one simple chord, the statement reigned true...
The first time played since 2000, (and first show opener since '91), The Boys made sure the phaithful and new alike were aware who was in charge - today and always. The place flipped-out.
Over the next hour and fifty minutes — yes, almost two hours — the band played a seventeen song first set, basically double the normal length. With such old-school chestnuts as "Divided Sky," "Chalkdust Torture" and a set closing "David Bowie," there was no mistaking the fact that Trey Anastasio, Mike Gordon, Page McConnell and Jon Fishman were very consciously making their statement. And they delivered, erasing the painful memories and bitter taste many fans have had in their mouth since the debacle that was Coventry.
Read the review of Hampton Night Two here...
Chalkdust Torture from Jesse Borrell on Vimeo.
03.06.09 :: Hampton Coliseum :: Hampton, VA
Set I: Fluffhead*, The Divided Sky, Chalkdust Torture, Sample in a Jar, Stash, I Didn't Know#, Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > Suzy Greenberg, Farmhouse, NICU, Horn, Rift, Train Song, Water in the Sky, Squirming Coil, David Bowie
Set II: Backwards Down The Number Line^, Tweezer, Taste, Possum, Theme from the Bottom, First Tube, Harry Hood, Waste, You Enjoy Myself
E: Grind**, Bouncing Around the Room, Loving Cup
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Tibetan Buddhist teacher Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche has issued, on Facebook, his "Social media guidelines for so-called Vajrayana students." While its title indicates that the piece is just for practitioners of Vajrayana, or tantric, Buddhism — and many of the guidelines are indeed Vajrayana-specific — a good deal of what he has to say may be of interest and help to anyone interested in Buddhism or spirituality who also spends time online.
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– Don't share your experiences and so-called attainments: If you think declaring what you think you have attained is worthwhile, you may have been busy bolstering your delusion. Trying to impress others with your practice is not part of the practice. Try to be genuine and humble. Nobody cares about your experiences in meditation, even if they include visions of buddhas, unicorns or rainbows. If you think you are free of self deception, go ahead, think again.
– Don't attempt to share your so-called wisdom: If you think receiving profound teachings gives you license to proclaim them, you will probably only display your ignorance. Before you "share" a quote from the Buddha or from any of your teachers, take a moment to think if they really said those words, and who the audience was meant to be.
– Always be mindful of your motivation: Please do not attempt to display "crazy wisdom"behaviors online, just inspire others to have a good heart. If you think you are posting something out of compassion, try first to make sure you are doing no harm. Whenever you can't let go of the itch to post something, make sure that it helps whoever who reads it and the Dharma.
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Stan Van Gundy still communicates with the player who was most responsible for him being successful with the Orlando Magic, and the same guy who was chiefly responsible for him being fired. In an interview with the Los Angeles Times, Van Gundy said he still exchanges friendly text messages with Dwight Howard. In the interview, Van Gundy discussed Howard's status with the Los Angeles Lakers and shared two noteworthy opinions. The former Magic coach says Howard, who is coming off back surgery, does not look like the same player. He also says Howard is adjusting to being a secondary offensive option on the Lakers. "I don't think he looks quite as explosive or as quick as he has in the past," Van Gundy told the Times' Ben Bolch. "Now, he's still above almost everyone in the league at that size athletically, but he has not totally looked like himself to me." Howard stopped playing for the Magic in April because of his back injury, and he underwent surgery for it later in the month. It wasn't certain whether he would even be ready to play when the season began, but Howard was out there. Howard even admitted recently that he's not at full strength, and said doctors told him it would take nine months to regain strength in his legs. Back injury aside, Van Gundy says Howard has a big mental adjustment he's making. "It's a big adjustment for him going from being the guy to not only being the No. 2 guy but really a No. 2 guy that really doesn't get the ball very much at all," Van Gundy said. "It's a different deal and an adjustment he has to make. Those kind of things take time." Van Gundy thinks Howard can and will make the adjustment, but he just pointed out that it takes time. Andrew Bynum also made similar comments recently when analyzing the Lakers. He said Howard would have to make the same adjustment. Van Gundy doesn't seem to have any hard feelings toward Howard. "Dwight and my time in Orlando, I thought the relationship was good, worked well, produced results and that's what player-coach relationships in this league should be about, are the results that they get and the results here were good, mainly because Dwight's as good as he is. He's a great, great player and I have a great appreciation for what he did for our teams and for me as a coach." That's a nice way to reflect on things, especially considering Howard is the big reason he lost his job in Orlando. But like he says, Howard is also the biggest reason he had success there. Photo credit: Derick E. Hingle-US PRESSWIRE
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After making huge strides from his rookie season in 2010 to his 2011 campaign, the New England Patriots have signed defensive tackle Kyle Love to an extension through 2013, according to his agent Sean Stellato.
The deal is for $3.1 million with a $500,000 signing bonus, taking him through the next two seasons in a Patriots uniform.
"We're very excited that we were able to secure some guaranteed money in this deal," said Stellato. "Kyle is a very deserving client and one of the hardest working players in the NFL. We're glad the Patriots made this commitment to him, especially when they didn't even have to. We won't forget this."
After signing as an undrafted free agent in 2010, Love appeared in nine games and started just one in his rookie season, finishing with five tackles and assisting on another two.
The improvement he showed from year one to year two was tremendous, as the Mississippi State product appeared in all 16 games last year, starting 13 of them and finishing with 20 tackles and 16 assists. He also had three sacks.
"Kyle has the Patriots in his blood. He defines everything it means to be a Patriot," said Stellato. "We're very pleased. In a nutshell, getting this done was a priority for him. The Patriots have a unique ability to recognize talent, especially with guys that are undrafted, and see their intrinsic value."
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As far as I know, I have never heard it in recent years, and have no evidence a arrangement of it ever was included...but my question is, given how much Walt loved the song, why not? I can understand that it wouldn't necessarily fit the early in the day ragtime/showtunes as well, but hearing it after dark from time to time I think might be nice, if arranged a little more in style with the Main Street loops. What do you think? Would it suit Main Street, and if not, where could they play it in the current park? I believe it to be in the Club 33 tracks, if I remember correctly, but it would be nice having it somewhere the general park crowds (though most wouldn't recognize it) were able to hear.
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