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October: The month of missions

The Catholic Church celebrates the Missions in October, since it was in this month that the American continent was discovered, thus opening a new page in the history of Evangelization. This should be considered in all countries as the month of the universal mission. The penultimate Sunday of October, proclaimed World Mission Sunday (DOMUND), constitutes the culminating point of the church’s actions for vocations and missions.

The fundamental purpose of the missionary October is to promote the missionary spirit in the whole Church and a concrete commitment with the missions both in our country and in other parts of the world.

As an expression of fraternity and universal solidarity and as a central activity during the missionary October, we carry out in all the dioceses, parishes and Catholic institutions of our country the WORLD MISSION COLLECTION, joining the one that is carried out all over the world.

In the month of October missionary prayer and material cooperation respond to the state of need suffered by so many people and populations of the world, many needs arise both material and spiritual and it is in us and in our families to give a part of what we have to those in need.

Pope Francis tells us in his message for this month of the missions: «So that you may be my witnesses» (Acts 1:8).

SOURCE: colegiocentral.edu.mx/

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Nicaragua: A persecuted church

In this nation, the ongoing campaign has specifically targeted the Catholic Church to silence dissenting views. Recently, in less than four years, 190 attacks and desecrations, including a fire in the Managua Cathedral, have been committed against the Nicaraguan Catholic Church.

The Missionaries of Charity were driven from the nation in last July. The regime claimed that the Missionaries lacked «an operating permit from the Ministry of Education to provide remedial education for students» as well as «the accreditation of the Ministry for the Family to function as a nursery-center for childhood development, home for girls, and home for the elderly».

Ortega’s government has charged the Bishop Rolando Álvarez to use social media and the other media to «incite acts of violence and to destabilize the Country». Nicaragua’s government has also announced that it is investigating a Catholic bishop for “crimes against spirituality”.

But, who is he Bishop Álvarez? Álvarez has consistently voiced his open criticism of Ortega’s government. He was a member of the Episcopal Conference Committee that attempted to mediate between Ortega and the opposition in May 2018 but the dialogue rapidly broke down, sparking ferocious protests that were violently put down. Since then, tensions have risen. In May 2022 , he declared an ongoing fast in response to the government’s persecution of the Church. After voicing his opposition to Ortega’s decision to shut down several Catholic radio stations, he was finally placed under  an irregular and harsh house arrest.

“Even in this situation we keep our joy, strength, and our inner peace. We continue to show to the world that, thanks to the Holy Spirit, we are men and women able to dialogue,” said Bishop Álvarez.

Source: https://aleteia.org/2022/08/11/nicaraguan-bishop-under-house-arrest-for-crimes-against-spirituality/

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Alzheimer: A life without memories

 

The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared September 21 as World Alzheimer’s Day, a neurodegenerative disease that slowly alters the normal functioning of the cognitive processes and behavior of the person and gradually leads to the loss of the ability to lead an autonomous and independent life in the personal, family, work and social spheres.

The life of an Alzheimer’s patient is characterized as «a life without memories» and his/her memory loss transforms him/her to the point of suffering for something he/she only imagines and for not being able to enjoy the good things that each stage of life presents. The Alzheimer patient is an extremely vulnerable person that our society must protect, preventing the possibility of any kind of abuse they could suffer and protecting them, investing human and economic resources in this. 

Statistical data show that with advancing age, the possibility of being affected by Alzheimer’s disease increases, so that, especially in countries with a high number of elderly people, this disease affects the whole family of the affected person who has to face emotionally painful and demanding situations in everyday life to accompany their sick loved ones.

The purpose of World Alzheimer’s Day is to raise awareness of the needs of patients and offer them memory stimulation therapies and mental exercises, provide training and support to both people suffering from the disease and their caregivers, research on Alzheimer’s disease and its treatments and promote disease prevention campaigns, working on modifiable risk factors.

On this occasion, at the level of different realities, several initiatives are carried out to raise awareness of this disease that, sooner or later, can touch the life of each person, so that, as far as possible, we can help prevent the devastating effects of the disease on the person and society and create a network of integrated assistance that accompanies the patient and his family in the ordeal they have to live.

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Water and fire, a cry of mother earth

On September 1 we celebrated the 17th World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation, and on this date we began this years’ Time of Creation, which will culminate on October 4 with the feast of St. Francis of Assisi.

In his message, Pope Francis, referring to his predecessors, invites us to live this time as an opportunity to cultivate our ecological conversion and thus respond to what Pope Paul VI called an ecological catastrophe.

This year, 2022, the Time of Creation takes on a special significance, especially in the affected regions of the northern hemisphere, which in these summer months are suffering from scorching heat, severe drought and the damage caused by the numerous fires that have destroyed hectares and hectares of green and cultivated areas, causing enormous damage to people and things. On the other hand, in the places where the atmospheric disturbance brought by the rain has arrived, there has been great damage caused by the torrential downpours which, penetrating into land made impermeable by the drought, have continued their course, violently bursting on everything in their path.

In addition to the damage caused by water, either by its absence or its abundance, there has also been damage caused by fires, which, unfortunately, have often been caused by human carelessness.

After a pandemic which is not yet overcome, humanity continues to live experiences of pain that sometimes are the effect of the natural course of life on the planet that man cannot control, such as drought or floods, and at other times are due to the aggressiveness of those who remain insensitive to the «choir of bitter cries» that rise from the Earth and the humanity and continue to neglect the great treasure placed in our hands by the Creator. May this new experience of pain help people to join forces to pay off the «ecological debt» they have contracted by mistreating the earth with our lifestyles that are not always respectful of creation.

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Pope Francis gives us a text dedicated to the liturgy

On June 29, the Apostolic Letter of Pope Francis «Desiderio desideravi» on the liturgical formation of the People of God was published. In Vatican News, we share the reflection made by Juan Manuel Sierra López, Professor of Liturgy at the Ecclesiastical University of San Dámaso in Madrid, Spain.

The communication of the Dicastery for Divine Worship, in announcing this new document, presents it as a reflection (meditation) on the beauty of the liturgical celebration. Although the Dicastery warns, previously, that following the Motu proprio «Traditionis custodes», intends to increase the ecclesial communion according to the liturgical books of the liturgical reform of the Second Vatican Council   

Structure of Desiderio desideravi (Dd)

 The theme that appears in the heading is: «the liturgical formation of the People of God». The text of Dd begins with a brief introduction (n. 1) where the Pope explains that after Traditionis custodes he wants to reflect on the liturgy.

More clearly he expresses his intention in number 16, dealing with the theological meaning of the liturgy, when he writes: «With this letter […] I would simply like to invite the whole Church to rediscover, guard and live the truth and power of the Christian celebration».

Still, in number 61, by way of conclusion, he asks that the holy people of God be helped to drink from the main source of Christian spirituality, rediscovering the principles expressed in the Constitution «Sacrosanctum Concilium» of the Second Vatican Council on the sacred liturgy.

And as a final touch, in the last paragraph of the Letter, the Pope asks to abandon polemics in order to listen to what the Spirit is saying to the Church, maintaining communion, admiration for the beauty of the liturgy, under the gaze of Mary.

Source: Vatican News

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The vatican on the revoke of abortion in the U.S.: «It is a powerful invitation to reflect together»

The 50 U.S. jurisdictions may or may not restrict abortion. The U.S. Supreme Court, the highest court in the land, decided to overturn the constitutional right to abortion, leaving it up to the states to decide whether or not to terminate pregnancies. The vote took place on Friday, June 24. The decision was settled with a majority of 6 to 3.

The Vatican, through the Pontifical Academy for Life, indicated that this decision will make it possible to ensure adequate sex education and guarantee health care accessible to all, whose President, Archbishop Vicenzo Paglia, also assured that the Court’s decision will serve as a reflection for many nations.

«In the face of a Western society that is losing its passion for life, this act is a powerful invitation to reflect together on the serious and urgent problem of human generativity and the conditions that make it possible; in choosing life, our responsibility for the future of humanity is at stake,» the Archbishop declared.

Following his remarks, Archbishop Vincenzo urged the reopening of a non-ideological debate on the place of the protection of life in a civil society and called on nations to provide solid assistance to mothers, couples and unborn children.

«The fact that a great country with a long democratic tradition has changed its position on this issue also challenges the whole world. It is not right that the problem should be left aside without adequate global consideration. The protection and defense of human life is not an issue that can be confined to the exercise of individual rights, but is a matter of broad social significance,» he emphasized.

In addition to the Vatican, the U.S. pro-life campaign also spoke out and declared the Supreme Court ruling «a momentous day for human rights.»

Several U.S. jurisdictions have already announced that they will ban abortion in their territory, including Alabama, Arkansas, Ohio, Ohio, Oklahoma, Texas, Wisconsin, North Dakota, South Dakota, Idaho, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Tennessee, Utah and Wyoming.

Source: Weekly Magazine

 

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Thousands of migrants die in search of the «American dream»

The Darien Gap and the border with the United States are the deadliest points. Millions of cross-border migrants in the Americas yearn for better socioeconomic conditions. In 2021 alone, more than five million migrants were registered in the continent, according to data from the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR).

The unfortunate thing is that, because of their desperation, thousands of them die of suffocation, drowning and massacres, especially in the Darien Gap, located between Colombia and Panama, and on the border with the United States.

More than 6.000 migrants have been reported missing or dead in the Americas from 2014 to today, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM). Sixty percent of the deaths took place on the U.S. – Mexico border. While some 1.750 people died by drowning, in the Rio Bravo, the natural border between Mexico and the United States; the lack of water, food and a place to stay, cost the lives of 861 people. Other migrants were victims of violence, accidents or died because they were traveling in subhuman conditions.

Another problem people face is that, crossing the continent with their belongings and families in tow, they become victims of criminal groups. It has been proven that many of them suffer extortion, sexual violence and robbery.

Changes in Migration Dynamics

According to Maureen Meyer, an official of the Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA), migration dynamics have changed due to the strong economic impact caused by the pandemic. This has resulted in migration not only of Central Americans and Mexicans, but also of South Americans and Haitians.

Other variations observed is that migrants are not only considering the United States as an option to fulfill their «American dream». Other destinations such as Mexico, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Costa Rica, Chile, Canada and Brazil, have become important migratory destinations, so explained William Spindler, UNHCR spokesperson for Latin America to DW.

Source: DW

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The pope stresses the value of the elderly in societies and communities: «In old age they will continue to bear fruit»

Photo source: Ecclesia

Pope Francis has chosen the theme «In old age they will continue to bear fruit» for the Second World Day of Grandparents and the Elderly, to be celebrated on July 24, with the intention of highlighting that «they constitute a value and a gift both for society and for ecclesial communities».

The Vatican said in a statement that Pope Francis has chosen this theme because «too often» the elderly «are kept on the margins of families and of civil and ecclesial communities».

«Their life and faith experiences can help build societies aware of their roots and capable of dreaming of a more supportive future,» but also their wisdom can be heard «in the context of the synodal journey that the Church has undertaken».

«The Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life invites parishes, dioceses, associations and ecclesial communities around the world to find ways to celebrate the Day in their own pastoral context, and for this purpose will make available the appropriate pastoral instruments,» statement concludes.

THE WORLD DAY OF GRANDPARENTS AND THE ELDERLY

We recall that, Pope Francis announced the institution of this Day after the Angelus prayer on Sunday, January 31, 2021, establishing the celebration on the fourth Sunday of July, close to the liturgical memory of Saints Joachim and Anne, grandparents of Jesus.

«Link» between generations to transmit to young people the experience of life and faith, «grandparents are often forgotten – the Pope stressed on that occasion – and we forget this richness of guarding the roots and transmitting them». Hence, the Pontiff’s decision to institute this World Day.

Source: Diocesan Service of Communication – Diocese of Mondoñedo-Ferrol

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In the school of synodality: various online courses begin in july

Fuente: Vatican News

Virtual meeting with Cardinal Grech (Archive photo) 

A series of conferences on the theology and practice of synodality has been launched to accompany the clergy and laity in the process of ecclesial renewal begun with the Synod 2021-2023. Proposed on the web in different languages, the meetings are held by speakers from around the world to offer an intercultural vision of the Church. Registration is open for the first course.

Tiziana Campisi – Vatican City

An intercontinental and intercultural project to accompany formation in theology and the practice of synodality: is the aim of the program of online courses for bishops, priests, men and women religious, lay men and women, conceived within the framework of the synodal journey that the Church is undertaking and which invites us to generate processes of conversion and reform. The courses are free of charge, offered in Spanish, English, Portuguese, French and Italian, and are given by speakers from all continents, who will offer a global and intercultural vision of the Church. In the context of the process of ecclesial renewal initiated with the Synod 2021-2023 «For a Synodal Church: communion, participation and mission» – which will culminate with the XVI Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops in October 2023 – the initiative aims to support all the People of God called to this process of ecclesial renewal.

First meeting in July

The first course will be held in July, over three weeks, and will include lessons, conferences, reflections and the sharing of experiences on the processes of discernment and common decision-making in the Church. The Latin American Episcopal Council (CELAM), the Council of European Bishops’ Conferences (CCEE), the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (FABC), the International Union of Superiors General (UISG), the Union of Superiors General (USG), the Latin American Confederation of Religious (CLAR), the Union of European Conferences of Superiors and Major Superiors (UCESM) and the Conference of Jesuit Provincials of Latin America and the Caribbean (CPAL), are sponsoring the Massive Open Online Course (MOOC).

Registration can be done through this site: bit.ly/registersynod

Source: Vatican News

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Clar’s message in the face of political instability of our countries

The General Assembly of CLAR, gathered in Rionegro – Antioquia (Colombia) from June 1 to 4, 2022, was an opportunity to scrutinize once again the signs of the times and in them, listen to the voice of the Spirit that never ceases to open our ears so that we listen as disciples (Is 50,4). 

As Religious Life on pilgrimage today in Latin America and the Caribbean, we see with deep concern the deterioration of democracy, the social fabric and the growing political instability in several of our sister countries where fundamental freedoms are being compromised. In the framework of the Summit of the Americas, meeting in Los Angeles, we make a vehement call to political, social and economic leaders to prioritize the response to the rifts that the Covid 19 pandemic has exposed in the health, educational and social systems. 

It is unacceptable that the threat to democracy, climate change and the lack of equitable access to economic, social and political opportunities continue to disproportionately and severely affect the lives of the most vulnerable and systematically excluded people in each of our countries. Today we raise our voice of solidarity, united with the poor and the earth, who cry out more forcefully than ever for life. We also express our closeness and affection in solidarity with our religious brothers and sisters, especially in Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela in these moments of extreme difficulty and insecurity. The situation of their communities of faith and life, and especially that of the persons and communities they accompany, challenges us and invites us to care for one another with the certainty that we carry a treasure in earthen vessels and in a condition of fragility (2 Cor 4:7). 

Together with you, we ask for all Religious Life, and for those who join the movement of global solidarity with the marginalized of history and with the earth: courage, inner serenity and full trust in God’s action that permanently restores social and environmental justice. We call upon Religious Life to be vigilant, watchful and supportive in prayer, communication and political and social advocacy for the most vulnerable. 

Committed and persevering witness strengthens us, and this strength inspires us with solidarity and hope. Mary, the Woman of the Dawn, continues to accompany and guide the journey of our people as she did with the first Church when it was going through the night of persecution and intolerance. With her and with the women of the Dawn, we unite in this journey in favor of life. 

Participants XXI CLAR General Assembly

 Bogota, D.C., June 9, 2022 

Source : CLAR

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