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Daily dispatch - January 01, 2009
VATICAN DOSSIER
Don't Be Afraid of 2009, Urges Benedict XVI
Pontiff Remembers "Small but Fervent" Gaza Parish
Solution to Poverty Is Poverty, Pope Proposes
Pontiff: Family Reveals Nature of God
Papal Intention Focuses on Families, Unity
More Than 2 Million Saw the Pope in '08
WORLD FEATURES
Bishops Urge US to Help in Gaza
NEWS BRIEFS
Cardinal: Youth Day Brought Conversions, Vocations
WORDS MADE FLESH
Nations Will Come to Your Light
ANGELUS
On the Feast of the Holy Family
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Pope's Christmas Address to Curia
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Don't Be Afraid of 2009, Urges Benedict XVI
Says Hope of Eternal Life Is Bigger Than Economic CrisisVATICAN CITY, JAN. 1, 2009 (Zenit.org).- Benedict XVI is inviting Christians to "be not afraid," despite economic shadows hanging over 2009.
The Pope made this exhortation Wednesday during his homily at a ceremony in St. Peter's Basilica that included first vespers for today's feast of Mary, Mother of God, and the singing of the Te Deum in thanksgiving for the graces of 2008.
"This year closes with the awareness of a growing economic and social crisis that already concerns the entire world," he said. "Though not a few shadows are appearing on the horizon of our future, we should not be afraid.
"Our great hope as believers is eternal life in communion with Christ and with the whole family of God. This great hope gives us the strength to confront and overcome the difficulties of life in this world."
The Holy Father assured that both the year that was ending and the one on the horizon are both under the gaze of the Virgin Mother of God: "The maternal presence of Mary assures us tonight that God will never abandon us, if we entrust ourselves to him and follow his teachings. To Mary, then, with filial affection and trust, let us present our hopes and desires, as well as the fears and the difficulties we carry in our hearts, as we bid farewell to 2008 and prepare ourselves to welcome 2009."
The Pontiff also affirmed that the economic crisis "asks of all of us more sobriety and solidarity to assist especially those people and families with more serious difficulties."
He recognized that the Christian community and diocesan Caritas is already involved in this task, but emphasized that "the collaboration of everyone is necessary, because no one can think of building his happiness for himself alone."
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Pontiff Remembers "Small but Fervent" Gaza Parish
Notes Hope That Israelis, Palestinians Will Listen to One AnotherVATICAN CITY, JAN. 1, 2009 (Zenit.org).- Benedict XVI is again calling for peace in the Middle East, saying that hatred and a lack of trust are also forms of poverty that must be combated.
The Pope took up the theme of peace in the Holy Land at the end of his homily today, World Peace Day, which has as a theme this year "Fighting Poverty to Build Peace."
His exhortation today was joined to an appeal he made Sunday during his address for the midday Angelus.
The Holy Father deplored the "intense violence unleashed in the Gaza Strip, in answer to more violence," and he affirmed that "also violence, also hatred and a lack of trust are forms of poverty -- perhaps more dreadful forms -- that must be fought."
Today, as Israel's attack of Gaza continued for the sixth day, more than 400 Gazans had been killed.
The Pontiff spoke of the "profound desire to live in peace in the hearts of the great majority of the Israeli and Palestinian populations, which is once again endangered by the intense violence."
In this regard, he expressed his "well-founded hope that, with the wisdom and farsighted contribution of everyone, it will not be impossible to listen to one another, to go out to meet each other and give concrete answers to the widespread aspiration to live in peace, in security and dignity."
Benedict XVI made special mention of the pastors of the local Churches, and particularly "those of the small but fervent parish of Gaza."
With these faithful, the Pope "placed at the feet of Mary the concerns of the present and the fears for the future," and he asked her intercession to "obtain from God the gift of peace for the Holy Land and for all of humanity."
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Solution to Poverty Is Poverty, Pope Proposes
Makes Distinction Between Evangelical Spirit and MiseryVATICAN CITY, JAN. 1, 2009 (Zenit.org).- Benedict XVI is inviting the world to combat poverty that offends human dignity with sobriety and solidarity, fruit of the evangelical poverty chosen by Jesus.
The Pope made this distinction between poverty that offends God and the poverty chosen by God during his homily today at a Mass in St. Peter's Basilica for the feast of Mary, Mother of God, and World Peace Day.
His homily was dedicated to his message for the world day, which focused on combating poverty as a means to achieving peace.
The Holy Father noted the distinction between evangelical poverty and the poverty "that God doesn't want," making an invitation to fight the latter with the former.
The Pontiff explained that in becoming man, Jesus wanted to be poor: "The birth of Jesus in Bethlehem reveals to us that God chose poverty for himself in his coming to be among us. Love for us has moved Jesus not only to become man, but to become poor."
Nevertheless, he continued, there is "a poverty, an indigence, that God does not want and that must be fought."
This, the Bishop of Rome said, is "a poverty that impedes people and families from living according to their dignity, a poverty that offends justice and equality, and as such, threatens peaceful coexistence."
He affirmed that such poverty is not just material, but also includes the forms of poverty found in rich and developed nations: phenomena such as marginalization and relational, moral and spiritual misery.
Globalizing solidarity
Benedict XVI said this poverty is reflected in things such as pandemic infirmity, the poverty of children and the food crisis. And the solution, he said, requires nations to "maintain a high level of solidarity."
The Pope specifically denounced the arms race, which he defined as "unacceptable" and "against human rights."
He went on to suggest that the current economic crisis implies a test: "Are we prepared to read it, in its complexity, as a challenge for the future, and not just an emergency to give short-term answers? Are we ready to do together a deep review of the dominant model of development, to correct it in a systematic and long-term way?"
"This is demanded, in reality, beyond the immediate financial difficulties, by the ecological state of health of the planet and, above all, the moral and cultural crisis, whose symptoms have been evident for some time now all over the world," the Holy Father continued.
School of life
He thus made a call for a "virtuous circle" between the poverty "to be chosen" and the poverty "to be fought," such that "to combat iniquitous poverty, which oppresses so many man and women and threatens everyone's peace, it is necessary to rediscover sobriety and solidarity, as evangelical values that are at the same time universal."
"Misery cannot be efficaciously fought, if there is no attempt to 'make equality,' reducing the unevenness between those who waste the superfluous, and those who don't even have the necessary," the Pontiff said.
He affirmed: "The poverty of the birth of Christ in Bethlehem, besides an object of adoration for Christians, is also a school of life for man. It teaches us that to combat misery, both material and spiritual, the path to take is that of solidarity, which has moved Jesus to share our human condition."
Christ brings a "peaceful revolution," Benedict XVI affirmed, "not ideological, but spiritual, not utopian, but real, and because of this, requiring infinite patience, perhaps a very long time, avoiding every break and taking the most difficult path: the path of consciences maturing in responsibility."
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Pontiff: Family Reveals Nature of God
Says It Manifests Gratuitous LoveVATICAN CITY, JAN. 1, 2009 (Zenit.org).- On the feast of the Holy Family, Benedict XVI said that families reveal what God himself is: love.
The Pope affirmed this during the address he gave before praying the midday Angelus last Sunday in St. Peter's Square.
"Jesus," the Holy Father noted, "wanted to be born and grow up in a human family; he wanted the Virgin Mary to be his mom and Joseph to fulfill the role of father. They raised and educated him with immense love."
He said that Jesus' family "truly merits the title of 'holy,' since it is entirely focused on the desire of fulfilling the will of God, incarnated in the adorable presence of Jesus."
Alike and different
The Pontiff went on to suggest that the Holy Family is both alike and different than other families.
"In one sense it is a family like all others, and as such, it is a model of conjugal love, collaboration, sacrifice, confidence in divine providence, a spirit of work and solidarity," he said. "At the same time, though, the family of Nazareth is unique, different from all others, because of its singular vocation, linked to the mission of the Son of God.
"Precisely because of its unique character, it presents to every family, and in the first place to Christian families, the horizon of God, the sweet and demanding priority of his will, the perspective of heaven, to which we are destined."
Benedict XVI continued: "The family is certainly a grace from God, which reveals what he, himself, is: love. A love that is entirely gratuitous, that sustains fidelity without limits, even in the moments of difficulty or dejection. [...]
"Dear families, do not allow the love, openness to life, and the incomparable bonds that unite your homes to be spoiled. Ask this constantly of the Lord, pray together, so that your resolutions are enlightened by faith and extolled by divine grace in the path toward sanctity."
He assured that "the Pope is at your side, praying especially to the Lord for those in each family who have greatest need of health, work, consolation and company."
And the Holy Father urged the faithful to pray for the upcoming World Meeting of Families, scheduled for Jan. 14-18 in Mexico City.
"Let us pray starting now for this important ecclesial event," he said, "and entrust to the Lord every family, especially those most tried by the difficulties of life and the wounds of misunderstanding and division."
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Papal Intention Focuses on Families, Unity
VATICAN CITY, JAN. 1, 2009 (Zenit.org).- Benedict XVI is praying for families this month, and particularly that they become founts for the transmission of the faith.The Apostleship of Prayer announced the general intention chosen by the Pope: "That the family may become more and more a place of training in charity, personal growth and transmission of the faith."
The Holy Father also chooses an apostolic intention for each month. In January, he will pray "that the various Christian confessions, aware of the need for a new evangelization in this period of profound transformations, may be committed to announcing the Good News and moving toward the full unity of all Christians in order to offer a more credible testimony of the Gospel."
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More Than 2 Million Saw the Pope in '08
VATICAN CITY, JAN. 1, 2009 (Zenit.org).- More than 2 million people participated in general or special audiences with Benedict XVI during 2008.According to information released Tuesday by the Vatican, during 2008, some 2,215,000 people participated in a general or special audience, the Sunday Angelus, or liturgical celebrations presided over by the Pope.
The Wednesday general audiences gathered more than half a million people last year, with October being the month of highest attendance. Meanwhile, the midday Sunday Angelus brought more than a million attendees.
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Bishops Urge US to Help in Gaza
Say Violence Can't Bring Justice and PeaceWASHINGTON, D.C., JAN. 1, 2009 (Zenit.org).- The chairman of the U.S. bishops' Committee on International Justice and Peace is calling for a high-level U.S. representative to be sent to the Middle East to help negotiate peace between Israel and Hamas.
This appeal came in a letter Tuesday from Bishop Howard Hubbard of Albany, New York, to U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.
"The rocket attacks on Israel must be stopped, and Israel's military attacks on Gaza halted," the bishop wrote. "Our [bishops'] conference believes that more than words are needed. We ask you to urge the president to send a high-level personal representative to the region immediately to help negotiate a ceasefire and make provision for humanitarian aid to the people of Gaza."
Today, as the fighting continued for the sixth day in the Middle East, more than 400 Gazans had been killed.
"The toll in human deaths and suffering, the negative effects on progress in negotiations for peace and the risks of wider war caused by this escalation of violence cannot be allowed to continue," Bishop Hubbard exhorted. "Our Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI, has called on the international community to help Israelis and Palestinians to discard the 'dead end' of violence and pursue instead 'the path of dialogue and negotiations.' Immediate, visible and decisive U.S. leadership is urgently needed."
The prelate lamented that at a time when Christians' attention is "drawn naturally to the birthplace of the Prince of Peace, it is tragic that innocent civilians are once again the victims of armed conflict and a humanitarian crisis."
"A ceasefire and humanitarian relief are indispensable initial steps on the road to a two-state solution -- a secure Israel living in peace with a viable Palestinian state -- with justice and peace for both peoples," he concluded.
Ecumenical appeal
Meanwhile, from Ireland, Cardinal Sean Brady, archbishop of Armagh, joined his voice to that of his counterpart from the Church of Ireland, Alan Harper.
In a Dec. 30 statement, the religious leaders jointly expressed their "distress and deepening concern for all innocent victims."
They said that after a visit to the Holy Land earlier in 2007 as "pilgrims together for peace," they "have followed the unfolding tragedy of Gaza. We call upon the authorities in both Israel and Gaza immediately to disengage and cease all hostilities to enable a permanent ceasefire to be negotiated. Only when violence has ceased will it be possible to begin to negotiate a peace that will last."
The Christian leaders called for "all people of faith to pray for all caught up in the conflict."
And, they added, "We also call upon the international community and particularly the United States and the European Union to bring maximum influence to bear to end all violence immediately and to create conditions that will lead to a just peace for Palestinians and Israelis alike."
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Cardinal: Youth Day Brought Conversions, Vocations
SYDNEY, Australia, JAN. 1, 2009 (Zenit.org).- The archbishop of Sydney, the host city for July's World Youth Day, says the event brought conversions and vocations to the priesthood.Cardinal George Pell affirmed this to the Italian bishops' SIR news agency, saying that "we are registering an increase in conversions [to Catholicism.]"
"A few days ago," he explained, "one parish priest called me to tell me that 25 people, youth and adults, had decided to become Catholic."
The number of seminarians is also going up, the cardinal added, explaining that in February, seven youth will enter the seminary of Sydney and eight in Melbourne. He also noted an increase in retreats and religious events.
One of the World Youth Day activities that continues to be in-demand is catechesis, Cardinal Pell said.
"Many continue to ask for it and in numerous parishes, it has become a regular event," he said. "Youth don't want to be told just what is good and what is bad, but rather they want to understand the doctrine of the Church regarding current topics."
The cardinal mentioned that another fruit of World Youth Day is a renewed pastoral attention to the Aborigine peoples. He said that this ministry would be further developed during 2009, with a particular focus on free education in Catholic schools for Aborigine children.
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Nations Will Come to Your Light
Biblical Reflection for the Feast of the EpiphanyFather Thomas Rosica, CSB
TORONTO, JAN. 1, 2009 (Zenit.org).- What "stirring" readings we hear in the Epiphany liturgy! Consider the scene from Isaiah's prophecy (60:1-6). Gentiles come from distant places, attracted by the splendor of Jerusalem, bringing gifts and tenderly carrying the sons and daughters of the Holy City! Though darkness may have surrounded the people, the glory of the Lord allows the light to burst forth and shine like a bright new dawn. What a fitting way to describe what we have just celebrated at Christmas!
Matthew's Gospel story of the magi [2:1-12] reveals to us the inevitable struggle that God's manifestation in Christ implies for the world. If we read the story carefully, we realize that far from being a children's tale, it is a tragic adult story. The battle lines are drawn and the forces are being marshaled. A child is born at the same time as a death-dealing power rules. Jesus was a threat to Herod and to them: to the throne of one, to the religious empire of the others.
At home in their distant, foreign lands, the magi had all the comfort of princely living, but something was missing -- they were restless and unsatisfied. They were willing to risk everything to find the reality their vision promised. Unlike the poor shepherds, the magi had to travel a long road; they had to face adversity to reach their goal. The shepherds also knew adversity, and it had prepared them to accept the angels' message. But once they overcame their fright, they simply "crossed over to Bethlehem" to meet the Christ Child.
The magi, on the other hand, had a much more difficult journey to Bethlehem. It was anything but a romantic, sentimental pilgrimage that we often see in our manger scenes! The magi were not just holy visionaries or whimsical religious figures; they were willing to wager their money, their time and their energy, and perhaps even their lives to seek out someone who would bring true peace.
The magi were not completely lost upon their arrival in Jerusalem -- the city did not stop their pilgrimage. In fact, in Jerusalem, they were redirected to Bethlehem. These men of the East, foreigners in every sense of the word, were guided not only by their own wisdom and knowledge of the stars, but were aided by the Hebrew Scriptures that now form the Old Testament. The meaning of this is important -- Christ calls all peoples of all nations, Gentiles as well as Jews, to follow him. We could say that Jerusalem and the Old Testament serve as a new starting point for these Gentile pilgrims on their road to faith in Jesus. The people of the big city, indeed even Herod himself, were instrumental in leading the magi to Christ.
What could this mean for our own pilgrimages to the truth today? More than the obvious fact that the Old Testament must be a central part of our path to Christ, might it not also mean that our own cities, with all of their confusion and ambiguity, might also serve as a starting point for our journey of faith?
At the center of this whole Gospel story of striking contrasts lies a Baby, Jesus of Bethlehem, who is joy. Herod is afraid of this "great joy for all the people." From Matthew's Gospel, we do not know what happened to the magi when they returned to their native lands, but we can be sure that they were changed men. They discovered in Jerusalem and in Bethlehem that there is no longer a God of this or that country, nor an oracle uttered in some distant place, but a God and Savior who has become flesh and blood for of all humanity. And the Savior is joy.
In the end, the magi went their own way, and because they refused to be seduced by cynicism, because they allowed themselves to be surprised by this great joy, the star to which they had committed themselves appeared again. This is not only the description of the times into which Jesus was born, but also our times. When we have found our lasting joy in the midst of the encircling gloom, cynicism, despair, indifference and meaninglessness, the only thing to do is to kneel and adore.
Gaspar, Melchior and Balthasar, bless our hearts and our homes with your peace and humility! When we hear the voices of old kings of death and fear and cynicism, may we have the courage to go our own way ... rejoicing, because we, too, have seen and experienced the glory of the coming of the Lord.
I conclude with the words of St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (Edith Stein), that great Carmelite mystic and lover of the cross, who wrote so beautifully about the Christmas mysteries:
"Those kneeling around the crib are figures of light: the tender innocent children, the trustful shepherds, the humble kings, Stephen, the enthusiastic disciple, and John the apostle of love, all those who have followed the call of the Lord. They are opposed by the night of incomprehensible obstinacy and blindness: the scribes, who know indeed when and where the Savior of the world is to be born, but who will not draw the conclusion: "Let us go to Bethlehem." King Herod, who would kill the Lord of Life. Ways part before the Child in the manger ... "
Some will choose the path of life, others will choose the path of death. Today as we move away from the manger of our newborn King and Lord, let us recommit ourselves to the cause of life that is the heart and the joy of Christmas.
[The readings for this Sunday are Isaiah 60:1-6; Ephesians 3:2-3a, 5-6; Matthew 2:1-12.]
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Basilian Father Thomas Rosica is the chief executive officer of the Salt and Light Catholic Media Foundation and Television Network in Canada. He can be reached at: rosica@saltandlighttv.org.
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On the Feast of the Holy Family
"Family of Nazareth, Expert in Suffering, Give Peace to the World"VATICAN CITY, JAN. 1, 2009 (Zenit.org).- Here is a translation of Benedict XVI's address last Sunday, feast of the Holy Family, before and after the praying of the midday Angelus in St. Peter's Square. He gave the address in Spanish and Italian.
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Dear brothers and sisters:
On this Sunday that follows the birth of the Lord, we celebrate with joy the Holy Family of Nazareth. The context is more than adequate, since Christmas is the feast of the family, par excellence. So many traditions and social customs demonstrate this, especially that of gathering together, in family, for the festive meals and the congratulations and the interchange of gifts. And, how can we not see that in these circumstances, the discontent and the sorrow caused by family strife is amplified?
Jesus wanted to be born and grow up in a human family; he wanted the Virgin Mary to be his mom and Joseph to fulfill the role of father. They raised and educated him with immense love. Jesus' family truly merits the title of "holy," since it is entirely focused on the desire of fulfilling the will of God, incarnated in the adorable presence of Jesus. In one sense it is a family like all others, and as such, it is a model of conjugal love, collaboration, sacrifice, confidence in divine providence, a spirit of work and solidarity. Certainly, it presents all these values that the family protects and promotes, contributing in a basic sense to form the fabric of every society.
At the same time, though, the family of Nazareth is unique, different from all others, because of its singular vocation, linked to the mission of the Son of God. Precisely because of its unique character, it presents to every family, and in the first place to Christian families, the horizon of God, the sweet and demanding priority of his will, the perspective of heaven, to which we are destined.
For all of this, today let us give thanks to God, like the Virgin Mary and St. Joseph, who with such faith and willingness cooperated in the Lord's plan of salvation.
To express the beauty and the value of the family, today thousands of people have gathered in Madrid. To them, I want to address myself in Spanish:
I offer now a cordial greeting to the participants who are gathered in Madrid in this intimate gathering to pray for the family and to commit oneself to work in favor of the family with strength and hope. The family is certainly a grace from God, which reveals what he, himself, is: love. A love that is entirely gratuitous, that sustains fidelity without limits, even in the moments of difficulty or dejection.
These qualities are incarnated in an eminent way in the Holy Family, in which Jesus came to the world and grew and filled himself with wisdom, with the exquisite care of Mary and the faithful guardianship of St. Joseph.
Dear families, do not allow the love, openness to life, and the incomparable bonds that unite your homes to be spoiled. Ask this constantly of the Lord, pray together, so that your resolutions are enlightened by faith and extolled by divine grace in the path toward sanctity.
In this way, with the joy of your sharing everything in love, you will give to the world a beautiful testimony of how important the family is for the human being and for society. The Pope is at your side, praying especially to the Lord for those in each family who have greatest need of health, work, consolation and company. In this prayer of the Angelus, I entrust all of you to our Mother in heaven, the most holy Virgin Mary.
Dear brothers and sisters, speaking of the family, I cannot fail to recall that from the 14th to 18th of January, 2009, the 6th World Meeting of Families will take place in Mexico City. Let us pray starting now for this important ecclesial event and entrust to the Lord every family, especially those most tried by the difficulties of life and the wounds of misunderstanding and division. May the Redeemer, born in Bethlehem, give to all the serenity and the strength to walk united in the path of good.
[After praying the Angelus, the Pope continued:]
Dear brothers and sisters:
The Holy Land, which in these days of Christmas is in the center of the thoughts and the affections of the faithful of every part of the world, finds itself again jolted by an explosion of unparalleled violence. I am deeply bereaved for those who have died and the wounded, by the material damages, the suffering and the tears of the populations that are victims of this tragic chain of attacks and retaliation.
Jesus' homeland cannot continue to be witness of so much bloodshed, which continues endlessly! I implore an end to the violence, which must be condemned in every one of its manifestations, and the re-establishment of the truce in the Gaza Strip. I ask for a show of humanity and wisdom from all those who have responsibility in the situation. I implore the international community to do everything possible to help Israelis and Palestinians to get out of this dead-end street and to not resign themselves -- as I said a few days ago in the "urbi et orbi" message -- to the perverse logic of confrontation and violence, but rather to give priority to the path of dialogue and negotiation.
Let us entrust to Jesus, Prince of Peace, our fervent prayer for these intentions, and to him, to Mary and Joseph, let us implore: "Family of Nazareth, expert in suffering, give peace to the world." Give peace today above all to the Holy Land!
[Translation by ZENIT]
[The Holy Father then greeted the people in various languages. In English, he said:]
I welcome all the English-speaking pilgrims at this Angelus. Today we recall how Mary and Joseph, after presenting Jesus in the temple, took the child to Nazareth and began their life as a family. May all families strive to imitate their faith, hope and charity, so as to bear greater witness to the singular importance of the "domestic church" for the life of the universal Church and for society. God bless you all!
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Pope's Christmas Address to Curia
ROME, JAN. 1, 2009 (Zenit.org).- A non-official translation of Benedict XVI's Dec. 22 address to the Roman Curia for the traditional exchange of Christmas greetings can be found at ZENIT's Web page: http://www.zenit.org/article-24682?l=English.
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