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 ENGAGEMENTS
CARDINAL OSWALD GRACIAS
Sun Aug 21 Organizing Committee Meeting, FABC 50 General Conference, Bangkok

Mon Aug 22 Formal Inauguration of FABC 50 General Conference, Bangkok

Tue-Wed Aug 23-24 Preparatory Meeting for FABC 50 General Conference, Bangkok

Sat Aug 27 Participates in the Consistory for creation of New Cardinals, Rome

BISHOP ALLWYN D'SILVA

Sun-Fri Aug 21-26 Attends Core Group Meeting to plan FABC 50 Conference, Bangkok

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 EDITORIAL
T his year on August 21, as the Church celebrates Justice Sunday in the Archdiocese of Bombay,
the focus will be on the call to all Christians to take care of the sick and Elderly. This is
because all Christians, by virtue of their baptism, have a share in the Priestly, Kingly and
Prophetic ministry in the Church and society at large. The most challenging among them is the
Prophetic Ministry which is to proclaim and struggle to implement God’s values of social justice
to the poor, the sick, the oppressed and the downtrodden. A wider understanding of the theme
for Social Justice would be to reflect on the concept of Prophetic ministry.
The prophetic ministry to which we are called applies to all issues of social injustice in the
world – whether it is taking care of the elders, the sick and marginalized, or migrants or house
workers or any other unorganised group or even the organised sector. We are called to be like
the prophet Amos or other major or minor prophets of social justice in the Old Testament. Amos
was a model shepherd from Judah, who was a migrant field worker called by God to exercise
his prophetic ministry in the Northern kingdom of Israel where corruption was rampant.
In Amos, we have an iconic Prophet of Yahweh in the O.T. It was not an easy task for him to
speak against this class of people — merchants and traders who would cheat the illiterate and the
poor using wrong weights while doing business. Amos did not succumb to the pressure of the
powerful, but rather spoke against those exploiting the poor and the marginalised. The situation
today is no different than it was during Amos’ time. A major part of the world is undergoing
turmoil. The ominous cloud of a war of attrition hangs heavily over Russia and Ukraine that
could prove disastrous to the world. We now have China against Taiwan, being observed by all
with bated breath.
But among the O.T. prophets, we also have examples of some false prophets who would flatter
the king supporting their self-serving administration of the kingdom, because the kings were
incorrigible and would brook no protest. Though they were supposed to be the voice of God to
the people, they failed and succumbed to the will of the king. Those faithful to the Word of God
were incarcerated and put to death. In modern times, things have become still more difficult, and
by emulating the false prophets, we could only worsen the situation.
It appears that we are not far from the day when the rich and powerful will join together
exploiting every country and may establish a parallel government under the guise of free trade
economy in different countries of the world. The poor and the marginalised can be mesmerized
to believe that all which is happening is precisely for the good of the countries and the world at
large. Under the guise of religion, tensions are created; mistrust, hate mails propagated to diffuse
opposition and divert attention from social atrocities so that the rich can continue to amass money
at the cost of the poor.
In this rat race for money, power and wealth, the poor will be crushed. We may not have a
prophet like Amos to confront such situations, because it appears that those who speak for truth
can be considered as traitors and incur death. In addition to exploitation, poverty and wars,
there will be natural calamities: volcanic eruptions, floods, earthquakes and tsunamis which will
worsen the situation.
We need a prophet like Amos to confront unjust situations, because those who speak for truth
in a country can easily be considered traitors and put to death.
We need to look for heroes like Mahatma Gandhi who went on the Dandi March to protest
the heavy taxes laid down by the British Government in 1930. Fr Stan Swamy, Mother Teresa
and Baba Amte and many others are examples of those who lost their lives fighting for a just
cause. Freedom was gained by the sacrifices of many martyrs. Let us be ready to die only once
as martyrs. “Cowards die many times before their death," said Shakespeare. Let us create prophets
in this world who will not only take care of the elderly, but empower every child to stand for
truth. SATYAMEV JAYATE.
(Guest editorial) Fr Bernard Lancy Pinto is the Chairperson, Justice & Peace Commission,
Archdiocese of Bombay.

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 BISHOP ALLWYN D’SILVA pu ng food on the table, the young no longer have the
pa ence to deal with the old. It is only too easy to snap at
our elders and feel s fled by their needs and nagging. A er
a hard day of work or chores, no one wants to come back to
a house where the elder has forgo en to take medica on,
close the tap, le the gas on, or return only to provide
arduous sanitary care. On a quest to find meaning in a
seemingly “unproduc ve” stage of life, the old have difficulty
in le ng go and adap ng to a society and culture that is
markedly different from their younger days. The elderly
find it hard to come to terms with the fact that the younger
genera on are adults in their own right, are perfectly capable
On Justice Sunday 2022, reach out to the of making their own choices, and do not appreciate guidance
hands that raised us anymore. Senior ci zens are trapped between caring for their
even older parents and ptoeing around their earning adult
offspring. Children, enthralled by technology, convenience

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s we age and grow old, we might expect the winter and urbanisa on, take no no ce of the elderly, unless they
of our lives to be filled with tranquillity. At this want to be indulged with treats or gi s.
stage, we are free from our myriad responsibili es
and demands such as earning a livelihood or raising
families. It is only natural to look forward to a period of
serenity, joy and sa sfac on, as we bear witness to the fruits
of our toil and life-long labour, and finally find the me for
ourselves and have the resources to pursue our interests or
hobbies, or whatever wishes we le unfulfilled in our youth.
The reality of old age is starkly different. Nothing prepares
us for the frailty, decay, disability and dependency that
comes with ageing. Regrets of a wasted life may consume
us. We could find ourselves discarded by the world which
values the modernity, performance and vitality of the young
whose frene c lifestyles we can no longer keep up with. Skills
we have spent a life me cul va ng are rapidly rendered
obsolete. We may find our savings woefully inadequate to
support ourselves.
Sooner or later, nearly every one of us will experience
ageing. Worldwide, life expectancy is increasing. The United
Na ons reports that the number of people aged 65 and
above is growing faster than any other age group. In 2018,
for the first me in world history, those aged 65 years or over
outnumbered children under five years of age, and will more
than double by 2050. Popula on ageing will be one of the
key social transforma ons of this century. Its implica ons
are already evident in family structures, healthcare,
pensions, finance, social protec on systems, labour, housing,
transporta on and other sectors. How are we responding
to this inevitable transforma on? What are we doing with Times have changed, and we have become more selfish,
“drooping hands” and “weak knees”? more materialis c and more manipula ve. How have we
come to cast away intergenera onal bonding and view each
Values and A tudes other through the lens of u lity? When did it become okay
One of the greatest challenges we face in caring for the for us to bulldoze our adult children’s need for privacy?
elderly is overcoming our mutual nega ve a tudes and When did it become acceptable to beguile our parents
percep ons. Caught up in work stress and the pressure of into being free babysi ers, only to dump them in an old
age home at the slightest infirmity? When did our homes
– safe havens of peace, love, support, kindness and joy
Bishop Allwyn D’Silva is Member Bishop – Office for Justice,
– degenerate into ghastly hells of abuse, mistrust, anger,
Peace and Development of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference suspicion and neglect? How can we only keep each other
of India (CBCI).

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around because of money or property?
A return to Gospel values is the only path through which
we can counter the values of the world.
Let us examine our conscience to overcome the challenge
of the decline in our humanity. Let us regain our love and
empathy for each other. The Lord commands children to
honour their parents, and in turn, parents are instructed
not to drive their children to resentment (cf. Ephesians 6:2-
4). Let us find strength in prayer and cul vate pa ence for
each other. Let our frustra ons from stress or debility melt
away with kisses and hugs. Let us make it a point to have
non-judgmental conversa ons and enjoy meals together
without cri cising the food. May we find joy in service,
cherish one another, recognise our interdependence and be
grateful to one another.
For the younger among us, it is hard
to cope with a respected guiding
figure being robbed of vigour. We may
continue to expect them to watch out for
us, as they did when they were stronger.
Infirmity and End of Life Care
With old age comes the natural decline of our bodies. There
can be no end to the health problems that afflict us, and
expenses mount. Bones, joints, ssues, organs and muscles
degenerate, skin wrinkles and sags; we lose our mobility,
memory, sleep, strength and vigour.
Ge ng around our own room comes with the risk of
debilita ng falls and fractures. It becomes hard to see or
hear, or control bowel and bladder movements. Pain may
become a constant companion. Some mes we neglect our
health, some mes we embark on a series of cosme c and
elec ve procedures to keep ageing at bay. For the younger
among us, it is hard to cope with a respected guiding figure
being robbed of vigour. We may con nue to expect them to
watch out for us, as they did when they were stronger.
While death is the only certainty of our lives, it looms ever
larger for the elderly. In our mes, we have medicalised the
end of life. If we can afford to, we park our loved ones in
hospital Intensive Care Units, where a cocktail of machinery
and drugs keep death at bay. Too many of us will die in a
sterile, cold room accompanied only by the sound of the
heart rate monitor. Some of us will long for euthanasia,
the burden of disease and decline unbearable. Medical
professionals may become desensi sed, viewing the pa ent
as just another case, not a person who lived, loved and lost.
We ought to ques on if this degree of medical interven on
is necessary, par cularly when we have aged so much that
our life can be prolonged only by mere days or months. In
our zealous upholding of the right to life, are we robbing
ourselves of a good death? When we have reached the end
of our lives, is it not be er to be surrounded by our loved
ones? Rather than keeping our elderly on ven lators, could
we not extend to them our love, warmth and physical touch,
as we care for them at home or in a hospice? Studies have
shown that hearing and touch are among the last senses to
go. Can we not ease our passing from this world with the
caress of our family on our weary selves? Is it impossible for
us to let go with words of love instead of anguished cries that
somehow reach even a comatose person?
Let us prepare ourselves for accep ng death, for no ma er
how long our lives may have been, our me on this Earth
is ephemeral. Let us make peace with our Maker, and let
go of our bi erness, anger, envy, regret, guilt and sorrow,
for redemp on and glory awaits us. Let us do what we
can for the aged who are dying. Let us be prudent and not
emo onal, making hard decisions with due diligence and
ample cau on – about resuscita on, organ dona on, funeral
arrangements, assets, registered wills and so on – well before
cogni ve impairment sets in or manipula on gets to us. How
can we assist the elderly in these tough decisions without
le ng ourselves fall into greed or taking advantage of their
decline? Let us ensure our elderly frequently receive and
take comfort in the Sacraments as their lives draw to a close.
Let us learn to accept loss and process grief, so that we can
be pillars of love and strength for the old person whose life
is drawing to a close. Let us also make sure that caregiving
is shared, no one person is stuck with it, and that there is a
network of support for all caregivers.
Loneliness and the Responsibili es of our Parishes
and Communi es
With the inevitable passing of me comes loneliness. Some
of our elderly slogged through their youth to give their
children a good educa on and send them abroad. Now alone
at home, it is difficult to master the technology of video
calls. Besides, the digital world is a poor and hopelessly
inadequate subs tute for the actual touch of our loved ones.
Even for the aged who live with their families, it is easy to fall
into the despair and loneliness of old age. We do not know
what to do with ourselves and our me. And though it is
necessary to prepare for death, loneliness must not compel
us to spend this part of our lives hoping for it to come
quickly. No; in old age, we have a new voca on.
Let us make intergenera onal events happen. Let us set
up ini a ves so that the young visit the old, assist them in
their chores, help cook or deliver meals, or provide them
a pick-up and drop at least to church. During the COVID-19
pandemic, many of our parish youth stepped up to assist
the elderly in registering on the vaccina on portal and
taking them to get their shots. Let us con nue with such
accompaniment and care. May those who are younger be
respec ul. While our educa on and work experience may
have us be er equipped for the world of today, the wisdom
and advice that stems from the life experience of the elderly
(Contd on Pg 9)
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s a free na on, India has
A just completed her pla num
jubilee! There is much
to celebrate, and much
more to be thankful for! Plenty of
events have heralded this historical
moment. An event we jus fiably
need to be proud of: thanks to the
sacrifices and struggles of our freedom
fighters, who ensured that we got
our independence and also to the
visionary and commi ed leadership,
who safeguarded the essen als of our
Cons tu on and promoted them. Over
the years, we have certainly made rapid
strides and developed as a na on in
several spheres.
Despite the many posi ve dimensions
since Independence, we are painfully
aware of the other reality which has
gripped our na on. It is that agenda
of divisiveness and discrimina on; of
exploita on and exclusion; of injus ces
heaped on the poor and the vulnerable,
the minori es and the marginalised,
on women and children. Above all, the
targe ng of those who take a stand
for truth and for jus ce, who defend
pluralism, inclusion and those who
are commi ed to the defence of the
Cons tu on. It is however, interes ng,
to note that one group (across the
spectrum) whose rights have been
blatantly ignored and who have
become vic ms of an insensi ve (and
unjust) system are the elderly! India at
seventy-five, they say, has come of age;
unfortunately, the same is not true for
most of our senior ci zens - the elderly
of our na on!
The en re world is ageing! In a
Popula on Revision data of 2019,
Fr Cedric Prakash SJ is a human
rights, justice, reconciliation and peace
activist/writer.
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FR CEDRIC PRAKASH SJ
the United Na ons said, “By 2020,
the number of people aged 60 years
and older will outnumber children
younger than 5 years.” Further, “Over
the next three decades, the number of
older persons worldwide is projected
to more than double, reaching more
than 1.5 billion persons in 2050,
and 80% of them will be living in
low- and middle-income countries.”
In 1991, the UN General Assembly
adopted the United Na ons Principles
for Older Persons, enumera ng 18
en tlements for older persons –
rela ng to independence, par cipa on,
care, self-fulfilment and dignity. The
next year, in 1992, the Interna onal
Conference on Ageing met to follow
up on the Plan of Ac on, adop ng a
Proclama on on Ageing. Following the
Conference's recommenda on, the UN
General Assembly declared 1999 the
Interna onal Year of Older Persons, and
October 1 as the Interna onal Day of
Older Persons.
India is not far from the UN global
predic ons on ageing. About a year
ago, the Na onal Sta s cal Office
(NSO) released its ‘Elderly in India
2020’ report. The report flagged
concerns around an ageing popula on,
and stressed the urgent need for
the country to plan for a changing
popula on structure. Some of the
startling official sta s cs include:
• India’s elderly popula on (aged
60 and above) is projected to touch
194 million in 2031 from 138 million
in 2021, a 41 per cent increase over
a decade.
• There will be 93 million males
and 101 million females in 2031; up
from 67 million males and 71 million
females in 2021.
• NSO’s Na onal Sample Survey (NSS)
data from 2017-2018 notes 70 per cent
of the elderly in India were dependent
on others for their daily living
• The situa on was worse for
females; only 10 per cent and 11 per
cent of females were economically
independent in rural and urban areas
respec vely, compared to the 48 per
cent and 57 per cent of males in rural
and urban areas
Not sa sfied with its own efforts
to address what is happening to the
elderly in the world, in 2011, the UN
General Assembly decided to observe
every June 15 as The World Elder Abuse
Awareness Day (WEAAD). According
to WHO es mates, one in six people
over 60 years of age suffers from
abuse. That means nearly 141 million
people globally. This number may be
much higher as neglect, abuse and
violence of older people are among the
most hidden and under-represented
viola ons of human rights. The reality
in India, on this score, is obviously
much more serious.
This year 2022 marks twenty years
since the adop on of the Madrid
Interna onal Plan of Ac on on
Ageing (MIPAA), a comprehensive
ac on plan for governments and
civil society, amongst other groups,
for building a society for all ages.
MIPAA is the first global agreement
which recognises older people as
contributors to the development of
their socie es, and which commits
governments to including ageing in
all social and economic development
policies, including poverty reduc on
programmes. It also called for
governments to include older people
in policies and programmes to reach
the Millennium Development Goal of
halving the propor on of people living
in extreme poverty by 2015. *‘Neglect,
Abuse and Violence’ provides two
objec ves rela ng to the elimina on
of all forms of neglect, abuse and
violence of older persons, as well as the
crea on of support services to address
elder abuse. Both objec ves include
ac ons to review policies, enact laws
and create awareness, informa on,
training and research ini a ves. Sadly,
in the absence of an interna onal (and
na onal) standard on the rights of older
persons, serious gaps between policy
and prac ce and a general awareness
on the rights of the elderly s ll remain!
‘Times are changing!’ A cliché that
is repeated from one genera on to
another. Today, it is true that families in
India have become smaller; careerism
and consumerism have overwhelmed
the average person. The rapid strides
in technology have made us less
human and more individualis c! The
quality me that families enjoyed in
the past – caring and sharing, praying
and playing, bonding and nurturing –
seems to have become a rarity today.
Those mes of the tradi onal ‘joint
family’ – where the very presence of
elders was deemed sacred – have all
but disappeared! “We have no me,”
scream one and all; there is much less
me for grandparents and the elderly.
The respect given to the elderly in the
past is today a rarity. O en, the elders
are just tolerated, if not regarded as an
CHALLENGES FACED IN PROVIDING CARE ... (Contd from Pg. 7)
is irreplaceable. May our priests and
animators make themselves available
for administering the Sacraments.
Let us find ways and means to train
caregivers to be compassionate, secure
be er social protec on and enable the
elderly to con nue to work and earn if
they so choose, without affec ng the
contrac ng job market of the young.
May we con nue to advocate for be er
absolute nuisance. It is very convenient
for well-to-do children, who enjoy
a comfortable life abroad, to dump
their elders in a ‘Home for the Aged’
back home. They a empt to absolve
themselves from all responsibility and
guilt saying, “The good Sisters there
look a er them very well; we call every
week, and of course, we pay for their
monthly expenses!” What the elderly
desire and need most is the comfor ng
presence of their very own: their flesh
and blood - just to be there.
On Justice Sunday this
year, with the theme
‘Upholding the Rights
and Dignity of the
Elderly’, we are all called
to revisit and celebrate
the warmth and love, the
sacrifices and generosity,
the selflessness and
the sensitivity.
Pope Francis has made the concern for
the elderly a hallmark of his papacy. Since
2021, he has ini ated a special ‘World
Day of Grandparents and the Elderly’ in
the Church. Referring to this significant
day, Pope Francis said during his
pension schemes, provide legal aid,
subsidised health care and assisted
living facili es for those in need.
Conclusion
As we mark this Jus ce Sunday’s theme
on Challenges Faced in Providing Care
for the Elderly, may we, as Pope Francis
said, persevere in hope, as we come to
see that ageing is not a condemna on,
Wednesday audience on March 2, 2022,
“Old age certainly imposes a slower pace;
but they are not merely mes of iner a.
Indeed, the measure of these rhythms
opens up, for all, spaces of meaning
of life unknown to the obsession with
speed. Losing contact with the slower
rhythms of old age closes up these spaces
to everyone. It is from this perspec ve
that I wished to establish the feast of
grandparents on the last Sunday of July.
The alliance between the two extreme
genera ons of life—children and the
elderly—also helps the other two—young
people and adults—to bond with each
other, so as to make everyone’s existence
richer in humanity.”
On Jus ce Sunday this year, with
the theme ‘Upholding the Rights and
Dignity of the Elderly’, we are all called
to revisit and celebrate the warmth
and love, the sacrifices and generosity,
the selflessness and the sensi vity:
that ‘revolu on of tenderness’, which
one would have experienced from
one’s own grandparents and the other
elderly in families and communi es.
Further, one also needs to accept
and appreciate that the elderly too,
have their rights, which include the
right for independence, par cipa on,
care, self-fulfilment and dignity. The
younger ones need to work towards
the realisa on of these at all mes. The
elderly must be cared for! Their rights
and dignity must be ensured! These are
non-nego able! Are we prepared to
make this a reality? „
but a blessing. Growing old is the gi of
a long life! May the Holy Spirit bless all
our efforts, and the Holy Family guide us
as we journey with the elderly. May we
grow in wisdom as we ourselves age! „
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 FR LAWRENCE A. D’SOUZA
he Second Va can Council reminded us (cf.
T Sacrosanctum Concilium, n. 5), ci ng the scriptures,
the Fathers, and the Liturgy — the pillars of
authen c Tradi on — it was from the side of Christ
as He slept the sleep of death upon the Cross that there
came forth “the wondrous sacrament of the whole Church.”
(St Augus ne, Ennara ones in Psalmos, Ps. 132) The parallel
between the first Adam and the new Adam is striking; as
from the side of the first Adam, a er having cast him into
a deep sleep, God draws forth Eve, so also from the side of
the new Adam, sleeping the sleep of death on the cross,
there is born the new Eve – the Church. The astonishment
for us lies in the words that we can imagine the new Adam
made his own in gazing at the Church: “Here at last is bone
of my bones and flesh of my flesh.” (Gen 2:23) For our having
believed in His Word and descended into the waters of
Bap sm, we have become bone of His bone and flesh of His
flesh. Without this incorpora on, there is no possibility of
living the fullness of the worship of God.
From its very beginnings, the aim of the liturgical
movement, which originated in Belgium in 1909, was to
close the gap between the official liturgy of the priest and
that of the people. The term ‘ac ve par cipa on’ (actuoso
par cipa o) was born out of this movement, and has since
become part of our common usage. It became a key term
at Va can II in the liturgical Cons tu on, Sacrosanctum
Concilium. This was fostered by promo ng the circula ng of
people’s Missals at the start, and then by the introducing of
the vernacular in the liturgy, as well as simplifying liturgical
Fr Lawrence A. D’Souza is Assistant Parish Priest at Gloria
Church, Byculla.
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symbolism to make it more transparent, by returning to the
praxis of the early Church and dropping elements which,
later in the medieval era, had come to overshadow the
essen als, and by a correct distribu on of roles in the service
of the liturgy. The result was a far greater involvement of the
people, even to the very heart of the liturgy.
With the Liturgical Renewal ushered in by the Second
Va can Council, Catholics rejoiced over the fact that the
ceremonies no longer had to be carried out in a dead
language or culture, but truly in the vocabulary and gestures
of a par cular place and thereby become the public,
par cipated act of the en re believing community… the
liturgy seemed to be on the way of becoming “meaningful
and relevant”. And yet, as with every worthy reform, there is
a shadow side, so too, even though the ac ve involvement of
the people in the liturgy had been certainly an unparalleled
gi from the Council to the People of God, it led to over-
emphasising of “meaningfulness and relevance” to the
extent of suppressing the element of Mystery altogether.
In the West, many naively “pop” liturgies were introduced
- not only vernacular, but common, colloquial and “slangy”
expressions were used in prayers and announcements.
Hymns were set to popular tunes and secular songs.
All authentic liturgy is shot through
with an everlasting dialectic; it is
the tension between mystery and
meaningfulness, the elusive and the
relevant, the half-concealed and the
half-revealed.
Ceremonial was reduced to a bare minimum (li le or no
special vestments, no processions, elimina on of sacred
gestures, replacing sacred objects such as chalices and
patens with glasses and plates). The liturgy became the
property of those who celebrate, a terrain given over to their
‘crea vity’. Hence, those who serve the liturgy – both priests
and laity – tended to become its ‘owners.’ In a word, the real
subject of the liturgy is no longer Christ who, through the
Spirit, worships the Father and sanc fies the people, but a
sort of liturgical ‘coup’ in which every sense of the mystery
is eliminated, the language trivialized and cult turned into a
purely human ac vity. Fortunately, this trend is not universal;
nevertheless, any a empt to evaluate liturgical praxis in our
me would be wrong to ignore it.
However, all authen c liturgy is shot through with an
everlas ng dialec c; it is the tension between mystery and
meaningfulness, the elusive and the relevant, the half-
concealed and the half-revealed. It is not an easy balance,
but it must be aimed at nevertheless!
THE LITURGY IS BEYOND US
The Ac ng Subject of the Liturgy is the Risen Christ; He is
the first and only High Priest, the only one who is competent
to bring worship to God and to sanc fy the people. This
is not only an abstract theological truth; it must become
evident and visible in the liturgy. The core of the liturgy, is
therefore, already given in the Lord’s acts of ins tu on. This
however, does not mean that the individual and celebra ng
community are neither capable nor permi ed to make a
crea ve contribu on. The community is crea ve, but not an
“instance of crea on”. Otherwise, the liturgy would no longer
be the epiphany of the Chris an mysteries through the
service of the Church, the con nua on of His Incarna on,
Passion, Death and Resurrec on, via Sacred Symbols, Myths
and Rites. Hence, we are not creators, but servants and
guardians of the mysteries.
THE RELATEDNESS TO THE COSMOS
One important fact about the liturgy is its relatedness to
the cosmos. Many of its symbols are borrowed from cosmic
reali es such as fire, light, water, food, bodily gestures. Times
and seasons, the posi on of sun and moon, night and day,
summer and winter are also related to the liturgy. In the
liturgical event, all the major human archetypes have their
place, with cosmic reali es given their chance to appear in
their full reality as created things. The liturgy must work with
‘real’ things – real fire, real linen, real light of the Paschal
Candle. Thus, liturgy becomes the true repository of the
authen city of the objects around us. To serve God, we use
only the best things as He created them. Expediency and
comfort need to make way here for authen city.
Another fact is that all our Jewish and Chris an symbols
are no longer purely cosmic or natural. They have all been
determined and condi oned by the history of God with His
people. For instance, although all our Jewish-Chris an feasts
have an agrarian origin, they have all been condi oned
by the salvific events. The Passover is no longer purely
agricultural; it is also the celebra on of the exodus from
Egypt. And the New Passover of Christ - the celebra on of
passing from Death to Life, Resurrec on! ‘Shebuoth’ is no
longer a celebra on of the first harvest, but of the giving of
the Law on Mount Sinai. And Pentecost - the celebra on of
the Descent of the Holy Spirit - wri ng the New Law of Christ
on our hearts, thus establishing His New Covenant!
THE LITURGY AND THE SENSES
Liturgy is closely related to the body and the senses. As a
ma er of fact, there is only one fundamental symbolism: that
of the human body as an expression of the human soul, and
thus the primary loca on of all symbols. All other symbolic
gestures can be situated in the extension of the human body.
The eye is the most ac ve of the senses. In the liturgy
nowadays, however, it tends to be somewhat undervalued.
There is a lot to hear, but li le to see. At a me when the
verbal dimension was not understood, the visual dimension
was pushed to the fore. Certain secondary liturgical
gestures, such as the eleva on of the bread and wine at the
consecra on, are a consequence of this fact. Even Eucharis c
worship outside of Mass has its roots here. It is always best
to let the great symbols func on. How, for example, can
bap sm symbolise ‘recep on into the Church’ if it takes
place in an almost empty church building? How can it be
understood as a water bath, if it turns out to be li le more
than a sprinkling with water? How can we speak of ‘hearing
the message’ if everyone is si ng with their heads bent
reading the texts in their missale es at the moment when
they should be listening? The three great focal points of the
celebra on – the Presiden al Chair, the Ambo and the Altar –
also have a strong visual significance.
The Assembly has the most important place in the
Chris an Liturgy, and rightly so. Liturgy is a celebra on of
the faith, and the ‘faith comes from the congrega on’. And
so, if the Chris an mysteries being celebrated are all rooted
in historical facts and are thus memorial celebra ons,
then it is equally true that this should be spoken about.
History is impossible without the element of ‘narra ve’. Of
great importance is that the different text genres should
be respected: a reading is not a prayer, a hymn is not a
Psalm, a song is not a moni o, nor is a homily a set of
announcements. Each of these genres requires its own
audi ve treatment. Furthermore, it is clear that neither
rhetoric nor theatricality nor pathos have a part in the
liturgy. Reading is not ac ng; it is allowing oneself to be
the humble instrument of a word that comes from beyond.
Even the place from which the Scriptures are read has some
significance. The Word is proclaimed, not read, from the
ambo, surrounded by symbols sugges ve of respect (light,
incense, altar servers, Celebrant).
The sense of touch finds its most profound expression in
the laying on of hands and in anoin ng. These are among the
most physical gestures of the liturgy, and they can have an
enormous impact on the human person.
The sense of smell, whereby the use of incense raises
the mind and the senses to divine presence and make us
experience God’s holiness.
(Contd on Pg 13)
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 ne of the most beau ful
O
and universal tles of the
Blessed Virgin Mary is her
tle as Queen, honoured by
the August 22 feast of the Queenship
of Mary, the octave day of the feast of
her Assump on. What does this mean,
and what is the Church tradi on on this
doctrine of the Catholic Faith?
What happened when Mary
entered Heaven?
The Queenship of Mary is very closely
associated with the dogma of
her Assump on into heaven.
Catholic Tradi on holds that once
Mary, the Mother of God, was
assumed into heaven at the end
of her earthy life, she was then
crowned as Queen of both
Heaven and Earth to reign
alongside her Son, the King.
This is why the two events
in Mary's life are side
by side in the Glorious
Mysteries of the Holy
Rosary.
Pope John Paul
II, in his apostolic
le er Rosarium
Virginis Mariae
writes of this
Glorious
Mystery of her
Corona on:
“Christ was
raised in glory
to the right
hand of the
Father, while
Mary herself
would be raised to that same
glory in the Assump on, enjoying
beforehand, by a unique privilege, the
des ny reserved for all the just at the
resurrec on of the dead. Crowned
in glory – as she appears in the last
Glorious Mystery – Mary shines forth
as Queen of the Angels and Saints,
the an cipa on and the supreme
Gretchen Filz is a Lay Dominican.
After receiving her M.A. in Christian
Apologetics, she converted to the Catholic
Faith in 2011. She lives and works in the
Diocese of Charlotte.
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realisa on of the
eschatological state
of the Church.”
Here we see that
at the end of
Mary's earthly
life, she was
exalted even
above the
angels in
heaven, having
a unique privilege
and place as the
Mother of Jesus Christ,
who is both fully God
and fully man.
Mary's glory in
heaven is a picture or
foreshadowing for all
Chris ans of the similar
heavenly glory meant for those
who share in her Son's passion,
death and resurrec on. She
received first, and in the
most perfect way,
that which is des ned
for all of us.
Biblical Basis of
Mary's Royalty
The doctrine of the
Queenship of Mary
is based in part on a
vision given to St John the Apostle (the
disciple given the care of Mary a er
Our Lord's death) that he writes about
in the Book of Revela on 12:1-5 –
“And a great sign appeared in heaven:
A woman clothed with the sun, and
the moon under her feet, and on her
head a crown of twelve stars. And being
with child, she cried travailing in birth,
and was in pain to be delivered. And
there was seen another sign in heaven;
and behold a great red dragon, having
seven heads, and ten horns; and on his
head seven diadems. And his tail drew
GRETCHEN FILZ
the third part of the stars of heaven,
and cast them to the earth; and the
dragon stood before the woman who
was ready to be delivered; that, when
she should be delivered, he might
devour her son. And she brought forth
a man child, who was to rule all na ons
with an iron rod; and her son was taken
up to God, and to his throne.”
The woman in this passage is Mary,
and the child is her Son, Jesus Christ.
No ce that in this passage, Mary
is wearing a crown of twelve stars,
which is representa ve of the twelve
tribes of Israel (her ancestry; in Israel's
history, it was the mother of the king
who reigned as queen) and the twelve
Apostles (the founda on of the Church,
who regarded her as Mother).
This biblical evidence, combined
with other biblical evidence of Mary's
special place in God's plan of salva on
(Mary as the Ark of the Covenant,
Mary as the new Eve, Mary as the
Mother of the Church) is founda onal
to the understanding of her corona on
as Queen of Heaven and Earth in
Church Tradi on.
Her Queenship in Church Tradi on
Mary is the Mother of the Church,
because she was the Mother of Jesus
Christ, who is God. This profound
familial rela onship is not somehow
dissolved or lessened in significance
a er Mary's death, but instead is
exalted. Just as Christ is exalted in
heaven as King of Kings and Lord of
Lords, Mary is similarly exalted in
heaven as Queen Mother.
In this life, Mary shared in the Passion
of Christ, and in heaven, she shares
in the Glory of Christ. This privilege of
reigning with Christ is not meant for
Mary alone, but she is our example
in that all of us are intended to reign
with Jesus in heaven, too. Mary has the
special exalted place as Mother of Jesus
and Mother of the Church, who helps
the faithful journey to her Son.
There is a long tradi on among the
Church Fathers on the Queenship of
Mary. St Ephrem (4th century) referred
to Mary as “Lady” and “Queen.” The
Marian Hymns we know and love,
such as “Hail, Holy Queen” and “Hail,
Queen of Heaven” were composed in
the 11th to 13th centuries, and extol
her Queenship, as well as the prayers
of the Dominican rosary and the
Franciscan crown.
Lessons from the Popes
As noted earlier, the Queenship of Mary
is closely related to the dogma of the
Assump on. It was immediately a er
her Assump on into Heaven that the
crowning took place. The Assump on
was declared dogma by Pope Pius XII in
1950. Not surprisingly, four years later
in 1954, Pope Pius XII gave Mary the
tle ‘Queen of Heaven’ in his encyclical
Ad Caeli Reginam (On Proclaiming the
Queenship of Mary) and ins tuted her
feast day under this tle to take place
each year on August 22.
In this document, he stated:
“Jesus is King throughout all eternity
by nature and by right of conquest:
REDISCOVERING THE BEAUTY ... (Contd from Pg. 11)
CONCLUSION: LITURGY & LIFE
There has been a great deal of
discussion in recent years concerning
the exo c character of the liturgy and
its distance from the everyday life of
Chris ans. According to Pope Leo the
Great, “Just as the Chris an mysteries
have crossed over into the Liturgy, it
is equally true that liturgy must cross
over into the moral and spiritual life of
Chris ans!” ‘Imitamini quod tracta s’ –
“Do in prac ce what you do in liturgy”
– resounds the ancient text from the
liturgy of Ordina on.
Aside from the liturgy’s profound and
significant content as an indispensable
source of grace and power for life,
we must also bear in mind that the
Sunday Eucharist interrupts monotony,
and differen ates and ar culates
This privilege of reigning
with Christ is not meant
for Mary alone, but she is
our example in that all of
us are intended to reign
with Jesus in heaven,
too. Mary has the special
exalted place as Mother
of Jesus and Mother of
the Church, who helps
the faithful journey to
her Son.
through Him, with Him, and
subordinate to Him, Mary is Queen by
grace, by divine rela onship, by right of
conquest, and by singular choice [of the
Father]. And her kingdom is as vast as
that of her Son and God, since nothing
is excluded from her dominion."
The documents of the Second Va can
human me… It is some mes said
that the liturgy gives shape to life, that
it symbolises life. This is not en rely
incorrect. Liturgy not only symbolises
human life, but also makes present
firstly, the mysteries of salva on – the
words and deeds of Christ, but also our
deeds in so far as they are reflected,
purified and redeemed in Christ. Life
and Liturgy are thus in a dialec c
rela onship, in a way that liturgy finds
its field of applica on in daily life. It
flows over it and nourishes it. Hence,
the life of a Chris an is built on two
things: Cultus and Caritas.
To sum up, in the words of His
Holiness, Pope Francis in his recent
Apostolic Le er, “Desiderio Desideravi”
No. 21 says, “But we must be careful:
for the an dote of the Liturgy to be
Council reaffirm this doctrine. Lumen
Gen um (Dogma c Cons tu on on the
Church), promulgated by Pope Paul VI
in 1964, states:
“Let the en re body of the faithful
pour forth persevering prayer to the
Mother of God and Mother of men.
Let them implore that she who aided
the beginnings of the Church by her
prayers may now, exalted as she is in
heaven above all the saints and angels,
intercede with her Son in the fellowship
of all the saints. May she do so un l
all the peoples of the human family,
whether they are honoured with the
name of Chris an or whether they
s ll do not know their Saviour, are
happily gathered together in peace
and harmony into the one People of
God, for the glory of the Most Holy and
Undivided Trinity.”
So we see that the doctrine of
Mary as Queen of Heaven and Earth
was believed by the faithful all along
in Church Tradi on, with its roots in
Sacred Scripture, its lauding in the
Church Fathers and in the songs and
praises of the Middle Ages, and its
promulga on by modern Popes and
Church councils. „
Source: The Catholic Company
effec ve, we are required every day
to rediscover the beauty of the truth
of the Chris an celebra on. I refer
once again to the theological sense,
as no. 7 of Sacrosanctum Concilium so
beau fully describes it: the Liturgy is
the priesthood of Christ, revealed to
us and given in His Paschal Mystery,
rendered present and ac ve by means
of signs addressed to the senses (water,
oil, bread, wine, gestures, words), so
that the Spirit, plunging us into the
Paschal Mystery, might transform every
dimension of our life, conforming us
more and more to Christ.” „
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 CATHOLIC PROFILE
Young Football Champs
Making India proud
in the US of A!
Meet Nikita Pereira and Angelina Mascarenhas from Thane who
have made India proud at the Special Olympics which were held
at Detroit, USA from July 31 to August 6, 2022. Both passionate
footballers, they were selected as Unified Partners along with
three others and six athletes (special children) from across the
country to represent India in this football tournament.
Team India won the Bronze medal, under Division 3. They
outplayed Sri Lanka 12-1. Nikita Pereira has always been a good
athlete in school and won gold on many occasions. She forayed
into the world of football playing with friends in her housing
society complex. She developed a keen interest and showed
passion for the game. In June 2021, she joined ‘Learn To Play
Football Academy’ in Thane. Nikita belongs to Our Lady of
Mercy Church, Pokhran, Thane and currently studies in Class XII
at Holy Cross Convent High School and Jr College K’Villa, Thane.
Angelina Mascarenhas comes from a sports background; both
her maternal grandparents were athletes. Angelina was deeply
interested in football from a very young age. She started playing
soccer with Football World Club from 2015, and progressed well.
She had to discon nue for a few years due to lack of girls of her
age pursuing soccer, but that did not reduce her determina on.
In the mean me, she played basketball for her school team
Holy Cross Convent High School, Thane ll she passed out
in 2021. She joined ‘Learn To Play
Football Academy’, Thane in June 2021, and pursued her dream
to play for both the Academy and Fr Agnel's Jr College, Vashi.
She con nues to play for her college team. Angelina belongs
to St John the Bap st Church, Thane and studies in Class XII at
Fr Agnel Mul purpose School & Jr College, Vashi.
In May this year, they were both selected to play in Nashik
under Thane District Level for WIFA U-17. The team won the
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opening game against Sangli by 11-0. The team made it to the
quarter-finals where they were knocked out.
The Special Olympics Unified Cup 2022, presented by Toyota,
took place in Detroit, Michigan, USA, bringing together athletes
from all walks of life to compete in the world’s most popular
sport - football (soccer) - and to learn more about inclusion,
compe on, and how to unify the world through sport.
From July 31 to August 6, 2022, Detroit hosted as many as
twenty-two Special Olympics Unified teams comprising of more
than 300 footballers with and without intellectual disabili es
(Unified Partners), represen ng 22 countries.
The tournament started off with the group stages consis ng
of four teams each in three groups. SO Bharat (India) was placed
in Group C with SO Mexico, SO UAE and SO Burkina. They played
against SO UAE and won 2-1.
SO Bharat (India) was in the third posi on in the group stages,
placing them in the third division where they faced SO Namibia.
SO Bharat concluded the tournament with a victory against SO
Serendib (Sri Lanka) and decided to celebrate it with SO Serendib
(Sri Lanka). Inclusion won and they all
stood for it. Four Athletes (Special
Child) and two Unified Partners scored
12 goals for team India that brought
cheer and unstoppable smiles on
the faces of the champions. A Bronze
for Special Olympics Bharat (India)
in Division 3 closed the compe on
that brought an end to several months
of prac ce, anxiety and excitement.
Winning and losing will con nue to be
part of the sports journey, but at the
Unified Cup 2022 Detroit, Soccer ruled,
but Friendships triumphed!
Special Olympics is founded by the
Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. Founda on, and is the world's largest
sports organisa on for children and adults with intellectual
disabili es, providing year-round training and compe ons to
5.7 million athletes and Unified Sports partners in 172 countries.
BR CLINTON RAYAR
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NOTES COMMENTS
Ruffini: Connection alone is
not enough to communicate
AMEDEO LOMONACO, VATICAN NEWS
There are certain things technology can never replace,
including "freedom, encounter, the surprise of the
unexpected, conversion, the outburst of ingenuity,
gratuitous love."
Paolo Ruffini, the Prefect of the Va can’s Dicastery
for Communica on, emphasised this when speaking at
the World Congress of the Catholic network SIGNIS, an
interna onal associa on for Catholic professionals in the
field of communica on. This year, the annual event focused
on the theme ‘Peace in the Digital World’. It took place in the
South Korean capital of Seoul and concluded on August 19.
Hyperconnected, but also alone!
The Prefect of the Dicastery for Communica on recalled
that technology, the fruit of human ingenuity, now enables
reali es "that were unthinkable just a few decades ago",
such as teleconferencing, telemedicine, e-commerce.
But the paradox of our me, he pointed out, is that "we
are hyperconnected and also alone. The problem is precisely
here: when there is no longer communica on, but only
connec on." It is then that "we need to ques on ourselves, to
make a personal and collec ve examina on of conscience."
"The only way to respond to the challenge of
technology," he said, "is not to think of it as an idol. But
also not to demonise it. Not to believe that it has the task
of redeeming humanity, but also, not to think that its
perdition depends on it."
Happiness cannot be bought
Paolo Ruffini recalled Pope Francis’ visit to South Korea in
2014 and his response to a girl during a mee ng with young
people at the Solmoe Shrine. He had stressed that "happiness
cannot be purchased." "Whenever you buy happiness," the
Pon ff had added, "you soon realise that it has vanished...
The happiness you buy does not last. Only the happiness of
love is the kind that lasts."
"Consumerism," Paolo Ruffini went on to say, "confuses
short-term sa sfac on for more profound and las ng
happiness. We know that we are not just consumers, let
alone objects to be consumed. We know very well that only
a rela onship–a connec on based on love–can make us less
lonely, can last, and make us happy."
"And love," noted the Prefect of the Dicastery for
Communica on, "is based on this supreme fragility, which is
the need for love; to love and to be loved; to give and to give
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oneself. Here is the root of all communica on. Here is the
reason why connec on alone is not enough."
The risks of social network communi es
In his remarks, Paolo Ruffini then focused on social networks.
As Pope Francis wrote in his message for the 53rd Day of
Social Communica ons, these networks are not automa cally
synonymous with community: "too o en, their iden ty is based
on opposi on to the other, the person outside the group."
"Too o en," he said, "we define ourselves star ng with
what divides us rather than what unites us. This gives rise
to suspicion and the ven ng of every kind of prejudice.
And what ought to be a window on the world becomes a
showcase for exhibi ng personal narcissism."
A new humanism
The challenge of good journalism, which is also the
challenge of SIGNIS, he stated, is to "find new ways for
new communica on", to engage genres and languages by
"focusing on dialogue rather than on marke ng of ideas,
on intelligence as a moral category rather than on fana cal
moralism of the crowd."
Appealing to all Catholic communicators, Catholic
journalists, and all men and women of goodwill, engaged "in
the difficult and great field of communica on, the Va can
Prefect said: "We can be protagonists of a new humanism,
embodied in ac ve and par cipatory communi es. We can
weave a new idea of ci zenship."
SIGNIS World Congress
This year's SIGNIS World Congress is especially oriented
toward in-person mee ngs and virtual conferences on the
use of media, including social media.
"The use of digital media, especially social media," reads
Pope Francis’ message sent to SIGNIS ahead of this Congress,
"has raised a number of serious ethical issues that call for
wise and discerning judgment on the part of communicators
and all those concerned with the authen city and quality of
human rela onships. Some mes and in some places, media
sites have become places of toxicity, hate speech and fake
news. In mee ng this challenge, SIGNIS can play an important
role through media educa on, networking Catholic media
and countering lies and misinforma on."
Children in India face
cyberbullying: Survey
AMIT CHATURVEDI, MATTERS INDIA
A whopping 85 per cent of children in India have reported
being cyberbullied, as well as having cyberbullied someone,
according to a report released by computer security so ware
company McAfee. The India-centric findings are part of the
company’s global report tled ‘Cyberbullying in Plain Sight,’
a 10-country survey. It was conducted between June 15 and
July 5, covering 11,687 parents and their children.
McAfee also claimed that the survey uncovered a startling
fact – that many children take part in cyberbullying o en NOTES COMMENTS
without realising their behaviour for what it is, while parents
struggle to keep up.
"Cyberbullying in India reaches alarming highs, as more than us, as the Indian government s ll does not acknowledge us
1 in 3 kids face cyber racism, sexual harassment, and threats as indigenous people," he said.
of physical harm as early as the age of 10 – making India the
The three-day event which ended on Aug. 9 was joined by
number 1 na on for reported cyberbullying in the world,"
more than 5,000 people, including poli cal and tribal leaders,
McAfee Chief Product Officer Gagan Singh said in the report.
ac vists, academicians and experts from across the country.
It further said that children in India witness and experience
Fr Ekka said India has several laws and Cons tu onal
the maximum cyberbullying on almost every social media and
provisions, such as the Fi h Schedule for Central India and
messaging pla orm. "85 per cent of Indian children reported
the Sixth List for certain areas of the Northeast that recognise
being cyberbullied as well as having cyberbullied someone
the rights of indigenous peoples to land and self-government,
else at rates well over twice the interna onal average," the
but their implementa on is far from sa sfactory.
report said.
He said they have sought recogni on of their iden ty, way
Further, 45 per cent of these children said they hide their
of life and right to tradi onal lands, territories and natural
cyberbullying experiences from parents, perhaps due to the
resources for years, yet throughout history, their rights have
rela ve absence of conversa on.
always been violated.
The Methodology
The theme for this year was ‘The Role of Indigenous Women
In a release, McAfee explained the methodology it adopted in the Preserva on and Transmission of Tradi onal Knowledge’.
for the survey, which was conducted in associa on with
"Women’s role in sustaining their culture and heritage has
market research company MSI-ACI. The parents of children
to be maintained amid the challenges faced by tribal women
in the age group 10-18 were invited through e-mail to fill an
in India. There is a need to protect the Cons tu onal and
online ques onnaire.
legal rights of tribal women," said Sr Lalita Roshni Lakra, a
The parents were first asked if their children were available lawyer and human rights ac vist.
to complete a survey. If yes, the parent was asked to complete
Meanwhile, Ivy Hansdak, Associate Professor at Jamia
a few ques ons themselves before turning over the survey to
Millia Islamia University, during her address to the gathering
their child.
underlined the discrimina on tribals and other marginalised
The 10 countries where the survey was conducted are: sec ons face in academia.
United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Australia,
"The tribal worldview is to maintain the harmonious
India, Canada, Japan, Brazil and Mexico.
rela onship between humans, Nature and their belief with
dignity for mutual enrichment. Today in the process of
development, mutual enrichment is being overlooked and
Christians marks World's destroyed. It needs to be restored to build a humane, just
and equal society," said Fr Stany Tirkey, former secretary of
Indigenous Peoples Day the Indian Catholic bishops' Commission for Tribal Affairs.
Madan Prasad Gond, a tribal leader from Chha sgarh
UCA NEWS REPORTER
state, said the modern poli cal system has marginalised the
Every year on Aug. 9, tribals across India observe Interna onal important contribu ons of tribals in na on-building.
Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples to highlight their
However, John Barla, junior Union minister for Minority
socio-economic condi on, their plight and challenges in their
Affairs in his address on Aug. 9 said that since India elected a
daily lives. This year, tribals in several states clad in tradi onal
tribal woman as its new President, there is high hope tribal
a re danced, sang and par cipated in debates to observe
development will speed up.
the day, as well as raise their voices against discrimina on.
Tribals, who cons tute 8.6 per cent of the popula on, are
"The purpose of the celebration is to promote tribal
found everywhere in India, with significant communi es
culture, dance, art, song, wisdom and knowledge bringing
in Jharkhand, Arunachal Pradesh, West Bengal, Sikkim,
all the tribal communities on one platform and to promote
Meghalaya, Tripura, Madhya Pradesh, Manipur and Mizoram.
unity in diversity," Fr Vincent Ekka, head of the department
of tribal studies at the Jesuit-run Indian Social Institute, This year is the 28th Interna onal Day of the World’s
told UCA News. Indigenous Peoples since its crea on in 1994. The date was
chosen because it marks the first mee ng of the UN Working
"This is also an occasion when we tribals across the na on
Group on Indigenous Popula ons in 1982.
join together to raise our voices against the injus ce done to

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NEWS · LOCAL
SUMMONS BY EDICT: MARRIAGE CASE
Priyadarshini Pillay ............. Pe oner
Mahendra V. Pillai ............. Respondent
Since the present whereabouts of Mahendra V. Pillai,
Respondent, in the above men oned marriage case are not
known, he is, hereby, summoned by this Edict to appear
in person before the undersigned Judge in the Office of
the Metropolitan Tribunal of the Archdiocese of Bombay,
Archbishop's House, Mumbai 400 001, on Tuesday, August
30, 2022 at 9:30 a.m. to give evidence in the above case
presently being heard before the Metropolitan Tribunal
of the Archdiocese of Bombay. Anyone knowing of the
whereabouts of Mahendra V. Pillai, to the measure possible,
should duly apprise him of this summons.
Similarly, anyone knowing the present address of Mahendra
V. Pillai is kindly requested to inform this Office of the same.
Mahendra V. Pillai is last known to have been residing at
39/2/6, Manik Baugh, Anand Nagar, Opp. Sinhagad Road,
Pune 411 051.
Fr Lester Vaz Pramila Menezes
Ecclesias cal Judge Notary
Tribunal Office, Archbishop's House August 20, 2022
Tel: 022 22021093
APC Meeting
The next APC (Archdiocesan Pastoral Mee ng) will be held on
Sunday, September 25, 2022 at 4:30 p.m. at Salva on Seva
Kendra Hall (second floor), Dadar. The agenda is being sent
to all members. Members are requested to kindly be on me.
Vianney Day Celebrations
at the Cathedral
Vianney Sunday was celebrated at the Cathedral of the Holy
Name with a lot of love and gra tude on Sunday, August 7.
The Parish Council as well as each SCC Community was part
of the prepara on and execu on of all that was planned as
a surprise for our clergy during the course of the day.
The celebration began the previous evening with a
late night set-up. Our team of décor experts elegantly
decorated the Refectory with fine table linen, fragrant
floral arrangements, and personalised gifts for each of
our dear priests. Sunday morning breakfast at the Parish
home was bustling with excitement. We had our F&B team
me culously serve the breakfast prepared with much love
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as per each priest's liking. To the surprise of our Home
Chefs, some Fathers walked into the kitchen for a quick
chat, and took away some cooking ps.
The 10 a.m. Solemn Mass was presided over by His
Eminence, Cardinal Oswald Gracias, and concelebrated by
the priests of the Archbishop's House and the Cathedral.
In his homily, Cardinal Gracias offered us so many values to
take home from the life of St John Marie Vianney. A er the
Eucharis c celebra on, we had a felicita on for each of our
priests - a short personalised Thank You note, bringing out
some of the remarkable virtues of each priest which have
struck a chord in the hearts of the parishioners. And as at
all celebra ons, we had the cu ng of the cake while the
Cathedral echoed with fes ve singing.
The celebra ons con nued with hors d'oeuvres before
lunch, and then the much awaited Vianney day special feast
lunch. An evening tea with an assortment of snacks and a
light dinner ended the day's celebra ons.
"Thank you for the warmth and love and the feeling of
belonging to one big family," Bishop Dominic Savio echoed
the sentiments of the Parish Team and the Archbishop's
House Fathers.
Vinita Roche
FABC 50: Journeying together
as peoples of Asia
Fifty years have passed since the beginning of the
Federa on of the Asian Bishops' Conferences (FABC). On
the occasion of its Golden Jubilee Anniversary, the FABC
plans to gather the Church in Asia in a General Conference
to commemorate, celebrate and chart the directions for
the coming years. The underlying premise of the FABC 50
General Conference – with the theme "…and they went
a different way" (Ma hew 2:12) – would be to reflect on
some key ques ons:
(i) How can the Church in Asia con nue to become the good
news in the light of the emerging reali es?
(ii) How could the FABC more effec vely serve and support
the Bishops and their Conferences in Asia?
(iii) How can a renewed apprecia on of the blessings and
richness of Asia contribute to the Church?
(iv) How can the Church in this part of the world contribute
to a be er Asia?
(v) How can the Church in Asia contribute to the
Universal Church?
Pope Francis, during his visit to Thailand in November
2019, encouraged the FABC to undertake this General
Conference for the renewal and revitalisa on of the Church
in Asia: "I realise that you are making plans for the General
Assembly of the Federa on of Asian Bishops' Conferences,
which will mark the fi ieth anniversary of its founda on.
This is a fi ng occasion to revisit those 'shrines' where the
missionary roots that left their mark on these lands are
preserved, to be guided by the Holy Spirit in the footsteps of
our first love, and to welcome with courage, with parrhesia,
a future that you yourselves must help develop and create.
In this way, both the Church and society in Asia will benefit
from a renewed and shared evangelical outreach…" With
this in mind, while being faithful to the Church's missionary
call, we now embark on this journey as the Church in
Asia together with all the peoples of Asia, as we seek to
reinvigorate the evangelical spirit through new pathways for
the glory of God.
The Inaugura on of FABC 50 will take place on August 22,
2022 at the Shrine of Blessed Nicholas Bunkerd Kitbamrung
in Bangkok, Thailand. Their Eminences, Charles Cardinal Bo
(President of FABC), Oswald Cardinal Gracias (Convenor of
FABC 50) and Kriengsak Cardinal Kovitvanit (Archbishop of
Bangkok) will address a live online event that begins at 1:30
p.m. (IST). You can watch the Inaugural Func on on their
website www.fabc2020.org. It will also be streamed on the
Archdiocese of Bombay YouTube channel.
The FABC 50 General Conference, in which 225 Bishops,
Priests, Religious and lay persons will participate, will
be held in Bangkok from October 12-30, 2022. The
Church in Asia is requested to pray for the success of the
Conference which will give guidelines for the Church for
the next ten years. Prayer cards are available at the Catholic
Communica on Centre Office, Eucharis c Congress Building.
Parishes are requested to say this prayer at all Masses on
Sundays ll October 30, 2022.
Bishop Allwyn D'Silva
Adjunct Secretary of the FABC 50 Organising Commi ee
BIPA celebrates World
Indigenous People's Day
Pope Francis has said that the "Indigenous Peoples, with
their variety of languages, cultures, tradi ons, knowledge
and ancestral methods, should become for all a wake-up
call, which highlights the fact that man is not the owner of
Nature, but the one who manages it."
These peoples, the Pope noted, "are a living cry of hope.
They know what it is to listen to the earth, to see the earth, to
touch the earth. They remind us that we human beings have
a shared responsibility to care for our 'common home'. And
if certain decisions taken so far have ruined it, it is never too
late to learn lessons and acquire a new way of life."
Bombay's Indigenous People's Association (BIPA) is a
registered Charitable Trust and Society formed specifically
to address the needs of the Indigenous peoples (Portuguese
named East Indians) of the seven islands of Mobaim. Many
of the indigenous communi es of these islands face poverty
NEWS · LOCAL
FORTHCOMING EVENTS
Growing with the Word of God
The next session of the "Growing with the Word of God" (GWG)
initiative will be on the topic ‘Growing in Faith - Jesus, the Son
of God’ by Fr Gerard Rodricks SJ on August 27, 2022 from 3:00
p.m. to 6:30 p.m. The session will be held at Daughters of St
Paul, Bandra. The GWG Initiative is a theme - based series of 12
monthly spiritual growth training sessions - uniquely designed
by the Daughters of St Paul, Bandra.
JESUS ENCOUNTER Healing Retreat: From Friday,
September 9 (7:30 a.m.) to Sunday, September 11 (5:00 p.m.),
at Vinayalaya Retreat House, Andheri (E), behind Holy Family
Church, Chakala. Open to All. Conducted by the Catholic
Charismatic Renewal, Mumbai. Registrations open at the CCR
Office, Dadar (W) – 2430 3626/2421 0881. Register early.
JESUS ENCOUNTER Youth Retreat: From Friday, September
16 (7:00 a.m.) to Sunday, September 18 (4:30 p.m.) at Vinayalaya
Retreat House, Andheri (E), behind Holy Family Church,
Chakala. Open to All. Age limit from 15 to 30 years. Conducted
by the Catholic Charismatic Renewal, Mumbai. To register,
contact Boris – 88793 39640/ Michelle – 86574 50081.
and exclusion due to state policies and delayed justice.
The language of the indigenous is not Marathi, but Prakri
bhasa. The indigenous speak a dialect that has not included
Sanskrit or other colonial words. Many call this 'East
Indian bhasa', the marginalized call this 'Mai bhasa'. Their
ancestors relegated all their language and culture to Mai
Maa /Mother Nature/Prakri .
Bishop Allwyn D'Silva was present at the Bombay's
Indigenous People's Associa on celebra on on August 10.
Many issues were discussed such as church support with
regard to documentation and ease of access, livelihood
op ons of the indigenous, community centres to be created
for capacity building. There was tradi onal song and dance.
Cri cal ques ons about the issues faced by the indigenous
were addressed by Bp Allwyn D'Silva. Fr Calistus, Parish
Priest of Salva on Church, Dadar extended great support to
us for the event.
The gathering was hosted by Bombay's Indigenous
People's Association founder and President, Prof. Luke
Gabriel Mendes, and well-wishers/supporters. BIPA aligns
itself with the marginalised, the oppressed and des tute.
We also provide solutions though capacity development
for livelihood options. We conduct training programmes
and awareness programmes for Sustainability, tradi onal
livelihood, sustainable farming and fishing prac ces, animal
husbandry, natural healthcare promotion, education
assistance, welfare assistance and counselling.
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Franciscan Servants of Mary
(FSM) begin their apostolate
in the Archdiocese of Bombay
Considering the socio-pastoral needs of the people and
to empower the poor, especially women, youth and the
children in Dharavi, the Franciscan Fathers (OFM), especially
Rev. Fr Basil Lobo OFM, the former Parish Priest of Our Lady
of Good Counsel Church and Shrine of St Anthony, Sion,
requested the Franciscan Servants of Mary (FSM) of the
Bangalore Province to render their socio-pastoral service
in the parish. Rev. Sr Miriam, the Provincial Superior of
Bangalore Province and her Counsellors gladly accepted
the request by placing their trust in God's providence and
with the brotherly support of the Friars Minor, to be at the
service of the people with a preferen al op on to empower
the women, domes c workers, the marginalised and the
deprived of society.
Having observed all the legal procedures concerning the
establishment of religious presence in the Archdiocese of
Bombay, and with the approval and the blessings of Cardinal
Oswald Gracias, the Archbishop of Bombay, the FSM sisters
began their crea ve presence in the Archdiocese on May
30, 2022. The special day was solemnized by Rt. Rev. Barthol
Barre o, Auxiliary Bishop of Bombay, who presided over
the Eucharistic celebration at 11 a.m., blessed the new
Fraternity of 'Clare Nilaya', consisting of Sisters Shanthi
D'Souza, Geetha D'Souza and Angel Mary as the Pioneers.
The Parish Community of Sion is ever grateful to God for
another Franciscan presence in the Parish of OLGC. May
God bless the sisters and their mission in the parish.
May Fernandes
Making our Parents
feel special
'God loves you' is a phrase we often read on keychains,
bands, etc. If you think about ways God proves that
phrase to be true, the first thing that comes to my mind
is the gift of parents that He has bestowed on each one
of us. We were born into this unfamiliar world, and freely
received a set of two people who vowed to take care
of us for a lifetime - be it our biological parents, foster
parents, elders running orphanages, friends who take the
place of parents for some.
To express our immense feeling of gratitude to them,
the Assump on Youth put up an event filled with lots of
laughter and entertainment for Parents Day. The event
began with the Sunday Catechism children singing a
welcome song for the parents that put a wide smile on
their faces, followed by a dance. The Youth Group musical
highlighted the rough and happy parts of the parent-child
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rela onship. With our own twists to the tradi onal wedding
march, we had the Family March for everyone. A few
spot prizes were given. The day ended with Br Armstrong
opening the buffet by saying the 'Grace before Meals' and
everyone enjoying the delicious food. We also thank Br
Jewlyn for his direc on and guidance.
Vilonia, Assump on Youth Group
Family is a place
of Life and Love
Parents' Day is the perfect me to express our gra tude and
apprecia on towards parents for blessing us with the gi of
life. While a single day may not be enough to celebrate our
parents, St Theresa of the Child Jesus Church, Airoli made
all the parents and grandparents feel delighted on July 31,
2022 by celebra ng a day to commemorate the Feast of St
Anne and St Joachim. Celebra ons began at the community
level from July 24 onwards, especially for grandparents and
grandchildren coming together in various fun and meaningful
interac ons. Grandparents shared their real-life experiences
so that the children could take away life lessons, and the
children wished them with handmade cards, gi s, hugs and
kisses showing how truly loved they are.
The Grand Finale was held at the parish level on July
31. Fr Gilbert De Lima (Professor - Goregaon Seminary
& President of International Deacons Association) was
the main celebrant at the Eucharist. Our Parish Priest, Fr
Joe D'Mello and Deacon Everest Mascarenhas were also
present. Fr Gilbert preached a thought-provoking sermon
with real-life stories highligh ng the love parents exude for
children and provided examples and prac ces to strengthen
rela onships within the family. The sermon concluded with
a beau ful and subtle yet meaningful line which will remain
in our hearts - "Family is a place where life begins and love
never ceases, where sharing starts and caring never ends."
The Mass was followed by a cultural programme organised
jointly by the Parish Youth and Catechists. Sunday School
students along with the youth of the parish and the Senior
Citizens presented back-to-back performances; from the
ny tots dancing joyfully to the rhythm of beau ful songs
represen ng parent-child rela onships, students performing
dramatics making everyone realise the commitment and
sacrifice of parents and the senior ci zens highligh ng the
power of prayers through a skit, the cultural event highlighted
it all. Fun games and spot prizes were held. The final
performance was a power-packed dance performance by the
youth that got the en re crowd on their feet and ensured the
event ended on an enthusias cally high note.
Fr Joe delivered the Vote of Thanks. The students who
had passed their Std X and XII examina ons were presented
with a small token of apprecia on.
Ronita Pinto
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NEWS · NATIONAL
NEW DELHI
Charis India organises first
National March for Life
The first na onal March for Life heard a former Supreme
Court judge urging bishops and Catholic religious
congregations to lead the way to preserve life from
conception to death. Justice Kurian Joseph, a former
Supreme Court judge, suggested that the bishop of a
diocese officiate at the bap sm of every third child born in
a Catholic family.
He was addressing the par cipants of the August 10 march,
organised for the first me in the Indian capital to mark the
51st anniversary of India legalising abor on. Jus ce Joseph
also called upon bishops and religious superiors to provide
free educa on to every third child in Catholic ins tu ons.
Around 150 representa ves from eight Catholic dioceses
and four major pro-life organisa ons from various parts of
the country joined the march at Jantar Mantar. Charis India,
the official body of the Catholic Charisma c Renewal Service
in the country, organised the march in collabora on with
Delhi Catholic Charisma c Service of Communion.
Auxiliary Bishop Deepak Valerian Tauro of Delhi, while
welcoming the marchers, said Catholics have an obliga on
towards humanity just like they care for family, society,
state, and the country. To protect life is the moral duty of
the Catholics, he asserted, and added, "So let us become
aware of our sacred obligation and duty to uphold the
dignity of human life, no ma er how small it is."
Missionary Sisters of Mary Immaculate Sr Paulina
Melite, Charis India secretary, told the gathering that
"life is sacred from the very moment of conception as it
possesses an unviable reliability." Quoting Saint Mother
Teresa, she said human right is not a privilege to be
accorded by the government, but something humans
carry because of their humanity. Under the original Act
1971, abor on is legal up to 20 weeks gesta on, but this
was increased to 24 weeks by an Act of Parliament in 2021.
According to a recent study, India murders 15.6 million
preborn babies every year through abor on.
After the march in Jantar Mantar, the participants
gathered in the campus of Sacred Heart Cathedral where
a Eucharis c procession was organised with Jericho March
Prayer, a prayer walk by a group or congrega on to pray for
or against something and ask God to intercede, protect, or
change something.
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TAMIL NADU
Archbishop Machado calls for
respect for religious freedom
On August 7, after a local official named Uthman was
arrested for allegedly attacking a Christian preacher and
two associates, Hindu extremists protested in front of the
police station accusing police of supporting the religious
conversion ac vi es of the three Chris ans.
Archbishop Felix Machado of Vasai spoke out following
this incident in Tamil Nadu involving these Christians and
members of Munnani Hindu, a Hindu na onalist organisa on.
"The mul religious and mul cultural character of India
and the spirituality of the country must be upheld to defend
life, promote peace between peoples, and care for Crea on,
our common home," said the archbishop, who is also CBCI
Secretary General. "The freedom that our freedom fighters
fought for should be the order of the day for everyone,
especially to protect the weakest," he added.
According to the preliminary investigation, Uthman
attacked Spendi Labersan and two of his friends who
had come to the city to visit a relative in Golden Nagar,
near Nanjundapuram. Members of Munnani Hindu claim
that Uthman simply interrogated Labersan while he was
preaching in a public place in favour of religious conversion.
In his complaint, Labersan says he was stopped, threatened,
and eventually a acked.
"It is a ma er for the courts. If someone does not agree
with the beliefs or ac ons of another, he is free to resort to
legal remedies," Archbishop Machado told AsiaNews. "The
police made the arrests doing its duty and following lawful
procedures. We have to let the law take its course. Religious
freedom is enshrined in the Preamble to the Cons tu on. To
prac se and propagate a faith is a right, and if this has been
violated, the law can be applied and the courts can decide."
Nevertheless, "There are restric ons on propaga on; it is
not a free field. We need to respect the freedoms of others,
but no one can stop us from upholding the spirit of the
Preamble." More importantly, "Our religious tradi ons are
diverse, but our differences are not the cause of conflicts
and disputes, nor prejudices."
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Indian Jesuit scientist receives
Dr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Award
During the 76th Independence Day celebra ons on August
15 at the ramparts of Fort St George in Chennai, Tamil Nadu,
an eminent Jesuit scientist received the Dr A.P.J. Abdul
Kalam Award from Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin. Dr
Savarimuthu Ignacimuthu, Director of the Xavier Research
Founda on of St Xavier's College in Palayamko ai, Tirunelveli
district, Tamil Nadu was awarded the Dr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
Award for his outstanding contribu ons to scien fic research.
Since 2015, the award has been given out annually. It
contains Rs 500,000, a cer ficate, and a gold medal.
Fr Ignacimuthu, a Jesuit, served as Vice Chancellor of
the University of Madras in Chennai (2002-2003) and
Bharathiar University in Coimbatore (2000-2002). Before
these positions, he was Principal at Jesuit-run Loyola
College, Chennai (1997-2000), Assistant Director at the
Entomology Research Institute, Loyola College, Chennai
(1993-1996), Principal at St Xavier's College, Palayamko ai
(1992-1993), Vice-Principal and Lecturer, Reader, St Joseph's
College, Trichy (1980-1992), and Director at the Entomology
Research Ins tute, Loyola College, Chennai.
He was named one of the top 1% of biologists in
the world in 2020, after scientists in the United States
evaluated his research publications. Three professors at
Stanford University in the United States investigated the
contribu ons to biology of over 100,000 scien sts from all
over the world.
He has published over 800 scien fic journal ar cles and
authored 80 books. 'Jacthrips ignacimuthui' is an insect
named after him. 'Ignaciomycin' is a naturally occurring
molecule named after him. He was instrumental in the
development of Xavier herbal hand sanitiser to protect
against pathogens such as COVID-19.
The 73-year-old Jesuit scien st has received as many as 31
na onal and interna onal awards and prizes for his scien fic
contribu on. He has guided over 100 Ph.D. candidates.
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ODISHA
14-day prayer to mark
Kandhamal anniversary
An ongoing prayer campaign for Truth and Justice for
Kandhamal has been formulated into a 14-day special
prayer ahead of the 14 th anniversary of the Kandhamal
bloodshed and persecution. "Nobody can stop us from
praying," said journalist-author Anto Akkara, who has been
anchoring a campaign seeking Truth and Justice for the
hapless vic ms of the orchestrated violence in the remote
Kandhamal jungles of Odisha.
Christian targets in the idyllic jungle district went up
in flames following the murder of 81-year-old Swami
Lakshmanananda Saraswa , who was mysteriously shot dead
in his ashram in Kandhamal on Janmashtami night - August
23, 2008. Claiming the murder to be a "Chris an conspiracy,"
Hindu na onalists ordered Chris ans to recant their faith
and undergo "reconversion" to be allowed to con nue to
live in the region, and some who refused were chopped
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into pieces or burnt alive. Nearly 100 Chris ans embraced
martyrdom, while thousands fled to jungles during weeks
of unabated violence that left more than 300 churches
and 6,000 houses plundered, as well as rendering 56,000
homeless in Kandhamal.
With hardly any conviction for serious crimes like
murders, jus ce remains a mirage in Kandhamal, even a er
14 years. The Supreme Court in its 2016 verdict noted that,
of the 827 criminal cases registered, 315 cases were not
pursued, while of 362 cases in which a verdict was given,
"only 78" resulted in a convic on.
Kandhamal's Travesty of Justice is summed up
on the website and online signature campaign www.
release7innocents.com, anchored by Akkara. "Only the
acqui al of these innocent Chris ans will pave for finding
out the Truth behind Kandhamal bloodshed. Every Chris an
should pray for this," said Akkara, who has prepared prayers
in English, Hindi, Odia, Malayalam and Tamil.
........................................................................MATTERS INDIA
HIMACHAL PRADESH
Christians challenge bill
against 'mass conversion'
A group of Christians in Himachal Pradesh have filed a
pe on in the state High Court challenging a bill forbidding
"mass conversions." The state ruled by the BJP passed
the Himachal Pradesh Freedom of Religion (Amendment)
Bill, 2022, on Aug. 13. The state already has an anti-
conversion law in place, but with the latest Bill, it has
sought to ban mass conversion, described as two or more
people converting at the same time, while also raising
the punishment for a change of religion through force or
allurement to a maximum of 10 years from seven years.
"A group of Chris an leaders in state capital Shimla filed the
pe on and the High Court has listed it for hearing on Aug. 17.
We are hopeful of ge ng jus ce," Reverend Sohan Lal, the
Presbyter of Christ Church in Shimla, told UCA News on Aug
14. Pastor Lal said the law was not required as one existed in
the state since 2006 and another one was passed in 2019. The
government's conten on that the old laws were insufficient to
check conversion ac vi es was not true, he added.
"The state is going to hold provincial elec ons by the end
of this year, so the ruling BJP is trying to show people that it
is serious about curtailing so-called conversion in the state,"
he added.
................................................................................UCA NEWS
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VATICAN CITY
Pope: Mary teaches primacy
of humility over power, success
Mary's humble life and example are a testament to the
triumph of service and love over power and success, said
Pope Francis. Before reciting the Angelus prayer on the
feast of the Assump on Aug. 15, the Pope told an es mated
10,000 pilgrims gathered in St Peter's Square that the song
of praise u ered by Mary while visi ng her cousin Elizabeth
"announces a radical change, an overturning of values."
Mary "prophesies that it will not be power, success and
money that will prevail, but service, humility and love.
Looking at her, in glory, we understand that the true power
is service, and that to reign means to love. And that this is
the road to heaven," he said.
However, her praise of God who "brought down the
powerful from their thrones and li ed up the lowly" may
make some wonder if she was "exaggerating, describing
a world that does not exist. Indeed, what she says does
not seem to correspond to reality; while she speaks, the
powerful have not been brought down: the fearsome
Herod, for example, is s ll firmly on his throne. And the
poor and hungry remain so, while the rich continue to
prosper," he said.
Mary's canticle, he explained, does "not intend to
chronicle the time, but to tell us something much more
important: that God, through her, has inaugurated a
historical turning point; He has definitively established a
new order of things. She, small and humble, has been raised
up and — we celebrate this today — brought to the glory
of heaven, while the powerful of the world are des ned to
remain empty-handed," the Pope said.
Mary "is the first creature who, with her whole self, body and
soul, victoriously crosses the finish line of heaven. She shows
us that heaven is within reach, if we, too, do not give in to sin, if
we praise God in humility and serve others generously."
............................................................................................CNS
UKRAINE
President thanks Pope Francis
for prayers in phone call
A telephone conversation between Pope Francis and
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky took place on
Friday, August 12, nearly six months after the start of
the war in Ukraine. Their conversation came as part of
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the Pope's o -expressed solidarity with all the Ukrainian
people. President Zelensky broke the news himself in a
tweet. The two men spoke of the horrors being suffered by
the Ukrainian people since Russia invaded on February 24,
and the President expressed his gra tude to the Pope for
his prayers.
"Our people need the support of world spiritual leaders
who should convey to the world the truth about acts of
horror committed by the aggressor in Ukraine," wrote
the President.
Shortly thereafter, in a separate tweet, the Ukrainian
Ambassador to the Holy See, Andrii Yurash, reiterated the
news of the telephone conversa on, adding that "Ukrainian
state and society will be happy to greet the Holy Father",
expressing hopes for a visit by Pope Francis to Kiev.
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HONG KONG
Five-day trial set for
Cardinal Zen, four defendants
At a pre-trial hearing in Hong Kong, a judge set a five-
day trial for Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun and four other
defendants who face charges of failing to properly register a
now-defunct fund to help an -government protesters.
According to an Aug. 9 report by the Hong Kong Free
Press news agency, Magistrate Ada Yim announced that the
trial will take place Sept. 19-23 a er asking prosecutors and
the defendants' lawyers if five days would be sufficient for
the court to hear the case. Both sides agreed.
The 90-year-old cardinal was detained on May 11 under
China's na onal security law. However, he and the four
others were charged with failing to properly register the
612 Humanitarian Relief Fund, set up to offer financial
assistance to those involved in an -government protests
in 2019. It was disbanded last year after coming under
scru ny by authori es.
The national security law made participating in
or supporting the pro-democracy movement crimes of
subversion and collusion with foreign organisations and
allowed for those remanded to be extradited to mainland
China. Punishment ranges between a minimum of three years
and a maximum of life imprisonment. All five defendants
pleaded not guilty.
A long- me cri c of the Chinese government, Cardinal
Zen drew Beijing's ire for his continued critique of the
Vatican's controversial 2018 deal with China regarding
the appointment of bishops. Originally signed in 2018
and renewed in 2020, the agreement reportedly allows
the Pope to approve or veto bishops nominated by
the Chinese Communist Party. So far, only six bishops
have been appointed, ordained and installed under the
agreement; the last was announced in September 2021.
Cardinal Zen has said he was concerned the deal would
"kill" the unofficial or underground Church in China, whose
leaders refuse to register with the state-run Chinese
Catholic Patrio c Associa on.
............................................................................................CNS
PAKISTAN
Minorities Day: Forced
conversions a 'scourge'
"Let's start with the ques on of forced conversions, a scourge
in the life of Pakistan's religious minori es." Peter Jacob, a
Catholic layman, offered that consideration as the South
Asian na on marked Na onal Minori es Day on August 11.
Speaking to Fides news agency, Mr Jacob said the issue of
forced conversions con nues to affect the most vulnerable
and poor members of religious minorities in Pakistan.
"This painful mentality goes hand in hand with extremely
worrying factors such as viola ons of fundamental human
rights, discrimina on, poverty and the absence of the rule
of law," he said. "The government's inac on on this issue
encourages perpetrators to use their faith to cover up
crimes against minority women."
Mr Jacob heads the Centre for Social Justice, and
previously served as Executive Secretary of the Catholic
Commission on Justice and Peace. The Centre for Social
Justice reports that 78 young women from religious
minori es were abducted and forcibly converted to Islam
in 2021. These included 39 Hindu, 38 Chris an, and 1 Sikh
woman. This figure represented an 80 per cent increase in
forced conversions compared to 2020. Mr Jacob pointed
out that these cases are only those which were officially
reported, and warned that many others go unreported.
In a message for Pakistan's Minorities Day, Prime
Minister Shehbaz Sharif assured the "unflinching resolve"
of his government to protect the rights of minorities
"without considera on of fear or favour." He also says his
government has reserved a 5 per cent quota of jobs for
minori es in government services.
.........................................................................VATICAN NEWS
MALAYSIA
Champion Christian athlete
defends wearing hijab
A gold-medalist Christian athlete in Malaysia has won
praise from netizens for defending her decision to wear
tudung, a tradi onal hijab-like headscarf of Malay Muslim
women. Merrywa Manuil, 21, a Chris an from Keningau in
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Sabah state, clinched a gold medal during the 2022 World
Pencak Silat Championship held on July 26-31 at Melaka of
Malaysia. Silat is a collec ve term for a class of indigenous
mar al arts in Southeast Asia. Following her victory, she
faced ques ons about her choice of wearing tudung during
compe on, though she is a Chris an and belongs to the
ethnic Murut community.
In a Facebook post on Aug. 7, Manuil said that she
wears tudung as a form of her respect for Malay culture
and heritage. "Many are wondering why I wear hijab even
though I'm a Christian," she wrote. "Martial art is the
heritage of the Malays. As a non-Malay person, I really
respect, admire and love silat. Although it is not mandatory
to wear hijab, I prefer to wear it during compe on."
"Hijab is not only mandatory to cover up for Malay women,
but for me to look more polite, neat and civilised during the
compe on. Absolutely NO coercion from either side."
................................................................................UCA NEWS
EGYPT
Fire at Cairo Coptic church
kills 41, including 15 children
A fire ripped through a packed Coptic Orthodox church
during morning services in Egypt's capital on Sunday, August
14, quickly filling it with thick black smoke and killing 41
worshippers, including at least 15 children. Several trapped
congregants jumped from upper floors of the Martyr Abu
Sefein church to try to escape the intense flames, said
witnesses. "Suffoca on, suffoca on, all of them dead," said
a distraught witness. Sixteen people were injured, including
four policemen involved in the rescue effort.
The cause of the blaze at the church in the working-class
neighbourhood of Imbaba was not immediately known. An
initial investigation pointed to an electrical short-circuit,
according to a police statement. Footage from the scene
circulated online showed burnt furniture, including wooden
tables and chairs. The church bishop, Abdul Masih Bakhit,
was also among the dead.
It was one of the worst fire tragedies in Egypt in recent
years. The church is located in a narrow street in one of the
most densely populated neighbourhoods in Cairo. President
Abdel Fa ah el-Sissi spoke by phone with Cop c Chris an
Pope Tawadros II to offer his condolences, the President's
office said. Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayeb, Al-Azhar's Grand Imam,
also offered condolences to the head of the Cop c Church.
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TO
LETTERS THE EDITOR
Let us Pause to Rest
and Reflect
Sir, The Examiner of August 6-12, in the innocent looking
but mely and thought-provoking ar cle en tled "Musings
for the weekend" spoke, among other things, about the
REST that human beings need. While reading this, my
imagina on brought before my eyes several instances from
the celebra on of the Holy Mass. Take the proclama on of
the Gospel by the priest or the deacon. We would do well if
we pause - another word for REST - for a few seconds a er
the Gospel is read, because a silent reflec on on the Word
of God is food and nourishment that keeps us steady on the
straight and narrow path. But no, even before the priest
has concluded the last sentence of the Gospel, there is a
movement in the choir, shuffling of the hymnal pages which
disturbs the whole congrega on.
The same happens when the homily is preached. The
conclusion of the homily evaporates into thin air with the
sudden announcement of the offertory hymn. A small pause
between the end of the homily and the offertory hymn would
have afforded the homily a needed passage to reach our
hearts. Similarly, how much would we gain if we paused for
a minute or two a er we have received the greatest gi that
Va can II calls the source and summit of Chris an life, the
Eucharist. But once again, no! Even while the sacred host is
being received, we are too eager to sing the next word of the
hymn, and then be in a mighty hurry for the priest to begin the
Concluding Prayer. This deprives us from relishing the sweet
presence of Jesus within us.
From these liturgical pauses, my mind travelled with equal
concern to the pauses we need to have in our family life. The
first thing I thought of was the recita on of the daily family
Rosary as the me to pause with Mother Mary at our side,
thinking about the great events she observed in the life of her
Son, our Saviour and Lord. The me thus spent with Mother
Mary helps us in a mysterious way to think and live like Mary. To
skip the family Rosary for frivolous reasons can rob us of many
graces we need to live a contented and happy life in our family.
Family life is also enriched by spending a few hours with our
family members which include children, one's spouse, parents
and the members of our extended family living in the same
house. This way of loving our family makes us believe that
there is no place like home in the whole world.
Bishop Emeritus Edwin Colaco, Aurangabad
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Malaise of Freebies
Sir, Much has been written, spoken and debated on the
issue of freebies offered by political parties. And now, the
matter has reached the Supreme Court as well. So what is
all this about? One would note that freebies are offered
at election time, offering everything from free clothing to
laptops to free electricity to free cash, etc. As citizens, we
need to ask ourselves, do we need freebies in order to cast
our vote? Is that an incentive for casting our valuable vote?
It is, however, mostly the uneducated, illiterate masses
which sometimes includes the 'educated illiterate', who
fall prey to such incentives.
Poli cians need to ask themselves, do they need to offer
freebies only in order to win elec ons, to gain power? Is it
only about giving freebies and a aining power? What about
‘Good Governance’? What about ethics and morality? What
about the Trust of the people? What about the fundamental
rights of ci zens? What about peace and harmony? The list
could go on. No thought seems to be given to the impact on
the economy. The reality is, there is no free lunch. If you're
ge ng something free, somebody else is paying for it. It's me
to put a complete full stop to freebies. According to a news
report, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta says these populist
promises have an adverse effect on voters. This is how we head
for economic disasters. That seems to say it all! We need to
eradicate this evil of freebies!
Melville X. D'Souza, Malad West
Prison Ministry Sunday
Sir, Prison Ministry is one of the finest ini a ves the Church
has begun for some years now. There are many commi ed
volunteers, both religious and lay people, who give of their
selfless service to this ministry and reach out to the so called
“outcasts” of our society.
A majority of these prisoners are basically undertrials. Many
programmes and ini a ves have been taken up over the years by
this Ministry, like providing legal assistance, financial assistance,
counseling, conducting need-based training programmes,
medical aid, dental camps etc. in collabora on with the NGOs
and the local police for the be erment of our undertrials and
prisoners. This is just to give them a second chance and to find
ways and means to set those free who have done no crime/pe y
crimes and are sadly forgo en by our society. This ini a ve is
basically to work towards their restora on and to a ain their
complete human dignity in our society.
Well, I think our Prison Ministry ini a ve should not only be
limited to undertrials and reform of prisoners, but we could
also include the broader aspect of the term “prisoner”. Many
of us are unaware, and some of us fail to accept the “prisons”
we find ourselves trapped in, and at mes try to cover it up
on account of fear of what others would think about us.
Tempta on bangs on the front door forever; how do I respond?
 If we ever happen to introspect, some of us would be
surprised to find ourselves trapped as prisoners of the other
kind. Am I a prisoner of greed, a prisoner of status (Me,
Myself), a prisoner of dishonesty, a prisoner of pornography,
a prisoner of consumerism, a prisoner of power, a prisoner
of self-abuse, a prisoner of the digital media and so on? If we
are, then it’s me we do something about it before this form
of cap vity eats into our daily life and controls us. What be er
way than receiving the Sacrament of Confession and availing
of counselling programmes we have in our parishes?
Let us all pray together for freedom from every form of
immoral cap vity, addic on, and surrender our lives totally
and completely to our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ, and in
all humility, beg Him to set us free.
Marcelino D’Souza, Dadar
Blacklisted by
Ukrainian government
Sir, I have been blacklisted by the Ukrainian government.
The Center for Countering Disinforma on, an agency of the
Na onal Security and Defense Council of Ukraine – which
advises the President of Ukraine – has compiled a list of over 78
interna onal figures who are accused of promo ng so-called
“Russian propaganda.” And I happen to be included on that
list (see h ps://bit.ly/3zQopiD and h ps://bit.ly/3SKyDty).
Now that begs the question: Why is an internationally
syndicated Catholic social justice and peace columnist on
such a list? Well, I don’t exactly know why. But I have a
pretty good hunch.
Just a few days before the Russian invasion of Ukraine,
I par cipated in an interna onal Zoom conference hosted
by the Schiller Institute – which sought to warn against
possible imminent nuclear war, and to inspire a fresh non-
violent, just, egalitarian approach to the never-ending wars
and economic injus ces experienced by the world’s poor
and disenfranchised. My small contribu on was a concise
presenta on en tled, ‘War is not inevitable! We have a moral
obliga on to save Afghans from starving! The need to create
a new, human-centered paradigm’.
In my presenta on, I highlighted the moral necessity of
the U.S. – considering its 20-year history of waging war in
Afghanistan – to significantly increase emergency and ongoing
developmental aid to Afghanistan, ensuring that all Afghans,
especially the children, do not starve to death – a tragedy
s ll unfolding. Also, I urged for a new economic, poli cal
and societal global model that replaces corporate greed,
indifference, and raw military power with total respect for all
human life and human dignity.
Some of the speakers par cipa ng in this and other Schiller
Ins tute conferences have been intellectually cri cal of certain
aspects of the Ukrainian government, as well as U.S. and NATO
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THE EDITOR
designs on Ukraine. For example, the apparent openness of
NATO to the future possibility of Ukraine becoming an actual
member of their military alliance, even though Ukraine borders
the Russian Federa on.
So, my hunch is that because I was a par cipant in a Schiller
Ins tute conference, and because in a few of my columns, I
have been cri cal of the U.S. and NATO pumping billions of
dollars’ worth of weapons into Ukraine – which is helping to
fuel the war, not end it, and is lining the pockets of weapon-
producing corpora ons like Lockheed Mar n, Raytheon and
Boeing (see: h ps://www.scross.co.za/2022/05/wars-deadly-
distrac ons/) – Ukraine’s Center for Countering Disinforma on
has decided that I am a promoter of “Russian propaganda.”
But truth be told, I am a promoter of the nonviolent Gospel
of Jesus Christ! As illustrated in the war between Russia and
Ukraine, armed conflicts and violence of all sorts are tools of
the devil. Chris ans need to re-learn the Gospel truth that the
words and example of the Lord Jesus always clearly oppose
the use of violence.
Saint Pope John Paul II powerfully said, “Violence is evil,
that violence is unacceptable as a solu on to problems, that
violence is unworthy of man. Violence is a lie, for it goes against
the truth of our faith, the truth of our humanity. Violence
destroys what it claims to defend – the dignity, the life, the
freedom of human beings.”
Tony Magliano, USA
“Create a clean heart in me,
O Lord”
Sir, The editorial (by Fr Antony Charanghat), Aug. 06-12, 2022,
‘Vianney’s Life and Ministry – Relevant to Priests for all mes’,
was based on the Cure of Ars’ ardent and unfailing prayer from
Psalm 51:10.
You have rightly concluded that St Vianney reminds all Parish
Priests that the offering of daily Mass, constancy in the Liturgy
of the Hours, fidelity to a daily Holy Hour before the Blessed
Sacrament, making an annual Retreat, and prac sing self-
denial are the necessary founda ons for the priest’s mission
of preaching, sanc fying and governing.
St Vianney’s example teaches us that prayer and penance
was the most, not the least, that a priest could do for his
people. He knew that the frui ulness of his priesthood lay
not in clear preaching, crea ve ideas, or building a team spirit,
but first of all offering himself daily in love, as a living obla on
for his people.
Dr Hazel Colaso, Bandra (W)
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