Dear Pauline Friends & Family,
Happy Thanksgiving!
A million thanks to God for the gift of life. The Vatican Information Service article below brings to our attention ongoing Conference & work on the legacy of Blessed John Paul II's teaching on the Gospel of Life & mentions the "Church doctrine on matters regarding the primary and fundamental value of the
life of each human being throughout its trajectory; that is, from conception
until natural end." Let us pray. May God grant noble men and women abundant grace of understanding, sustaining and respecting God's loving gift of human life and increase the circle of defenders of human life and dignity, through Jesus Christ Our Lord. Amen.
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HUMAN LIFE
AND DIGNITY MUST ALWAYS BE DEFENDED
VATICAN CITY,
22 NOV 2011 (VIS) - This morning in the Holy See Press Office the presentation
took place of the twenty-sixth international conference organised by the
Pontifical Council for Health Pastoral Care. The conference will have as its
theme: "Health Pastoral Care, Serving Life in the Light of the Magisterium
of Blessed John Paul II", and is due to be held in the Vatican from 24 to
26 November.
During
this morning's presentation, Archbishop Zygmunt Zimowski, president of the
Pontifical Council for Health Pastoral Care, noted that the conference aims to
ensure that "Blessed John Paul II's teaching on the Gospel of Life, and
the translation of that teaching into pastoral activity by the Church, call
pastoral care operatives, healthcare workers and all men and women of good will
to love and serve life, especially when it is weak and suffering". He also
expressed the hope that the conference would "celebrate the sacredness of
life and the dignity of the person, which must be defended in all
circumstances".
The
theme chosen for this twenty-sixth international conference is inspired by
"the profound veneration" which healthcare workers feel for John Paul
II, Archbishop Zimowski explained, He also highlighted the late Pontiff's
lifelong concern for the sick, expressed in both words and actions. Indeed, it
was John Paul II who established the Pontifical Council for Health Pastoral
Care, as well as the World Day of the Sick and the Good Samaritan Foundation.
The
conference will include "lectures, testimonies and theological-pastoral
experiences inspired by John Paul II's teachings on the Christian value of
suffering and the Gospel of Life. These will be examined from an
interdisciplinary perspective", the archbishop said. On the first day a
ceremony will be held in honour of John Paul II, with contributions from
Cardinal Fiorenzo Angelini and Cardinal Stanislaw Dziwisz, respectively
president emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Health Pastoral Care and
former secretary to John Paul II.
The
conference will be attended by many groups of faithful active in the field of
healthcare, and by representatives from other Churches and religious confessions
including Rev. Stavros Kofinas of the Ecumenical Patriarchate and Rev. Alfred
Krauth of the Lutheran Church. Six ambassadors to the Holy See and forty-two
prelates will also be present. In all there will be 685 participants from
seventy countries.
The
international conference, which will be preceded by a meeting of bishops with
responsibility for health pastoral care, will also include a concert entitled
"The Cross, Mercy and Glory" organised in honour of Benedict XVI and
focusing on the figure of Blessed John Paul II, to be held in the Vatican's
Paul VI Hall on 25 November.
For
his part Fr. Augusto Chendi M.I., under secretary of the Pontifical Council for
Health Pastoral Care, explained how the council contributes to health training
through its Charter for Healthcare Workers, "which contains a summary of
Church doctrine on matters regarding the primary and fundamental value of the
life of each human being throughout its trajectory; that is, from conception
until natural end". The Charter, which dates from 1995, is currently being
updated to include John Paul II's subsequent Magisterium and that of Benedict
XVI, as well as the ethical questions that have arisen with the progress of
medicine and biology. The new Charter is almost ready and will soon be
available in various languages.
Also
participating in today's press conference were Bishop Valentin Pozaic S.J.,
auxiliary of Zagreb, Croatia; Msgr. Jean-Marie Mate Musivi Mupendawatu,
secretary of the Pontifical Council for Health Pastoral Care; Msgr. Jacques
Suaudeau, consultor of the council, and Sr. Myriam Castelli F.S.P., a
journalist with RAI International.
CON-AVA/
VIS 20111122 (610)
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Many thanks to Blessed John Paul II for his courage, faith, hope and love which he shared with us in a myriad of ways. By attaching his seal of approval, he showed us that holiness is attainable through the many causes of canonization in which he elevated candidates to the ranks of Servants of God, Venerables, Blesseds, Martyrs and Saints who lived exemplary lives in many nations. A million thanks to God for the many graces of granting such wisdom to recognize the saints who lived in different generations and who despite human limitations have received through their prayers the grace of multiplying their efforts to give glory to God and to lead us to Jesus Christ, Our Lord, Master, Way, Truth and Life. Amen.
Dear God, Many thanks for the shepherds in our Christian Churches around the world, most especially His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI, Supreme Pontiff of the Universal Church. Please continue to bestow your abundant graces to them & to all their sheep. Our Lady of Peace, pray for us.
Happy Thanksgiving!
Respectfully,
Margie Skeels
Pauline Cooperator - NYC
Pauline Cooperator - NYC
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