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SUMMARY:Vigils Reading
DESCRIPTION:From the encyclical “Ut Unum Sint” by \nPOPE JOHN PAUL II \n◊◊◊ \nAt the Second Vatican Council\, the Catholic Church committed herself \nirrevocably to following the path of the ecumenical venture\, thus heeding the \nspirit of the Lord\, who teaches people to interpret carefully the “signs of the \ntimes”. The experiences of these years have made the Church even more \nprofoundly aware of her identity and mission in history. The Catholic Church \nacknowledges and confesses the weaknesses of her members\, conscious that \ntheir sins are so many betrayals of and obstacles to the accomplishment of the \nSavior’s plan. Because she feels herself constantly called to be renewed in the \nspirit of the Gospel\, she does not cease to do penance. At the same time\, she \nacknowledges and exalts still more the power of the Lord\, who fills her with the \ngift of holiness\, leads her forward\, and conforms her to his Passion and \nResurrection. \nTaught by the events of her history\, the Church is committed to freeing \nherself from every purely human support\, in order to live in depth the Gospel \nlaw of the Beatitudes. Conscious that the truth does not impose itself except “by \nvirtue of its own truth\, as it makes its entrance into the mind at once quietly and \nwith power”\, she seeks nothing for herself but the freedom to proclaim the \nGospel. Indeed her authority is exercised in the service of truth and charity. \nTogether with all Christ’s disciples\, the Catholic Church bases upon God’s \nplan her ecumenical commitment to gather all Christians into unity. Indeed\, \n“the Church is not a reality closed in on herself. Rather\, she is permanently open \nto missionary and ecumenical endeavor\, for she is sent to the world to announce \nand witness\, to make present and spread the mystery of communion which is \nessential to her\, and to gather all people and all things into Christ\, so as to be for \nall an “inseparable sacrament of unity”. \nThe unity of all divided humanity is the will of God. For this reason He \nsent His son\, so that by dying and rising for us he might bestow on us the Spirit \nof love. On the eve of his sacrifice on the Cross\, Jesus himself prayed to the \nFather for his disciples and for all those who believe in him\, that they might be \none\, a living communion. This is the basis not only of the duty\, but also of the \nresponsibility before God and his plan\, which falls to those who through \nBaptism become members of the Body of Christ\, a Body in which the fullness of \nreconciliation and communion must be made present. How is it possible to \nremain divided\, if we have been “buried” through Baptism in the Lord’s death\, \nin the very act by which God\, through the death of His Son\, has broken down the \nwalls of division? Division openly contradicts the will of Christ\, provides a \nstumbling block to the world\, and inflicts damage on the most holy cause of \nproclaiming the Good News to every creatures.
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SUMMARY:Vigils Reading - St Mark
DESCRIPTION:From a sermon by \nST JOHN HENRY NEWMAN \n◊◊◊ \nThe chief points of St Mark’s history are these: first\, that he was nephew to \nBarnabas\, and taken with him and St Paul on their first apostolic journey; next\, \nthat after a short time he deserted them and returned to Jerusalem; then\, that \nafter an interval\, he was St Peter’s assistant at Rome\, and composed his Gospel \nthere principally from the accounts which he received from that Apostle; lastly\, \nthat he was sent by him to Alexandria\, in Egypt\, where he founded one of the \nstrictest and most powerful churches of the primitive times. \nThe points of contrast in his history are as follows: that first he abandoned \nthe cause of the Gospel as soon as danger appeared; afterwards\, he proved \nhimself\, not merely an ordinary Christian\, but a most resolute and exact servant \nof God\, founding and ruling the strictest Church of Alexandria. And the \ninstrument of this change was\, as it appears the influence of St Peter\, a fit \nrestorer of a timid and backsliding disciple. \nThe encouragement which we derive from these circumstances in St \nMark’s history\, is that the feeblest among us may through God’s grace become \nstrong. And the warning to be drawn from it is\, to distrust ourselves; and again\, \nnot to despise weak brethren\, or to despair of them\, but to bear their burdens \nand help them forward\, if so be we may restore them… \nSome are naturally impetuous and active; others love quiet and readily \nyield. The over-earnest must be sobered\, and the indolent must be roused. The \nhistory of Moses supplies us with an instance of a proud and rash spirit\, tamed \ndown to an extreme gentleness of deportment. In the greatness of the change \nwrought in him\, when from a fierce\, though honest avenger of his brethren\, he \nbecame the meekest of human beings on earth\, he evidences the power of faith\, \nthe influence of the Spirit on the heart. \nSt Mark’s history affords a specimen of the other\, and still rarer change\, \nfrom timidity to boldness. Difficult as it is to subdue the more violent passions\, \nyet I believe it to be still more difficult to overcome a tendency to sloth\, \ncowardice\, and despondency. These evil dispositions cling about a person\, and \nweigh him down. They are minute chains\, binding him on every side to the \nearth\, so that he cannot even turn himself or make an effort to rise. It would \nseem as if right principles had yet to be planted in the indolent mind; whereas \nviolent and obstinate tempers had already something of the nature of firmness \nand zeal in them\, or rather what will become so with care\, exercise\, and God’s \nblessing. Besides\, the events of life have a powerful influence in sobering the \nardent or self-confident temper. Disappointments\, pain anxiety\, advancing \nyears\, bring with them some natural wisdom as a matter of course; and\, though \nsuch tardy improvement bespeaks but a weak faith\, yet we may believe that the \nHoly Spirit often blesses these means\, however slowly and imperceptibly… \nSt Mark’s change\, therefore\, may be considered even more astonishing in \nits nature than that of the Jewish Lawgiver. “By faith\,” he was “out of weakness \nmade strong\,” and becomes a memorial of the more glorious and marvelous \ngifts of the last and spiritual Dispensation.
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