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JULY 2012 247 248 Message JULY 2012 Message The Holy Father’s Prayer Intentions for JULY 2012 General: Work Security. That everyone may have work in safe and secure conditions. Mission: Christian Volunteers. That Christian volunteers in mission territories may witness to the love of Christ. ARCHBISHOP’S MESSAGE Reverend and dear Fathers, Brothers and Sisters, Prayerful greetings to you in the holy name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Millennium of the Laity Laity: Laity: Blessed John Paul II in his Apostolic Exhortation “Christi Christi Christi Christi Christi Fideles Fideles Fideles Fideles Fideles Laici” Laici Laici Laici Laici has prophetically announced that the third third Millennium Millennium will be that of the Laity Laity The second Vatican Council has revolutionized the understanding of the identity and mission of lay persons in the church. It is the direct result of the new vision of the church as the People People of of God God, God as Christian Christian faithful faithful faithful, faithful faithful as Christifideles Christifideles Christifideles. Christifideles Christifideles The term Christian Christian faithful faithful faithful refers to all the baptized- the clerics, the religious and the laity and brings out the equality and dignity of all the baptized and the responsibility flowing from baptism. Lumen Gentium no. 31 is an important text for the conciliar understanding of lay persons. By virtue of baptism, the laity in their own way, become sharers in the priestly, prophetic and kingly functions of Christ. The council points out the “secular “secular quality” quality” of of the the laity. laity. Like Heaven, the laity are called to live in the world and to permeate and to transform the temporal realities with the Spirit of the gospel. Canons 204 and 208 of the 1983 Code describe the laity in terms of Communion Communion and and and Mission Mission Mission and point out the equal dignity of all the Christian faithful. The Holy Spirit bestows upon all the Christian faithful diverse gifts and charisms and the pastors of the church have to recognize Archdiocesan News Letter Pondicherry & Cuddalore them and channelize them for the mission of the church. The second Vatican Council insists on the participatory participatory nature nature of the church and points out that all the Christian faithful are responsible for the mission of Christ. The various consultative and participatory structures, prescribed in the Code at the parish and diocesan level, enable the laity to realize and to manifest their communion in the Church and participation in the mission of the church. A parish is a certain community of Christ’s Christ’s faithful faithful faithful (Can 515:1). The parish priest is to carry out his pastoral duties with the cooperation of other priests, deacons and with the assistance of lay members of Christ’s faithful (Can.519). The expertise and experience of lay persons in financial matters and civil law can be used for the efficient administration of the temporal goods of the church at the parish and at the diocesan level. The parish finance council (Can.537) and the diocesan finance council (Can. 492) are mandatory. The lay persons, by being members in the parish pastoral council (Can. 536) and in the diocesan pastoral council (Can.512) concretely express their communion and participation in the mission and ministries of the church. The 1983 Code points out various duties and responsibilities of the laity. They have the most important duty of spreading the gospel to all the people. This obligation is all the more insistent in circumstances in which only through the laity, people are able to hear the gospel and to know Christ (Can.225). The future of the world and of the church depends of the family. The Christian family, which is rightly called the domestic domestic church church – – ecclesia ecclesia ecclesia ecclesia ecclesia domestica domestica domestica domestica domestica –, should be the effective agent of evangelization. The parents are the first and primary educators of faith for their children. The power power in the church is meant for service service. service The laity can cooperate in the exercise of the power of governance in accordance with the law (Can.129:2). “ Lay people who are found to be suitable, are capable of being admitted by the Sacred Pastors to those ecclesiastical ecclesiastical offices offices offices and functions, which in accordance with the provisions of Law, they can discharge” (Can.228:1). Ministries for lay people were officially introduced in 1972 (Can.230). Qualified Archdiocesan News Letter Pondicherry & Cuddalore
JULY 2012 249 250 Message JULY 2012 suitable lay persons, both men and women could be appointed as judges on a collegiate tribunal (Can. 1421:2). Lay people who are outstanding in the requisite knowledge, prudence and integrity could offer assistance to the Pastors of the Church by their knowledge and expertise (Can.228:2). Lay persons are called to exercise delegated executive power of governance both at the diocesan and at the parish level by being members of diocesan pastoral council (C.511-514), diocesan finance council (C.492),parish pastoral council (C.536) and parish finance council (C.537). Any lay person, who is an expert in financial matters and of truly outstanding integrity, can be appointed as the diocesan financial administrator (C.494).Diocesan Chancellor and Vice- Chancellor (C.482) and notary (C.483) could be lay people. Lay persons must be suitable suitable for the offices to which they are assigned (C.C. 149/1) and they must acquire the necessary knowledge and skill needed for a particular function (C.1421/3).Lay people have a duty to acquire the appropriate appropriate formation formation, formation which their role demands so that they may conscientiously, earnestly and diligently fulfil their role (C.231/1). It is clear that if lay persons are to participate more actively and efficaciously in the triple office of the Church, the Church should be prepared to set apart enough of financial resources and sufficient number of trained personnel to provide adequate formation to the laity. Lay persons as office holders are expected to exhibit due prudence, honesty (C.228/2) and zeal and diligence in fulfilling their functions. It should be also noted that lay persons like other ecclesiastical office-holders need to be in communion with the Church (C.149/1) and if they publicly defect from the Catholic faith or from communion with the Church, they lose offices by virtue of law itself (C.194/1). With regard to the remuneration remuneration remuneration of the laity, the Code points out that lay persons who work for the church have a right to a worthy remuneration. This includes the right, observing the prescriptions of civil law, to an income appropriate to personal and family needs as well as provision for retirement, social security and health insurance (C.231/2). However, the new law makes an exception concerning Archdiocesan News Letter Pondicherry & Cuddalore Engagements the acolytes and lectors who do not have such a right (C.230/1). The 1983 Code, which translates into juridical language the ecclesiology ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ and theology of Vatican II, contains noteworthy provisions for the active and meaningful participation of the laity in the governing, teaching and sanctifying office of the Church. These provisions need to be seriously considered and duly implemented. The laity have an important role to play in the life and mission of the church. The clerics and the religious are to acknowledge and promote the mission, which the laity, each for his or her part, exercises in the church and in the world (Can.275.2). Lay persons can be entrusted with ecclesiastical offices and functions which do not require the exercise of the power of order. This is to be done not simply by way of concession but by recognizing the dignity of lay persons and their responsibility rooted in baptism for the one mission of Christ. Let us keep in mind that “the church has not been truly established, and is not yet fully alive, nor is it a perfect sign of Christ among men, unless there exists a laity laity worthy worthy of of the the name name working working along along with with the the hierarchy hierarchy” hierarchy (A.G.21). This year the Laity Sunday is celebrated on 01-07-2012. On this day let us all pray in a special way for the laity that they become deeply aware of the significant role they play in the life and mission of the church. May Mary, the queen of the Apostle and the star of evangelization, bless our laity in a special way. ARCHBISHOP’S ENGAGEMENTS FOR JULY 2012 ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ 07 Sat 10.30 am - Mass, Amalorpavam HSS, Pondy 09 Mon 10.00 am - Governing Body Meeting (on Mainstreaming of Persons with Disability in our Archdiocese,) PMSSS, Pondy. 15 Sun 05.30 pm - Mass, Bishop’s House, Chingelpet 16 – 20 - TNBC Annual Meeting, St. Thomas Mount, Chennai 22 Sun 07.30 am - Feast Mass, St. Mary’s Church, Cuddalore-1 Archdiocesan News Letter Pondicherry & Cuddalore
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