“Master, who is the one who will betray you?”
Jn 21:20
Saturday of the Seventh Week of Easter
Mass in the Morning
In his Holy Week homilies Bishop Patrick J. Zurek put forth the Encyclical of Pope Francis, Fratelli Tutti, as the standard for love and unity in our diocese. Today, let’s reflect upon paragraph #219 in that regard:
CHAPTER SIX
A NEW CULTURE
The joy of acknowledging others
219. When one part of society exploits all that the world has to offer, acting as if the poor did not exist, there will eventually be consequences.
“The Second Vatican Council teaches that the people of God participate in the prophetic office of Christ. Therefore, we must listen to the people of God, and this means going out to the local churches.”
Sooner or later, ignoring the existence and rights of others will erupt in some form of violence, often when least expected.
“May every community pray to the Holy Spirit ‘that Israelis and Palestinians may find the path of dialogue and forgiveness, be patient builders of peace and justice, and be open, step by step, to a common hope, to coexistence among brothers and sisters,’”
Liberty, equality and fraternity can remain lofty ideals unless they apply to everyone.
“Our people love the Eucharist. They really do. There are so many places that have adoration,” Archbishop Byrnes said, adding that the faithful may not fully understand the theology of Real Presence, but in their hearts, they know.”
Encounter cannot take place only between the holders of economic, political or academic power.
“Let me be clear — it is the Chinese Communist Party that has been responsible, not the people of China, and no one should respond to this crisis with racial hatred toward the Chinese,”
Genuine social encounter calls for a dialogue that engages the culture shared by the majority of the population.
It often happens that good ideas are not accepted by the poorer sectors of society because they are presented in a cultural garb that is not their own and with which they cannot identify.
A realistic and inclusive social covenant must also be a “cultural covenant”, one that respects and acknowledges the different worldviews, cultures and lifestyles that coexist in society.
Welcome back home!
From a Memo from Bishop Patrick J. Zurek Sent to All Diocese of Amarillo Priests in the Matters of Lifting the Covid-19 Dispensation
Today this “restless” and formally unrecognized catechist, is asking those “under the dome “, “Are you prepared for the consequences of the “quota”?”
Today I ask Saint Rita of Cascia to pray that, “the dome” learns that encounter cannot take place only between those under “the dome.” Genuine social encounter calls for a dialogue that engages the culture shared by the majority of the diocese.
