Emmanuel
likeness of him whom we encounter, we set out on a mission to
transform the world with our zeal to bring to those who need most
the same acceptance, forgiveness, healing, love, and wholeness that
we ourselves received and experienced.”
The Philippine Context
“[This] congress should, in a specially radiant and effective way,
proclaim the mystery of Christ considering the place of the faith and
of the church in Philippine history. The church in the Philippines has
a providential vocation for mission particularly in Asia, a vocation so
constantly affirmed by the Roman pontiffs. The presence and active
involvement of the Catholic laity in the various sectors of society,
ecclesiastical and pastoral affairs included, bears a great potential to
influence the socio-political and economic landscape in the manner
of leaven in the dough.”
“Poverty and lack of employment opportunities push many Filipinos
to migrate to other countries both within and outside Asia, but when
they do they bring their Christian faith along with them and share it
with the people with and for whom they work, more perhaps by their
examples and values than by their words. The Philippine church, then,
is a source of hope in a special way precisely as ‘Christ in you, the hope
of glory’ among the peoples of Asia, as Pope Paul VI affirmed in his
1970 visit to the Philippines.”
To be continued in January/February 2016
In Christ’s Peace
Deceased Members
Since its inception, Emmanuel has published a list of deceased members
of the Priests’ Eucharistic League, remembering those who have served
the church generously and faithfully and have passed into the promised
eternal life. Priests in the Eucharistic League whose names begin with V,
W, X, Y, and Z are asked to celebrate Mass for deceased priests during
November and December.
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