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A t St Norbert College, TrudiFaulkner in a Spanish costume followed by John Wodylo in Polish dress walk up to receive first and secondprize in a national costume display which was a highlight of One World Week. Students ate more than 350 servings of Ord River rice and raised over $120 for Centrecare Catholic Cottages. Masses for peace and justice, poster displays on poverty and hunger and emphasis on social justice were other features. A special follow up programme on social awareness will be presented to parents.
S TUDENTS Pope tells Bishops' Synod:
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* LORD God, from you every family in 4 VATICAN CITY: "The role of the Christian family is to 4 heaven and on earth takes its name. Father, you: * guard and preserve the fundamental values," Pope John * are love and life. Through your Son, Jesus 4 Paul told 216 bishops at the opening Mass of the Synod. ** Christ, born of woman, and through the Holy:
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Seated in the Sistine Chapel against the background of Michelangelo's Last Judgement the Pope called the family the focus of the Church's preaching and teaching. "The family is the fundamental object of the Church's evangelization and catechesis (religious education), but it is also the necessary subject for which nothing else can be substituted: the creative subject," the Pontiff said. He said that the family must "be conscious of the mission of the Church and of its participation in this mission." "The present synod's job is to show all the families their particular role in the mission of the Church," he added. But the Pope in his homily placed the synod's approach first and foremost in
Spirit, fountain of divine charity, grant that * * every family on earth may become for each: 4( the realm of the spiritual. * successive generation a true shrine of life and * * "The word of God, announced in * * * love. today's liturgy," he said, "describes the * Grant that your grace may guide the * duties which it is fitting that we propose * thoughts and actions of husbands and wives for: * to Christian families in the Church and * the good of their families and of all the families in * * the modern world: * the world. * * Grant that the young may find in the family * "Consciousness of one's own mission, * * solid support for their human dignity and for: which comes from the saving mission of * . 4 Christ and is fulfilled as a special * their growth in truth and love. * Grant that love, strengthened by the grace: service— * * of the Sacrament of Marriage, may prove might- * "This consciousness is fed by * ier than all the weaknesses and trials through: * • our the living God and by the the word of * which families sometimes pass. t power of Christ's sacrifice. In this way * Through the intercession of the Holy Famthe testimony of life is developed, capa- •ily of Nazareth, grant the Church may fruitfully * * ble of forming the life of others and of * carry out her world-wide mission in the family * * sanctifying others in truth — 4 and through the family. * * * We ask this of you, who are life, truth and * "From this consciousness flows the *. *love, with Amen. : the Son and the Holy Spirit. good which alone 'preserves us from the evil one."