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VATICAN CITY (NC) — On Easter Sunday, Pope John Paul II 4, pleaded for "all victims of injustice, of human cruelty and of • 14, violence, of exploitation and of selfishness" as he celebrated his * fourth Holy Week as pope.
The 61 -year -old pope ful and honourable settle- John Paul. Square, attended by more 14(stressed the Christian ment of the dispute while Quoting St Paul's words than 300,000 people and :message of hope there is still time to prevent that "Christ, once raised broadcast live or on a * e xpressed in the a struggle involving from the dead, will never delayed basis to 41 * bloodshed," the pope die again" and that Chris- countries. *resurrection of Jesus. added. tians must consider them-
The crowd at St Peter's * But in his Easter "Urbi Et • selves "dead to sin but alive included about 50,000 par*Orbi" (To the City and to The pope also prayed in for God in Christ Jesus" ticipants in a march *the World) message, he his noontime Easter mes- (Romans 6:9, 11), * Pope against hunger sponsored millions -*said the joy of this year's sage for "all the * celebrations "is disturbed and millions of human John Paul said: "Let us by the small Italian Radi* accept this cry of the cal Party. *by the situations of tension beings threatened by the apostle." Among the marchers, scourge famine, of which *and of conflict in various * could be removed or dim- "May you accept it, espe- who let loose hundreds of *parts of the world." * inished if humanity knew cially, my brothers and sis- blue balloons when the * Speaking from the central ters, who during this vigil pope appeared at noon *loggia of St Peter's Basilica how to renounce even only night have received from after the Mass, was Betty * to more than 300,000 peo- a part of the resources * Williams of Northern IreChrist new life in the sacra*ple, Pope John Paul made which it foolishly con- ment of baptism," he land, winner of the Nobel 4 special mention of his con- sumes in armaments." 4 Peace Prize in 1976. At the end of his "Urbi Et added. 4 cern about the ongoing The culminating moment Pope John Paul began his 4 war between Iran and Iraq Orbi" talk, Pope John 4 of the Holy Week obser- Good Friday activities by 4and of the "grave tension" Paul greeted the crowd in vances was an Easter hearing confessions, for Argentina and 43 languages, the same 4 between m orning Mass under the third year in a row, in + Great Britain over the number as his record set sunny skies in St Peter's St Peter's Basilica. last Easter. Falkland Islands. 4 • He said the Falklands dis- The evening before, the t pute "between two coun- pope celebrated a threetries of Christian tradition and-a-half hour Easter ▪* involves the loss of human vigil in St Peter's Basilica. *lives and the threat of Looking fatigued from armed conflict and fearful his hectic schedule, the *repercussions in interna- pope baptised and confirmed 26 children and Four boys who renewed their baptismal promises during the tional relations. adults, including three fervent the express • "I * Easter Vigil ceremonies last Saturday night were this week pichope and the particularly people from China, two tured at the Paschal Candle which stands in their Aquinas College *pressing appeal to the par- from Romania and one chapel during Eastertide. They are (I. to r.) Shane Murphy, of Mt *ties involved to diligently from the Soviet Union. L awler Blair Brice, of Booragoon; Andrew Taylor, of Applecross * seek, with responsible In a tribute to the pope, and D'Arcy Jackson, of Brentwood. *commit ment and with all Attila Szeles of Romania ******************************************************44good will, ways of a peace- took the Christian name of
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Moiling liturgies at Easter ceremonies BRISBANE: At Easter Vigil c eremonies in 19 parishes here moving liturgies, rich in the symbolism of fire, water, oil a nd light ended the monthslong "journey" of catechumens through the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults.
One candidate's comment summed it up: "I After the Gospel reading, the congregation was invited to reflect on what they had heard. felt I had come home." Goodna candidates and parishioners preThe deferred second reading, from Romans, then took place — a powerful theol- pared for their liturgy with a day-long retreat ogy of the Resurrection and how we enter into on Palm Sunday, which included the presentait through baptism. tion to the candidates of the Our Father, symAt the same time, a large container of water, bolising the Catholic tradition of prayer, and a surrounded by greenery, was brought into the simple Passover meal. There was also an hour of prayer for them church. on both Good Friday and Holy Saturday. Many more parishes have now indicated More than 130 candidates either received they are interested in participating in the Rite the sacraments of initiation — baptism, conin the coming year. firmation, Eucharist — or came into full comMr Peter Gagen, co-ordinator of adult edumunion with the Church. cation in the archdiocese, is confident 25 to 30 They did so surrounded by welcoming pariadditional parishes will be involved. shioners, many of whom had accompanied Most will begin this parish 'journey' with an The been catechumens, had not who those them actively on their journey. baptised before, knelt to receive the water of all-day workshop at Banyo on May 8, for Ceremonies in Goodna parish, which piobaptism, rising then to their feet in a symbol of parish teams beginning the catechumenate. neered the catechumenate in the Brisbane rebirth in the Holy Spirit. Commenting on the liturgical significance archdiocese in 1980, were followed, with variThe congregation repeated with them the of the Rite of Initiation, Fr Tom Elich, chairations, in the other parishes involved. baptismal renunciation of Satan and the pro- man of the archdiocesan Liturgical CommisThe order of the liturgy was altered, so the fession of faith. sion, says: r eadings from the Old Testament books of The newly baptised left the church And "We are learning how to ritualise a continuGenesis, Exodus and Isaiah, preceded the trareturned in white baptismal robes and were ing process, this being the growth in faith ditional lighting of the fire. The only light in the church was a beam given candles, symbol of Christ, light of the which happens over the year or so of the world. catechumenate. focused on the Bible. Those who had been baptised previously "Secondly, we are rediscovering the signifiThe New Testament reading, from St Paul's were then received into full community with cance of Lent and of lenten liturgies." Epistle to the Romans, was held until later. He gives as examples the successive Gospel During the reading of the Gospel account of the Catholic Church, climaxing their journey readings for Sundays of Lent which tell of the lhe Resurrection, the fire was brought into the in a simple but moving witness of faith. All candidates next received the sacrament Samaritan woman, the man born blind and Church. The Paschal candle was lit from it, the raising of Lazarus, with their symbols of followed by a progressive lighting of the whole of confirmation. The catechumens and those received into water, light and life. Church. Fr Elich says the Rite of Initiation will make It was honoured by a joyful singing of the full communion with the Church finally, for the first time, celebrated the Eucharist with the Easter Vigil what it is supposed to be, with Exultet. In this way the facts of salvation history their fellow parishioners and received Holy baptisms, confirmations and first Communions of adult candidates. were presented in order: The Creation and Communion with them. Many for the first time as families received "It is in that c‘ontext that the rest of the Pall, the Covenant promise of 'redemption, a nd the Bread of the Lord and rejoiced in their new parish community makes the renewal of their Christ, His Passion and Resurrection. unity. own baptismal promises."
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