We begin in Rome today with a review of the Pope’s catechesis at his Wednesday General Audience. With the pilgrims gathered at the Paul VI Hall, the Pope continued his catechesis on the Holy Mass where he said that the different elements of the Mass, including the Liturgy of the Word, the Eucharistic Liturgy, the Introductory Rites, and the Rites of Conclusion, form a single body “and cannot be separated”. His advice: "Don't be late for Mass believing the introductory rites don’t matter and don't calculate how late you can be."
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In other news today, Pope Francis sent a telegram to the Dean of the College of Cardinals on the death of Cardinal Bernard Francis Law who died today in Rome at the age of 86. In his message the Pope said:
I have learned of the departure of Cardinal Bernard Francis Law, Archpriest emeritus of the Papal Basilica of Saint Mary Major, and I wish to express my condolences to the College of Cardinals. I raise prayers for the repose of his soul, that the Lord, God who is rich in mercy, may welcome him, in His eternal peace. I send my apostolic blessing to those who share in mourning, the passing of the cardinal, whom I entrust to the maternal intercession of the Virgin Mary - Salus Populi Romani.
Cardinal Law was one of the most powerful and respected bishops in the US until his legacy was blemished by the sexual abuse of minors by priests in his Archdiocese of Boston in the late 90’s. His death now leaves the College of Cardinals with 216 members, including 120 cardinals who are under the age of 80 and eligible to vote in a conclave to elect a new pope.
As wildfires continue to rage near Los Angeles, Archbishop Jose Gomez called on those who have lost their homes, those who are offering assistance and those fighting the fires to remember that God is accompanying them in their sorrow and acts of sacrifice.
In a statement published in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles magazine “The Angelus”, Archbishop Gomes said that "God is there in all these stories of sharing and self-sacrifice, in all those who are opening their homes to strangers, in all those who are risking their lives to save others. The Lord is there in the outpouring of donations and in all of the volunteers serving selflessly in our Catholic Charities and St. Vincent de Paul Society. The hard truth is that there are no easy answers. But that does not mean that the Lord is not in the fire. God is everywhere. Jesus said, “ a sparrow does not fall from the sky in God's creation without God knowing about it and caring about it."
The fires continued to burn out of control, with the largest being the fast-moving Thomas fire just northwest of Los Angeles, which is rapidly advancing toward the Pacific Coast. This fire has burned more than 238,000 acres, claiming one life and destroying more than 900 homes since it began earlier this month.
And finally, the Vatican has launched its new multimedia communications website that consolidates all its media channels into one platform where the Secretariat for Communications will oversee how various events and issues are presented and covered.
This new system will be a single structure responsible for producing audio, text, video and graphics in several languages and for use on a variety of platforms, including the new website and social media channels.
Currently, the Secretariat for the Communications multimedia centre works in six languages and focuses on four areas: the Pope, the Vatican, the Church and the world. In time, the multimedia centre will include about 350 employees drawn from the 40 language programs of the former Vatican Radio and from nine institutions including, Vatican newspaper, Vatican television production center, Vatican printing press, just to name a few.
The beta version of the new site is up and running and you can check it out at the address listed below.
That is all that for today. Join us again tomorrow when I bring you news and stories from the Perspective of a Catholic lens.
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