Still Catholic Converts are Rising Despite Scandals

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Despite scandals, over 1,000 British to become Catholic at Easter

Catechumens and candidates at the Rite of Election (Diocese of Westminster / Flick)

WESTMINSTER, England, March 19, 2019 (LifeSiteNews) – Despite the clerical abuse and cover-up scandals that have rocked the Catholic Church, over 1,000 people in England and Wales are expected to join the Church this Easter.

The UK’s Tablet reported last week that 419 catechumens (converts awaiting baptism) and candidates (baptized Christians seeking to be received into the Church) participated in the Rite of Election in Westminster Cathedral in London on March 9 and 10. Representing the largest group of converts, they came from 93 parishes. In Birmingham, 181 candidates and catechumens participated in their diocesan Rite of Election. In Nottingham, there were 151; in Portsmouth, 115; in the Diocese of East Anglia, 62; in Clifton, 47; in Lancaster, 32; and in Middlesbrough, 23.

In addition to these English figures, 37 prospective Catholics took part in the Rites of Election held in Cardiff, Wales.

At Westminster Cathedral in London, Cardinal Vincent Nichols addressed the 200 catechumens and 219 candidates, saying: “These ceremonies are among the largest gatherings of people from parishes across the diocese who join me in giving thanks for the great work that God is carrying out in your lives.”

“We give thanks to God for the ways in which our parishes and diocesan family will be enriched by you, and we promise to continue to support you and your families with our prayers and the example of Christian life that you experience in our parish communities,” he continued.

In St. John’s Cathedral in Norwich, 30 catechumens and 32 candidates from across the Diocese of East Anglia gathered for their Rites of Election on Sunday, March 10.

In his homily, Bishop Alan Hopes told the prospective Catholics, “Today is a celebration of your hope and trust in Jesus Christ, to whom you turn for salvation. Today you are being elected, chosen, called to salvation. The Church rejoices with you as she numbers you amongst all those who have been called and chosen.”

“During Lent, together with the whole Church, you are being called to turn to the Lord. You are being called to deepen your commitment to Him and so grow in holiness. You are being called to become saints of God,” Hopes continued.

“This call is not just for special people, but for everyone. We are all called to become like Jesus Christ.”

The Catholic Church in Scotland, which is overseen by the Scottish Bishops’ Conference, expects to welcome dozens more into the fold this Easter. According to Peter Kearney, the director of Scotland’s Catholic Media Office, this year there are 57 catechumens and candidates for the Diocese of Glasgow and 22 for the Diocese of Motherwell.

The other Scottish dioceses had not yet responded to a request for information by press time.

The Future Saint Pope John Paul II Celebrating the Holy Liturgy in the Eastern Rite (Ukranian Catholics)

IKAR daw ang Pangalan ng Iglesia sabi ng mga INC™

Iba't ibang kasuotan ng mga paring Katoliko mula sa Silangan at Kanluran (Larawan mula sa The Catholic Sun)

Hindi lang minsan ngunit maraming beses ko nang narinig sa mga kaaway ng tunay na Iglesia ang pagtawag sa kanya ng 'IKAR' o Iglesia Katolika Apostolika Romana (Apostolic Roman Catholic Church) raw.  Iyan daw po ang pangalan ng Iglesiang kinaaaniban ng mga tunay na sumasampalataya. 

Hindi ba't malaking KAMANGMANGAN ito? Sino bang Ministro ang nagturo sa kanila na ito ang pangalan ng Santa Iglesia?

Upang alisin sa kanila ang malaking kamang-mangan, narito ang isang artikulo mula sa CatholicSay: 

The Catholic religion/Church comprises all ecclesial communities, all group of churches in communion with the Pope. If a group or community does not adhere to the Pope, it is not part of the Catholic Church.

There are a number of individual or sui iuris (self-governing) churches, sometimes called “rites”. One of these is the Roman rite. It includes most catholics in the West. So when you say “Roman Catholic” it properly refers to a member of the Roman rite which is the largest of all other rites.

Maronites, Ukrainian, Chaldean, Syro-Malankara Catholics can be properly refered to as “Catholics” but not “Roman Catholics”. They are “Maronite Catholics”, “Chaldean Catholics” etc. They are all as catholic as everyone else since they are in full communion with the Pope.

All the rites are equal, their ecclesial customs and traditions may be different, ways of doing theology etc, but the doctrines are all the same.

Kaya't sa susunod na tawagin kayong IKAR ng mga kalaban ng Iglesia, sabihin niyo sa kanila na tama sila sapagkat tayo ay napapaloob sa ROMAN RITE o LATIN RITE. Ngunit MALI pa rin sila sapagkat HINDI lahat ng mga Katoliko ay napapaloob sa Latin Rite or Roman Rite.

Maronite Patriarch ng Iglesia ni Cristo sa Lebanon dumalaw sa Qatar

Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi (Source: DailyStar Lebanon)

Bumisita kahapon ang kanyang kabunyian Maronite Patriarch Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi sa Estado ng Qatar, isang Muslim na bansa.

Sa kanyang pakikipagpulong sa pinakamataas na pinuno ng Qatar na si Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, nagpasalamat ang butihin Patriarka sa Estado ng Qatar dahil sa kanilang puspusang pagtatangkilik sa kapayapaan sa buong Gulf State.

Nakipagpulong din ang butihin Patiyarka kay Prime Minister at Foreign Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim al-Thani.

“There are almost 70,000 Lebanese in Doha, and we thank the state of Qatar for welcoming them and allowing them to live in dignity,” sa kanyang homilya sa Misa na ginanap sa Church of Our Lady of Rosary sa Doha, Qatar.

Ang butihing Patriarka ay nauna nang nakipagpulong kay Haring Abdullah ng Jordan noong nakaraang araw ng Linggo. Pinuri niya ang dakilang hari sa kanyang pagtatalaga ng kapayapaan sa kanyang kaharian. Isa si Haring Abdullah sa mga hinahangahang hari sa buong Middle East.

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Hiling ng Iglesia sa Syria: "Ipanalangin niyo kami."

DAMASCUS, SYRIA - Nananawagan si Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarch Gregorios III sa lahat ng mga kaanib ng Iglesia ng Dios na mag-alay ng taimtim na panalangin para sa bansang Syria. Ang panawagan ng banal na patriarka uumpisahan sa panahon ng Kuwaresma (Lent) kung saan ang lahat ng mga kaanib ng Santa Iglesiang kay Cristo ay inaasahang mag-ayuno o mangilin lalong lalo na sa araw ng Biyernes. Kasama ng panalangin ang ganitong sakripisyo isang debosyon ng lahat ng mga Katoliko upang ang ating pagtitika ay kasihan nawa ng Panginoong Dios para sa Iglesia sa Syria.

Si  Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarch Gregorios III Laham at nasa kanan ay si Armenian Catholic Patriarcha Nerses Bedros XIX Tarmouni (Source: Eastern Rite Filipino Catholics Blog)

Ang panawagan ng butihin Patriarka Gregorios III ay inilathala sa Ingles noong ika-7 ng buwan ng Pebrero, 2012.

“In the current tragic situation of our Arab countries, especially Syria, we invite our priests and faithful to make this Lenten season a time of prayer and intercession and repentance for peace, solidarity, unity, harmony, dialogue and respect among citizens,” ani Patriarka Gregorios III sa kanyang mensahe para sa panahon ng Kuwaresma.

“Ingatan nawa ng Dios ang mga bansang Arabe, lalung-lalo na ang Syria" panalangin ng lider ng Eastern Catholic. "Nawa'y sa panahon ng Kuwaresma didinggin tayo ng Tagapagligtas tungo sa ligayang dulot ng muling-pagkabuhay at ng buhay."

“That is the call that Jesus Christ addressed to his disciples. It is the same call that I address to the sons and daughters of our Melkite Greek Catholic Church at the beginning of this blessed period of Great Lent that is opening wide its doors to us.”

Ang panahon ng Kuwaresma ay mag-uumpisa sa pagpapahid ng abo sa araw ng Miyerkoles ika-22 ng Pebrero 2012 para sa mga Katoliko sa Latin (Roman) Rite at ang mga Katoliko sa Melkite Rite ay mag-uumpisa ng Kuwaresma sa Linggo, ika-19 ng Pebrero na tinatawag na "Forgiveness Sunday."

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