Veritas PH

The WORD. The TRUTH.

“Be the messengers of mercy”, delegates reminded

SHARE THE TRUTH

 212 total views

Delegates of the Fourth World Apostolic Congress on Mercy were sent as messengers of mercy in the Eucharistic celebration with mission sending ceremony by the sea held at the Las Casas Filipinas de Acuzar on January 20, 2017.

In the congress’ final talk entitled “Being sent as a Church of God’s Mercy to the World”, papal envoy Lyon Archbishop Philippe Xavier Christian Ignace Marie Cardinal Barbarin emphasized on three important points. In his opening statement he mentioned five matters that every messenger of mercy should be aware of.

“God is full of love and it comes from His guts; The beauty and grace of God is always present everywhere; God sometimes becomes angry to us wherein there are times that we need it; God’s love is always flowing to the world despite our sinfulness; and God shows us that he is always faithful to us,” Cardinal Barbarin said through Fr. Patrice Chocholski as his interpreter.

He expressed the importance of the vision of Pope Francis as seen in the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy, that the Church be an expression of God’ mercy. This, according to the Cardinal, is present in the two parables of mercy – the Parables of the Prodigal Son (Lk. 15) and the Good Samaritan (Lk. 10). He said that this stresses deeply the mission of all the Catholic faithful, “we are sent to spread God’s mercy everywhere!”

Coming from his personal experience, he mentioned how he felt God’s goodness while seeing the street children in Manila. He visited some houses for them and he gave much time to be with them.

“In experiencing mercy, we let the grace of the mercy of God operate in you and you will experience many marvels,” he added.

Here he was inspired with the examples of two saints who cared for the poor: St. Vincent de Paul and St. Teresa of Kolkotta.

“In order for us to become new witnesses, we need to open our eyes to the misery of people. Like Jesus, as soon as He saw misery, He immediately takes care of people.”

In his homily for the concluding Mass of the congress, Balanga Bishop Ruperto C. Santos expressed deeply on the matter of silence not as a message of fear but as way in order to see better the value of mercy.

“Reflecting deeper, the common denominator of the seven corporal works of mercy is to sustain life not to make it suffer: to prolong and not to suppress it; maintain it not to destroy it. This is the basis of the Church’s battle for the right of life. It supports the Fifth Commandment, “Thou shall not kill!” a clear opposition to the culture of death occurring in the country,” the bishop said.

Bishop Santos also said that the common denominator of the seven spiritual works of mercy is about words. These words are fitful and liberating. They build up the character and uplift human relationships. They renew the person. He expressed the fact that the rampant acts of cyber bullying and Internet buzzing are not mercy but acts of violence.

“Verbal gossiping is in fact not mercy but simply character assassination that does not bring about any good,” the bishop added.

Finally, reflecting on the waves coming to the shores of Bataan province, he said that the waves that will hit the Church are turbulent, yet in trusting in the name of Jesus, everyone will be guided and sent back home through His grace.

Barbarin, the official envoy of the Holy Father for WACOM 4 is the Primate of France and works for the Divine Mercy Apostolate in Europe. Santos is also the chairman of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) Episcopal Commission on Migrants and Itinerant People.

Also, WACOM Secretary General Rev. Fr. Patrice Chocholski announced earlier that in the year 2020 the fifth World Apostolic Congress on Mercy will be held in Apia, Samoa, Polynesia.

ads
ads
2
3
4
previous arrow
next arrow

Veritas Editorial

Rev. Fr. Anton CT Pascual

Rev. Fr. Anton CT Pascual

President of Radio Veritas

Hindi biro ang karahasan at kapansanan

 3,564 total views

 3,564 total views Mga Kapanalig, umani ng batikos si Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa dahil sa kanyang insensitibong komento sa itsura ni Akbayan Party-list Representative Perci Cendaña. Kasama si Reprepresentaive Cendaña sa grupong nag-endorso ng unang impeachment complaint laban kay VP Sara Duterte. Kilala namang malapít na kaalyado ng mga Duterte si Senador Bato. Kinutya ng

Read More »

Para sa mga isinasantabi at hindi napakikinggan

 11,398 total views

 11,398 total views Mga Kapanalig, bilang mga mananampalataya, tayo ay inuudyukang “ipagtanggol… ang mga ‘di makalaban, ipaglaban ang kanilang karapatan… at igawad ang katarungan sa api at mahirap,” gaya ng sabi sa Mga Kawikaan 31:8-9.  Ano ang itsura nito sa araw-araw?  Makikita ito sa mga estudyanteng pinoprotektahan ang kanilang kaklase mula sa mga bully, sa mga

Read More »

May katarungan ang batas

 15,355 total views

 15,354 total views Mga Kapanalig, sinasabi sa mga panlipunang turo ng Simbahan na sa isang demokratikong estado, ang mga may pulitikal na kapangyarihan ay nananagot sa taumbayan. Nakasaad din ang prinsipyong ito sa ating Saligang Batas: ang mga pampublikong gampanin o opisina ay mula sa tiwala at kapangyarihan ng taumbayan. Ito ang tinutungtungan ng mga nagsampa

Read More »

Filipino Voters

 29,913 total views

 29,912 total views Matapos mapaltalsik sa panunungkulan ang diktaduryang rehimen ng dating pangulong Ferdinand Marcos Sr., sa pamamagitan ng makasaysayang “EDSA people power” bloodless revolution kung saan may malaking bahagi ang Radio Veritas, Ang Radyo ng Simbahan.. Nawakasan nating mga Pilipino ang martial law at rehimeng Marcos noong January 17,1981 at nai-akda ang 1987 Philippine constitution

Read More »

Anti Agri-Cultural Smuggling Act Of 2016

 36,030 total views

 36,029 total views Ang Republic Act (RA)10845 ay nire-repeal ang RA 12022 o Anti Agricultural Sabotage Act. Kapanalig, bago ma-repeal ang RA 12022 ng RA 10845 may naparusahan na ba sa mga lumabag sa batas na mga cartel at smugglers ng agricultural at fisheries products? Marami na tayong batas laban sa mga rice cartels at profiteering,

Read More »
catholink
Shadow
truthshop
Shadow

Related Story

Press Release
Veritas Team

Bagong Pinuno ng PhilHealth, nanawagan ng pagkakaisa

 54,611 total views

 54,611 total views Hinikayat ng bagong pinuno ng Philippine Health Insurance Corporation o PhilHealth na si Emmanuel R. Ledesma, Jr. ang lahat ng kawani ng PhilHealth na magtulungan at magkaisa para maisakatuparan ang layunin ng National Health Insurance Program. “We’re in the same team (kaya) magtulungan tayo, let’s all work together and move forward together,” pahayag

Read More »
Press Release
Veritas Team

Lahat ng Senior Citizens, garantisado sa PhilHealth

 53,738 total views

 53,738 total views Muling ginarantiyahan ng Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) na may benepisyong makakamtan sa panahon ng pagpapa-ospital at maging sa paggamit  ng primary care  services sa buong bansa. Ito ay tiniyak ng PhilHealth sa pagtatapos ng paggunita sa mga nakatatandang Filipino ngayong buwan kung saan naging bahagi ng  selebrasyon ang  pirmahan ng isang kasunduam

Read More »
Press Release
Veritas Team

Caritas Philippines Leads the 40th Social Action General Assembly in South Cotabato

 50,271 total views

 50,271 total views Caritas Philippines, the social action arm of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines will hold the first gathering of social action networks after the pandemic this June 13-17, 2022 in General Santos City, South Cotabato. Before its suspension due to the global pandemic, social action workers from the 85 dioceses met every

Read More »
Latest News
Veritas Team

CARITAS PHILIPPINES CALLS FOR JUSTICE AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN THE PUBLIC HEALTH SECTOR

 47,668 total views

 47,668 total views August 13, 2020 NASSA/Caritas Philippines, the social action arm of the Catholic Church, calls for justice and accountability in the public health sector following allegations of top-level corruption at the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation. According to Caritas Philippines National Director, Bishop Jose Colin Bagaforo, “we are in solidarity with all the sectors calling

Read More »
Circular Letter
Veritas Team

Statement of the Archdiocese of Manila against the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020

 152,451 total views

 152,451 total views Statement of the Archdiocese of Manila against the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020 “There are six things that the Lord hates, seven that are an abomination to him: haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, a heart that devises wicked plans, feet that make haste to run to evil, a

Read More »
Press Release
Veritas Team

A better World for all Caritas Manila receives support from Megaworld Corporation

 47,133 total views

 47,133 total views Megaworld Corporation continues its support to Caritas Manila, Inc. The leading real-estate company donated 150,000 pesos for the social arm of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Manila during the company’s Christmas Party held at the Marriott Grand Ballroom last 12th of December, 2019. This donation was received by Caritas Manila Partnerships and Events

Read More »
Press Release
Veritas Team

Goodwear for Good Will Caritas Manila partners with rising online shop

 47,102 total views

 47,102 total views Caritas Manila Inc., the Social Action Arm of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Manila, has come to formal agreements with a new online community store “Goodwear,” wherein sellers from the community store may choose to donate their unsold items from the store to Caritas Manila. Sellers and buyers from the community store also

Read More »
Press Release
Veritas Team

Radio Veritas846 Clarifies It’s No Endorsement Policy To Candidates

 47,107 total views

 47,107 total views Press Statement 8 April 2019 RADIO VERITAS846 CLARIFIES ITS NO ENDORSEMENT POLICY TO CANDIDATES Quezon City, Philippines – The Management of Radio Veritas846 would like to make an official statement that we are not endorsing any political candidate running for office this May 2019 election. Furthermore, we are not authorizing any candidate to

Read More »
Press Release
Veritas Team

‘Share your Christmas Campaign’ set by Caritas Manila

 47,092 total views

 47,092 total views As the season of Christmas is approaching, Caritas Manila is extending its efforts to provide assistance and give joy to the poor through its #ShareYourChristmas online campaign. Caritas Manila Executive Director Rev. Fr. Anton Pascual said that the online campaign reminds us that the real essence of Christmas is love and charity. “As

Read More »
Press Release
Veritas Team

Caritas Manila to mount 2nd Celebrity Bazaar Press Conference

 46,547 total views

 46,547 total views Last December 2016, Caritas Manila mounted the very first Celebrity Bazaar dubbed THE PRE – LOVED LUXURY BRAND SALE held at the Glorietta 5, Ayala Center, Makati City. Ms. Universe 2015 Pia A. Wurtzbach represented the event and made a courtesy call together with the Miss Universe Organization to His Eminence Luis Antonio

Read More »
Press Release
Veritas Team

Venerated images to be enthroned at Veritas Chapel

 46,559 total views

 46,559 total views Church-run Radio Veritas President Rev. Fr. Anton Pascual encouraged the faithful to be more aware about the plans of the Catholic Church by supporting and joining their activities and programs. Pascual said that these programs provide more opportunities to profess their faith and deepen their devotion. “As we all know, venerated images from

Read More »
Press Release
Veritas Team

Nuestra Señora del Mar Cautiva to grace Nativity of the Blessed Mary

 46,594 total views

 46,594 total views Church-run Radio Veritas President Rev. Fr. Anton CT. Pascual is inviting all the Catholic faithful to grace the celebration of the Nativity of the Blessed Mary by praying before the image of Nuestra Señora del Mar Cautiva on September 8 at the Our Lady of Veritas Chapel. Pascual said that this celebration is

Read More »
Press Release
Veritas Team

Veritas to hold 12th year of Marian Exhibit

 46,554 total views

 46,554 total views Canonically crowned and popular venerated images of Mary from various parts of the country will be the main highlight of the 12th Marian Exhibit of the Church-run Radio Veritas from September 1 to 15, 2018 at the Shangri-La Plaza Mall in Mandaluyong City. Radio Veritas President Rev. Fr. Anton Pascual said that strengthening

Read More »

Latest Blogs

Scroll to Top