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Just saw this Zenit article. Pope Benedict addressed "all particular churches" asking for a day of prayer and penance this Sunday. Pope Calls for Penance, Prayer This Sunday
For Immediate Cease-fire in Middle East
VATICAN CITY, JULY 20, 2006 (Zenit.org).- Given the escalation of violence, Benedict XVI has named Sunday as a day of prayer and penance for peace in the Middle East.
A communiqu� issued today by the Vatican press office said the decision was due to the "great concern" with which the Holy Father follows "the fate of all the affected peoples."
With this initiative, the Pope invites "the pastors and faithful of all the particular Churches, and all believers of the world, to implore from God the precious gift of peace," explained the Vatican communiqu�.
In particular, the Bishop of Rome appeals for prayer to the Lord "for an immediate cease-fire between the sides, for humanitarian corridors to be opened in order to bring help to the suffering peoples and for reasonable and responsible negotiations to begin to put an end to objective situations of injustice that exist in that region."
According to the Pontiff, "the Lebanese have the right to see the integrity and sovereignty of their country respected, the Israelis, the right to live in peace in their state, and the Palestinians have the right to have their own free and sovereign homeland."
The communiqu� ends with Benedict XVI's appeal "to charitable organizations to help all the people struck by this pitiless conflict."
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Every Thursday of about a year Annunciation has offered a pre-sanctified liturgy for world peace. Father avoids making political statements when we are offering our sacrifice and Christ is offering His.
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Good for His Holiness and we should all join with him this Lordsday, whether or not we are in communion with him!
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Not to be a STICKLER here, but is Sunday really a day of penance? I'm all for the call to prayer, but why not make Friday a day of penance and Sunday a day of prayer?
Either way, I'm praying for peace in the Middle East!
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Gordo:
Who is being too "legalistic" now? :p
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Gordo, I had the very same thought! I figured it was so that the priests would have the largest captive audiences and the people wouldn't have to remember any further than a few hours ahead. The faithful around the world most likely wouldn't hear of the Friday date before Sunday and most likely wouldn't remember the next Friday date. Nor would it be desirable to make it the following Friday and wait to pray/do penance then. I figured it was a situation of the greatest good for the greatest number.
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Originally posted by Amadeus:
Gordo:
Who is being too "legalistic" now? :p
Amado True...I'm sypathetic to the reasoning that Wondering mentioned. At the same time, Sunday is the day of Resurrection - something deeply engrained in our Eastern sense of time. Sunday is the icon of eternity, and there is no fasting in heaven. But there will be prayer! Gordo
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The Pope's proclamation of this Sunday as a "day of penance and prayer" is directed to the universal Church and to all men of goodwill! So, do your own thing in accordance with your ritual patrimony. We will do ours!  'Tis time to jettison, for once, one's particular theology or preferences as a veil for non-conformance and to heed the call of our Holy Father to prayer (and penance) for lasting peace in the Middle East, especially in the Holy Land! I thought it was as simple as that!  Amado
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Amado, If you read the statement carefully, the Pope�s �initiative� is coached as an invitation to �the pastors and faithful of all the particular churches,� etc. As Gordo has said - there will be prayer - let it go at that.  ~Isaac
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Originally posted by Isaac: Amado,
If you read the statement carefully, the Pope's “initiative” is coached as an [b]"invitation" to “the pastors and faithful of all the particular churches,” etc. The observance of each church within the Catholic Church of its “particular theology or preferences” is hardly a “veil for non-conformance.” Statements such as yours that hint at covert disobedience strike me as less than charitable and certainly not helpful in fostering goodwill and cooperation between Western and Eastern Catholics. As Gordo has said - there will be prayer - let it go at that. ~Isaac [/b] Dear Isaac: The Pope's call to penance and prayer is not in the nature of an "initiative" but rather it was a duely considered "proclamation" designating this Sunday, July 23rd, as a special day for this purpose. I first posted the text of the proclamation yesterday, under the "Greek-Catholic voice from Lebanon" thread of this forum which goes: DAY OF PRAYER AND PENANCE FOR PEACE IN MIDDLE EAST
VATICAN CITY, JUL 20, 2006 (VIS) - Faced with worsening situation in the Middle East, the Holy See Press Office has been directed to communicate the following:
"The Holy Father is following with great concern the destinies of all the peoples involved and has proclaimed this Sunday, July 23, as a special day of prayer and penance, inviting the pastors and faithful of all the particular Churches, and all believers of the world, to implore from God the precious gift of peace.
"In particular, the Supreme Pontiff hopes that prayers will be raised to the Lord for an immediate cease-fire between the sides, for humanitarian corridors to be opened in order to bring help to the suffering peoples, and for reasonable and responsible negotiations to begin to put an end to objective situations of injustice that exist in that region; as already indicated by Pope Benedict XVI at the Angelus last Sunday, July 16.
"In reality, the Lebanese have the right to see the integrity and sovereignty of their country respected, the Israelis the right to live in peace in their State, and the Palestinians have the right to have their own free and sovereign homeland.
"At this sorrowful moment, His Holiness also makes an appeal to charitable organizations to help all the people struck by this pitiless conflict." https://www.byzcath.org/bboard/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=002754;p=2 I regret if my post somehow comes as "uncharitable," which, frankly, was not the intention. It was a sincere attempt to relegate notable differences in Eastern and Western praxis when a universal call to prayer (and) penance is issued by our universal pastor, the Pope. Unspoken in this kind of a papal proclamation is conformance by each particular Church with the praxis proper to herself. The proclamation does not ask for something that is considered inapropriate by the local Church or contrary to her traditions. To each its own, that's all! (We have been hosting the Assisi Prayers for world peace for years now!) However, it seems my post touched some sensitive nerves and I express my deepest regrets and ask for forgiveness! Amado
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(Sorry, double post!)
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Originally posted by Amadeus:
I first posted the text of the proclamation yesterday, under the "Greek-Catholic voice from Lebanon" thread of this forum... Oops. Sorry. I suppose great minds think alike!
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Amado,
Please note that moments after posting my initial reply above I decided that it could easily be perceived as less than charitable to you and I therefore drastically edited it. Sadly, I frequently come across in a manner other than intended. I apologize if I did indeed offend you in any way.
With you, I will join in accepting the Holy Father�s invitation to pray for peace this coming Sunday. Pax.
~Isaac
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Originally posted by Wondering: Originally posted by Amadeus:
[b]I first posted the text of the proclamation yesterday, under the "Greek-Catholic voice from Lebanon" thread of this forum... I am uncertain if I have a mind as great as yours! But thanks for the undeserved compliment!  Amado
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Originally posted by Isaac:
Amado,
Please note that moments after posting my initial reply above I decided that it could easily be perceived as less than charitable to you and I therefore drastically edited it. Sadly, I frequently come across in a manner other than intended. I apologize if I did indeed offend you in any way.
With you, I will join in accepting the Holy Father's invitation to pray for peace this coming Sunday. Pax.
~Isaac Isaac: No offense taken as I am certain no offense was intended! Amado
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