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Tuesday, February 8, 2011

CATHOLIC NEWS WORLD: MON. FEB. 7, 2011











CATHOLIC NEWS WORLD: MON. FEB. 7, 2011: HEADLINES-

VATICAN CITY, 5 FEB 2011 (VIS REPORT) - This morning in the Vatican Basilica, the Holy Father conferred episcopal ordination upon the following five priests: Msgr. Savio Hon Tai-Fai S.D.B., secretary of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples; Msgr. Marcello Bartolucci, secretary of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints; Msgr. Celso Morga Iruzubieta, secretary of the Congregation for the Clergy; Msgr. Antonio Guido Filipazzi, apostolic nuncio, and Msgr. Edgar Pena Parra, apostolic nuncio to Pakistan.

Commenting on the Gospel reading from today's Mass, "The harvest is plentiful but the labourers are few", the Pope said: "Although it may seem that a large part of the modern world, of the men and women of today, turn their backs on God and consider faith as a thing of the past, there is still a longing that justice, peace and love will finally be established, that poverty and suffering will be overcome, that mankind may find happiness".

"Today's liturgy", he went on, "gives us two definitions of your mission as bishops, as priests of Jesus Christ: that of being labourers in the harvest of world history with the task of healing, of opening the doors of the world to the lordship of God that His will of may be done on earth as in heaven; ... and that of co-operating in the mission of Jesus Christ".

In the Acts of the Apostles, St. Luke illustrates "the fundamental elements of Christian existence in the communion of the Church of Jesus Christ. He writes: 'They devoted themselves to the Apostles' teaching and fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers''. These four major elements of Church life also describe the essential task of her pastors", the Pope explained.

"Devotion, constancy, is part of the essence of being Christian, and it is fundamental for the role of pastors, labourers in the Lord's harvest. ... Intrepidness, the courage to oppose the trends of the moment, are an essential part of a pastor's duties. ... Only where there is stability can there also be growth".

Referring then to the second of the "pillars" of the Church, "communion", the Holy Father highlighted how "by being in communion with the Apostles, by abiding in their faith, we ourselves are in contact with the living God. This is the goal of the ministry of bishops. May this chain of communion not be broken! The essence of apostolic succession is to maintain our communion with the people who visibly and tangibly met with the Lord ".

"Help to ensure that joy in the great unity of the Church remains alive, joy in the communion of all places and times, in the communion of the faith which embraces heaven and earth", the Pope told the new archbishops.

The third fundamental element of ecclesial life is "the breaking of bread", said Benedict XVI. "Breaking the bread - the Blessed Eucharist - is the core of the Church and must be the core of our being Christian, of our priestly lives. The Lord gives Himself to us; the Risen One enters my intimate self and wishes to transform me, bringing me into profound communion with Him".

"Let us seek to celebrate the Eucharist devotedly, with ever deeper fervour; let us seek to organise our days around it and to allow ourselves to be moulded by it. Breaking the bread is also an expression of sharing, of transmitting our love for others. This social dimension, this sharing, is not some moral appendix added to the Eucharist, but an essential part thereof".

Commenting then on the fourth aspect of ecclesial life, "prayer", the Pope noted that, "on the one hand, prayer must be highly personal, a union with God in my most intimate being. ... However, it is never an exclusively private affair regarding only my individual self, disassociated from others. Prayer is always essentially an activity we undertake together as children of God. Only in this 'us' can we be children of our Father, to whom the Lord taught us to pray. ... Thus, in the final analysis, prayer cannot just be an activity like any other, a little corner of my time".

"'Duc in altum' the Lord is telling you today, dear friends", the Holy Father concluded. "You have been called to play roles that concern the universal Church. You are called to throw out the nets of the Gospel into the stormy seas of our time, to obtain the adherence of men and women to Christ, so as to draw them out, so to speak, from the salty waters of death and from the dark where the light of heaven does not reach. You must bring them onto the earth, to live in communion with Jesus Christ".

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SPIRITUAL EXERCISES OF THE POPE AND THE ROMAN CURIA

VATICAN CITY, 5 FEB 2011 (VIS) - The annual spiritual exercises of the Pope and the Roman Curia are due to begin on 13 March, the first Sunday of Lent. This year's meditations will be directed by Fr. Francois-Marie Lethel O.C.D., prelate secretary of the Pontifical Academy of Theology.

The theme of the spiritual exercises, which will take place in the "Redemptoris Mater" Chapel of the Vatican's Apostolic Palace, is: "The light of Christ in the heart of the Church: John Paul II and the theology of the saints".

The spiritual exercises will come to an end on Saturday 19 March. During the retreat all audiences are suspended, including the weekly general audience of Wednesday 16 March.

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ANGELUS: SICK PEOPLE, HUMAN DIGNITY, SITUATION IN EGYPT

VATICAN CITY, 6 FEB 2011 (VIS) - At midday today Benedict XVI appeared at the window of his study to pray the Angelus with faithful gathered below in St. Peter's Square.

"In today's Gospel", he said, "the Lord Jesus tells His disciples: 'You are the salt of the earth. ... You are the light of the world'. Using these deeply significant images, He wishes to convey to them the meaning of their mission and their witness. In Middle Eastern culture, salt evokes various values such as alliance, solidarity, life and hope. Light was the first work of God the Creator, and it is the source of life. The Word of God itself is compared to light".

For this reason, "the Lord's disciples are called to bring new 'flavour' to the world, to preserve it from corruption with the wisdom of God, which shines fully in the face of the Son because He is 'the true light which enlightens everyone'. United to Him Christians can - amidst the shadows of indifference and selfishness - diffuse the light of God's love, true wisdom which gives meaning to the life and activities of mankind".

The Pope then went on to recall that 11 February, Feast of the Blessed Virgin of Lourdes, also marks the World Day of the Sick. "This", he said, "is a good opportunity to reflect, to pray and to raise the awareness of the ecclesial community and of civil society towards their sick brothers and sisters. In my Message for this Day, ... I invite everyone to contemplate Jesus, the Son of God, Who suffered and died, but rose again. God radically contests the arrogance of evil. The Lord takes care of man in all situations, He shares his suffering and opens his heart to hope. Thus I exhort all healthcare workers to see the sick person, not only as a frail body, but above all as a person to whom to show solidarity and to offer appropriate solutions".

In this context, the Holy Father also referred to the Day for Life, which is being celebrated in Italy today. "I trust that everyone will work to make the culture of life grow, so as to ensure that the value of human beings remains central in all circumstances. According to both faith and reason, the dignity of the person cannot be reduced to his or her faculties or abilities, and thus it is not diminished when the person is weak, disabled or in need of help".

Following the Marian prayer Benedict XVI noted how he is currently "following the delicate situation in the dear nation of Egypt. I ask God that that land, blessed by the presence of the Holy Family, may rediscover tranquillity and peaceful coexistence, in a shared commitment for the common good".

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CATHOLIC UNIVERSITIES: LEAD STUDENTS TO LIGHT OF THE WORLD

VATICAN CITY, 7 FEB 2011 (VIS) - At midday today the Holy Father received participants in the plenary assembly of the Congregation for Catholic Education.

In his address to the group the Pope noted that "the common denominator of the topics you are examining over these days is education and formation, which today represent one of the most urgent challenges the Church and her institutions are called to face. Educational work seems to be becoming ever more arduous because, in a culture which all too often makes relativism its creed, the light of truth is lacking. Indeed, it is considered dangerous even to speak about truth, thus instilling doubt about the basic values of individual and community life".

The Holy Father went on to recall how the dicastery was founded by Benedict XV in 1915. "For nearly a hundred years", he said, "it has been doing its important work serving the various kinds of Catholic formative institute", such as the seminary, which "is one of the most important for the life of the Church and thus needs educational projects which take account of the abovementioned [cultural] context".

Benedict XVI then remarked on the fact that the participants in the plenary will be studying a draft document on "The internet and formation in seminaries". The internet, he said, "with the necessary discernment to ensure it is used intelligently and prudently, can be a useful tool, not only for the studies but also for the pastoral work of future priests in various ecclesial fields, such as evangelisation, missionary activity, catechesis, educational projects, and administration of institutions. Here too, the presence of well-prepared formators is of vital importance, as they act as faithful guides accompanying candidates to the priesthood in the correct and positive use of the information media.

"This year", he added, "marks the seventieth anniversary of the Pontifical Work for Priestly Vocations, established by the Venerable Pius XII to favour collaboration between the Holy See and the local Churches in the vital task of promoting vocations to the ordained ministry. This anniversary can be an opportunity to understand and take advantage of the most important vocational initiatives being promoted in the local Churches. It is important ... to insist more clearly on the nature of priestly ministry, characterised by its specific configuration to Christ, something which intrinsically distinguishes it from the other faithful and places it at their service".

The Pope also commented on the fact that the participants have begun a revision of the Apostolic Constitution "Sapientia christiana" on ecclesiastical universities and faculties. "One sector meriting particular attention is that of theology", he said. "It is vital for theology to remain closely linked to individual and community prayer, especially liturgical prayer".

"Catholic universities, with their highly specific identity and their openness to the 'totality' of human beings, can do precious work to promote the unity of knowledge, guiding students and teachers towards the Light of the world", he said.

The Holy Father concluded his remarks by underlining "the educational role of the teaching of Catholic religion as an academic discipline in interdisciplinary dialogue with others. It contributes, indeed, not only to the integral development of the student, but also to an understanding of others, to comprehension and mutual respect. To reach these goals, particular attention must be paid to the education of directors and formators, not only from a professional, but also from a religious and spiritual standpoint so that, through coherent lifestyle and personal involvement, the presence of Christian educators may become an expression of love and a witness of truth".

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AUDIENCES

VATICAN CITY, 7 FEB 2011 (VIS) - The Holy Father today received in separate audiences four prelates from the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines on their "ad limina" visit:

- Archbishop Onesimo C. Gordoncillo of Capiz.

- Bishop Crispin B. Varquez of Borongan.

- Bishop Isabelo C. Abarquez of Calbayog.

- Bishop Filomeno G. Bactol of Naval.

On Saturday 5 February he received in audience Cardinal Marc Ouellet P.S.S., prefect of the Congregation for Bishops.

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OTHER PONTIFICAL ACTS

VATICAN CITY, 7 FEB 2011 (VIS) - The Holy Father appointed Fr. Linus Lee Seong-hyo, professor and director of the Suvon Centre for Academic Research, as auxiliary of Suwon (area 5,371, population 7,146,120, Catholics 718,638, priests 417, religious 1,604), Korea. The bishop-elect was born in Gi-dong Paldal-gu, Korea in 1957 and ordained a priest in 1992.

On Saturday 5 February it was made public that he:

- Appointed Bishop Janusz Kaleta as bishop of Karaganda (area ,711,300 population 3,440,500, Catholics 30,575, priests 16, religious 40), Kazakhstan. At the same time, Bishop Kaleta will retain, "donec aliter provideatur", his current office of apostolic administrator of Atyrau, Kazakhstan. He succeeds Bishop Jan Pawel Lenga M.I.C., whose resignation from the pastoral care of Karaganda the Holy Father accepted, in accordance with canon 401 para. 2 of the Code of Canon Law.

- Appointed Bishop Athanasius Schneider O.R.C., auxiliary of Karaganda, Kazakhstan, as auxiliary of the archdiocese of Mary Most Holy in Astana (area 576,400, population 4,000,000, Catholics 78,000, priests 41, religious 92), Kazakhstan.

ASIA: INDONESIA: 1500 MUSLIMS ATTACK FAMILY

ASIA NEWS REPORT: Moderate Muslims and members of civil society condemn sectarian violence. Controversy around President Yudhoyono and the executive, unable to ensure security and protection of minorities. Muslim scholar: strike those who "use violence and manipulate Islam for political ends."

Jakarta (AsiaNews) - Members of civil society, religious leaders and personalities from the moderate Islamic world strongly condemn the attack that took place yesterday against the Ahmadi community in Indonesia, which has caused death and devastation. The controversy has also embroiled President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and the executive, unable to guarantee the safety of all citizens and freedom of worship in the country. The head of state warned that the violence against minorities "in the name of religion" must be stopped, despite his appeal, there is increasing lack of confidence in his abilities.

The latest in a long streak of blood against the Ahmadi community - a victim of violence in other Muslim-majority nations such as Pakistan - took place yesterday morning. A crowd of at least 1500 Muslim extremists attacked the house of a family in the village of Umbulan, in the Cikeusik sub-district, Pandeglang regency (Banten province on the island of Java), torturing the occupants. The toll of the assault is three dead, several injured people, two cars and a house burned.

The episode has raised controversy and fuelled the political confrontation that, in recent weeks, has involved the Indonesian president, unable to guarantee security and the right to religious freedom. Daniel Sparingga, a spokesman for Yudhoyono, revealed that an order has been issued by the President to the Chief of Police, calling for an end to violence. "Enough is enough - said the head of state - violence and attacks against any minority, made in the name of religion, must be stopped."

However, members of civil society and moderate Muslim leaders - condemning the attack - have denounced the lack of interest shown to date by Yudhoyono, unable to curb sectarian violence. Ulul Huda, a Muslim scholar from Central Java, confirmed to AsiaNews, "the inertia of the government," adding that "the Ahmadis in the past have contributed to the struggle for independence in Indonesia. Speaking of the attackers, the scholar labels them "extremists" who "use violence and manipulate Islam for political ends."

The Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), the leading moderate Muslim organization in the country has also condemned the attack on the Ahmadiyya community, along with Setara and the Wahid Institute. Professor Azyumardi Azra, from the State Islamic University in South Jakarta , explains to AsiaNewsthat "violence in the name of religion against certain groups, including the Ahmadis or any other, can not and should not be tolerated."

The Ahmadi sect is considered heretical because it does not recognize Muhammad as the last prophet. It is the victim of attacks in Indonesia, Pakistan, Bangladesh and many other countries where Islam is the most prevalent religion. According to preliminary reports, the mob’s anger was unleashed by rumours of an alleged "invasion" of the village of Umbulan by dozens of Ahmadi. In fact, some non-native Ahmadis came to the village to solve a problem related to residence permits. A Filipino woman, the wife of an Ahmadi faithful has started procedures to regularize the situation with the immigration office.

http://www.asianews.it/news-en/Java,-1500-Muslim-extremists-attack-an-Ahmadi-family:-three-dead,-cars-and-houses-in-flames-20706.html

AMERICA: USA: CHRISTIAN AD CENSORED BY SUPER BOWL

CNA REPORT: The Fox Broadcasting Company’s refusal to air a Super Bowl commercial which encouraged the reading of the Bible verse John 3:16 “censored” Jesus Christ while ignoring objectionable material, Media Research Center president L. Brent Bozell III said.

“Any censorship of Christianity is analogous to anti-Christian bigotry,” Bozell commented in a Feb. 7 interview with CNA. “When they refuse to show something as simple and as innocent as this, there’s real bigotry at play. They’d never censor a Muslim and they’d never censor a Jew. But Jesus Christ gets censored. And they can’t deny that.”

“Nothing better illustrates how hopelessly out of touch Fox Entertainment is with reality than this,” he continued. “For Fox Entertainment there was absolutely nothing wrong with airing commercials that openly promoted premarital sex, but they considered it ‘offensive’ to cite the Bible. It absolutely boggles the mind.”

The advertisement, produced by the Birmingham, Alabama-based Fixed Point Foundation, encourages viewers to visit the website LookUp316.com, which gives an Evangelical interpretation of the Bible verse John 3:16.

The Fox Broadcasting Company rejected the ad nationally, but it was broadcast just before the fourth quarter of the Super Bowl in the Washington, D.C. and Birmingham markets.

Bozell noted the national controversy over last year’s Super Bowl ad featuring college football star Tim Tebow. Opponents of the Focus on the Family-sponsored ad claimed it would explicitly condemn abortion. Instead, it showed Tebow’s mother Pam talking about her son and urged viewers to “celebrate life.”

The media commentator said that ad “elicited a national yawn, because it turned out there was nothing controversial.”

Bozell, who saw the ad air in the D.C. market, said he thought the reaction to it would be “a smile of surprise” that “something as nice as this gets on television.”

A shot from the LookUp316 ad that was prevented from airing nationally
He suggested that Christians, Catholic or Protestant, should contact Fox Entertainment and tell them the ad was a good thing.

“I suspect it will shock them. Thank them.”

He said the entertainment industry is hearing from “the anti-Catholics, and the anti-Christians.”

“It’s time for them to start hearing from Catholics and Christians in general,” Bozell said.

In his view, the unwillingness to market to Christians is a business failure as well as a moral one.

“If Hollywood put its audience above its ideology, it would reach out to the faith-based community, given that it’s probably the biggest single market in America.

“And yet it claims it’s offensive to do so.”

Fox said that as a matter of policy it “does not accept advertising from religious organizations for the purpose of advancing particular beliefs or practices … the advertising submitted clearly delivers a religious message and as a result has been rejected.”

Attendees at sporting events regularly hold up signs referring to the Bible verse John 3:16. In that verse, Jesus declares: “For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him might not perish but might have eternal life.”http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/refusal-to-air-john-316-super-bowl-ad-censored-jesus-media-watchdog-says/

AFRICA: SUDAN: SOUTHERN SUDAN INDEPENDENCE BY VOTERS

Agenzia Fides REPORT – The definitive results on the referendum held 9-15 January on Southern Sudan's independence were published yesterday, 7 February. 98,83% of voters said yes to independence. Preliminary results were published on 30 January and the same victory percentages were given then. The announcement was received with joy by a festive crowd in Juba, the capital of the new State, which will be officially created in July.
Southern Sudan, however, needs to address various problems, among which the violences perpetrated by the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA). Bishop Edward Hiiboro Kussala of Tombura-Yambio, who yesterday issued Fides with an alarm about the presence of these Ugandan guerillas in his diocese (see Fides 7/2/2011), published a statement in which he calls for an end to the violence perpetrated by the LRA that has killed over 2,700, abducted over 3,500 others, displaced at least 500 thousand people and made life very difficult in Western Equatoria.
The B proposes a four-point strategy to counter LRA’s threat: increase protection of civilians; arrest of Joseph Kony and senior commanders; promote the defection of LRA fighters; and increase humanitarian access and provide continued relief to affected communities together with a negotiated peace settlement.

EUROPE: GREAT BRITAIN: CONCERT FOR HOMELESS

IND. CATH. NEWS REPORT: The Royal College of Music Orchestra gave a superb performance of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons, at a special concert at Holy Innocents Church in Hammersmith, West London, on Friday night, to raise funds for the Upper Room homeless project. The evening was one of several events organised for Poverty & Homeless Action Week 2011.

The Mayor of Hammersmith & Fulham, Cllr Adronie Alford was guest of honour at the evening.

Royal College of Music gives concert for homeless | Royal College of Music Orchestra, Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons, Holy Innocents Church, Poverty & Homeless Action Week

Mayor Adronie Alford with RCM Orchestra

The Upper Room is a registered charity in west London started in 1992, that offers a range of services for the homeless, migrant workers and people with addictions. It serves more than 20,000 meals a year.

There are several Upper Room projects at the moment, focused on supporting and enabling people to regain their confidence and health, improve their employability and life skills, as well as tackling loneliness and social isolation. The Upper Room hosts a Film Club. It also runs driving school for ex-offenders and supports both offenders and ex-offenders to turn their lives around through a range of initiatives, including volunteering within the community.

Philip, a young Romanian man who helped organise the evening said: "Before I came here I was sleeping in a storage unit behind a shop in Hammersmith. They have helped me find somewhere to live and I am learning to drive and training to be a health and safety officer. Its turned my life around."

For more information see: http://www.theupperroom.org.uk/

(Headline picture shows violinist Sean Riley)

AUSTRALIA: ANGLICAN ORDINARIATE HOLDS FESTIVAL

CATH NEWS REPORT-

Anglicans from across Australia gathered for an Australian Ordinariate Festival in Queensland last week, seeking to understand the Pope's idea of the ordinariate, said a media release.

Participants included clergy, laity and religious women from the official Anglican Church of Australia (ACA) and the Anglican Catholic Church in Australia (Traditional Anglican Communion: TAC). Bishop Tolowa Nona of the Church of the Torres Strait (TAC) was accompanied by priests and laity.

Archbishop John Hepworth, Primate of the TAC, hosted the festival that ran from Feb 1-3 at the campus St Stephen's College, Coomera. He celebrated a solemn Anglican Eucharist in the college chapel to open the festival. On February 2, Bishop Geoffrey Jarrett of Lismore celebrated the Catholic liturgy for the Presentation of the Lord, with the customary blessing of candles.

The Episcopal Delegate for the Ordinariate, Bishop Peter Elliott, said that he sensed strong feelings of anticipation and enthusiasm among participants.


After the festival, a national implementation committee representing all groups met for the first time to tackle practical issues. Local Ordinariate working groups are also being established in the States."Difficult questions were raised frankly." said Bishop Elliott, "But I was moved when people gave testimonies of their journeys towards the Ordinariate. We all came to understand the urgent pastoral need for this unique community in full communion with the Successor of St Peter."

Another Ordinariate Festival will be held in Perth on Feb 26 at Holy Family church Como, hosted by Bishop Harry Entwhistle (TAC). Other festivals are envisaged for Melbourne, Sydney and Adelaide.

http://www.cathnews.com/article.aspx?aeid=24945

TODAY'S SAINT: FEB. 7: ST. COLETTE OF CORBIE

St. Colette of Corbie

FOUNDRESS OF THE COLETTINE POOR CLARES

Feast: February 7



Information:

Feast Day:February 7 or March 6
Born:

13 January 1381, at Corbie in Picardy, France

Died:6 March 1447, Ghent
Canonized:24 May 1807

Founder of Colettine Poor Clares (Clarisses), born 13 January 1381, at Corbie in Picardy, France; died at Ghent, 6 March, 1447. Her father, Robert Boellet, was the carpenter of the famous Benedictine Abbey of Corbie; her mother's name was Marguerite Moyon. Colette joined successively the Bequines, the Benedictines, and the Urbanist Poor Clares. Later she lived for a while as a recluse. Having resolved to reform the Poor Clares, she turned to the antipope, Benedict XIII (Pedro de Luna), then recognized by France as the rightful pope. Benedict allowed her to enter to the order of Poor Clares and empowered her by several Bulls, dated 1406, 1407, 1408, and 1412 to found new convents and complete the reform of the order. With the approval of the Countess of Geneva and the Franciscan Henri de la Beaume, her confessor and spiritual guide, Colette began her work at Beaume, in the Diocese of Geneva. She remained there but a short time and soon opened at Besancon her first convent in an almost abandoned house of Urbanist Poor Clares. Thence her reform spread to Auxonne (1410), to Poligny, to Ghent (1412), to Heidelberg (1444), to Amiens, etc. To the seventeen convents founded during her lifetime must be added another begun by her at Pont-a-Mousson in Lorraine. She also inaugurated a reform among the Franciscan friars (the Coletani), not to be confounded with the Observants. These Coletani remained obedient to the authority of the provincial of the Franciscan convents, and never attained much importance even in France. In 1448 they had only thirteen convents, and together with other small branches of the Franciscan Order were suppressed in 1417 by Leo X. In addition to the strict rules of the Poor Clares, the Colettines follow their special constitutions sanctioned in 1434 by the General of the Franciscans, William of Casale, approved in 1448 by Nicholas V, in 1458 by Pius II, and in 1482 by Sixtus IV.

St. Colette was beatified 23 January, 1740, and canonized 24 May, 1807. She was not only a woman of sincere piety, but also intelligent and energetic, and exercised a remarkable moral power over all her associates. She was very austere and mortified in her life, for which God rewarded her by supernatural favours and the gift of miracles. For the convents reformed by her she prescribed extreme poverty, to go barefooted, and the observance of perpetual fast and abstinence. The Colettine Sisters are found today, outside of France, in Belgium, Germany, Spain, England, and the United States.

SOURCEhttp://www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/C/stcoletteofcorbie.asp

TODAY'S GOSPEL: FEB. 7: MARK 6: 53- 56

Mark 6: 53 - 56
53And when they had crossed over, they came to land at Gennes'aret, and moored to the shore.54And when they got out of the boat, immediately the people recognized him,55and ran about the whole neighborhood and began to bring sick people on their pallets to any place where they heard he was.56And wherever he came, in villages, cities, or country, they laid the sick in the market places, and besought him that they might touch even the fringe of his garment; and as many as touched it were made well.

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