diocesan orientation on mercy
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The Eucharist, the Family and
the Jubilee of Mercy
Towards a Common Understandingand Vibrant Celebration
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Towards A Common Understanding
The Jubilee Year of Mercy
The Year of the Eucharist and of the Family
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Towards A Common Understanding
The Jubilee Year of Mercy From December 8 !"#$%&o'ember !" !"#(
The Year of the Eucharist and of the Family !"#( )&o'ember !* !"#$%&o'ember !( !"#(+
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Why Jubilee Year of Mercy
,o-e Francis. To
ma/e our witness
0as Church1stronger and more
effecti'e
Cf.Misericordiae Vultus
)2ull of indiction+
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Misericordiae !ultusAt times we are called to gaze even more
attentively on mercy so that we may become a
more effective sign of the Fathers action in
our lives. For this reason I have proclaimedan !traordinary "ubilee of Mercyas a special
time for the #hurch$ a time when the witness of
believers might grow stronger and moreeffective.% Cf3 MV 45
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Why Year of the Eucharist and
of the Family
,art of the C2C, led *%
year -rogram in
-re-aration for the $th
Centenary ofChristianity in the
,hili--ines with an end
towards &ew
E'angeli6ationCf3. C2C,$ &rimer on
the 'ear of Faith and the
(ew vangelization
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C"C# #rimer on the Year of Faith and
the $ew E%angeli&ation
Year !"#(. The Eucharist and the Family
7e will focus our -astoral action onma/ing the Eucharist better
a--reciated and its missionary
im-lication better li'ed by theCatholic faithful39
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C"C# #rimer on the Year of Faith and
the $ew E%angeli&ation
7e shall es-ecially em-hasi6e on
forming the Fili-ino Family as aEucharistic community of -arents and
children true to its name as a
domestic church rooted in theEucharist39
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C"C# #rimer on the Year of Faith and
the $ew E%angeli&ation
7:n e'angeli6ed family is an
e'angeli6ing family3 E'en as it isincreasingly besieged by secularist
'alues the Family as ,C, ;; has said
is
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C"C# #rimer on the Year of Faith and
the $ew E%angeli&ation
7e shall intensify our efforts to
strengthen marriage and the familyand to -rotect them from ideas and
'alues that destroy them39
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Towards a Closer 'ntegration
>e'eral elements in'ol'ed.
The Jubilee )E?traordinary+
Mercy )@od=s Mercy+
The Year )!"#( in the run%u- to !"!#+
The Family
The Eucharist
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E%angeli&ation as the (ey
E'angeli6ation as the /ey towards a common
and unified understanding of the fi'e
interwea'ing elements.the E?traordinary Jubilee
Mercy )@od=s Mercy+
the Year !"#( )'is%A%'is !"!#+
the Family
the Eucharist
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Further Clarification and )ee*ening
hat is E'angeli6ationB
hat does it mean to be e'angeli6edB
hat does it mean to be
e'angeli6ingB
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E%angeli&ation
,rocess of bringing forward the @ood
&ews
;m-lies ha'ing recei'ed the @ood &ewsoneself ha'ing acce-ted or ha'ing made
it as one=s own and once acce-ted and
therefore con'inced of its being goodnews you s-read it you share it you
-our it out
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Mercy
Mercy as the core of the re'elation of
Christ
hen we e'angeli6e we /now that mercyis the heart of the @ood &ews that we
bring
The Church 7feels the urgent need to-roclaim @od=s mercy9
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Mercy
@od=s mercy is Christ Jesus. 7the face of
@od=s mercy9
The mercy of @od in Christ Jesus is /e-t
ali'e in the Eucharist always and fore'er
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Mercy
7The Church feels the
urgent need to
-roclaim @od=s
mercy3 er life is
authentic and credible
only when she
becomes a con'incingherald of mercy39
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Mercy
7>he /nows that her -rimary
tas/ es-ecially at a
moment full of great
ho-es and signs of
contradiction is to
introduce e'eryone to the
great mystery of @od=smercy by contem-lating
the face of Christ39
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Mercy
7The Church is called
abo'e all to be a
credible witness tomercy -rofessing it
and li'ing it as the
core of the re'elationof Jesus Christ39
MV4!$
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Mercy
hen we e'angeli6e we /now that
mercy is the core or the heart of the
@ood &ews that we bring
The Church 7feels the urgent need to
-roclaim @od=s mercy9
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Mercy
@od=s mercy is Christ Jesus. 7the face
of @od=s mercy9
The mercy of @od in Christ Jesus is
/e-t ali'e in the Eucharist always
and fore'er
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The Eucharist
hat is the EucharistB
The Eucharist as Memorial ofChrist=s ,assion Death and
esurrection where the mystery of
@od=s mercy is fully re'ealed
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The Eucharist
Memorial is not
ust a
remembering ofa -ast e'ent but
it is ma/ing it
truly -resent and
fully ali'e
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The Eucharist
Christ is really and
truly -resent in the
Eucharist through
which we who
recei'e him are
transformed into his
li/eness. offered bro/en and shared for
the sal'ation of the world and the entire
creation
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The Family
hat is FamilyB
Family is a community of -arents and
children and by e?tension grand-arentsand grandchildren and other relati'es
hat is the Church=s 'ision of FamilyB
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Church+s !ision of Family
:s a community centered in Christ
therefore the Family is.
Eucharistic7a domestic church9
Truly e'angeli6ed ande'angeli6ing
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Family as Focal #oint of
E%angeli&ation
@i'en the ga- between the Church=s
'ision of Family and the -resent
reality wherein families are 7besiegedby secularist 'alues9 the family
becomes the focal -oint of our
e'angeli6ation
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The Eucharist as the Focal #oint of
i%ing Community
@i'en the ga- between the Church=s
-rofound understanding of and teaching
on the Eucharist and the actuale?-erience -eo-le ha'e of the Eucharist
in the -arishes the Eucharist is the
focal -oint and means of building andstrengthening of communities among
the faithful3
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Mercy as the -eart of E%angeli&ation
@i'en the ga- between the 'ision of ,o-e
Francis of the Church as 7a con'incing herald
of mercy9 by which alone 7her life is authentic
and credible9 and the actual e?-erience of
-eo-le of the Church mercy becomes a
challenge for us as focal -oint of our formation
as members of the Church )ad intra+ and of-astoral action as Church in the world )ad
e?tra+
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"ridging the .a*s/ 0n Mercy
2ecoming eralds of Mercy
Can we be formed and transformed
as heralds of mercyB Yes but howBDe'elo-ing a non%udgmental attitude
that see/s to understand rather than
condemn so as to liberate the -erson
from ensla'ement to sin
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"ridging the .a*s/ 0n Mercy
Ma/ing a ,ilgrimage of Mercy Ma/ing mercy as a goal to reach that
reGuires dedication and sacrifice
Ta/ing the Two >te-s forward
>te- Hne. Judge notI condemn not
>te- Two. Forgi'e and gi'e
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"ridging the .a*s/ 0n Mercy
Ma/ing the
Motto of the
oly Year asHne=s Hwn
Merciful li)e
the Father
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"ridging the .a*s/ 0n Mercy
edisco'er the or/s of Mercy
*he #orporal +or)s of Mercy
*he ,piritual +or)s of Mercy
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"ridging the .a*s/ 0n Mercy
*he #orporal +or)s of Mercy
To feed the hungry gi'e drin/ to thethirsty clothe the na/ed welcome
the stranger heal the sic/ 'isit the
im-risoned and bury the dead
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"ridging the .a*s/ 0n Mercy
*he ,piritual +or)s of Mercy
To counsel the doubtful instruct the
ignorant admonish sinners comfort
the afflicted forgi'e offences bear
-atiently those who do us ill and-ray for the li'ing and the dead
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"ridging the .a*s/ 0n the Eucharist
and the Family
;m-ro'e the iturgical Celebration of the
Eucharist starting with the iturgy of the
ordectors need to deli'er. To -roclaim not ust
read the ord of @od
,residers should deli'er. : omily not a
7>ermon9. To e?-ose the ord of @od tal/about the main -oints of the Message and gi'e
some -ractical a--lications in life
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"ridging the .a*s/ 0n the Eucharist
and the Family
;m-ro'e the Celebration of the iturgy of
the Eucharist itself,residers should not rush the liturgy of the
Eucharist to ma/e u- for an o'erly e?tended
celebration of the ord and try to beat the one
hour only limit of the Mass
Encourage more moments of silence as -art ofthe celebration of the Eucharist es-ecially after
Communion
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"ridging the .a*s/ 0n the Eucharist
and the Family
H'erall ma/e the celebration of the oly
Eucharist nourishing ins-iring renewing and
an o--ortunity for growth where -eo-le return
home with something to bring with them as -artof their mission>ee to it that the Dismissal which still is a 'ery
im-ortant -art of the Mass where -eo-le are being senton a mission to e'angeli6e others in word and deed is
understood and a--reciated as that by which -eo-le are
being as/ed to do something
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"ridging the .a*s/ 0n the Eucharist
and the Family
Ma/e -arents reali6e that e'angeli6ationbegins at home through witnessing and
good e?am-le
Erring members of the family should be
treated with mercy and com-assion leading
them to con'ersion and renewal
el- -arents become good she-herds of
their family by -articularly -racticing the
s-iritual wor/s of mercy
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Conclusion or #ath Forward
al/ing Together as Hne Church with a Common
understanding of the Jubilee Year Full of
Challenges as well as 2lessings
H-ening the discussion further towards greater-artici-ation of -riests religious and lay -eo-le in
charting a common agenda or way for a
meaningful celebration of the Jubilee Year Finding ways to hel- -arishes -lan and im-lement
more concrete actions celebrating the Jubilee Year