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Dear Brother Bishops,
On behalf of the Cardinals, Archbishops, and Bishops noted in the attached letter, I am pleased to share with you this joint statement on the Neocatechumenal Way.
With every best wish, I am
Sincerely in Christ,
Most Reverend Nicholas DiMarzio
Bishop of Brooklyn
You can view his letter in the screenshot below:
I also have the attachment, which reads:
Statement Conference of Bishops
Just a little more than a month ago in Rome, our Holy Father, Pope Francis, presided over the celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the beginning of the Neocatechumenal Way, at the presence of over two hundred thousand people from all over the world, 16 cardinals and 138 bishops.
The Holy Father concluded his remarks, before the solemn singing of the Te Deum Laudamus, with these words: "Your charism is a great gift of God for the Church of our time. Let us thank the Lord for these 50 years."
We join the Holy Father in thanking the Lord for all the gifts that God has given us through the Neocatechumenal Way here in the United States during the last 41 years: marriage rebuilt and open to life, men and women eager to know more deeply the Word of God and to spread the Good News and particularly many vocations to the priesthood.
With the even more recent opening of the Redemptoris Mater Seminary of Brooklyn, there are now nine such seminaries throughout the United States: Newark, Denver, Boston, Washington, Dallas, Miami, Philadelphia and Bridgeport. During the past years, numerous priests have been ordained from these diocesan seminaries. These priests have been a great help not only in their own dioceses, but also in many other dioceses in need throughout the United States and the world.
Looking at the future, we hope and trust that even more gifts will arrive to us here in the United States, as well as to the whole world, through this charism of the Neocatechumenal Way.
Please join us in thanking the Lord for this gift.
The above attachment with the names of the bishops can be viewed through the screenshots below:
This is my input:
ReplyDeleteThe Neocatechumenal Way is not selfish. It inspired its members especially its youth to priestly vocations not only to the Diocese, but also worldwide. The Way is not selfish. The RMS seminary in Guam that was closed down is owned by the Archdiocese of Agana. It formed Archdiocesan priests for Guam. However, because these priests were incardinated in the Archdiocese of Agana, the Archbishop of Agana can send them off in missions or into other dioceses who are lacking priests. Father Jason, for example, is in Saipan. The Catholics of Saipan appreciate this help from Guam just as we had appreciated the help from the Philippines when they loaned us their priests. The beauty about the Redemptoris Mater Seminary around the world is that it was built with the intention of not only helping the local Church, but also the universal Church. After all, we realized that we are all in this together for we are all one.
I disagree with your statement Diana as the RMS priests are all coming from the NCW communities and for the benefit of NCW communities. If they stay behind it is incidental. How can you be for the church if your formation is only catering to NCW. The seminarians are assign to parishes that has the communities only. The seminarians have to attend NCW masses only in their formation.
DeleteDear Anonymous at 4:10 am,
DeleteYour comment needs correction because all you are doing is spewing out jungle propaganda. Here are the facts:
1. The RMS priests come from the NCW communities simply because it is because it is the NCW who inspired these individuals to hear and receive the calling from God to the priesthood.
2. The RMS priests who are not on-island received permission from Archbishop Byrnes to go on mission. They did not go without permission. Permission must first be obtained from Archbishop Byrnes simply because they are diocesan priests who were incardinated in the Archdiocese of Agana and therefore BELONG to the Archdiocese of Agana.
3. If you had not left your parish when an RMS priest was assigned there, you would have known that they cater to the parishioners who are not in the NCW. For example, Father Kryzstof was a pastor of Santa Rita. All the parishioners of Santa Rita know for a FACT that Father Kryzstof says the regular parish Mass, baptize babies of the regular parishioners, have funerals of regular parishioners, and give out the sacraments to the regular parishioners.
3. If you had stayed in your parish rather than left, you would have known that the RMS seminarians also participate in the regular parish Mass as well as in the local World Youth Day held in different parishes every year.
If you wish to spout off your propaganda, please go to the other blog. I only publish this comment for now to CORRECT your misconceptions. Parishioners who are in the parish of those that have the NCW in them already know for a FACT that the RMS priests assigned to their parish have said regular parish Mass daily and every Sunday in the parish. These are the FACTS.
So, with the seminary closed down, what plans does the Archdiocese have for inspiring local priestly vocations So we don't have to borrow more priests from the Philippines?
ReplyDeleteGood question, Jane Doe! Easy to close down and destroy. Difficult ti build...
ReplyDeleteBTB....Back To Borrowing
ReplyDeleteOnly thing is, are the philippine priest willing to come with the issues of the dioceses?? Isn't that one of the reason why some left back to P.I.?