share life solidarity book
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Solidarity Resource Book
forShareLife 2011
C-11-S-22
Building a World of Justice
This book includes resour ces you can use to make yourShareLife gatherings prayer ul, refective and celebratory
occasions.
DevelopmentanD peaceis the oicial internationaldevelopment organization othe Catholic Church in Canada.
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Prayers of the Faithfulfor the Sundays in Lent
Fo all thos who walk alogsd commuts ad
Popl lvg povty thoughout th wold,
Og sptual, matal ad poltcal suppot,
W gv you thaks ad pas.
Fo all thos who act o w vsos o patshp,
Modllg just ways o wokg alogsd pats
Th Global South,
W gv you thaks ad pas.
Fo th Catholc Chuch TiMOr-LeSTe,
Stugglg o compassoat dmocacy
Fom th mdst o ts popl,
W gv you thaks ad pas.
Fo all thos who ducat ad act o global justc
Commuts thoughout Caada,
rmdg us that justc s Gods wok o eath,
W gv you thaks ad pas.
Am
(Adapted from Kairos, 2002)
Fo all ou pats LATin AMeriCA,
Wokg to d th xplotato o th lad
By som uthcal Caada mg compas,
W gv you thaks ad pas.
Fo ou pats AFriCA,
Wokg to su that th popl ad th wold
Bft om ood sovgty,
W gv you thaks ad pas.
Fo ou pats ASiA,
Wth a passo o justc that hlps thos
Dd wat accss by bottld wat compas,
W gv you thaks ad pas.
Fo ou pats th MiDDLe eAST,
Wokg, lk so may pats aoud th wold,
To bg pac to th lads,
W gv you thaks ad pas.
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The ShareLife Symbolso Solidarity are a meaning-ul way to introduce the DevelopmentanD peaceShareLife campaign. This year, the symbols helpus reect on the experience o the tiny nation oTimor-Leste on its long journey to compassion-ate democracy ater centuries o Portuguesecolonization, Indonesian occupation and humanrights abuses. The difculty o such a journeyis one that many countries o the Global Southhave experienced. DevelopmentanD peacepart-ners help oster compassionate democracy.
What you will need:
Eight volunteers to carry or act out thesymbols. Invite youth, new Canadians
and children or a amily to be part o theprocession.
Decide where you will place the symbolswhen they are processed in. This might bearound the altar, on a table decorated orthe purpose, or on a display in the wor-ship space or meeting room.
A large, at straw basket or other suitablelarge, at dish should be ready near the
narrator to receive the symbols.
Any kind o ragrant wood, such as cedar.
Woven, patterned cloth.
Purple ribbons.
White ribbons.
The symbols are also a visible reminder o oursolidarity with our sisters and brothers in theGlobal South. They are designed as a processionbeore or during Mass or at other gatherings.
Allow brie pauses between symbols to createsome dramatic eect. The procession o eachsymbol will start as the narrator or reader beginseach section, ending at the ront o the church orroom.
NOTE: Timor-Leste was previously known asEast Timor.
Symbols of Solidarity
The Road to Freedom: Timor-Leste
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Sndlwd(use any small piece of fragrant wood)
Process in with a piece of fragrant wood.Hold it for all to see.
W pst th symbol o sadalwood, valud so much
o ts pum that today t s a ad xpsv. Th
ds o sadalwood ld th Potugus to coloz
Tmo-Lst th 1500s. now osho ol svs -
tst ghboug idosa, whch voltly occupd
Tmo-Lst om 1974 to 1999, ad aby Austala.
i 2010 Bshop Albto rcado da Slva o Tmo-Lst
pstd DevelopmentanD peacead ts mmbs
wth a ctcat o thaks o ou soldaty. Th c-
tcat atud stps o sadalwood, whch h sad stll
spgs up vywh Tmo-Lst.
Wth ths wood, w call how th ds o soucs
ca lad th powul to voltly subjugat popls ad
pacts huma ghts abuss couts o th GlobalSouth. W call also how th popl a slt, ad
how th Catholc Chuch spods om th mdst o ts
popl to dd th huma ghts.Wh th ccumstacs waat t ad th Chuch
bcoms actv as a advocat o huma ghts, t s
kpg ath wth th Gospl, sad Bshop Blo. Th
Chuch has to act to potct th wak ad vulabl.
NaRRaToR:
Today w wll fct o th ol o th Catholc
Chuch ddg huma ghts th atos o
th Global South.
Wth th pstato o ths symbols w ocus o
th stoy o a w ato, Tmo-Lst, Southast
Asa. Wh th Potugus lt 1975 at mo
tha 400 yas o colozato, ths ty slad a-
to was mmdatly occupd by th idosa
amy. Ov th xt 24 yas, as may as 180,000 T-
mos aly a thd o th populato lost th
lvs du to massv huma ghts abuss. Focd
to dcla a lgo, mo tha 80 pct o th
populato tud to Catholcsm. Th Tmos
Catholc Chuch bcam a postoy o Tmos
cultu, a dd o huma ghts, a advocat o
Tmos dpdc, ad a popot o popl-
st dvlopmt.
WthDevelopmentanD peace, th Caada
Catholc Chuch suppotd th Tmos Catholc
Chuch ad Bshop Calos Xms Blo callg
o th wolds hlp achvg dpdc. i
1996, Bshop Blo bcam th st Catholc Bshopto b awadd a nobl Pac Pz. i 2002, Tmo-
Lst achvd dpdc as a w ato.
DevelopmentanD peace was th soldaty
wth th Tmos Catholc Chuch dug th
tasto o Tmo-Lst om occupd couty
to dpdt ato. W cotu to accompay
th Tmos Catholc Chuch, Tmos pats
ad th Tmos popl th ogog stuggl
towads tuly compassoat dmocacy.
Wven clthProcess in with a piece of woven cloth that all can see.
W pst a wov pc o cloth as a symbol o Tmo
Lsts jouy towad compassoat dmocacy. Ta-
dtoal mthods o wavg hav suvvd thoughou
Tmo-Lst. each o ts 13 dstcts s pstd th
w palamt buldg wth a lag chaactstc wav
g that dcoats th walls wh w laws a dbatdad passd. Dmocacy Tmo-Lst s agl, ad
justc ad th ul o law a w.
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Th Womens Parliamentary Caucus, a patn oDevelop-
mentanDpeace, has hlpd nsu that nw laws n th
nw county consd th nds o womn. Togth wth
othDevelopmentanDpeacepatns, t hlpd cat
and pass th Law Aganst Domstc Volnc.
Th Chuch s pat o ths tansomaton. Th whol
pocss o omaton o ths popl as a naton, all th
poblms whch t wll mt, all th challngs t wllac, a th poblms and challngs o th Chuch,
sad Bshop Blo.
Freeing the slvesProcess in with two people whose hands are bound
behind them with purple ribbons. Remove the ribbonsfrom their hands when you reach your display area.
W psnt two slavs bng d as a symbol o Tmo-
Lsts long oad to dom. Thoughout th dak
days o indonsan occupaton, th Tmos Catholc
Chuch dndd th popls human ghts. Bshop
Blo, wth th hlp oDevelopmentanD peace, th
Canadan Connc o Catholc Bshops and oth
Catholc agncs woldwd, bought th wolds at-
tnton to th stuaton o hs popl. in 1999 th in-
donsans wthdw, and n 2002 Tmo-Lst achvd
ndpndnc.
W, th pdomnantly Chstan popl o east Tmo,
lk to thnk o th oad w hav takn to dom as th
oad that Jsus Chst took towad east towad thrsucton. it s a Way o th Coss: A Paschal xp-
nc n ts dpst sns: l though dath, consolaton
though dsolaton, dom though oppsson, justc
though mpunty, vctoy though dat, hop though
dspa, sad Bshop Blo.
PeceTwo people process in with their hands clasped in a
handshake and holding a white ribbon. Raise their
hands and show to all as they reach the display area.
W psnt ths nds wth claspd hands and wht
bbons as a symbol o conclaton and pac. Both
a ndd n hlpng Tmo-Lst ovcom th lgacy
o a volnt past.
DevelopmentanD peaces Tmos patn th Justice
and Peace Commission nds ways to cat pac om th
volnc that stll upts wthn Tmo-Lst. Followng
NaRRaToR:
We leave you with this prayer:
Lod, w pay n soldaty wth th Tmos
popl. May thy l you halng pow as thy
wok towads conclaton and buld th
homland.
Gv us th stngth to answ th call to b ath-
ul wtnsss to Chst, walkng n soldaty wth
th Tmos. Thy will be done.
th ots o 2006, n whch 16 youth gangs w actv,
th JPCound ways to ngag all th gangs n dalogu
wth polc.
Th JPCs actons fct ths wods o Bshop Blo: W
hav sud nomous losss on ou oad to dom.
W must commt ouslvs to tuth and conclaton,
to justc and pac. W must tavl wth hop, lookng
bhnd th hozon to a compassonat dmocacy. it
s ou oad to east to rsucton.
The narrator turns to the basket:
in ths baskt w wll gath and dsplay th symbols o
Tmo-Lst that w hav psntd to you today. W
stand n soldaty wth th Tmos Catholc Chuchand th Tmos patns oDevelopmentanD peace
as thy contnu th jouny towads compassonat
dmocacy.
We... like to think of the
road we have taken to
freedom as the road that
Jesus Christ took toward
Easter toward the
Resurrection. It is a Way
of the Cross: A Paschal
experience in its deepestsense.
Bishop Carlos XimenesBelo, shown with the Nobel
Peace Prize he won in 1996.
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1. Jesus in the garden(Green ribbon)
Optional props: Six candles; the DevelopmentanD
peace2006 2011 campaign principles poster; or
Faith Refections based on the principles (available
on our website or through your animator)
Lght sx candles to epesent the sx pncples that
have guded DevelopmentanD peaces campagn n
the past ve yeas. They ae pnted on the back o ou
5-yea olde and on the pncples poste, o on the
Fath refectons. Check ou webste.
Refection: Jesus tuned to hs athe n heaven o com-ot and suppot. He was ully awae o what was gong
to happen to hm, and chose to spend tme payng to
hs athe. He asked hs ends to stay wth hm and
keep watch, but nstead they ell asleep and abandoned
hm n hs hou o need.
Today, we also abandon Chst when we al to stand
n soldaty wth the people o the Global South.
Some Canadan mnng companes, the gowng
demand o agouels n Westen countes, and the
commodcaton o bottled wate aect the lves and
lvelhoods o ou bothes and sstes n the GlobalSouth. They ae losng access to land and wate, and
some lve n communtes dvded by unscupulous
mnng companes. The ght to patcpate ully n and
have contol ove decsons, especally about esouces
that aect the lves and communtes s mpotant o
DevelopmentanD peacepatnes.
Prayer: We ask the Lod o stength and gudance to
become people o wtness. To emembe that the love
you have o us s the way we should love one anothe.
Help us to stand n soldaty wth ou bothes andsstes and not abandon them.
ResPonse: Holy Spirit, empower us to be people
o witness.
2. Jesus betrayed by Judas(Black ribbon)
Refection: Jesus chose Judas to be one o hs twelve ds
cples, a athul ollowe. But Judas betayed hs endby gong to the che pests and pomsng to lead the
authotes to Jesus n exchange o money.
May 20, 2002, maked the bth o a new naton
Tmo-Leste, whch suvved 24 yeas o oppesson by
indonesas occupyng oces. The Tmoese have sen
om the ashes to begn the jouney towads eedom
and sel-detemnaton. DevelopmentanD peacewas
a loyal ally o the Tmoese Catholc Chuch n the yeas
leadng up to ndependence. We contnue to stand n
Introduction
The Way o the Cross calls us to recall the
suering o Jesus in a particular way. Today,many people in our world living in Asia,Arica, Latin America and the Middle East
continue to carry the cross o Christ. This
Way o the Cross allows us to refect both
on these burdens, and on the Resurrection
the ways o hope that lead to new lie. Yoursupport oDevelopmentanD peaceallows
these communities in the Global South toconstruct new lie.
This Way of the Cross is adapted from one devel-oped by Caritas Australia.DevelopmentanD
peaceis a member of Caritas Internationalis.
Optional activity:
At each station a coloured piece of ribbon should
be given to each person. Each station should have
a different colour. At the last station the ribbons
can be twisted together to symbolize the interde-
pendency of all peoples in our global community:
what we do as individuals and as a communityhas ripple effects on individuals and communi-
ties around the world. Encourage participants to
keep their ribbons in their pockets or handbags
to remind them that what God wants from us is
a commitment in all areas of our lives to love one
another. There are some suggestions for other
props; feel free to adapt.
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soldaty wth th Tmos Chuch and ths coua-
gous popl as thy buld a naton.
Prayer: Lod, w pay n soldaty wth th Tmos
popl. May thy l you halng pow as thy wok
towads conclaton and buld th homland.
Holy Spt, gv us th stngth to answ th call to
b athul wtnsss to Chst, advocatng o justc o
th Tmos. Thy will b d.
ResPonse: Holy Spirit, empower us to be people of
promise, loyalty and compassion.
3. Jesus is condemned to death(Yellow ribbon)
Refection: Osca romo, th Achbshop o San Sal-
vado, was nspd by hs ath to spak out aganst
volnc, povty and njustc. H was assassnatd on
Mach 24, 1980, whl clbatng Mass.
Osca romo s a modn-day maty who lk Jsus
gav hs l o hs popl: th oppssd and th ma-
gnalzd poo o el Salvado.
Today, w a calld to spak out aganst njustc
as wll. As th Achbshop sad, Th Chuch cannot
man slnt bo njustc; to man slnt s to b
an accomplc.
Prayer: May th couag o Osca romo nsp us to
wok wth ntgty o an nd to volnc and povty.
ResPonse: Holy Spirit, empower us to be witnesses
to your love through our defence of the poor.
4. Jesus denied by Peter(Dark-green ribbon)
Optional: Symbols of the earth soil, water, seeds,
plants, grains.
Refection: Just as Judas succumbd to tmptaton,
Pt also lt Jsus down. Th tms h was dntfd
as a ollow o Jsus, and th tms h dnd any as-
socaton wth hm. Judas lat pntd, and Pt too,
and tund to th Lod o ogvnss.
How many tms hav w ald to s th ac o Jsus
n thos n ou global amly who wak ach day to a
l o sung? How otn do w dsconnct ouslvs
om global ssus?
Small-scal ams n dvlopng counts poduc
hal o th wolds ood. Th accss to land s ncas-
ngly thatnd by th spad o nomous agoul
plantatons gowng ood cops such as con o soya to
ul th cas o Wstn natons.
Prayer: Holy Spt, gud wold lads to suppot
small-scal ams so thy can d th communts.
May w us ou dom to sv oths.
ResPonse: Holy Spirit, empower us to be witnessesto truth and justice.
5. Jesus condemned by thepeople (Red ribbon)
Refection: Standng nnocnt bo thm, Jsus had to
ac th condmnaton o th cowd whch ncludd
popl who should hav spokn up o hm. But all w
aganst hm.Communts thoughout th wold a battlng
HiV and AiDS. Thy ac not only llnss, hadshp and
dath, but also th pjudc that coms om gnoanc
and th a that lads oths to abandon thm. Do w
hav th couag to conont pjudc wth lov?
Prayer: Lod, hlp thos actd by HiV and AiDS to
b su n th dgnty as Gods popl.
Members of the 2010 DevelopmentanD peace
Exposure tour visit a memorial at Timor Lestes Santa
Cruz cemetery, where Indonesian soldiers massacred
260 protesters in 1991.
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Hlp you Chuch thoughout th wold to gow as
a compassonat communty, and as a voc o justc
that wll o spak o thos who a condmnd out o
pjudc and a.
ResPonse: Holy Spirit, empower us to be witnesses
of compassion and wisdom.
6. Jesus crowned with thornsand clothed in purple(Purple ribbon)
Refection: Th mag o Jsus at ths staton s on o
physcal sung. Mo than that, t s th mag o
somon who stands panully alon, wthout alls,
among thos who thatn and hut.
Th popl o Dau hav xpncd th pans o
wa, ocbl dsplacmnt and physcal dpvaton.
Whn human bngs a plungd nto th dpths o su-ng, a loss o hop and a challng to ath can sult.
How can w stand slnt whl ths sung s n-
fctd on ou boths and ssts? How can w not lt
thm know Gods lov though us? Ou unon wth God
s fctd n th xtnt to whch w commt ouslvs
to ths ots.
Prayer: Lod, w blong to on human amly.
Hlp us to opn ou hats to thos who su, to
o ou talnts to th caus o justc, and to gv ou
hands to thos who suppot th stuggls o l andpac.
ResPonse: Holy Spirit, empower us to be witnesses
of hope.
7. Jesus carries the cross(Orange ribbon)
Optional prop:A pair of shoes.
Refection: Bang th wght o th coss took mntal,sptual, motonal and physcal stngth.
rugs who sk asylum om a, oppsson
and dang must gath th stngth thy nd to nd
a btt l n nw suoundngs. Th gnun cy o
justc cannot b gnod. Th duty to dnd human
ghts s cla.
Prayer: Lod, w pay o pac n lands so much n
css that th popls must lav thm.
W pay o ou own popl so that n a spt o lov
w can o a wlcomng plac to thos who nd t.
ResPonse: Holy Spirit, empower us to be witnesses
of inclusion.
8. Jesus assisted by Simon ofCyrene (Light-blue ribbon)
Refection: As Jsus stuggld on th way o soows
to hs cucxon, h was hlpd by a man who dd not
vn know hm.
Th popl o Aca, Asa, Latn Amca and th
Mddl east a ou nghbous. Communts a ty
ng to sto tust and common goals at dvson
has bn sown by ogn mnng compans, somtms
Canadan ons. Thy nd not cay th budn alon
in patnshp wth thm,DevelopmentanDpeacehas
calld Canadan mnng compans to account.
Prayer: Lod, hlp us to sha ou stngth, wllngly
wth ou nghbous who a on th jouny om a to
tust, om confct to pac, om dvson to hamony
W can ba som o th wght o th stuggls.
ResPonse: Holy Spirit, empower us to be witnesses
of solidarity.
9. Jesus meets the women ofJerusalem (Pink ribbon)
Refection: Jsus Chst can ha womn cyng o hm
H s touchd, but h knows that thy hav mo thngs
o whch to l soow. Th chldn o th wold a
hungy. Moths wp o thm and Jsus wps also.
Womn thoughout th wold stll stuggl to b
cognzd. in many counts, womn do not hav
accss to basc ducaton. Womn a sold nto slavy
and posttuton. Th basc dgnty o womn contnus
to b nngd upon ach day thoughout th wold.
Prayer: Lod, w pay o th womn o ou wold
Hlp us to s womn as th l-gvs, th woks, th
nutus. Lod, w pay that popl may s womn as
you do.
ResPonse: Holy Spirit, empower us to be advocates
for the dignity and the rights of women.
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11. Jesus speaks to the thie(Dark-blue ribbon)
Optional: A bowl or pitcher of water, empty water
bottles, Bottled Water Free Zone pledge cards and
the tabloid from the fall campaign on bottled water.
Refection: Som small-scal armrs n indonsa ar
thratnd by th loss o tradtonal watr sourcs, such
as local sprngs, that ar controlld by bottld-watrcompans. Thr s lss watr n thr wlls and on
thr lands, and thy ar lss abl to arn lvlhoods
rom armng. As watr bcoms scarc, th dlcat
connctons btwn land, amly, rlgon and com-
munty ar svrd.
Prayer: Lord, hlp us opn our ys to th nds o
othrs who ar actd by th commodfcaton and
sllng o basc human ncssts such as watr. Jsus,
rmmbr us whn w com nto your kngdom.
ResPonse: Holy Spirit, empower us to be people ofsimplicity, integrity and care.
10. Jesus is crucifed(Crimson ribbon)
Refection: Jsus Chrst dd on th cross. Th crucfx-
on contnus n our world.
in Canada, th condtons surd by popl n som
indgnous communts ar comparabl to thos su-
rd by th poorst n countrs n th Global South.
Young popl commt sucd. Oldr popl sur romdabts and malnutrton. in Canada, w sparatd
indgnous chldrn rom thr parnts and cultur by
sndng thm to rsdntal schools, whr many wr
subsquntly abusd. Ths has had a lastng ct on
indgnous amly and communty l and cohson.
Today, w try to mak amnds through apology and
rconclaton.
indgnous popl ar among th poorst and th ds-
possssd n th countrs o Asa, Arca, Latn Amrca
and th Mddl east whr DevelopmentanD peace
partnrs ar actv.
Prayer: Lord, gv us th strngth and rsolv to work
or justc or indgnous popl, to mov byond
tolranc and work toward rghts, rcognton and
rconclaton.
ResPonse: Holy Spirit, empower us to be witnesses
who lead the way in upholding the rights and recog
nition of Indigenous peoples.
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12. Jesus speaks to his mother(Light-purple ribbon)
Refection: Cambodas matrnal mortalty rat s on
o th hghst n th world. Womn contnu to d n
chldbrth du to unsantary condtons and lack o ac-
css to mdcal srvcs.Jsus ss th pan n hs mothrs ys ... Wma,thi i yur , ad thi i yur mthr. in Mary, w s allwomn. Jsus saw th pan n hs mothrs ys as h
hung on th cross. Jsus ls th pan o mothrs who
los thr chldrn.
Prayer: Lord hlp us to lov lk mothrs, to xprnc
a wllng up o lov or th surng Chrst. That sur-
ng Chrst s prsnt n th poor. it s hr that w most
ncountr Chrst.
ResPonse: Holy Spirit, empower us to be people
who challenge the structures and cultural inuences
that keep women poor and marginalized.
13. Jesus dies on the cross(Brown ribbon)
Refection: Jsus shows that h trusts n th wll o God.
Many o our partnrs struggl or th rghts o thr
communts to lv n dgnty at grat prsonal cost,
ncludng assassnatons, volnc and thrats. KmyPrna Domco, a tradtonal ladr o th Colombas
embra Kato indgnous popl, spok loquntly
about th mpact o a consortums major dam on hs
popls tradtonal lvlhoods. Kmy has not bn sn
snc h was kdnappd rom th strts o a Colomban
cty n 2001.
Prayer: Lord, hlp us to b wtnsss to th Lords mrcy
hr on arth. Hlp us to act wth justc, lov and tn-
drnss, and to walk humbly wth God.
ResPonse: Holy Spirit, empower us to act with jus tice, love and tenderness.
14. Jesus is buried(White ribbon)
Props: As in the frst station we return to the six
candles and the six principles o thisDevelopment
anD peacecampaign now ending.
in th shadow o th sadnss and gr o th tomb
w tak tm to rfct on what has bn and what can
b. W us ths tm n th tomb to rnw our commt-
mnt to truth, justc, pac and mrcy.
Refection: Th rnds o Jsus had to lav hs body
wrappd n a lnn cloth and rturn to thr hom. Thy
would hav to wat to do what ndd to b don.
W rturn to th sx prncpls o ths campagn and
consdr what w nd to do to nsur that vryon
has th rght to partcpat ully n and hav control
ovr dcsons that act thr lvs and communts.
it s mportant to b dscrnng about how w work
or justc, to uphold th human dgnty o all w sk
to srv, and to rmmbr that t was Chrst who st th
xampl o lov, charty, compasson and justc.
From ths prspctv, w nd rnwal: a rnwal o
passon, to allow Gods grac to work wthn us.
Prayer: Lord, lt us go back to th tomb and tnd to our
sstrs and brothrs. Hlp us to commt to th uturand antcpat th rsurrcton.
ResPonse: Holy Spirit, empower us to be people o
passion, inspiration and peace.
For the beneft o all
As we enjoy our abundance o wealth,We pray or the hungry nations o the world.
May they be reed rom the yoke ooppression.
ReSponSe: Hear your peoples plea.
As we celebrate the joys o creation,We pray or the people who are denied theirshare.May the earth and everything in itBe or the beneft o all human beings.
ReSponSe: Hear your peoples plea.
As we beneft rom international trade,We pray or the producers and workersWho are deprived o their just reward.May all created goods ow reely or all.
ReSponSe: Hear your peoples plea.
Tny singletn/CAFoD
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Thank you, Father, for gvng me the opportunty to
talk to the congregaton gathered here today.
Good mornng/Good evenng. My name s
____________________ and im here on behalf of the
Canadan Catholc Organzaton for Development
anD peace.
Have you ever wondered f Jesus was an emotonal
person? Have you ever wondered f hs dvnty puthm above human feelngs?
Todays Gospel readng should dspel any doubt that
Jesus strongly felt human emotons. (If you are reading
on a sunday other than the Fifth sunday of Lent, pleae ad-
jut the text).
The readng contans the shortest verse n the Bble.
Four words: Jesus began to weep. Just four words,
but they say so much about our Lord. Later n the sto-
ry, as Jesus walked to the tomb of Lazarus, the Gospel
says, Jesus, agan greatly dsturbed.
The feelng that moved Jesus on ths and many other
occasons s compasson. in ths case t was compas-
son for the frends and famly of Lazarus who are
Notes
This refection is based on the Gospel read-ing or Solidarity Sunday, April 10. Pleaseeel ree to adjust the text or use on otherdays or during other weeks.
The Gospel reading or Solidarity Sunday is:John 11.1-45
Faith Reflection or Homily
Jesus Began to Weep:
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mounng hs death. Ths feelng moves Jesus so vey
deeply that he pefoms hs geatest and last macle.
He ases hs fend fom the dead.
Jesus also showed geat bavey n comng to Bethany
that day. He left a safe haven on the othe sde of the
Jodan rve to come to a place whee he was n dan-
ge. And when the chef pests and Phasees head of
the macle, they decded once and fo all that Jesushad to de.
Compasson s ou tanslaton of a Geek wod
used n the ognal Gospel text. The Geek wod s
much stonge though. it mples a gut-wenchng
Brazilian Prayer
for the end of povertyO Lord, God o lie,Who cares or all creation,Give us your peace.May our security not come rom arms,But rom respect.May our orce not be o violence,But o love.
May our wealth not be in money,
but in sharing.May our path not be o ambition,But o justice.May our victory not be rom vengeance,But in orgiveness.
Open and confdent, we want to deendThe dignity o all creation,Sharing, today and orever, the bread oSolidarity and peace.
In the name o Jesus,Your holy son, our brother,Who, as victim o our violence,Even rom the heights o the crossGave us all orgiveness.
Amen.
CAFoD/a Brazilian ecumenical cnference.
feelng that s emotonally and physcally dstubng.
Thoughout hs mnsty t s ths emoton Jesus feels
when faced by human suffeng. He feels ths gut-
wenchng compasson fo all manne of outcasts: the
lepes, the poo, the sck and the multtudes of people
who wee ejected by the sptual leades.
What would Jesus feel fo the people of Tmo-Leste,
who suffeed decades of tyanny and ae stll tyngto ecove fom the oppesson? What would Jesus
feel f he vsted the landless people of Bazl, lvng n
stck houses coveed by plastc sheets, yea afte yea
facng evcton fom the meage houses and seeng
the cops destoyed yet agan? What would Jesus feel
fo the people of Hat, who suffeed the catastophc
eathquake of Januay 2010?
The compasson that Jesus would feel fo these people
s the same compasson that moves Canadans yea
afte yea to donate money to Development anDpeace. The people of ths pash and pashes acoss
Canada know that Development anD peaces the
best way to suppot the people of the Global South
who stuggle aganst geat odds fo a lfe of human
dgnty.
The bavey that Jesus showed n asng Lazaus,
even though t would bng hm teble scutny fom
the Jewsh and roman authotes, s the same bavey
that moves the oppessed people of Tmo-Leste, the
landless of Bazl and the suvvos of the Hat eath-quake to se agan and buld lves of human dgnty.
Development anD peace has been and s a pat of all
these stuggles. Though Development anD peace
and ou patne oganzatons n these countes, you
too ae a pat of these stuggles.
i uge you to gve geneously to Development anD
peace though ou ShaeLfe campagn. The Catholc
Chuch n Canada has no bette way to suppot the
people of the Global South. Consde sgnng up fo
Share Year Round, the monthly gvng pogam that s
the best possble way to help. Please see me afte Mass
f you ae nteested.
Thank you.
By Danny Gillis