Hi All, > > > I was forwarded a mail from a member of your group "Are you Syrian or Latin". written by a person named Achayan. I signed up as a member of JOYNET, to say something in this regard. > > The Church is called Catholic. Why? She is the > universal Sacrament of salvation of our Lord Jesus. > The Universality expresses itself in welcoming to > the > Church's bosom all who ask for salvation. This > welcome > transcends all that distinguishes one man from > another. > As St. Paul says, she unifies all in her beloved > spouse, Christ, regardless of their background. > Whether a person is " Jew or Greek, Freeman or > Slave, > Male or female" the Church unites him/her with the > Lord. > > But this unity does not in any way imply uniformity. > The Church is Catholic in the sense that it > welcomes > all. Christ manifests Himself through the Church > among > all people, and this manifestation take the > socio-cultural background into account. Each people > will try to grasp the mystery of salvation through > their own background. Insofar as this attempt to > depict the mystery of salvation through a particular > cultural background conforms with the unity of faith > confessed by the Universal Church, She encourages > such > attempts to identify with and preserve the unique > cultural identities of that background. > > Achayan says there is only one Eucharist. True,but > is > that the Eucharist according to the Latin Rite? Why > can't the Syrian rite re-present the Lord's banquet? > Will Achayan say that The Syrian Rite, approved and > promulgated by the Holy See is not inspired by the > Spirit to the degree that of the Latin Mass ? > > This anonymous person who hides behind the psuedonym > of Achayan, speaks the language of liturgical > colonialists, when he says that the Satan divided > the > prayer group through people who wanted to celebrate > the Lord's mystery according to the rite in which > that > mystery was revealed to them. > > True, Satan acted - through the diehard people who > propounded that uniformity is synonymous with unity. > Their proud selves prevented them from according the > same dignity to the Lord's Table, when it was > celebrated in a different format. Whether the table > is > squre or round or what not,(JOKE), it is the Lord's > table as long as HIS Body and Blood are present on > it. > > Prayer groups, Charismatic movements, Rites, and > people will pass away, but The Lord's Word and His > Church will endure forever. The one who prides in > himself that he knows the will of the Spirit better > than the Church is in grave error and he commits the > serious offence of sacrilage, when he imputes > Satan's > work to the Annointed Pastors of the Church. We have > nothing to pride ourselves in. Our only pride is in the > humiliation of the Cross. It is folly in the eyes of > the world, yet this folly elevates us from the world > to His presence who has given us the great gift of > being the Children of God. > > Kindly forward this mail to the group to which > Achayan belongs. I am not afraid of revealing my > name, > for if it means to be a Christian, the first thing > it > means is to be courageous while bearing witness to > the > Truth. > > Love and prayers > > Alphus Pathrose, Kochi, india ********************************************************************** This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth mailing list. To unsubscribe, send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For automatic help, send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In case of any issue related to the mailing list contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] To know more about Jesus Youth, visit http://www.jesusyouth.org **********************************************************************
