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Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2021

Posted on 18th January, 2021

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The Octave (8 days) of prayer for Christian Unity begins today, 18th January. Here in St. Vincent’s we would like to mark this important week in the Church’s calendar by including in FaceBook and on the website a guide to prayer and reflections. Next Sunday we hope that Rev. Louis Johnson, curate in the Anglican team parish of St Luke-in-the-City (which includes St Michael’s in Upper Pitt St), will preach for us at the 10am streamed Mass.

 

The prayers and meditations we present for your use on Facebook are extracts from a fuller prayer schedule presented by “Churches Together in Britain and Ireland”.  They are prepared by a special community of religious women in Grandchamp in switzerland. This is a community, founded in the 1930’s on similar lines to the monks of Taizé. They come from many backgrounds and church traditions to spend their life in silence, listening to the Word of God and praying. “In their diversity these sisters are a living parable of communion” says the introduction to this prayer”.

 

If you wish to see the whole booklet produced by Churches Together in Britain and Ireland, you can find it at: https://ctbi.org.uk/week-of-prayer-for-christian-unity-2021/

 

May the Lord of one Church hear our prayer and guide us as we seek to be one in the Father.

 

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INTERRELIGIOUS DIALOGUE

The importance of Interreligious Dialogue

“Interreligious dialogue is a necessary condition for peace in the world, and so it is a duty for Christians as well as other religious communities” (Pope Francis, Evangelii Gaudium no.250)

This dialogue is part of the mission of the Church, together with the worship of God through prayer and liturgy, the witness of a Christian way of life, service to fellow human beings, proclaiming the Good News of the Gospel and instructing people in the faith.

What is dialogue?

Dialogue means “all positive and constructive interreligious relations with individuals and communities of other faiths which are directed at mutual understanding and enrichment, in obedience to truth and respect for freedom” (Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue, Dialogue and Proclamation no.9)

What is the aim of this dialogue?

The aim is threefold:

Imam Sayed Ali Abbas Razawi and Pope Francis meet.

 -   To live in peace and harmony with people of different religious traditions;

-    To work together for the benefit of all our brothers and sisters;

-    To help one another to respond sincerely and generously to God’s will for us.

To whom is this dialogue directed?

This dialogue “should be potentially universal, that is, all-embracing and capable of including all” (Pope Paul VI, Ecclesiam Suam, no.79).

Missionaries of Africa

“Our Society was founded in 1868 by Cardinal Lavigerie, Archbishop of Algiers. It is a Missionary Institute of Priests and Brothers living in community. Its aim is to proclaim the Gospel to the peoples of the African world. Because of its origins the Society has always had a particular interest in Muslims” (Constitutions art.1).

In Liverpool

Here in St. Vincent’s, we see our participation in interreligious dialogue as:

  • Establishing contact with local Muslim communities and communities of other faiths.
  • Cooperating with other bodies engaged in interreligious relations.
  • Participating in the work of interreligious committees (Fr Michael and Fr Terry are members of the Archdiocesan committee for Ecumenism, which covers also interreligious relations; Fr Michael attends the meetings of Faith Leaders).