Declaration to Call for a Public Devotion and Prayers for the Shepherds of our soul.
“Tu est Alter Christus.”
19th of October 2013.
Office of the Supervisor.
Instaurare Omnia in Christo(IOC) Movement.
Preamble.
Today, 27th of October 2013 is the Solemnity of Christ the King
according to the Liturgical Calendar of 1962 Missal of Bl. John XXIII
the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite, this feast is celebrated on
the last Sunday of October. We; the IOC Movement, are celebrating this
Solemnity of Christ the King by also starting a Series of Devotion and
Prayers for the Shepherds of our soul; our Archbishop(s) and Bishop(s),
and priests.
Part 1: Our Humble Devotion and Prayers.
Here
is the List of the Archbishop(s) and Bishop(s), and the priests that
pastorally Shepherd the soul of us in Sabah and Sarawak (Borneo), and
special prayers as well to clergy outside our local Diocesan and local
Parish:
Archdiocese of Kuching(Current Diocese and parish):
His Grace Archbishop John Ha Tiong Hock.
[St.Joseph Cathedral of Kuching Archdiocese]
Rev. Fr. Dato Lawrence Chua.
[Blessed Sacrament Church, Stampin]
Archdiocese of Kota Kinabalu:
[Sacred Heart Cathedral of Kota Kinabalu Archdiocese]
His Grace Archbishop John Wong
Parish Priest: Msgr. Primus Jouil.
Asst. P.P. : Fr. Jeffri Gumu.
Catholic Archdiocesan Centre(CAC):
Fr. Wilfred Atin.
Carmelite Nun Chaplain:
Fr. Michael Modoit
St. Simon Church Likas:
Fr. Cosmas Lee
Stella Maris Church Tg. Aru:
Fr. Fundes Motiung
Fr. Tony Mojiwat
Diocese of Sandakan:
[Cathedral of St Mary Sandakan]
Yang Mulia Bapa Uskup Datuk Julius Dusin Gitom
Fr. Thomas Makajil
Fr. Philip Anthony Muji
Fr. Sunny Chung
Diocese of Sibu:
His Lordship Bishop Joseph Hii Teck Kwong.
[Sacred Heart Cathedral of Sibu Diocese]
Rev.Fr. David Ho.
[Church of Mary Immaculate Conception, Kapit]
Rev.Fr.David Lau.
[On study leave]
Sts Peter and Paul Mukah
Rev Fr Joseph Sebastian
Rev Fr Michael Lee (Sibu)
Rev Fr Andrew Tan (Selangau)
Rev Fr Simon Lau (Dalat)
Rev Fr Fabian Kong (Kanowit)
Archdiocese of Singapore:
Fr. Ferdinand Purnomo, OCD
[Carmelite Friars' Formation House, Singapore]
Part 2: Kingship of Our Lord Jesus Christ; Our Good Shepherd, and the Pastoral Care of our Shepherds.
Quas Primas; the Papal Encyclical, was signed and published almost exactly 90
years ago, on December 11, 1925. This coming December 11th, 2013 is the
88th Anniversary of the Quas Primas. There is a throne which shall never
fall, there is a King who shall reign forever, there is the Kingdom
which brings peace, not war; but Justice, not confusion; but Eternal
Truth. This King is Our Lord Jesus Christ; True God and True Man, the
same God of Old Testament and New Testament, on which He is Eternally
Reigning:
[Men must look for the peace of Christ in the Kingdom
of Christ; and that We promised to do as far as lay in Our power. In
the Kingdom of Christ, that is, it seemed to Us that peace could not be
more effectually restored nor fixed upon a firmer basis than through the
restoration of the Empire of Our Lord.]
~Quas Primas; Papal Encyclical issued by Pope Pius XI, P.1: 3-4.
O Shepherds of our soul; Your Grace Archbishops, Your Excellency
Bishops, and Your Reverendissimus Father, today Christ the King with His
Throne has installed all of you our Shepherds of our soul to pastorally
care on us as He; Our Good Shepherd and our Eternal King, did to us.
Today as well, we recognized again the Sacred Tradition where you are
called as “Alter Christus” and “In persona Christi”.
As St Ignatius of Antioch, our Bishop, and an Apostolic Father of the Church, wrote a letter to the Smyrneans:
[He who honors a bishop is honored by God. He who does anything without the knowledge of the bishop worships the devil.]
~Epistle of St.Ignatius of Antioch to Smyrneans P.9.
[Let no one do anything touching the Church, apart from the bishop. Let
that celebration of the Eucharist be considered valid which is held
under the bishop or anyone to whom he has committed it. Where the bishop
appears, there let the people be, just as where Jesus Christ is, there
is the Catholic Church.]
~ Epistle of St.Ignatius of Antioch to Smyrneans P.8.
O “Alter Christus” who live among us in Sabah and Sarawak and also
through Holy Mission, let us further explore of the relationship or bond
between our Eternal King with His servants Bishops and priests; through
Him true Obedience is observed as well as towards His servants, for
without His Kingship, we are ceased to exist. He who is reigning given
His Authority to His Holy Apostles, and from His Holy Apostles that He
has given it to their Successors; our Bishops and those whom our Bishops
has committed it as well.
[… He is said to reign "in the hearts of
men," both by reason of the keenness of his intellect and the extent of
his knowledge, and also because he is very truth, and it is from him
that truth must be obediently received by all mankind. He reigns, too,
in the wills of men, for in him the human will was perfectly and
entirely obedient to the Holy Will of God, and further by his grace and
inspiration he so subjects our free-will as to incite us to the most
noble endeavors. He is King of hearts, too, by reason of his "charity
which exceedeth all knowledge." And his mercy and kindness[1] which draw
all men to him, for never has it been known, nor will it ever be, that
man be loved so much and so universally as Jesus Christ.]
~Quas Primas; Papal Encyclical issued by Pope Pius XI, P.7: 2-4.
Part 3: “Alter Christus” or “In persona Christi”.
[My children, we have come to the Sacrament of Orders. It is a
Sacrament which seems to relate to no one among you, and which yet
relates to everyone. This Sacrament raises man up to God. What is a
priest! A man who holds the place of God -- a man who is invested with
all the powers of God. "Go, " said Our Lord to the priest; "as My Father
sent Me, I send you. All power has been given Me in Heaven and on
earth. Go then, teach all nations. . . . He who listens to you, listens
to Me; he who despises you despises Me. " When the priest remits sins,
he does not say, "God pardons you"; he says, "I absolve you. " At the
Consecration, he does not say, "This is the Body of Our Lord;" he says,
"This is My Body. "]
~ Catechism on the Priesthood by St. John Vianney: P.1 1-9.
Without doubt that our holy Saint; St. John Maria Vianney is referring
clearly to you all O our “Alter Christus” as not only as mere celebrant
of the Most Holy Eucharist, but turn out to be “In persona Christi.” He
Himself living in all of you, seeing all of you is seeing our Lord God
Jesus Christ Himself.
It is becoming more convincing and
strengthening our faith that you all are our “Alter Christus” when the
holy saint describing further about the Office of “Alter Christus”:
[A priest, however simple he may be, can do it; he can say to you, "Go
in peace; I pardon you. " Oh, how great is a priest! The priest will not
understand the greatness of his office till he is in Heaven. If he
understood it on earth, he would die, not of fear, but of love. The
other benefits of God would be of no avail to us without the priest.]
~ Catechism on the Priesthood by St. John Vianney: P.3 5-8
Thus,
It is the truths originated from the Truth Himself that we who have our
own free will shall submit to Holy Will of God; our true Obedience of
Christ is closely related to His reigns on us. That is why it is truly,
that all of you are “Alter Christus” and that is why as well, we are in
our axiom calling the Heaven together with all the angels and saints,
all the martyrs and holy men and women, to extol in our deepest true
Obedience towards all of you; that we cry out “ Tu est Alter Christus” (
English : “You are Another Christ” / Bahasa Indonesia: “Engkaulah
Kristus yang lain” ). It is He who is the Supreme Sovereign that even
could revoke our free will and make us solely to live for His Holy Will.
As Quas Primas proclaim:
[She uses them daily now in the
prayers publicly offered to God, and in offering the Immaculate Victim.
The perfect harmony of the Eastern liturgies with our own in this
continual praise of Christ the King shows once more the truth of the
axiom: Legem credendi lex statuit supplicandi. The rule of faith is
indicated by the law of our worship.]
When we live no longer for
ourselves, but for Christ, we have Eternal Life. The rules of faith
which govern by our Lord Jesus Christ in our worship is under care of
His servants on earth; Bishops and priests.
That is our final
firm faith in our Lord Jesus Christ the King; who is the Eternal
Sovereign that governing us through you O “Alter Christus”.
Therefore, by our devotions and prayers to our Eternal King, that we
directs you all our “Alter Christus” to understand closely the greatness
of the Office of “Alter Christus.”
Conclusion.
From this,
we; the IOC Movement, launching our “Declaration to Call for a Public
Devotion and Prayers for the Shepherds of our soul.” entitled “Tu est
Alter Christus” calling all of our friends and family to have a Devotion
and Prayers for our “Alter Christus” starting today, October 27th, 2013
until November 24th, 2013.
O my brethren, devote all this
days for a devotions and prayers for our “Alter Christus.” on which we
call them as Fathers; Bishops and priests. For all of this, we ask
sincerely from Blessed Virgin Mary our Mother and Mother of priests, to
intercede for us and for her “Another Son”.
Christus vincit, Christus regnat, Christus imperat! Amen.
Sources:
i) Quas Primas
http://www.vatican.va/
ii) Epistle of St.Ignatius of Antioch to Smyrneans .
http://
iii) Catechism on the Priesthood by St. John Vianney (A.D. 1786-1859)
http://www.fisheaters.com/
“Tu est Alter Christus.”
19th of October 2013.
Office of the Supervisor.
Instaurare Omnia in Christo(IOC) Movement.
Preamble.
Today, 27th of October 2013 is the Solemnity of Christ the King according to the Liturgical Calendar of 1962 Missal of Bl. John XXIII the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite, this feast is celebrated on the last Sunday of October. We; the IOC Movement, are celebrating this Solemnity of Christ the King by also starting a Series of Devotion and Prayers for the Shepherds of our soul; our Archbishop(s) and Bishop(s), and priests.
Part 1: Our Humble Devotion and Prayers.
Here is the List of the Archbishop(s) and Bishop(s), and the priests that pastorally Shepherd the soul of us in Sabah and Sarawak (Borneo), and special prayers as well to clergy outside our local Diocesan and local Parish:
Archdiocese of Kuching(Current Diocese and parish):
His Grace Archbishop John Ha Tiong Hock.
[St.Joseph Cathedral of Kuching Archdiocese]
Rev. Fr. Dato Lawrence Chua.
[Blessed Sacrament Church, Stampin]
Archdiocese of Kota Kinabalu:
[Sacred Heart Cathedral of Kota Kinabalu Archdiocese]
His Grace Archbishop John Wong
Parish Priest: Msgr. Primus Jouil.
Asst. P.P. : Fr. Jeffri Gumu.
Catholic Archdiocesan Centre(CAC):
Fr. Wilfred Atin.
Carmelite Nun Chaplain:
Fr. Michael Modoit
St. Simon Church Likas:
Fr. Cosmas Lee
Stella Maris Church Tg. Aru:
Fr. Fundes Motiung
Fr. Tony Mojiwat
Diocese of Sandakan:
[Cathedral of St Mary Sandakan]
Yang Mulia Bapa Uskup Datuk Julius Dusin Gitom
Fr. Thomas Makajil
Fr. Philip Anthony Muji
Fr. Sunny Chung
Diocese of Sibu:
His Lordship Bishop Joseph Hii Teck Kwong.
[Sacred Heart Cathedral of Sibu Diocese]
Rev.Fr. David Ho.
[Church of Mary Immaculate Conception, Kapit]
Rev.Fr.David Lau.
[On study leave]
Sts Peter and Paul Mukah
Rev Fr Joseph Sebastian
Rev Fr Michael Lee (Sibu)
Rev Fr Andrew Tan (Selangau)
Rev Fr Simon Lau (Dalat)
Rev Fr Fabian Kong (Kanowit)
Archdiocese of Singapore:
Fr. Ferdinand Purnomo, OCD
[Carmelite Friars' Formation House, Singapore]
Part 2: Kingship of Our Lord Jesus Christ; Our Good Shepherd, and the Pastoral Care of our Shepherds.
Quas Primas; the Papal Encyclical, was signed and published almost exactly 90 years ago, on December 11, 1925. This coming December 11th, 2013 is the 88th Anniversary of the Quas Primas. There is a throne which shall never fall, there is a King who shall reign forever, there is the Kingdom which brings peace, not war; but Justice, not confusion; but Eternal Truth. This King is Our Lord Jesus Christ; True God and True Man, the same God of Old Testament and New Testament, on which He is Eternally Reigning:
[Men must look for the peace of Christ in the Kingdom of Christ; and that We promised to do as far as lay in Our power. In the Kingdom of Christ, that is, it seemed to Us that peace could not be more effectually restored nor fixed upon a firmer basis than through the restoration of the Empire of Our Lord.]
~Quas Primas; Papal Encyclical issued by Pope Pius XI, P.1: 3-4.
O Shepherds of our soul; Your Grace Archbishops, Your Excellency Bishops, and Your Reverendissimus Father, today Christ the King with His Throne has installed all of you our Shepherds of our soul to pastorally care on us as He; Our Good Shepherd and our Eternal King, did to us. Today as well, we recognized again the Sacred Tradition where you are called as “Alter Christus” and “In persona Christi”.
As St Ignatius of Antioch, our Bishop, and an Apostolic Father of the Church, wrote a letter to the Smyrneans:
[He who honors a bishop is honored by God. He who does anything without the knowledge of the bishop worships the devil.]
~Epistle of St.Ignatius of Antioch to Smyrneans P.9.
[Let no one do anything touching the Church, apart from the bishop. Let that celebration of the Eucharist be considered valid which is held under the bishop or anyone to whom he has committed it. Where the bishop appears, there let the people be, just as where Jesus Christ is, there is the Catholic Church.]
~ Epistle of St.Ignatius of Antioch to Smyrneans P.8.
O “Alter Christus” who live among us in Sabah and Sarawak and also through Holy Mission, let us further explore of the relationship or bond between our Eternal King with His servants Bishops and priests; through Him true Obedience is observed as well as towards His servants, for without His Kingship, we are ceased to exist. He who is reigning given His Authority to His Holy Apostles, and from His Holy Apostles that He has given it to their Successors; our Bishops and those whom our Bishops has committed it as well.
[… He is said to reign "in the hearts of men," both by reason of the keenness of his intellect and the extent of his knowledge, and also because he is very truth, and it is from him that truth must be obediently received by all mankind. He reigns, too, in the wills of men, for in him the human will was perfectly and entirely obedient to the Holy Will of God, and further by his grace and inspiration he so subjects our free-will as to incite us to the most noble endeavors. He is King of hearts, too, by reason of his "charity which exceedeth all knowledge." And his mercy and kindness[1] which draw all men to him, for never has it been known, nor will it ever be, that man be loved so much and so universally as Jesus Christ.]
~Quas Primas; Papal Encyclical issued by Pope Pius XI, P.7: 2-4.
Part 3: “Alter Christus” or “In persona Christi”.
[My children, we have come to the Sacrament of Orders. It is a Sacrament which seems to relate to no one among you, and which yet relates to everyone. This Sacrament raises man up to God. What is a priest! A man who holds the place of God -- a man who is invested with all the powers of God. "Go, " said Our Lord to the priest; "as My Father sent Me, I send you. All power has been given Me in Heaven and on earth. Go then, teach all nations. . . . He who listens to you, listens to Me; he who despises you despises Me. " When the priest remits sins, he does not say, "God pardons you"; he says, "I absolve you. " At the Consecration, he does not say, "This is the Body of Our Lord;" he says, "This is My Body. "]
~ Catechism on the Priesthood by St. John Vianney: P.1 1-9.
Without doubt that our holy Saint; St. John Maria Vianney is referring clearly to you all O our “Alter Christus” as not only as mere celebrant of the Most Holy Eucharist, but turn out to be “In persona Christi.” He Himself living in all of you, seeing all of you is seeing our Lord God Jesus Christ Himself.
It is becoming more convincing and strengthening our faith that you all are our “Alter Christus” when the holy saint describing further about the Office of “Alter Christus”:
[A priest, however simple he may be, can do it; he can say to you, "Go in peace; I pardon you. " Oh, how great is a priest! The priest will not understand the greatness of his office till he is in Heaven. If he understood it on earth, he would die, not of fear, but of love. The other benefits of God would be of no avail to us without the priest.]
~ Catechism on the Priesthood by St. John Vianney: P.3 5-8
Thus,
It is the truths originated from the Truth Himself that we who have our own free will shall submit to Holy Will of God; our true Obedience of Christ is closely related to His reigns on us. That is why it is truly, that all of you are “Alter Christus” and that is why as well, we are in our axiom calling the Heaven together with all the angels and saints, all the martyrs and holy men and women, to extol in our deepest true Obedience towards all of you; that we cry out “ Tu est Alter Christus” ( English : “You are Another Christ” / Bahasa Indonesia: “Engkaulah Kristus yang lain” ). It is He who is the Supreme Sovereign that even could revoke our free will and make us solely to live for His Holy Will. As Quas Primas proclaim:
[She uses them daily now in the prayers publicly offered to God, and in offering the Immaculate Victim. The perfect harmony of the Eastern liturgies with our own in this continual praise of Christ the King shows once more the truth of the axiom: Legem credendi lex statuit supplicandi. The rule of faith is indicated by the law of our worship.]
When we live no longer for ourselves, but for Christ, we have Eternal Life. The rules of faith which govern by our Lord Jesus Christ in our worship is under care of His servants on earth; Bishops and priests.
That is our final firm faith in our Lord Jesus Christ the King; who is the Eternal Sovereign that governing us through you O “Alter Christus”.
Therefore, by our devotions and prayers to our Eternal King, that we directs you all our “Alter Christus” to understand closely the greatness of the Office of “Alter Christus.”
Conclusion.
From this, we; the IOC Movement, launching our “Declaration to Call for a Public Devotion and Prayers for the Shepherds of our soul.” entitled “Tu est Alter Christus” calling all of our friends and family to have a Devotion and Prayers for our “Alter Christus” starting today, October 27th, 2013 until November 24th, 2013.
O my brethren, devote all this days for a devotions and prayers for our “Alter Christus.” on which we call them as Fathers; Bishops and priests. For all of this, we ask sincerely from Blessed Virgin Mary our Mother and Mother of priests, to intercede for us and for her “Another Son”.
Christus vincit, Christus regnat, Christus imperat! Amen.
Sources:
i) Quas Primas
http://www.vatican.va/
ii) Epistle of St.Ignatius of Antioch to Smyrneans .
http://
iii) Catechism on the Priesthood by St. John Vianney (A.D. 1786-1859)
http://www.fisheaters.com/
