Each Book of the Elect was then presented to Archbishop Gregory for recognition, and he held each book high for all to see. Each name increases the happiness of this moment. But each name is contained in and enriched by the name of Christ whose people we all are and whose dignity we all share. After an affirmation of the catechumens by the assembly, Archbishop Gregory declared them to be among the Elect of God.
The liturgy then continued with the celebration of the Call to Continuing Conversion. The candidates, whose names are among the Elect because of their baptism, stood alongside their sponsors as their parish names were read. After intercessions for the Elect and the candidates, the liturgy ended and the enthusiastic crowd spilled out of the church.
This celebration marks the final step before full membership in the church, which will occur at parishes around the archdiocese at the Easter Vigil Mass on April Archbishop Gregory acknowledged in his homily that those who are joining the church come for different reasons.
Your presence brings more joy to us than I can adequately express. At some point I started attending Mass with him regularly. I wanted to know and understand more about the faith, so I did a lot of reading and research on my own. After attending Mass for more than a year and feeling that God was working on me, I began to think and pray privately, not about if I would become Catholic, but when I would become Catholic. The learning process in OCIA has been wonderful.
I am now so happy to be joining the church and am overwhelmed by the love, support and prayers from the Holy Cross community. The ceremony will wrap up a series of intensive preparations leading up to Easter Sunday — the holiest day in the Christian calendar — by the first non-European pope in nearly 1, years. The pope also referred to a visit to Lebanon last year by Benedict, who stunned the world by resigning last month at the age of 85 saying he was too weak mentally and physically to continue.
In Jerusalem, tens of thousands of pilgrims packed into the Old City for Good Friday — and in the Philippines Catholic zealots had themselves nailed to crosses in a grisly Easter ritual that persists despite Church disapproval.
The Vatican has voiced concern over the fate of Christian minorities in many parts of the Middle East and the rise of radical Islam, as well as calling for an end to conflict in the region. Francis began the Easter season on Holy Thursday by washing the feet of 12 young prisoners including two Muslim inmates — in an unprecedented new take on an ancient pre-Easter ritual.
Popes performing the ceremony — which commemorates the gesture of humility believed to have been carried out by Jesus for his 12 disciples — have usually washed the feet of priests. Vatican experts say he is yet to begin tackling the many problems assailing the Church, however, including reform of the scandal-ridden Vatican bureaucracy and bank.
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