A new apostolate: the Rosarium.On December 8, 2003, two laymen and three priests in Ottawa launched a new apostolate a·pos·to·late n. 1. The office, duties, or mission of an apostle. 2. An association of individuals for the dissemination of a religion or doctrine. dedicated to countering the culture of death in Canada. The new apostolate is called "The Rosarium rosarium a rose garden. See also: Flowers ," named for Pope John Paul's encyclical encyclical, originally, a pastoral letter sent out by a bishop, now a solemn papal letter, meant to inform the whole church on some particular matter of importance. Benedict XIV circulated the first known encyclical in 1740. on the rosary. Topping their agenda is gathering signatures on a petition to the bishops of Canada for retraction of the Winnipeg Statement: "We view the Winnipeg Statement, in particular Paragraph 26 of this statement, as a capitulation CAPITULATION, war. The treaty which determines the conditions under which a fortified place is abandoned to the commanding officer of the army which besieges it. 2. to this culture of death. We believe that this Statement has played an instrumental role in ushering in the cultural and social disaster now besieging our once free and glorious country. We believe that unless the Canadian bishops clearly reaffirm Catholic moral teaching on human life, both the Catholic Church in Canada and Canadian civilization itself will one day cease to exist as we now know it." The Rosarium has an excellent web site at www.therosarium.ca, which carries the text of the petition to the bishops along with a call for Catholics who are willing to serve as "prayer warriors" in support of this initiative. For the intention of having the Winnipeg Statement retracted, "prayer warriors" are asked to pray the Rosary and the prayer to St. Michael the Archangel archangel, in religion archangel (ärk`ānjəl), chief angel. They are four to seven in number. Sometimes specific functions are ascribed to them. The four best known in Christian tradition are Michael, Gabriel, Raphael, and Uriel. every day, and to fast on the 27th of each month (the day the Winnipeg Statement rejecting Humanae vitae was issued by the Canadian bishops in 1968). E-mail: retract TO RETRACT. To withdraw a proposition or offer before it has been accepted. 2. This the party making it has a right to do is long as it has not been accepted; for no principle of law or equity can, under these circumstances, require him to persevere in it. @therosarium.ca (Source: L.Collins). The petition can be signed directly through the Rosarium web site. Readers who do not have access to the Internet can sign the petition by sending their name and address (along with supporting comments) to the following postal address: The Rosarium P.O. Box 11400, Station H Nepean, Ontario K2H 7V1 Canada |
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