Assyrians Elect To Enter Into Full Communion W/ Catholic Church

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Dear VeritasHunter,
veritashunter said:
So, the next time you are dwelling on your own “hard times” consider how bad it could actually be. Consider how difficult life is for some people…in other words, take the time to be grateful for all of the blessings, family, and treasures that the Lord has already bestowed upon you…and forget not all of those others yet awaiting the blessings such as you already possess.

Don’t just pray for their souls…pick up a hammer and a paintbrush and “be the hands of the carpenter” to help them to build a better life.
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If a brother or sister is naked and lacks daily food, and one of you says to them, ‘Go in peace; keep warm and eat your fill’, and yet you do not supply their bodily needs, what is the good of that?

Thank you for your not too far off-topic posting. For us Mideastern Christians in America, we should never forget about our brothers and sisters who are still suffering in the homelands. But remembering, is more than just praying; it is also just as much the case that we should always remember to send back aid to those who by their living witness in the face of persecution are a blessing to the entire Church.

In Him,
Anthony
 
Fuerza said:
While there are no explicit words of consecration, they are there implicitly. Due to this fact, the Catholic Church does consider their consecrations to be valid. I’m not sure if the Chaldean Church
added an explicit consecration when they came into union with Rome, though I have heard that their anaphora does contains one. Perhaps one of the Chaldeans on this site can answer.

On a side note, does anyone feel that this request might strain the friendly relationship that Rome has had with the Assyrian Church recently? It kind of puts the RC in a bad position. Either deny the request and appear to be unwelcoming (as well as seeming to condone religious indifferentism), or accept the request and risk destroying years of healthy dialogue with the Assyrians.
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This is all in God’s hands, let us not tear it apart. HIS will be done.
 
veritashunter said:
Dear Folks:

I know this is off-of-topic and I try to stay on topic at all times, but I just wanted to share this with you.

The deacon at our Melkite Catholic parish has been keeping me abreast of a situation involving a 43 year old woman with 7 daughters trying to raise them alone. He ex-husband is rather uncharitable to her and she has very little help form anyone. She works in the medical field and is their sole supporter/bread winner.

Just before Pasca in Great Lent the owner of the house she rented sold the property and the new owners evicted her and her 7 daughters from 6 years old to 16 years old with 2 sets of twins in the lot. With no where to go she had to send the children to the father’s house for 3 weeks until she was able to find a home for them to rent.

A good charitable soul (rather poor himself) went out and purchased a small house that was at a bank sale for $30K. We are trying to repair and renovate it for them now so that this family can be reunited. In the meanwhile the father has tried to take her to court to get custody of the children. This woman has done nothing wrong except being poor.

This house is going to take a lot of work and monies that none of us really have at the moment. But we are all doing what we can as fast as we can…each donating materials and time. Painting, repairing plumbing, replacing doors, etc.

Upon reflecting back in the last month about the things that I was content to worry about in my own lifee…well, I feel pretty embarassed. I have a lot compared to this family. In fact, I have more myself that do the 8 of them all together. I have nothing in life to complain about in comparison to these folks.

So, the next time you are dwelling on your own “hard times” consider how bad it could actually be. Consider how difficult life is for some people…in other words, take the time to be grateful for all of the blessings, family, and treasures that the Lord has already bestowed upon you…and forget not all of those others yet awaiting the blessings such as you already possess.

Don’t just pray for their souls…pick up a hammer and a paintbrush and “be the hands of the carpenter” to help them to build a better life.

God bless you all.

Yours in Christ,

Veritashunter
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How could one help from so far away. Do you have a place where donations could be sent? God Bless.
 
Memaw said:
How could one help from so far away. Do you have a place where donations could be sent? God Bless.
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I do not wish to accuse anyone, but the story reads like a typical begging scam.
I reccommend caution.
 
Memaw said:
How could one help from so far away. Do you have a place where donations could be sent? God Bless.
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Thank you for your interest in wanting to help. It is very generous of you.

If you would like to contact me via private email (on this forum) I will be glad to give you the phone number of my deacon. He will be able to let you know what items are most needed by the family.

God bless you.

Yours in Christ,

Veritashunter
 
Voco_proTatiano said:
I do not wish to accuse anyone, but the story reads like a typical begging scam.
I reccommend caution.
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First, I didn’t write this to beg anything from anyone. What a foul idea.

I direct the interest in such charitable endeavors to the Church; not myself.

But just so everyone understands that this is no plea for goods feel free to contact Deacon Dennis of St. Joseph Melkite Catholic Church/Akron, OH. That way it cannot be confused with any “begging scam” except for that of introspective.

My “plea” was for focusing on the gifts that God has given to us instead of focusing on the negatives in our own lives. I include myself in this group of folks that sometimes (in sad moments) fails to recognize the blessings from our Lord that have already benefitted me. In other words, many of us at times take much for granted.

I was making the point that we all have need to look at how good we have it in life and that others have much greater problems and hardships than most of us. It was an attempt to look beyond oneself.

The last thing I ever expected was that anyone would offer to donate anything at all.

Second, if you missed the meaning of the of the post you need to do some serious inner searching. Or maybe just take the time to read the book of James while standing in front of a mirror.

Third, “a shallow river runs many a boat aground”. That is an Appalachian saying. Yes, I am a hillbilly, too.

Yours in Christ,

Veritashunter
 
Thank you Veritas Hunter for bringing that up. I just wanted to follow up, that if one wanted to help the people in the middle east, there are many Eastern Churches, {like Maronites, Melkites, Chaldeans, etc.} which still remember the people in the homelands and send aid as possible.

There are also various ethnic/non-religious relief and aid societies as well. I have seen that in many local Catholic churches there is information about organizations that help wtih foreign causes, including the plight of the middle eastern Christians.

Peace,
 
veritashunter said:
First, I didn’t write this to beg anything from anyone. What a foul idea.

I direct the interest in such charitable endeavors to the Church; not myself.

But just so everyone understands that this is no plea for goods feel free to contact Deacon Dennis of St. Joseph Melkite Catholic Church/Akron, OH. That way it cannot be confused with any “begging scam” except for that of introspective.

My “plea” was for focusing on the gifts that God has given to us instead of focusing on the negatives in our own lives. I include myself in this group of folks that sometimes (in sad moments) fails to recognize the blessings from our Lord that have already benefitted me. In other words, many of us at times take much for granted.

I was making the point that we all have need to look at how good we have it in life and that others have much greater problems and hardships than most of us. It was an attempt to look beyond oneself.

The last thing I ever expected was that anyone would offer to donate anything at all.

Second, if you missed the meaning of the of the post you need to do some serious inner searching. Or maybe just take the time to read the book of James while standing in front of a mirror.

Third, “a shallow river runs many a boat aground”. That is an Appalachian saying. Yes, I am a hillbilly, too.

Yours in Christ,

Veritashunter
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Salve, Venator veritatis!

I had no intention of imputing your honesty or motives, but as you see, someone responded to your posting in a way which a scammer would have intended.
It is a tale which tugs at the heartstrings of the loving and generous.
Yes, a tiny amount out of our rich pockets would go a long way in some benighted counties.
Yes, we might imagine that big charitable institutions might skim off charitable funds for ‘operational’ costs, but indeed, they are the best channels for managing distributions, as they are as wise as the serpents Our Lord told His lambs to be.

I also seek the truth, but often find truth in unexpected places, and sometimes I find a ‘truth’ to be illusory.

Vale!
 
Full circle:
kaldaya.net/2014/News/1/Jan11_E1_ChNews.html
Chaldean bishops appointed
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On Saturday, 11 January 2014, the Vatican Radio announced that Pope Francis granted his consent to the episcopal appointments made by the Chaldean Synod of Bishops.
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The Chaldean Synod of Bishops made the following appointments: Fr. Habib Al-Naufali to the Chaldean Archeparchy of Bassorah; Fr. P. Yousif Thomas Mirkis, O.P, to the Chaldean Archeparchy of Kirkuk; and Fr. Saad Sirop to the Office of Auxiliary bishop for the Metropolitan Patriarcate of Babylon of the Chaldeans, to whom was assigned the titular See of Hirta.
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The Pope also assigned the titular see of Foraziana to Mar Bawai Soro, in pastoral service in the Chaldean Eparchy of Saint Peter the Apostle of San Diego, CA, USA.
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Thanks for the post Chaldean Rite… Thanks be to God. It’s a happy occasion for us! 🙂
 
This is good news for our Church. May God bless our shepherds and faithful. 🙂

Rony
 
Guys - this happened 5 years ago. I’m not sure why people are posting now.
 
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