Reed 6

All Holy Crossians are enjoined to:

1.   observe faithfully their stewardship commitment and responsibility

2.   participate actively in the different liturgical celebrations

3.   respond generously to the call of welcoming Jesus’ visit and of becoming the instrument of his work

4.   strengthen hopefully the evangelizing mission of the HCDC community by bringing Jesus to the poor through involvement in the CES and Church’s apostolate.

the diamond jubilee shall be celebrated in the context of acting out

                                                                                              Diamond Jubilee is a Time of Joy

                                   to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor

                     participate actively in the different liturgical celebrations

Joy is Jesus blazing introduction in his ministry. “Be joyful and glad for salvation is at hand.” Jesus has a joyful and grateful heart. His response to God’s love is gratitude.

                                                A day blessed by the Lord

A jubilee is always an occasion of special grace. As has been noted, it is a time of joy. Nevertheless, the joy of every Jubilee is above all a joy based upon the forgiveness of sins, the joy of conversion.

                                  Diamond Jubilee is a Time of Hope

The prophet was speaking of the Messiah. “Today,” Jesus added, “this scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing” (Lk 4:21), thus indicating that he himself was the Messiah foretold by the Prophet, and the long- expected “time” was beginning in him. The day of salvation had come, the “fullness of time.” All Jubilees point to this “time” and refer to the Messianic mission of Christ, who came as the one “anointed” by the Holy Spirit, the one “sent by the Father.

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diamond Jubilee is a Time of Reconciliation

 

 

 

As an aspect of our interactions with other people, Christians strive to maintain harmonious relationship and to forgive others. It is a free act of love. This does not imply that they accept all behaviours. They take a stand against those things which are wrong or evil. They do it because of their love for people.

http://60thdiamondjubilee.blogspot.com