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My dear people
As we celebrate the wonderful moment of Easter, may I invite you to renew your
commitment to our Year of Evangelisation. To make more practical and realistic
the baptismal promises just renewed, may we commit ourselves -
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To accept again, in a conscious way, our personal call from God in Baptism
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To be faithful to Mass, each weekend, drawing strength from the Word of God
and the Eucharist, shared with fellow Catholics.
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To be people of prayer, each day at midday, and at other times, to allow God
to touch our lives.
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To focus on others, and their needs, especially the poor and the marginalised.
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To be committed to the sacredness of all life, especially the unborn and the
elderly.
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To promote the dignity of all, regardless of colour, race, sexual orientation or
religious faith.
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To foster justice for all to whom it is denied and to promote peace in our world,
beginning with our own society.
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To work for unity among all Christians and to dialogue with people of other
faiths.
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To be protective of children, supportive and affirming our young people,
especially in the light of World Youth Day, coming next year.
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To appreciate the sacredness of our environment and to protect it as a
precious part of God’s creation.
With you, I will endeavour to take up the challenge of this invitation. I earnestly hope
that Easter will be a time of peace for you, your family and friends, and that Jesus
comes through to us as Risen Lord and a never-failing friend for every moment.
A truly Happy Easter.
Yours sincerely
+ Brian Heenan
Bishop of Rockhampton
Easter 2007
(Shared with the renewal of the
baptismal promises, at every Easter Vigil/Easter Sunday Mass)
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