堂永区与各信仰者共享餐点(照片)
今年举行「第三届世界穷人日」,是教宗方济各于2016年慈悲禧年结束之际订立的。圣家堂让16个基督徒小团体参与,多个宗教信徒一起享用饭餐。 堂区教友和神父,与劳工、乞丐、仆人、贫民窟居民,一起吃饭。
孟买(亚洲新闻) - 印度一些服务教會内外人士的天主教徒,为了所有信仰的穷人服务:为此目的,孟买的安德肋东部地区的查卡拉圣家堂,为「第三届世界穷人日」举行活动,由堂区的16个基督徒小团体负责。
堂区司铎耶稣会文生·瓦兹神父 (Vincent Vaz) 向《亚洲新闻》谈论该倡议。他说:「我们希望这一天成为社会共享的时刻,使所有宗教信徒以包容态度一起庆祝这天。我提出了多个宗教的活动,基督徒小区立即接受了这项倡议。因此,我们提供了1,000多人的饭菜。」
他表示:「这16个团体于两星期前开始准备,收集捐款。人们的慷慨使我们感动。圣神驱使我们向前迈进,为他人谋福利。一些较为富裕的小团体,继捐款送予那些更少的人。这是圣灵的工作。」
在该堂区中,有四位耶稣会神父和四个修女团体的女修院。 昨天,该小组去了16个小区,并与穷人一起吃饭。瓦兹神父说:「铭记教宗方济各的说话,教宗邀请大家『少说话、多事实』。我们不仅为穷人服务,加上我们与他们一起吃饭,团结一致。令人感动的是看到人们派他们的仆人、司机、监护人一起吃饭。」
在每个团体中,他说:「这一天我们以《天主经》祈祷开始,然后分发食物,并由神父祝福在场的人。在某些地方,食物如此丰富,以至义工们到街上走走,邀请路过的人们参加聚餐。一个修女团体,一向为与拾荒者一起服务,她们邀请他们参加庆典。我们的堂区教友的福传,正是代表圣神的工作。」
堂区教友迪苏沙 (Roshan D'Souza) 说:「该堂区的成员走遍了街道,市场和商店,邀请了不少有需要帮助的人。建筑工人,仆人,贫民窟居民,乞丐和街头小贩蜂拥而至。一个小区在印度教寺庙里做饭,由厨师玛哈拉杰(Maharaj)负责。另一人从附近居民那里收集食材,然后在邻近购物中心的空地上提供菜肴。」
瓦兹指出,这一天是献给社会上最少资源的一些人:「想藉此机会与我们各个信条的兄弟们见面,并向他们展示我们的团结。基督不仅帮助,又治愈了犹太人并与他们共进晚餐,而且他与各宗教信仰的人们一起做了。穷人对他特别珍爱,不论种族或宗教。」他总结说:「在这样的时代,宗教似乎使人分裂,我们很高兴成为一个象征,将所有信仰融为一体,以实现人类共同利益。我们希望以此姿态唤起人们的认识,关注和团结与穷人。」






















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