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Hello our brothers and sisters in the Lord! Welcome to the Servants of Christ United to Mary online site. We are excited about this new addition to our organization in helping us evangelize all people on the net. We are still in the process of constructing some of our pages so please be patient and pray for us. We hope you enjoy our site. God bless you!!

7/15/00 - AT&T Endorses Pornography

AT&T, the long distance telephone company, has announced that in a few months they will begin programming pornographic shows on a pay-per-view basis on cable television.

Most of us have considered AT&T a decent company until now. We have notified AT&T that we no longer needed their services and explained why. We do not need more of this junk perverting our children, youth and ourselves.

For those of you who are considering canceling your account with AT&T there is a Catholic long distance telephone company called Sienna Communications. Call them for more information on their services at 1-877-474-3662. Stop supporting the culture of death!

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8/7/00 - Vatican To Release New Missal This Fall

The Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments will publish the updated Latin text of the new Roman Missal this fall. The differences between the present Missal, published in 1970, and the new one, is the addition of several saints' feasts throughout the year, as well as the enrichment of liturgical seasons. The "Institutio Generalis," or "General Instruction of the Missal", which gives precise instructions on how the Mass should be celebrated, has also been modified.
The "General Instruction of the Missal" is a detailed text, which offers theological-pastoral instruction on the celebration of Mass, and specifies the various types of celebration. The new edition of the Roman Missal has an additional chapter on inculturation. The new Missal's text was sent to Bishops' Conferences and Nuncios to inform them of the changes and have them prepare translations. Once approved by the Bishops' Conferences, the translations will be examined by the Holy See, in order to confirm their juridical value.

For more information regarding the New Missal click here.

8/20/00 - World Youth Day 2000 In Rome

"You are the young heart of the Church; go throughout the world taking peace," John Paul II exhorted the two million youths who attended the closing Mass of this historic World Youth Day, the largest gathering ever seen in the Eternal City's history. At the end of the closing Mass, the conclusions of the International Youth Forum were read. The Forum brought together 400 representatives of all countries, movements, and international Catholic organizations. In the text, the youths expressed their adherence to the Pope's mandate to be a sign of contradiction and to live in fidelity to Jesus, their friend.
The celebration ended with the Pope's farewell before praying the Angelus. John Paul II thanked Cardinal James Francis Stafford, president of the Pontifical Council for the Laity, for the enormous effort in organizing the World Day and, after referring to youths as "my joy and my crown," he called everyone to join him in Toronto in 2002.
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8/28/00 - World Wide Day Of The Rosary 2000

In response to the petition from Pope John Paul II to the Christian families of the world, all are being invited to organize rosary groups and participate in the upcoming World-wide Day of the Rosary 2000. This event has been chosen by the Holy See as part of the activities in this Jubilee Year and has been organized for October 7, 2000.

The Pope will lead this event from Rome and it will be connected via satellite to the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City where Cardinal Norberto Rivera Carrera will lead the entire event.

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9/8/00 - Declaration "Dominus Iesus"

The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith has released a new document titled "Declaration 'Dominus Iesus' on the Unicity and Salvific Universality of Jesus Christ and the Church". The 36-page document was published in English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Polish and Latin. It bears the signatures of Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger and Archbishop Tarcisio Bertone S.D.B., respectively prefect and secretary of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the faith. It comprises an introduction, six sections and a conclusion. To read the document click here.

9/8/00 - Mexicali Declared "Cathedral of Life"

Mexico City, 6 (NE) Archbishop Javier Lozano Barragan, President of the Pontifical Council for Health Pastoral, has declared the city of Mexicali, in Baja California, as the "Cathedral of Life" for its strong opposition to abortion. A paradigmatic case of the strength with which this city defends life is one of a raped teenager, who precisely this week turned 15 years old. Instead of aborting the new life in her womb, the young lady was encouraged by the state government to value the life of the unborn child, avoiding the death of the fetus. Archbishop Lozano also urged faithful in Mexicali to "be always defenders of the culture of life, with the confidence that it will never be defeated by the culture of death". He assured that when he arrives back in Rome he will set a document to formalize the declaration of Mexicali as "Cathedral of Life".