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Solidarity Resource Bookand Organizer Guide 2011

C-11-E-22

Share Lent is the annual education andundraising campaign or DevelopmentanD peace, the oicial internationaldevelopment organization o the CatholicChurch in Canada.

NEW! This year, the Solidarity Resource Bookand Organizer Guide incorporates organiz-ing tips to help you plan Share Lentin yourparish and community (formerly found inthe Share Lent Organizers Guide). It also hasideas on how to get local media interestedin your Share Lentcampaign, and how toparticipate in Share Lent on-line. A handyorganizing calendar is also included.

This book includes resources you can useto make your Share Lentgatherings prayer

ul, refective and celebratory occasions.

Building a World of Justice

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Prayers of the Faithfulfor the Sundays in Lent

Fo all those who walk alogsde commutes ad

People lvg povety thoughout the wold,

Oeg sptual, mateal ad poltcal suppot,

We gve you thaks ad pase.

Fo all those who act o ew vsos o pateshp,

Modellg just ways o wokg alogsde pates

The Global South,


Fo the Catholc Chuch TiMOr-LESTE,

Stugglg o compassoate democacy

Fom the mdst o ts people,


Fo all those who educate ad act o global justce

Commutes thoughout Caada,

remdg us that justce s Gods wok o Eath,


Ame

(Adapted from Kairos, 2002)

Fo all ou pates LATin AMEriCA,

Wokg to ed the explotato o the lad

By some uethcal Caada mg compaes,


Fo ou pates AFriCA,

Wokg to esue that the people ad the wold

Beeft om ood soveegty,


Fo ou pates ASiA,

Wth a passo o justce that helps those

Deed wate access by bottled wate compaes,


Fo ou pates the MiDDLE EAST,

Wokg, lke so may pates aoud the wold,

To bg peace to the lads,


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The Share LentSymbolso Solidarity are a mean-ingul way to introduce the DevelopmentanDpeaceShare Lentcampaign.

This year, the symbols help us reect on the ex-perience o the tiny nation o Timor-Leste onits long journey to compassionate democracyater centuries o Portuguese colonization, Indo-nesian occupation and human rights abuses.The difculty o such a journey is one that manycountries o the Global South have experienced.

DevelopmentanD peacepartners help ostercompassionate democracy.

What you will need:

Eight volunteers to carry or act out thesymbols. Invite youth, new Canadians

and children or a amily to be part o theprocession.

Decide where you will place the symbolswhen they are processed in. This might bearound the altar, on a table decorated orthe purpose, or on a display in the wor-ship space or meeting room.

A large, at straw basket or other suitablelarge, at dish should be ready near the

narrator to receive the symbols.

Any kind o ragrant wood, such as cedar.

Woven, patterned cloth.

Purple ribbons.

White ribbons.

The symbols are also a visible reminder o oursolidarity with our sisters and brothers in theGlobal South. They are designed as a processionbeore or during Mass or at other gatherings.

Allow brie pauses between symbols to createsome dramatic eect. The procession o eachsymbol will start as the narrator or reader beginseach section, ending at the ront o the church orroom.

NOTE: Timor-Leste was previously known asEast Timor.

Symbols of Solidarity

The Road to Freedom: Timor-Leste

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Sndlwd(use any small piece of fragrant wood)

Process in with a piece of fragrant wood.Hold it for all to see.

We peset the symbol o sadalwood, valued so much

o ts peume that today t s ae ad expesve. The

dese o sadalwood led the Potuguese to coloze

Tmo-Leste the 1500s. now oshoe ol eseves -

teest eghboug idoesa, whch voletly occuped

Tmo-Leste om 1974 to 1999, ad eaby Austala.

i 2010 Bshop Albeto rcado da Slva o Tmo-Leste

peseted DevelopmentanD peacead ts membes

wth a cetcate o thaks o ou soldaty. The ce-

tcate eatued stps o sadalwood, whch he sad stll

spgs up eveywhee Tmo-Leste.

Wth ths wood, we ecall how the dese o esouces

ca lead the poweul to voletly subjugate peoples ad

pactse huma ghts abuses coutes o the GlobalSouth. We ecall also how the people ae eslet, ad

how the Catholc Chuch espods om the mdst o ts

people to deed the huma ghts.Whe the ccumstaces waat t ad the Chuch

becomes actve as a advocate o huma ghts, t s

keepg ath wth the Gospel, sad Bshop Belo. The

Chuch has to act to potect the weak ad vuleable.

NaRRaToR:

Today we wll efect o the ole o the Catholc

Chuch deedg huma ghts the atos o

the Global South.

Wth the pesetato o these symbols we ocus o

the stoy o a ew ato, Tmo-Leste, Southeast

Asa. Whe the Potuguese let 1975 ate moe

tha 400 yeas o colozato, ths ty slad a-

to was mmedately occuped by the idoesa

amy. Ove the ext 24 yeas, as may as 180,000 T-

moese ealy a thd o the populato lost the

lves due to massve huma ghts abuses. Foced

to declae a elgo, moe tha 80 pecet o the

populato tued to Catholcsm. The Tmoese

Catholc Chuch became a epostoy o Tmoese

cultue, a deede o huma ghts, a advocate o

Tmoese depedece, ad a popoet o people-

st developmet.

WthDevelopmentanD peace, the Caada

Catholc Chuch suppoted the Tmoese Catholc

Chuch ad Bshop Calos Xmees Belo callg

o the wolds help achevg depedece. i

1996, Bshop Belo became the st Catholc Bshopto be awaded a nobel Peace Pze. i 2002, Tmo-

Leste acheved depedece as a ew ato.

DevelopmentanD peace was thee soldaty

wth the Tmoese Catholc Chuch dug the

tasto o Tmo-Leste om occuped couty

to depedet ato. We cotue to accompay

the Tmoese Catholc Chuch, Tmoese pates

ad the Tmoese people the ogog stuggle

towads tuly compassoate democacy.

Wven clthProcess in with a piece of woven cloth that all can see.

We peset a wove pece o cloth as a symbol o Tmo

Lestes jouey towad compassoate democacy. Ta-

dtoal methods o weavg have suvved thoughou

Tmo-Leste. Each o ts 13 dstcts s epeseted the

ew palamet buldg wth a lage chaactestc weav

g that decoates the walls whee ew laws ae debatedad passed. Democacy Tmo-Leste s agle, ad

justce ad the ule o law ae ew.

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The Womens Parliamentary Caucus, a patne oDevelop-

mentanDpeace, has helped ensue that new laws n the

new county consde the needs o women. Togethe wth

otheDevelopmentanDpeacepatnes, t helped ceate

and pass the Law Aganst Domestc Volence.

The Chuch s pat o ths tansomaton. The whole

pocess o omaton o ths people as a naton, all the

poblems whch t wll meet, all the challenges t wllace, ae the poblems and challenges o the Chuch,

sad Bshop Belo.

Freeing the slvesProcess in with two people whose hands are bound

behind them with purple ribbons. Remove the ribbonsfrom their hands when you reach your display area.

We pesent two slaves beng eed as a symbol o Tmo-

Lestes long oad to eedom. Thoughout the dak

days o indonesan occupaton, the Tmoese Catholc

Chuch deended the peoples human ghts. Bshop

Belo, wth the help oDevelopmentanD peace, the

Canadan Coneence o Catholc Bshops and othe

Catholc agences woldwde, bought the wolds at-

tenton to the stuaton o hs people. in 1999 the in-

donesans wthdew, and n 2002 Tmo-Leste acheved

ndependence.

We, the pedomnantly Chstan people o East Tmo,

lke to thnk o the oad we have taken to eedom as the

oad that Jesus Chst took towad Easte towad theresuecton. it s a Way o the Coss: A Paschal expe-

ence n ts deepest sense: le though death, consolaton

though desolaton, eedom though oppesson, justce

though mpunty, vctoy though deeat, hope though

despa, sad Bshop Belo.

PeceTwo people process in with their hands clasped in a

handshake and holding a white ribbon. Raise their

hands and show to all as they reach the display area.

We pesent these ends wth clasped hands and whte

bbons as a symbol o econclaton and peace. Both

ae needed n helpng Tmo-Leste ovecome the legacy

o a volent past.

DevelopmentanD peaces Tmoese patne the Justice

and Peace Commission (JPC) nds ways to ceate peace

om the volence that stll eupts wthn Tmo-Leste.

NaRRaToR:

We leave you with this prayer:

Lod, we pay n soldaty wth the Tmoese

people. May they eel you healng powe as they

wok towads econclaton and ebuld the

homeland.

Gve us the stength to answe the call to be ath-

ul wtnesses to Chst, walkng n soldaty wth

the Tmoese. Thy will be done.

Followng the ots o 2006, n whch 16 youth gangs

wee actve, the JPCound ways to engage all the gangs

n dalogue wth polce.

The JPCs actons efect these wods o Bshop Belo: We

have sueed enomous losses on ou oad to eedom.

We must commt ouselves to tuth and econclaton,

to justce and peace. We must tavel wth hope, lookng

behnd the hozon to a compassonate democacy. it

s ou oad to Easte to resuecton.

The narrator turns to the basket:

in ths basket we wll gathe and dsplay the symbols o

Tmo-Leste that we have pesented to you today. Westand n soldaty wth the Tmoese Catholc Chuch

and the Tmoese patnes oDevelopmentanD peace

as they contnue the jouney towads compassonate

democacy.

We... like to think of

the road we have taken

to freedom as the road

that Jesus Christ took to-

ward Easter toward the

Resurrection. It is a Way

of the Cross: A Paschal

experience in its deepestsense.

Bishop Carlos XimenesBelo, shown with the Nobel

Peace Prize he won in 1996.

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1. Jesus in the garden(Green ribbon)

Optional props: Six candles; the DevelopmentanD

peace2006 2011 campaign principles poster; or

Faith Refections based on the principles (available

on our website or through your animator)

Lght sx candles to epesent the sx pncples that

have guded DevelopmentanD peaces campagn n

the past ve yeas. They ae pnted on the back o ou

5-yea olde and on the pncples poste, o on the

Fath refectons. Check ou webste.

Refection: Jesus tuned to hs athe n heaven o com-ot and suppot. He was ully awae o what was gong

to happen to hm, and chose to spend tme payng to

hs athe. He asked hs ends to stay wth hm and

keep watch, but nstead they ell asleep and abandoned

hm n hs hou o need.

Today, we also abandon Chst when we al to stand

n soldaty wth the people o the Global South.

Some Canadan mnng companes, the gowng

demand o agouels n Westen countes, and the

commodcaton o bottled wate aect the lves and

lvelhoods o ou bothes and sstes n the GlobalSouth. They ae losng access to land and wate, and

some lve n communtes dvded by unscupulous

mnng companes. The ght to patcpate ully n and

have contol ove decsons, especally about esouces

that aect the lves and communtes s mpotant o

DevelopmentanD peacepatnes.

Prayer: We ask the Lod o stength and gudance to

become people o wtness. To emembe that the love

you have o us s the way we should love one anothe.

Help us to stand n soldaty wth ou bothes andsstes and not abandon them.

ResPonse: Holy Spirit, empower us to be people

o witness.

2. Jesus betrayed by Judas(Black ribbon)

Refection: Jesus chose Judas to be one o hs twelve ds

cples, a athul ollowe. But Judas betayed hs endby gong to the che pests and pomsng to lead the

authotes to Jesus n exchange o money.

May 20, 2002, maked the bth o a new naton

Tmo-Leste, whch suvved 24 yeas o oppesson by

indonesas occupyng oces. The Tmoese have sen

om the ashes to begn the jouney towads eedom

and sel-detemnaton. DevelopmentanD peacewas

a loyal ally o the Tmoese Catholc Chuch n the yeas

leadng up to ndependence. We contnue to stand n

Introduction

The Way o the Cross calls us to recall the

suering o Jesus in a particular way. Today,many people in our world living in Asia,Arica, Latin America and the Middle East

continue to carry the cross o Christ. This

Way o the Cross allows us to refect both

on these burdens, and on the Resurrection

the ways o hope that lead to new lie. Yoursupport oDevelopmentanD peaceallows

these communities in the Global South toconstruct new lie.

This Way of the Cross is adapted from one devel-oped by Caritas Australia.DevelopmentanD

peaceis a member of Caritas Internationalis.

Optional activity:

At each station a coloured piece of ribbon should

be given to each person. Each station should have

a different colour. At the last station the ribbons

can be twisted together to symbolize the interde-

pendency of all peoples in our global community:

what we do as individuals and as a communityhas ripple effects on individuals and communi-

ties around the world. Encourage participants to

keep their ribbons in their pockets or handbags

to remind them that what God wants from us is

a commitment in all areas of our lives to love one

another. There are some suggestions for other

props; feel free to adapt.

Share Lent Way of the Cross

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soldaty wth the Tmoese Chuch and these coua-

geous people as they buld a naton.

Prayer: Lod, we pay n soldaty wth the Tmoese

people. May they eel you healng powe as they wok

towads econclaton and ebuld the homeland.

Holy Spt, gve us the stength to answe the call to

be athul wtnesses to Chst, advocatng o justce o

the Tmoese. Thy will b d.

ResPonse: Holy Spirit, empower us to be people of

promise, loyalty and compassion.

3. Jesus is condemned to death(Yellow ribbon)

Refection: Osca romeo, the Achbshop o San Sal-

vado, was nsped by hs ath to speak out aganst

volence, povety and njustce. He was assassnated on

Mach 24, 1980, whle celebatng Mass.

Osca romeo s a moden-day maty who lke Jesus

gave hs le o hs people: the oppessed and the ma-

gnalzed poo o El Salvado.

Today, we ae called to speak out aganst njustce

as well. As the Achbshop sad, The Chuch cannot

eman slent beoe njustce; to eman slent s to be

an accomplce.

Prayer: May the couage o Osca romeo nspe us to

wok wth ntegty o an end to volence and povety.

ResPonse: Holy Spirit, empower us to be witnesses

to your love through our defence of the poor.

4. Jesus denied by Peter(Dark-green ribbon)

Optional: Symbols of the earth soil, water, seeds,

plants, grains.

Refection: Just as Judas succumbed to temptaton,

Pete also let Jesus down. Thee tmes he was dentfed

as a ollowe o Jesus, and thee tmes he dened any as-

socaton wth hm. Judas late epented, and Pete too,

and tuned to the Lod o ogveness.

How many tmes have we aled to see the ace o Jesus

n those n ou global amly who wake each day to a

le o sueng? How oten do we dsconnect ouselves

om global ssues?

Small-scale ames n developng countes poduce

hal o the wolds ood. The access to land s nceas-

ngly theatened by the spead o enomous agouel

plantatons gowng ood cops such as con o soya to

uel the cas o Westen natons.

Prayer: Holy Spt, gude wold leades to suppot

small-scale ames so they can eed the communtes.

May we use ou eedom to seve othes.

ResPonse: Holy Spirit, empower us to be witnessesto truth and justice.

5. Jesus condemned by thepeople (Red ribbon)

Refection: Standng nnocent beoe them, Jesus had to

ace the condemnaton o the cowd whch ncluded

people who should have spoken up o hm. But all wee

aganst hm.Communtes thoughout the wold ae battlng

HiV and AiDS. They ace not only llness, hadshp and

death, but also the pejudce that comes om gnoance

and the ea that leads othes to abandon them. Do we

have the couage to conont pejudce wth love?

Prayer: Lod, help those aected by HiV and AiDS to

be sue n the dgnty as Gods people.

Members of the 2010 DevelopmentanD peace

Exposure tour visit a memorial at Timor Lestes Santa

Cruz cemetery, where Indonesian soldiers massacred

260 protesters in 1991.

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Help you Chuch thoughout the wold to gow as

a compassonate communty, and as a voce o justce

that wll o speak o those who ae condemned out o

pejudce and ea.


of compassion and wisdom.

6. Jesus crowned with thornsand clothed in purple(Purple ribbon)

Refection: The mage o Jesus at ths staton s one o

physcal sueng. Moe than that, t s the mage o

someone who stands panully alone, wthout alles,

among those who theaten and hut.

The people o Dau have expeenced the pans o

wa, ocble dsplacement and physcal depvaton.

When human bengs ae plunged nto the depths o su-eng, a loss o hope and a challenge to ath can esult.

How can we stand slent whle ths sueng s n-

fcted on ou bothes and sstes? How can we not let

them know Gods love though us? Ou unon wth God

s efected n the extent to whch we commt ouselves

to these eots.

Prayer: Lod, we belong to one human amly.

Help us to open ou heats to those who sue, to

oe ou talents to the cause o justce, and to gve ou

hands to those who suppot the stuggles o le andpeace.


of hope.

7. Jesus carries the cross(Orange ribbon)

Optional prop:A pair of shoes.

Refection: Beang the weght o the coss took mental,sptual, emotonal and physcal stength.

reugees who seek asylum om ea, oppesson

and dange must gathe the stength they need to nd

a bette le n new suoundngs. The genune cy o

justce cannot be gnoed. The duty to deend human

ghts s clea.

Prayer: Lod, we pay o peace n lands so much n

css that the peoples must leave them.

We pay o ou own people so that n a spt o love

we can oe a welcomng place to those who need t.


of inclusion.

8. Jesus assisted by Simon ofCyrene (Light-blue ribbon)

Refection: As Jesus stuggled on the way o soows

to hs cucxon, he was helped by a man who dd not

even know hm.

The people o Aca, Asa, Latn Ameca and the

Mddle East ae ou neghbous. Communtes ae ty

ng to estoe tust and common goals ate dvson

has been sown by oegn mnng companes, sometmes

Canadan ones. They need not cay the buden alone

in patneshp wth them,DevelopmentanDpeacehas

called Canadan mnng companes to account.

Prayer: Lod, help us to shae ou stength, wllngly

wth ou neghbous who ae on the jouney om ea to

tust, om confct to peace, om dvson to hamony

We can bea some o the weght o the stuggles.


of solidarity.

9. Jesus meets the women ofJerusalem (Pink ribbon)

Refection: Jesus Chst can hea women cyng o hm

He s touched, but he knows that they have moe thngs

o whch to eel soow. The chlden o the wold ae

hungy. Mothes weep o them and Jesus weeps also.

Women thoughout the wold stll stuggle to be

ecognzed. in many countes, women do not have

access to basc educaton. Women ae sold nto slavey

and posttuton. The basc dgnty o women contnues

to be nnged upon each day thoughout the wold.

Prayer: Lod, we pay o the women o ou wold

Help us to see women as the le-gves, the wokes, the

nutues. Lod, we pay that people may see women as

you do.

ResPonse: Holy Spirit, empower us to be advocates

for the dignity and the rights of women.

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11. Jesus speaks to the thie(Dark-blue ribbon)

Optional: A bowl or pitcher of water, empty water

bottles, Bottled Water Free Zone pledge cards and

the tabloid from the fall campaign on bottled water.

Refection: Some small-scale armers n indonesa are

threatened by the loss o tradtonal water sources, such

as local sprngs, that are controlled by bottled watercompanes. There s less water n ther wells and on ther

lands, and they are less able to earn lvelhoods rom

armng. As water becomes scarce, the delcate connec-

tons between land, amly, relgon and communty

are severed.

Prayer: Lord, help us open our eyes to the needs o

others who are aected by the commodfcaton and

sellng o basc human necesstes such as water. Jesus,

remember us when we come nto your kngdom.

ResPonse: Holy Spirit, empower us to be people ofsimplicity, integrity and care.

10. Jesus is crucifed(Crimson ribbon)

Refection: Jesus Chrst ded on the cross. The crucfx-

on contnues n our world.

in Canada, the condtons suered by people n some

indgenous communtes are comparable to those su-

ered by the poorest n countres n the Global South.

Young people commt sucde. Older people suer romdabetes and malnutrton. in Canada, we separated

indgenous chldren rom ther parents and culture by

sendng them to resdental schools, where many were

subsequently abused. Ths has had a lastng eect on

indgenous amly and communty le and coheson.

Today, we try to make amends through apology and

reconclaton.

indgenous people are among the poorest and the ds-

possessed n the countres o Asa, Arca, Latn Amerca

and the Mddle East where DevelopmentanD peace

partners are actve.

Prayer: Lord, gve us the strength and resolve to work

or justce or indgenous people, to move beyond

tolerance and work toward rghts, recognton and

reconclaton.


who lead the way in upholding the rights and recog

nition of Indigenous peoples.

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12. Jesus speaks to his mother(Light-purple ribbon)

Refection: Cambodas maternal mortalty rate s one

o the hghest n the world. Women contnue to de n

chldbrth due to unsantary condtons and lack o ac-

cess to medcal servces.Jesus sees the pan n hs mothers eyes ... Wma,thi i yur , ad thi i yur mthr. in Mary, we see allwomen. Jesus saw the pan n hs mothers eyes as he

hung on the cross. Jesus eels the pan o mothers who

lose ther chldren.

Prayer: Lord help us to love lke mothers, to experence

a wellng up o love or the suerng Chrst. That suer-

ng Chrst s present n the poor. it s here that we most

encounter Chrst.

ResPonse: Holy Spirit, empower us to be people

who challenge the structures and cultural inuences

that keep women poor and marginalized.

13. Jesus dies on the cross(Brown ribbon)

Refection: Jesus shows that he trusts n the wll o God.

Many o our partners struggle or the rghts o ther

communtes to lve n dgnty at great personal cost,

ncludng assassnatons, volence and threats. KmyPerna Domco, a tradtonal leader o the Colombas

Embera Kato indgenous people, spoke eloquently

about the mpact o a consortums major dam on hs

peoples tradtonal lvelhoods. Kmy has not been seen

snce he was kdnapped rom the streets o a Colomban

cty n 2001.

Prayer: Lord, help us to be wtnesses to the Lords mercy

here on earth. Help us to act wth justce, love and ten-

derness, and to walk humbly wth God.

ResPonse: Holy Spirit, empower us to act with jus tice, love and tenderness.

14. Jesus is buried(White ribbon)

Props: As in the frst station we return to the six

candles and the six principles o thisDevelopment

anD peacecampaign now ending.

in the shadow o the sadness and gre o the tomb

we take tme to refect on what has been and what can

be. We use ths tme n the tomb to renew our commt-

ment to truth, justce, peace and mercy.

Refection: The rends o Jesus had to leave hs body

wrapped n a lnen cloth and return to ther home. They

would have to wat to do what needed to be done.

We return to the sx prncples o ths campagn and

consder what we need to do to ensure that everyone

has the rght to partcpate ully n and have control

over decsons that aect ther lves and communtes.

it s mportant to be dscernng about how we work

or justce, to uphold the human dgnty o all we seek

to serve, and to remember that t was Chrst who set the

example o love, charty, compasson and justce.

From ths perspectve, we need renewal: a renewal o

passon, to allow Gods grace to work wthn us.

Prayer: Lord, let us go back to the tomb and tend to our

ssters and brothers. Help us to commt to the utureand antcpate the resurrecton.

ResPonse: Holy Spirit, empower us to be people o

passion, inspiration and peace.

For the beneft o all

As we enjoy our abundance o wealth,We pray or the hungry nations o the world.

May they be reed rom the yoke ooppression.

ReSponSe: Hear your peoples plea.

As we celebrate the joys o creation,We pray or the people who are denied theirshare.May the earth and everything in itBe or the beneft o all human beings.


As we beneft rom international trade,We pray or the producers and workersWho are deprived o their just reward.May all created goods ow reely or all.


Tny singletn/CAFoD

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Thank you, Father, for gvng me the opportunty to

talk to the congregaton gathered here today.

Good mornng/Good evenng. My name s

____________________ and im here on behalf of the

Canadan Catholc Organzaton for Development

anD peace.

Have you ever wondered f Jesus was an emotonal

person? Have you ever wondered f hs dvnty puthm above human feelngs?

Todays Gospel readng should dspel any doubt that

Jesus strongly felt human emotons. (If you are reading

on a sunday other than the Fifth sunday of Lent, pleae ad-

jut the text).

The readng contans the shortest verse n the Bble.

Four words: Jesus began to weep. Just four words,

but they say so much about our Lord. Later n the sto-

ry, as Jesus walked to the tomb of Lazarus, the Gospel

says, Jesus, agan greatly dsturbed.

The feelng that moved Jesus on ths and many other

occasons s compasson. in ths case t was compas-

son for the frends and famly of Lazarus who are

Notes

This refection is based on the Gospel read-ing or Solidarity Sunday, April 10. Pleaseeel ree to adjust the text or use on otherdays or during other weeks.

The Gospel reading or Solidarity Sunday is:John 11.1-45

Faith Reflection or Homily

Jesus Began to Weep:

Compassion builds a world of justice

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mounng hs death. Ths feelng moves Jesus so vey

deeply that he pefoms hs geatest and last macle.

He ases hs fend fom the dead.

Jesus also showed geat bavey n comng to Bethany

that day. He left a safe haven on the othe sde of the

Jodan rve to come to a place whee he was n dan-

ge. And when the chef pests and Phasees head of

the macle, they decded once and fo all that Jesushad to de.

Compasson s ou tanslaton of a Geek wod

used n the ognal Gospel text. The Geek wod s

much stonge though. it mples a gut-wenchng

Brazilian Prayer

for the end of povertyO Lord, God o lie,Who cares or all creation,Give us your peace.May our security not come rom arms,But rom respect.May our orce not be o violence,But o love.

May our wealth not be in money,but in sharing.May our path not be o ambition,But o justice.May our victory not be rom vengeance,But in orgiveness.

Open and confdent, we want to deendThe dignity o all creation,Sharing, today and orever, the bread oSolidarity and peace.

In the name o Jesus,Your holy son, our brother,Who, as victim o our violence,Even rom the heights o the crossGave us all orgiveness.

Amen.

CAFoD/a Brazilian ecumenical cnference.

feelng that s emotonally and physcally dstubng.

Thoughout hs mnsty t s ths emoton Jesus feels

when faced by human suffeng. He feels ths gut-

wenchng compasson fo all manne of outcasts: the

lepes, the poo, the sck and the multtudes of people

who wee ejected by the sptual leades.

What would Jesus feel fo the people of Tmo-Leste,

who suffeed decades of tyanny and ae stll tyngto ecove fom the oppesson? What would Jesus

feel f he vsted the landless people of Bazl, lvng n

stck houses coveed by plastc sheets, yea afte yea

facng evcton fom the meage houses and seeng

the cops destoyed yet agan? What would Jesus feel

fo the people of Hat, who suffeed the catastophc

eathquake of Januay 2010?

The compasson that Jesus would feel fo these people

s the same compasson that moves Canadans yea

afte yea to donate money to Development anDpeace. The people of ths pash and pashes acoss

Canada know that Development anD peaces the

best way to suppot the people of the Global South

who stuggle aganst geat odds fo a lfe of human

dgnty.

The bavey that Jesus showed n asng Lazaus,

even though t would bng hm teble scutny fom

the Jewsh and roman authotes, s the same bavey

that moves the oppessed people of Tmo-Leste, the

landless of Bazl and the suvvos of the Hat eath-quake to se agan and buld lves of human dgnty.

Development anD peace has been and s a pat of all

these stuggles. Though Development anD peace

and ou patne oganzatons n these countes, you

too ae a pat of these stuggles.

i uge you to gve geneously to Development anD

peace though ou Shae Lent campagn. The Catho-

lc Chuch n Canada has no bette way to suppot the

people of the Global South. Consde sgnng up fo

Share Year Round, the monthly gvng pogam that s

the best possble way to help. Please see me afte Mass

f you ae nteested.

Thank you.

By Danny Gillis

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As A volunteer, you are essential to asuccessul Share Lentcampaign, and we deeplyappreciate it.

Wh y cag your parish, school orcommunity to give generously, you are invitingthem to show the kind o compassion that Jesuselt when aced by human suering.

thi i h am cmpai that moves Cana-dians year ater year to give generously to Devel-

opmentanD peace. With the help oDevelopmentanD peace and our partners, the people o theGlobal South fnd creative ways to live in dignity.

th ip i h fwig pag are meant tohelp you organize a successul Share Lentcam-paign in your parish or school. This year weve in-cluded ideas or broadcasting your good work tothe community, and how to get involved in ShareLenton-line.

Good luck! Let us know how it goes.

Tips on OrganizingSHARE LENT 2011

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Fift Sd of Let: Solidit D

This is usually the day for the homily oraith refection to be given to remind parishioners to donate to the Share Lentcollection.Be sure to thank them for their generosity!

Prepare a few special solidarity Day activi-tie such as the Symbols of Solidarity, foundelsewhere in this book.

Thank

yOu

FOraLLyOuDO!

Fot Sd of Let(or the Sunday before your celebrationand collection)

Have someone read aprayer or refectionfrom this book. Remind parishioners thatthe collection will take place the followingweekend.

Hand out Share Lentcollection envelope,or insert them in the bulletin.

Hold apecial event such as aSolidarity Wayof the Cross one day this week.

Have extra collection envelope on handfor the next weekend.

THINKfast! is an exciting 25-hour educationand undraising activity or youth and youngadults in schools, universities and parishes.THINKfast!brings young people together toexplore the causes o poverty and social in-justice, and empowers youth to live out theiraith while helping those in the Global Southto build a better lie with DevelopmentanDpeace

.

With participation rom coast to coast,THINKfasts mobilize young people in schoolsand parishes around Development anDpeaces solidarity work while raising unds orthe Share Lentcampaign. THINKfast! is otenparticipants rst exposure to DevelopmentanDpeace, and can be the catalyst to becom-ing a member oDevelopmentanD peace.

Its a great opportunity to build leader-ship in youth. Gather a team o youngadults to come together and plan andlead your THINKfast!

Adapt the THINKfast! or youngadults or RCIA participants with a12-hour ast and refection evening

Get creative with Share Lentundrais-ers in high schools or parish youthgroups. How about a coee house, aboxed lunch auction, or a pub night?

Check the Just Youth web site atwww.youth.devp.org or more inor-mation and a ree THINKfast! kit.

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One of the best ways to giveis through Development anDpeaces

Share Year-Round pro-gram of monthly pre-authorizeddonations.

Its easy and convenient. Visitour website atwww.devp.organd click on Donate Today, thenMonthly Donations to sign up.Encourage others to do the same!

The Share Lent blog

For this Share Lent, DevelopmentanD peaceintroduces aninteractive blog to highlight the work o our partners inthe Global South. Wellpost stories byDevelopmentanDpeace members talking about DevelopmentanD peaceswork, eaturing a new continent each week o Lent.

Look or pictures, videos and articles to share. You can:

read the blog daily and add your comments!

invite other people to learn more about our partnersin the Global South by circulating the blog addresses:http://sharelent.devp.org or http://careme.devp.org .

check or updates on partners rom the Global South

visiting Canada during Lent.

A more personal commitment

This year, or the frst time, you can setup apersonal web page to raise moneyor Share Lent. Go to hp://sharelen.

devp.org to fnd out how.

Youll also fnd great ideas there or ac-tivities to raise money during the 40 dayso Lent. For example, use your cookingskills to provide those in need with anourishing meal, and invite your riendsto donate to your personal DevelopmentanD peace web page in support o youreorts.

Other ways to Share Lent

Celebrate yoursuccess! thank he people who will make this ourbest Share Lentever those who give their

time and energy to carrying out the campaign,as well as those who donate.

Organize a post-Easter hank-you even torecognize and thank Share Lentvolunteers.

Publish a fnal hank-you noice in the bul-letin, telling everyone how much was raised.

...and keep us postedWed love to hear about your campaign in order toplan eectively or next year. Contact:

Share Lentc/o Siobhan Rowan10 St. Mary Street, Suite 420Toronto, ONM4Y 1P9

Photos: Dick Mynen

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