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Tai Pei (Agenzia Fides) - "Deepening the mystery of faith, to live the sacrament of thanksgiving" is the theme of the 2012 pastoral letter of the Regional Episcopal Conference of Taiwan, signed on January 1, Solemnity of Mary Mother of God. In the letter the bishops re-launch the preparation of the International Eucharistic Congress to be held in Dublin next June and the Pastoral Letter of the Pope "Porta Fidei" for the Year of Faith. Since in the world and society we live in today, faith is not enough, the Episcopal Conference has indicated 5 crucial points for pastoral commitment: the priests are invited to prepare and celebrate the Eucharist with care and zeal; the lay faithful are urged to participate actively in the celebration of the sacrament of thanksgiving and adoration of the Eucharist; the laity must learn, study and recite the Liturgy of the Hours; the laity are encouraged to renew their knowledge of the Catechism of the Catholic Church, since the Year of faith is in conjunction with the 50th anniversary of the II Vatican Council and 20 years of the publication of the Catechism of the Catholic Church to respond to the challenge of this world of weak faith; and finally the parishes are invited to develop and promote their project of evangelization. The Taiwanese bishops conclude their letter entrusting the pastoral work of the Church of Taiwan for the new year to the intercession of the Virgin, "so that the life of every believer is like Mary's life". (NZ) (Agenzia Fides 03/01/2012)
