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Catholic Identity Card - The Background
We are a group of professional Catholic Communications people, who love and cherish the priesthood of Jesus Christ, and are using the communications media to promote the dignity and beauty of the priesthood. Together with you, we wish to thank God for our priests and pray that they may be holy and competent pastors, capable of leading even in the complex and difficult times we live in. We pray for them that their faith may not fail and that they may feel themselves surrounded by the caring love of their people and of the whole church.In this secular world, everyone these days is standing up for their rights. The rights of people with different ethnic background, those with disabilities, older people, and one-parent families - all rightly must be recognised and are enshrined in law. Our wallets are filled with plastic cards proclaiming that we shop at this store, deal with this bank or are a member of that gym. In this context it is surely the right time to stand up and in a gentle way make a statement proclaiming that we are Catholic, and one tangible way to do this is to carry the Catholic Identity Card.
The purpose is contained in the title - that we are proclaiming our identity as Catholics. This is no less than what we are called to do in Confirmation, as we pledge to be witnesses for Christ. The quote contained on the card: "You will be His witness" epitomises this and affirms to ourselves and to others that we will bear witness as Catholics for Jesus Christ in the world. Carrying the card will serve as a constant reminder to us that we must honour this pledge as we go about our daily lives.
Our priests are the pivot, the corner-stone around which our faith and our church is built. In carrying this card, we are both confirming our own identity as Catholics and acknowledging the integral role of Priests in our Church and in our lives. The card includes a special prayer for priests, so that in our busy lives we may take time out each day to pray for their physical and spiritual well-being.
The sacrament of the sick is a very healing one, which can only be administered by a Priest. Carrying this card will ensure that if the holder is in great need of this sacrament, he/she will receive it. In times of great need or crisis, we should feel content to know that we carry a card which will ensure that a priest, the centre of the Catholic faith and one of God's representatives on earth, will be called to give us comfort.
We would greatly welcome your participation in this project, through your prayers for our Priests and through spreading the word about the Catholic Identity Card.
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