Apostolic Nuncio to Bangladesh, His Excellency Kevin Stuart Randall, DD met the personnel of Chattogram Archdiocesan Curia on 10th February 2024 at the Archbishop’s House conference room during his 3-day visit to Chattogram Archdiocese.
Archbishop of Chattogram, Most Rev. Lawrence Subrato Howlader, CSC said in his opening speech that His Holiness Pope Francis has been giving more important roles to the lay people in recent times which is not a recent but a long practice in Chattogram Archdiocese. The lay people are working alongside the priests and religious in every important aspect of the Archdiocese of Chattogram.
Quoting from the Dogmatic constitution of the Church ‘Lumen Gentium’ chapter II, article 10, His Excellency Archbishop Kevin Randall said to the curia personnel that the common priesthood of the faithful and the ministerial or hierarchical priesthood are interrelated. The curia personnel should remember this article and play their role for the Kingdom of Christ.
A short presentation on the Chattogram Archdiocesan Curia and it’s personnel was presented by Mr. Manik Willver D’Costa and a short introduction to the Archdiocese of Chattogram was presented by Mr. Mickey Paul Gonsalves.
After being introduced to the personnel of the curia and their family members the Apostolic Nuncio took photographs with all.
DOGMATIC CONSTITUTION ON THE CHURCH
LUMEN GENTIUM
SOLEMNLY PROMULGATED BY HIS HOLINESS
POPE PAUL VI
ON NOVEMBER 21, 1964CHAPTER II
ON THE PEOPLE OF GOD
10. Christ the Lord, High Priest taken from among men,(100) made the new people “a kingdom and priests to God the Father”.(101) The baptized, by regeneration and the anointing of the Holy Spirit, are consecrated as a spiritual house and a holy priesthood, in order that through all those works which are those of the Christian man they may offer spiritual sacrifices and proclaim the power of Him who has called them out of darkness into His marvelous light.(102) Therefore all the disciples of Christ, persevering in prayer and praising God,(103) should present themselves as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God.(104) Everywhere on earth they must bear witness to Christ and give an answer to those who seek an account of that hope of eternal life which is in them.(105)
Though they differ from one another in essence and not only in degree, the common priesthood of the faithful and the ministerial or hierarchical priesthood are nonetheless interrelated: each of them in its own special way is a participation in the one priesthood of Christ.(2*) The ministerial priest, by the sacred power he enjoys, teaches and rules the priestly people; acting in the person of Christ, he makes present the Eucharistic sacrifice, and offers it to God in the name of all the people. But the faithful, in virtue of their royal priesthood, join in the offering of the Eucharist.(3*) They likewise exercise that priesthood in receiving the sacraments, in prayer and thanksgiving, in the witness of a holy life, and by self-denial and active charity.
