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Ca n.1 2 3 0Byt het e r ms hr i nei sunde r s t o odac h ur c horo t he rs a c r e dpl a c et owhi c h numer ousme memb mber soft hef ai t hf ulmakepi l gri magef oras pec i alr eas on ofpi et y, wi t ht hea ppr o va loft hel oc a lor di na r y . Ca n.1 23 1Foras hr i net obec a l l e dana t i ona ls h r i ne ,t hec o nf e r e nc eo fbi s h opsmus t gi vei t sa ppr ova l ;f ori tt obec a l l e da ni nt e r na t i ona ls hr i ne ,t hea ppr ova loft heHol y Se ei sr e qui r e d. Ca n.12 3 2§ 1 .Thel oc a lor di na r yi sc ompe t e ntt oa ppr o vet hes t a t ut e so fadi oc e s a n s hr i ne ;t hec o nf e r e nc eofbi s h opsf ort hes t a t ut e sofana t i ona ls h r i ne ;t heHol yS ee a l onef ort hes t a t ut e sofa ni nt e r na t i ona ls hr i ne . § 2.Thes t a t ut e sa r et ode t e r mi mi nee s pe c i a l l yt hepur pos e ,t heaut hor i t yoft her e c t or , andt heown wner s hi pandadmi ni s t r at i onofgoods . Can. 123 3 Cer t ai n pr i vi l ege sc an be gr ant ed t o s hr i nes whene ver l oc al c i r c ums t a nc e s ,t hel a r genumbe ro fpi l gr i ms ,a nde s pe c i a l l yt hegoodoft hef a i t hf ul s e e mt os ugg es ti t . Ca n.1 2 3 4§ 1 .Ats hr i ne st heme me a nso fs a l v a t i o na r et ob es uppl i e dmo r ea b unda nt l y t ot he f ai t hf ulby t he di l i gentpr ocl ama mat i on oft he wor d ofGod,t he s ui t abl e pr omot i onofl i t ur gi c a ll i f ees pe c i a l l yt hr ought hec e l e br a t i onoft heEuc ha r i s ta ndof pe na nc e , a ndt hec ul t i v at i ono fa ppr o ve df or mso fpopul a rpi e t y . § 2 .Vo t i v eoffe r i ngsofpo pul a ra r ta ndpi e t ya r et obek e ptondi s p l a yi nt hes hr i ne s o rne a r b ypl a c e sa n dgua r de ds e c ur e l y . Ca n.1 2 05S ac r e dpl a c e sa r et ho s ewh whi c har ede s i gna t e df ordi vi newor s hi porf ort he bur i aloft he f a i t hf ulby a de di c a t i on ora bl e s s i ng whi c ht he l i t ur gi c a lbooks pr e s c r i bef ort hi spur pos e .
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1.I .I tmus tbeaChur chi nt endedf ordi vi newor s hi p( Can.1214) . 2 .I .I tmus tbeapl a c eofhi s t or i c a ls i gni fic a nc e . 3 .I tmus tb eapl a c ewhe r et he r ei se x t r a o r d i na r yde v o t i o nt oGo d,t oo urLo r d J e s usChr i s t , pa t r ons a i ntoft heChur c hort oa not he rs a i nt .
4 .I .I tmus tbeas i t eo fpi l gr i ma ge .Thepl a c emu mus tbef r e que nt e db ypi l gr i ms , no t o nl yb yt hepa r i s hi o ne r sbuta l s of r o mo t he rpa r t soft hedi o c e s ea nd t he ne a r b ydi oc e s e s . 5.I .I tmus thavet hepr ovenc apac i t yt oacc omm mmodat eal ar genumberofpi l gri ms . 6 .I .I tmus tha v et hee xi s t e nc eofas pe c i a ls o c i a ldi me ns i o noft hede v ot i ono ft he pl ac e,t hati s ,a s oci alac t i on pr ogr am t hatpr omo mot es t he f ul lhuman 1 devel opmentofpeopl e. 7 .I .I tmus tbel o c a t e da tapl a c ewhi c hha ss i gni fic a n tdi s t a nc ef r o ma na l r e a dy e x i s t i ng di o c e s a ns hr i ne . No s hr i newi l lb ee s t a b l i s he d wi t hi nt hes a me me vi c ar i a t e .
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1 .I .I ts ho ul db eac e nt e rf o rwo wo r t h ya nde x e mp mpl a r yc e l e b r a t i o nsoft hel i t ur gy , e s pe c i a l l yc e l e br a t i onso ft heEuc ha r i s ta ndpe na nc e( Ca n. 1 23 4) . 2 .T .Thes a c r a me me nto fCo nf e s s i o ns ho ul db ea v a i l a b l et ot hepi l gr i msa l lt het i me o ra tl e a s tdur i ngt heda yo fde v o t i o nt ot heShr i ne . Thus ,t he r emu mus tbe e noughc o nf e s s i ona l si nt hepr e mi mi s e soft heS hr i ne . 3.T .Thosewhoadmi ni s t ert hepl ac ear eencour agedt odevel opandut i l i zes ome me f o r mo fc o mm mmo npr a y e r ,s uc ha st hel i t ur g yo ft heho ur sa ndc e l e b r a t i o nso f t heWo Wor dofGod( SC35, 4) . 4 .L .Li t ur gi c a la nd de v o t i o na lc e l e b r a t i o ns s ho ul d f a i t hf ul l yo bs e r v et he i r r e s pe c t i v e no r ms ms a nd pr o mo mo t et he a c t i v e pa r t i c i pa t i o no ft he Chr i s t i a n f a i t hf ul ,wi t hduec ons i de r a t i onf ora s s o c i a t i onst ha tha v ebe e na ppr o ve db y t heChur c h. 5 .T .The v a r i o us e l e me me nt sr e q ui r e df o rl i t ur gi c a lc e l e b r a t i o ns ( a l t e r ,a mb mb o, pr e s i de nt i a lc ha i r )s h oul dbes i t ua t e da c c o r di ngt ot her e qui r e me me nt soft he r e f or me dl i t ur gy( c f .GI RM,2 9 53 1 8) . 6 .G .Gr e a tc a r emu mus tbegi v e nt ot heo bs e r v anc eo ft hepr i nc i pa lc e l e br a t i onsoft he l i t ur gi c a ly ea randt ot hemi ni s t r yofpr e a c hi ng,bot hi nl i t ur gi c a lhomi l i e s a ndi nc o nne c t i o nwi t hpo pul a rde v o t i o ns . 7.A .A s uffic i entnumberofl i t ur gi c almi ni s t er sshoul d beavai l abl et opr ovi de a de qua t epa s t or a lc a r eofpi l gr i ms , e s pe c i a l l yf orva r i ousl a ngua gegr oups . 8.T .To enhance ac t i ve par t i c i pat i on oft he ent i r e as s emb mbl y of t he f ai t hf ul , l i t ur gi c alwor s hi ps houl d be ac c omp mpani ed by s ac r ed mus i cwhi c h “adds de l i ghtt opr a y e r ,f os t e r suni t yofmi nds ,orc o nf e r sgr e a t e rs o l e mn mni t yupon t hes ac r e dr i t e s ”.( SC11 2) .
Wh Whe nLa nday a na ndP a gs a nj a na ppl i e df o rt h ee s t a b l i s h me me n t so ft h e i rChur c h e sa sS h r i ne s , t he ywe we r er e q ui r e d 1 t odos o me me t hi nga boutt hebe e r hous e s , a bor t i onc l i ni c se xi s t i ngwi t hi nt he i rt e r r i t or i a lj ur i s di c t i on.Af Af t e r c o mp mpl y i ngwi t ht he s er e q ui r e me nt s , t he i rpe t i t i o nswe r egr a nt e d.
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Chur c hesand s ac r ed pl ac esappl yi ng t obeDi oces an Shr i nes ,mus ts ubmi mi tt hei r s t a t ut e st obea ppr o ve db yt heBi s hop.“ Thes t a t ut e sa r et ode t e r mi nee s pe c i a l l yt he pur pos e , t hea ut hor i t yoft her e c t or ,a ndt heowne r s h i pa nda dmi ni s t r a t i ono fgo ods ” ( Ca n.1 23 2, § 2) . Ot he rr e qui r e ddoc ume nt sa r ei ndi c a t e di ns e c t i o nV.
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P a r i s h 1 .A .Appl i c a t i o nf o rt hede s i gna t i o na sas hr i nema ybei ni t i a t e db yt hepa r i s h pr i e s t . 2.P .Pr epar et hef ol l owi wi ngdocume ment s : a .A .Appl i c a t i onLe t t e rs i gne db yt hePa r i s hPr i e s t . b.Re s ol ut i onoft hePar i s hPa s t or a lCounc i l . c .S .S t a t ut e so ft hepr opos e ds h r i ne( Ca n.1 2 3 2 ,§ 2 ) . d.Pa s t or a la c t i vi t i e sands c he dul eofl i t ur gi c a ls e r vi c e s . e.D .Doc ume nt ss howi wi ng t he own wner s hi p and admi mi ni s t r at i on of i t ss i t e , bui l di nga ndot he rpr ope r t i e s ,t ha tc l e ar l yf ol l owsbot ht hee c c l e s i a s t i c a l a ndc i vi ll a ws ws . f . Do c ume nt a t i o ns ( hi s t o r y ,t e s t i mo ni e s ,pi c t ur e s ,e t c . )t ha ts ho w t he e xt r a or di nar yde vot i ont ot hes a i nt . Vi c ar i a t e 1 .T . Thevi c a r i a t es ubmi t sar e s o l ut i on,c ont a i ni ngt hes i gna t ur e sofa l lt hepr i e s t s , r ec omm mmendi ngt ot heBi s hop t hedes i gnat i on oft heChur c hasaDi Di oce s an S h r i n e . 2 .T .TheVi c a rF or a neg i v e sh i swr i t t e nopi ni ono nt hepr opo s a l . 3 .T .TheEpi s c o pa lVi c a ro ft hedi s t r i c tgi v e shi swr wr i t t e nr e c o mm mme nda t i o no ft he p r o p o s a l . Di o c e s e 1.T .TheDi oces anComm mmi s s i ononLi t ur gys t udi esandeval uat est hepr oposal . 2 .O .Oc ul a ri ns p e c t i onb yt heBi s h opo rb yhi sr e pr e s e nt a t i v e . 3 .T .Thepr o po s a li ss ub mi mi t t e dt ot hePr e s b yt e r a lCo unc i lf o rc o ns ul t a t i o n( c f . S t a t ue s ,Pr e s b yt e r a lCounc i l , Ar t .V,Se c .1 ,e ) . 4.A .Appr ovaloft hepr opos albyt heBi s hop.
5 .T .TheBi s ho pi s s ue st heDe c r e eo fEs t a b l i s hme nt .
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Obs e r va nda 1. Appl i c at i on Let t e rs i gned by t he Pa r i s hPr i e s t . 2. Res ol ut i on of t he Par i s h Pas t or al Counci l . 3. St at ut esoft hepr opose ds hri ne( Can. 1 23 2,§ 2) . 4. Past or alact i vi t i es and s c hedul e of l i t ur gi c als e r vi c es . 5. Doc ume me nt ss howi ng t he owne r s hi p a nda dmi ni s t r a t i onofi t ss i t e ,bui l di ng a ndo t he rpr o pe r t i e s . 6. Document at i ons( hi s t ory ,t es t i moni es , pi c t ur es , et c . ) t hat s how t he e x t r a or di na r yde v ot i ont ot hes a i nt .
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1 . Re s o l ut i o noft hevi c a r i a t e( c o nt a i ni ng t hes i gna t ur e sofa l lt hepr i e s t s ) 2. Opi ni onoft heVi c arFor ane. 3. Re c omm mme ndat i on of t he Di s t r i c t Epi s c o pa lVi c a r .
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1. TheDi oc es anComm mmi s s i ononLi t ur gy s t udi e sa nde va l ua t e st hepr o pos a l . 2. Ocul ari nspect i onbyt heBi s hoporby hi sr e pr e s e nt a t i ve . 3. The pr opos al i ss ubmi mi t t e dt ot he Pr e s b yt e r a lCo unc i lf o rc o ns ul t a t i o n ( c f .S t a t ue s ,Pr e s b yt e r a lCounc i l ,Ar t . V,Se c .1, e ) .
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