SMS Reference | Hope&Joy

Thursday 11th October 2012 marked the 50th anniversary of the opening of Vatican II and Pope Benedict XVI announced this date to be the beginning of a Year of Faith. To help Catholics deepen their understanding of their faith a daily SMS service based on the Youth Catechism (You Cat) has just been launched for R4 per week.

All you have to do is send the word JOY as an SMS to the number 31222. Once you get back a message asking you to confirm, just send the word YES in reply. If you are already signed up for the Hope&Joy service you have automatically started receiving the new Catechism messages. If you are not sure, you can call or SMS 076 420 9856 for help.

There is no source on the Internet where you can find the exact text from You Cat so you are encouraged to buy a copy from:

SACBC website (www.sacbc.org.za)

Paulines Books and media (www.paulinesa.org)

Catholic Bookshop, Cape Town

Catholic Bookshop, Durban

You can also 'like' the facebook page for You Cat South Africa (www.facebook.com/pages/Youcat-South-Africa) and follow on twitter (@YOUCATSA) for extra resources on the You Cat

Day	Focus	Words	Source
Sat 13 April	You Cat Quote	In these Easter weeks we follow the Catechism looking at the Church’s 7 sacraments which are all ‘an encounter with Christ the original sacrament.’(YC 116)	You Cat Page 116
Sun 14 April	You Cat Quote	‘We were buried with Christ in baptism so that as He was raised from the dead by the Father’s glory we too might walk in newness of life’ (Rom 6:4 - YC 116)	You Cat Page 116
Mon 15 April	You Cat Quote	‘I am created to do or be something for which no one else was created. Whether I be rich or poor God knows me and calls me by name. (Bl JH Newman – YC 122)	You Cat Page 122
Tue 16 April	You Cat Quote	We chose a Saint’s name at Baptism because there are no better examples and helpers than the Saints. Through my namesake I have a friend with God. (YC 120)	You Cat Page 120
Wed 17 April	You Cat Quote	From antiquity the Church practiced infant baptism: we canonot deprive a child of love so they can later decide on love for themselves. (YC 118)	You Cat Page 118
Thur 18 April	You Cat Quote	If someone has received Baptism as a little child they must ratify it later in life. They must say yes to it so that it becomes fruitful. (YC 118)	You Cat Page 118
Fri 19 April	You Cat Quote	Confirmation is a coach sending out a player: a hand is placed on us; we step into the field of life; we know what to do and have power to do it. (YC 120)	You Cat Page 120
Sat 20 April	You Cat Quote	It is part of the Gospel vocation to shout the Gospel from the rooftops not by your words but by your life. (Bl Charles de Foucauld, priest martyr –YC 122)	You Cat Page 122
Sun 21 April	Intro	‘Draw near to God and he will draw near to you’ (Jas 4:8). These 2 weeks we focus on Eucharist (Greek for thanksgiving) and the structure of the Mass.
Mon 22 April	You Cat Quote	The Eucharist is the mysterious centre of all sacraments, the source and summit of the Christian life, the transformation of humans into God. (YC 123)	You Cat Page 123
Tue 23 April	You Cat Quote	Eat of me and grow. But you will not transform me into yourself like food for the body, but rather you will be transformed into me. (St Augustine - YC 124)	You Cat Page 123
Wed 24 April	You Cat Quote	We are not Church because we get along or happen to be in the same parish but because in the Eucharist we are transformed into the Body of Christ. (YC 124)	You Cat Page 124
Thu 25 April	You Cat Quote	We must not separate our life from the Eucharist. This is where our sisters get their joy and strength to do what they do. (Bl Teresa of Calcutta –YC 126)	You Cat Page 126
Fri 26 April	You Cat Quote	Names for Jesus’ meal with us: Holy Sacrifice, the Lord’s Supper, Breaking of Bread, Eucharistic assembly, Sacred Mysteries, memorial of the Lord. (YC 125)	You Cat Page 125