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Holy Rosary School turns 100 Centennial celebration is time for reflection, fellowship, fun

By Katrina Genereux & Janelle C. Gergen, OND

Holy Rosary School honored their 100th anniversary with alumni gatherings, Mass, a parade, dinner and other events June 10-11. The Centennial Celebration’s theme was “Our roots remain as one”.

“It has to do with all of our students coming back for the reunion, that we always remain as one because our roots started here,” Terri Paskey said. Paskey is the Advancement Coordinator at Holy Rosary School, and led the planning committee.

She said the theme comes from a phrase in a hallway near photos of the school’s graduating classes. It is: “Like branches on a tree, we all grow in different directions yet our roots remain as one.”

Former alumni, teachers and parishioners gathered for a variety of events to celebrate those roots.

Eighty people attended the homecoming social Friday night at the Shorewood Pub in Detroit Lakes, featuring live music by The Buffalo River Ramblers.

Saturday morning, an open house and tours were held at the school. Photos and memorabilia from the school’s century of operation were displayed as well as student artwork.

Scrapbooks dating back to 1933 were set out on tables along with a quilt created using T-shirts from 43 Holy Rosary School fundraising marathons.

The quilt will remain on display at the school.

That afternoon, a parade was held featuring a variety of floats.

“We’ve got a little bit of everything,” Paskey said.

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Visitors to Holy Rosary School look at scrapbooks dating as far back as the 1930s during the open house portion of the Centennial Celebration held June 10-11. (Submitted photo)

Bishop Emeritus Victor H. Balke and Deacon Gary Hager elevate the Body and Blood of Christ while Deacon Jim Thomas assists during Mass at the Holy Rosary School Centennial Celebration June 11.

Msgr. Timothy McGee, Pastor of Holy Rosary, concelebrated. (Photo credit: Janelle C. Gergen/OND)

band was joined by a few teachers and former members, and under the direction of Terri Hutchinson, they provided music throughout the parade route.

Past and present teachers rode in a streetcar float and the maintenance crew pedaled bicycles. George and Lillian Maruska were part of the parade with a float listing their eight children’s years of graduation from Holy Rosary School.

T-shirts, a cookbook and a

book containing the school’s history and photos of graduating classes were created for the centennial celebration. They can be purchased at www.holyrosarycs.org/shop.

That evening around 300 people attended Mass concelebrated by Bishop Emeritus Victor H. Balke and Msgr. Timothy McGee, pastor of Holy Rosary.

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Children pick up candy thrown from a car by Kathleen Klindt, while Carol Foltz waves a pompom during the parade June 11. Klindt is a former principal of Holy Rosary School and Foltz is a retired teacher from the school. Both women have received the Legacy Award from Holy Rosary School. (Submitted photo)

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Voice from the Valley

BY BISHOP MICHAEL J. HOEPPNER

CONGRATULATIONS It is good to be recognized for excellence. We were delighted to learn that at the 2016 Catholic Press Awards, the Catholic Press Association of the United States and Canada, awarded our bi-monthly diocesan newspaper Our Northland Diocese an “Honorable Mention: Best Coverage of the Year of Consecrated Life: Non-weekly Diocesan Newspaper, Circulation 25,000 or less.” This “Best Coverage” award was given for the “Special Series: Year of Consecrated Life” by Janelle Gergen and Katrina Genereux.

Congratulations on a job well done Janelle and Katrina.

JUNE: FATHERS Congratulations and blessings to all fathers as we celebrate Father’s Day this year.

What a marvelous calling Christ has given you. It is a great blessing for fathers and mothers to share in God’s own power to create human life and to watch over and guide that human life as he or she grows. What a calling, what responsibility, what joy and fulfillment too.

In his recent Apostolic Exhortation “Amoris Laetitia” (The Joy of Love), Pope Francis notes that “The couple that loves and begets life is a true, living icon … capable of revealing God the Creator and Savior. … The triune God is a communion of love, and the family is its living reflection.”

In Chapter 5: Love Made Fruitful, our Holy Father gives this beautiful reflection on being a father: “God sets a father in the family so that by the gifts of his masculinity he can be close to his wife and share everything, joy and sorVOICE: Cont. on Page 5

This illustration, published Dec. 16, 2015, was part of OND’s entry for coverage of the Year of Consecrated Life.

Official Appointments

of the Diocese of Crookston EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2016: Rev. Bill DeCrans Pastor of St. Joseph’s Parish, Ada; Holy Family Parish, Halstad; and St. William’s Parish, Twin Valley Rev. Joseph DeCrans Retirement from active ministry; in residence at St. Joseph’s Parish, Ada Rev. Xavier Ilango Director of Office of Vocations, Diocese of Crookston, while continuing his Pastorate of Sacred Heart Parish, East Grand Forks; Holy Trinity Parish, Tabor; and St. Francis of Assisi Parish, Fisher Rev. Robert Schreiner Pastor of St. Joseph’s Parish, Red Lake Falls and St. Joseph’s Parish, Brooks; while continuing as Formation Director for the Permanent Diaconate of the Diocese of Crookston Rev. Craig Vasek Associate Director of Office of Vocations, Diocese of Crookston, while continuing his Pastorate of St. Patrick’s Parish, Hallock and Holy Rosary Parish, Lancaster SUMMER 2016 SEMINARIAN PLACEMENTS: Deacon Matt Schmitz Pastoral ministry at St. Philip’s Parish, Bemidji Mr. Nate Brunn CPE Training at St. Cloud Hospital Mr. Michael Arey IPF Summer Session at Creighton University, in Omaha, Neb.

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Strength of the Saints Relic Tour, St. Philip’s, Bemidji

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Sacred Heart holds second walking pilgrimage, deanery joins for Year of Mercy presentation

By Katrina Genereux Staff Writer, OND

On June 3, the Catholic Church around the world celebrated the Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus. Sacred Heart, East Grand Forks and the Northwest Deanery of the Diocese of Crookston marked the day in a special way.

For the second year in a row, a group of pilgrims from Sacred Heart celebrated Mass at their parish, rode a bus to St. Francis of Assisi’s, Fisher, and walked the 11 miles from Fisher to Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Crookston. They entered Cathedral at the end of their long trek, led by a crucifix, singing “Lift High the Cross”.

The entire Northwest Deanery was invited to join the pilgrims at Cathedral to step through the Holy Door, adore Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament, hear Bishop Michael J. Hoeppner speak about the Holy Year of Mercy, and have the opportunity to go to Confession.

“As you walk through the door of mercy, call to mind some of the areas in your life that you have asked for God’s mercy,” Father Vincent Miller, Rector of Cathedral, said before exposition of the Blessed Sacrament. “Take a moment and call to mind our merciful Father and open your heart on this … solemnity to God’s mercy.”

After some time of silent prayer, Bishop Hoeppner welcomed the pilgrims and spoke about the nature of God’s mercy and his plan for our salvation dating back to the Old Testament.

“Pope Francis, in giving us this beautiful Holy Year, says there are times we need to be more intentional about knowing the God of mercy and now it is one of those times,” Bishop Hoeppner said. “Let’s take a year and let us, with devotion, come to God who leads us, and be conscious more of the mercy of God and our need for it.”

“Our first task above everything else is very simple: to fall in love with God,” he said.

“Every vocation in the Church, in one form or another, helps us fall in love with God who is there first loving us.”

He encouraged the pilgrims to spend their time of prayer considering where God has

Parishes throughout the Northwest Deanery of the Diocese of Crookston were invited to join the pilgrims from Sacred Heart at Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception to enter through the Holy Door of Mercy for Eucharistic Adoration, a presentation by Bishop Michael J. Hoeppner and the Sacrament of Reconciliation.

Bishop Hoeppner delivers a presentation focusing on God’s plan of salvation and the Year of Mercy.

already been merciful in their lives, and where God’s mercy is needed in their lives.

After Bishop Hoeppner’s presentation, Father Miller presided over Benediction. Adoration and Confession continued in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel while lunch was served in the dining room.

The next deanery gathering is for the South Central deanery.

It will be held at Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception on June 22.

Pilgrims from Sacred Heart, East Grand Forks, walk along Fisher Avenue in Crookston, near the end of their 11 mile journey from St. Francis Assisi, Fisher, to Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception on June 3. (Photos credit: Janelle C. Gergen/OND)

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Everyone is called to be a witness The Church in the United States will once again observe the Fortnight for Freedom from June 21 – July 4. This two-week period is an opportunity for the whole Church to pray, study, and reflect upon the great gift of religious freedom – our first, most cherished liberty.

The theme of this year’s Fortnight for Freedom is “Witnesses to Freedom.” Each of us is called to be a witness in our own time. But how does one serve as a witness to religious freedom? And who are our models?

THE FREEDOM TO SERVE First, we need to be clear about our terms. Religious liberty is the freedom necessary for people of faith to fully live out their beliefs in society. It is both the freedom from being coerced into beliefs or actions that violate one’s convictions, and it is also the freedom to respond to the call of the Creator in word and deed – both as individuals and corporately as a church.

Unfortunately, in the United States today, hostility to religion by the state and in the culture is growing. Religion generally, and Christianity in particular, is seen less and less as a benevolent, humanitarian presence in our community, and more as a harmful element in the lives of individuals and society.

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By Jason Adkins

Executive Director Minnesota Catholic Conference

the challenges we face as a society and as a Church, we can look to the witness of the communion of saints and draw strength from their example and graces from their intercession. We never know when that moment will come, the moment encountered by so many saints, where we must offer true witness to the Gospel. It may come in small things, or it may be a very public challenge to our faith and livelihood. We must all pray and look to the saints as models and intercessors that we, too, may stand firm and persevere.

But most importantly, we must imitate the saints, and forge our own paths to holiness in the little things of life, and in the concrete circumstances in which we have been called.

Each of us is called to be a missionary disciple, and no matter who we are or where we live, WITNESSES OF HOLINESS, our task as disciples is to fosWITNESSES OF FREEDOM ter an encounter between all As we prayerfully consider persons and Jesus Christ. The

When tempted to despair about the state of religious freedom in the United States, we must remember that the Church has seen and withstood many worse challenges than what we face today. Unlike Catholics in some countries who are suffering direct and immediate persecution, and who cannot even worship freely, American Catholics are not in any immediate danger of being thrown to the lions by the state.

But the Greek word for witness is “martyr,” and a different kind of martyrdom – expulsion from a profession, loss of a job, having to close one’s business or ministry, penalization by the government, enduring social scorn and ridicule for standing up for what is right – is very real and is becoming more and more prevalent.

ACTION ALERT Fortnight for Freedom 2016: Witnesses for Freedom This Fortnight for Freedom, Catholics across the country will be reflecting upon the lives of men and women who bear witness to authentic freedom in Christ. The USCCB has prepared reflections on 14 of these witnesses, one for each day of the Fortnight. They include Bl. Miguel Pro, Sts. Felicity and Perpetua, and the Little Sisters of the Poor.

The USCCB is also providing several other important resources for the Fortnight for Freedom, including daily reflections, prayers and other liturgical resources, and background on the threats to religious liberty in America and around the world. These resources and more are at: www.MNCatholic.org/freedom.

Additionally, as part of the Fortnight for Freedom, relics of St. Thomas More and St. John Fisher will be making their way through Minnesota. These two saints modeled courage and conviction in the face of persecution, and are compelling witnesses to American Catholics as we face threats to our own religious liberty.

The relics of St. Thomas More and St. John Fisher will be available for veneration at : St. Philip’s, Bemidji on June 27 from 2:30 – 3:30 p.m.

To learn more about the Strength of the Saints Relic Tour, visit www.MNCatholic.org best way to do so is by living the beauty of holiness. The humble, yet zealous practice of the faith, and going forth into society as witnesses of charity, prayer, and service will not only lead people closer to Christ, but will also be the best witness to freedom.

Remember, religion and reli-

gious believers are increasingly seen as a threat to the community. We must dispel that perception by offering a compelling witness of the beauty of the faith in our own lives.

Not everyone is called to be a martyr, but everyone is called to be a witness.

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Kennedy, Reagan, Roosevelt, Lincoln, Eisenhower: Where have the leaders gone?

Webster’s definition of “inspiration” is: the process of being mentally stimulated to do or feel something, especially to do something creative.

The presidential campaign of 2016 fits the first part of that definition but it is anything but “creative.” In fact, the campaign from both sides has become a childish game of name calling, lying, self-obsession and egotistical silliness. It may very well be if you look up those words in Webster’s book you would find a picture of the two candidates!

I don’t know how we get back to the days when we turned to our leaders, our presidents (whether Democrat or Republican) to find inspiration, hope and calm.

I want to share with you several short quotes from people who were made of presidential timber. They served our nation by inspiring us to do greater things together than we could possibly do alone. Each one, whether you agree with

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Parochial Vicar - St. Philip’s Parish, Bemidji and St. Charles Parish, Pennington

their politics or not, provided a hopeful and needed vision to Americans of their day.

President John Kennedy provided a vision of new possibilities which come with a new generation. He spoke more about what we could do together and how great we were as a united nation than ranting about how great he, himself, was.

Two quotes from Kennedy: “Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and

the success of liberty.”

And: “I look forward to a great future for America - a future in which our country will match its military strength with our moral restraint, its wealth with our wisdom, its power with our purpose.”

President Ronald Reagan walked into the White House during a period when America had sunk into a stifling malaise.

Two quotes from Reagan: “Above all, we must realize that no arsenal, or no weapon in the arsenals of the world, is so formidable as the will and moral courage of free men and

VOICE: Continued from Page 2 row, hope and hardship. And to be close to his children as they grow – when they play and when they work, when they are carefree and when they are distressed, when they are talkative and when they are silent, when they are daring and when they are afraid, when they stray and when they get back on the right path. To be a father who is always present.”

What a blessing you fathers are. Happy Father’s Day to you all. God bless you always and

guide you as you live your calling.

FORTNIGHT FOR FREEDOM This year, we join again with our Catholic brothers and sisters throughout the United States in holding Fortnight for Freedom. We do so to celebrate our cherished liberty and to defend it in our day. The Fortnight runs from June 21 – the vigil of the Feasts of St. John Fisher and St. Thomas More – to July 4, Independence Day.

Religious liberty includes more than our ability to go to Mass and worship on Sunday or to pray the Rosary in our homes.

It includes the right to be free from coercion to act in a way contrary to conscience, within due limits, and our ability to contribute freely to the common good of all Americans.

Religious liberty is a right protected in the First Amendment to the United States Constitution and in both federal and state laws.

This year’s theme is: Witnesses to Freedom. The lives of men and women of faith who have born witness to authentic faith will be highlighted.

The Relics Tour with relics of both St. Thomas More and St. John Fisher will make a stop in

women. It is a weapon our adversaries in today’s world do not have.”

And: “All great change in America begins at the dinner table.”

President Franklin Roosevelt stood against the darkness of his day. He said: “If civilization is to survive, we must cultivate the science of human relationships - the ability of all peoples, of all kinds, to live together, in the same world at peace.”

More from Roosevelt: “There is a mysterious cycle in human events. To some generations much is given. Of other generations much is expected.

This generation of Americans has a rendezvous with destiny.”

Abraham Lincoln gave his life trying to hold our nation together. His words: “America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves.”

And: “Don’t worry when you are not recognized, but strive to be worthy of recognition.”

One more from Lincoln: “I am not bound to win, but I am bound to be true. I am not bound to succeed, but I am bound to live by the light that I have. I must stand with anybody that stands right, and stand with him while he is right, and part with him when he goes wrong.”

Finally, words from President Dwight Eisenhower, a hero of World War II: “I hate war as only a soldier who has lived it can, only as one who has seen its brutality, its futility, its stupidity.”

In my opinion, this is Eisenhower’s most profound quote: “Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired, signifies in the final sense a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed.”

Will we be “inspired” to greatness over the next five months? I won’t be holding my breath.

“We are Catholics. We are Americans. We are proud to be both, grateful for the gift of faith which is ours as Christian disciples, and grateful for the gift of liberty which is ours as American citizens. To be Catholic and American should mean not having to choose one over the other.”

– USCCB Ad Hoc Committee for Religious Liberty our diocese on June 27, at St. Philip’s Catholic Church, Bemidji, from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. I invite you to make the trip to see the relics and join in prayer for religious liberty in our land and in the world. St. Thomas More is the patron saint of religious liberty. Mary as the Immaculate

Conception is the patroness of our diocese and the patroness of the United States. I ask everyone to pray at least one Hail Mary each day during the Fortnight, asking Mary to intercede for us to help us to maintain religious liberty in our country now and always.

“We are Catholics. We are Americans. We are proud to be both, grateful for the gift of faith which is ours as Christian disciples, and grateful for the gift of liberty which is ours as American citizens. To be Catholic and American should mean not having to choose one over the other.” These are the words from: “Our First Most Cherished Liberty: A Statement on Religious Liberty” released by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops Ad Hoc Committee for Religious Liberty on April 12, 2012.

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CENTENNIAL: Continued from Page 1 children to receive both the best possible education in the arts and sciences and especially the best possible formation in the Catholic faith, and so they gave of their time, talent, energy and treasure to begin this school,” Bishop Balke said during the homily. “Down through the past century, decade after decade, this spirit of sacrifice has continued among you, the parishioners, and this is why you should be very proud to have the school that you have.”

He emphasized the role played by Benedictine priests and sisters in the leadership and formation of the school, followed by the work of diocesan priests and lay principals in more recent years.

“While a Catholic school must provide the best possible education in the secular subjects, it seems to me that a Catholic school’s first duty and its very reason for being … is to provide a rich and deep formation in the Christian faith as expressed in our Catholic tradition,” Bishop Balke said.

At the end of Mass, Benedictine Sister Kathleen McGeary, Subprioress of Mount Saint Benedict read a letter from Prioress Sister Shawn Carruth.

Holy Rosary School received a grant of nearly $33,000 dollars from the Mount Saint Benedict Foundation to use for a variety of projects.

“It is a particular joy for the Sisters of St. Benedict to be able to honor Holy Rosary School’s celebration of 100 years of fine education by funding these projects. They will enhance the educational offerings

Benedictine Sister Kathleen McGeary, Subprioress of Mount Saint Benedict, shakes Principal Mike Connell’s hand after announcing a grant for nearly $33,000 to the school from the Mount Saint Benedict Foundation. Connell and Msgr. Timothy McGee came forward at the end of the Centennial Celebration Mass to receive the grant.

Holy Rosary alumni Kathryn Karg plays piano while Jacob Kempenich cantors during Mass at the Holy Rosary School Centennial Celebration June 11. (Photos credit: Janelle C. Gergen/OND)

of the school as it continues a solid tradition of Catholic education,” Sister Shawn wrote.

200 people attended the social hour held in the parish hall after Mass followed by dinner and a short program.

The gymnasium was decorated with a large tree whose leaves contained the surnames of more than 200 families that have attended Holy Rosary

School during its century of operation.

“It’s been a wonderful celebration and just shows how many wonderful people have made this community what it is throughout the years and to feel the connection you have with each other in this celebration is a little overwhelming,” said Kathleen Klindt, who worked first as a teacher, and

then as principal of Holy Rosary School until retiring in 2011.

“The gift from the sisters made me cry. I worked with so many of them as a teacher.”

“They started it [the school] and they keep it going with that gift,” said Carol Foltz, who taught at Holy Rosary School for 19 years before retiring in 2011. “That gift means that they have a lot of faith in the school and they believe in Catholic education.”

Kathryn Karg, formerly Knuttila, graduated from Holy Rosary School as an eighth grader in 2001. She played the organ and piano for the Cen-

tennial Celebration Mass. Karg teaches music in the twin cities area with her husband. She said they take a Christian approach in their teaching, something that was fostered during her time at Holy Rosary School.

“I just really appreciated having that structure and moral compass here. My parents were obviously really great examples for me too,” Karg said. “Faith is a huge part of my life … I think it’s just important to keep that up and try to do God’s work as best I can.”

The celebration ended with a family dance featuring The Front Fenders.

A FEW BRANCHES OF HOLY ROSARY SCHOOL’S HISTORY from the Holy Rosary School Centennial History book In 1915 Holy Rosary parish completed a brick church, the former wood frame church became the first school building. Classes started in 1916.

During the last few decades, much rebuilding and remodeling has happened. There are currently 146 students in pre-K through eighth grade.

When the school opened, three Benedictine sisters from Mount St. Scholastica in Duluth taught 85 students. Twelve eighth graders made up Holy Rosary’s first graduating class in the spring of 1917.

Eventually, a larger school building was needed to serve Holy Rosary Parish which had 200 families.

Bishop John H. Peschges blessed the cornerstone for a new brick building on June 4, 1939.

After Mount Saint Benedict was established in 1919, sisters from that monastery staffed the school.

Benedictine priests served the parish until 1992.

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Knights of Columbus: Servants of mercy to God, fellow man

By D.C. Schindler From Columbia Magazine

Editor’s note: This article appeared in the June 2016 issue of Columbia magazine and is reprinted with permission of the Knights of Columbus, New Haven, Conn.

The connection between knighthood and mercy may not be obvious to the popular imagination. On one hand, we typically picture the knight as a warrior, a courageous soldier in battle, laying low his enemies.

On the other, we tend to associate mercy with acts of gentleness and kindness. But in fact, knighthood has a deep connection with mercy, both in its history and in its core meaning, which remains relevant today even though cultural customs have changed. As we observe what Pope Francis has designated the Jubilee Year of Mercy, it is especially fitting to reflect on this connection, deepening our understanding both of knighthood and of mercy itself.

This, in turn, will help us to appreciate what it means to be a Knight today.

IN SERVICE TO THE KING From its origin, knighthood has always been tied to service; the English word “knight” comes from the German word Knecht, which means “servant.” Of course, a knight was a man who had been elevated to a special position of honor as the devoted servant of his country and king. At a deeper level, however, the knight served an ideal as he strove to conform himself to the perennial values of justice, truth and honor. This entailed, above all, a willingness to sacrifice himself in order to protect the defenseless, the weak, the poor and the innocent.

In contrast to the modern “bourgeois,” the person who looks after his own self-interest most of all, the knight understands himself as serving something higher and more important than his particular self-interest. He is not just an individual, but part of a greater whole. The knight knows that he has a special duty to take care of others. Twentieth-century German poet Reinhold Schneider, who is known for his Catholic and anti-Nazi literature, once wrote, “The knight exists for the sake of everyone: that is his proper position in the world.”

In this position of honor that entails a devoted service to others, it is not hard to see

Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus from around the Diocese of Crookston take a photo with Bishop Michael J. Hoeppner in the gymnasium at Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception on March 21 prior to serving as honor guard at the Chrism Mass. (Photo credit: Janelle C. Gergen/OND)

that there is a natural affinity between knighthood and Christianity. The pledge of one’s life in service to one’s king and country can be taken up, in a Christian soul, into the pledge of one’s life in service to the King of kings, to Christ and his Church – and indeed to all people whom Christ came to save. In the Christian knight, the ideal of the warrior, as defender of the weak, joins with the ideal of Jesus Christ, who emptied himself, taking the form of a servant (cf. Phil 2:7).

Geoffrey de Charny, author of one of the great works on the meaning of knighthood, the famous Book of Chivalry, was known in the 14th century as the “true and perfect knight.” The king of France accorded Geoffrey the great honor of carrying the Oriflamme, the banner of France, in battle.

Geoffrey is also the first reliably attested person to have custody of the Shroud of Turin, an ancient piece of fabric that bears the as-yet-unexplained imprint of a scourged and crucified man, which has been venerated as the burial cloth of Christ himself. We might say that this knight carried the emblem of his king and country with one hand and the image of the central Christian mystery with the other, proudly displaying both the temporal and Christian ideals. He represents a responsibility for the world and a devotion to Christ, a servant of both ideals together.

THE GIFT OF MERCY The institution of knighthood flourished during the Middle Ages, when various Christian chivalric orders formed. These were orders of knights, many of whom took vows of chastity, poverty and obedience, like monks. But unlike monks, they lived those vows through direct

service to people in the world, carrying out what came to be called the “works of mercy.”

Beginning in the 12th century, the Sovereign Order of St. John of Jerusalem, also called the Knights Hospitaller, established and staffed hospitals, devoting themselves to healing the sick and wounded, and providing food, drink, clothing and shelter for the poor. They protected travelers, ensuring safe passage for those making pilgrimages to and from the Holy Land, accompanying them and even building bridges to make the journey possible.

The Order of Our Lady of Mercy, also known as the Mercedarians, was founded in 13th-century Spain to ransom Christians held captive by nonbelievers. The Mercedarians not only raised money to ransom captives, as one of the corporal works of mercy proscribes, but also enjoined its members to offer themselves as collateral in order to obtain the release of prisoners. They, like other knights, thus sought to live the Christian ideal in very concrete and practical terms.

The English word “mercy” comes originally from the Latin merces, meaning “reward.”

In Christian usage, the Roman word came to mean spiritual reward for answering injustice with kindness. Of course, the “reward” for an unmerited gift can only be itself an unmerited gift. The works of mercy are not investments made for the purpose of reaping a payoff in the afterworld; instead, they are gifts that reflect the gift of redemption that we ourselves have received.

Mercy is ultimately the expression of a love that is poured out beyond measure: not “tit for tat,” but grace unbidden.

The Greek word for mercy, eleos, comes from the word for flowing oil; the image evokes

the blood and water poured out from Christ’s side – that is, God’s superabundant love that answers our sinfulness with redemption.

Knighthood and mercy go together because they are both expressions of sacrificial generosity. The knight is someone given a special honor, lifted up beyond his natural status, and he lives that honor by lifting up those around him. The external forms of medieval chivalry may no longer be part of our culture, but knighthood was never first about such forms. Rather, it was above all a spirit of service, an impetus to alleviate suffering and provide for those in need.

MODERN-DAY KNIGHTS The spirit of knightly service continues to exist in our own day. When Father Michael J. McGivney brought together a group of young men in 1882, they called themselves “Knights” because they wished to be rooted in this ongoing tradition.

To bind these men to each other, Father McGivney appealed to their faith and idealism, their desire for community that would be founded on more than individual self-interest. He asked them to look out for each other in fraternity and, in unity with their brothers, to care for those in the broader society.

And he showed them that their commitment to the Church and their love for their country went hand in hand.

The foundations of the Order show a key element of knighthood: devotion to the service of others out of gratitude for the grace of charity one has received himself. In this, there is the convergence of responsibility in the world and devotion to the Christian mystery of merciful love. When Christ sent his apostles into the world

to teach and heal, he told them, “Freely you have received; now freely give” (Mt 10:8). This is the essence of mercy, and it is the essence of the vocation of the knight.

In his second encyclical, dedicated to the theme of mercy, St. John Paul II wrote, “Modern man often anxiously wonders about the solution to the terrible tensions which have built up in the world and which entangle humanity. And if at times he lacks the courage to utter the word ‘mercy,’ or if in his conscience empty of religious content he does not find the equivalent, so much greater is the need for the Church to utter his word, not only in her own name but also in the name of all the men and women of our time” (Dives in Misericordia, 15).

On behalf of the men and women of our time and on behalf of the Church, knights are called to be living words of mercy – active expressions of God’s love. To quote Reinhold Schneider once again, “If the world is torn by divisions, if the peoples are thrown into the confusion of mutual hostility, how is the world to be healed, how are the peoples to be reconciled, if not through such a new body of knights, which is nothing other than carrying out the will of Jesus Christ, here and now, in this time?”

We who call ourselves Knights have been entrusted with a great responsibility to heal the divisions of our own time and to make manifest the Father’s gift of mercy by faithfully bearing witness to Christ.

D.C. Schindler is associate professor of metaphysics and anthropology at the John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family at The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. He is a member of Potomac Council 433.

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Agassiz Valley TEC reaches 40 years in Diocese of Crookston

By Katrina Genereux Staff Writer, OND

Teens Encounter Christ, or TEC, came to the Diocese of Crookston in 1976. Bishop Emeritus Victor H. Balke brought the national movement shortly after being installed as sixth Bishop of Crookston.

This year is the 40th anniversary of TEC in the diocese. It is now known as Together Encountering Christ because people of various ages attend the retreats.

Three-day TEC retreats are based on the Passion, death and resurrection of Jesus, known as the Paschal Mystery. Participants are encouraged to deepen their personal faith life through prayer, presentations, fun and fellowship. Each retreat is led by a team of adults and young people who have previously attended a TEC retreat.

There have been 233 TEC retreats held in the diocese since 1976, and many people describe it as a turning point in their lives. The Agassiz Valley TEC Board facilitates this movement in our diocese. Its members meet several times a year to lay the groundwork for the retreats. The current board members are: TEC Manager Terry Steen, of St. Joseph’s, Ada; TEC Council Chair Annette Haas, of St. Peter the Apostle’s, Park Rapids; Lynn Buschette of St. Andrew’s, Hawley; Leah Geray of St. Joseph’s, Beaulieu; JoLynn Pribula of St. Michael’s, Mahnomen, and Karen Szklarski.

“It’s so cool how often I run into people that have been on a TEC,” Steen said. She always wears her TEC cross, a crucifix given to every TEC retreatant, and is constantly running into people who recognize the crucifix from their own TEC experience.

“If you ask them about their first TEC, they’ll immediately go back to who was on the weekend with them and the memories,” Haas said.

Haas enjoys seeing people from around the diocese that she knows from attending and working at TEC retreats.

“We might run into them at a random place, at the school or at the library or an event, and you’ve got that connection immediately … you shared something really amazing,” she said.

Buschette’s first TEC was number 88, held in 1989. There were many people from Fargo on her retreat weekend, which was helpful when she went to

The TEC Board is creating a database of all those who have attended an Agassiz Valley TEC retreat.

To be included on the list, email Terry Steen at: sjchurchlady@yahoo.com.

college at North Dakota State University. She saw instructors and fellow students around campus who had been at the retreat with her.

“That was just a blessing for me when I started college,” she said. “I could attend an activity and I just knew people.”

Steen and Haas met and became friends on their first experience of the retreat on TEC weekend #180.

Steen was 40 years old and attending with six teens from her parish.

“It’s interesting how you can think that you’re pretty solid in your faith … and then you have an experience like TEC,” she said. Steen described it as a huge turning point for her, and has enjoyed seeing the teens she encounters in youth ministry attend the retreat and have a similar experience.

“It doesn’t get old,” Haas said. “Every time you go, it’s a new experience. There’s new people sharing of themselves and you just see Christ in a different way in so many different people.”

Buschette enjoys seeing retreatants grow and change throughout the three-day experience.

“You just want to see more and more people experience that God experience … it’s just so exciting to see,” she said.

Szklarski loves seeing people encounter Christ on TEC weekends, especially the ripples that happen in communities as people invite their family and friends in to experience the retreat.

“I think the TEC program has a richness of faith and that experience of meeting Jesus … it brings you back again to when it happened for you and to then see it happen for others … it’s life changing still today,” she said.

Steen is creating a database of everyone who has attended an Agassiz Valley TEC retreat.

If you have attended and would like to be included, contact her at sjchurchlady@yahoo.com.

For more information about TEC retreats being held in the Diocese of Crookston, visit www.aggasizvalleytec.com.

Those who attended the first Agassiz Valley TEC retreat in 1976 pose for a photo. (OND File photo)

Participants at the most recent TEC retreat pose for a photo. Agassiz Valley TEC #233 was held March 12-14 at Sandhill Lake Bible Camp near Fosston. (Submitted photo)

Sacramental Life

in the Diocese of Crookston Special Section 2016

Our Northland Diocese is pleased to partner with parishes who submitted the following photos to honor their young people’s reception of the sacraments of First Holy Communion and Confirmation. Photos of other spring events are on Page 15.

First Holy Communion St. Philip’s, Bemidji

St. Joseph’s, Bagley

St. Philip’s, Bemidji

St. Joseph’s, Beaulieu

St. Philip’s, Bemidji

St. Philip’s, Bemidji

St. Ann’s, Blackduck St. Joseph’s, Brooks

Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Crookston

Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Crookston

St. Mary’s, Fosston

St. Joseph’s, Fertile

Sacred Heart, Frazee St. Mary of the Lakes, Detroit Lakes

Holy Rosary, Detroit Lakes

St. Peter’s, Gentilly

St. Ann’s, Goodridge

First Holy Communion

Blessed Sacrament, Greenbush

(Continued from previous page)

St. Andrew’s, Hawley St. Clement’s, Grygla

St. Michael’s, Mahnomen

St. Patrick’s, Kelliher

St. Theodore of Tarsus’, LaPorte

St. Joseph’s, Moorhead St. Francis de Sales’, Moorhead

St. Joseph’s, Moorhead

St. Francis de Sales’, Moorhead

St. Joseph’s, Moorhead

Our Lady of the Pines, Nevis

Most Holy Redeemer, Ogema St. Joseph’s, Moorhead St. Anne’s, Naytahwaush

St. Joseph’s, Red Lake Falls

Sacred Heart, Roseau St. Mary’s, Warroad

St. Francis Xavier’s, Oklee

St. Stephen’s, Stephen

St. Peter the Apostle’s, Park Rapids Sts. Peter and Paul’s, Warren

St. Bernard’s, Thief River Falls

St. Ann’s, Waubun

Preparation for First Communion at Cathedral includes family service project For the past 10 years at Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, second grade students have participated in family service projects to prepare for their First Holy Communion.

“The premise is that when we leave church, we are supposed to go out and serve others,” said Tammy Kraft, the teacher at Cathedral School who leads First Communion preparation.

The students and their families choose a project, then take photos while doing it and create a poster. The posters are displayed in the Cathedral’s gathering space in the weeks before

Tammy Kraft shares samples of family service projects.

First Communion.

Kraft’s only requirements are that the family work together on their project, that it helps

at least one other person and that it is meaningful for them.

Sometimes families join together for a large project and sometimes extended family members participate as well.

Projects have included: Students and their families visiting residents at the Villa St. Vincent Nursing Home, cleaning or painting church spaces, making care packages for people serving in the military, volunteering at the Humane Society, helping great-grandparents with chores around the home or yard and making blankets for cancer patients.

St. Benedict’s, White Earth

St. Mary’s, Fosston, releases balloon rosary following First Communion

After receiving their First Holy Communion on April 10, children and their families released a balloon rosary.

Sacrament of Confirmation St. Joseph’s, Bagley.

St. Mary’s, Fosston.

St. Philip’s, Bemidji, and St. Theodore of Tarsus, LaPorte.

Holy Rosary, Detroit Lakes.

Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Crookston.

St. Frances Cabrini’s, Big Elbow Lake; Most Holy Redeemer, Ogema; St. Ann’s, Waubun; St. Benedict’s, White Earth.

St. Joseph’s, Moorhead.

St. Philip’s, Falun, and Sacred Heart, Roseau.

St. Peter’s, Gentilly.

Sacred Heart, Frazee.

St. Patrick’s, Kelliher.

St. Francis de Sales’, Moorhead.

St. Bernard’s, Thief River Falls.

Turn to Page 15 to see photos from other spring events in the Diocese of Crookston.

St. John’s, Nebish.

St. Peter the Apostle’s, Park Rapids.

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2016 Bishop’s Cup Fishing Tourney held at Maple Lake OND Staff Report

The eighth annual Bishop’s Cup was held June 11 at Maple Lake, near Mentor, Minn. Eight teams and one youth team competed in the fishing tournament.

The largest fish was caught by the winning team, The Funky Fishermen, consisting of Jason Funk, Holly Funk, Logan Funk and Emily Funk of Our Lady of the Pines, Nevis. It was a 28-inch northern, weighing 4.76 pounds.

The winners of the Youth Cup were The Barbie and Ken Team from St. Joseph’s, Ada. They named their team after a Barbie fishing pole used to catch most of their fish. Their total fish weight was 1.65 pounds.

The Knights of Columbus Council #8280 provided breakfast and lunch for attendees. The tournament was facilitated by Father Joe DeCrans, Pastor of St. Joseph’s, Ada; Holy Family, Halstad, and St. William’s, Twin Valley.

BISHOP’S CUP FISHING TOURNAMENT RESULTS First place: The Funky Fishermen Our Lady of the Pines, Nevis, with a total fish weight of 7.58 pounds.

Second Place: St. Peter’s, Gentilly and Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Crookston, with a total fish

The Funky Fishermen take a photo with Bishop Michael J. Hoeppner after winning the Bishop’s Cup Fishing Tournament at Maple Lake.

The Funk Family – Jason, Holly, Logan and Emily – from Our Lady of the Pines, Nevis, had a total fish weight of 7.58 pounds. They also caught the biggest fish, a northern weighing 4.76 pounds. (Photo credit: Katrina Genereux/OND)

weight of 5.3 pounds.

Third Place: Keepin’ It Reel, St. Lawrence’s, Mentor, with a total fish weight of 5.2 pounds.

Fourth Place: Knights of Columbus #8280 Team 1, St. Joseph’s, Ada, with a total fish weight of 3.8 pounds.

Fifth Place: Captain Ahab, Our Lady of the Pines, Nevis, with a total fish weight of 3.7 pounds.

Sixth Place: Knights of Columbus #8280 Team 2, St. Jo-

seph’s, Ada, with a total fish weight of 3.03 pounds Seventh Place: LaJesse Lakers, Cathedral, Crookston, with a total fish weight of 2.41 pounds.

Eighth Place: The Pioneers, Holy Family, Halstad, with a total fish weight of 1.05 pounds.

BISHOP’S YOUTH CUP RESULTS The Barbie and Ken Team, St. Joseph’s, Ada, with a total fish weight of 1.65 pounds.

The Wallace family of Burnsville, Minn., takes a photo with the priest of La virgin Maria Reina church in the mountains of Mexico after delivering items from the Crookston Diocesan Exchange.

(Submitted photo)

Items from Crookston Diocesan Exchange delivered to church in Mexico by Burnsville couple Father Duane Pribula heard about a small church in the mountains of Mexico that was in great need. Margaret and William Wallace of Burnsville, Minn., traveled across a river, up a mountain and through corn fields to deliver sacred vessels and sacramentals from Crookston’s Diocesan Exchange. The people of La virgin Maria Reina church received the items with great joy.

Many priests in the Diocese of Crookston have been instrumental in donating sacred vessels, sacramentals, vestments and furniture to mission parishes in other countries.

Msgr. Grundhaus celebrates 50th anniversary of priesthood

Above: Msgr. Roger Grundhaus delivers the homily during a June 5 Mass of Thanksgiving for the 50th anniversary of his ordination to the priesthood. Bishop Michael J. Hoeppner, and Bishop Emeritus Victor H. Balke were present. At the end of Mass, both bishops and Deacon Steve Thomas of Sacred Heart, East Grand Forks, shared memories of Msgr. Grundhaus and congratulated him on his anniversary.

(Photos credit: Katrina Genereux/OND) Right: Msgr. Grundhaus elevates the host while celebrating the Mass of Thanksgiving for the 50th anniversary of his ordination to the priesthood.

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June 22, 2016

COMMENTARY

WORD to LIFE June 26

THIRTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 1 Kings 19:16b, 19-21; Gospel: Luke 9:51-62

Psalm 16:1-2, 5, 7-11;

Galatians 5:1, 13-18;

By Jeff Hedglen Catholic News Service When I was in high school I signed up for a special district-wide class on criminal justice. The idea was to gather from every school students who were considering a career in law enforcement.

I had to travel across town to another school for the course and it turned out all the other students in the class went to that school. I was the only outsider. For an entire year the whole class treated me rudely, made fun of me and called me offensive names. Looking back, it was one of the best years of my life.

I had been taught by my family and my faith to turn the other cheek, and I strived all year to do just that. I never lashed out at these other students; I just took their insults and did my best to be the better person. This experience has had a lasting impact on me.

It came to mind when reading this week’s Gospel. Jesus wants to visit a Samaritan town, but the local people refuse to welcome him. Jesus’ disciples ask him, “Lord, do you want us to call down fire from heaven to consume them?” But Jesus rejects this idea.

To be sure, when I was in that class daily with students who refused to welcome me I wanted to “call down fire from heaven,” but by the grace of God I was able to lean more heavily on the message from St. Paul this week: “Live by the Spirit and you will certainly not gratify the desire of the flesh.”

So often we are in danger of letting our worldly passions rule our life. But Jesus and St. Paul in unison reject this idea and call us to live by the Spirit.

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FOR FAITH-SHARING GROUPS

July 3

FOURTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Isaiah 66:10-14c; Psalm 66:1-7, 16, 20; Gospel: Luke 10:1-12, 17-20 or Luke 10:1-9

Galatians 6:14-18;

By Jean Denton Catholic News Service

Living by the Spirit does not mean that we cannot have passion; rather, it means we have surrendered to the will of God and have allowed his will to guide our passions.

As with most things in the spiritual life, it’s simple but not easy. We must be steeped in the things of the Spirit and avoid the thoughts and activities mired in the flesh if we are to have a fighting chance. But fight we must, lest we call down that fire from heaven and end up singed by our own wrath.

Questions: Do you remember a time when you wanted to “call down fire from heaven”?

What are some things you do to strive to live in the Spirit?

“‘LORD, DO YOU WANT US TO CALL DOWN FIRE FROM HEAVEN TO CONSUME THEM?’ JESUS TURNED AND REBUKED THEM.” – LUKE 9:54-55

Using Jerusalem as a metaphor in this week’s Scripture, Isaiah presents God as a mother providing her children with comfort, nourishment and nurture, and proclaims that “the Lord’s power shall be known to his servants.”

Confidence in God’s power and care are indeed essential to Jesus’ disciples, we see in today’s Gospel, when he sends them forth to pave his way in “every town and place he intended to visit.”

This passage offers us valuable instruction in the ways and means of evangelizing. Warning his disciples that they will face opposition “as lambs among wolves,” Jesus also tells them to be free of material comforts and rely instead on the hospitality of whatever community they visit.

Stay as long as you are accepted, he says, and respond by ministering to the people there. Further, he directed, pray for others to join the effort.

A present-day disciple I know, Adele, followed this very formula when she and two fellow women religious ventured forth from New Jersey to minister to migrant farm workers in the American South. Welcomed by a community in Virginia, she stayed for more than 30 years.

In visiting the migrant camps, Adele and her colleagues discovered the workers, Haitian immigrants, were underpaid and living in squalid conditions. When they explained the situation to the pastor of the nearby church, he brought the men to live in his rectory temporarily while parishioners helped them find stable jobs in town.

The parish lent additional support while

the men transitioned to independent housing and also gave the nuns part-time staff positions, which covered their living expenses.

Over the years, Adele’s ministry increased. She prayed for more laborers, and the harvest has indeed been abundant.

As the Haitians and the community embraced each other, local parishioners became interested in the families they’d left behind and in the country whose dire conditions had forced them to flee. A new mission to serve the impoverished people of Haiti was born and spread throughout the diocese with more than 40 parishes partnered, spiritually and materially, with communities in Haiti.

Follow the instructions: While we are sent forth by Christ, we mustn’t underestimate the call also to welcome, empower and join those who come among us to spread the Gospel.

Questions: How have you reached out to spread Jesus' message?

How have you welcomed and supported others doing the same?

“YOUR HEART SHALL REJOICE AND YOUR BODIES FLOURISH LIKE THE GRASS; THE LORD’S POWER SHALL BE KNOWN TO HIS SERVANTS.” – ISAIAH 66:14

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PRAYER CALENDAR

JULY 2016

JULY 1 ST. JUNIPERO SERRA, PRIEST Fr. Chuck Huck JULY 2 BLESSED VIRGIN MARY Fr. Xavier Ilango JULY 3 FOURTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Fr. Joe Kieselbach (retired) JULY 4 WEEKDAY Fr. John Kleinwachter JULY 5 ST. ANTHONY ZACCARIA, PRIEST; ST. ELIZABETH OF PORTUGAL Msgr. Donald Krebs (retired) JULY 6 ST. MARIA GORETTI, VIRGIN, MARTYR Fr. Bryan Kujawa JULY 7 WEEKDAY Fr. Rick Lambert JULY 8 WEEKDAY Fr. Gary LaMoine JULY 9 ST. AUGUSTINE ZHAO RONG, PRIEST AND COMPANIONS, MARTYRS Fr. Bob LaPlante JULY 10 FIFTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Msgr. Tim McGee JULY 11 ST. BENEDICT, ABBOT Fr. Vincent Miller JULY 12 WEEKDAY Fr. George Noel JULY 13 ST. HENRY Msgr. Jerry Noesen (retired) JULY 14 ST. KATERI TEKAKWITHA, VIRGIN Fr. Ray Palcisko (retired) JULY 15 ST. BONAVENTURE, DOCTOR OF THE CHURCH Msgr. Mike Patnode JULY 16 OUR LADY OF MOUNT CARMEL Fr. Raul Perez-Cobo

JULY 17 SIXTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Fr. Mario Prada (retired) JULY 18 ST. CAMILLUS DE LELLIS, PRIEST Fr. Duane Pribula (retired) JULY 19 WEEKDAY Fr. Bob Pryor (retired) JULY 20 ST. APOLLINARIUS, BISHOP, MARTYR Fr. Joe Richards JULY 21 ST. LAWRENCE OF BRINDISI, PRIEST, DOCTOR OF THE CHURCH Fr. Jerry Rogers JULY 22 ST. MARY MAGDALENE Fr. Bob Schreiner JULY 23 ST. BRIDGET, RELIGIOUS Fr. Luis Silva JULY 24 SEVENTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Fr. Bob Stone (retired) JULY 25 ST. JAMES, APOSTLE Fr. Pat Sullivan JULY 26 STS. JOACHIM AND ANNE, PARENTS OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY Fr. David Super JULY 27 WEEKDAY Fr. Johnmelkies Suvakeen JULY 28 WEEKDAY Fr. Emmanuel Sylvester JULY 29 ST. MARTHA Fr. Craig Vasek JULY 30 ST. PETER CHRYSOLOGUS, BISHOP, DOCTOR OF THE CHURCH Fr. Dennis Wieland JULY 31 EIGHTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Fr. Larry Wieseler (retired)

VOCATION PRAYER OF POPE FRANCIS: God our

Father, you made each of us to use our gifts in the Body of Christ.

We ask that you inspire young people whom you call to priesthood and consecrated life to courageously follow your will. Send workers into your great harvest so that the Gospel is preached, the poor are served with love, the suffering are comforted, and Your people are strengthened by the sacraments. We ask this through Christ, our Lord. Amen.

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POPE FRANCIS’ PRAYER INTENTIONS

JULY 2016

UNIVERSAL INTENTION: INDIGENOUS PEOPLES That indigenous peoples, whose identity and very existence are threatened, will be shown due respect.

EVANGELIZATION INTENTION: LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN

(Photo credit: CNS)

That the Church in Latin America and the Caribbean, by means of her mission to the continent, may announce the Gospel with renewed vigor and enthusiasm.

DAILY SCRIPTURE JULY 1 - Am 8:4-6, 9-12; Ps 119:2, 10, 20, 30, 40, 131; Mt 9:9-13 JULY 2 - Am 9:11-15; Ps 85:9ab, 10-14; Mt 9:14-17 JULY 3 - Is 66:10-14c; Ps 66:1-7, 16, 20; Gal 6:14-18; Lk 10:1-12, 17-20 or 10:1-9 JULY 4 - Hos 216, 17-18, 21-22; Ps 145:29; Mt 9:18-26 JULY 5 - Hos 8:4-7, 11-13; Ps 115:3-6, 7ab-8, 9-10; Mt 9:32-38 JULY 6 - Hos 10:1-3, 7-8, 12; Ps 105:2-7; Mt 10:1-7 JULY 7 - Hos 11:1-4, 8c-9; Ps 80:2ac, 3b, 15-16; Mt 10:7-15 JULY 8 - Hos 14:2-10; Ps 51:3-4, 8-9, 1214, 17; Mt 10:16-23 JULY 9 - Is 6:1-8; Ps 93:1-2, 5; Mt 10:2433 JULY 10 - Dt 30:10-14; Ps 69:14, 17, 3031, 33-34, 36, 37 or Ps 19:8-11; Col 1:1520; Lk 10:25-37 JULY 11 - Is 1:10-17; Ps 50:8-9, 16b-17, 21, 23; Mt 10:34-11:1 JULY 12 - Is 7:1-9; Ps 48:2-8; Mt 11:20-24 JULY 13 - Is 10:5-7, 13b-16; Ps 94:5-10, 14-15; Mt 11:25-27 JULY 14 - Is 26:7-9, 12, 16-19; Ps 102:1314ab, 15-21; Mt 11:28-30 JULY 15 - Is 38:1-6, 21-22, 7-8; (Ps) Is 38:10-12, 16; Mt 12:1-8 JULY 16 - Mi 2:1-5; Ps 10:1-4, 7-8, 14; Mt 12:14-21

JULY 2016 JULY 17 - Gn 18:1-10a; Ps 15:2-5; Col 1:24-28; Lk 10:38-42 JULY 18 - Mi 6:1-4, 6-8; Ps 50:5-6, 8-9, 16b-17, 21, 23; Mt 12:38-42 JULY 19 - Mi 7:14-15, 18-20; Ps 85:2-8; Mt 12:46-50 JULY 20 - Jer 1:1, 4-10; Ps 71:1-4a, 5-6b, 15, 17; Mt 13:1-9 JULY 21 - Jer 2:1-3, 7-8, 12-13; Ps 36:67b, 8-11; Mt 13:10-17 JULY 22 - Jer 3:14-17; (Ps) Jer 31:10-12d, 13; Jn 20:1-2, 11-18 JULY 23 - Jer 7:1-11; Ps 84:3-6a, 8a, 11; Mt 13:24-30 JULY 24 - Gn 18:20-32; Ps 138:1-3, 6-8; Col 2:12-14; Lk 11:1-13 JULY 25 - 2 Cor 4:7-15; Ps 126:1b-6; Mt 20:20-28 JULY 26 - Jer 14:17-22; Ps 79:8-9, 11, 13; Mt 13:36-43 JULY 27 - Jer 15:10, 16-21; Ps 59:2-4, 1011, 17-18; Mt 13:44-46 JULY 28 - Jer 18:1-6; Ps 146; 1b-6b; Mt 13:47-53 JULY 29 - Jer 26:1-9; Ps 69:5, 8-10, 14; Jn 11:19-27 or Lk 10:38-42 JULY 30 - Jer 26:11-16, 24; Ps 69:15-16, 30-31 33-34; Mt 14:1-12 JULY 31 - Eccl 1:2; 2:21-23; Ps 980:3-6, 12-14, 17; Col 3:1-5, 9-11; Lk 12:13-21

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NATIONAL

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‘A sword has pierced heart’ of city, says Orlando bishop about shooting

By Catholic News Service

ORLANDO, FLA. – Orlando Bishop John G. Noonan urged people of faith “to turn their hearts and souls” to God and pray for the victims, the families and first responders following the worst mass shooting in U.S. history June 12.

“A sword has pierced the heart of our city,” he said in a statement.

“The healing power of Jesus goes beyond our physical wounds but touches every level of our humanity: physical, emotional, social, spiritual,” he said. “Jesus calls us to remain fervent in our protection of life and human dignity and to pray unceasingly for peace in our world.”

The shooting rampage at a gay nightclub in Orlando left 50 people dead, including the gunman, and 53 wounded.

Police said a lone gunman identified as 29-year-old Omar Mir Seddique Mateen – opened fire inside the Pulse club in Orlando in the early morning hours. News reports said that Mateen, who pledged allegiance to the Islamic State terrorist group, died in a gun battle with SWAT team members.

Across the nation, reaction from church and community leaders was swift, and in cities large and small, people organized candlelit vigils for the victims and their families the night of the shooting.

“Waking up to the unspeakable violence in Orlando reminds us of how precious human life is,” said Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz of Louisville, Kentucky, who is president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.

“Our prayers are with the victims, their families and all those affected by this terrible act,” he said in a statement June 12.

“The merciful love of Christ calls us to solidarity with the suffering and to ever greater resolve in protecting the life and dignity of every person.”

“Our prayers and hearts are with the victims of the mass shooting in Orlando, their families and our gay and lesbian brothers and sisters,” said Chicago Archbishop Blase J. Cupich.

In Orlando, priests, deacons and counselors from the Diocese of Orlando and Catholic Charities of Central Florida were serving at an aid center established by city officials.

Throughout the day June 12, church personnel were help-

People hold hands in a circle during a June 12 vigil in an Orlando, Fla., park following a mass shooting at the Pulse gay nightclub in that city earlier that morning. (Photo credit: Carlo Allegri, Reuters/CNS)

ing victims and families “on the front lines of this tragedy,” Bishop Noonan said. “They are offering God’s love and mercy to those who are facing unimaginable sorrow. They will remain vigilant and responsive to the needs of our hurting brothers and sisters.”

The bishop also asked all parishes in the nine-county diocese in central Florida to include prayer intentions during Sunday Masses.

“Today’s prayers have been offered for victims of violence and acts of terror ... for their families and friends ... and all those affected by such acts against God’s love,” Bishop Noonan said. “We pray for the people of the city of Orlando that God’s mercy and love will be upon us as we seek healing and consolation.”

Bishop Noonan planned to lead an evening prayer vigil for the community – called a “Vigil to Dry Tears” – at St. James Cathedral in Orlando June 13.

He said the Catholic Church “recognizes the affliction brought to our city, our families and our friends” by “this massive assault on the dignity of human life. ... I hope this opportunity to join each other in prayer will bring about an outpouring of the mercy of God within the heart of our community.”

In his statement, Archbishop Cupich expressed gratitude to the first responders and civilians at the scene of the shooting. They “heroically put themselves in harm’s way, providing an enduring reminder of what compassion and bravery look like – even in the face of such horror and danger,” he said.

“In response to hatred, we are called to sow love,” he add-

ed. “In response to violence, peace. And, in response to intolerance, tolerance.”

In a letter to the Chicago archdiocesan Gay and Lesbian Outreach, Archbishop Cupich said: “For you here today and throughout the whole lesbian and gay community, who are particularly touched by the heinous crimes committed in Orlando, motivated by hate, driven perhaps by mental instability and certainly empowered by a culture of violence, know this: The Archdiocese of Chicago stands with you. I stand with you.”

He also urged Americans to “find the courage to face forthrightly the falsehood that weapons of combat belong anywhere in the civilian population.”

In Washington, Cardinal Donald W. Wuerl said in a post on his blog said that “the love of Jesus Christ will prevail,” and while all too often “it appears it that our civilization is walking through the valley of the shadow of death, we will fear no evil.”

He said all people of goodwill must stand together “in making another impassioned appeal for peace and security in our communities and throughout the world.”

Bishop Jaime Soto of Sacramento, California, said that “the ugly horror of hate” in Orlando “casts a chilling shadow from coast to coast.”

“The sweetness of the Sabbath was saddened by the loss of life and the bitter taste of fear. Still, the command to keep holy that day can soothe and save us as we now wrestle with the worries and the wounds left in the wake of such brutality,” he said.

“Hatred blinded the conscience of the perpetrator of these horrible acts, acts no one must be allowed to excuse or justify,” Miami Archbishop Thomas G. Wenski said. “The survival of civilization demands zero tolerance towards such acts of barbarism. Hateinspired terrorism is still a clear and present danger in our world.”

Another Florida prelate, Bishop Robert N. Lynch of St. Petersburg, expressed his sorrow over the tragedy and also addressed the gun rights issue.

“Our founding parents had no knowledge of assault rifles which are intended to be weapons of mass destruction. ... It is long past time to ban the sale of all assault weapons. ... If one is truly pro-life, then embrace this issue also and work for the elimination of sales to those who would turn them on innocents.”

Bishop Lynch also said that “sadly, it is religion, including our own, which targets, mostly verbally, and also often breeds contempt for gays, lesbians and transgender people.”

Bishop R. Walker Nickless of Sioux City, Iowa, urged Catho-

lics in that diocese to keep the Orlando community in their prayers. “In desperate times, we ask the Blessed Virgin Mary to bring solace to suffering. May she help those in need, give strength to those who have lost heart and comfort the sorrowful as they mourn this horrific act of senselessness.”

“Every human life is sacred,” said Pittsburgh Bishop David A. Zubik. “The tragic death of each of these individuals is a loss to us all. ... Our Muslim neighbors are grieving over this tragedy as much as our gay and lesbian neighbors. We are all God’s children. May we love, honor and respect one another as such.”

Courage International, a Catholic organization that provides support for people who experience same-sex attraction, condemned “the atrocious violence” at the gay night club, adding that “in the face of such outrageous violence and loss of life, human words and explanations fall short.”

“So people of faith look to the everlasting mercy and compassion of almighty God, who ‘is near to the broken-hearted, and saves the crushed in spirit,’” the group said, quoting Psalm 34.

The Courage statement also reminded people of what the Vatican Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith said 30 years ago about violence toward gay people: “It is deplorable that homosexual persons have been and are the object of violent malice in speech or in action. Such treatment deserves condemnation from the church’s pastors wherever it occurs. It reveals a kind of disregard for others which endangers the most fundamental principles of a healthy society.

The intrinsic dignity of each person must always be respected in word, in action and in law.”

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Pope: Indifference blinds us to those in need

By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service

VATICAN CITY – Indifference and hostility can blind Christians from recognizing Jesus in those most in need, Pope Francis said.

“This indifference and hostility can turn into aggression” toward people often marginalized by society, the pope said June 15 during his weekly general audience.

“How many times, when we see so many people on the street –- people in need, the sick, those with nothing to eat – we feel bothered. How many times, when we find before us so many refugees and displaced people, we feel bothered. It is a temptation; we all have this, everyone, including myself,” he said.

The pope reflected on the Gospel reading of a blind beggar in Jericho whose sight was restored after pleading with Jesus to heal him.

“The people walking in front rebuked him, telling him to be silent, but he kept calling out all the more, ‘Son of David, have pity on me!’” the Gospel

reading says.

Those who told the beggar to be quiet, the pope recalled, reproached him “as if he did not have a right to cry out.”

However, despite his blindness, the poor man “sees with the eyes of faith” and his plea was powerful enough to attract Jesus’ attention.

“Let us also think this, when we found ourselves in awful situations, even sinful situations, how it was Jesus who took our hand and took us out

from the margins to the path of salvation,” the pope said.

The Gospel reading, he added, teaches Christians that the good news implies placing those excluded at the center and that Jesus’ merciful presence is an opportunity for “those in need of help and consolation” to cry out to him.

Christians are called to follow the path of the blind man who “glorified God” and followed Jesus after being healed, the pope said.

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Loving enemies is the path to perfection, pope says

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Pope Francis waves as he arrives at the opening of the Diocese of Rome’s annual pastoral conference at the Basilica of St. John Lateran June 16. (Photo credit: Tony Gentile, Reuters/CNS).

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VATICAN CITY – Praying for one’s enemies can heal hearts and lead Christians toward the path of perfection, Pope Francis said on June 14 during Mass in the chapel of the Domus Sanctae Marthae.

The Gospel for the day, Matthew 5:43-36, recalled Jesus telling his disciples to “be perfect, just as your heavenly father is perfect.”

“You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,” Jesus says.

While the scribes worried themselves with “theoretical and casuistic” interpretations, the pope said, Jesus “recovers the true meaning of the law” by placing love of God and neighbor at the center.

“The very heart of the law, which is the love of God given to us,” was missing from the scribes’ discussion, the pope

said. “For this reason, the Lord repeats what was in the Old Testament: What is the greatest commandment? To love God with all your heart, with all your strength, with all your soul and your neighbor as yourself,” the pope said.

Jesus’ teaching, he added, emphasizes a path of healing that allows Christians to “resemble the Father who is perfect.”

Recalling his childhood, Pope Francis said that it was customary for people to pray that God “would reserve a place in hell” for “one of the great dictators of that time.”

However, God’s call to “love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you” is the final and most difficult step toward true perfection for Christians.

“May the Lord give us the grace; only this: to pray for our enemies, to pray for those who wish us evil, for those who do not wish us well. To pray for those who hurt us, who persecute us. And each one of us knows their first and last name,” the pope said.

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Approach families with respect because God is at work, pope says

By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service

ROME – Like Moses before the burning bush, those talking about the real-life situations of families must take off their sandals because they are standing on holy ground, Pope Francis said.

The pastoral care of families requires “a climate of respect capable of helping us listen to what God is saying,” the pope said June 16, opening the Diocese of Rome’s annual pastoral conference.

The families, catechists, priests and bishops participating in the two-day meeting were focusing this year on outreach to families in Rome in light of Pope Francis’ apostolic exhortation on the family, “Amoris Laetitia” (“The Joy of Love”).

Pope Francis made a formal presentation, with several impromptu additions, and then answered questions at the end, speaking mainly from his pastoral experience in Argentina, but also as pope.

In the question-and-answer session, he assured participants that his exhortation was thoroughly reviewed by Cardinal Christoph Schonborn of Vienna, a respected theologian.

The document, he said, fully conforms to Catholic doctrine, but some people “want doctrine that is mathematically precise. That does not exist!”

“Truth is found in neither strictness nor laxity,” the pope said. “The Gospel teaches something different: welcome, accompany, discern, integrate.”

A priest must listen to each family, ask questions that help the person reflect and grow, but “not sticking his nose into every detail” of the couple’s life, the pope said.

“Morality is always an act of love, love for God and for one’s neighbor, he said. “And it also is an act that leaves room for the conversion of the oth-

Pope Francis waves as he arrives to attend the opening of the Diocese of Rome’s annual pastoral conference at the Basilica of St. John Lateran in Rome June 16. (Photo credit: Tony Gentile, Reuters/CNS).

er.”

An attitude of superiority, he said, can even lead to “pastoral cruelty,” for example when a priest refuses to baptize the baby of an unwed mother.

In his formal presentation, Pope Francis said that as the diocesan gathering reflects on the family, participants must keep three things in mind: “the life of each person, the life of every family, must be treated with great respect and great care, especially when reflecting on these things; we must guard against setting up a pastoral plan of ghettos and for ghettos; we must give space to the elderly so they would begin to dream again.”

The biblical image of the burning bush, Pope Francis said, should be a reminder that “family” is not a theme or a theory, but a reality lived by real people with real joys and sorrows.

“How helpful it is to give faces to the theme,” he said.

“That frees us from rushing to obtain well-formulated conclusions that can be lifeless; it frees us from speaking in the abstract so that we can draw near to and make commitments to concrete persons. It frees us from turning faith into

an ideology with well-designed systems, but ignoring grace.”

“To reflect on the life of our families as they are and where they are requires us to remove our shoes in order to discover God’s presence,” he said.

Faith prohibits the church from abandoning or giving up on anyone “because he doesn’t live up to what we are asking,” the pope said. The church must proclaim the Gospel and its values and help people to strive to live holy lives.

However, he said, Catholics must “avoid falling into judgments and attitudes that do not take into account the complexities of life.”

“Evangelical realism,” the pope said, is the biblical way of looking at life and it “gets its hands dirty because it knows that ‘grain and weeds’ grow together, and the best grain in this life always will be mixed with a few weeds.”

Pope Francis quoted from “Amoris Laetitia,” saying: “I understand those who prefer a more rigorous pastoral care which leaves no room for confusion. But I sincerely believe that Jesus wants a church attentive to the goodness which the Holy Spirit sows in the midst of human weakness.”

Christians, he said, are “continually exposed” to a temptation to judge others and to think more of themselves by contrasting their behavior with the behavior of others.

“We all need conversion,” the pope said. The only way to hear God providing direction in helping others is to pray and to start that prayer with the words, “Have pity on me, Lord, because I am a sinner.”

Outreach to families will never succeed if conducted by “those perfect and immaculate people who think they know everything,” he said.

One key resource the church has, but which too many people today ignore is the power of the witness of the elderly, he said. Couples who have been married for decades know the reality of the challenges, but they also know that true love exists and lifelong fidelity is possible.

Too often, though, “we have deprived them of the opportunity to recount their lives, their stories, their experiences,” Pope Francis said. “Tossing them aside we throw away the possibility of making contact with the secret that allowed them to keep going.”

Without models and guides, he said, there is little chance that young people, who already are fearful of the future, will find the courage to make a lasting commitment and to stick to it even when the relationship gets rocky.

“How can we expect young people to live the challenge of the family and marriage as a gift if they continually hear from us that it is a burden,” the pope asked.

“We must develop a pastoral plan for families able to welcome, accompany, discern and integrate,” he said. Families today need the churches help in constructing “scaffolding” that will support them and help them grow in the way God wants.

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Pope advances sainthood cause of Spanish Civil War martyrs

By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service

VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis advanced the sainthood cause of 115 men and women religious and laypeople martyred during the Spanish Civil War. During a meeting June 14 with Cardinal Angelo Amato, prefect of the Congregation for Saints’ Causes, the pope signed a decree recognizing the martyrdom of Father Jose Alvarez-Benavides de la Torre, dean of the Cathedral of Almeria, Spain, and 114 companions, killed between 1936 and 1939.

While the decree opens a way for their beatification, a miracle would be required before canonization.

The pope also recognized the heroic virtues of five men and two women religious, including: Archbishop Antonin Cyril Stojan, archbishop of Olomouc, Czech Republic, who died in 1923.

Spanish Father Vicente Garrido Pastor, founder of the Secular Institute of the Workers of the Cross.

Mexican Father Pablo Maria Guzman Figueroa, founder of the Eucharistic Missionaries of the Most Holy Trinity.

Father Luigi Lo Verde, a Conventual Franciscan priest who died in Palermo, Italy, in 1932.

Portuguese Benedictine Father Bernardo of the Annunciation, a member of the Singeverga monastery, who died in 1932.

Sister Maria Elisa Oliver Molina, a Spanish nun and founder of the Congregation of the Carmelite Sisters of the Virgin of Mount Carmel.

Sister Maria de Jesus Guizar Barragan, a Mexican nun and founder of the Guadalupan Servants of Christ the Priest.

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