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CATHOLIC SAN FRANCISCO Newspaper of the Archdiocese of San Francisco

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

$1.00  |  VOL. 22 NO. 17

Archdiocese welcomes 10 to priestly formation NICHOLAS WOLFRAM SMITH CATHOLIC SAN FRANCISCO

Ten men from the Archdiocese of San Francisco began seminary studies this year, the largest group of new archdiocesan seminarians in years. Including them, the archdiocese now has 17 men in formation. The seminarians come from a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences, and several of them moved to the archdiocese before discerning the call to priesthood. David Sandler was the director of religious education at St. Anthony, Novato before entering seminary. After spending “a beautiful year” there, “It became very clear that the Lord was calling me beyond a life of youth and young adult ministry and into a life of serving his church fully,” he said. Leandro Calingasan and Stephen Unachukwu, from St. Augustine Parish and St. Mary’s Cathedral respectively, attended seminary before they immigrated to the United States and discerned the call to priesthood again. Emmanuel Gutierrez, St. Charles, San Carlos, worked in construction for a decade. Cameron Sellers, Church of the Nativity, Menlo Park, retired as a colonel after more than three decades of service in the U.S. Army and spent time working in a legislative office. Other seminarians worked in information technology, courier service, a movie theater and In-N-Out Burger before joining seminary. The increase in men discerning a priestly vocation is a boon for the archdiocese, which like much of the U.S. church has struggled with vocations. Last summer, the archdiocese hit a 20year low in the number of its seminarians in formation. In the past five years, the archdiocese has not enrolled more than three applicants in a single year. SEE STUDIES, PAGE 9

(PHOTOS BY DENNIS CALLAHAN/OFFICE OF HUMAN LIFE & DIGNITY/ARCHDIOCESE OF SAN FRANCISCO)

Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone, flanked by Jesuit Father John Piderit and Father Michael Rocha, leads a eucharistic procession from Civic Center Plaza to St. Mary’s Cathedral Sept. 20. The archbishop held the march to protest San Francisco’s limits on public worship and called for equal treatment in it’s reopening plan. Under current rules, churches may have only one visitor inside and 50 for outdoor services.

Archbishop Cordileone: San Francisco Mass restrictions ‘mocking God’ witness to our faith and to the primacy “unrealistic and suffocating,” and said Catholics in San Francisco have been of God and to tell City Hall, no more,” discriminated against as the city loosArchbishop Cordileone said. ens its restrictions on public activities. The archbishop invited Catholics to More than a thousand Catholics Indoor gyms, malls, nail salons, musejoin him for the procession Sept. 13, from around the Bay Area gathered ums, aquariums and grades K-6 have a few days after Mayor London Breed Sunday morning in San Francisco for all been approved to reopen, while an published a reopening plan that ala eucharistic procession to protest the archdiocesan coronavirus safety plan lowed for more indoor businesses to city’s restrictions on religious gathersubmitted in May has not received an resume but restricted worship sites to ings. Led by Archbishop Salvatore J. official response. one indoor visitor and up to 50 conCordileone, the crowd walked from The archbishop said he has met with gregants for services outdoors. Indoor Civic Center Plaza across from City city and county officials to advocate worship with up to 25 people could Hall to St. Mary’s Cathedral before for the ability to worship publicly resume by October, according to her spreading across the plaza and parkwithout result. “For months, City Hall plan. ing lots to attend one of 18 Masses ignored us, City Hall ignored you,” In a highly charged homily delivbeing offered. A personal way to honor your loved one’s patriotism to our country. he said. “It has become clear to me ered in Spanish and then English, “We have been patiently putting up you have received a flag Archbishop honoring your loved one's military service and would like to donate it Cordileone called the with unjust treatmentIflong enough to the cemetery to be flown of an “Avenue of Flags" Memorial Day, 4th of July and Veterans' Day, city’s restrictions onon religious worship and now it is time to come together to as part SEE ARCHBISHOP, PAGE 6 NICHOLAS WOLFRAM SMITH CATHOLIC SAN FRANCISCO

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