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a great firefighter, second.”

Chief John D. Lynch Fall River Fire Department

Msgr. Thomas J. Harrington obituary — page five A friend remembers — page 14

(Photos by Dave Jolivet)

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Deacon Frank Lucca, campus minister at UMass Dartmouth and director of the Fall River Diocese’s Christian Leadership Institute, addressed this year’s attendees at the recent six-day leadership training experience held at Cathedral Camp in East Freetown.

CLI continues to educate and encourage Catholic youth leaders

By Becky Aubut Anchor Staff beckyaubut@anchornews.org

EAST FREETOWN — Music filled with young voices singing along spilled out of the hall of Villa Maria on the grounds of the Cathedral Camp in East Freetown, as the youth attending this year’s Christian Leadership Institute got the morning started during their six-day leadership training experience.

CLI is geared towards high school-age youth, taking the younger members of the Fall River Diocese and giving them the tools to find his or her potential for various ministerial roles and responsibilities in their parish, school and community.

Father Jeffrey Cabral has been on team for CLI 12 times, once as a seminarian in 1997, and then as a priest; but his journey at CLI began long before then.

“I keep coming back on team for CLI, because I myself am a CLI grad,” said Father Cabral.

“I attended CLI in the summer of 1990, before my senior year at Dartmouth High School. I learned so much during that week and grew in my faith. Back then, I was able to return to my home parish of 2

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St. Julie’s in North Dartmouth, and help to lead the parish youth group with the newfound skills I learned at CLI. The skills that we learned at CLI were not just for our parish churches, but life-long skills that we are able to use.”

That’s exactly why Caleb Raposo, 18, a member of St. George Parish in Westport, decided to attend. A recent graduate of Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical High School, Raposo was encouraged by the director of Religious Education to attend CLI. A Faith Formation teacher at his parish, Raposo said he hopes to bring the skills he learned at CLI to his parish’s youth group.

“They really help us to grow as leaders. The whole structure is geared towards being the best leader you can possibly be,” said Raposo, adding the different workshops were designed to build your weaknesses as well as strengths.

“I’m a talker, so when they took away my strength, I feel that it let others in the group put in more ideas than they generally would put in. It showed me that I should step back every once in a while.”

Raposo wants to study electrical engineering in college and Turn to page 19

in the United States,” to become missionary disBishop da Cunha told The ciples of Jesus.”

Anchor. “For the first time When you look at the the bishops gathered with various needs within the more than 3,000 Cathodioceses and know of the lic leaders to pray, reflect needs right here in our and discuss the reality of own diocese, one ponders the Catholic Church in how do we answer the the United States and to needs that are so great. strategize on what to do The last session before to revitalize the Catholic the closing Mass and community for the future. sending forth to share “We had great, inspirthe joy of the Gospel in ing and dynamic speakers America, each diocesan who challenged us and delegation had an opencouraged us to become portunity to meet with missionary disciples in their bishop to recap the the 21st century in the plenary sessions, breakout Some of the delegation from the Fall River Diocese who attended the recent ConvocaUnited States.

Everyone sessions and to discuss tion of Catholic Leaders in Orlando, Fla. gathered for a group photo. From left: Father how do we share this with John Murray, Peter Marshall, Berta Herrera, Claire McManus, Marie Chabot, Bishop Ed- who attended the convocation came from there others back home. There gar M. da Cunha, S.D.V., Beatriz Furtado, Father David Frederici, Beth Mahoney, Deacon filled with new hope for is so much to digest, ponFrank Lucca, and Deacon Joseph E. Regali. the future of the Church der and act on, but there in this country. is one thing that is certain “The Spirit of the confor the entire diocesan

By Beth Mahoney through everyone. It was a vocation was truly rich we had a diverse and delegation, led by Bishop Special to The Anchor beautiful feeling to expecommitted group, who in enthusiasm and deterda Cunha, and that is — rience that we, the Catho- mination to go back to took their task to heart.

ORLANDO, Fla. — we are set on fire to share lic Church, is alive and During the first four days The members attended our dioceses, parishes and the news of the joy of the the plenary sessions, took well, ready for the newof July, Orlando, Fla. institutions and make the Gospel in the Diocese of ness to move forward in an active part in attendwas the place to be for Gospel of Christ relevant Fall River. Come Holy ing the breakout sessions, the Spirit of God. There Catholics in the United for the present and future Spirit, come! were so many good points: generations. Now it is up participated in all LiturStates. More than 3,500 words spoken, witnesses cardinals, bishops, priests, gical services and spent to us to implement here in given on forgiveness and much time in prayer, rereligious and lay leaders the Diocese of Fall River all flection and dialogue with healing — on creativity from around the counthat we heard and shared and actions to be taken, each other. Bishop Edgar try gathered to listen, during those days. We need on newness to develop M. da Cunha, S.D.V., dialogue and act on the to pass on the positive and on changes that need energy, to challenge and who led the delegation, needs of the Church in to be lived. Cardinal Don- support all our brothers and spent time in dialogue, the 21st century. ald Wuerl of the Archdio- sisters of this local Church prayer and listening sesThe delegations came cese of Washington, D.C., sions with the members from various dioceses, spoke of reconnecting in from Fall River. Bishop ministries, interests, da Cunha lead one of the the Pentecost experience perspectives and cul— to be bold — to emtural families to reflect on breakout sessions coverbrace this time of urgency ing the topic on refugees several topics pertinent in the Church with mercy, to the life of the Catholic and immigration. It was Church. The convocation truly a historical moment compassion and be filled with joy. I had the opporin the life of the Cathostarted by asking for an tunity to speak with him lic Church in the United outpouring of the Holy after his talk. He simply States, and certainly in Spirit upon the assembly smiled and said embrace and affirming unity in the our own diocese. the Spirit of Pentecost The breakout sessions, joy of the Gospel. and trust in the Spirit. plenary sessions and moFrom there the Spirit Returning to the diocese, ments of prayer were led led the delegations by the cardinals and bish- there is much hope for through an amazing adnewness, as Bishop da ops of the United States. venture of honest diaCunha stated so clearly in As you walked through logue, prayerful reflection, his first Pastoral Letter — the halls of the hotel or incredible witness and convention hall, you could “Rebuilding in Hope and evangelical discernment Faith.” on the needs of the Cath- sense the joy and openVisit The Anchor online at “This was a historical ness of the delegations, olic Church today. From http:;;www.anchornews.org the Diocese of Fall River, as the friendliness flowed moment for the Church

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Washington D.C. (CNA/EWTN News) — Just days after North Korea tested an intercontinental ballistic missile that can reach Alaska, bishops in the United States and Europe have called for the “total elimination of nuclear weapons.”

“Even a limited nuclear exchange would have devastating consequences for people and the planet.

Tragically, human error or miscalculation could lead to a humanitarian catastrophe,” the bishops said in a recent joint declaration.

“We call upon the United States and European nations to work with other nations to map out

In wake of North Korea threat, bishops call for elimination of nuclear weapons a credible, verifiable and enforceable strategy for the total elimination of nuclear weapons.”

Entitled “Nuclear Disarmament: Seeking Human Security,” the declaration was issued to coincide with the conclusion of a recent meeting hosted by the United Nations “to negotiate a legally-binding treaty to prohibit nuclear weapons, leading towards their total elimination.”

While the United States and most European nations are not participating in the U.N. meeting, the bishops urged any country that is building up their nuclear arsenal to reconsider the effectiveness of this as a security strategy.

“Our world has become increasingly multipolar with a variety of threats reaching from terrorism, asymmetrical conflicts, cybersecurity to environmental degradation and poverty, which raises doubts about the adequacy of nuclear deterrence as an effective response to these challenges,” they said.

The also noted that building up a nuclear arms base is a waste of money, reiterating a point Pope Francis made in 2014, when he said that prioritizing spending on nuclear weapons “is a mistake and a misallocation of resources which would be far better invested in the areas of integral human devel-

opment, education, health and the fight against extreme poverty.”

In another message in March 2017, Pope Francis said that peace and security were not built on a race to power and arms, but “on justice, on integral human development, on respect for fundamental human rights, on the protection of Creation, on the participation of all in public life, on trust between peoples, on the support of peaceful institutions, on access to education and health, on dialogue and solidarity.”

Pope Francis is joined by numerous other Catholic leaders including Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI,

St. Pope John Paul II, St. Pope John XXIII and Blessed Pope Paul VI who all opposed the development of nuclear weapons.

The bishops closed their statement with another statement of Pope Francis, who said in 2014: “Nuclear deterrence and the threat of mutually assured destruction cannot be the basis for an ethics of fraternity and peaceful coexistence among peoples and states. The youth of today and tomorrow deserve far more.

They deserve a peaceful world order based on the unity of the human family, grounded on respect, cooperation, solidarity and compassion. Now is the time to counter the logic of fear with the ethic of responsibility, and so foster a climate of trust and sincere dialogue.”

The statement was signed by Archbishop Jean-Claude Hollerich, president of the Conference of European Justice and Peace Commissions, and by Bishop Oscar Cantú, chairman of the committee on International Justice and Peace for the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.

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Beloved monsignor, chaplain, counselor and friend dies at age 78

Msgr. Thomas J. Harrington was well-known fire chaplain in several diocesan cities and towns

FALL RIVER — Msgr.

Thomas J. Harrington, 78, died at Charlton Memorial Hospital on June 30 following a long battle with lung disease. He would have turned 79 on July 28.

Msgr. Harrington led a very fruitful and busy life as a diocesan priest, holding many diocesan titles, and was chaplain to the Fire Departments in Hyannis, Taunton, New Bedford, and Fall River.

He was born in New Bedford on July 28, 1938 to the late Edward J. and Esther (Yates) Harrington.

He grew up in St. Lawrence Parish in the Whaling City, graduating from Holy Family High School.

He received a bachelor’s degree with highest honors from Holy Cross College in Worcester and prepared for the priesthood at the Catholic University in Washington, D.C. Msgr. Harrington was ordained on May 30, 1964

by Bishop James L. Connolly, after which time he returned to the Catholic University for graduate studies in 1967-69, receiving a License in Canon Law. He served as parochial vicar at St. Francis Xavier Parish in Hyannis and Immaculate Conception Parish in Fall River prior to being named vice-chancellor and secretary to Bishop Connolly. In 1972, Bishop Daniel A. Cronin appointed him as chancellor of the diocese while he also served as resident chaplain at the former Rose Hawthorne Home in Fall River.

In 1974, Pope Paul VI designated him a papal chamberlain with the rank of monsignor.

Msgr. Harrington was

appointed rector of St. Mary’s Cathedral in 1978.

He was appointed vicar for finance and administration in 1983 while continuing as rector of the cathedral.

In 1986, Msgr. Harrington returned to the Catholic University in Washington for a year of sabbatical studies and returned to the diocese to become pastor of St. Joseph Parish in Taunton for eight years. He was appointed pastor of Holy Name Parish in New Bedford in 1995 and in that capacity oversaw the merger of Holy Name Parish with Sacred Heart Parish, forming the new parish family of the Holy Name of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

Pope John Paul II named him a Prelate of Honor of His Holiness in 1999. Through the years, Msgr. Harrington held a number of other diocesan responsibilities. He was secretary for Spiritual Development and Apostolates, director of the annual Catholic Charities Appeal and dean of the Taunton Deanery. For reasons of health, he retired in 2004 and in retirement had promoted awareness of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.

Bishop Edgar M. da Cunha, S.D.V., who was the principal celebrant at Msgr. Harrington’s funeral Mass at St. Mary’s Cathedral on July 7, told The Anchor, “There are many people who have special gifts to connect with other people and to bring God’s presence to them. Msgr.

Harrington was certainly one of those people. He had a joyful, peaceful presence. We could tell that he enjoyed his priesthood,

enjoyed being with people and serving them. He will be sorely missed among us. But the Lord knew his time here on this earth had come to an end and called him to his eternal home.

We will miss him here among us, but we know

that he is praying for us from Heaven.”

Msgr. Harrington had served as chaplain to the fire departments in Hyannis, Taunton, New Bedford and in retirement continued to minister as fire chaplain to the members of the Fall River Fire Department. He is a founding member of the Corps of Fire Chaplains in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and was honored by his peers in 2008 with the Mychal Judge Award.

Father Judge was chaplain of the New York City Fire Department and was killed aiding victims of the attacks at the World Trade Center’s twin towers on Sept. 11, 2001. Father Judge was the first known victim.

Bishop Emeritus George W. Coleman, who was also at the funeral Mass, along with Archbishop Daniel

A. Cronin, told The Anchor, “Both Msgr. Harrington and I resided at St. Mary’s Cathedral rectory for a few years. Whenever a signal arrived in his room indicating a fire in Fall River, he would be on his way, regardless of the hour, to offer assistance to the firemen and, frequently, to offer help to those individuals or families who had been injured or deprived of their residence.

He was a priest who lived the virtue of charity. May he rest in peace.”

Current chief of the Fall River Fire Department John Lynch told The Anchor, “Msgr. Tom was an inspiration to everyone in the Fire Department. He was beloved, and as a chaplain, he was like no other.

“He showed up to every fire and it was a comfort to see him there.

As you know at a fire things can go wrong very quickly and if manpower was needed, he was there to help pick up and move hoses. He was one of us.

He was an active member of this department.

“He always had time for everyone,” Chief Lynch continued. “He was a man of God first, and a darn good firefighter, second.

And we don’t pass out accolades all that much, and that’s the greatest compliment you can give someone.

“He was well-respected, and I can’t count the emails and texts I’ve received from firefighters having a tough time with his loss.”

In an interview with The Anchor, retired Fall River Fire Department captain and assistant city fire marshal, Maurice Reney, told

a story of the first time he encountered Msgr. Harrington: “I was going to St. Vincent’s Camp one summer when I was 11.

My dad, who was a Fall River firefighter died the previous November. There was a long line at the mess hall, and I saw Father Harrington talking to each child in line. He would ask a few what their father did for a living, and I was so afraid he would ask me.

“He did, and I started crying. Msgr. Harrington remembered my dad and immediately he started to horse around with us in line until we were all laughing and I felt better.”

Reney said members of the FRFD were especially grateful for his presence on fire scenes. “I can remember him consoling people who had just lost everything,” said Reney. “And he privately counseled more than one firefighter, whether Spiritually or personally over the years. He always knew to say the right thing at the right time.”

A grateful friend of “Bill W,” Msgr. Harrington often facilitated days of recollection rooted in the “12 Steps.”

St. Mary’s Cathedral was filled for Msgr. Harrington’s funeral Mass.

Dozens of diocesan priests attended as did many deacons and seminarians. A very large contingent from the Fall River Fire Department was on hand to bid their chaplain farewell.

Retired Father Paul E. Canuel, a close friend of the monsignor’s and a fellow resident at Cardinal Medeiros Residence in Fall River delivered the homily.

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Anchor Editorial

The gift of our lives

Pope Francis issued an apostolic letter motu proprio (on his own initiative) this Tuesday entitled Maiorem hac dilectionem, which is from a quote of Our Lord in John 15:13, when He said, “No one has greater love than this, to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.” In this document the Holy Father decreed (after having received a favorable reaction to this proposition at a meeting of the Holy See’s Congregation for the Causes of Saints last September) a new way for someone one to be canonized a saint.

The previous ways were martyrdom for the faith (being directly killed for professing the faith) or living a life of sanctity (a life of “heroic virtue”).

Pope Francis said that besides those two groups of people, “those Christians are worthy of special consideration and honor who, following in the footsteps and teaching of Jesus, have offered their life voluntarily and freely for others and have persevered in this to death.”

The difference for this new group of people (who “gave their lives”) from people who died after a life of heroic virtue is that people in this new group may have lived the faith in an “ordinary” manner, but at the end of their lives they offered their lives up in a way in which they knew that their life would be shortened for the good of someone else.

The Holy Father explained in the document, “It is certain that this heroic offering of life, suggested and sustained by charity, expresses a true, full and exemplary imitation of Christ and, therefore, is worthy of that admiration which the community of the faithful have usually reserved for those who have voluntarily accepted the martyrdom of blood or have exercised the Christian virtues to a heroic degree.”

Article two of the document lists five criteria for this new possible way of declaring someone a “blessed”: a) “the free and voluntary offering of one’s life and the heroic acceptance of certain death and a brief end due to charity;” b) “there must be a link between the offering of [one’s] life and the premature death; c) “the exercise, at least in the ordinary decree, of Christian virtue before the offering of [one’s] life and then until death;” d) “existence of fame of sanctity and signs of it, at least after death;” e) “the necessity for beatification of a miracle having occurred after the death of the Servant of God [the person in question] and due to [this person’s] intercession.”

So, this is not some “easy” beatification process the Holy Father is introducing.

It still requires that this person, after death, responds to the prayerful petitions of believers here on earth and obtains from God a miracle due to their intercession.

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Marcello Bartolucci, writing in the Vatican’s official newspaper, L’Osservatore Romano, detailed the process by which the pope came to issue this decree. He noted that “already Benedict XIV, the teacher, did not exclude from the honors of the altars those who had given their life in an extreme act of charity, as for example, assisting people with the plague, discounting the contagion, which became the certain cause of their death.”

This mention might bring to mind saints such as St. Aloysius Gonzaga or St. Damien of Molokai. However, they would not need this process to declared saints because they had lived lives of heroic virtue before the care of the contagiously ill ultimately took their lives. What Pope Francis is envisioning here is people who were fairly average Catholics, but then made a choice to give their lives for the good of someone else (when they could have avoided doing so), as an act of love towards their neighbor.

St. Maximilian Kolbe would also not fit under this new category, because although he voluntarily offered his life in place of Franciszek Gajowniczek (when the Nazis were going to kill this innocent man at Auschwitz), he was declared a martyr by St. John Paul II. Decades after Kolbe’s canonization, the sainted Holy Father in an Angelus address on Aug. 15, 2001 noted, “[Kolbe’s] extraordinarily generous gesture can be symbolically considered a ‘gift to the family,’ whose fundamental mission in the Church and in society he understood well. May the memory of this martyr of charity help believers to follow Christ and His Gospel without hesitation or compromise.” Like Gonzaga and Damien, Kolbe had also lived a life of heroic virtue before the time of his death (which did make it “easier” for them to make the final sacrifice, since they had Spiritually prepared for it well, as St. Paul said about athletes preparing for a competition).

In Charles Dickens’ fictional work about the French Revolution (which we remember today, July 14, Bastille Day), “A Tale of Two Cities,” one of the characters, Sydney Carton, offers his life (and it is taken from him by the revolutionaries) so as to save another man’s life. He utters the oft-quoted line, “It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done; it is a far, far better rest that I go to than I have ever known.” This character had not lived an even average Christian life, but towards the end of the book, he began to change and this change is what empowered him to give his life for another man.

We do not know exactly how this new cause for sainthood will be implemented. It does remind us of our need to continue to grow in our own imitation of Christ (in which the Holy Father rooted the document), so that each day we can say yes to giving our lives to carry out His will, even if that means giving up our own lives so as to save another’s (and in doing so will actually save our eternal lives –— see Mark 8:35).

Daily Readings July 15 — July 28

Upcoming Daily Readings: Sat. July 15, Gn 49:29-32;50:15-26a; Ps 105:1-4,67; Mt 10:24-33. Sun. July 16, Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Is 55:10-11; Ps 65:10-14; Rom 8:18-23; Mt 13:1-23 or 13:1-9. Mon. July 17, Ex 1:8-14,22; Ps 124:1-8; Mt 10:34—11:1. Tues. July 18, Ex 2:1-15a; Ps 69:3,14,30-31,33-34; Mt 11:20-24. Wed. July 19, Ex 3:1-6,9-12; Ps 103:1-4,6-7; Mt 11:25-27. Thurs.

July 20, Ex 3:13-20; Ps 105:1,5,8-9,24-27; Mt 11:28-30. Fri. July 21, Ex 11:10— 12:14; Ps 116:12-13,15-18; Mt 12:1-8.

Sat. July 22, Ex 12:37-42; Ps 136:1,10-15,23-24; Jn 20:1-2,11-18. Sun. July 23, Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Wis 12:13,16-19; Ps 86:5-6,9-10,15-16; Rom 8:26-27; Mt 13:24-43 or 13:24-30. Mon. July 24 Ex 14:5-18; (Ps) Ex 15:1b6; Mt 12:38-42. Tues. July 25, 2 Cor 4:7-15; Ps 126:1b-6; Mt 20:20-28. Wed. July 26, Ex 16:1-5,9-15; Ps 78:18-19,23-28; Mt 13:1-9. Thurs. July 27, Ex 19:12,9-11,16-20b; (Ps) Dn 3:52-56; Mt 13:10-17. Fri. July 28, Ex 20:1-17; Ps 19:811; Mt 13:18-23.

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A world war being waged, not with weapons, but ideas

ne of Pope Francis’ most persistent prophetic protests — perhaps the one most consistently ignored by secular media outlets — has been against what he has vividly and aptly called “ideological colonization.” This refers to the attempt by western liberal democracies and institutions to compel, through economic and political pressure, countries and regions that were formerly colonized militarily to accept radical social, sexual and familial reengineering.

This is the foreign policy equivalent of domestic attempts by those promoting “tolerance” — with which many believers in developed countries have unhappily been subjected — intolerantly to ramrod the sexual revolution on their neighbors through courts, culture, educational establishments, and legislative and executive diktats.

Pope Francis has been giving his powerful voice to those on the peripheries who are trying to resist what he has forthrightly called a conceptual war against developing nations.

“Today there is a world war to destroy Marriage,” he said last October to journalists on the papal plane returning from Azerbaijan to Rome. “There are ideological colonizations that are destroying, not with weapons, but with ideas.”

And he made clear what our response should be: “There is a need to defend ourselves from ideological colonizations.”

During the World Meeting with Families in Manila in January 2015, he first sounded the warning. “Let us be on guard against colonization by new ideologies that are out to destroy the family. Just

by “certain incontestable as our peoples, at a certain natural ethical limits.” moment of their history, He didn’t give examples were mature enough to say because in that diplomatic ‘no’ to all forms of politisetting most would know cal colonization, so too in from U.N. battles to what our families we need to be very wise, very shrewd, very he was referring: attempts to teach even the youngest strong, in order to say ‘no’ children about homosexual to all attempts at an ideoactivity under the euphelogical colonization of our families.”

When reporters Putting Into asked him a few days later on the return the Deep flight to Rome to elaborate, he gave

By Father an example from his Roger J. Landry native Argentina.

“In 1995,” he mism of “comprehensive said, “a minister of educasexual education”; to protion asked for a large loan mote the taking of innocent to build schools for the poor. They gave it to her on human life in the womb under the euphemism of the condition that in the “sexual and reproductive schools there would be a health and reproductive book for the children of a certain grade level. It was a rights” or “maternal care”; to alter the notion of genschool book in which gender theory was taught. This der to be a mental or psychological state rather than woman needed the money but that was the condition. a bodily reality; to change This is ideological coloniza- the meaning of Marriage and family to embrace tion.” husband-less, wife-less, He also pointed to the mom-less or dad-less ver“same story” happening sions as equivalent in value in Africa, when loans are to the nuclear family; and given on the condition other attempts by powerful of accepting reeducation materials for children, com- and wealthy countries to impose their will and ideas menting, “The same was done by the dictatorships of with regard to such issues on developing peoples. the last century,” equating The front line of this the techniques of ideologiworld war with the weapcal colonizers with those of communists, fascists and ons of ideas is in the countries of Africa, where the Nazis. governments of various rich When he spoke to the nations are trying to imGeneral Assembly of the United Nations in Septem- pose their values on African peoples as a condition for ber 2015, he expressed his concern that the U.N. “risks receiving urgently needed health supplies, educational becoming an unattainable illusion, or, even worse,” be- investments, other forms ing reduced to “carrying out of development assistance an ideological colonization and basic military help to by the imposition of anom- end some of the continent’s endemic conflicts. alous models and lifestyles In September 2015, that are alien to people’s the bishops of Africa and identity and, in the end, Madagascar spoke out toirresponsible” unless it recognizes and remains guided gether in a powerful Com-

mon Declaration that not only shows the nature of what they’re facing but the heroic resolve with which they have been resisting.

“Selfish and perverse interests,” they stated, “are imposing themselves on our continent with a speed that keeps on accelerating, with unabated aggressiveness, in an ever more organized and powerfully financed manner, introducing individualism and hedonism, both of which are so foreign to what we are and want to be, into our societies. This [is] a terrifying resurgence of a colonialist spirit under the guise of the appealing names of liberty, equality, rights, autonomy, democratization and development. The agents of the civilization of death are using ambivalent language, seducing decision-makers and entire populations, in order to make them partners in the pursuit of their ideological objectives. They take advantage of poverty, weakness and ignorance in order to subject peoples and governments to their blackmail.”

The bishops defiantly declared: “We, African pastors, do not want Africans to be reduced to ‘servile partners.’ This is a new type of slavery! We want the dignity of our people to be respected. No! Africa is not a great potential market for the pharmaceutical industry of contraceptives and condoms.”

The prelates described the purpose behind the ideological colonization, which has been manifested, among other ways, through the manipulation of the African Union and the coerced adoption of the Maputo Plan of Action on Sexual and Reproductive

Health and Rights: “These political and economic pressures have but one objective: the drastic control and reduction of the African population, the planned destruction of Marriage and the family.”

The bishops detailed how “condoms, contraceptives, sex education programs fabricated elsewhere, purely technical and deprived of moral content, [and] so-called ‘safe abortions,’ have become commodities that are more accessible to Africans than the way of delivering integral development, of which we have such a vital need.” In short, they candidly declared, such programs of ideological colonization are “killing our continent.”

To win any war requires, minimally, knowing that there is a war going on, who the enemy is and what strategies and weapons can defeat the enemy.

Pope Francis has been trying to awaken the Church and people of good will throughout the world to this ongoing global conceptual battle, indicating those who are waging it and the means they are employing, and describing the respect for “incontestable natural ethical limits” necessary to withstand and defeat it.

The unanswered question is how many — especially in the developed countries from which the ideological colonization is emanating — will stand courageously with the pope, with the African bishops, and with the developing world to fight such ideologies, domestically at their root and abroad in their poisonous fruit.

Anchor columnist Father Landry can be contacted at fatherlandry@ catholicpreaching.com.

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Convocation of Catholic leaders

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n the fall of 2013 Pope Francis issued the Apostolic Exhortation Evangelii Gaudium to the bishops, consecrated persons and the lay faithful urging us all to proclaim the Gospel in the world. Pope Francis left it up to the bishops of the world to discern the needs of their own regions and to come up with a strategy to rekindle the fire of missionary discipleship that launched the Church at Pentecost.

As the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops stated, “More than five years ago, the full body of bishops in the United States called for a National Convocation that would convene, challenge, and motivate Catholic leaders to embrace the full vision of what it means to be Catholic and fully engage in the Church’s mission of evangelization and to proclaim the Church’s vision of the human person.”

After four years of planning, more than 150 bishops gathered together a variety of leaders from all aspects of the Church to renew our commitment to evangelization, and to re-energize the Church in the United States. On July 1 a delegation of 16 people from the Diocese

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of Fall River boarded a jet Cunha brought together parish and diocesan leadto Orlando, Fla. to acers, young adults, Latino, company Bishop Edgar Pro-Life, Faith FormaM. da Cunha, S.D.V., to the Convocation of Cath- tion, campus ministry, and social justice advocates. olic Leaders: The Joy of The diversity of the group the Gospel in America.

The goal of the Convo- allowed for a rich perspective that created a very efcation of Catholic Leaders was to equip and energize Catholic leaders to spread the The Great Gospel with joy, Commission and also to enBy Claire McManus gage in strategic conversation with our counterparts fective diocesan team, and from across the country. reflected the face of the The next step for this Church in America. delegation is to bring Pope Francis exhorts back to the Diocese of us to bring the Gospel Fall River fresh insights out to the peripheries to from research and others’ experiences and bring reach those people on the these tools, resources and margins — not just of the Church, but of the world. renewed inspiration to This was the unifying the people in our partheme that resonated ishes. It was evident that throughout the four days this gathering breathed of this extraordinary the fire of Pope Francis’ determination to re-ignite gathering. To be effective the missionary ardor that missionaries, it is important that participants the Church desperately understand the landscape needs today. The bishops of the United States and who convened this gathering of more than 3,500 the people whom we are trying to reach. people made it clear that Boston College theothe joy of the Gospel is logian Dr. Hoffsman to be the blueprint for a Ospino presented a clear renewal in the Church.

The delegation from Fall picture of this mission territory that lies River was representative right outside our doors. of the overall make-up of Though his talk was participants. Bishop da

replete with statistics, his purpose was not to present sociological analysis, but to engage us in evangelical discernment. The Church is growing exponentially in the southern and southwestern regions, and contracting in the north and Midwest. In the coming years the Church will be 71 percent Hispanic, and 60 percent of this group will be under the age of 18. This is our Church, not the periphery, and unless we are fully engaged with our Hispanic brothers and sisters we will be ill-equipped to bring the Gospel to the margins.

And yes, the marginalized is our mission. If there is one surprise that came from the convocation it was the focus on being a Church that is poor for the poor, not a Church that is desperate to keep seats in the pews just for the sake of numbers at Mass. The Church needs missionaries in the pews, not space holders.

Engaging missionaries for the sake of the Gospel is going to require innovative approaches to bring in the young adults who will carry the Church into the spaces where the marginalized are not being

reached. We can no longer have an “us and them” mentality where we create a fortress in our own silos and stand ground against change. Pope Francis summarized his manifesto for reform when he stated, “We are not living an era of change but a change of era.”

He went on to say, “Before the problems of the Church it is not useful to search for solutions in conservatism or fundamentalism, in the restoration of obsolete conduct and forms that no longer have the capacity of being significant culturally.

Christian doctrine is not a closed system incapable of generating questions, doubts, interrogatives — but is alive, knows being unsettled, enlivened,” said the pope. “It has a face that is not rigid, it has a body that moves and grows; it has a soft flesh: it is called Jesus Christ.”

The capstone to the convocation was given by the papal nuncio to the United States, Archbishop Christophe Pierre. Quoting the head of the movement Communion and Liberation, he made the bold claim, “If you don’t think Francis is the cure, you don’t grasp the disease.”

Pope Francis reminds us to “graft ourselves and root ourselves in Christ,” and allow the Holy Spirit to guide us so that “all will be possible with genius and creativity.” Our diocese needs all of our shared genius and creativity to bring about the renewal of the Church.

Anchor columnist Claire McManus is the director of the Diocesan Off ice of Faith Formation.

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nstead of the expected student PowerPoint presentation on EKGs as a tool in measuring human heart function, my students and I were presented with a theoretical treatment of the mathematics of signal traces. The student and I had mapped one project, but he had done another. I appreciated the gifted intellect seeking an outlet. However, I also recognized that most of his classmates were not following his talk. I terminated the presentation.

I invited the speaker to privately discuss his presentation. It was my job to discuss with him where he had gone astray.

I knew I had to walk a fine line. Of equal importance to academic excellence was the responsibility to fulfil the trust placed in one. In life, one must complete a job to the required specifications. The situation called for positive and negative feedback.

He was a gifted kid, yet still very much a child.

He accepted my offer to privately view his entire presentation. However, he rejected everything else.

Each of us is called to our own unique ministry of encouragement.

“Therefore encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing” (1 Thes 5:11).

As any parent, coach, mentor, or boss knows situations involving sharing positive feedback are easier for the one giving and the one receiving the feedback. Inside each of us is someone who wants to be seen, appreciated,

Encourage one another from me to attacking and loved. When someone invites us to continue me. One day he entered class loudly announcto grow in something, ing college professors though the direct words proved me wrong. He may remain unspoken, we realize they have seen disrespectfully threw sheets on my desk. The and appreciated the poroom fell silent. I sudtential within us.

At its best, feedback is a ministry of enWrestling with God couragement Holding on for which suggests His blessing and supports change and

By Dr. Helen J. Flavin growth. Harvey Firestone said, “The growth and denly faced a polarized development of people classroom. Some students is the highest calling of were ready to fight to leadership.” Quite often defend me while othsuch change must begin with the recognition that ers were ready to attack. one is not walking a road I opened my mouth to angrily respond. God had that will bring about the other plans. I heard mydesired result. It is ofself say, “That conduct is ten easier for a detached inappropriate. This is not observer to be analytical in such situations. Yet, as how academics discuss we each know, those very a difference of opinion.

They are always involved situations where one has in the search for truth. to suggest an alternative path can so easily go Academics do not fight things out. They listen, awry.

If one is giving the re- then talk things through.

In this classroom, we are view, it helps to rememscientists. Scientists work ber one is speaking from a position of power. One has a responsibility of choosing a path to guide from the current state to the final goal. Buddha said, “Whatever words we utter should be chosen with care for people will hear them and be influenced for good or ill.” In addition, the feedback can be presented in the context of a challenge or game to be won. As Carol Dweck says, “In a growth mindset, challenges are exciting rather than threatening.”

Getting back to my student, he switched his focus from learning

in situations where they have to give and receive feedback criticizing an idea not the person. That is an important distinction. An academic is who each of us will be in all of our interactions.”

St. Paul’s words on encouragement begin and end with God: “Mend your ways, encourage one another, agree with one another, live in peace, and the God of love and peace will be with you” (2 Cor 13:11). I believe St. Paul recognized that the true miracle of what encouragement can draw forth can only be accomplished by each person first remaining open to guidance from the Holy Spirit and then doing his/her best in that moment. God can and will bring forth amazing growth from initial efforts.

Brene Brown said, “Until we receive with an open heart we are never really giving with

an open heart.” I realized that receiving feedback was as much a skill as giving it. I chose to model academic behavior for receiving feedback.

I asked that student for his advice on complicated problems. Immediately, other students redoubled their efforts.

Each wanted to be able to explain the solution.

As I watched my students, I realized that the challenging class situation had provided them a deep appreciation that each of us is one special and unique person in a world filled with special and unique persons. My students reminded me that that perspective is what allows constructive feedback to be given and received as encouragement which supports lifelong development of the gifts God instilled within each of us.

Anchor columnist Helen Flavin is a Catholic scientist, educator and writer and a member of St. Bernadette’s Parish in Fall River.

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The May apparition of Our Lady of Fatima Editor’s note: This guest column by Grace Small, a parishioner of St. Vincent de Paul Parish in Attleboro and a high school teacher, is the fourth in a nine-part series on the apparitions of Our Lady of Fatima. he Church traditionally devotes the month of May to the Blessed Virgin Mary. It is the month when children receive their First Holy Communion and crown Our Blessed Mother with garlands of roses. It was during this beautiful month, after the Angel of Peace had taught the three shepherd children how to pray and make sacrifices for the conversion of sinners that Our Blessed Mother appeared in Fatima for the first time. Recall that on his last visit, the Angel had taught the children a Eucharistic prayer of reparation and even brought the children the Sacred Body and Blood of Jesus. It was Francisco and Jacinta’s first Holy Communion!

Now the Blessed Mother comes. Why? What was her purpose? Fortunately, we have a precise record of these important historical events. As Divine Providence would have it, May 13, 1917 was also the feast of Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament. This feast emphasizes the mystery of Mary’s relationship with Jesus in the Holy Eucharist, a mystery the children had encountered intimately through the previous Eucharistic apparitions of the Angel.

Mary is the mediatrix of all graces especially those graces of preparation and thanksgiving that dispose us to receive Our Blessed Lord in Holy Communion.

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Spirit. Jesus is the Church’s Sacrament and Our Lady’s foundation and cornerstone. apparition on this day is As mother and bride of worth some reflection.

Christ, Mary is the Mother Recourse to Mary through the Holy Rosary prepares us of the Church mediating to receive Jesus in the Holy the graces given to her by Christ, forming souls and Eucharist and disposes us guiding His disciples to to receive abundant graces a living faith through the from our Holy Commucross, from death to sin to a nions. This same Christ, Risen life in Christ. formed of Mary, is truly Once again, we see that present and united with her Son at the Holy Sacrifice of God’s plan for Salvation for the Mass and in the Blessed the Church includes His mother’s intervention in Sacrament. Mary’s presour modern time to draw ence at the re-presentation us back to God. The Angel’s of the Eucharistic Sacrifice is significant. Only with Mary can we learn to love Jesus as He deserves and Living Our desires. This point Lady’s Message is emphasized by Pope St. John Paul

By Grace Small II in his encyclical, Ecclesia de Eucharistia: apparitions had disposed “Experiencing the methe children for Our Lady’s morial of Christ’s death in apparition as their life of the Eucharist also means prayer and sacrifice had continually receiving this intensified. The three shepgift. It means accepting — herd children were taking like John — the one who their flocks to the slopes is given to us anew as our of the Cova d’Iria to graze mother. It also means taking on a commitment to be their sheep and play under the shades of the trees. At conformed to Christ, putabout noon they ate their ting ourselves at the school of His mother and allowing lunch and began to pray the her to accompany us. Mary Rosary. Shortly thereafter, is present, with the Church they were startled by what seemed like “lightning in and as the Mother of the Church, at each of our cele- a clear sky.” Preparing to brations of the Eucharist. If take their flock home Lucia the Church and the Eucha- records in her memoirs: “We had only gone a rist, are inseparably united, few steps further when, the same ought to be said of Mary and the Eucharist” there before us on a small (chapter six, paragraph 57). holmoak, we beheld a lady all dressed in white. She The Church is fundawas more brilliant than the mentally Marian because sun, and radiated a light at the Annunciation Mary gave her assent of faith, her more clear and intense Fiat, “Let it be done” to the than a crystal glass filled with sparkling water, when Angel Gabriel. Mary’s yes the rays of the burning was pivotal because it was sun shine through it. We by her assent that Christ stopped, astounded, before became Man taking on Mary’s very flesh and blood the apparition. We were so close, just a few feet from by the power of the Holy

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her, that we were bathed in the light which surrounded her or rather, which radiated from her. Then Our Lady spoke to us: ‘Do not be afraid. I will do you no harm.’ ‘Where are you from?’ ‘I am from Heaven.’

‘What do you want of me?’

‘I have come to ask you to come here for six months in succession, on the 13th day, at this same hour. Later on, I will tell you who I am and what I want. Afterwards, I will return here yet a seventh time.’”

Lucia’s questions demonstrate her humble disposition to serve the lady with the question: “And what do you want of me?” It is a truly beautiful question. Instead of telling God or our Blessed Mother what we want, it is this great question that we should be asking God and Our Lady continually: What do you want of me? By this question we are putting ourselves at the disposal of our Blessed Mother and show our readiness to do God’s will. It is a question for each day of our lives, for discerning God’s will and accomplishing its progress to eternal life. If we take time to ask this question and seek Mary’s response through the prayerful recitation of the Holy Rosary, we can be confident that Mary will help us walk with God and lead us securely Heaven. “‘Shall I go to Heaven too?’ ‘Yes, you will.’ ‘And Jacinta?’ ‘She will go also.’

‘And Francisco?’ ‘He will go there too, but he must say many Rosaries.’ Then I remembered to ask about two girls who had died recently.

They were friends of mine and used to come to my home to learn weaving with

my eldest sister. ‘Is Maria das Neves in Heaven?’ ‘Yes she is.”’ (I think she was about 16 years old.) ‘And Amelia?’ ‘She will be in purgatory until the end of the world.’” (It seems to me that she was between 18 and 20 years of age.)

This short exchange of questions shows the children’s ultimate desire: to be with God Whom they had experienced in the Holy Eucharist for all eternity in Heaven. Our Lady makes clear that Heaven for Francisco is conditional as he would first need to pray many Rosaries. For their other deceased friends whom they inquire out of loving concern, one is Heaven, and other is in purgatory until the end of the world! Lucia in “Calls — From the Message of Fatima” reflects, “This may seem a lot to us, but the mercy of God is always great. By our sins we have gravely offended Him and deserved hell!

In spite of this, He forgives us and grants us time to pay for them and by means of reparation and purification, to be saved. Moreover, He accepts the prayers and sacrifices that others offer to Him for the benefit of those who are in this place of expiation (p. 131). Purgatory is not given sufficient attention today. We seem to want to think that everyone who dies go to Heaven, but we learn here in the Fatima message that it is not so simple. It is best to assume that most souls go to purgatory and to pray for them, lest we neglect our responsibility to pray for their souls and offer Holy Masses because we assume they are already in Heaven.

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Tuesday 4 July 2017 — Port-O-Call: The little house, Cape Cod — Independence Day ince 1965, fans of the television series, “Days of Our Lives” have been following the ups and downs of the residents of the fictional town of Salem. You know me, dear readers. I have no interest whatsoever in soap operas. More plot twists are found in real life than could possibly be portrayed in a soap opera. Problem is, people just can’t believe some of the things that actually happen. Be that as it may, it’s important for us to pass down the stories to the next generation.

Those stories define who we are.

As for priests, it’s not so much the stories of our biological families as the collective history of our priestly fraternity. Every time there’s an informal gathering of priests, you can bet the conversation will eventually turn to the “Days of the Giants” — oral accounts about those priests we have known over the years. Retelling their stories is one way we honor our brothers who have gone to their eternal reward.

Recently, we lost our dear brother Msgr. Tom Harrington. His life and ministry are legendary.

His story will be told again and again whenever priests gather. Tom would enjoy that. As a matter of fact, Tom Harrington himself was a wellspring of entertaining stories.

This is an appropriate time to reveal a secret: Msgr. Harrington was one of my “anonymous sources.” He was the

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depository of more stories answered evasively. than the diocesan arThen in walked two chives. If, while research- of our youngest priests, ing a column, I wanted Fathers Jason Brilhante to know which priests and Jack Schrader. The played musical instrumedian age of those gathments, or who enjoyed ered dropped significantly fishing, or who excelled at sports, I would call Tom The Ship’s Log Harrington.

Reflections of a The last time Parish Priest I encountered

By Father Tim Msgr. Harrington Goldrick was immediately following this year’s Mass of the Chrism — a celebration upon their arrival, as Jaof our sharing together son immediately pointed in the High Priesthood out. These young priests! of Jesus Christ. He and I We old fogies already passed each other in the know the stories of our cathedral. We exchanged predecessors in the priest“fist bumps.” I saw him hood, but these young next at the cathedral men had yet to hear when his body was rethem. They seemed interceived at the door to lie ested. We knew what we in state. had to do. It was our duty Recently, 12 of us to pass on the oral history gathered, at the invitation to the next generation. of Father Jerry Hebert, Part of the responsibility at what he calls the “little of being a priest is keephouse” here on the Cape. ing alive the memories of We were celebrating the the priests who have gone Fourth of July. Jerry is before us. a well-known host for You just never know gatherings of priests. whose memory is going Joining Jerry Hebert’s to surface when priests celebration of Indepengather. There can be dence Day were Bishop unexpected turns. At Emeritus George Coleour Independence Day man, former judicial vicar gathering, we recalled the Msgr. Henry Munroe, disparate life and times former vicar general of Msgr. Joe Pannoni, Msgr. John A. Perry, Fa- Bishop James Connolly, ther Dan Lacroix of New Cardinal Humberto Bedford, Father Jay Mad- Medeiros, Fathers Paul dock of Fall River, Father McCarrick, “Pete” Arnie Medeiros of North Levesque, Jim Lyons, Falmouth, Msgr. Steve and others.

Avila of East Falmouth, We also shared memoand Father John J. Perry ries of our summers spent of Centerville. as seminarians at the two “Tim, we’re not going diocesan summer camps to be reading about this — St. Vincent de Paul gathering in The Anchor, Health Camp in Westare we?” someone asked. port and Cathedral Camp I get a lot of that sort of in Freetown. One priest thing. “Have no fear,” I recounted how he once

found himself chasing a renegade cow through the fields. The cow stopped suddenly and he ran into it. Another told of a horse that always seemed to pop up in the strangest places. And there was the story of the accidental death of poor Boris (the mule who broke his leg and had to be euthanized).

It was at camp that seminarians had the opportunity to form life-long friendships with other seminarians and with the many priest visitors. Those were happy days that, alas, are no longer available to young priests and seminarians.

We were but interns who

worked eight long weeks for a stipend of only $50, but it included all the food we could eat (which is a substantial perk for young men).

One of the priests suggested: “Tim, tell us of your camp adventures.”

I passed. Sooner or later, they will read all about it in The Anchor.

This Fourth of July, at least some of our collective memories were passed along to the next generation. We did our job. One day, there will be stories shared about those two young priests as well.

These are the days of our lives.

Anchor columnist Father Goldrick is pastor of St. Patrick’s Parish in Falmouth.

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EWTN’s Family Celebration to be held in Worcester September 9-10 IRONDALE, Ala. (EWTN) — Celebrate the 100th Anniversary of Fatima with EWTN at the Network’s 2017 Family Celebration September 9-10 at the DCU Convention Center in Worcester. Headliners include Father Mitch Pacwa (“EWTN Live”),

Marcus Grodi (“The Journey Home”) and many other EWTN television and radio favorites.

EWTN’s viewers are also fans as the men who attended a previous EWTN Family Celebration can attest.

In addition, EWTN chairman and CEO

Michael P. Warsaw will host a not-to-be-missed Family Talk with EWTN President Doug Keck (“EWTN Bookmark”), EWTN Chaplain Father Joseph Mary Wolfe, the Franciscan Missionaries of the Eternal Word, and more. Keck will also emcee the event.

“My favorite part of every celebration is meeting our EWTN family members from near and far,” Warsaw said. “This celebration is our thank you to them for their love and support throughout the years.”

The headlining talks are only the beginning.

Guests will also have the opportunity to be part of a studio audience for a taping of a special “EWTN Family Celebration Live Show,” celebrate Mass with Worcester Bishop Robert J. McManus and EWTN’s Friars, and meet EWTN hosts and authors while browsing the EWTN Religious Catalogue shop.

Plus, there will be plenty of opportunity for Adoration and Confession, and children will be thrilled to meet some of their favorite characters from “EWTN Faith Factory.” EWTN Radio will broadcast live onsite throughout the weekend and staff from the National Catholic Register will be on hand to answer your questions. You’ll even have an opportunity to join EWTN in its mission of evangelization by becoming an EWTN Media Missionary.

It’s a feast for the mind, the heart, and the Spirit. For more

information, please go to our website: http://www.ewtn.com/ familycelebration/.

EWTN Global Catholic Network, in its 36th year, is the largest religious media network in the world. EWTN’s 11 TV channels are broadcast in multiple languages 24 hours a day, seven days a week to more than 268 million television households in more than 145 countries and territories. EWTN platforms also include radio services transmitted through SIRIUS/ XM, iHeart Radio, and more than 500 domestic and international AM and FM radio affiliates; a worldwide shortwave radio service; the largest Catholic website in the U.S.; electronic and print news services, including Catholic News Agency, The National Catholic Register newspaper, and several global news wire services; as well as EWTN Publishing, its book publishing division.

For information contact: Michelle Johnson, director of Communications, EWTN Global Catholic Network, 5817 Old Leeds Road, Irondale, Ala. 35210-2198 or call 205-795-5769, or 205-441-6248, or email mjohnson@ewtn.com.

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On the wings of the wind “On the wings of the wind He will carry us home ‘till our journey will end on Heaven’s shore.” erhaps these opening lines from the Bellamy Brothers expressed the feelings of the crew of the Canoe Hokule’a as they left the shores of Tahiti on May 17, 2017 and sailed homeward at the end of their worldwide trip. Perhaps it was part of their feelings on this afternoon as they sailed westward from Kalaupapa to Honolulu. On Monday under sunny skies they had sailed into our waters and landed on our

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shore where so many 2012 by our senator of Hansen’s Disease pafond memory, Daniel tients had landed over Anoye. This, our secthe years gone by. They ond concert, was spearwere men and women headed, directed, and tanned by the sun and bronzed by the winds.

They were Moon Over immediately Molokai welcomed by

By Father members of the Patrick Killilea, SS.CC. National Park Service and ate a hearty meal at McVeigh Hall. produced by Debbie On Tuesday night Davis, the bookkeeper they were our speat the Care Home. cial guests at our anDebbie also was the nual spring concert in emcee for the evening.

Pasqual Hall, the mov- Several members of our ie house first dedicated Kalaupapa community in 1916 and rededicat- displayed their talents ed after restoration in in song, dance, and

musical instruments while Meli Watanuki provided food and refreshments. When my vocal cords began to betray me, Balladeer Rick “Doc” Schonely came to my rescue with some libation which definitely was not holy water.

At the end of our presentation Debbie called on our honored guests from the visiting canoes to sing for us and they responded with great gusto.

Thursday afternoon brought sunny skies, light breezes and calm

waters. Many of us land lubbers converged on the peer and the shoreline to watch as the crews of the canoes prepared to sail.

As the horn sounded, the flotilla of canoes pulled away slowly into deeper water, unfurled their sails, and with crews waving farewell from the decks, sailed toward the western horizon. On the wings of the wind He would carry them home ‘till their journey would end on Oahu’s shore.

Aloha.

Anchor columnist Father Killilea is pastor of St. Francis Parish in Kalaupapa, Hawaii.

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his is a column I suspected I may write some day, but never wanted to. It’s no secret that the beloved Msgr. Thomas J. Harrington died on June 30.

Since that painful day, so many words have been eloquently spoken by brother priests and myriad lay people whose lives the good monsignor touched.

I can’t add to what’s already been said about the priest, the man, the brother, the uncle, and the friend.

What I can add are some thoughts and anecdotes from our friendship and bond that was such a great gift to me and my family for nearly 20 years.

My life is so much more enriched having known him, and better yet, establishing a friendship that brought the two of us countless laughs, conversations, and maybe a tear or two along the way.

I met Msgr. Harrington not too long after I started working at The Anchor in 1996. The bond was immediate — perhaps because of the plethora of sports memorabilia I had in my office.

Like my pooch Igor when I come home from work, Msgr. Harrington’s ears pinned back when he realized he stumbled upon another Boston sports fanatic.

That was the beginning of weekly sports dialogues, of which I couldn’t possibly number. This relationship started much before the explosion of championships by Boston sports teams beginning in 2001-02 with the New England Patriots, so we had a great deal to discuss, complain about, and hope for.

My family and I would have the great fortune once in a while to attend a Sunday Mass celebrated by Msgr.

H. His homilies were always from the heart, not from notes, and always uplifting. My daughter Lauren liked to call him “Father Santa Claus,” because he was always so jolly. Ironically, she married Steve Reney, who was baptized by Msgr. H., and whose father was captain of the Fall River Fire Department. Nine degrees of separation I guess.

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This final DD Cup is for you, Tommy fee for him, and a strawberry-kiwi him as Tom. As the years passed the bond grew. Coolatta for me, with cream of course.

It was match play and whomever When Tom found out I liked to golf, that forged the already strong friend- won the most holes, won the beverage. When the season wound down, ship — one that will last eternally. we would play, for what we dubbed He asked if I was any good. I told him, “I like to golf.” We both laughed the DD Cup (not exactly the Claret Jug), representing that year’s chamand realized we would be the perfect pion golfer. duo out on the links.

Looking We started back, it came playing when out pretty he was still My View even. Also a member at From looking back, Hawthorne the Stands Tom wasn’t Country averse to givClub in New

By Dave Jolivet ing me some Bedford. advice while Despite being I was putting: legally blind, not able to operate a motor vehicle, he something along the lines like, “Gee, always took the wheel of the golf cart I’m not quite sure you have that lined up right.” He was playing those, as as we zipped around the hills, trees John Lennon sang, “mind games.” and lakes in the Whaling City. He Circumstances lead to our changcouldn’t follow the flight of his ball, ing venues to the Back Nine Club in which I did for him, and boy I could Lakeville. Having never played there have gotten away with some shebefore, Tom took over the shotgun nanigans there, but I was always the gentleman. But he could handle a golf seat and let me drive.

Our times on the golf course were cart as well as Dale Earnhart Jr. And precious to me, and I do believe to I told him, “Listen, if we crash at least you’re here to give me last rights.” We him as well. We shared many laughs and stories. We talked about sports, never crashed. about the Church, about the diocese, We couldn’t go out and play about family, about life. I always came without something on the line, and that something was always a medium, away from our nine-hole expeditions feeling better than when I went in. regular Dunkin’ Donuts iced cof-

I would go in to get his clubs when I picked him up, and brought them back in when I dropped him off.

He was always so grateful for such a simple gesture, and made sure he told me how thankful he was.

On this page, I’ve included a selfie with Tom, taken the last time we went out together. I asked if he wouldn’t mind, and said he believed this was his first selfie. I don’t know what made me take that picture, but I’m so glad I did. We didn’t even finish nine holes that day. The health battles he fought for so many years were beginning to take its toll.

After four or five holes I knew he was struggling. I got in the cart and said, “Why don’t we call it a day, OK?” Tom said OK but he also said he didn’t want to spoil my day. Tom Harrington couldn’t spoil any day.

There were times when circumstances in my life would overwhelm me some times and Tom would say just the right things to make me keep on plugging.

Tom died at Charlton Memorial Hospital while I was alone playing a round of golf at Back Nine.

Tom used to come by my office mostly every Thursday to chat. Last Thursday I went to see Tom — as he lie in state in St. Mary’s Cathedral. I got to squeeze his arm and whisper, “Good bye Tommy.”

A few years back Tom bought a couple of sleeves of golf balls with the Red Sox “B” and the stockings logo on them. He gave me some and he kept some. “These are only for putting,” he said. “I don’t want these ending up in a lake,” which we were both more than capable of doing. Those golf balls are now on the mantle in my office and our selfie is on my wall.

Tom got to see one more Patriots Super Bowl championship, the greatest game ever. His beloved Celtics made the playoffs, as did the Bruins.

And on the day he died, the Boston Red Sox overtook the New York Yankees for first place. How fitting.

Tommy Harrington was one of my best friends. I loved Tommy HarIn what may be the first, and possibly only selfie with Msgr. Tom Har- rington. I am going to miss Tommy rington, shows him and I prior to teeing off at the Back Nine Club in Harrington, and I’m going to miss Lakeville last summer. It was the last time we got to play a round to- Msgr. Harrington. gether after years of fun, laughter and conversation rolling up and down God grant you eternal rest pal. fairways and greens over the years . (Photo by Msgr. Tom Harrington and davejolivet@anchornews.org.

Dave Jolivet)

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in Heaven, God can apply those prayers to other souls who need them. What is purgatory then? According to the “Catechism of the Catholic Church,” Purgatory is the final purification of the elect, a purifying fire (1031). After responding to Lucia’s questions about deceased acquaintances, Our Blessed Mother asked the children: “Are you willing to offer yourselves to God and

bear all the sufferings He wills to send you, as an act of reparation for the sins by which He is offended, and of supplication for the conversion of sinners?” “Yes we are willing.” “Then you are going to have much to suffer, but the grace of God will be your comfort.”

We, too, can offer ourselves to God as victims of Divine love as Our Lady requested and so make atonement or reparation for the sins that offend

Diocese of Fall River TV Mass on WLNE Channel 6 July 16, 11:00 a.m.

Celebrant is Father Michael S. Racine, pastor of St. Bernard’s Parish in Assonet.

July 23, 11:00 a.m.

Celebrant is Father Anthony Szakaly, C.S.C., director of Campus Ministry at Stonehill College in Easton.

God and offer penances for the conversion of sinners. We are assured that in our sufferings the grace of God, His comforting support will be with us and will strengthen us because without His grace we could do nothing, as Jesus says, “He who abides in Me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from Me you can do nothing” ( Jn 15:5).

How beautiful it is that this grace of God comes through Mary. Then on her feast day the Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament opens her arms and enfolds the children in her light, where the children perceive the presence of their Eucharistic Lord: “Our Lady opened her hands for the first time communicating to us a light so intense that, as it streamed from her hands, its rays penetrated our hearts and the innermost depths of our souls, making us see ourselves in God, Who was that light, more clearly than we see ourselves in the best of mirrors. Then moved by an interior impulse that was also communicated to us, we fell on our knees, repeating in our hearts: ‘O Most Holy Trinity, I adore You! My God, my God, I love You in the Most Blessed Sacrament!’”

In her own reflection Lucia in “Calls, ” writes of this moment: “Hence, when the three little children saw themselves bathed in this Light, without understanding quite what they were saying, they were led to repeat: ‘O Most Holy Trinity, I adore You! My God, my God, I love You in the Most Blessed Sacrament!’ It was a supernatural impulse that accomplished in them what of themselves they were incapable of doing. It led them to believe in the real presence of God in the Eucharist. It is the gift of

faith that God grants to our soul with the Sacrament of Baptism” (p. 131). The Mother of God’s relationship to the Blessed Sacrament and to the Most Holy Trinity becomes manifest in this supernatural vision and the words the children are moved to pray. With this light and grace the three children resolved to offer many Rosaries and sacrifices to console the hearts of Jesus and Mary.

Years later, on Sept. 16, 1970 when Sister Lucia was a Carmelite nun she spoke of the efficacy of this Marian prayer she called the Holy Rosary the “epitome of the whole Gospel” in a letter to Mother Martins. She described the Rosary devotion as a most Trinitarian and Eucharistic prayer: “The prayer of the Rosary, after the Liturgy of the Most Holy Eucharist, is what most introduces us to the intimate mystery of the Most Holy Trinity and the Eucharist, what most brings us to the spirit of the mysteries of faith, hope and charity.” The Holy Rosary is therefore a prayer that brings the supernatural graces we need in our daily lives and helps us live contemplative active lives in union with Jesus and Mary.

In his encyclical, Redemptoris Mater, Pope John Paul II calls to mind the presence of Mary at the beginning of the Church: “She was present in the midst of [the faithful] as an exceptional witness to the mystery of Christ. The Church was assiduous in prayer with her, and at the same time contemplated her in the light of the Word made Man. And so it will always be” (n.

27). Only contemplation can go beyond that which our words can signify or suggest. With the help of the Holy Rosary we contemplate the face of Christ through the Immaculate

Heart of Mary, penetrating to the heart of the Trinitarian mystery of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament.

After a few moments, Our Lady spoke again: “Pray the Rosary every day, in order to obtain peace for the world, and the end of the war.” Then she began to rise serenely, going up towards the east, until she disappeared in the immensity of space.

One hundred years later, if we allow the loving appeals of our Heavenly mother to echo in our souls, we will continue to obtain from her the graces we need to worthily prepare our souls to adore, receive, and thank Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament. Mary will dispose us to offer worthy reparation entreating from the Hearts of Jesus and Mary the conversion of sinners and consoling their Hearts. Let us be grateful for so beautiful and loving a mother by obeying her directive to pray the Holy Rosary daily. By responding we can cooperate with Jesus and Mary to save sinners, bring peace to the world, our souls and help end the crisis of faith and confusion that besets the world today. Our Lady of Fatima extends a most urgent invitation to each of us. How few are those who ardently aspire to Heaven and who listen to her plea and put it into practice.

Let us allow Mary to help make us worthy of Heaven.

We will crown Our Lady with many crowns of roses by daily meditating on the mysteries of the most Holy Rosary so as to cooperate with her to obtain the conversion of sinners while she, in turn, help us imitate the virtues the mysteries of the Holy Rosary contain, and obtain what they promise through Christ Our Lord.

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T

he final words I spoke to the candidates of Christian Leadership Institute were, “Your mission has just begun. Now what are you going to do about it?”

As the director of this year’s CLI experience, I had the honor of participating in the closing ceremony for our 2017 graduates. Seated in the audience, as CLI grads conducted their own closing ceremony, I reflected on the week that we had just spent together. On Friday afternoon, these young people gathered as strangers, not knowing what to expect from each other or from the team.

They bid farewell to their parents and began a process that would most likely foster their leadership potential and heighten their awareness of leadership and ministerial roles and responsibilities as Catholic evangelizing disciples.

Every CLI begins with a reading from Paul’s Letter to Timothy. As we know from scripture, Paul went from town to town sharing the message with everyone. Before he left each town, however, he always left behind a new teacher, someone whom he had enabled as a minister, an elder who was respected as a leader in the community. But in one town, he could not find such an elder, so he called a young man named Timothy. This young Timothy became the first youth leader of the New Testament. As Paul continued his ministry in other towns, he supported Timothy through let16

For and About Our Church Youth They have gone the distance ters. Here is part of Paul’s living and service. CLI message sent to Timothy, participants were chal“Let no one look down lenged to use their skills upon you because you are and talents in planning young, but be an example sessions for specific porto all in speech and tions of the daily probehavior, in love, faithful- gram: morning wakeness and purity. Devote up, morning and night your attention to the pub- prayer, meal blessings, lic reading of the Scripdaily Liturgy and evening tures, to teaching and to socials. Despite this full prayer. Do not neglect schedule, there was still the Spiritual gifts you possess, which were given to you through the laying on of hands by the elders as a body. Make these

By Deacon matters the most Frank Lucca important things in your life, so that your progress may be seen by all. Keep time for relaxation and strong in them, with a recreation which provided close watch on yourself the opportunity to build and your teaching, for by a strong, vibrant comdoing so you will further munity. Candidates were your own Salvation and encouraged to reflect each that of the people who day and to consider what listen to you.” Before the materials presented he left, Paul designated and their own experiences Timothy as leader and tell them about themteacher by laying his selves, their gifts, skills, hands on Timothy. This and their faith and comis a powerful message and munity identity. the basis of what CLI is Now as we return the all about. graduates of CLI 2017 to With the message of their parents and parishTimothy in mind, the es, we thank God for the elders of the CLI comgift of these young people munity, the team, worked in our diocese. We have with the candidates prepared and challenged throughout the weekthem to go out and make long experience. Daily a difference in the world. sessions focused on the We hope and pray that art of leadership; commu- their schools, churches nication skills, leadership and communities have styles, group dynamics welcomed them back with and planning skills. Other open arms and will supsessions explore variport them in their continous aspects of Catholic ued development as leadChristian discipleship, ers. They are a treasure and how that is embodthat has been discovered. ied through prayer and Let not the treasure be Liturgy, moral decisionwasted nor squandered. making, Sacramental Let us continue to invest

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Be Not Afraid

in this treasure.

May the elders of the communities, our parents, our priests, our teachers, reach out to these and all young people — not just with lip service but with action.

They can and should be lectors, special ministers of Holy Communion, catechists, youth ministers, in the choir and on the parish council. They can and should be involved in every ministry of the parish — not just youth group.

They should be an integral part of every parish and included in every aspect of parish life. They should be asked and consulted on all things that affect them. I have heard too often the statement, “Where are the young people? Why aren’t they in church?

Why do they disappear after Confirmation?” The answer to these questions is our challenge as elders.

They are the Church of today, not tomorrow.

I had the privilege of being invited to attend the Convocation of Catholic Leaders in Orlando last week along with our bishop and 10 other delegates from our diocese. Throughout the four-day convocation, much was discussed much about the transition from youth to young adult in the Church. In fact, next year, Pope Francis has called for a synod on Young People, The Faith, And Vocational Discernment.

In one particular session, we discussed some

possible action steps in encouraging our young people to continue to grow as disciples through the rest of their lives.

Here are a few that were proposed: Love them and have confidence in their abilities, be clear with Catholic doctrine and Catholic teachings, get them involved in all aspects of Church life, grow their leadership skills, and invest resources and options for the young.

I believe that CLI does these, but it is only one small part of the solution.

We still have a long way to go!

May we continue encourage the young to develop their gifts and talents and to exercise their leadership potential now. Our world, our Church will be better for it.

To paraphrase the CLI theme song, “Don’t look back — stay on track — don’t accept defeat. It will be an uphill slope but don’t lose hope — till you go the distance, and your journey is complete!” Congratulations to the graduates of CLI 2017.

Anchor columnist Frank Lucca is a permanent deacon in the diocese of Fall River, a youth minister at St. Dominic’s Parish in Swansea, and a campus minister at UMass Dartmouth. He is married to his wife of 38 years, Kristine, and the father of two daughters and their husbands, and three grandsons. So blessed!

Comments, ideas or suggestions? Please email him at DeaconFrankLucca@ comcast.net.

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Pre-kindergarten students at Our Lady of Lourdes School in Taunton recently enjoyed a fire safety visit from Firefighter Larry.

Kindergarten students from St. James-St John School in New Bedford went to Buttonwood Zoo in that town, shortly before the school year ended.

The kindergarten students at Holy Family-Holy Name School in New Bedford culminated their year-long religion lessons with a “Buzzing Religion Bee.” Four teams competed in a question-and-answer format and had lots of fun. Pictured are the champs: Anna, Wyatt, Solia, Sophie, Naliyah, Christopher, and Amaya.

St. Mary-Sacred Heart School in North Attleboro recently recognized 10 eighth-graders and 22 sixth-graders for achieving average or aboveaverage grades in this year’s Scholastic Challenge, a national competition for middle school students in those grades. Students had one hour to attempt to answer 100 questions in the areas of general knowledge in language, literature, geography, history, science and mathematics.

The 32 students scored at or above the national average and received a certificate for the achievement. SMSH was very proud to have the Massachusetts State Champions for 2017 who received a trophy for scoring the highest grade in the state: Jacob Leighton shown here with his trophy and the other commended students.

The Greater New Bedford Catholic schools recently held their track meet at Cushman Park in Fairhaven. All the schools sent teams to compete and cheer each other on. Beautiful weather helped everyone have a great time.

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Coyle & Cassidy High School student artists recently participated in the Memory Project, a program that invites American high school art teachers and their students to create portraits for youth around the world who have faced substantial challenges, such as neglect, abuse, loss of parents, violence, and extreme poverty. Over the past 11 years, CC students have created portraits for children and young people in countries including Ghana, Thailand, India, Honduras and Ecuador. This year’s portrait recipients are from Tanzania. Students in advanced art classes are invited to participate and are randomly assigned a subject for their portrait. Class time is allotted for work on the portraits, which can be completed in the medium of the artist’s choice. Sixteen completed portraits were sent to the Memory Project offices to be handdelivered to their subjects in Tanzania. By the end of summer, students from the Taunton school will receive a video chronicling the delivery of their artwork in Africa.

Young adults invited to attend Pro-Life Boot Camp July 27-30

EASTON — For the seventh year, the diocesan Pro-Life Apostolate Office is offering to young people of high school age a Pro-Life Boot Camp, and once again on the campus of Stonehill College in Easton from July 27-30.

Participants will experience inspiring speakers, prayerful witness, and the Sacraments — all with fellowship and lots of fun thrown in, including a soccer match with Bishop

Edgar M. da Cunha, S.D.V. The Pro-Life Boot Camp has become one of the best opportunities for young people to become involved in the Pro-Life youth movement. Junior staff (ages 18-20) and chaperones (ages 21+) are also needed.

To register to attend or to get additional information contact the Pro-Life Apostolate at 508-6751311 or by e-mail: pla@ plrachel.com.

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Youth and young adults: Let your voices be heard — Complete the survey for the 2018 Synod on Young People

Pope Francis wants to find a better way for the Church to accompany young people in their journey to “discover their plan for life and realize it with joy,” and has dedicated the upcoming 15th Synod of Bishops to this important pastoral task. The synod, to take place in October 2018, is themed Young People, the Faith, and Vocational Discernment.

To prepare for the synod, the Vatican has launched an online survey with 53 mostly multiple-choice questions divided into sections addressing areas such as life choices, religion, attitudes, influences, etc. It also asks which topics are most urgent for the Church

to address.

Now, Pope Francis and synod planners want to hear from youth and young adults around the world — including young people in the Fall River Diocese — as part of the synod’s consultation process.

As stated in its introduction, the goal of the survey is to provide those who are from 16 to 29 years of age with “the opportunity to communicate, express and recount who you are and what you want to say about yourself.”

Youth and young adults within that age group are strongly encouraged to complete the survey. To do so, follow the link below; It will bring up a page in

Italian. Please click on the drop down menu in the upper right-hand corner and choose your language. https://surveysynod2018.glauco. it/limesurvey/index. php/147718 To learn more on the 2018 Synod: Young People, the Faith, and Vocational Discernment, visit the Diocese of Fall River website at fallriverdiocese.org, click on the “Young Adults: Please take this survey,” box and click on the links for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops; the Pope’s Letter to Young People (Vatican); and/ or the Preparatory Document for the 15th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops (Vatican).

CLI continues to educate, encourage Catholic youth leaders

a good mindset to have the confidence to do something like this.”

Pereira has enjoyed the small workshops being run

by CLI grads from last year, and feels the small groups support better communication. Each task was done with time limits in place “so we were taught to be focused on tasks, and we were able to focus on what we needed to get done, focus on our communication skills, and be aware of what we’re saying and try to incorporate all of these ideas,” she said.

“It’s helped me recognize my

Learning to follow as well as lead was a lesson continued from page two he learned when his group acknowledges his newlymade it easier here. They had that about 30 young people had to plan the Liturgy on learned time management good advice to bring along, attend CLI every year, and the first day, an endeavor skills will come in handy: depending on how much that clearly the word has Soliday admits “was kind of “In high school I was a time we had. They said task gotten out that CLI is a chaotic,” but said that they procrastinator, so this has and maintenance, and I’m “unique, fun and uplifting learned as the days went helped me focus on getmore of a maintenance week” for the youth to gain on to better work on comting my work done on time. person, talking to people skills that will last them a munication, and that when With all the planning we and making sure they feel lifetime. the talent show planning do, you can’t just sit back good about something, and “CLI is not a retreat rolled around, it went much and let it happen. We have making sure they get things — although it bears some smoother. to plan stuff in the morning done.” likeness to one,” said Lucca.

Father Cabral credits CLI to do stuff at night.”

Doing group work helps “CLI is a process of leadwill helping create a system “The high school-aged bring them closer, and each ership skill development of friendships that youth youth who come from workshop is designed so that helping to form Christian from around the diocese throughout the diocese, from everyone has a leadership disciples. The skills that our would never experience. each of the five deaneries, are role at one point. Hoffmeis- young people learn at CLI Along with learning new being trained to be leaders leadership skills, each youth for their parishes, schools, has the opportunity to hone and communities,” said Fahis or her creativity, become ther Cabral. “They not only more open to their parish learn leadership skills such members and community, as leadership styles, comand become the future leadmunication, group dynamics, ers of the Fall River Diocese. and consensus-seeking, but “As Deacon Frank Lucca, they also have hands-on exsays, ‘CLI is not a retreat, perience. After their first 24 it is a process,’” said Father hours in which they see the Cabral. “The purpose of a adult team execute the variretreat is usually to get away ous activities, the youth are from one’s normal life to then empowered to brainreconnect with God through storm, plan, and execute all prayer, recollection and of the CLI activities from Sacraments. While CLI has wake-up and warm-up exmany elements of a retreat, ercises, to prayer, Mass, meal like Mass and prayer, its purgraces and environment, and Father Jeffrey Cabral, pointing, engages in a discussion with attendees of the recent six- pose is a leadership-seminar, day CLI event, a leadership training experience held at Cathedral Camp in East Freetown. even social gatherings. And where we expect the youth you know what? They are all to learn, to grow, and to use involved, highly participate ter added she will bring would be very helpful to any own strengths.” their skills not only during at Mass, and are engaging in what she’s learned to group parish that is beginning or Aiden Soliday, 15, and the CLI week, but also to all activities. The youth are projects at her school, as well continuing a youth ministry student at Bishop Feehan help organize and plan the respectful, gregarious and as the student council. As for program. Every skill we help High School in Attleboro, upcoming Diocesan Youth desirous to learn.” those who may be sitting on develop at CLI can be used said that Our Lady of Convention in March 2018.

Ashlinn Hoffmeister, 16, the fence about their attend- in the future. The skills and Mount Carmel Parish in “When I did CLI as a is heading into her junior ing CLI? leadership training are not Seekonk gathered a group of high school student in the year at St. John Paul II High “Do it,” said Hoffmeister. much different than what youth together to talk about summer of 1990, I found School in Hyannis, said “There are a lot of kids who many major corporations attending CLI, and Soliday the week to be an aweshe attended CLI on the came and who were very shy provide their staff.” decided to attend. inspiring week of learning, recommendation of Father at first, and the minute you Alyssa Pereira, 16, is head“I thought it would be bonding and prayer. I used David Frederici, chaplain at get here they bring you in a ing into her senior year at fun. I really enjoy the Masses the leadership skills that I the high school, and some room full of other kids who Bishop Stang High School because students run them. learned at CLI at my home of her friends who had also don’t know other people, and in North Dartmouth. She at- Even if you don’t come as a parish, at school, and even attended. you get to know each other tended a Yes! retreat, and was religious person, it definitely beyond. Now, as a priest “We’ve been learning really well. By the end of the encouraged to attend CLI. grows on you while you’re and team member, I return well with others, even if it’s first day we were all really “Yes! encouraged me here,” he said. “I came here to teach and share with the a bunch of leaders in one good friends.” because it was more of a thinking I was a leader, and youth, as they give me (and group. We learn to calm Deacon Frank Lucca, Spiritual retreat than this that everyone here would be the entire diocese) much down and share ideas,” said campus minister at UMass (CLI), which is more of a a leader; I’ve learned that to hope and joy not only for Hoffmeister. “I learned that Dartmouth and director leadership and activity-based be a leader, you have to be the future of the Diocese of I’m not that bad at public of CLI, has been part of retreat,” explained Pereira. “I a follower. I’m working on Fall River, but also for the speaking. They definitely CLI since 2001. He said feel like Yes! really gave me that.” present Church!”

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Beloved monsignor, chaplain, counselor, friend dies at age 78 continued from page five

ed, referring to what Msgr.

Harrington chimed after returning from celebrating a Mass, coming back from “monkey bars,” (his rehab), a round of golf, or a Bishop Connolly High School sporting event.

“Now,” continued Father Canuel, “The Father is saying ‘Home again, welcome My son, welcome home.’

“There was no greater fan of Cougar sports (Bishop Connolly High School), the Red Sox, Patriots Bruins, Celtics and most recently the New England Revolution.

“It’s no longer painful for Msgr. Harrington to take a breath, and maybe now he’ll be able to play the saxophone like John Coltrane.

“Home again.”

Msgr. Harrington was an avid fan of local professional sports teams and an enthusiastic golfer. In retirement, he learned to play the saxophone, reflecting his love of music and as therapy for pulmonary illness.

Msgr. Harrington published, “A Call To Serve,” a memoir of his experiences as a fire chaplain as well as meditations on the “12 Steps” Spirituality. He has published several canonical articles in The Jurist, The Catholic Lawyer and Studia Canonica.

Msgr. Harrington spent many happy years in retirement at the Cardinal Medeiros Residence attached to Bishop Connolly High School. He assisted at local parishes and at the diocesan Tribunal roughly once a week.

Two of his brother priests and fellow residents at Cardinal Medeiros Residence shared their thoughts with The Anchor.

“Well, we’ve been friends 20

for a long, long time,” said Father Thomas L. Rita. “In fact, I first met him when I was a young seminarian and he was an old seminarian. Being ordained within the year, and I still had seven-and-a-half years to keep waiting. I remember we met at the Port Authority in New York — we took the same bus to come back to New Bedford. He came from Washington, D.C., and I came from Louisville, Ky. “Not too long after my ordination, I was asked by him and Bishop Cronin to get involved in the marriage work in the Tribunal and we’ve worked on that together right up until now, all these years. That goes back to 1974.

“He was at every meal here — morning, noon and night — and he was the clarion. He gave us all the news and he was always in good spirits.”

“In the end, the last meal he had here I was sitting next to him. There were only a couple of guys sitting at the table, and I could see he was struggling and needed to get up to his room to the oxygen. It was that night, during the night, that he called the rescue squad. But he never complained. He expected 13 years ago that he was only going to last a year or two. He had been going to regular physical therapy, which he called ‘monkey bars.’

“He took up the saxophone so he could expand the wind in his lungs as well. Every afternoon we heard that saxophone at 4:00, so if you were napping it woke you up! At Christmas, he’d be out in the front hall (of the residence) as people arrived, and he was tooting away

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and, my goodness, you couldn’t hear yourself talk!

But he was always funny and cheerful, never down or never gloomy. He had a great interest in local and national politics as well. He just never gave up.

“His interest in the fire department goes back to when he was a child. His grandfather was a firefighter and he always loved it and hung around with the firefighters where he lived in New Bedford. His house was almost across the street from the fire department, which was near St. Lawrence’s Church.

“What he did for this diocese as chancellor, in those years when Bishop Cronin was still bishop, he did Catholic Charities work for a number of years — he never got lazy. His work in the tribunal is legend, it really is. He’d chat with you guys, then he’d do a case and I’d get it and I’d judge it.

“We’re all going to miss him, there’s no question.

He’s one of the finest priests in the history of my knowledge of the diocese, really. He was just an extraordinary guy.”

Father Edward E. Correia said, “He was just so present. I mean, in the residence, you’d go through a day and there’s something he used to do all the time or something he would say — we miss him already.

He never, ever, ever complained. With all of his medical problems, and all his medical situations — even on the day he was dying. I went to see him and he said: ‘Well, that’s the way it is.’ He never, ever complained. He always had a smile and it was unbelievable.

“He lived at the Cardinal Medeiros Residence for

13 years. He went over in 2004, so he was there 13 years. I know the staff there feels so bad about losing him.

“There was a seminarian

who came to visit recently and I pointed (Msgr. Harrington) out to him and I said: ‘You’re meeting one of the greats of our diocese Continued on page 21

Msgr. Thomas J. Harrington was quick with a smile and enjoyed life. Top photo, the monsignor, when pastor at St. Joseph’s Parish in Taunton playing hoops with young parishioners; middle, at his beloved Fenway Park in Boston; and bottom, ready for merriment at a Christmas gathering. Bishop Edgar M. da Cunha, S.D.V., at Msgr. Harrington’s funeral said, “Jesus said, ‘I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete.’ Msgr. Harrington brought joy to so many people.

His mission is not over. He will be praying for us and interceding for us.” (Anchor file photos)

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right here.’”

Chorbishop Joseph F. Kaddo, pastor of St. Anthony of Desert Parish, Fall River, another of the monsignor’s dear friends told The Anchor, “Msgr.

Harrington would often replace me when I was out of town at St. Anthony’s. As a matter of fact, one of the last Masses he celebrated was there on June 25. One of the beautiful hymns we sing in Arabic he loved, and the choir knew he was going to be the main celebrant and they sang it at the end of the Liturgy.

Then he came out and greeted all the people, and when he went back into the church the choir stayed and they played it for him again and he was so jovial! He was so happy! He enjoyed coming over to fill in for me.

“As a lot of my brother priests have said, he was a true, good friend. He was a priests’ priest. He was so unassuming.”

Father Jay T. Maddock, pastor of Holy Name Parish in Fall River often attended sporting events with Msgr. Harrington and was a great companion of his. He told The Anchor, “I first met him when I was 13. My father had gotten sick with cancer, so he was out of work. We had a big family, so the St. Vincent’s people at my parish in Mansfield asked my mother if a couple of the boys would like to go to summer camp. So me and my brother went to St. Vincent de Paul Camp. That was in 1962 and Msgr. Harrington was a seminarian at the time and he was the head counselor at the camp. And that whole experience was one of the reasons I thought about the priesthood, because I got to know the counselors — and they were all seminar-

ians — and then I ended up working there a couple of summers in the kitchen.

So I was actually at Msgr.

Harrington’s ordination in 1964 — I think it was the first ordination I ever went to.

“After I was ordained, the bishop asked me to go back and study canon law, so then I started working at the diocesan Tribunal, so I worked with Msgr.

Harrington all those years while he was running it.

He was always available and always helpful to me.

“Then he and I, for several years, back when the Boston Red Sox did spring training in Winter Haven, Fla., we would go down for spring training. We had some great trips and lots of laughs, as you can imagine.

I still go every year for two weeks, down to Fort Myers.

“He was a great friend, obviously a great priest, a great role model and mentor. He was always cheerful and he really had a great outlook on life. He was born of a strong faith and he never let anything overwhelm him.

“He retired 13 years ago because of health issues, but look at the retirement he had! He was busier than most people who are considered ‘active.’ He remained faithful to the Tribunal, he was always meeting with people at the Cardinal Medeiros Residence, he would still run out to fires, he helped celebrate Masses — but my perception was that he did it pretty much on a schedule that worked for him in terms of his health, because he worked to take care pretty good care of himself.

Of course, everyone knows he played the saxophone and he would go do rehab on the ‘monkey bars.’ Only he would make light of something like that. He reached out to so many

people and he touched the whole spectrum of life — from the healthiest to the sickest, from the richest to the poorest — and everyone in between. He just had that gift.”

Msgr. Harrington was the brother of the late Atty.

Edward J. Harrington and Ann E. Callanan. He is survived by sisters Mary T. Cain of Framingham and Esther F. Gillis of Katy, Texas and many beloved nieces, nephews, grandnieces and grand-nephews.

Msgr. Harrington was transferred to St. Mary’s Cathedral from New Bedford on July 6 with a Fall River Fire Department escort, where he lie in state accompanied by a Fire Department guard.

Msgr. Harrington’s body was returned to New Bedford atop FRFD Engine 12, where burial followed in St. Mary’s Cemetery in that city.

Remembrances may be made to the Fallen Firefighters Scholarship Fund, c/o Roger St. Martin, 140 Commerce Drive, Fall River, Mass., 02722.

Contributing to this story were Saunders-Dwyer Funeral Home in New Bedford, Kenneth J. Souza, and Dave Jolivet.

The cover photo shows Fall River Fire Department personnel who served as pall-bearers loading Msgr. Harrington’s casket onto Engine 12 to take him to his final resting place at St. Mary’s Cemetery in New Bedford. The inset shows the monsignor’s fire gear and a fire bell which tolled at the end of his funeral Mass. The ringing of the bell represents the end of the emergency and the return to quarters, and is three rings of the bell, three times. Representatives of the fire department also recited the Firefighter’s Prayer at the Mass.

Jeffrey A. Ozug, brother of Father John Ozug

WARWICK, R.I. — Jeffrey A. Ozug, 54, passed away suddenly June 25 at Kent Hospital in Warwick, R.I. He was born in Fall River to the late John S. and Helen (Garcia) Ozug. He is survived by two siblings: Father John C. Ozug of Fall River and Elizabeth A. Wright (late husband Matthew) of West Warwick, R.I. and several loving extended family and friends.

Ozug was a successful regional sales manager for Cast Lighting of Hawthorne, N.J. His territory included all of New England, New York and previously the Carolina’s to Florida.

Prior to this position he was president and CFO of the International Pottery Alliance of Somerset, which allowed him to travel extensively throughout the world. He made the best out of his travels and took

advantage of enjoying the various cuisines and cultures of: Malaysia, Thailand, Italy, Australia, Germany, China, Indonesia and several others.

He was notorious for his all-around sports knowledge and was no doubt a New England Sports fan. He enjoyed boating on the Sakonnet River, through Mount Hope Bay into Block Island sound. He enjoyed fishing, golfing and dining out.

Ozug brought his infectious smile and humor wherever he went, always seen while spending time with friends and family.

A Funeral Mass was celebrated at St. Mary’s Church in West Warwick on June 30. Burial followed in Notre Dame Cemetery, Fall River.

Carpenter-Jenks Funeral Home & Crematory, West Warwick, was in charge of the arrangements.

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Around the Diocese The St. Vincent de Paul Society, located at 141 Washington Street in Taunton, will be having a yard sale on Saturday, July 22 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The sale will include clothes, Christmas gifts and various other items. The yard sale will be in the pantry section and all are welcome.

St. John Neumann Women’s Guild, located at 157 Middleboro Road in East Freetown, invites all to its One Day Only Barn Sale being held in the parish barn on July 22 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., rain or shine! The Barn Sale has a large variety of items available to choose from, and the prices can’t be beat!

St. John Neumann Parish is hosting a series of silent, outdoor retreats that introduces participants to the writings and life of one saint or master in the Catholic tradition. “A Day of Silence with the Masters” takes place on the church grounds, 157 Middleboro Road in East Freetown, on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Retreats will be dedicated to Julian of Norwich (August 12) and St. Bernard of Clairvaux (October 14). The days begin at the camp house with an introduction to the master and an opening prayer or reading. Participants are then invited to silently move among outdoor stations to reflect on the posted readings from the master. Lunch is on one’s own, although the group gathers for midday prayer and a brief discussion at 1 p.m. and then goes back into silence until 3:30 p.m. All are invited to attend the regular 4 p.m. Mass at St. John Neumann Church if desired. Beverages are provided, but participants should bring a bag lunch. For more information, contact Karen Howard at 508-947-0193 or email klhoward@aol.com.

The 71st Annual Martha’s Vineyard Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby this past fall offered a prize for the largest fish caught from a kayak. Margaret Mayhew Pénicaud caught a 23.58-pound striped bass and won a 15.5-foot motorized Bass Yak fishing kayak, which she has donated as a prize in a benefit raffle to help the children of Haiti. Pénicaud has been assisting Haiti since 1997 and is founder of Little Children of Mary, a tax-exempt, charitable organization which is home to the Martha’s Vineyard Fish Farm Haiti Project. Chances are $25 each and 100 percent of the proceeds will benefit the children of Haiti. The drawing is set for July 29, and the raffle chances are available online at www.fishfarmhaiti.org or by mailing a check made out to “Fish Farm Haiti” and to P.O. Box 1803, Vineyard Haven, Mass., 02568.

Bishop Robert Reed, a priest of the Archdiocese of Boston and president of the CatholicTV Network, will speak at Christ the King Parish hall in Mashpee on July 31 at 7 p.m.

The topic will be “From Fulton to Francis: Communication and Encounter.” For more information visit christthekingparish.com.

A Holy Hour will be held every Monday (with the exception of holy days or holidays) beginning at 7 p.m. at Holy Name Church, 709 Hanover Street in Fall River. It will include Benediction and Confession (once a month) and every week will feature the Rosary, Novena, and prayers for vocations to the priesthood will be recited along with a short meditation. All are welcome.

The Diocesan Marriage Preparation Program needs more team couples — newly-married and veterans (age is not a consideration) who would like to enrich their Marriage while helping engaged couples prepare for their lifetime together.

The diocesan Marriage Preparation program meets in three locations: Mansfield, Dartmouth and Harwich on Cape Cod. In each location there is a team of volunteers that facilitate three to five sessions per year. If you are interested in serving in this ministry, contact Claire McManus at 508-678-2828, extension 19 or email her at cmcmanus@dfrcs.org.

To submit an event for consideration in The Anchor’s “Around the Diocese” listing, send the information by email to kensouza@anchornews.org

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Eucharistic Adoration in the Diocese Acushnet — Eucharistic Adoration takes place at St. Francis Xavier Parish on Monday from 9:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.; Tuesday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.; and Saturday from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Evening prayer and Benediction is held Monday through Wednesday at 6:30 p.m.

ASSONET — Beginning September 14, St. Bernard’s Parish will have Eucharistic Adoration every Monday from 9:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. The Blessed Sacrament will be exposed on the altar at the conclusion of 9 a.m. Mass and the church will be open all day, concluding with evening prayer and Benediction at 6:30 p.m.

ATTLEBORO — Eucharistic Adoration takes place in the Adoration Chapel at St. Vincent de Paul Parish, 71 Linden Street, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily.

ATTLEBORO — The National Shrine of Our Lady of La Salette holds Eucharistic Adoration in the Shrine Church every Saturday from 1 to 4 p.m. through November 17.

ATTLEBORO — There is a weekly time of Eucharistic Adoration Wednesdays from 7-9 p.m. at St. John the Evangelist Church on North Main Street.

Brewster — Eucharistic Adoration takes place in the La Salette Chapel in the lower level of Our Lady of the Cape Church, 468 Stony Brook Road, on First Fridays beginning at noon until 7:45 a.m. First Saturday, concluding with Benediction and concluding with Mass at 8 a.m. buzzards Bay — Eucharistic Adoration takes place at St. Margaret Church, 141 Main Street, Monday through Saturday, from 6:30 to 8 a.m.; and every first Friday from noon to 8 a.m. on Saturday.

East Freetown — Eucharistic Adoration takes place at St. John Neumann Church every Monday (excluding legal holidays) 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. in the Our Lady, Mother of All Nations Chapel. (The base of the bell tower).

EAST TAUNTON — Eucharistic Adoration takes place in the chapel at Holy Family Parish Center, 438 Middleboro Avenue, Monday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. On First Fridays, Eucharistic Adoration takes place at Holy Family Church, 370 Middleboro Avenue, from 8:30 a.m. until 7:45 p.m.

FAIRHAVEN — St. Mary’s Church, Main St., has Eucharistic Adoration every Wednesday from 8:30-11:30 a.m. in the Chapel of Reconciliation, with Benediction at 11:30 a.m. Also, there is a First Friday Mass each month at 7 p.m., followed by a Holy Hour with Eucharistic Adoration. Refreshments follow.

FALL RIVER — St. Anthony of Padua Church, on the corner of Bedford and Sixteenth streets, has Eucharistic Adoration accompanied by music and prayer every first Wednesday of the month from 6-7 p.m.

FALL RIVER — St. Bernadette’s Church, 529 Eastern Ave., has continuous Eucharistic Adoration from 8 a.m. on Thursday until 8 a.m. on Saturday.

FALL RIVER — St. Anthony of the Desert Church, 300 North Eastern Avenue, has Eucharistic Adoration Mondays and Tuesdays from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.

FALL RIVER — Holy Name Church, 709 Hanover Street, has Eucharistic Adoration Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. in the Our Lady of Grace Chapel.

FALL RIVER — Good Shepherd Parish has Eucharistic Adoration every Friday following the 8 a.m. Mass and concluding with 3 p.m. Benediction in the Daily Mass Chapel. A bilingual holy hour takes place from 2 to 3 p.m. Park behind the church and enter the back door of the connector between the church and the rectory.

FALL RIVER — St. Joseph’s Church has a Holy Hour every Tuesday from 6-7 p.m., with Benediction at 6:45 p.m.

FALL RIVER — St. Michael’s Church has Eucharistic Adoration every Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., with Benediction at 5:30 p.m.

Falmouth — St. Patrick’s Church has Eucharistic Adoration each First Friday following the 7 a.m. Mass, with Benediction at 4:30 p.m.

HYANNIS — St. Francis Xavier Parish in Hyannis, 347 South Street, Hyannis, has Eucharistic Adoration from noon to 3 p.m., daily Monday through Friday.

MANSFIELD — St. Mary’s Parish, 330 Pratt Street, has Eucharistic Adoration every First Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., with Benediction at 5:45 p.m.

MASHPEE — Christ the King Parish, Route 151 and Job’s Fishing Road has 8:30 a.m. Mass every First Friday with special intentions for Respect Life, followed by 24 hours of Eucharistic Adoration in the Chapel, concluding with Benediction Saturday morning followed immediately by an 8:30 Mass.

NEW BEDFORD — Eucharistic Adoration is held every Thursday, with Confessions, from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Our Lady of Guadalupe at St. James Church. Please use the side entrance.

NEW BEDFORD — There is a daily holy hour from 5:15-6:15 p.m. Monday through Thursday at St. Anthony of Padua Church, 1359 Acushnet Avenue. It includes Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, Liturgy of the Hours, recitation of the Rosary, and the opportunity for Confession.

NEW BEDFORD — St. Lawrence Martyr Parish, 565 County Street, holds Eucharistic Adoration in the side chapel Fridays from 7:30-11:45 a.m. ending with a simple Benediction NORTH DARTMOUTH — Eucharistic Adoration takes place at St. Julie Billiart Church, 494 Slocum Road, every Tuesday from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., ending with Benediction. The Sacrament of Reconciliation is available at this time.

NORTH DIGHTON — Eucharistic Adoration takes place every Wednesday following 8:00 a.m. Mass and concludes with Benediction at 5 p.m. Eucharistic Adoration also takes place every First Friday at St. Nicholas of Myra Church, 499 Spring Street following the 8 a.m. Mass, ending with Benediction at 6 p.m. The Rosary is recited Monday through Friday from 7:30 to 8 a.m.

NORTH EASTON — A Holy Hour for Families including Eucharistic Adoration is held every Friday from 3-4 p.m. at The Father Peyton Center, 518 Washington Street.

NORTH EASTON — Eucharistic Adoration takes place at Immaculate Conception Church Chapel on the first Wednesday of the month beginning after the 8:30 a.m. Mass, until 6:40 p.m. Those wishing to make a monthly commitment can sign up on the parish website at www.icceaston.org or call the parish office at 508-238-3232.

ORLEANS — St. Joan of Arc Parish, 61 Canal Road, has Eucharistic Adoration every First Friday starting after the 8 a.m.

Mass and ending with Benediction at 11:45 a.m. The Sacrament of the Sick is also available immediately after the 8 a.m. Mass.

SEEKONK ­— Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Parish has perpetual Eucharistic Adoration seven days a week, 24 hours a day in the chapel at 984 Taunton Avenue. For information call 508-336-5549.

Taunton — Eucharistic Adoration takes place every Tuesday at St. Anthony Church, 126 School Street, following the 8 a.m. Mass with prayers including the Chaplet of Divine Mercy for vocations, concluding at 6 p.m. with Chaplet of St. Anthony and Benediction. Recitation of the Rosary for peace is prayed Monday through Saturday at 7:30 a.m. prior to the 8 a.m. Mass.

Taunton — Adoration of the Most Blessed Sacrament takes place every First Friday at Annunciation of the Lord, 31 First Street. Exposition begins following the 8 a.m. Mass. The Blessed Sacrament will be exposed, and Adoration will continue throughout the day. Confessions are heard from 4:15 to 4:45 p.m. Rosary and Benediction begin at 5 p.m.

WAREHAM — Eucharistic Adoration at St. Patrick’s Church takes place 9 a.m. Thursday through 7 p.m. Friday. Adoration is held in our Adoration Chapel in the lower Parish Hall. ~ PERPETUAL EUCHARISTIC ADORATION ~

East Sandwich — The Corpus Christi Parish Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Chapel is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week at 324 Quaker Meeting House Road, East Sandwich. Use the Chapel entrance on the side of the church.

NEW BEDFORD — Our Lady’s Chapel, 600 Pleasant Street, offers Eucharistic Adoration seven days a week, 24 hours a day. For information call 508-996-8274.

SEEKONK ­— Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish has perpetual Eucharistic Adoration seven days a week, 24 hours a day in the chapel at 984 Taunton Avenue. For information call 508-336-5549.

WEST HARWICH — Our Lady of Life Perpetual Adoration Chapel at Holy Trinity Parish, 246 Main Street (Rte. 28), holds perpetual Eucharistic Adoration. We are a regional chapel serving all of the surrounding parishes.

All are invited to sign up to cover open hours. For open hours, or to sign up call 508-430-4716.

Vatican calls on bishops to prevent Eucharistic abuse in their dioceses

Vatican City (CNA/EWTN News) — In a new letter to bishops, the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments denounced abuses against the Eucharist and “lack of respect in the Sacred sphere,” and reiterated existing norms regarding the Eucharist at Mass.

The letter, issued at the request of Pope Francis, reminds bishops of the norms concerning the Eucharist matter indicated in the Code of Canon Law and the Roman Missal, and explained in the Instruction Redemptionis Sacramentum of this Congregation of March 25, 2004.

According to those norms, “the bread used in the Holy Sacrifice of the Eucharist must be unleavened, of only wheat and made recently, so that there is no danger of it being corrupted.” Therefore, “bread made with other substances” can not constitute the valid matter for the

realization of the Sacrifice and the Eucharistic Sacrament.

In addition, they emphasized that “it is a serious abuse to introduce other substances such as fruit, sugar or honey in the manufacture of bread for the Eucharist.”

As for wine, it states that it “must be natural, from the fruit of the vine, pure and without corrupting, without mixing of foreign substances,” and insists that no other drinks “of any kind to be admitted for any reason, as they do not constitute valid matter.”

The letter also addressed norms regarding gluten-free hosts.

“Hosts that are completely gluten-free are invalid matter for the celebration of the Eucharist. Low-gluten hosts (partially gluten-free) are valid matter, provided they contain a sufficient amount of gluten to obtain the confection of bread without the addition of foreign materi-

als and without the use of procedures that would alter the nature of bread,” the letter states.

The congregation also issued a norm regarding GMOs, saying that “Eucharistic matter made with genetically modified organisms can be considered valid matter.”

In the letter, the congregation emphasized that it is primarily the responsibility of diocesan bishops to ensure that these norms are being followed and that abuse is not occurring in their parishes.

Finally, it suggests that bishops work together to carry out “the necessary checks on production, conservation and sale of the Eucharistic bread and wine in a given country and for other countries to which they are exported. It is recommended that the bread and wine to be used in the Eucharist be treated accordingly in the places where they are sold.”

In Your Prayers Please pray for these priests during the coming weeks July 16 Rev. Bernard Percot, O.P., Founder, St. Dominic, Swansea, 1937 Rev. Matthew F. Sullivan, SS.CC., Retired Chaplain Bristol, County House of Correction, Former Pastor, St. Mary, Fairhaven, 2002 July 17 Rev. William J. Smith, Pastor, St. Jacques, Taunton, 1960 Rev. Edmond Rego, Assistant, Espirito Santo, Fall River, 1981 Rev. Ernest N. Bessette, Retired Pastor, St. Joseph, Attleboro, 1997 July 18 Rev. Adalbert Szklanny, Assistant, St. Patrick, Fall River, 1968 Rev. Lionel G. Doraisi, SSS., 1984 Rev. Joseph Quinn, C.S.C., Holy Cross Residence, North Dartmouth, 2007 July 19 Most Rev. Daniel F. Feehan, D.D., Second Bishop of Fall River, 1907-34, 1934 Rev. Francis M. Coady, Pastor, SS. Peter & Paul, Fall River, 1975 Msgr. Joseph R. Pannoni, Retired Pastor, Holy Rosary, Fall River, 1992 July 20 Rev. Joao Medeiros, Retired Pastor, St. Elizabeth, Fall River, 1983 July 22 Rev. Francis L. Mahoney, Retired Pastor, Holy Name Fall River, 2007 July 23 Rev. Patrick F. Doyle, Founder, SS. Peter & Paul, Fall River, 1893 Rev. George B. McNamee, Founder Holy Name, Fall River, 1938 July 25 Rev. Michael J. Cooke, Pastor, St. Patrick, Fall River, 1913 Rev. Raymond R. Mahoney, SS.CC., Former Pastor, Our Lady of Assumption, New Bedford, 1984 July 26 Rev. Msgr. Alfred J.E. Bonneau, P.R. Retired Pastor, Notre Dame de Lourdes, Fall River, 1974 July 27 Rev. Damien Veary, SS.CC., Former Pastor, St. Anthony, Mattapoisett, 1981 Permanent Deacon James J. Meloni Jr., 2011

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