Several events are scheduled in September and October related to the year of the priest.
Tuesday Sept 16. Clergy in-service day on the Theology of the Body by
Katrina Zeno at the Sacred Heart Retreat Center.
Thursday and Friday
October 1-2 Santa Fe Province Priest Convocation in Albuquerque.
Monday-Friday
October 12-16 Annual Priest's Retreat at Holy Cross Retreat Center
in Mesilla Park
Monday, September 14, 2009
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Cure of Ars House of Discernment to be dedicated
Dedication of the Curé of Ars House of Discernment June 19th
Bishop James S. Wall will launch The Year of the Priest in the Diocese of Gallup by dedicating a House of Discernment of vocations to the priesthood. The facility which formerly housed Our Lady of Mount Carmel Center, will be a place of prayer and formation in Christian living for men who are seriously considering a priestly vocation.
The Campus which encompasses three different houses will retain the name of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, but the House of Discernment will be named “Curé of Ars” the title by which St. John Vianney was known. The title simply means “ the curate” or parish priest of Ars, which is the town in France where the saint labored for the spiritual wellbeing of his people.
The Dedication will consist of sung Solemn Vespers, the blessing of the facility, and a reception beginning at 7pm on Friday June 19th. The Curé of Ars house is located at 208 Cedar Avenue in Gallup. Contact the Gallup Vocations office for more information at gallupvocationsoffice@gmail.com
During the Year of the Priest, the pope will proclaim St. John Vianney to be patron saint of all the world's priests. At present he is the patron saint of parish priests. This year marks the 150th Anniversary of the St. John Vianney’s death. Gallup is also home to St. John Vianney Parish which has an outdoor shrine to the Saint.
Bishop James S. Wall will launch The Year of the Priest in the Diocese of Gallup by dedicating a House of Discernment of vocations to the priesthood. The facility which formerly housed Our Lady of Mount Carmel Center, will be a place of prayer and formation in Christian living for men who are seriously considering a priestly vocation.
The Campus which encompasses three different houses will retain the name of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, but the House of Discernment will be named “Curé of Ars” the title by which St. John Vianney was known. The title simply means “ the curate” or parish priest of Ars, which is the town in France where the saint labored for the spiritual wellbeing of his people.
The Dedication will consist of sung Solemn Vespers, the blessing of the facility, and a reception beginning at 7pm on Friday June 19th. The Curé of Ars house is located at 208 Cedar Avenue in Gallup. Contact the Gallup Vocations office for more information at gallupvocationsoffice@gmail.com
During the Year of the Priest, the pope will proclaim St. John Vianney to be patron saint of all the world's priests. At present he is the patron saint of parish priests. This year marks the 150th Anniversary of the St. John Vianney’s death. Gallup is also home to St. John Vianney Parish which has an outdoor shrine to the Saint.
Thursday, May 14, 2009
Position Opening: Director of Sacred Heart Retreat Center, Gallup NM
Director and Manager
of
Sacred Heart Retreat Center Submit Resumes to:
Diocese of Gallup
P.O. Box 1338 Gallup, NM 87305
I. Qualifications. Qualified applicants will be well formed in Christian living:
Spiritual Qualities: This position requires a person dedicated to the building up of the members of the Body of Christ through the apostolate of the Sacred Heart Retreat Center, which is to serve others by providing a serene atmosphere for reflection, prayer, and spiritual formation and growth. This necessitates the example of union with Christ and His Church which is manifested in:
-Full initiation into the Roman Catholic Church and active participation in the
Sacramental life of the Church
-Commitment to a life of prayer
-Love for the Holy Eucharist
-Loving knowledge of the Word of God.
-Appreciation for the Liturgy of the Hours
-Ongoing spiritual reading
-A love for Jesus Christ and the Church, the Blessed Virgin Mary and the Saints
-A loving fidelity to the rituals and devotions of the Catholic Church.
Intellectual Qualities:
Intellectual formation has an apostolic and missionary purpose.
The requirement for this position of academic preparation and competency in spiritual formation or an associated field, would include at least one of the following:
1) An undergraduate Degree from a Catholic College or University in a relevant field.
2) Certification from a Catholic program of Formation (Diaconate, etc.)
3) Academic Formation acquired in preparation for Vowed profession in a Religious Order or Institute of Consecrated life.
4) Academic Formation acquired in preparation for Ordination to Holy Orders.
Further qualification is reflected by the following intellectual dispositions:
Love for the truth as discovered by faith and reason
Fidelity to the Word of God and the Magisterium of the Church
Knowledge of Catholic Doctrine and adherence to it.
Human Qualities:
The Human qualities of truthfulness, Respect for others, Justice, Humility, Integrity, Generosity, Courtesy , Prudence guide every authentically Christian endeavor.
A well qualified director will also show:
-Hospitality
-The capacity to relate to others in a positive manner,
-The capacity to receive and integrate constructive criticism
-Good self discipline and emotional self -control
-Simplicity of life and good stewardship of resources,
-Mature respect for and cooperation with Church authority.
-Ability to self start
-Ability to say “no” when necessary
Apostolic Qualities:
The apostolate which takes place through the Sacred Heart Retreat requires a director who has:
A Commitment to the proclamation, celebration, and service of the Gospel of Life.
A missionary spirit and zeal for evangelization.
Energy and Zeal for the apostolate
Administrative skills
The ability to work in a multicultural setting with people of different ethnic and racial backgrounds
The ability to work collaboratively with others.
An openness to serve all people
A special commitment to those who suffer.
II. Responsibilities. The director will have the responsibilities of:
Planning programs that will take place at the Retreat House.
Creating a calendar of events at the Retreat House.
Communicating with parish leaders and leaders of groups within the diocese about plans and events.
Promoting events and seeking individuals and groups to use the facilities.
Meeting with the advisory board to develop policies for the retreat center.
Coordinating with the diocesan chancery office.
Supervising employees who work the retreat center.
Overseeing the Maintenance of the Facility.
III. Leadership. The director will have the aptitude to provide leadership to:
Youth (Formation, catechesis, fostering vocations, Catholic devotional and liturgical practices)
Married couples and families ( NFP, spirituality, education in the faith, understanding Church teaching, Theology of the body.)
IV. Cooperation. The Director will be able to work with and accommodate groups of:
Priests and Deacons: In service days, days of sanctification for priests, meetings, private retreats.
Women Religious: In service days, Days of recollection, meetings, retreats.
Deacon Formation candidates. The program of Diaconate formation.
V. Activities of the Retreat Center.
1) Retreats:
Seasonal, silent, youth, Vocations, School groups, Engaged Encounter, confirmation, Men/Women, Marriage encounter, Priests, Religious, twilight series.
2) Weekly or periodic Activities: Adoration, Rosary, Mass, Divine Office, Praise and worship for teens.
3) Education: NFP training (couple-to-couple league), Seminars on Chastity, Saints, Various Spiritualities of the Church, Theology of the Body, Apologetics, Documents of the Church, Catechesis of the Good Shepherd.
Missions: Service projects, Mission trips, Pilgrimages, youth conference trips. Communicating with parish leaders and leaders of groups within the diocese.
Web presence: It is necessary to create a web presence so that the schedule and information about the retreat house is widely available.
of
Sacred Heart Retreat Center Submit Resumes to:
Diocese of Gallup
P.O. Box 1338 Gallup, NM 87305
I. Qualifications. Qualified applicants will be well formed in Christian living:
Spiritual Qualities: This position requires a person dedicated to the building up of the members of the Body of Christ through the apostolate of the Sacred Heart Retreat Center, which is to serve others by providing a serene atmosphere for reflection, prayer, and spiritual formation and growth. This necessitates the example of union with Christ and His Church which is manifested in:
-Full initiation into the Roman Catholic Church and active participation in the
Sacramental life of the Church
-Commitment to a life of prayer
-Love for the Holy Eucharist
-Loving knowledge of the Word of God.
-Appreciation for the Liturgy of the Hours
-Ongoing spiritual reading
-A love for Jesus Christ and the Church, the Blessed Virgin Mary and the Saints
-A loving fidelity to the rituals and devotions of the Catholic Church.
Intellectual Qualities:
Intellectual formation has an apostolic and missionary purpose.
The requirement for this position of academic preparation and competency in spiritual formation or an associated field, would include at least one of the following:
1) An undergraduate Degree from a Catholic College or University in a relevant field.
2) Certification from a Catholic program of Formation (Diaconate, etc.)
3) Academic Formation acquired in preparation for Vowed profession in a Religious Order or Institute of Consecrated life.
4) Academic Formation acquired in preparation for Ordination to Holy Orders.
Further qualification is reflected by the following intellectual dispositions:
Love for the truth as discovered by faith and reason
Fidelity to the Word of God and the Magisterium of the Church
Knowledge of Catholic Doctrine and adherence to it.
Human Qualities:
The Human qualities of truthfulness, Respect for others, Justice, Humility, Integrity, Generosity, Courtesy , Prudence guide every authentically Christian endeavor.
A well qualified director will also show:
-Hospitality
-The capacity to relate to others in a positive manner,
-The capacity to receive and integrate constructive criticism
-Good self discipline and emotional self -control
-Simplicity of life and good stewardship of resources,
-Mature respect for and cooperation with Church authority.
-Ability to self start
-Ability to say “no” when necessary
Apostolic Qualities:
The apostolate which takes place through the Sacred Heart Retreat requires a director who has:
A Commitment to the proclamation, celebration, and service of the Gospel of Life.
A missionary spirit and zeal for evangelization.
Energy and Zeal for the apostolate
Administrative skills
The ability to work in a multicultural setting with people of different ethnic and racial backgrounds
The ability to work collaboratively with others.
An openness to serve all people
A special commitment to those who suffer.
II. Responsibilities. The director will have the responsibilities of:
Planning programs that will take place at the Retreat House.
Creating a calendar of events at the Retreat House.
Communicating with parish leaders and leaders of groups within the diocese about plans and events.
Promoting events and seeking individuals and groups to use the facilities.
Meeting with the advisory board to develop policies for the retreat center.
Coordinating with the diocesan chancery office.
Supervising employees who work the retreat center.
Overseeing the Maintenance of the Facility.
III. Leadership. The director will have the aptitude to provide leadership to:
Youth (Formation, catechesis, fostering vocations, Catholic devotional and liturgical practices)
Married couples and families ( NFP, spirituality, education in the faith, understanding Church teaching, Theology of the body.)
IV. Cooperation. The Director will be able to work with and accommodate groups of:
Priests and Deacons: In service days, days of sanctification for priests, meetings, private retreats.
Women Religious: In service days, Days of recollection, meetings, retreats.
Deacon Formation candidates. The program of Diaconate formation.
V. Activities of the Retreat Center.
1) Retreats:
Seasonal, silent, youth, Vocations, School groups, Engaged Encounter, confirmation, Men/Women, Marriage encounter, Priests, Religious, twilight series.
2) Weekly or periodic Activities: Adoration, Rosary, Mass, Divine Office, Praise and worship for teens.
3) Education: NFP training (couple-to-couple league), Seminars on Chastity, Saints, Various Spiritualities of the Church, Theology of the Body, Apologetics, Documents of the Church, Catechesis of the Good Shepherd.
Missions: Service projects, Mission trips, Pilgrimages, youth conference trips. Communicating with parish leaders and leaders of groups within the diocese.
Web presence: It is necessary to create a web presence so that the schedule and information about the retreat house is widely available.
Farewell to Sister Mary Mathias
There will be an Open House to honor and thank Sister Mary Mathias Ward, on Sunday, June 14, from 2-4 PM at the Sacred Heart Retreat Center. Sister will be leaving Gallup and her ministry as Director of Sacred Heart Retreat Center and move to the Ursuline Motherhouse in Maple Mount, Kentucky to do ministry there. The public is invited.
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
World day of Prayer for Vocations
http://www.kofc.org/un/eb/en/leadership_institute/resources/prayer_program/popes_message_09_vocations.pdf
Monday, April 27, 2009
Bishop Wall's Confirmation Schedule
April 25 Sacred Heart Church, Farmington NM 4:30 pm
April 26 St. Francis, Gallup NM 11am
April 28 St. Michaels, St. Michael’s AZ 7pm
April 30 St. Teresa, Grants NM 7pm
May 3 St. Elizabeth, Paguate NM 5pm
May 7 OL Guadalupe, Holbrook, AZ 6:30pm
May 9 St. Peters, Springeville AZ 11am
May 9 St. Josephs, Winslow 5:30pm
May 16 Imm Conception, Cuba NM 5:30pm
May 23 St. Patricks, Chichiltah NM 11am
May 28 St. May of the Angels, Pinetop AZ
May 29 St. Mary Church Farmington NM 7pm
May 30 St. Mary Church Bloomfield NM 10am
May 31 Sacred Heart Cathedral 11am
April 26 St. Francis, Gallup NM 11am
April 28 St. Michaels, St. Michael’s AZ 7pm
April 30 St. Teresa, Grants NM 7pm
May 3 St. Elizabeth, Paguate NM 5pm
May 7 OL Guadalupe, Holbrook, AZ 6:30pm
May 9 St. Peters, Springeville AZ 11am
May 9 St. Josephs, Winslow 5:30pm
May 16 Imm Conception, Cuba NM 5:30pm
May 23 St. Patricks, Chichiltah NM 11am
May 28 St. May of the Angels, Pinetop AZ
May 29 St. Mary Church Farmington NM 7pm
May 30 St. Mary Church Bloomfield NM 10am
May 31 Sacred Heart Cathedral 11am
Friday, April 24, 2009
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Places to see the ordination on line
http://catholic-tv.blogspot.com/2009/04/new-mexico-bishop-installation-mass.html
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Monday, April 6, 2009
Sister Jose Hobeday: Requiescat in Pace
Please pray for...
Sister Jose Hobeday recently passed away in Tucson, Arizona. She once lived in Gallup and Acoma and was widely known as a speaker and writer.
*re·qui·es·cat· (in pace) (rek′wē es′kät′ in pā′chē)
may he or she rest (in peace): a prayer for a deceased person.
Sister Jose Hobeday recently passed away in Tucson, Arizona. She once lived in Gallup and Acoma and was widely known as a speaker and writer.
*re·qui·es·cat· (in pace) (rek′wē es′kät′ in pā′chē)
may he or she rest (in peace): a prayer for a deceased person.
Monday, March 23, 2009
Thank you for your service Sr. Mary Matthias!
The Diocese of Gallup announces that Sister Mary Matthias Ward, OSU, has resigned as Diocesan Director of Adult Spirituality and Director of Sacred Heart Retreat. Sister Mary Matthias will return to the Mother House of the Ursuline Sisters at Mt. Maple Kentucky where she will take the position of Spiritual Coordinator of the Mother House. Sister Mary Matthias came to the Diocese of Gallup to assume her current position at Sacred Heart Retreat on June 1, 2003. Sister will remain in Gallup until June 1, 2009. Please keep Sister Mary Matthias Ward, OSU, in your prayers as she ends one chapter and begins a new one in her consecrated life of service to the Church as a Sister of the Ursuline Order.
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Mary Resendes, Requiescat in Pace
The diocese received notice this morning that Mary Resendes, the wife of Deacon Dan Resendes has died.
The couple enjoyed 62 years of Marriage. Deacon Resendes is retired and living in Arlington, VA.
Please send your Condolences to:
Rev. Mr. Daniel F. Resendes
4514 N. Carlin Springs Road
Arlington, VA 22203
The couple enjoyed 62 years of Marriage. Deacon Resendes is retired and living in Arlington, VA.
Please send your Condolences to:
Rev. Mr. Daniel F. Resendes
4514 N. Carlin Springs Road
Arlington, VA 22203
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
In Your Kindness, please remember in prayer...
Please pray for the repose of the soul of Angel Balderrama, the brother of Sister Conception Balderrama who was murdered in Chihuahua, Mexico, Tuesday. He was opening his shop and a criminal mistook him for someone else and shot and killed him instantly. Sister Conception is the superior of the Franciscan Sisters in Sacred Heart Parish, Farmington. To send condolences, please write to Sister at 413 North Orchard, Farmington, New Mexico 87401.
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Calendar of Known Events February –April 2009
· February 21 – Bishop’s Mardi Gras, Red Rock State Park, Gallup.
· February 27-March 1 – Engaged Encounter, Sacred Heart Retreat, Gallup.
· February 28-March 1 –Catholic Relief Services National Collection
· March 6-8 – Bishop Olmsted, Gallup.
· March 6 – Bishop Olmsted celebrates All Catholic Schools Mass & Hastrich Awards ceremony – Sacred Heart Cathedral, Gallup.
· March 6 – Native American Ministry Team meeting, Pastoral Center, Gallup
· March 7 – Bishop Olmsted celebrates parish Mass, Sacred Heart Cathedral, Gallup.
· March 6-8 – Diaconate Retreat, Sacred Heart Retreat, Gallup
· March 8 – Bishop Olmsted celebrates Sunday Mass, San Lorenzo, Tinaja.
· March 8 – Rite of Election, Sacred Heart Cathedral, Gallup
· March 12-15 – Men’s Cursillo, Winslow.
· March 19 – Catholic Charities Board Meeting, Catholic Indian Center, Gallup.
· March 19 – Catholic Peoples Foundation Board meeting, Pastoral Center, Gallup.
· March 20-22 – Ministry Formation Weekend, Sacred Heart Retreat, Gallup.
· March 20-22 – SEARCH #147, St. Michaels, St. Michaels, Arizona.
· March 28 – Day of Recollection/Stewardship, All Saints, Ganado.
· April 3 – Priests’ Day of Sanctification and Chrism Mass –SHC, Gallup.
· April 10 – Good Friday, Special Collection for Holy Land
· April 17-19 – Ministry Formation Weekend, Sacred Heart Retreat, Gallup.
· April 22 – Vespers for Bishops, Priests and Family of the Bishop-elect
· April 23 – Ordination/Installation of Bishop-elect James Wall
· April 24 – Ordination/Installation banquet – Farmington
· April 25 – Confirmation, Sacred Heart Church – Farmington
· April 26 – Confirmation, St. Francis – Gallup
· April 28 – Confirmation, St. Michaels – St. Michaels
· April 30 – Confirmation, St. Teresa – Grants
· February 27-March 1 – Engaged Encounter, Sacred Heart Retreat, Gallup.
· February 28-March 1 –Catholic Relief Services National Collection
· March 6-8 – Bishop Olmsted, Gallup.
· March 6 – Bishop Olmsted celebrates All Catholic Schools Mass & Hastrich Awards ceremony – Sacred Heart Cathedral, Gallup.
· March 6 – Native American Ministry Team meeting, Pastoral Center, Gallup
· March 7 – Bishop Olmsted celebrates parish Mass, Sacred Heart Cathedral, Gallup.
· March 6-8 – Diaconate Retreat, Sacred Heart Retreat, Gallup
· March 8 – Bishop Olmsted celebrates Sunday Mass, San Lorenzo, Tinaja.
· March 8 – Rite of Election, Sacred Heart Cathedral, Gallup
· March 12-15 – Men’s Cursillo, Winslow.
· March 19 – Catholic Charities Board Meeting, Catholic Indian Center, Gallup.
· March 19 – Catholic Peoples Foundation Board meeting, Pastoral Center, Gallup.
· March 20-22 – Ministry Formation Weekend, Sacred Heart Retreat, Gallup.
· March 20-22 – SEARCH #147, St. Michaels, St. Michaels, Arizona.
· March 28 – Day of Recollection/Stewardship, All Saints, Ganado.
· April 3 – Priests’ Day of Sanctification and Chrism Mass –SHC, Gallup.
· April 10 – Good Friday, Special Collection for Holy Land
· April 17-19 – Ministry Formation Weekend, Sacred Heart Retreat, Gallup.
· April 22 – Vespers for Bishops, Priests and Family of the Bishop-elect
· April 23 – Ordination/Installation of Bishop-elect James Wall
· April 24 – Ordination/Installation banquet – Farmington
· April 25 – Confirmation, Sacred Heart Church – Farmington
· April 26 – Confirmation, St. Francis – Gallup
· April 28 – Confirmation, St. Michaels – St. Michaels
· April 30 – Confirmation, St. Teresa – Grants
Sunday, February 22, 2009
Press Release from the Little Sisters of the Poor!
Little Sisters of the Poor
Publications Office
601 Maiden Choice Lane
Baltimore, MD 21228
Tel. 410.744.9367
email: serenity@littlesistersofthepoor.org
Contact: Sr. Constance Veit, l.s.p.
Publications Office
601 Maiden Choice Lane
Baltimore, MD 21228
Tel. 410.744.9367
email: serenity@littlesistersofthepoor.org
Contact: Sr. Constance Veit, l.s.p.
For immediate release
Jeanne Jugan: a Saint for our time
Foundress of the Little Sisters of the Poor to be canonized October 11, 2009
At the time of her beatification in 1982, Jeanne Jugan, foundress of the Little Sisters of the Poor, was hailed by Pope John Paul II as a woman of prophetic intuition whose spirituality and apostolic message were timelier than ever. At a morning consistory on February 21, 2009, Pope Benedict XVI announced that this humble French woman who established an international religious family dedicated to the care of the needy elderly will officially become a saint of the Roman Catholic Church on October 11, 2009. With the population of older persons growing at an exponential rate, Jeanne’s work and her message are even more relevant today than they were when John Paul II beatified her over a quarter century ago. As a patroness of the elderly, Jeanne Jugan is truly a saint for our time.
The Little Sisters of the Poor trace their roots to very humble beginnings in Brittany, France. On a cold winter’s night in 1839 in the Breton village of Saint Servan, Jeanne Jugan recognized the presence of Jesus Christ in the person of an elderly, blind and infirm woman who suddenly found herself alone and in need. Jeanne carried her home and placed her in her own bed. In the days and weeks that followed, more old women arrived at her doorstep. Jeanne was joined by a small group of young women who were willing to help with the care of her elderly guests. The Congregation of the Little Sisters of the Poor was thus born from a single, hidden act of hospitality. One hundred seventy years later, over 2,700 Little Sisters of the Poor care for more than 13,000 needy elderly persons in 202 family-like homes around the world. Thirty-two of those homes are located in North America.
Much has changed since 1839, but for the Little Sisters the essential has remained the same—to provide the needy elderly with a home where they may experience love and happiness as their earthly journey nears its completion. As the Little Sisters rejoice at the long awaited news of their foundress’ canonization, they marvel at her prophetic intuition and the relevance of her message. Well in advance of her time, Jeanne Jugan sought to foster sharing and solidarity between persons, communities and generations. She understood the inner needs and aspirations of the aged, especially their desire to be respected, esteemed and loved, their longing to feel useful and their fear of loneliness and dependence. Despite extraordinary advances in society, older persons today experience the same desires and fears. Jeanne’s vision is all the more timely in the face of the threats posed by today’s culture of death—the marginalization of the weak and vulnerable, euthanasia and assisted suicide. The Little Sisters believe that in Saint Jeanne Jugan, the elderly will have a faithful friend and intercessor.
For Sister Marguerite McCarthy, superior of the Little Sisters’ San Pedro, California home, Jeanne Jugan’s canonization has special significance. Through an unexpected phone call in 2002, she became involved in the canonization process in a singular way. A woman from Nebraska whom she had never met was calling to share with her the remarkable account of her husband’s healing following a novena made to Jeanne Jugan on his behalf. “That call placed me on a path of great faith,” she explains. “From first learning of the novena to Jeanne Jugan to the final declaration of the miracle, I have witnessed God’s Divine power and the Holy Spirit’s guidance along the way. God opened an avenue of opportunity that, with patience and persistence, has culminated in the recognition of our foundress as a saint of the Catholic Church. This brings enormous joy to all of the Little Sisters of the Poor who have longed for this day. I continue to feel blessed by my experience of encountering those of great faith who offered their prayers, witnessed the miracle, and believed in Jeanne Jugan's powerful intercession. We await with great joy her canonization day.”
Dr. Edward Gatz, who lives in Omaha, Nebraska, and whose miraculous cure from esophageal cancer paved the way for Jeanne Jugan’s canonization, spends winters with his wife in southern California. Dr. and Mrs. Gatz joined Sr. Marguerite at the Jeanne Jugan Residence in San Pedro this weekend to await the announcement of the date for the canonization and they plan to attend the canonization ceremony on October 11. Anticipating the event during a speech in January, Pope Benedict said that it will show “how sanctity is a healing balm for the wounds of humankind.” For Dr. Gatz, God’s healing balm came through the intercession of this humble French woman. The Little Sisters hope that the canonization of their foundress will inspire more and more sick and elderly persons to look to her as a friend and loving intercessor.
The Little Sisters of the Poor serve the needy elderly of our area at Villa Guadalupe in Gallup, New Mexico. For more information on Jeanne Jugan and upcoming canonization celebrations, contact Mother Andrea at 505-863-6894.
Jeanne Jugan: a Saint for our time
Foundress of the Little Sisters of the Poor to be canonized October 11, 2009
At the time of her beatification in 1982, Jeanne Jugan, foundress of the Little Sisters of the Poor, was hailed by Pope John Paul II as a woman of prophetic intuition whose spirituality and apostolic message were timelier than ever. At a morning consistory on February 21, 2009, Pope Benedict XVI announced that this humble French woman who established an international religious family dedicated to the care of the needy elderly will officially become a saint of the Roman Catholic Church on October 11, 2009. With the population of older persons growing at an exponential rate, Jeanne’s work and her message are even more relevant today than they were when John Paul II beatified her over a quarter century ago. As a patroness of the elderly, Jeanne Jugan is truly a saint for our time.
The Little Sisters of the Poor trace their roots to very humble beginnings in Brittany, France. On a cold winter’s night in 1839 in the Breton village of Saint Servan, Jeanne Jugan recognized the presence of Jesus Christ in the person of an elderly, blind and infirm woman who suddenly found herself alone and in need. Jeanne carried her home and placed her in her own bed. In the days and weeks that followed, more old women arrived at her doorstep. Jeanne was joined by a small group of young women who were willing to help with the care of her elderly guests. The Congregation of the Little Sisters of the Poor was thus born from a single, hidden act of hospitality. One hundred seventy years later, over 2,700 Little Sisters of the Poor care for more than 13,000 needy elderly persons in 202 family-like homes around the world. Thirty-two of those homes are located in North America.
Much has changed since 1839, but for the Little Sisters the essential has remained the same—to provide the needy elderly with a home where they may experience love and happiness as their earthly journey nears its completion. As the Little Sisters rejoice at the long awaited news of their foundress’ canonization, they marvel at her prophetic intuition and the relevance of her message. Well in advance of her time, Jeanne Jugan sought to foster sharing and solidarity between persons, communities and generations. She understood the inner needs and aspirations of the aged, especially their desire to be respected, esteemed and loved, their longing to feel useful and their fear of loneliness and dependence. Despite extraordinary advances in society, older persons today experience the same desires and fears. Jeanne’s vision is all the more timely in the face of the threats posed by today’s culture of death—the marginalization of the weak and vulnerable, euthanasia and assisted suicide. The Little Sisters believe that in Saint Jeanne Jugan, the elderly will have a faithful friend and intercessor.
For Sister Marguerite McCarthy, superior of the Little Sisters’ San Pedro, California home, Jeanne Jugan’s canonization has special significance. Through an unexpected phone call in 2002, she became involved in the canonization process in a singular way. A woman from Nebraska whom she had never met was calling to share with her the remarkable account of her husband’s healing following a novena made to Jeanne Jugan on his behalf. “That call placed me on a path of great faith,” she explains. “From first learning of the novena to Jeanne Jugan to the final declaration of the miracle, I have witnessed God’s Divine power and the Holy Spirit’s guidance along the way. God opened an avenue of opportunity that, with patience and persistence, has culminated in the recognition of our foundress as a saint of the Catholic Church. This brings enormous joy to all of the Little Sisters of the Poor who have longed for this day. I continue to feel blessed by my experience of encountering those of great faith who offered their prayers, witnessed the miracle, and believed in Jeanne Jugan's powerful intercession. We await with great joy her canonization day.”
Dr. Edward Gatz, who lives in Omaha, Nebraska, and whose miraculous cure from esophageal cancer paved the way for Jeanne Jugan’s canonization, spends winters with his wife in southern California. Dr. and Mrs. Gatz joined Sr. Marguerite at the Jeanne Jugan Residence in San Pedro this weekend to await the announcement of the date for the canonization and they plan to attend the canonization ceremony on October 11. Anticipating the event during a speech in January, Pope Benedict said that it will show “how sanctity is a healing balm for the wounds of humankind.” For Dr. Gatz, God’s healing balm came through the intercession of this humble French woman. The Little Sisters hope that the canonization of their foundress will inspire more and more sick and elderly persons to look to her as a friend and loving intercessor.
The Little Sisters of the Poor serve the needy elderly of our area at Villa Guadalupe in Gallup, New Mexico. For more information on Jeanne Jugan and upcoming canonization celebrations, contact Mother Andrea at 505-863-6894.
Monday, February 16, 2009
At Sacred Heart Retreat!
A Lenten Retreat with Fr. Berard Doerger, OFM
At Sacred heart Retreat Center on the Tuesdays of March…
The first four Tuesdays…6:00-9:00, cost $20.00 per evening
Or if you purchase 4 at the same time it is $75.00. He will
Be opening the Gospels of Mark, Matthew, Luke and John.
Mass, Dinner, Presentation…
Please call 722-6755 to make reservations.
Bread for the Journey -- Sacred Heart Retreat Center
March 5, 2009 -- 6:00-9:00 p.m.
Mass, dinner, presentation -- Cost is $20.00
Theme: On Christian Hope -- Sister Eve Marie Korzym, osf
Diocesan Director of Religious education
At Sacred heart Retreat Center on the Tuesdays of March…
The first four Tuesdays…6:00-9:00, cost $20.00 per evening
Or if you purchase 4 at the same time it is $75.00. He will
Be opening the Gospels of Mark, Matthew, Luke and John.
Mass, Dinner, Presentation…
Please call 722-6755 to make reservations.
Bread for the Journey -- Sacred Heart Retreat Center
March 5, 2009 -- 6:00-9:00 p.m.
Mass, dinner, presentation -- Cost is $20.00
Theme: On Christian Hope -- Sister Eve Marie Korzym, osf
Diocesan Director of Religious education
Friday, February 13, 2009
Bishop's Schedule of Known Events from April 22 to June 19, 2009
April 22, 2009
· 6:30 Vespers – family, bishops & priests only
· 7:15 Reception after Vespers – family, bishops & priests only
Thursday, April 23, 2009
· 11:30 am Bishops social and luncheon
· 2:00 pm Liturgy of Ordination
Friday, April 24, 2009
· 6:30 pm – Ordination banquet, Farmington.
Saturday, April 25, 2009
· 9:00 am – 10:30 am - Youth breakfast – Farmington.
· 4:30 pm – Confirmation Mass – Sacred Heart, Farmington
Sunday, April 26, 2009
· 11:00 am. Confirmation – St. Francis, Gallup – bilingual.
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
· 5:00 pm. Dinner with Friars & Sisters at St. Michaels
· 7:00 pm. Confirmation at St. Michaels
Thursday, April 30, 2009
· 4:30 pm Clergy dinner– St. Teresa
· 6:30 pm Confirmation at St. Teresa
May 2, 2009
· 5:00 pm Parish Mass – St. Anne’s Acomita
Reception and dinner in Acomita
May 3, 2009
· 8:00 am Parish Sunday Mass – Our Lady of Light, Cubero
· 5:00 pm Confirmation Mass – St. Elizabeth – Paguate Village
May 7, 2009
· 6:30 pm. Confirmation OLOGuadalupe, Holbrook.
May 9, 2009
· 11:00 am. Confirmations – St. Peters, Springerville
· 5:30 pm. Confirmation-St. Josephs , Winslow
May 10, 2009
· Parish Masses in Gallup 8am Sunday, SHC – 11:30a m Sunday St. John Vianney.
May 16, 2009
· 5:30 pm. Confirmation, Immaculate Conception, Cuba.
May 17, 2009
· 9:00 am. Sunday Mass, St. Anne’s Mission, Klagetoh
· 11:00 am. Sunday Mass, All Saints Parish, Ganado
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
· 11:00 am. Meeting with Shalom Reconciliation Group. Sacred Heart Retreat
Thursday, May 21, 2009
· 7:00 pm. Gallup, Catholic Graduation Mass.
Friday, May 22, 2009
· 6:00 pm. Baccalaureate St. Michaels High School
Saturday, May 23, 2009
· 11:00 am. Confirmation – St. Patricks, Chichiltah
Sunday, May 24, 2009
· 9:00 am Sunday Mass – Christ the King, Shiprock.
Thursday, May 28, 2009
· Confirmation St. Mary of the Angels, Pinetop
Friday, May 29, 2009
· 7:00 pm Confirmation St. Mary Church, Farmington
Saturday, May 30, 2009
· 10:00 am. Confirmation St. Mary Church, Bloomfield
Sunday, May 31, 2009 PENTECOST
11:00 am. Confirmation, Sacred Heart Cathedral.
Saturday, June 6-7, 2009
· Presbyteral ordinations in Phoenix.
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
· Arizona Catholic Conference, Tucson – 10am – 2pm.
Wednesday – Friday, June 17-19, 2009
· USCCB Spring Plenary Session – San Antonio
· 6:30 Vespers – family, bishops & priests only
· 7:15 Reception after Vespers – family, bishops & priests only
Thursday, April 23, 2009
· 11:30 am Bishops social and luncheon
· 2:00 pm Liturgy of Ordination
Friday, April 24, 2009
· 6:30 pm – Ordination banquet, Farmington.
Saturday, April 25, 2009
· 9:00 am – 10:30 am - Youth breakfast – Farmington.
· 4:30 pm – Confirmation Mass – Sacred Heart, Farmington
Sunday, April 26, 2009
· 11:00 am. Confirmation – St. Francis, Gallup – bilingual.
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
· 5:00 pm. Dinner with Friars & Sisters at St. Michaels
· 7:00 pm. Confirmation at St. Michaels
Thursday, April 30, 2009
· 4:30 pm Clergy dinner– St. Teresa
· 6:30 pm Confirmation at St. Teresa
May 2, 2009
· 5:00 pm Parish Mass – St. Anne’s Acomita
Reception and dinner in Acomita
May 3, 2009
· 8:00 am Parish Sunday Mass – Our Lady of Light, Cubero
· 5:00 pm Confirmation Mass – St. Elizabeth – Paguate Village
May 7, 2009
· 6:30 pm. Confirmation OLOGuadalupe, Holbrook.
May 9, 2009
· 11:00 am. Confirmations – St. Peters, Springerville
· 5:30 pm. Confirmation-St. Josephs , Winslow
May 10, 2009
· Parish Masses in Gallup 8am Sunday, SHC – 11:30a m Sunday St. John Vianney.
May 16, 2009
· 5:30 pm. Confirmation, Immaculate Conception, Cuba.
May 17, 2009
· 9:00 am. Sunday Mass, St. Anne’s Mission, Klagetoh
· 11:00 am. Sunday Mass, All Saints Parish, Ganado
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
· 11:00 am. Meeting with Shalom Reconciliation Group. Sacred Heart Retreat
Thursday, May 21, 2009
· 7:00 pm. Gallup, Catholic Graduation Mass.
Friday, May 22, 2009
· 6:00 pm. Baccalaureate St. Michaels High School
Saturday, May 23, 2009
· 11:00 am. Confirmation – St. Patricks, Chichiltah
Sunday, May 24, 2009
· 9:00 am Sunday Mass – Christ the King, Shiprock.
Thursday, May 28, 2009
· Confirmation St. Mary of the Angels, Pinetop
Friday, May 29, 2009
· 7:00 pm Confirmation St. Mary Church, Farmington
Saturday, May 30, 2009
· 10:00 am. Confirmation St. Mary Church, Bloomfield
Sunday, May 31, 2009 PENTECOST
11:00 am. Confirmation, Sacred Heart Cathedral.
Saturday, June 6-7, 2009
· Presbyteral ordinations in Phoenix.
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
· Arizona Catholic Conference, Tucson – 10am – 2pm.
Wednesday – Friday, June 17-19, 2009
· USCCB Spring Plenary Session – San Antonio
Death Notice
+Macario Campos the father of Deacon Jorge Campos died last night at a hospital in Silver City, New Mexico.
A rosary will be recited at 6:00 pm on Sunday, February 15th and a funeral Mass celebrated on Monday, February 16th at St. Joseph Church in Lordsburg, New Mexico.
Please pray for the soul of +Macario Campos and for the Deacon Jorge Campos family.
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Message of His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI for 18th World Day of the Sick. February 11, 2009
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
The World Day of the Sick, which will be celebrated on 11 February
of this year, the liturgical memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Lourdes,
will see the diocesan communities meet with their bishops in moments of
prayer, in order to reflect and to decide upon initiatives of sensitisation
connected with the reality of suffering. The Pauline Year that we are
celebrating offers a propitious opportunity to stop and reflect with the
apostle Paul on the fact that “just as the sufferings of Christ overflow into
our lives; so too does the encouragement we receive through Christ” (2 Cor
1:5). The spiritual link with Lourdes, in addition, calls to mind the maternal
solicitude of the Mother of Jesus for the brethren of her Son “who still
journey on earth surrounded by dangers and difficulties, until they are led
into the happiness of their true home” (Lumen gentium, n. 62).
This year we direct our attention particularly to children, the weakest
and most defenceless creatures, and, amongst them, to the sick and
suffering children. There are little human beings who carry in their bodies
the consequences of illnesses which have made them invalids and others
who fight against diseases that are now incurable despite the progress of
medicine and the care of qualified researchers and health-care
professionals. There are children wounded in their bodies and souls as a
consequence of conflicts and wars, and other innocent victims of the hatred
of senseless adults. There are ‘street’ children, deprived of the warmth of a
family and abandoned to themselves, and minors profaned by abject people
who violate their innocence, provoking in them a psychological wound that
will mark them for the rest of their lives. And we cannot forget the
incalculable number of young people who die because of thirst, hunger,
lack of health care, and the little exiles and refugees from their own lands,
with their parents, who are in search of better conditions of life. From all
these children arises a silent cry of pain that calls on our conscience as men
and believers.
The Christian community, which cannot remain indifferent to such
dramatic situations, perceives the impelling duty to intervene. The Church,
indeed, as I wrote in the encyclical Deus caritas est, “is God’s family in
the world. In this family no one ought to go without the necessities of life”
(n. 25, b). I thus hope that the World Day of the Sick will also offer an
opportunity to parish and diocesan communities to become increasingly
aware that they are “God’s family”, and will encourage them to make the
love of the Lord, who asks that “within the ecclesial family no member
should suffer through being in need” (ibid.), perceivable in villages,
neighbourhoods and cities. Witness to charity is a part of the life itself of
every Christian community. And from the outset the Church translated
Gospel principles into concrete actions, as we can read in the Acts of the
Apostles. Today, given the changed conditions of health care, the need is
perceived for closer cooperation between health-care workers who work in
various health-care institutions and the ecclesial communities present in
local areas. From this perspective, all the value is demonstrated of an
institution that is connected with the Holy See, the “Bambino Gesù”
Children’s Hospital, which this year celebrates its 140 years of existence.
But there is more. Since a sick child belongs to a family that shares
his or her suffering often with great hardship and difficulties, Christian
communities cannot but also make themselves responsible for helping
family units that are afflicted by the illness of a son or daughter. Following
the example of the “Good Samaritan”, one should bend down in front of
people who are so sorely troubled and offer them the support of practical
solidarity. In this way, the acceptance and sharing of suffering is translated
into a useful support to the families of sick children, creating within them a
climate of serenity and hope, and making them feel surrounded by a wider
family of brothers and sisters in Christ. The compassion of Jesus for the
weeping of the widow of Nain (cf. Lk 7:12-17) and for the imploring
prayer of Jairus (cf. Lk 8:41-56) constitute, amongst others, certain useful
points of reference by which to learn to share in the moments of physical
and moral tribulation of so many afflicted families. All of this presupposes
a disinterested and generous love, a reflection and sign of the merciful love
of God who never abandons his children in affliction, but always provides
them with admirable resources of the heart and intelligence, so that they
can adequately address the difficulties of life.
The daily dedication and tireless commitment to the service of sick
children constitute an eloquent testimony of love for human life, in
particular for the life of those who are weak and who are in everything and
for everything dependent on others. It is, indeed, necessary to affirm with
vigour the absolute and supreme dignity of every human life. The teaching
that the Church proclaims incessantly does not change with the passing of
time: human life is beautiful and should be lived in fullness even when it is
weak and shrouded by the mystery of suffering. It is to Jesus that we must
direct our gaze: in dying on the cross he wanted to share the pain of all
humanity. In his suffering for love we see a supreme co-participation in the
sufferings of sick children and their parents. My venerable predecessor
John Paul II, who offered a shining example of the patient acceptance of
suffering, especially at the sunset of his life, wrote: “on this Cross is the
‘Redeemer of man’, the Man of Sorrows, who has taken upon himself the
physical and moral sufferings of the people of all times, so that in love they
may find the salvific meaning of their sorrow and valid answers to all of
their questions” (Salvifici doloris, n. 31) .
I wish here to express my appreciation and encouragement of the
international and national organisations that provide care to sick children,
especially in poor countries, and with generosity and self-denial offer their
contribution to assure that such children have adequate and loving care. At
the same time I address a sorrowful appeal to the leaders of nations to
strengthen laws and measures in favour of sick children and their families.
Always, but even more when the lives of children are at stake, the Church,
for her part, makes herself ready to offer her cordial cooperation, with the
intention of transforming the whole of human civilisation into a
“civilisation of love” (cf. Salvifici doloris, n. 30).
To end, I would like to express my spiritual nearness to all of you,
dear brothers and sisters, who suffer from an illness. I address an
affectionate greeting to those who help you: to bishops, to priests, to
consecrated men and women, to health-care workers, to volunteers and to
all those who dedicate themselves with love to treating and alleviating the
sufferings of those who have to face up to illness. A special greeting for
you, dear sick and suffering children: the Pope embraces you with fatherly
love, together with your parents and relatives; he assures you that you are
especially remembered in his prayers, inviting you to trust in the maternal
help of the Immaculate Virgin Mary, who last Christmas we once again
contemplated while she held in her arms the Son of God made child.
Invoking upon you and every sick person the protection of the Holy Virgin,
Health of the Sick, to all of you from my heart I impart a special Apostolic
Blessing.
From the Vatican, 2 February 2009
Benedictus P.P. XVI
The World Day of the Sick, which will be celebrated on 11 February
of this year, the liturgical memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Lourdes,
will see the diocesan communities meet with their bishops in moments of
prayer, in order to reflect and to decide upon initiatives of sensitisation
connected with the reality of suffering. The Pauline Year that we are
celebrating offers a propitious opportunity to stop and reflect with the
apostle Paul on the fact that “just as the sufferings of Christ overflow into
our lives; so too does the encouragement we receive through Christ” (2 Cor
1:5). The spiritual link with Lourdes, in addition, calls to mind the maternal
solicitude of the Mother of Jesus for the brethren of her Son “who still
journey on earth surrounded by dangers and difficulties, until they are led
into the happiness of their true home” (Lumen gentium, n. 62).
This year we direct our attention particularly to children, the weakest
and most defenceless creatures, and, amongst them, to the sick and
suffering children. There are little human beings who carry in their bodies
the consequences of illnesses which have made them invalids and others
who fight against diseases that are now incurable despite the progress of
medicine and the care of qualified researchers and health-care
professionals. There are children wounded in their bodies and souls as a
consequence of conflicts and wars, and other innocent victims of the hatred
of senseless adults. There are ‘street’ children, deprived of the warmth of a
family and abandoned to themselves, and minors profaned by abject people
who violate their innocence, provoking in them a psychological wound that
will mark them for the rest of their lives. And we cannot forget the
incalculable number of young people who die because of thirst, hunger,
lack of health care, and the little exiles and refugees from their own lands,
with their parents, who are in search of better conditions of life. From all
these children arises a silent cry of pain that calls on our conscience as men
and believers.
The Christian community, which cannot remain indifferent to such
dramatic situations, perceives the impelling duty to intervene. The Church,
indeed, as I wrote in the encyclical Deus caritas est, “is God’s family in
the world. In this family no one ought to go without the necessities of life”
(n. 25, b). I thus hope that the World Day of the Sick will also offer an
opportunity to parish and diocesan communities to become increasingly
aware that they are “God’s family”, and will encourage them to make the
love of the Lord, who asks that “within the ecclesial family no member
should suffer through being in need” (ibid.), perceivable in villages,
neighbourhoods and cities. Witness to charity is a part of the life itself of
every Christian community. And from the outset the Church translated
Gospel principles into concrete actions, as we can read in the Acts of the
Apostles. Today, given the changed conditions of health care, the need is
perceived for closer cooperation between health-care workers who work in
various health-care institutions and the ecclesial communities present in
local areas. From this perspective, all the value is demonstrated of an
institution that is connected with the Holy See, the “Bambino Gesù”
Children’s Hospital, which this year celebrates its 140 years of existence.
But there is more. Since a sick child belongs to a family that shares
his or her suffering often with great hardship and difficulties, Christian
communities cannot but also make themselves responsible for helping
family units that are afflicted by the illness of a son or daughter. Following
the example of the “Good Samaritan”, one should bend down in front of
people who are so sorely troubled and offer them the support of practical
solidarity. In this way, the acceptance and sharing of suffering is translated
into a useful support to the families of sick children, creating within them a
climate of serenity and hope, and making them feel surrounded by a wider
family of brothers and sisters in Christ. The compassion of Jesus for the
weeping of the widow of Nain (cf. Lk 7:12-17) and for the imploring
prayer of Jairus (cf. Lk 8:41-56) constitute, amongst others, certain useful
points of reference by which to learn to share in the moments of physical
and moral tribulation of so many afflicted families. All of this presupposes
a disinterested and generous love, a reflection and sign of the merciful love
of God who never abandons his children in affliction, but always provides
them with admirable resources of the heart and intelligence, so that they
can adequately address the difficulties of life.
The daily dedication and tireless commitment to the service of sick
children constitute an eloquent testimony of love for human life, in
particular for the life of those who are weak and who are in everything and
for everything dependent on others. It is, indeed, necessary to affirm with
vigour the absolute and supreme dignity of every human life. The teaching
that the Church proclaims incessantly does not change with the passing of
time: human life is beautiful and should be lived in fullness even when it is
weak and shrouded by the mystery of suffering. It is to Jesus that we must
direct our gaze: in dying on the cross he wanted to share the pain of all
humanity. In his suffering for love we see a supreme co-participation in the
sufferings of sick children and their parents. My venerable predecessor
John Paul II, who offered a shining example of the patient acceptance of
suffering, especially at the sunset of his life, wrote: “on this Cross is the
‘Redeemer of man’, the Man of Sorrows, who has taken upon himself the
physical and moral sufferings of the people of all times, so that in love they
may find the salvific meaning of their sorrow and valid answers to all of
their questions” (Salvifici doloris, n. 31) .
I wish here to express my appreciation and encouragement of the
international and national organisations that provide care to sick children,
especially in poor countries, and with generosity and self-denial offer their
contribution to assure that such children have adequate and loving care. At
the same time I address a sorrowful appeal to the leaders of nations to
strengthen laws and measures in favour of sick children and their families.
Always, but even more when the lives of children are at stake, the Church,
for her part, makes herself ready to offer her cordial cooperation, with the
intention of transforming the whole of human civilisation into a
“civilisation of love” (cf. Salvifici doloris, n. 30).
To end, I would like to express my spiritual nearness to all of you,
dear brothers and sisters, who suffer from an illness. I address an
affectionate greeting to those who help you: to bishops, to priests, to
consecrated men and women, to health-care workers, to volunteers and to
all those who dedicate themselves with love to treating and alleviating the
sufferings of those who have to face up to illness. A special greeting for
you, dear sick and suffering children: the Pope embraces you with fatherly
love, together with your parents and relatives; he assures you that you are
especially remembered in his prayers, inviting you to trust in the maternal
help of the Immaculate Virgin Mary, who last Christmas we once again
contemplated while she held in her arms the Son of God made child.
Invoking upon you and every sick person the protection of the Holy Virgin,
Health of the Sick, to all of you from my heart I impart a special Apostolic
Blessing.
From the Vatican, 2 February 2009
Benedictus P.P. XVI
Saturday, February 7, 2009
Prayer Request
Deacon Jorge Campos requests prayers for his father, Macario Campos, who is critically ill in the hospital in Silver City, NM.
Friday, February 6, 2009
Ordination/Installation date of Bishop-elect Wall is set
The Episcopal Ordination and Installation as the Fourth Bishop of the Diocese of Gallup of
Bishop-elect James S. Wall is scheduled for Thursday, April 23rd at 2:00 in the afternoon at
Sacred Heart Cathedral in Gallup.
Bishop-elect James S. Wall is scheduled for Thursday, April 23rd at 2:00 in the afternoon at
Sacred Heart Cathedral in Gallup.
Thursday, February 5, 2009
¡Tenemos un obispo! - We have a bishop!
POPE NAMES PHOENIX PRIEST AS BISHOP OF GALLUP, NEW MEXICO
WASHINGTON—Pope Benedict XVI named Father James S. Wall, 44, Vicar for Clergy of the Diocese of Phoenix, as Bishop of Gallup, New Mexico.
The appointment was announced in Washington, February 5, by Archbishop Pietro Sambi, apostolic nuncio to the United States.
Bishop-elect Wall succeeds Bishop Donald E. Pelotte, SSS, who resigned as head of the Gallup Diocese last April.
James Wall, son of Joan L. Wall and the late James A. Wall, was born in Ganado, Arizona, October 11, 1964. The couple and their children together converted to the Catholic faith.
Bishop-elect Wall graduated from Chandler High School and Arizona State University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in history in 1993. He obtained a Master of Divinity degree in theology from St. John’s Seminary, Camarillo, California, in 1998.
He was ordained to the priesthood for the Phoenix Diocese on June 6, 1998.
Assignments after ordination included Parochial Vicar, St. Theresa Parish, Phoenix, 1998-2001; Parochial Vicar, St. Timothy Parish, Mesa, Arizona, 2001-2002; Pastor, St. Thomas the Apostle Parish, Phoenix, 2002-2007; Administrator pro tempore, Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish, Glendale, Arizona, 2007; Vicar for Priest Personnel, 2007-2009; and Director, Mount Claret Retreat Center, Phoenix, 2008-2009.
The Gallup Diocese includes 55,468 square miles and a population of 491,400 people, with 58,292 or 12 per cent, of them Catholic.
WASHINGTON—Pope Benedict XVI named Father James S. Wall, 44, Vicar for Clergy of the Diocese of Phoenix, as Bishop of Gallup, New Mexico.
The appointment was announced in Washington, February 5, by Archbishop Pietro Sambi, apostolic nuncio to the United States.
Bishop-elect Wall succeeds Bishop Donald E. Pelotte, SSS, who resigned as head of the Gallup Diocese last April.
James Wall, son of Joan L. Wall and the late James A. Wall, was born in Ganado, Arizona, October 11, 1964. The couple and their children together converted to the Catholic faith.
Bishop-elect Wall graduated from Chandler High School and Arizona State University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in history in 1993. He obtained a Master of Divinity degree in theology from St. John’s Seminary, Camarillo, California, in 1998.
He was ordained to the priesthood for the Phoenix Diocese on June 6, 1998.
Assignments after ordination included Parochial Vicar, St. Theresa Parish, Phoenix, 1998-2001; Parochial Vicar, St. Timothy Parish, Mesa, Arizona, 2001-2002; Pastor, St. Thomas the Apostle Parish, Phoenix, 2002-2007; Administrator pro tempore, Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish, Glendale, Arizona, 2007; Vicar for Priest Personnel, 2007-2009; and Director, Mount Claret Retreat Center, Phoenix, 2008-2009.
The Gallup Diocese includes 55,468 square miles and a population of 491,400 people, with 58,292 or 12 per cent, of them Catholic.
Monday, January 26, 2009
Diocesan Budget Changes 2009
We all know how dire the economic situation has been in the past several months. As a result, we will be required to make some changes to our diocesan budget. We feel that it is in the best interests of transparency and accountability to publically acknowledge that we must do whatever is practical to insure financial stability. We are entrusted to be good stewards of the donations we have received for the operation of the Church, thus the following will take effect at the Chancery immediately (note – these do not affect parishes or other organizations):
- There is a freeze on any personnel hiring.
- There will be no pay increases for 2009.
- Any purchases over $500.00 must have prior approval from the Bishop’s Office and the Finance Office.
- There will be no travel outside the diocese (conventions, workshops, etc) unless arrangements have been already paid for, or unless they are covered by outside sources (grants, scholarships, etc.).
I understand that these changes will have an effect on all of us, but I ask your patience and prayers as we struggle to cope with the economic hardships that many are facing. The Church should be a leader in prudent and responsible management for the funds entrusted to us. I encourage everyone at the parish level to also evaluate their budgets and take any appropriate steps to exercise responsible stewardship.
- Deacon James P. Hoy, Diocesan Director of Budget and Finance
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
New Address
The Pastoral Center has learned of the new mailing address for Deacon Charles "Pete" Peterson:
Deacon Charles Peterson
P.O. Box 1444
Aztec, NM 87410-1444
Deacon Charles Peterson
P.O. Box 1444
Aztec, NM 87410-1444
Rite of Election
On Sunday, March 8, 2009, The Second Sunday of Lent, the Rite of Election of Catechumens and the Call to Continuing Conversion of Candidates will take place at Sacred Heart Cathedral in Gallup, New Mexico. This Rite will be for all catechumens and candidates preparing to receive the Sacraments of Initiation. The celebration indicates that the participants are ready to begin the final stages of preparation for full initiation and reception into the Roman Catholic Tradition at the Easter Vigil.
This celebration will begin at 2:00 pm and will take place within the Liturgy of the Word. You are encouraged to have a Rite of Sending in your own parish, prior to the Rite of Election, at which time your catechumens would sign the Book of the Elect. Please bring your Book of the Elect to the Cathedral for the celebration.
This celebration will begin at 2:00 pm and will take place within the Liturgy of the Word. You are encouraged to have a Rite of Sending in your own parish, prior to the Rite of Election, at which time your catechumens would sign the Book of the Elect. Please bring your Book of the Elect to the Cathedral for the celebration.
Coming up at Sacred Heart Retreat
Bread for the Journey
Feb. 5, 2009
Sacred Heart Retreat Center
6:00-9:00 p.m.
Cost is $20.00, includes dinner
Mass, dinner, presentation
Compassionate Communication
By
Sister Mary Hottenroth, SBS
Never before it seems that we as a nation
need to take the time to be compassionate
communicators. Let us spend this one evening
learning how to be the best we can be for others.
Call 722-6755 for reservations.
An Evening with Blessed Charles de Foucauld:
From City Playboy to Desert Hermit
Twilight Retreat
By
Father James Walker
Feb. 17, 2009
6:00-9:00 p.m.
Sacred Heart Retreat Center
Mass, Dinner, Presentation
Cost is $20.00, includes dinner
Call 722-6755 for reservations
February 28, 2009
Sacred Heart Retreat Center
10:00-2:00 p.m.
Cost is $20.00 includes Lunch
Pray without Ceasing
By
Sister Christa McGill,SBS
Explore the strength, beauty, and holy rhythm
that happens in our lives, households and
communities when we pray the psalms.
It is a blessing for all!!
Call 722-6755 for reservations
Feb. 5, 2009
Sacred Heart Retreat Center
6:00-9:00 p.m.
Cost is $20.00, includes dinner
Mass, dinner, presentation
Compassionate Communication
By
Sister Mary Hottenroth, SBS
Never before it seems that we as a nation
need to take the time to be compassionate
communicators. Let us spend this one evening
learning how to be the best we can be for others.
Call 722-6755 for reservations.
An Evening with Blessed Charles de Foucauld:
From City Playboy to Desert Hermit
Twilight Retreat
By
Father James Walker
Feb. 17, 2009
6:00-9:00 p.m.
Sacred Heart Retreat Center
Mass, Dinner, Presentation
Cost is $20.00, includes dinner
Call 722-6755 for reservations
February 28, 2009
Sacred Heart Retreat Center
10:00-2:00 p.m.
Cost is $20.00 includes Lunch
Pray without Ceasing
By
Sister Christa McGill,SBS
Explore the strength, beauty, and holy rhythm
that happens in our lives, households and
communities when we pray the psalms.
It is a blessing for all!!
Call 722-6755 for reservations
Thursday, January 8, 2009
New Mexico Sanctity of Life Awareness and Unity Day
Thursday January 22nd, 2009 (Commencing the Evening prior)
Wednesday January 21st:
7:00 pm: Teen Mass St Anne's Parish, Santa Fe (see survival guide for directions)
All priests are welcome to concelebrate; Fr Terry Brennan, homilist
8:00 pm till 11:00 pm: Teen praise and worship concert St Anne's Parish, Santa Fe
Robbie Blea (St John Baptist), Rueben Ortiz (Risen Savior), STA XLT Band
11:30 pm till 6:30 am: All night Adoration at St Anne's and also OLG Parishes (see
survival guide for more information especially on overnight arrangements)
10:00 pm till 7:00 am: All night Adoration also St Francis Cathedral, Santa Fe
(To sponsor an adoration hour at any of the Churches, see survival guide)
Thursday January 22nd:
6:30 am: Morning Prayer and Benediction at St Anne's.
7:00 am: Morning Prayer and Benediction at Cathedral
7:30 am till 11:00 Continental Breakfast served by Knights of Columbus at Crispin Hall directly
behind the Cathedral (see survival guide for more information)
8:30 am till 11:00 Conference, exhibits, and talks at Inn at Loretto (see survival guide).
Talks by AB Sheehan and others as well as pro-life witnesses. (see survival guide
to reserve exhibit tables and other info)
9:30 am till 10:30 am: Prayer Vigil at Lucia Cies Abortuary (see survival guide)
12:00 Noon: Mass at St Francis Cathedral celebrated by Archbishop Michael Sheehan; Bishop
Ramirez, concelebrant, Bishop Olmsted homilist. All priests encouraged to attend!
12:00 Noon: Non-Denominational Prayer Service for Life at Inn at Loretto Conference Center
1:15 pm till 2:00 pm: Procession from Cathedral through Plaza to Statehouse
2:00 pm till???: Rally at Statehouse sponsored by RTLSF
3:00 pm: Receptions by legislators at Statehouse
GO TO www.defendinglife.org FOR EVENT SURVIVAL GUIDE AND ALL INFO
St Anne's Parish will accommodate up to 200 youth with chaperones from around the state at their parish hall the night of the 21st into the 22nd. Call Anton Balcomb 505--474-2919 or 505-577-4634. Our Lady of Guadalupe parish will handle any overflow of youth. (see survival guide for more information)
See Survival Guide www.defendinglife.org for information on lodging, attractions, and other events.
For information or questions, call Fr Stephen Imbarrato 575-447-1717 or Allen Sanchez 505-319-3334. Also go to www.defendinglife.org for the event Survival Guide. For copies of schedule and Survival Guide, call 505-266-4100.
WE ARE PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT WE WILL HAVE THE MISSIONARY IMAGE OF OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE EVENT!
Wednesday January 21st:
7:00 pm: Teen Mass St Anne's Parish, Santa Fe (see survival guide for directions)
All priests are welcome to concelebrate; Fr Terry Brennan, homilist
8:00 pm till 11:00 pm: Teen praise and worship concert St Anne's Parish, Santa Fe
Robbie Blea (St John Baptist), Rueben Ortiz (Risen Savior), STA XLT Band
11:30 pm till 6:30 am: All night Adoration at St Anne's and also OLG Parishes (see
survival guide for more information especially on overnight arrangements)
10:00 pm till 7:00 am: All night Adoration also St Francis Cathedral, Santa Fe
(To sponsor an adoration hour at any of the Churches, see survival guide)
Thursday January 22nd:
6:30 am: Morning Prayer and Benediction at St Anne's.
7:00 am: Morning Prayer and Benediction at Cathedral
7:30 am till 11:00 Continental Breakfast served by Knights of Columbus at Crispin Hall directly
behind the Cathedral (see survival guide for more information)
8:30 am till 11:00 Conference, exhibits, and talks at Inn at Loretto (see survival guide).
Talks by AB Sheehan and others as well as pro-life witnesses. (see survival guide
to reserve exhibit tables and other info)
9:30 am till 10:30 am: Prayer Vigil at Lucia Cies Abortuary (see survival guide)
12:00 Noon: Mass at St Francis Cathedral celebrated by Archbishop Michael Sheehan; Bishop
Ramirez, concelebrant, Bishop Olmsted homilist. All priests encouraged to attend!
12:00 Noon: Non-Denominational Prayer Service for Life at Inn at Loretto Conference Center
1:15 pm till 2:00 pm: Procession from Cathedral through Plaza to Statehouse
2:00 pm till???: Rally at Statehouse sponsored by RTLSF
3:00 pm: Receptions by legislators at Statehouse
GO TO www.defendinglife.org FOR EVENT SURVIVAL GUIDE AND ALL INFO
St Anne's Parish will accommodate up to 200 youth with chaperones from around the state at their parish hall the night of the 21st into the 22nd. Call Anton Balcomb 505--474-2919 or 505-577-4634. Our Lady of Guadalupe parish will handle any overflow of youth. (see survival guide for more information)
See Survival Guide www.defendinglife.org for information on lodging, attractions, and other events.
For information or questions, call Fr Stephen Imbarrato 575-447-1717 or Allen Sanchez 505-319-3334. Also go to www.defendinglife.org for the event Survival Guide. For copies of schedule and Survival Guide, call 505-266-4100.
WE ARE PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT WE WILL HAVE THE MISSIONARY IMAGE OF OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE EVENT!
Bulletin Inserts!
La Legislatura de Nuevo Mexico empezará el 20 de enero de 2009. Las leyes muy importantes que impresionan personas que no nacido, el casamiento y las familias serán debatidos y votados. Estas leyes afectarán Nuevos Mexicanos en el futuro por muchos años. Para que nuestros legisladores comprenden la importancia de nuestras creencias, nosotros le favorecemos a contactarlos.
The NM Legislature will be in session beginning January 20, 2009. Extremely important laws impacting the unborn, marriage and families will be debated and voted on. These laws will affect New Mexicans for generations. So our legislators understand the importance of our Catholic beliefs, we encourage you to contact them
The NM Legislature will be in session beginning January 20, 2009. Extremely important laws impacting the unborn, marriage and families will be debated and voted on. These laws will affect New Mexicans for generations. So our legislators understand the importance of our Catholic beliefs, we encourage you to contact them
New Mexico Legislature Information
NM Legislature Session Begins With Same Sex Marriage
The NM legislative session starts January 20th and we are on notice by the same-sex marriage supporters, they expect to win and win early. Senator McSorley is working legislators and telling them they have no worry from the Church folks, he is not aware of anyone losing their seat because of this issue. With victories in both the Senate and the House by the "new progressive" democrats the homosexual lobbyist feel they can pass the Domestic Partnership legislation within the first two weeks and claim victory by the first of February.
Since last year we have been adding to our coalition and it has grown to unprecedented size. The Catholic Dioceses of New Mexico have also joined in our opposition to this legislation. Now we need to act. I am asking all of you to ask all of your members to contact their local Senator and House member and give them this message:
"I want to thank you for representing us in Santa Fe. With the economy in the condition it's in and being short of money for the existing budget, you have a big job to do and I'll be praying for you. Another issue I know you will be faced with is Domestic Partnerships. I ask you to oppose this legislation due to the negative impact it will have on many of our community social programs...... (if they say they will vote no, then thank them and tell them you will let your church know they support the church).......(if they don't know then continue with...) In states that have passed this legislation (Massachusetts, California, Connecticut) the supporters have filed discrimination lawsuits and the courts have found the legislation to "mean" marriage and must apply the same to all couples. This results in our churches closing their adoption agencies and their couples programs. (Whatever their response, thank them and tell them you will let your church know their response.)"
We need to know your legislators response....just give us your legislator's name and oppose - support - or does not know.
For information on how to contact NM legislators:
http://www.nmlegis.gov/lcs/legislatorsearch.aspx
(505) 986-4300
Bill Redmond is putting together a list of churches that will send members to Santa Fe to show our opposition. As you know this "showing" was critical to our victory last year and is just as critical this year. Please call Bill at 505-670-4526 or e-mail him at http://webmail.afo.net/cgi-bin/openwebmail/openwebmail-send.pl?sessionid=fatherjo*afo.net-session-0.634124167162646&folder=INBOX&page=1&sort=date_rev&msgdatetype=sentdate&keyword=&searchtype=subject&action=composemessage&message_id=%3c006a01c96eeb$e1b64ac0$2c75f004@principles%3e&compose_caller=read&to=nmpastors@aol.com and tell him you will help. We need you!
Please make sure you contact your legislators this is very important.
As we proceed we will keep you informed on our progress and more ways for you to help.
United, working together we will be victorious for the Lord!
Frm. Lt. Governor Walter Bradley
The NM legislative session starts January 20th and we are on notice by the same-sex marriage supporters, they expect to win and win early. Senator McSorley is working legislators and telling them they have no worry from the Church folks, he is not aware of anyone losing their seat because of this issue. With victories in both the Senate and the House by the "new progressive" democrats the homosexual lobbyist feel they can pass the Domestic Partnership legislation within the first two weeks and claim victory by the first of February.
Since last year we have been adding to our coalition and it has grown to unprecedented size. The Catholic Dioceses of New Mexico have also joined in our opposition to this legislation. Now we need to act. I am asking all of you to ask all of your members to contact their local Senator and House member and give them this message:
"I want to thank you for representing us in Santa Fe. With the economy in the condition it's in and being short of money for the existing budget, you have a big job to do and I'll be praying for you. Another issue I know you will be faced with is Domestic Partnerships. I ask you to oppose this legislation due to the negative impact it will have on many of our community social programs...... (if they say they will vote no, then thank them and tell them you will let your church know they support the church).......(if they don't know then continue with...) In states that have passed this legislation (Massachusetts, California, Connecticut) the supporters have filed discrimination lawsuits and the courts have found the legislation to "mean" marriage and must apply the same to all couples. This results in our churches closing their adoption agencies and their couples programs. (Whatever their response, thank them and tell them you will let your church know their response.)"
We need to know your legislators response....just give us your legislator's name and oppose - support - or does not know.
For information on how to contact NM legislators:
http://www.nmlegis.gov/lcs/legislatorsearch.aspx
(505) 986-4300
Bill Redmond is putting together a list of churches that will send members to Santa Fe to show our opposition. As you know this "showing" was critical to our victory last year and is just as critical this year. Please call Bill at 505-670-4526 or e-mail him at http://webmail.afo.net/cgi-bin/openwebmail/openwebmail-send.pl?sessionid=fatherjo*afo.net-session-0.634124167162646&folder=INBOX&page=1&sort=date_rev&msgdatetype=sentdate&keyword=&searchtype=subject&action=composemessage&message_id=%3c006a01c96eeb$e1b64ac0$2c75f004@principles%3e&compose_caller=read&to=nmpastors@aol.com and tell him you will help. We need you!
Please make sure you contact your legislators this is very important.
As we proceed we will keep you informed on our progress and more ways for you to help.
United, working together we will be victorious for the Lord!
Frm. Lt. Governor Walter Bradley
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