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On the CoverFather Jonathan J. Ficara and Father Martin J.Noe ordained to the Priesthood, July 26, 2014by the Most Reverend Michael R. Cote, D.D.Bishop of Norwich at the Cathedral ofSaint Patrick, Norwich, CT.Photo by Donna Antonacci.

God does not abandon us in orafter death but keeps a place for

us and gives us eternity.- Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI describing heaven as quoted in Sister

Elissa Rinere’s column on the Solemnity of the Assumption.

Entrust your works to the Lord,and your plans will succeed.

- Proverbs 16:3, as referenced by Kathy Gaito indescribing good stewardship.

It is our fervent hope, Your Holiness, that you will favorablyconsider our invitation to visit us in the United States.

- Most Reverend Joseph E. Kurtz, Archbishop of Louisville,President of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops,formally inviting Pope Francis to the Eighth World Meeting

of Families in Philadelphia in September, 2015.

In my life I have been given a lot of things and the only way I canshow everyone that I was deserving of those things is to pay it

forward. I mean to do for others what people have done for me.

- Jimmy Kervens Jean Felix, an Outreach to Haiti scholar,expressing his appreciation for the kindness and support

provided to him by the Ministry.

Every human is a ‘seeker’ oftruth on his origins and destiny- Pope Francis speaking of the significance of religious freedom.

My Dear Brothers and Sisters inChrist:

On Saturday morning, July 26,2014, an overflowing and joy-filled Cathedral of St. Patrick inNorwich gave witness to thepriestly ordination of two newservants of the Lord. Among fam-ily, friends and grateful parish-ioners from across the Diocese,Father Jonathan Joseph Ficara andFather Martin John Noe receivedthe Sacrament of Holy Ordersand were ordained to the Priest-hood. As their Bishop, I had theprivilege of serving as Celebranton this happy occasion.

Congratulations to our newestpriests. Congratulations to theirfamilies. Congratulations to thenurturing faithful in the Diocesewho prayed for these young menand who provided a fertile envi-ronment for their discernment –conditions described by the HolyFather, Pope Francis, as “the goodsoil of faithful people.”

Much has been said in themedia in recent years regardingdiminishing numbers of priests. Itis becoming clear of late that the

numbers are beginning to reversedirection. A turning point hasbeen the disillusionment so manyyoung men arefeeling towarda too often sec-ular and self-c e n t e r e dculture. Onthis subject, Ilook to thoseoverseeing ours e m i n a r i e s .Reverend MarkA. Latcovich,Rector of SaintMary Semi-nary and Grad-uate School ofTheology inCleveland, hasspoken of how young men today“want to give their life for some-thing that counts. These men aretired of living in a culture of rela-tivism. They want to say theremust be something true, beautifuland good. They have discoveredthe beauty of God.”

These young men are hearingand responding to the call in their

hearts to serve others…to baptize,to forgive, to feed and assist thepoor and those most in need, visit

the sick andimpr i soned ,counsel thosein distress, cel-ebrate the Eu-charist, andlead others toGod the Fatherthrough Christin the HolySpirit. It is alife of joy andsacrifice. A ful-filling life. Acourageous lifebringing thelove andstrength of

Christ to this critical moment inhistory.

The Georgetown University’sCenter for Applied Research(CARA) indicates that more menare now enrolled in graduate levelseminaries than in nearly twodecades. Providing further en-couragement is that this is a 10%increase since 2005. Other

sources such as Mount St. Mary’sSeminary in Emmitsburg, Md.are reporting that they are experi-encing the largest numbers theyhave had in years. All firmly en-couraging.

At the diocesan level, we areblessed to have ordained two newpriests and have a group of eightseminarians currently at variouslevels of their theological studiesworking toward serving as priestsright here in the diocese. Whenthe Holy Father speaks of the“good soil of faithful people,” heis of course referring to the criticalrole of the entire diocesan familyin helping identify, encourage andpray for young men to answerGod’s call. We are grateful toeveryone in our community offaith for helping to provide sucha supportive environment for vo-cations. Father Gregory Galvin,Diocesan Director of Vocations,speaks with me regularly withgreat enthusiasm regarding thesupport our young men receive.This steadfast support is alwaysevident to me when I join FatherGalvin at Holy Hour for Voca-

tions visits at parishes across thediocese.

I feel the power of our prayersand am deeply grateful that ourcollective appeal to the GoodLord for growing numbers ofpriests is being answered so en-couragingly.

Our young priests bring a dy-namic energy to the mission andMinistry of Jesus Christ here inour home diocese. They bring thevitality of our faith to everyonethey meet and serve. Theirs is toserve and not be served. We wel-come Father Jonathan and FatherMartin, and look promisingly to-ward a steady stream of candi-dates entering the priesthood andhelping build up the house that isGod’s Church.

“Lord, we thank you for ourfaithful priests. May your lightshine through their lives and theirgood works. May they grow inholiness, knowledge and under-standing of your Truth.”

Sincerely yours in Christ’s love,

Bishop Michael R. Cote

The Most Reverend

Michael R. Cote, D.D. Bishopof Norwich

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A Fulfilling Life. A Courageous Life.

Una Vida Plena, Una Vida Valiente.Queridos Hermanos y Hermanas:

Una catedral de Saint Patricken Norwich desbordante y llenade alegría dio testimonio de la or-denación sacerdotal de dos nuevosservidores del Señor, la mañanadel sábado 26 de julio de 2014.Entre familiares, amigos y feligre-ses agradecidos de toda la Diócesisel Padre Jonathan Joseph Ficara yel Padre Martin John Noe reci-bieron el sacramento de las Or-denes Sagradas y fueronordenados al sacerdocio. Como suobispo, tuve el privilegio de servir

como celebrante en esta felizocasión.

Felicitaciones a nuestros nuevossacerdotes. Felicitaciones a sus fa-milias. Felicitaciones a los fieles dela Diócesis que oraron por estosjóvenes y que proporcionaron unambiente fértil para su discern-imiento-condiciones descritas porel Santo Padre, el Papa Francisco,como “la buena tierra del pueblofiel.”

En los últimos años se hahablado mucho en los medios decomunicación con respecto a los

números de disminución de sac-erdotes. Cada vez es más evidenteen los últimos tiempos que losnúmeros están empezando a cam-biar de dirección. Un puntocrítico ha sido la desilusión quetantos jóvenes sienten hacia unacultura egocéntrica y a menudodemasiado secular. Sobre estetema, miro a los que supervisannuestros seminarios el Padre MarkA. Latcovich, director del Semi-nario de Santa María y la EscuelaSuperior de Teología en Cleve-land, ha hablado de como los

hombres jóvenes de hoy “quierendar su vida por algo que cuenta.Estos hombres están cansados devivir en una cultura de rela-tivismo. Quieren decir que debehaber algo verdadero, hermoso ybueno. Ellos han descubierto labelleza de Dios.”

Estos jóvenes están escuchandoy respondiendo en su corazón alllamado de servir a los demás…para bautizar, perdonar, alimentary ayudar a los pobres y a aquellosmás necesitados, visitar a los en-fermos y a los encarcelados, acon-

sejar a las personas en peligro, cel-ebrar la Eucaristía, y a llevar aotros a Dios Padre por medio deCristo en el Espíritu Santo. Esuna vida de alegría y sacrificio.Una vida plena. Una vida valienteque trae el amor y la fuerza deCristo a este momento crítico enla historia.

El Centro para la InvestigaciónAplicada (CARA) de la Universi-dad de Georgetown indica queahora más hombres están matric-Una Vida Plena, Una Vida Valiente.

Continued on page 4

Lord, we thankyou for our

faithful priests.May your lightshine throughtheir lives and

their goodworks. May they

grow in holiness,knowledge andunderstandingof your Truth.


Una Vida Plena, Una Vida Valiente. Continued from page 3

ulados en los seminarios de pos-grado que en casi dos décadas.Proporcionando un mayor estim-ulo es que este es un aumento del10% desde 2005. Otras fuentes,como el Seminario Mount St.Mary en Emmitsburg, Md. estánreportando que están experimen-tando números más grandes quehan tenido en años. Todo firme-mente alentador.

A nivel diocesano, somos ben-decidos al haber ordenado dosnuevos sacerdotes y de tener ungrupo de ocho seminaristas ac-tualmente en varios niveles de susestudios teológicos para serviraquí en la diócesis como sacer-dotes. Cuando el Santo Padre

habla de la “buena tierra delpueblo fiel”, por supuesto, él se re-fiere al rol indispensable de todala familia diocesana que ayuda aidentificar, animar y que ora porlos jóvenes para responder al lla-mado de Dios. Estamos muyagradecidos a todos en nuestra co-munidad de fe por ayudar a pro-porcionar un ambiente de apoyopara las vocaciones. El Padre Gre-gory Galvin, director diocesanode las vocaciones, regularmentehabla conmigo con gran entusi-asmo en relación al apoyo quereciben nuestros jóvenes. Estefirme apoyo siempre es evidentepara mí en las visitas a parroquiasde la Diócesis cuando me uno al

Padre Galvin en la Hora Santa porlas vocaciones.

Siento el poder de nuestras ora-ciones y estoy profundamenteagradecido de que nuestro lla-mado colectivo al Buen Señor estarespondiendo de manera alenta-dora con un creciente número desacerdotes.

Nuestros jóvenes sacerdotestraen una energía dinámica a laMisión y Ministerio de Jesucristoaquí en nuestra diócesis. Ellos lle-van la vitalidad de nuestra fe atodas las personas que conocen ysirven. Para ellos es servir y no serservidos. Damos la bienvenida alPadre Jonathan y al Padre Martin,y miramos con esperanza hacia un

flujo constante de candidatos queentren al sacerdocio, y ayuden aconstruir la casa que es la iglesiade Dios.

“Señor, te damos gracias pornuestros fieles sacerdotes... Que tuluz brille a través de sus vidas y desus buenas obras. Que puedan

crecer en santidad, conocimientoy comprensión de tu verdad.”

Atentamente en el amor de Cristo,

Obispo Michael R. Cote

Translated by Paulina Angulo

July 25, 2014 • 7:00 pm - 8:00 pmCathedral of St. Patrick, Norwich

August 21, 2014 • 7:00 pm - 8:00 pmAll Saints, Somersville

Sept. 18, 2014 • 6:00 pm - 7:00 pmSt. Agnes, Niantic

October 16, 2014 • 6:00 pm - 7:00 pmSt. Francis of Assisi, Lebanon

November 20, 2014 • 7:00 pm - 8:00 pmSt. Thomas Aquinas, Storrs

December 18, 2014 • 6:30 pm - 7:30 pmSacred Heart, Norwichtown

Father Greg Galvin, Director of Priestly [email protected]

(860) 887-9294www.God-Calls.com

Juan AguirreTheology

English StudiesSt. Mary Seminary

Baltimore MD

Frank Gilbert1st Year Theology

Pope Saint John XXIIINational Seminary

Weston, MA

Michael Bovino1st Year Philosophy

Mt. St. Mary SeminaryEmmitsburg, MD

Deacon Ron Blank1st Year Theology

Pope Saint John XXIIINational Seminary

Weston, MA

Jeffrey Ellis3rd Year Theology


Peter Langevin3rd Year Theology


Thomas Griffin3rd Year TheologyBlessed John XXIIINational Seminary

Weston, MA

Holy Hour for VocationsThe Most Reverend Michael R. Cote, D.D., Bishop of Norwich, leads the Holy Hour:

Reverend Brian ChristopherMaxwell, Ordained to

Priesthood on May 25, 2013,by the Most Reverend

Michael R. Cote, D.D.,Bishop of Norwich at

the Cathedral ofSaint Patrick,

Norwich

The Most Reverend Michael R. Cote, D.D., Bishop ofNorwich, has made the following clergy and diocesan

appointments in the Diocese of Norwich:

Clergy AppointmentsReverend Antony Alaharasan, from Pastor, Saint

Thomas More Parish, North Stonington, to Retirement.Effective: July 17, 2014.

Reverend John Antonelle, from Pastor, Saint ThomasAquinas Parish, Storrs, and Campus Minister at theUniversity of Connecticut, to Pastor, Saint Mary,

Coventry, while continuing as Pastor, Saint ThomasAquinas Parish, Storrs, and Campus Minister at theUniversity of Connecticut. Effective: July 31, 2014.

Reverend Victor Chaker, from Pastor,Saint Mary Parish, Coventry, to Retirement.

Effective: July 31, 2014.

Reverend Jonathan Ficara, newly ordained toParochial Vicar, Cathedral of Saint Patrick, Norwich.

Effective: August 6, 2014.

Reverend Martin Noe, newly ordained to ParochialVicar, Saint Thomas More Parish, North Stonington,

Saint Michael Parish, Pawcatuck, and Saint Mary Parish,Stonington. Effective: August 6, 2014.

Very Reverend Dennis Perkins, from Pastor, SaintMichael Parish, Pawcatuck, and Saint Mary Parish,Stonington, and Vicar for Clergy, to Pastor, SaintThomas More Parish, North Stonington, while

continuing as Pastor, Saint Michael Parish, Pawcatuck,and Saint Mary Parish, Stonington, and Vicar for Clergy.

Effective: July 17, 2014.

~ Monsignor Robert L. Brown, Chancellor ~

Director of Priestly Vocations

Reverend Gregory Galvin


We have two new priests!Thank you to Father JonathanFicara and Father Martin Noe foryour yes to The Lord! Thank youYour Excellency, Bishop Cote forcalling both these men to HolyOrders and for Ordaining thempriests of Jesus Christ on themorning of July 26, 2014. Thankyou Monsignor Robert L. Brown,Chancellor, Diocese of Norwich,for your extraordinary work asMaster of Ceremonies, and thesecretaries at the chancery for as-sisting in much of the preparationwork, and the diocesan mainte-nance men who assisted in settingup the Cathedral for what was atremendously joy filled, inspiring,and very moving two-hour Ordi-nation Mass.

Thanks also goes to Mr. DougGreen and the Cathedral choir!Their dedication to sacred musicassists so greatly in lifting up theminds and hearts of all who par-ticipate in the sacred liturgies cel-ebrated throughout the year. Also,thank you to the Knights ofColumbus honor guard who addalways great solemnity.

It was such a magnificently in-spiring religious experience asmany people mentioned to meafter the ordination of these twofine men. It also was the answer tomany prayers from all of youaround the diocese who have at-tended monthly holy hours dur-ing these past four years, thosewho have been praying for ourseminarians at each of the perpet-ual adoration chapels around thediocese, those who have daily,weekly and monthly been offeringspecial prayers as members of thediocesan vocation prayer team.

I admit that the excitement andinspiring liturgy of the Sacramentof Holy Orders, always brings meback to my own priestly ordina-tion. Watching up close, becauseof my role as assistant mc, myemotions grabbed me a couple of

times during this special day. Es-pecially as I witnessed both FatherFicara and Father Martin givetheir first priestly blessing toBishop Cote and then to their im-mediate families. It was not untillater in the day that I realized ona personal level how draining theexcitement of witnessing theirpriestly ordinations was, havingalso walked with both men thesepast six years as their vocation di-rector. What a joy, what a blessingfor the diocese and for theChurch. Please God continue togrant the grace of perseverance toeach of our seminarians who arestill are on the road walking withYou as they answer Your call.Please God continue to answerour prayers of sending laborers toyour vineyard called the Dioceseof Norwich, and many religiousconsecrated vocations as well.

VOCATION NOTES:As mentioned in the June Voca-

tion’s Corner, this section of thecolumn is to assist in keeping youup to date on goings on with theseminarians. More Great NewsHere! We are thrilled to announcethat His Excellency Bishop Cotehas accepted two more men, bothfrom our own diocese, to studyfor the priesthood! First is DeaconRon Blank who has been servingas a permanent deacon in the dio-cese for just over ten years atNotre Dame Parish in DurhamConnecticut and recently also atSaint Colman Parish in Middle-field. Deacon Ron will be attend-ing Saint John XXIII NationalSeminary beginning later this

month in Weston Massachusetts.Second is Michael Bovino who isfrom St. Michael Parish in Paw-catuck Connecticut. Michaelgraduated from UCONN twoyears ago and just finished twoyears of service as a Fellowship ofCatholic University Missionarythis past May. Michael will be at-tending Mount Saint Mary semi-nary also beginning later thismonth in Emmittsburg Mary-land.

We also have exciting news re-garding Juan Aguirre, our studentfrom Medellin Colombia, whohas been studying English the lasttwo years at Clark University inWorcester, MA. Juan will be at-tending Saint Mary Seminary inBaltimore, Maryland starting laterin August. Because of his alreadyextensive theological studies weare waiting to find out for surewhich year of theology Juan willbe placed in.

Please keep seminarian TomGriffin in your prayers as he iscontinuing a speedy recovery fromsurgery earlier in June. He is ontrack to return to studies also laterthis month if all continues welland will be joined by both FrankGilbert and Deacon Ron at SaintJohn XXIII National Seminary.

Regarding our request forprayers, we also ask you to keepKurt O’Brien in your prayers as hefinishes his fourth year of collegeand has decided to pull back for apersonal year of discernmentwhile doing so.

Finally, we welcome home fromsix weeks in Guatemala both JeffEllis and Peter Langevin who were

taking part in a Spanish immer-sion program. Please watch in up-coming issues for their reflectionson those six weeks, both in Eng-lish and Spanish!

As we now anticipate the begin-ning of another academic/forma-tion year for our seminarians and

continue to glow in the joy of thegift of two newly ordained priests,please continue to stay alert forthose in your own daily life whoyou may recognize as having spe-cial priestly qualities. You mightbe asked by God to direct themtowards recognizing His Call!

Congratulations Father Ficara and Father Noe

Pope Francis @Pontifex • July 17The Church, by her nature, is missionary.She exists so that every man and woman mayencounter Jesus.

Saturday, August 9Discovering Your Inner Silence Spend the day in nature’s garden bythe sea practicing simple techniquesthat will help you find your inner still-ness. From 10:00a.m. -3:00p.m. at theMercy center at Madison. $45.00 classfee. For more information please logonto: www.mercybythesea.org/Course-Catalog.

Monday, August 11Mass of Healing1:00 p.m. - Spiritual Renewal Center,Father Ray, Celebrant, Judith Hughes-Healing Prayers. For more informationplease call Spiritual Renewal at (860)887-0702.

Sunday, August 1794th Annual Feast ofthe AssumptionThe Maria Assunta Society of St.Michaels Church, Pawcatuck invites allto join in their celebration. Rosary andprocession on Friday, August 15 at7:00p.m. Refreshments will be servedfollowing the procession. On Sunday,Mass will be celebrated by The MostReverend Michael R. Cote, Bishop ofNorwich, at 10:30 a.m. at St. Mary’sChurch, 95 Main Street, Stonington.Following the Mass, a traditional pro-cession with the statue of the BlessedVirgin Mary will be carried throughthe streets starting at 12:15 p.m. at St.Michaels Church in Pawcatuck.

Monday, August 18Franciscan Golf ClassicA day of fantastic golf and good foodat The 19th Annual Franciscan GolfClassic to benefit the Franciscan LifeCenter and Franciscan Home Careand Hospice Care, Tunxis PlantationGolf Club, Farmington, CT. The$175.00 cost to play includes lunch,dinner and the opportunity to wingreat Hole-in-One Prizes: 2015Hyundai Sonata, Masters Trip, Scot-

land Golf Vacation, Pebble Beach Re-sort Golf Trip. Registration is at 10:00a.m. followed by shotgun start at11:00 a.m. Visit www.flcenter.org orcall 203-237-8084 for more informa-tion.

August 26- September 38 Day Silent RetreatJesuit Retreat House, Gloucester,Mass. For more information please callSpiritual Renewal at (860) 887-0702.

Saturday-Sunday, September 6-7The National Combined CollectionRetirement fund for Religious,Catholic University, Catholic Commu-nication Campaign and Peter’s Peace.

Sunday, September 7Practicing PeacePresented by Jerry Silbert. In our worldwhere anger, hatred and war lead to somuch suffering, it is ever more impor-tant to find ways of cultivating andpromoting peace in ourselves, our fam-ilies, our nation, and the world. Thisprogram will present practical tools forpracticing peace--ways that we can in-crease our mindfulness, our kindnessand our compassion. This program isfree. From 1:00p.m.-5:00p.m. at theMercy Center at Madison. For moreinformation please log onto:www.mercybythesea.org/CourseCat-alog.

Tuesday, September 9Annual DiocesanMass of Remembrance A Mass in memory of preborn chil-dren who have died from stillbirths,miscarriages or abortions will be heldat the Cathedral of St. Patrick, at6:00p.m. Bishop Michael R. Cote willbe the main celebrant for the Mass.Refreshments follow the Mass. Spon-sored by the Family Life Office andProLife Office. For information call(860)-889-8346 ext. 283.

Saturday, September 13One-Day Pilgrimage of the SickThe Order of Malta of theHartford/Norwich chapters would liketo invite you to a one-day pilgrimageof the sick, a no cost event. The pil-grimage will be held at the NationalShrine of the Divine Mercy in Stock-bridge, MA. This holy day will featureReconciliation, music and song, Mass

with Anointing of the Sick, lunch,talks to the sick or Malades, talks tocaregivers and Benediction. There willbe ample medical personnel in atten-dance. The Malades must be ambula-tory enough to be at the proper placeof departure .Handicap accessiblebuses will leave from NorthwestCatholic High School, 29 WampanoagDr., West Hartford, CT at 8:00 a.m.Buses will return to the school at ap-proximately 5:30p.m. Please contactMark Sullivan at [email protected] or at (860)523-1405.

Sunday, September 14RCIA To Begin atSt. Andrew, ColchesterIf you, a family member or friends areconsidering becoming Catholic orlearning more about the Catholic faith,Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults(RCIA) will begin on Sunday, Septem-ber 14, 2014 at St. Andrew Church,128 Norwich Ave, Colchester, CT.Classes are held after 9:30 am Mass.All are welcome to learn more andjourney deeper into the Catholic Faith.For more information or questions,please contact John or Nicole Peck at860-537-6981 or at [email protected] more information.

Sunday, September 14Italy-Pilgrimage GatheringAt 2:00 p.m. Spiritual Renewal Center,11 Bath St., Norwich. For all prepar-ing for the October 29-Nov. 8 journey.For more information please call Spiri-tual Renewal at (860) 887-0702.

Starts Monday, September 15School of SpiritualityA two-year spiritual formation pro-gram for adults who seek to deepentheir understanding and experience ofscripture, prayer, mission and the spiri-tual maturation process. The programbeginning this fall is devoted to thestudy of scripture. The fall semester

looks at God revealing, “who is God?”and the second semester focuses onGod revealed in Jesus and, “who isChrist?” Classes meet on Mondayevenings, 6-8 pm, at Mercy Centerfrom September to April, with a day ofprayer and integration on a Saturday atthe end of each semester. For more in-formation visit our website www.mer-cybythesea.org, or contact Joan Linley,Director, McAuley Institute at MercyCenter. [email protected] or203.245.0401, ext. 120.

Thursday, September 18East Hampton Prayer Group MassAt 7:30 p.m. St. Patrick Center, MapleSt., E. Hampton. For more informa-tion please call Spiritual Renewal at(860) 887-0702.

Friday-Sunday September 19-21Retrouvaille WeekendA lifeline for your troubled marriagewith serious marriage building and re-pair, and tools to heal, communicate


Thursday, September 11 ~Saturday, September 13

St. Joseph Church

FallFestivalFrom 9:00am-4:00pm, withthe Yard Sale and Kidz Klosetonly. On Friday, September12, 9:00 am to 8:00 pm andSaturday, September 13, 9:00am to 7:00 pm in addition tothe Yard Sale and Kidz Kloset

there will be Food,Needlework, Baked Goods,

General Store, Treasure Chest,Silent Auction, Books, CD’s,DVD’s, and much more. Our

Famous Fish N Chips is Friday,September 12, from 4:00p.m.

to 8:00 p.m.; Major RaffleDrawing begins at 7:00 pm onSaturday. St. Joseph’s Church,

11 Baltic Road, Versailles.For more information please

call (860)-822-8020.

HomilistVery Reverend

David P. Choquette

24th Annual

Blue MassSunday, September 21 • 10:15 amCathedral of Saint Patrick • 213 Broadway, Norwich

All law enforcement officers (federal, state and municipal,active and retired) and their families are invited.

All parishioners are cordially invited to attend this Mass.Police Chaplain & Pastor

Most Holy Trinity Church, Pomfret& St. Mary Church, Putnam

Wednesday, September 17CatholicCharities

9th Annual GolfTournament

At Fox Hopyard Golf Club in EastHaddam. Registration is from

10:30a.m.-11:30a.m. followed bylunch and a shotgun start at

1:00p.m. For more informationplease call Catholic Charities at

(860)-889-8346.


spiritual renewal services

Diocese of NorwichDial-A-Prayer (860) 887-7767

P.O. Box 6 • 11 Bath StreetNorwich, CT 06360 • (860) 887-0702

email: [email protected]

“...depend on these TWO COMMANDMENTS!”Matthew 22:36-40

Mass of Healing-Mondays, Aug. 11, Sept 8 & 22nd, 2014 1:00 pm - Spiritual Renewal Center, Norwich

Fr. Ray, Celebrant, Judith Hughes-Healing Prayers

8 Day Silent Retreat – Aug. 26-Sept. 3, 2014Jesuit Retreat House, Gloucester, Mass

Italy-Pilgrimage GatheringSunday, Sept. 14, 2014 @ 2:00 pm

Spiritual Renewal Center, 11 Bath St., Norwich, CTFor all preparing for the Oct. 29-Nov. 8 journey

East Hampton Prayer Group MassThursday, Sept. 18, 2014 @ 7:30 pm

St. Patrick Center, Maple St., E. Hampton

Unbound Prayer Ministry (Freedom)Saturday, Sept. 27, 2014 @ 9:00 am – 3:00 pm

Spiritual Renewal Center, Norwich, CTBy appointment ONLY Please call (860)887-0702

Philip’s Retreat Leaders MeetingMonday, Sept. 29, 2014 @ 6:30 pm

Spiritual Renewal Center

Philips Retreat (Head to Heart Experience)(An opportunity of a lifetime)

Saturday, Oct. 4, 8:30am-4:00pm & Sun. Oct 5, 8:30am-1:30pmMust register - (860)887-0702 (limited capacity)

Fr. Ray, Judith and Team

One Day Life in the Spirit SeminarSat. Oct. 18, 8:45 am coffee – 4:00 pm

Spiritual Renewal Center (860)887-0702Please call to register (limited capacity)

Mass of Healing and HopeSaint Thomas Seminary – Chapel-Bloomfield, CT

Tues., Oct 21, 2014 – Rosary @ 7:00 pm – Mass @ 7:30 pmFr. Ray - Celebrant – Judith Hughes – Healing Prayer

“Everyone’s welcomed to these programs!

“Teacher, which Commandment of the Lawis the greatest?” Jesus said to him, (yourname) “you shall Love the Lord your God,with all your heart, with all your soul andwith all your mind. The second is like it:You shall love your neighbor as yourself.The WHOLE LAW and the PROPHETS...

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Sunday, September 21Diocese of Norwich Office for SafeEnvironments Called to ProtectWorkshopSaint Mary Church, from 1:00p.m.-3:00p.m. To pre-register call (860)-742-1092.

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Norwich - Saturday, July 26,2014 at the Cathedral of SaintPatrick in Norwich, Father

Jonathan Joseph Ficara and FatherMartin John Noe were ordainedto the Priesthood by the MostReverend Michael R. Cote, D.D.,Bishop of Norwich, among fam-ily, friends, priests, deacons, sem-inarians and Knights ofColumbus Honor Guard. It was ajoyous occasion.

The front entrance to theCathedral was appropriately dec-orated with a row of gold andwhite flags. Gold and white arethe papal colors, signifying on thisday that the welcoming of twonew priests was an occasion forthe entire Church to rejoice. Thelarge arching Cathedral frontdoors were open inviting all toenter, while filling the churchgrounds with the exuberantsound of the Cathedral pipeorgan – all before the ceremonyeven began. The entire UnionPark neighborhood was alive withthe sights, sounds and presence ofa steady flow of parishioners andvisitors making their way into

church. Once inside, the sparkling

restoration created an especiallywelcoming environment for a dayof this magnitude and grace. It allbegan on schedule as the two or-dinands moved in procession withthe priests, deacons and BishopCote down the center aisle towardthe place and moment their call-ing would be fulfilled. Above inthe choir loft, the choir sang “For

we can only wonder at every giftYou send, at every blessing with-out number…” A message rein-forced by Bishop Cote as he“Thanked God for the gift oftheir vocation.” Early and often,the congregation was energetic intheir singing along with Cantor,Carol Mailhot and very expressivewith vigorous applause and voicesraised to acknowledge their sup-port of the two ordinands. The

spontaneous applause at severalpoints in the ceremony were theloudest and most sustained I haveever heard in church. An unmis-takable sense of a supportive “vil-lage” was present with regard to somany who encouraged andprayed for these two men all alongtheir path to the priesthood.

For much of the early part ofthe ceremonies, candidatesJonathan Ficara and Martin Noesat on chairs, dressed in whitealbs, facing the Bishop. Theirvestments hung for all to see on acoat tree nearby in the sanctuarysoon to be theirs once conferredwith the Sacrament of Holy Or-ders. They would then, as theBishop described, “assumeChrist’s sacred ministry.”

One of the most stirring litur-gical moments in the ceremony iswhen the elect prostrate them-selves, as all present plead forGod’s grace for the candidates.Among the named saints in thelitany of supplication were SaintJonathan Vilma and Saint Martin.Immediately following this tradi-tion of humility and commitmentcame the laying on of hands. It isthrough the laying on of handsfirst by the Bishop and followed

b yt h e

VicarGeneral,

Chancellorand all concele-

brating priests thatthe gift of the Holy Spirit for thepriestly office is conferred on thecandidates.

Another wonderfully poignanttradition is the Bishop giving eachnewly conferred priest a congrat-ulatory hug, inviting each priestpresent to then individually offerFather Jonathan and Father Mar-tin a hug welcoming them to thepriesthood. While this was hap-pening, guest musician Derek Jolystanding in the choir loft, filledthe church with the heavenlysound of his soprano saxophone.It was exceptional. Several mem-bers of the choir said they werebrought to tears by how beauti-fully he played. It was just perfectaccompaniment for such a beau-tiful ceremony. Congratulationsto Music Director Douglas Green.

As ordained priests, FatherJonathan and Father Martin hadthe opportunity to distributecommunion to immediate familyand friends and to impart theirfirst blessings on Bishop Cote andfamily.

As the day’s ceremony con-cluded, Bishop Cote prayed “thatthe diocese’s two newest shep-herds may continue to grow infaith.” At that moment, thunder-ous applause and cheering over-took the congregation.Congratulations Father Jon andFather Martin.


Diocese Celebrates JoyfulOrdination of Two PriestsBy Michael StrammielloExecutive Editor, Four County Catholic

On Friday, August 15, the uni-versal Church celebrates the Solem-

nity of the Assumption

of the Blessed Virgin Maryinto heaven. This feast hasa long history in theChurch, going all theway back to third cen-tury Egypt where it wasknown initially as the“Dormition” or the“Falling Asleep” ofMary. However, therewas always verystrongly held belief that Mary didnot “fall asleep” in death, but waspreserved from death and corrup-tion as a consequence of her sinless-ness. Since what is said of Mary inScripture mentions neither a“falling asleep” nor being preservedfrom bodily corruption, these be-liefs have been carried through thecenturies solely by the tradition ofthe Church.

The Assumption of Mary wasdeclared a dogma of the Church byPope Pius XII on November 1,1950. Many authors see a directconnection between the declarationof this dogma and the dogma de-clared on December 8, 1854 byPope Pius IX on The ImmaculateConception of Mary. These authorspoint out that, if as the tradition ofthe Church has always maintained,Mary was sinless from the momentof her conception (The ImmaculateConception), the definition of theAssumption completes the theolog-ical picture of Mary by defining thenatural consequence of this sinless-ness, which is her preservation fromdeath.

To bring consideration of thisgreat feast to our own day, we canlook at a homily preached by Emer-itus Pope Benedict XVI on August15, 2010. He stated at that time:“We believe that Mary, like Christher son, overcame death and is al-ready triumphant in heavenly gloryin the totality of her being, in bodyand soul.” Pope Benedict went onto say that Mary was so deeply in-tegrated into the mystery of Christand his mission, that at the end ofher life she participated fully in his

resurrection.Pope Benedict then explained a

bit about what was meant by Marybeing taken “into heaven.” First, he

clarified that the term“heaven” does not

refer to a place.

Rather, he explained “All of ustoday are well aware that by thisterm ‘heaven’ we are not referringto somewhere in the universe, to astar or such like.” He then went onto say that heaven is a much greaterconcept: “With this term ‘heaven’we wish to say that God, the Godwho made himself close to us, doesnot abandon us in or after deathbut keeps a place for us and gives useternity. We mean that in Godthere is room for us.”

Pope Benedict explained thisstatement a bit more by remindinghis hearers that we all exist becauseGod called us into being, and we

continue to exist within God’s greatlove and care, which never ceases,even in death. “Our serenity, ourhope and our peace are based pre-cisely on this: in God, in histhoughts and in his love, we arepreserved and ushered into eternity

with the whole of our beingin him, in his Creator love.It is his love that triumphsover death and gives useternity, and it is this lovethat we call ‘Heaven.’”

In this homily, Emeri-tus Pope Benedict taughtthat this great feast is cer-tainly about Mary’s holi-

ness and the favor shown toher by God. But he also taught thatthe feast holds a message about ourlives, about the love God shows toeach of us, and the promise givento each of us about eternal life.

Dear Friends, let us not limit our-selves to admiring Mary in her des-tiny of glory, as a person very remotefrom us. No! We are called to look atall that the Lord, in his love, wants todo for us too, for our final destiny; tolive through faith in a perfect com-munion of love with Him and henceto truly live (all quotes taken fromHomily, Sunday August 15, 2010.St Thomas of Villanova Parish, CastelGandolfo).


By Sister ElissaRinere, CP, JCDOffice of Worship

The Solemnity of the Assumption

The Reverend PaulBoudreau was installed asPastor of the Church of Saint

Mary Portland on SundayMay 18 during ceremonies atthe 10:30 Mass. NorwichDiocese Bishop Michael R.Cote first assigned FatherPaul as Administrator of thePortland Parish in Septemberafter the retirement of FatherJohn Ashe, who served 22years as Shepherd to the localparish. Bishop Cote ap-pointed Father Paul as Pastorin April 2014 and the VeryReverend Michael Phillip-pino, Vicar Forane of theMiddletown Deanery, wasthe Bishop’s installing dele-gate at the Sunday Mass. Fa-ther John provided theintroduction to the solemnceremony. Father Paul, apublished author was or-dained in 1983 after a suc-cessful career as a professional

motocross racer and maga-zine editor. In his homily, Fa-ther Paul said “I am thankfulto God for leading me to thiscommunity, to our bishopfor this appointment, and tothe people of Saint MaryChurch for their warm andfriendly welcome. Please prayfor me that I be a good pas-tor.” Father Paul was previ-ously Pastor of St. MaryChurch in Coventry, Con-necticut, and Christ the KingChurch in Old Lyme.

It was very obvious by theenthusiasm the parishionersdemonstrated that FatherPaul is more than welcomeby his flock. The music min-istry under the direction ofJean Samolik, including theviolin of Santo Fragilio, pro-vided the perfect atmosphereto the happy celebration. TheKnights of Columbus 4th de-gree color guard was presentas were the parish staff andthe members of the variousadvisory councils.

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“No one can receive anything ex-cept what has been given him fromheaven.” – John 3:27

We have all heard people say,‘Count your blessing’. This expres-sion means to stop and consider allof the good things you have beengiven in life. Although we may notalways realize it, God has bestowedupon each of us many gifts. These

gifts should be utilized to theirfullest! They are meant to be shared.

Imagine life if we kept our bless-ings to ourselves.Would time (in somerespects) virtuallystand still? Wouldour worldcease toe v o l v e ?Would therebe more suf-f e r i n g ?Would our Catholic faith be non-existent? Unfortunately, the answerto these questions would be yes.Through the grace of God we havethe knowledge to be good stewardsand share the gifts He has bestowedupon us.

Look around you. Every daythere are good stewards, who Godhas placed on earth creating a posi-tive impact on our communities. Bybeing good stewards and donatingour time, talent and treasures we cancontinue to improve the lives of ourfellow human beings and keep ourparishes and Catholic faith strong.

By donating your time, talent andtreasure, both you and the recipient

benefit. While the benefit that therecipient receives may be more visi-ble, the unseen joy you will feel

holds its own rewards. “Entrust your works to the Lord,

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There’s no magical formula thatworks for everyone to become agood steward. Every person’s giftsare different. What’s important isthat you find the best way to donateyour time, talent and treasures,making sure you are utilizing God’sgifts to the fullest. You will find thatyour Faith and your relationshipwith the Lord and your parish willstrengthen.

Talk to your priest and others inyour parish about how to becomemore involved. Donate your time by

offering to pray for a confirmationcandidate, share your talent by help-ing with a church function, or do-

nate your treasures to yourparish’s weekly collection orto the Bishop’s Annual

Catholic Appeal. You will findthat be-comingm o r ei n -vo lvedw i t h

your parish community will be re-warding in the friendships that youbuild, the improvements that yousee and the unseen joy you will feelinside your soul.

Thanks to the good stewards thatGod has placed on earth, we don’thave to imagine a life in which bless-ings aren’t shared. We know we can‘count on your blessings’ to helpbring a better life to your parishcommunity.

This is the first of our new Faith-ful Stewardship articles. The Officeof Development in the Diocese ofNorwich will be producing this col-umn for each issue of the FourCounty Catholic.

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A light but steady shower en-veloped the ceremonial paradeled by Grand Marshall Tim

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The procession made its wayto the water’s edge as the inten-sity of the rain steadily increased.The ceremony was abbreviatedas a result of worsening condi-tions, but still included the Mys-tic Highland Pipe Band’srendition of Amazing Grace.

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Immigration reform and immi-gration assistance continues to bea priority concern of the Church,

the United States Conference ofCatholic Bishops, and the His-panic Ministry here in the Dioceseof Norwich. Continuous effortsare underway to build awareness ofthe Catholic position on this mat-ter with State legislators, nationalrepresentatives and the public atlarge. Recently, Sister Mary Jude,Director of the diocesan HispanicMinistry, participated in a meetingwith 2nd District CongressmanJoe Courtney to discuss the ur-gency of enacting comprehensiveimmigration reform.

Leaders of about a dozen groupsacross the state have been workingtogether in an ad hoc committee,initiated by the Office of SocialJustice of the Archdiocese of Hart-ford. Among the groups involved

is Alcanzando el MismoSueno/Embracing the SameDream - a group initiated by theDiocese of Norwich HispanicMinistry.

Also part of the pro-immigra-tion reform group of groups is Jus-tice First from Meriden and anumber of immigrants who have alife’s story to tell, among themJuan Salas and young EduardoPerea.

The meeting with Joe Courtneywas an excellent opportunity to re-inforce that many people’s lives arein the balance. This is a time for allrepresentatives to step up and dothe right thing to preserve familyunity, provide a path to citizenshipand structure safe and humane im-migration enforcement practices.

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The Most Revered Michael R.Cote,D.D., Bishop of Norwich an-nounced on April 4, 2014, that the

recipients of the 2014 ReverendMichael R. Cote, D.D. Award forContributions to Catholic Educa-tion in the Diocese will be honoredat the Seton Scholarship Dinner, tobe held on Sunday, October 26, at4:00 p.m., at the Mystic Marriott inGroton. This year’s honorees in-clude Father Gregory Galvin, Di-rector of Priestly Vocations for theDiocese of Norwich, Ms. MarianneCote, principal of St. Joseph Schoolin New London, and Dr. JeremiahLowney, DDS, MS, MPH and hiswife, Mrs. Virginia Lowney, RN,active community leaders and vol-unteers. These individuals werechosen to be honored based ontheir devotion and support ofCatholic education. The SetonScholarship Dinner also serves tocelebrate our fine Catholic schools.Proceeds of the event will benefitDiocesan schools by providing tu-ition assistance to families in need.

All of this year’s honorees havebeen active members of the faith.Father Gregory Galvin, a resident ofStorrs, has taken on many roles inthe Diocese. In addition to servingas Director of Priestly Vocations, healso is the Spiritual Administrator atSaint Bridget of Kildare Parish inMoodus and is the resident admin-istrator of FOCUS – The Fellow-ship of Catholic University

Students, serving UCONN stu-dents at St. Thomas AquinasChapel in Storrs. Father Galvin hasspent the past 20 years in our Dio-cese promoting the education ofour youth. He is a former Chaplainand teacher at Xavier High Schoolin Middletown, and still regularlyparticipates in programs and educa-tional outreach endeavors at Xavierand Mercy High School, as well asat Diocesan elementary schools.

Ms. Marianne Cote, a Williman-tic resident, has been the principalof St. Joseph School in New Lon-don for the past 17 years. Prior tobecoming principal, Ms. Coteworked as a teacher and assistantprincipal at St. Joseph School for 10years. She also taught at St. Mary-St. Joseph School in Willimantic for16 years. She has dedicated her lifeto education and has served on theEducation and Faith Committeefor the Diocesan Synod as well asthe Diocesan School Board.

Dr. Jeremiah Lowney, DDS, MS,MPH and his wife, VirginiaLowney, RN, reside in Norwichwhere they have both been greatsupporters of Catholic education.Dr. Lowney earned the honor of aKnight of St. Gregory, bestowed byPope John Paul II. He is a formerchairman of the Board of Gover-nors for Higher Education and alsoa Knight of Malta. In addition tohis many awards and accolades, Dr.Lowney was recognized by theAmerican Dental Association asHumanitarian of the Year and wasgiven the Connecticut Jefferson

Award. Dr. Lowney is also a mem-ber of the Board of Directors of theCatholic Foundation of the Dioceseof Norwich. Mrs. Virginia Lowneyhas also been cited for her humani-tarian efforts and is a Dame ofMalta. In 1982, Dr. and Mrs.Lowney established the HaitianHealth Foundation, an outreach tosouthwestern Haiti that providesfull health care and disease preven-tion programs in Jeremie, Haiti toover 230,000 of the hemisphere’spoorest citizens. Virginia Lowneyhas been the manager of HHF’sSave a Family program since 1990.

The Seton Scholarship DinnerPlanning Committee is beginningits work to ensure that the eveningis a special tribute to all of the hon-orees and looks forward to Dioce-san-wide attendance. This yearmarks the fifth year of the SetonScholarship Dinner. During thistime, the Dinner has raised and dis-tributed over $135,000.00 to stu-dents in need of tuition assistance.

The Most Reverend Michael R.Cote, D.D., Bishop of Norwich,will serve as host of this year’s SetonScholarship Dinner. Those whowish to attend the Seton Scholar-ship Dinner can contact Mary EllenMahoney, Development Coordina-tor for Diocesan Schools at 860-886-1928 ext. 14, or [email protected]. Additional opportunitiesto support the event are available inthe form of sponsorships, programadvertising, and silent auction do-nations.

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Host Family WantedWe are seeking residents around town of Uncasville willing

to host international students from China to attend

Saint Bernard school. The students are aged somewhere

between 14 to 17 and will be enrolled into 9th to 12th grade.

We are looking for host families that meet the following qualifications:

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July 31, 2014

Dear Saints Family and Friends,

On Tuesday, July 29, Saint Bernard School was informed that the State Supreme Court hasupheld the jury decision of 2012 that Bank of America was negligent in the embezzlement caseinvolving the school, dating back to 2002-2006.

This was welcome news and could not have come at a better time as Saint Bernard Schoollaunches its five-year strategic plan. This decision from the Supreme Court does two very im-portant things for us. It removes the shadow of culpability that has hung over the school sincethe incident, and, of course, reclaims funds lost.

Saint Bernard is moving forward. The School’s focus upon a college preparatory curriculumwithin an atmosphere of Catholic values has been significantly sharpened through the newfive-year strategic plan which is a blueprint for success. The plan was born of a 2013-2014 as-sessment of the School by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges. Every aspectof Saint Bernard School was examined. Recommendations and commendations were madeand these were built into the plan.

The recommendations with the highest priority are the continued development of a 21st-century college preparatory curriculum, a heightened presence of Catholic values and spiritu-ality, enhancement of technology, and facility improvements.

As we move into the 2014-2015 school year, Saint Bernard School anticipates that it willmeet its enrollment goals. With the five year plan in place, continued focus upon academic ex-cellence, technology, and facility improvements, the Saint Bernard community can look forwardto a stable and successful future. The wind is at our back, strengthened now by the SupremeCourt ruling.

I look forward to sharing more good news as the new school year progresses.

Sincerely,

Donald Macrino, Headmaster

Connecticut State SupremeCourt Ruling Upholds Finding in

Favor of Saint Bernard SchoolThe Connecticut State Supreme

Court upheld the 2012 jury’s findingthat it was Bank of America notSaint Bernard School who was negli-gent with regard to a fraudulent ac-

count set up back in 2002. Theaward stipulated by the jury was inconsideration of the funds lost. TheCourt’s decision exonerates the financedepartment at SBS. Headmaster,

Donald Macrino, shared the goodnews with the Saints community in aletter that also noted other positive de-velopments at the School. HeadmasterMacrino’s July 30, 2014, letter:

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Sister Bernice King (Rose Bernice) quietly slipped into eternal life on theafternoon of June 9, 2014 at the age of 85. Bernice Yvonne King was bornon October 3, 1928 and spent her early years in New Hampshire and inMaine, entered the Congregation of the Daughters of the Holy Spirit inAugust of 1960 and pronounced her first vows at the Provincial Housein Putnam on June 1, 1962. Sister’s years of service were dedicated toteaching at the elementary and high school levels, assisting the provincial

secretaries and treasurer, working as receptionist at the Provincial House, carrying out secretarialand sacristan duties at St. Clare Home in Newport, Rhode Island and doing clerical work for theOffice of Policy and Management for the State of CT in Hartford. Since 1999 Bernice resided atthe Provincial House while volunteering her assistance in a variety of areas including transportingother Sisters in residence to varied and sundry appointments and events. Sister fully retired in2010 and transferred to the Health Care Center in December of 2013. Sister Bernice will rest inpeace at St. Mary Cemetery in Putnam. Memories about Sister Bernice may be shared with theDaughters by [email protected]. Wishes and gifts in Sister’s honor may be sent tothe DHS Office of Development at 72 Church St. Putnam, CT 06260.

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The chapel at Holy Spirit Provincial House inPutnam was the scene of the jubilee celebration for7 sisters and 1 member of the secular branch of the

Daughters of the Holy Spirit on Pentecost Sunday,June 8, 2014. Two sisters Celebrated 60 years of re-ligious profession and 5 sisters and 1 consecratedsecular celebrated 65 years. The Mass was cele-

brated by Rev. Edward Dempsey of Woodstock,and Very Rev. Laurence LaPointe of St. JosephParish in Willimantic delivered the homily.

Pictured in Row 1 are: Sr. Lillian Belcher and Sr.Jeannette Richard. Those in Row 2 are: Sr. BlancheThibault, Sr. Pauline Champagne, Sr. Catherine Sot-tak, Sr. Clémence Croteau and Sr. Irene Charpentier.Also in the picture though not a jubilarian is Sr.Norma Bourdon, Provincial. Marie Alice Mercier,Consecrated Secular was absent for the picture.

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Submitted by Sr. Claudette Huot, DHSProvincial Secretary

Washington - The U.S. SupremeCourt upheld freedom of speechfor pro-life Americans in a June 26decision in the case of McCullenv. Coakley. The Court unani-mously declared unconstitutionala Massachusetts law barring pro-life advocates from public side-walks near abortion facilities.Cardinal Seán P. O’Malley ofBoston, chairman of the U.S.Bishops’ Committee on Pro-LifeActivities, issued the followingstatement.

“Today the Supreme Courtfound unconstitutional a Massa-chusetts law imposing criminalpenalties on pro-life Americanswho peacefully pray for and offer

alternatives to pregnant womenapproaching abortion clinics. Thisdiscriminatory law barred thesecitizens from gathering onnearby public sidewalks,while exempting ‘clinicescorts’ trained to ex-pedite women intothe facility. Clearlythis was an attack onpro-life Americans’freedom of speech, andwe welcome the Court’sdecision to overturn the law.

“This now overturned legisla-tion reflects an ominous trend inour society. Abortion supporters,having long denied that unbornchildren have a right to life, would

deny that their fellow Americanswho seek to protect the unbornhave the same rights as other

Americans – the right to free-dom of speech and free-

dom of association; theright to participate inthe public square andserve the vulnerablein accord with ourmoral convictions.

Increasingly we see thistrend evidenced at vari-

ous levels of government.We are encouraged and pleased toknow that with regard to this par-ticular issue, our highest court hasaffirmed the American tradition ofbasic constitutional rights for all.”

Cardinal O’Malley Welcomes SupremeCourt Decision Affirming Freedom of

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Most Holy Father,

Assembled in New Orleans at our spring plenary meeting, wethe Catholic Bishops of the United States look forward withjoyful anticipation to the Eighth World Meeting of Familiesthat is scheduled to take place in Philadelphia in September2015. This event will be an occasion for Catholics fromaround the world to reflect on family life, and the role thatfamilies can play in strengthening our society and ourCatholic faith.

We wish to take this opportunity to warmly invite Your Ho-liness to grace us with your presence at this event. We haveno doubt that the participants would be deeply honored, andwould receive with gratitude your pastoral reflections on themeaning of the family.

It is our fervent hope, Your Holiness, that you will favorablyconsider our invitation to visit us in the United States. Yourpresence would not only add significance to the World Meet-ing of Families, but also serve to deepen the bonds of affectionthat our faithful and many other Americans share with youas Bishop of Rome.

Respectfully and fraternally yours in Christ,Most Reverend Joseph E. Kurtz, D.D.Archbishop of LouisvillePresident, United States Conference ofCatholic Bishops

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The story of the miracu-lous statue of the InfantJesus of Prague is one

familiar to almostevery Catholic. It is adevotion which hasbeen precious toCatholics for cen-turies, and growsmore beautiful withtime. Through it,Catholics pay homage toHim Who, even as an infant

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cures. After the Thirty Years’War, during a Protestant occu-pation, the monastery wasplundered. Years later, thestatue was uncovered. It was fi-nally repaired and re-enthronedthrough the efforts of a monkwho had heard these wordsfrom the Infant King whilepraying before the statue: “Themore you honor Me, the moreI will bless you.”

From small beginnings, this

devotion has grown to greatproportions, so that it is almostas universal as the Church it-self. All who approach themiraculous statue and praythere with confidence receiveassistance, consolation, light,health, and hope. The famousnovena, never known to fail, isideally said for the nine dayspreceding the 25th of eachmonth. In urgent cases, anovena of hours can be made.


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ost Reverend Michael R. Cote, Bishop of Norwich, will lead a seven daypilgrimage to the Czech Republic to Karlovy Vary (Carlsbad), the Marian

Shrine at Svatá Hora (Holy Mountain) featuring a miraculous image of the VirginMary and the spectacular Basilica. The group will enjoy a panoramic tour of the cityof Prague highlighting the State Opera, National Museum, Wenceslas Square andPrague’s Castle District. We will also tour the old part of the city to view staromĕstkĕnámĕstí (Old Town Square), Royal Castle of Hradcany, St. Vitus Cathedral, St.George Church, the Golden Lane, St. Nicholas Church, Church of Our Lady ofVictory where the original miraculous Infant Jesus of Prague dating back to 1628is kept and visit St. Barbara Cathedral in Kutna Hora (UNESCO town).

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You will not find his namelisted in any official governmentdirectory nor will you find diplo-

matic plates on the motorcycle heuses to commute to classes, butJimmy Kervens Jean Felix is verymuch an ambassador for Out-reach’s Education SponsorshipProgram and for Haiti.

Jimmy, who carries a doublemajor in Language and in Busi-ness Management from the StateUniversity of Haiti, spends manyhours in and outside the class-room in pursuit of his academicgoals. But out of a sense of respon-sibility, a desire to make the mostof his opportunities and a willing-ness to give back he somehowfinds the time to do so muchmore.

Every Saturday, Jimmy and hisyounger brother, Riguerson, whois also an Outreach to Haiti bene-ficiary, tutor younger students inneed of additional help with theirstudies.

He frequently is invited tospeak with international groups,especially students and educators,at Outreach’s mission house onthe topic of the Haitian EducationSystem and what it is like to be astudent in Haiti.

In his business college, Jimmy ispart of a student group called Sol-idarité Universitaire et Citoyennepour le Développement (Acade-mic and Civic Solidarity for De-velopment). The group organizescommunity service activities andfosters an environment in whichall of its members can develop inevery aspect of their lives.

Last summer Jimmy partici-pated in a program funded by theU.S. Department of State. Thepurpose of the program was toprovide international studentswith a deeper understanding ofthe United States, while enhanc-ing their leadership skills. Hespent 4 weeks at Virginia Com-monwealth University (VCU)where he attended classes, confer-ences and seminars focused onU.S. history and government.Jimmy spent his last two weeks at

Georgetown University, where hehad the opportunity to visit someof the historical places in Wash-ington and to meet with U.S.Congressman Bobby Scott of Vir-ginia.

His experiences in the States in-spired him to be even more in-volved in his community. He andsome other students started twoDepartment of State sponsoredprojects on their return to Haiti.One is a safety initiative entitled AConference on Traffic AccidentReduction, and the other is an en-vironmental project called Je-unesse Verte Haitienne (GreenHaitian Youth).

More recently, Jimmy spent aweek in the U.S. participating inthe “8th Annual VCU PoliticalScience Student Research Confer-ence” during which he presentedhis research paper on the Duvalierdictatorship in Haiti. Back homenow, Jimmy is working with adoctoral student from King’s Col-lege London as a Translator/Re-search Assistant. The researchproject is examining housing andresettlement issues in the after-math of the January 2010 earth-quake.

Jimmy continues to make thebest of his opportunities anddreams of achieving a doctorate ineither business or language. He isvery grateful for what Outreach toHaiti is doing for him. He says: “Iunderstand that the heroes havegreat power and great responsibil-

ity. In my life I have been given alot of things and the only way Ican show everyone that I was de-serving of those things is to pay itforward. I mean to do for otherswhat people have done for me.”

We present Jimmy Kervens JeanFelix as an ambassador for our ed-ucation program and for his coun-try. He is a witness to the power ofopportunity given, taken and re-turned in kind.

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University students from Outreach’seducation program, Chrisline Alexis,Jimmy Kervens Jean –Felix andYamile Perez, prepare for an upcom-ing presentation to guests at the Nor-wich Mission House in Haiti.

Over 300 Students and 25 Community OrganizationsGranted Support from The Catholic Foundation

Norwich - The Catholic Foundationof the Diocese of Norwich held its an-

nual Awards Dinner on June 19th at theHoliday Inn in Norwich. That evening,

a total of $286,061.57 was distributedamong grant applicants from Diocesanministries, schools, programs, missionsand parishes throughout the four coun-ties of the Diocese. $85,761.57 in grantmoney was distributed to beneficiariesof the Foundation’s restricted endow-

ments. Additionally, $56,000 in fundswere distributed among a variety ofDiocesan ministries that serve those inneed regardless of religious affiliation.Jillian Corbin, Director of St. Vincentde Paul Place, Norwich appreciates thesupport of the Foundation: “Whether

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In addition, $94,300 was dis-tributed among 202 Diocesan el-ementary students with theaverage tuition assistance awardtotaling $466.83. $50,000 wasdistributed among Diocesan sec-ondary schools. Scholarship fundsincluded the Reverend RichardRoughan Scholarship, The Eric B.Evans Scholarship, and theWilliam F. Jr. and Flora L. O’Neil

Scholarship. The Eric B. EvansScholarship and the William F. Jr.and Flora L. O’Neil Scholarshipwere established to provide finan-cial assistance to students at St.Bernard School in Uncasville. TheRichard B. Roughan Scholarshipawards a current college student$5,000 towards college tuitionand an incoming college fresh-man $5,000 towards college tu-ition. Both students must beactive members of St. Paul Parishin Waterford in order to qualifyfor these funds. This is the firstyear in which funds were distrib-uted from The Mabel Enos Eng-lish Endowment which wasestablished in the fall of 2012 tosupport seminarians in their studyfor the priesthood.

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Katie Lentz had plucked theperfect dress for her Sunday sur-prise, and the yellow J. Crew frock

was dangling in the back of her1989 Mercedes, bouncing alongthe highway as the sun streamed inand oldies played on the radio.

The 19-year-old blonde fromQuincy, Ill., had just completedher summer internship in JeffersonCity, Mo., and she had hatched aplan to surprise her friends there

by making a final visit. She set offaround 8 a.m. on that Sunday,Aug. 4, and began the two-hourdrive so she could go to church onemore time with the gang she hadworshipped with every week thatsummer.

As she drove south on Highway19, Katie saw a truck swerve intoher lane. She tried to steer awaybut couldn’t react quickly enough.A drunk driver hit her head on,and suddenly Katie felt herselfmoving – the car rolled in onecomplete rotation and landed onthe driver side, Katie’s body

trapped in the mangled Mercedes,inches from the ground. She felt ashooting pain,looked up andsaw blood, thesteering wheelmashed intoher stomachand blockingthe view ofher brokenlegs. She knewsomething waswrong because the car wasn’t up-right.

“Is this real life?” she asked re-

peatedly. Katie couldn’t see the witnesses

and emergency responders, but thePentecostal Christian remembersasking them to pray for her, to prayout loud.

Then came the man in black, apriest carrying anointing oil andoffering to bless the person in thecar. Once he received permissionfrom a sheriff, he walked up toKatie quietly, anointed her, ab-solved her and stepped away.Someone asked him to return, say-ing Katie had requested moreprayers, so the priest returned andprayed at her side.

To the crowd gathered aroundKatie, the priest seemed to vanishout of thin air, just as he had ap-peared. Katie was finally extricatedfrom the car and flown to BlessingHospital in Quincy. As news of thenear-fatal accident spread, wordgot out about a “mystery priest” onthe scene. ABC News dubbed hima “guardian angel,” and a compos-ite sketch of the unknown manemerged. The story went viral.

It wasn’t until Friday that a fel-low priest told Father PatrickDowling the story had made na-tional news. The longtime priest, a69-year-old native of Kilkenny,Ireland, reluctantly identified him-self.

Father Dowling had subbed fora sick priest that Sunday morningand was driving home in his white

Toyota Camry when he spottedambulance lights and pulled over.

It was a frighten-ing scene, and

Father Dowlingdidn’t want to get inthe way of the emer-

gency responders,but he felt com-pelled to ap-

proach the car.After 15 years in

prison ministry, he’dlearned the power of show-

ing up, breathing in and reachingout. He’d even witnessed momentsof grace among inmates on suicidewatch.

“It’s totally a matter of faith,” hesaid. “When the Lord sends you,he gives you his spirit. You trust,you have faith in the Holy Spirit.”

One year later, Katie, who iswalking unassisted and hoping tomake a full recovery, still thanksGod for Father Dowling’s presencethat morning. “I believe Father wassent from God,” she said. “He wasmy earth angel that day. And hewas there for everyone on thescene, because it was really chaoticand they didn’t know what theywere going to do. He provided alot of comfort.”

Katie’s priorities have come intosharp focus, and she changed hercareer plans to follow her passion– sports, not dentistry. She sees thecar crash as an opportunity toevangelize in a way that isn’t“pushy,” as she put it. “All I’mdoing is telling my story. I canshare what God did for me.”

Christina Capecchi is a freelancewriter from Inver Grove Heights,Minn., and editor of SisterStory.org,the official website of NationalCatholic Sisters Week.

Looking Back on ‘Mystery Priest’ at Car Crash By ChristinaCapecchiFour County Catholic Contributor

A diocesan youth group ofover one hundred attended asend-off Mass, July 18, withBishop Michael R. Cote be-fore leaving for theSteubenville East SummerConference for young peopleto experience a life changingencounter with Jesus Christ.Our diocese was also repre-sented by groups from Churchof Holy Family- Hebron, StMary-Portland, St Mary-Gro-ton; Sacred Heart- Grotonand Our Lady of Lourdes-

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ences is an opportunity to ex-perience how Christ’s loveopens hearts to become Hisdisciples and embrace the mis-sion of the Catholic Church.

Each summer, Life Teenhosts three differentSteubenville Youth Confer-ences (East, West, and At-lanta) with the hopes ofstrengthening and inspiringteens and youth groups intheir collective journeys to

Christ. Envangelistic in na-ture, these weekends are botha great “introduction” to theGospel message for new oryounger teens, while offeringdeep and moving experiencesof prayer and fellowship foreven Youth Group regulars.This year’s conference theme“God Is”, is taken from Isaiah12:2, “Behold, God is my sal-vation, I will trust and not beafraid; for the Lord God is mystrength and song, and He hasbecome my salvation.”

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Saint Bernard School proudly an-nounces new programming in theMath and Music Departments for

the 2014-15 academic years. In ad-dition to the traditional middle andhigh school mathematics offerings,the Saint Bernard Mathematics De-partment offers Philosophical Prob-lems of Space and Time, a class thatexamines the philosophical under-pinnings of some of the most impor-tant theories in math and physics. Inthe fall, Saint Bernard will be the firstschool in Southeastern Connecticutto offer courses in Multivariable Cal-culus and Introduction to Differen-tial Equations.

Saint Bernard math instructorMr. Matthew Donnelly, who teachesadvanced math states, “For the pastseveral years there has been a nation-

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Music Department Director,Caitlyn Meyer, will be offering stu-dents the opportunity to test for theAssociative Board of the RoyalSchool of Music. ABRSM is theworld’s leading provider of musicexams and assessments. Each yearover 630,000 candidates take theirexams in more than 90 countriesaround the world. Ms. Meyer is acertified instructor for ABRSM andhas a 100% pass rate for her studentswho have trained and tested under

her instruction. “The Saint Bernardmusic department has been growingquickly and now we’re part of theRoyal School of Music testing pro-gram. This gives our students a di-rect path to become advancedmusicians and opportunities forscholarships at the college level,”stated Ms. Meyer.

Saint Bernard School also pridesitself in the academic programmingestablished for all students fromgrades 6-12. The curriculum is de-signed to help students think cre-atively and to reason andcommunicate clearly. Academic ex-cellence at Saint Bernard continuesfar beyond honors and AP classes.

Achievement beyond the traditionalclassroom includes rich program-ming in the arts, music, and extra-curricular clubs and activities. SaintBernard School offers 23 varsitysports, competes in the ECC, and isa member of the CIAC.

The transforming nature of aSaint Bernard education distin-guishes it from other school options.The students excel as National MeritScholar Award winners, in AdvancedPlacement testing and, ultimately, incollege placement. This fall, over25% of the graduating studentsfrom Saint Bernard were recognizedfor high achievement on the APexams. Graduates of Saint Bernard

School matriculate to top universi-ties and colleges and earn generousacademic merit scholarships.

A co-educational school andmember of the Xaverian BrothersSponsored School network, SaintBernard School provides a safe andnurturing community that fostersrespect and care for oneself and oth-ers. Scholarship, Spirit, and Com-munity are the hallmark of a SaintBernard education.

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Could there be a more joyful andhopeful event in the diocese than akindergarten graduation? Often

they are witnessed just by families,teachers and classmates in othergrades. Those of us who get to seemany of them wish that everyonehad the same opportunity. They arethe truest expression of innocenceand grace.

At St. Patrick Cathedral Schoolon June 10th, the “kinderstars”took their places on stage. Over thenext hour, these children captivatedthe audience in the church audito-rium. They sang and danced as par-ents and friends hung on theirevery word and action. The ap-plause and the looks of love in theroom were overwhelming.

Mrs. Pierce and Mrs. Savitskysaid it perfectly: “As parents andteachers, God gives us a precious

gift. We have the opportunity tolook at the world again through thefresh, shiny, wondrous eyes of chil-dren. Take joy in your children,marvel at their accomplishmentsfor they are truly special.”

There is a song written by JohnMcCutcheon called the Kinder-garten Wall, the chorus goes likethis: “… remember this the best:don’t hurt each other, clean up yourmess, take a nap every day, washbefore you eat, hold hands, stick to-gether, look before you cross thestreet, and remember the seed inthe little paper cup: first the rootgoes down and then the plantgrows up!”

How blessed we are. How fortu-nate to be a part of their world, andto watch them grow like the seed inthe little paper cup. As the oldadage goes -- time goes by soquickly and children grow so fast,and it’s true.

Here’s to you Mrs. Pierce and

Mrs. Savitsky for being the waterand sunshine to make the Kinder-garten Class of 2014 grow!

Down the road a piece on Lib-erty Street in Pawcatuck is SaintMichael School, having also re-cently celebrated a kindergartengraduation. It too was a joyful andwonderful experience for the grad-uates and families. On this day, the17th of June, however, a veryunique graduate was among theclass of 2014. This was the year thatKathy Clancy, kindergarten teacherat St. Michael School for the pastthirty three years, would herself begraduating into retirement!

Among her favorite memoriesare the lessons and carols at Christ-mas with her Kindergarten classacting out The Nativity, momentsof discovery such as “I can read!” or“I did it. My seeds are growingroots!” These are the treasures of ateacher dedicated through all theclasses and years to bringing alongthe young in a Catholic school set-ting where the whole person is nur-tured from day 1.

In a very creative and movingceremony, the children and teach-ers from all the grades held handsand formed a ring around Mrs.Clancy in the school yard. Thereshe was presented with a strikingoriginal portrait of the planet earthas she accepted the enthusiastic bestwishes of all. At that moment inthe center of it all, all those friendlyand appreciative young studentsand their teachers saw to it thateverything revolved around the #1kindergarten graduate of the day.Congratulations Mrs. Clancy.

Congratulations to all theCatholic Schools in the diocese andall the kindergarten graduates andincoming students for 2014 –2015. The tradition continues.

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August 15Feast of the Assumption. That’s when we celebratethat Mary followed Jesus and went to heaven. Readabout Mary in Luke 1:26-56.

August 19Root Beer Float Day. Have a float or float in thewater! Read about Jesus walking on water inMatthew 21:22-33. It’s the Gospel readingon August 10.

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from around the world. Pope Fran-cis told the Archbishops “Trust inGod banishes all fear and sets us freefrom every form of slavery and allworldly temptations.”

The archbishops from 22 coun-tries were named over the course ofthe last year. The lamb’s wool pal-lium they received from the popeJune 29 symbolizes their unity withthe pope and their authority and re-sponsibility to care for the flock thepope entrusted to them.

The Most Reverend Michael R.Cote, D.D., Bishop of Norwich, at-tended the ceremonies in support ofArchbishop Leonard P. Blair of theHartford Archdiocese.

Pope Francis told the archbish-ops, “Today the Lord repeats to me,to you, and to all pastors: Followme! Waste no time in questioning orin useless chattering; do not dwellon secondary things, but look towhat is essential and follow me.”

Jesus, he said, tells the archbish-ops and all Christians: “Follow mewithout regard for the difficulties.Follow me in preaching the Gospel.”

“Follow me by speaking of me tothose with whom you live, day afterday, in your work, your conversa-tions and among your friends,” thePope said. “Follow me by proclaim-ing the Gospel to all, especially tothe least among us, so that no onewill fail to hear the word of lifewhich sets us free from every fearand enables us to trust in the faith-fulness of God.”

After the Mass, Archbishop Blairtold Catholic News Service, “The

pallium is a sym-bol in Catholicfaith and liturgy --as the prayers andthe text of the liturgytoday made clear -- of the

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from Pakistan, “where the churchhas been having a very difficulttime,” he said, “you appreciate thatwe are all one, in communion withthe successor of Peter, the Holy Fa-ther.”

Contributing to this story wasFrancis X. Rocca at the Vatican.

Right: Monsignor Michael T. Donohue,Most Reverend Michael R. Cote, His Emi-nence Raymond Leo Cardinal Burke,Archbishop Leonard Blaire, His EminenceJames M. Cardinal Harvey, Rev. JohnGatzak, Rev. John F. Kurzak, all classmatesfrom the Pontifical North American Col-lege, class of 1975. Photo submitted byMonsignor Michael T. Donahue.Below: Archbishop Leonard P. Blair ofHartford, CT, embraces an archbishopat the sign of peace during a Masscelebrated by Pope Francis tomark the feast of Sts. Peterand Paul in St. Peter'sBasilica at the VaticanJune 29.Photo byPaul Haring/CNS

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ents and loved ones began imme-diately to seek the intercession ofFulton Sheen. After 61 minutes,the baby was restored to full lifeand over three years later demon-strates a full recovery. Today’s de-cision by the theologians comesafter the March 2014 vote by theteam of Vatican medical expertswho affirmed that they could findno natural explanation for thechild’s healing. With the recom-mendations of the medical expertsand now the theologians, the casewill next be reviewed by the cardi-nals and bishops who advise thePope on these matters. Finally, themiracle would be presented toPope Francis who would then of-

ficially affirm that God performeda miracle through the intercessionof Fulton Sheen. There is no time-line as to when these next stepsmight move forward. Should PopeFrancis validate this proposed mir-acle, Sheen could then be declared“Blessed” in a ceremony thatcould be celebrated in Peoria,Sheen’s hometown. Upon theHoly Father signing the decree forthe beatification, an additionalmiracle would lead to the Canon-ization of Archbishop Sheen, inwhich he would be declared a“Saint.” For more informationabout Fulton Sheen and the Causefor his canonization, visit: Arch-bishopSheenCause.org.


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Washington - Pope Francishas named Auxiliary BishopMitchell Rozanski ofBaltimore, 55, asbishop of Spring-field in Massa-chusetts andaccepted theresignation ofBishop Timo-thy McDonnellfrom pastoralgovernance of thediocese.

The announce-ments of the appointmentand resignation were madeJune 19 in Washington byArchbishop Carlo Viganò,apostolic nuncio to the

United States.Bishop Rozanski wasborn in Baltimore Au-

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Vatican City - After today’s An-gelus prayer, the Holy Father, re-marking that July 28 marks thecentenary of the beginning of theFirst World War, launched a newappeal for peace in the MiddleEast, Iraq and Ukraine, and calledfor a cessation of hostilities.

“Tomorrow is the one hun-dredth anniversary of the outbreakof the First World War, whichclaimed millions of lives andcaused immense destruction. Thisconflict, defined by Pope BenedictXV as a ‘senseless slaughter’, per-sisted for four long years and ledto a more fragile peace. Tomorrowwill be a day of mourning in re-membrance of this tragedy. Whilewe remember this tragic event, Ihope that we will not repeat theerrors of the past, but will insteadpay heed to the lessons of history,ensuring that the reason of peacealways prevails by means of pa-tient and courageous dialogue”.

“Today, my thoughts extend tothree areas of crisis, in particular:the Middle East, Iraq andUkraine. I ask you to continue tojoin with me in prayer that theLord may grant the populationsand authorities of these areas thewisdom and strength necessary toproceed with determination alongthe path of peace, facing every di-atribe with the tenacity of dia-logue and negotiation, and thestrength of reconciliation. May thecommon good and respect forevery person be at the centre of

every decision, rather than partic-ular interests. Let us rememberthat all is lost with war, but noth-ing is lost with peace”.

“Brothers and sisters: no morewar! No more war! I think espe-cially of the children, who are de-prived of the hope of a worthwhile

life, of a future: children killed,children injured, children muti-lated, children orphaned, childrenwho have as toys the remnants ofwar, children who do not knowhow to smile. Stop, please! I askyou with all my heart. The timehas come to stop. Stop, please!”

Washington D.C. - ollowing the ex-pulsion of Christians from the Iraqicity of Mosul by ISIS jihadists, a newpetition calls on the United Nationsto intervene in the country.

“The last Christians have leftMosul, after the Islamic State of Iraqand Syria gave them a choice betweenconversion to Islam, ruinous taxation,exile, or death,” said the petition,posted to the website CitizenGo.org.

Posted on July 24, the petition hadgained more than 133,000 signatureswithin five days.

“We must not be silent while an-

other genocide occurs,” the petitionsaid. “We must push for the interna-tional community to act on behalf ofthe Christians in Iraq. Their survivaldepends on it!”

Christians have been in Iraq formore than 1,500 years. Over 1 mil-lion Christians lived in Iraq before the2003 U.S. invasion, but their num-bers have now plummeted, and ob-servers fear that they could soon beeliminated from the area altogether.

Extremists of the Islamic State ofIraq and the Levant - known as ISISor ISIL - have taken over and im-

posed a strict version of Islamic law interritories they control.

“We are speechless, because whathas happened is really unbelievable,”Chaldean Auxiliary Bishop Saad Sy-roub of Baghdad told Fides newsagency. “Christians have lived inMosul for centuries and these familieshave suddenly been yanked out oftheir cities, their homes, their lives.We are very concerned about the fu-ture of Christians in this country.”

However, according to U.N. esti-mates, there are some 2 millionrefugees fleeing the violence.

For this reason, the petition, cre-ated by the Catholic news siteAleteia.org, asks the United Nations

and the Arab League to “act immedi-ately to save the Christian commu-nity in Iraq.”


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