The Barnabite Messenger Vol.37 No.1 - Winter 2007

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THE BARNABITEMESSENGERWINTER 2OO7 VOL. 37No.

BARNABITE BISHOPORDAINED BYPOPEBENEDICTXVIIn St.Peter'sBasil icaon September 9,2007,Most Rev.SergioM. Pagano,CRSP,was ordain

Titular Bishopof Celeneby Pope BenedictXVI.In 1985he received an appointment by the Barnabites o study the history of those Barnabibeing considered or canonization.He is alsoa membcr of the "LatinitasFor-rndation,"romotithe study of the Latin languaS;e.Since1997,Fr. Sergiohas been he Prefectof the.SecretArchivof the Vatican, tarr-rghtt the Vatican School of Diplomacy and Paleography, and has also beenprofessorat the.St.CharlesAcademyof Milan.In hissermon,PopeBeneclict rew aparallelof thework of abishopwith the3 Archangels,MichaRaphaeland Gabriel,noting that eachnameendswith "el" for Cod. The bishop s God's messenand must defend he cause f Cod's oneness gainst he dragon: the ancientserpent."Thebishop

the guardian angelof the Church,which is entrusted o him. The Bishopp;uides he people of Codtheir pilgrimage to find joy in the faith, to acceptCod and rejectevil, and to becomeonewith Cod. "is your tASk," he Popecontinues, to knock at peoples'hearts n Christ 'snameand to bring Chriscall o men. Like Raphael, tr ishorrmtrst nend the t,ottnthrough the reconcilipower of Christ. He must healing he blindness hrougthe messageof faith and thwitnessof love."

Bishop Pagano joins thother two Barnabite bishowho are now retired, BishAndrea Erba (Rome) anBishop Michele Giambe(Braganca Brazil).Pictured is Pope Benedcongratulating Bish

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sothANNIVERSARYOF ORDINATION OFVERY REV.FR.STEVENM. GRANCINIAND FR.LOUIS M. SOLCIA,BARNABITESThe lives of Fr. Steve and Fr. Louis have interwoven during the past fifty years. Both werto the priesthood by Bishop JosephBurke on December8, 1.957,eastof the Immaculatat St .JosephCathedral in Buffalo, NY.After ordination Fr. Steven attended the University of Buffalo and graduated with his MasterNiagara University. Fr. Louis attended Canisius College n Buffalo, NY and was later transferreSanPedro, CA to teachat Fermin Lasuen High School while attending Loyola Unir.ersitv in Lowhere he graduated with a degree n Education.Returning to Buffalo, Fr. Louis joined other BarnabiteFathersat Bishop Gibbons High School nNY where Fr.Ster.en .r'as ss istant rrincipal. During this time, Fr. Lcluis es idet St .Anthony M. ZaccariaSeminarv, Lelr,iston,NY as director of the BarnabiteSeminarians.In 7964,Fr. Stevenwas electedProvincial Superior of the North American Province and n 797becameSuperior General of the BarnabiteOrder.When the Diocese of Buffalo closed Bishop Gibbons High School, Fr . Louis was transferreCatholic High School in Pennsylvania. While teaching, Fr. Louis attended Lehigha Masters degree n SocialStudies.After 11 years of teaching,Fr. Louis was made Pastorof AssumlrtiorrParish n StoneyCreekand later of St.John'sParish n Gtrelph,Ontaric-r.Fr. Ster.en,upon re'tttrning from Rome became Director of Otrr Laclr ' of Fatima ShrineNY and irr 1985 ,r'asappointed Pastorof Otrr Laclr- rt the Rt-riarr-, an Diego, CAthat Fr. Lotris recc'rr1ne'cteclr-ithFr. Steren at Our L.tt- ir 'rt he Rtrs.tn-.rsAssociaPastor .

A note of interest is thaboth Fr.Sterr-cnnd Fr. Louireceir-et1he Sacrament oConfirmatiorr from Blr.s>Cardinal Idelfonso ShusteArchbishop of Milan.In the pictr,rreFr . Steveand Fr. Louis are picturedat the summer "castle" inMontaido near Torino, inpreparation for their finavows in the BarnabiteOrderThe priest in the center othe picture is their superioFr. Francis M. Castelnuovo

no\^ra Serr-antof Cod.

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NORTH AMERICAN PROVINCEn Lapy Or Fnuvtn SHnINE-BaSIrtCni Theexpansionndrenovation roject asbeeThe Festivalof Lights Banquet and Auction (in it s third year) will raise funds for this purposeof the Shrine, Fr . Julio M. Ciavaglia,project will happen in different stages.

Since 1954,Our Lady of Fatima Shrine-has become a place of natural beautv. art andprayer . Founded by t l re Barnat i tes , h isShrine is visited each year by more than 75,000of different nationalities find a place ofat the Shrine.PA! Fr. Robert M. Kosek, CRSP.PhD has composed a pamphlet to honor Our Lady oPatronessof the Barnabites. Many Popes, ncluding BenedictXIV, Pius VII, Pius IX, LeSt .Pius X, and John Paul II, have prayed and often visited this icclnsince 7732 n the BarnabiteChurch

St. Charles n Catinari, Rome.EXUfglftONi Our Lady of the Rosary Church in San Diegc'r,CA ancl Our Lacly oShrine have recently hosted the Vatican Exhibition of Church Approved Eucharistic Miracles oe World. This exhibition includes the presentation of 140 aminated panels detailing the history t> f12that have taken placearound the world throughout the history of the Church.

rHE SupnnronGENrnar op rFrr BnnNanrrns: Right Rev. Ciovarnni Ma trip to onr North American Province that started November 26 and ended January 10thhe timing of this visit rnade t possible or him to part icipate n the Provincial Retreat hat took plac27 - 30 and to also attend Fr. StevenM. Grancini and Fr. Louis M. Solcia's50th Anniversarf PriestlyOrdination in San Diego, California. Pictured below from left to right is Rev. Louis M. SolciaRev. lobert H. Brom, Bishop of San Diego;Very I{ev. StevenM. Grancini; Right Rev.Giovanni MCeneral of the Barrnabites nd Very Rev. Gabriel M. I 'at i l , Provincial of the Barnabites nAr-neric,-r.


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FROM THE BARNABITEWORLDAt San Vicente de Tagua, two Barnabite

ordained to the Priesthood thisApril, Fr. Daniel Chamorro and Fr. Rodriguo

A new observatory and museum of astronomys opened at the Barnabite Seminary in La

Under the dedicated directions of Fr . UmbertcrCRSP,San Vicente College is now rankedcolleges n Chile.Monterrey City in the Monterreythe Barnabite Fathers now direct twoand three chapels. The Barnabites cameChile and Argentina to establish this first

Vocational contacts have been madeprospective seminarians are on the way tc-rstudies n philosophy and theology.Our three Barnabitecommnnitieswith activities and vocations. InCity, St. Anthony M. Zaccaria Seminary50 Barnabite College sttrdents and

Strr"rliNovitiate forms them toBarnabite wav of life. In Tagaytay, St. Pauls the residence of onr professeclA ne\\ ' parish in Silangan waso our Fotrnder,St.Arrthoru'M. Zaccana,off iciatedbv otrr priests.

The Philippines Delegation is on its wav topro-province, nembering2E {eligiotrs;-rnc1-l priests. Fr . Joe \1 . Tabigue, or-Iefirst Barnabite Priests to Lreorcl.rirrecln thes r1o\r. ssociatePastor at Otrr Lady ofSanDiego.

A new parish \\'as opened in theof Nueve de Julio (Btrenos Aires). Thealso direct 6 chanelsand care fore local hospital.A new foundation \ 'as establishednNew vocations har-e been acceptedtwo Barnabite Priests from india:Menachery and Fr. Varghese

Poulose.

Nnpf ES (Irnfy) ! The unior college,St .FrancM. Bianchi, has been active for the past 400 yearFamous Barnabites have taught in this schogiving outstanding contributions to the churcand society. The Barnabites have maintained thchurch of Our Lady of Caravaggio where CardinaBilio, Barnabite, worked for the past 200 years. Ithis church rests he body of St.Francis M. Biancand venerable Castelii. Ven. Vittorio M. MarinoCRSP and the servant of Cod Fr. C. Priscolo havserved in this church too.Srgru (RolvlnNra)t Fr.HenryM. Sironi, Rrt as the official delega te to the third Europeaconference on Ecumenism, for which he waappointed to foster by the BarnabiteCongregatioROVtf: The chtrrch of St. Charles Ai Catinawhich was built in the 16tr' entury by a Barnabarchitcct, commemorated the 100d' anniversaof the death of ectrmenist,Fr. CaesarM. TondinCRSP.

A famous Barnabite orator, Fr. SenerCRSP,descr ibedFr. Tondin i as, "A noble spi r ivery active and determined like no one elsspeaking many languages,a poet (espec ia l lyothe BlessedMother) , a c lear anc l good wr i ter ,phi losopher, a lwavs reac lv to p leach, fo l loweof the Barnabi tc I 'a , i t ronSaint , St . Paul , ancleserr-ing Lreautifr l l ' r1ogr' .r1-rhr."bove arl l ,h\vas ; ln ecumenist. His dream was to unite thRt rss i . r r i i r l L r ch v i th Ronrc . I I c l rad inher i tth is c-1ret - rmrom another great Barnabi te, FSrt t -a lor ' , RSP. He usecl o sar ' , The conr.ers iof Rtrssia s my l i fe." PoprePir"rsX \\ 'asso movethat he approved the Apostolate of prayer fothe conr-ersionof Russia.

Pope,BenedictXVI, has designatedJubileeyear (June29, 2008 |une 200in honor of the birth of St.Paul, Patroof the Barnabites ho arealsoknown bthe official itle of "ClericsRegularof SPaul." Specialactivitiesareplanned nall the Barnabite ouses.


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OSELITOM. ORTEGA'S MISSICANADAAND USA

ln Luke'sCospel Lk. 1 39-45) e read hestoryvisit to her cousin Elizabeth. Mary'swas not a casualvisit that we usuallyto our old friends. Mary went to visitto make known her experiencewithexperienccof grace. An experiencejoy in her heart that could never be containedsharc.cl 'ith othcrs.This story of visitation s a grarphicmageofmissionarv activity and prototype ofwho travel distances ringing they of JesusChrist. Mary became he. nstrumentf Cod's presence,allor,r. ing he Cod-Son to

c i - . c i i l l c l , - , ! \ r t r ) ! d . i l i c L t r L r f I I lE l l . t 5 t tL c r t l L io be light of the world.Similarly, missionaries are-called and sentbearing the joy of Christ. As missionariesourseh'esvith larr , "serr-antsn then hereharrest s Plsnii i ,t1."Fr. Josel i toOrtega s a Barrratte pr iest . Heas one of the first Fil ipino Barnabites rdainedthe Phil ippines. Soonafter hrsorclination, eas asked o care or the seminar ians. ndeed,holds in his fragile hands the fr-rtr_rref then Asia. This u-ould never havewithout the grace of God n'orkinghim and his humble response o His

Now, he is a superior n one of the three

Barnabite communities and a teacher at thnearby Divine ProvidenceSchoolof the AngelSistersof St. Paul and rector of the seminarThis requiresof him a tirelessheart and soul fothe well-beingof the seminarians.

The seminary has three levels of formatioprior to the presbyterialordination. Fr. Joseldealswith the first level of seminary formatiowhich takes ive years. At this ler.el, he studenare deeply emerged in their philosophicendeavors that will eventually earn them degree in Philosophy as a stepping stone tthcology studies. They study at the nearbCollegeseminaryof St. Camillus frequentedbseminarians from varicrus congregations andioceses. During this first stage of formationseminarians are responsible for their owfinancial expenses (tuit ion fees, board anlodgings) amounting to 91500annually. Somhavegenerorls elativesancl riends hat shouldeexpenseswhile others, nnfortunately, have thin chanceof gettinghelp, thereby osing thechance o pursne a religiousstudy. It 's a pitbecause his situation cor.rld e relievecl hrouga l i tt le act of kindnessand generosity.

I hl rs, thc Bamabi teFathersas a rel ig ioufamily find ways to be of help to needcommunities especially the formation of thseminarians. Since he beginning, the Barnabitein the North-American province have beeinstrumental n the founding of the Barnabitein the Phil ippines,maintaining their posit ion osupport fo r this growing community. One waywas by contacting the Diocesan Offices in thUS and Canada and applying for the MissioCooperativePlan. This is a Diocesanprogramthat facil i tates the promotion of missionarawareness among the faithful and stirs thhearts to a generous response embracing thmissions of the Church.Last July, Fr. JoselitoOrtega came to Canad

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FR. OSELITO ont...d the United Statesparticularly in San Diego,at Our Lady of the Rosary Parish under theMission Cooperative Plan. He wasjoy by Fr. SteveGrancini,and Fr.JoeTabigue,al l belonging

Congregation. His short presence smissionary informed the faithful at Our Ladyf Rosary of the Barnabiteapostolicpresence nand of the great influx of youngentering the seminary and hoping toBarnabitepriests and bring Jesus o theMost of all, he came o bring us the oyJesusChrist n foreign ands. He came o tell uss so much joy in giving. Hou'et'er, atthey need a little act of generositv crtheir religiousstudies o completion. Thisopportunity for the parishioners o heed Fr .ppeal o make adiffe'rencen the ivesofe seminarians.This is votlr time to generouslyby way of financialdonationsall by praying for them that they mayoly and good Barnabitepriests.Fr. Joselito's visit to San Diego, indeedjo"- to the community upon hearingthere is hope for the Barnabite Fathers

the rt 'orks of Gocl n the Churchmost of a1l, t cre.rtr 'cl frr.r i tftr l trcttttuterprarishiorrersIlr i t iro:e tu a tuost tl i t 'eThis is a Christian tir irrg to c-lo,o help-'who cannot heip themselves. So let usor-e hr t t t tgh ot t r gc l lc t ' t rs i t r : r r t i t . r trr- i l l bri lrg Gtr. l 's jtrr t tr 1' 'etrl ' lc trGod lovr 's a cheer f t r lg i r er . Dt r t r

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MARIKINASEMINARYSCHOLARSHIPS

On the occasionof Fr .StevenM. Crancinand Fr. Louis M. Solcia's50thAnniversarof Priestlr' ordination, a generous frienstarted tn'o scholarships n their honor tbenefit the Barnabite Seminarians in thPhilippines.

For Contribr.rtiorrsttake checkspar-abto NlarikanaSeminarl'.Tt'r SF-rollsrrr setnit lariclt l t t)r ol le \-eathecost s 51, r00,or ha l f a vear s 5750 n

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