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Blessed Clare VOLUME 30, NUMBER 5 AUGUST–SEPTEMBER 2017 AUGUST–SEPTEMBER 2017 THE VOICE OF PROVIDENCE FEATURED STORY ON PAGE 10 AN INTERCESSION FROM Blessed Clare VOLUME 30, NUMBER 5 AUGUST–SEPTEMBER 2017 PUBLISHED BY: THE VOICE OF PROVIDENCE The Pious Union of St. Joseph, Patron of the Suffering and Dying 1 ....... The Joy of Love FR. JOSEPH RINALDO, SDC 953 East Michigan Avenue Grass Lake, Michigan 49240-9210 3 .......Joseph Most Chaste 517-522-8017 voice 517-522-8387 fax BISHOP KENNETH J. POVISH [email protected] 5 ....... Shrine News www.servantsofcharity.org FR. SATHEESH ALPHONSE, SDC www.pusj.org Editor In Chief: Fr. Joseph Rinaldo SdC 9 ....... From the Inbox and the Mailbox Editing Team: Joe Yekulis, Kelly Flaherty, Fr. Satheesh Alphonse SdC, Sr. Ann Hubler 10 ..... An Intercession from DSMP Blessed Clare Photos: St. Louis Center Archives, Joseph JOSEPH YEKULIS Yekulis, Kelly Flaherty 14 .....The Assumption of St. Joseph FR. SATHEESH ALPHONSE, SDC O St. Joseph, foster father of 18 ..... God With Us Jesus Christ and true spouse of the FR. JOSEPH RINALDO, SDC Virgin Mary, pray for us and the suffering and dying of today. 20 ..... Queen of Peace: House of Holiness SR. ANN HUBLER Now and at The Hour is a non-profit bi- monthly publication of the Divine Providence 22 ..... St. Michael: For the Protection Province of the Servants of Charity, a Catholic of the Police Religious Congregation founded by Saint JOSEPH YEKULIS Louis Guanella, (1842–1915). 24 .....Where is God in My Suffering? Center Image: An angel is a pure spirit created by God. FR. JOSEPH RINALDO, SDC The English word “angel” comes from the Greek angelos, which means ‘messenger’. When we meet messengers doing 26 ..... Restoring Human Dignity: supernatural things, there is no doubt they are heavenly beings - God’s messengers, working for Him and for the Bringing the Joy of the ultimate benefit of mankind. Gospel in India FR. AMAL RAYAPILLAI, SDC This angel is one of the stained glass windows that are behind the altar on the north wall of the chapel at the Pious Union of St. Joseph. They are a reminder of the miracle that 29 ..... “Can I Receive Christ, happens before our eyes each time we are present during the I Beg You” Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. The angels are shown carrying STELLA JOHN the Body and Blood of Christ. They are God’s messengers reminding us of how much God loves us and wants us to be part of His mystical body. They are bringing us the ‘true 32 ..... The Pious Union Library: bread, which came down from heaven.’ Blessed Clare Bosatta Thanks to our generous donors these angels welcome you to the wedding feast of the lamb; to come and receive the Lord 33 ..... Adopt a Seminarian as food for your journey on earth. The Joy of Love BY FR. JOSEPH RINALDO, SDC In a landmark document, Pope Francis has called for the Catholic Church to revamp its response to modern family life, striking a delicate balance between a more accepting tone towards homosexual people and the defense of traditional church teachings on issues such as abortion. In the document entitled The Joy of Love, Pope Francis outlined his vision for the church on family issues, urging priests to respond to their communities without mercilessly enforcing church rules. He wrote, “Each country or region, moreover, can seek solutions better suited to its culture and sensitive to its traditions and local needs”. The apostolic exhortation concludes a two-year consultation that saw bishops gather twice in Rome to debate issues affecting the world’s 1.2 billion Catholics. In comments likely to be welcomed by some organizations, Francis urged the church to “reaffirm that every person, regardless of sexual orientation, ought to be respected in his or her dignity and treated with consideration, while every sign of unjust discrimination is to be carefully avoided, particularly any form of aggression and violence.” But the Pope stopped short of pushing for a change in church doctrine. Same-sex unions, for example, may not simply be equated with marriage. Such families should be given respectful pastoral guidance, so that those who manifest a homosexual orientation can receive the assistance they need to understand and fully carry out God’s will in their lives. Following lengthy debate about the role in the church for remarried divorcees, who are not allowed to take Holy Communion, Francis did not call for the rules to be changed but said such parishioners must be made to feel part of the church. FROM THE EDITOR | 1 They should not be confined into overly rigid classifications leaving no room for a suitable personal and pastoral discernment. Divorce was described as an evil that priests should help Catholics avoid, while being understanding towards those whose marriages have broken down. This document shows something has changed in the church discourse. Pope Francis speaks about families with a clarity that is not easy to find in the magisterial documents of the church. In an era of global crisis in which families often suffer, the exhortation takes a positive look at the beauty of married love and the family. The broader document saw Pope Francis recognize the Catholic Church’s waning appeal to young people, urging churchmen to present a more appealing view of marriage. I think of St. Valentine’s Day. In some countries, commercial interests are quicker to see the potential of this celebration than the leaders of the church. When I was a kid in Sicily, I used to bring flowers to all the girls of the neighborhood, whether I liked them or not. It was just a sign of respect and admiration The Pope also dedicated two pages to the erotic dimension of love within marriage, promoting a positive vision of sexuality which must be seen as a gift from God that enriches the relationship of the spouses. The Pope voiced the Church’s opposition to abortion in all circumstances. No alleged right to one’s own body can justify a decision to terminate that life. He also showed no opening towards fertility treatment, describing creation as something which must be received as a gift and suggested infertile couples to adopt babies or children who need parents. Much hurt and many problems result when we stop looking at one another, listing a string of common complaints of family members feeling invisible or uncared for. Technology affects relationships, such as when people stay on their mobile phones during meal times. The fast pace of the online world is impacting people’s approach to relationships. They believe, along the lines of social networks, that love can be connected or disconnected at the whim of the consumer, and the relationship quickly blocked. We were loved even before our parents dreamed of us. This love fills us with joy. The joy of being loved by God, family and friends. The joy of belonging to a Church that accompanies us with the Sacraments from birth to death. The joy of one day being called by God and seeing Him face to face as He is and do the same with our beloved who have gone ahead of us or will join us later on. Sometimes joy is mixed with tears: in this way we imitate Christ who suffered, died and rose from the dead to restore our real joy. I pray that we all experience the joy of love while pondering how much we love and how much we are loved whether it is human love or divine love. 2 | FROM THE EDITOR Joseph Most Chaste BY BISHOP KENNETH J. POVISH After I introduced a weekly Holy Hour in the parish, a young mother started attending with her son, Tommy, a bright third-grader with an inquiring mind. After he heard the Divine Praises recited several times, she said the following exchange took place after church one evening: Tom: “Mom, what’s a spouse?” Mom: “A spouse is somebody’s husband or wife. Why do you ask? Tom: “What does ‘most chaste spouse’ mean?” Mom: “Oh. That means that St. Joseph was a good, pure and holy husband.” She said Tommy looked surprised and puzzled at this. So she asked him, “What did you think it meant, Tommy?” Tom seemed reluctant to answer, so she pressed him. “Tell Mommy. What did you think ‘most chaste spouse’ meant?” “Well,” Tom answered, “I thought it meant that all the women were after him, but Mary got him in the end.” The third-grader had confused “chaste” with “chased.” Many modern people are so unfamiliar with the concept of chastity and with being chaste that they would have the same confusion about the 13th of the 14 Divine Praises customarily recited after Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament, and with the 9th invocation of the Litany of St. Joseph, “Joseph, most Chaste, pray for us.” Chastity is listed in Gal 5,22-23 as one of the fruits of the Holy Spirit and also comes under the cardinal virtue of Temperance. It means the integration of sexuality within HONORING ST. JOSEPH | 3 the person and includes, for most people, a life-long effort at self-mastery. We are all called to chastity, having in Baptism “put on Christ,” who is the model of all chastity. In an address in Rome August 21, 1997, St. John Paul II referred to St. Joseph’s chaste love for Mary in trying to explain to a large gathering of pilgrims how Mary’s decision to remain a virgin fit in with her promise of marriage. The promise of marriage includes the intention of having sexual relations. “The type of marriage to which the Holy Spirit led Mary and Joseph is understandable only in the context of God’s plan for salvation and in the atmosphere of high spirituality,” the Holy Father said.
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