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SC Dec 6 2009.Qxd Sooner Catholic Serving the People of the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City Volume 35, Number 23 * December 6, 2009 Feast of Our Lady To Be Celebrated December 12 A statue of Our Lady of Guadalupe, which is the title given to the Virgin Mary after appearing, according to legend, to Saint Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin, an Aztec convert to Catholicism, in the village of Guadalupe (the present-day Gustavo A. Madero, D.F.) near Mexico City in 1531. According to the accounts, Juan Diego was walking between his village and Tenochtitlan Archbishop Beltran is all smiles as he announces that Pope (now Mexico City), where Benedict XVI has elevated Father Edward J. Weisenburger, VG, the Catholic mission was left, to Monsignor. The announcement was made at the conclusion headquartered, on Dec. 12, of Mass celebrated at the Catholic Pastoral Center on Nov. 25. 1531. Along the way, in the village of Guadalupe, the Virgin Mary appeared, speaking to him in his Archdiocese Gains Monsignor native Nahuatl language. On Nov. 25, Archbishop Beltran announced that his Holiness, She told him to build a Pope Benedict XVI, had bestowed the title Prelate of Honor to His church at the site, but when Holiness upon the Archdiocesan Vicar General Rev. Edward J. Juan Diego spoke to the Weisenburger. The Investiture Ceremony for Monsignor Weisen- Spanish bishop, the bishop burger will take place in Oklahoma City at the Cathedral of did not believe him, asking Our Lady of Perpetual Help on Wednesday, Dec. 30 at 6 p.m. All are for a miraculous sign. The welcome. Virgin told Juan Diego to “I am very humbled by this unexpected honor,” Monsignor gather flowers from a hill, even Weisenburger said. “I pray that the kindness I have been shown will though it was winter, when no renew and deepen the love I hold for my priestly ministry and the plants bloom. He found Spanish people I am privileged to serve. I am very sincerely grateful to roses and presented these to the Archbishop Beltran for having submitted my name to our Holy bishop. When the roses fell from his Father. I likewise am grateful to the people of our Archdiocese and tilma (a kind of apron), an icon of especially the parishes where I have served. Their faith and good- the Virgin remained imprinted on the ness is the encouragement that keeps me faithful to my vocation. cloth. And lastly I am especially grateful to my brother priests. Their friendship and fraternity is my greatest blessing.” Inside Irish Students Pilgrimage Sites Gather Record Named For Amount of Food Vietnamese For Area Hungry Holy Year 4 8-9 2 Sooner Catholic ● December 6, 2009 The Good News Sooner Catholic Most Reverend Eusebius J. Beltran . Saint Andrew Dung-Lac Archbishop of Oklahoma City Homily, Feast of Dung-Lac and his companions did not Publisher Saint Andrew Dung-Lac fear death. Rather, they endured great How fortunate we all are November 21, 2009 suffering and torture and were killed Ray Dyer for their faith. They said and they to have the Editor My dear Brothers and Sisters in believed there was a better life wait- example of Christ: ing for them after death. They knew Cara Koenig Each year I come to your parish that they would receive an everlasting Saint Layout/Design/ for a celebration in honor of your life in the kingdom of God which is Andrew patron, Saint Andrew Dung-Lac. His heaven. Photographer feast day is actually on Nov. 24, but we In 1988 Pope John Paul II canon- Dung-Lac usually observe it on the weekend ized Saint Andrew Dung-Lac and his and his Mauro Yanez before or after the 24th. This year’s companions whose loyalty to Christ companions Hispanic Editor celebration, therefore, coincides with the King had been established. Archbishop Beltran the great feast of Christ the King. Like Saint Andrew Dung-Lac, our to help us on Ammanda McCabe While the Church only designated patron of this parish, you and I are our pilgrimage of faith. Staff a specific date for the feast of Christ totally dependent upon Christ the the King in the last century, the fact of King. He and He alone is Lord and Christ’s Kingship has never been Savior. There is no other who can be married must make proper prepa- 7501 Northwest Expressway doubted. The Old Testament frequent- bring us into the Kingdom of God. rations through prayer and study. Oklahoma City, OK 73132 ly spoke of the coming Messiah usher- Only Jesus, the Christ, Who is the Son Those who are already married must (405) 721-1810 Fax: (405) 721-5210 ing in a new kingdom. Jesus Himself of God and King of Kings can give us work hard to maintain a happy and e-mail: [email protected] promised His faithful followers a place eternal life. This is God’s plan for us. stable relationship. Marriage is a in His kingdom. At His condemnation Yes, God so loves the world that He sacrament. It is sacred. Mailing Address: P.O. Box 32180 to death, Pilate placed a written sign sent His Son Jesus to save us. Jesus Parents should arrange for the Oklahoma City, OK 73123 on the Cross which read: “Jesus the came and revealed that He is the baptism of their babies and for first Nazarene, King of the Jews.” The early Christ, the eternal Son of God, the reconciliation and first Holy Visit us online through the Church constantly referred to Jesus as King of Kings! Communion for their little children. Archdiocesan Web Page at the King of Kings, the Lord of Lords Since the Kingdom of God is our Children must be taught how good and Savior of all. final destiny, the Church completes and gracious God is and how we must www.catharchdioceseokc.org. It is this Jesus Christ the King the liturgical year with this feast of keep in touch with Him through whom Saint Andrew Dung-Lac Christ the King which we observe prayer and devotion. The Sooner Catholic (USPS 066-910) is recognized as the eternal Son of God tonight. Like Saint Andrew Dung-Lac, How fortunate we all are to have published biweekly except for once in July and the Lord of all. Saint Andrew you and I are called to be faithful to the example of Saint Andrew Dung- and twice in December by the Archdiocese became a priest because he heard the the teachings of Jesus. Therefore, we Lac and his companions to help us on call of Christ the King. As a priest, he must continue to learn more and more our pilgrimage of faith. He leads us to of Oklahoma City. shared in the ministry and mission of about our Catholic faith. We must the new and better life that God offers Jesus. Saint Andrew Dung-Lac con- recognize the sacraments as special us in the kingdom of heaven. The newspaper is not responsible for stantly spoke of the Kingdom of God gifts from God and therefore celebrate May our celebration of the feast of unsolicited material. and instructed people in the beliefs them with faith and devotion. We are Saint Andrew Dung-Lac and the feast Copyright © 2009 Sooner Catholic and teachings of our Catholic faith. specially reminded to celebrate the of Christ the King help us all to Then, when challenged because of his sacraments of Reconciliation and become good and holy and faithful and teaching and ministry as a priest, Eucharist regularly. happy people now on this earth and Subscription rate: $20 per year for all he remained faithful. Saint Andrew Young people who are planning to someday in heaven. Amen. who are not members of the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City. Periodical postage paid at Oklahoma Seminary Burses City, OK 73125. Father Joseph Beltran Father Larry Gatlin Bishop Stephen A. Leven Archbishop Charles $89,143 $10,000 $59,628 Salatka $185,945 Father Stephen Bird Father John A. Petuskey $11,100 Father Bernard J. $11,850 Father John Scheller Havlik $10,000 Father Denis Blackledge $51,710 Father Clement E. Pribil $8,337 $5,351 Father Gerald Ucker The Sooner Catholic is supported through the Father Wade Darnall Father James A. Kastner Father Stanley Rother $9,998 Archdiocesan Development Fund. $10,545 $10,520 $184,571 Totals as of 10/31/2009 December 6, 2009 ● Sooner Catholic 3 Benefit Raises More Than $40,000 for Homeless Pantry By Rex Hogan For the Sooner Catholic OKLAHOMA CITY — Priceless would be the word to describe the look on Sister Barbara Joseph Foley’s face when she was handed a check by Father Edward J. Weisenburger. Father Weisenburger, pastor of the Cathedral of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, presented Sister Barbara Joseph with a check for $42,000 as part of the celebration honoring her for her work with the homeless of Oklahoma City. The $42,000 gift was the high- light of the dinner celebration held Nov. 12 inside a packed Connor Center on the campus of the Cathe- dral. The event focused attention on Sister Barbara Joseph’s efforts to care for the homeless. The Carmelite nun is founder of Sister BJ’s Pantry, a ministry close to downtown Oklahoma City that provides food, clothing and a warm smile for the street people of the state’s largest city. “We’re starting a new program with the vision to take homeless Sister Barbara Joseph Foley accepts a check for $42,000 from Father Edward J. Weisenburger at the Nov. 12 people off the street two at a time, banquet held in her honor.
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