2015-2016: Year of Mercy Province of St. John the Baptist
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2015-2016: Year of Mercy Province of St. John the Baptist PROVINCIAL NEWSLETTER BOLETIN PROVINCIAL Around the Province / Noticias de la Provincia Welcome to the Province / Bienvenidos a la Provincia From our Missions / De Nuestras Misiones Flash News Birthdays, Anniversaries / Cumpleaños, Aniversarios In Memoriam AUGUST - DECEMBER 2015 Oak Park IL Merry Christmas and a blessed New Year! ¡Feliz Navidad y un 2016 lleno de bendiciones! 1 AROUND THE PROVINCE DESDE NUESTRA PROVINCIA WELCOME TO THE PROVINCE - BIENVENIDOS A LA PROVINCIA Deacon Jesus Ramirez Cerda, cs, born in Mexico and completed his Theology curriculum in Bogotá, Colombia. Deacon Jesus is assigned to do his deacon Internship at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Parish in Melrose Park IL. Deacon Jesus is assigned to the Province of St. John the Baptist. Deacon Luis Bello Gutierrez, cs, born in Colombia and completed his Theology curriculum in Bogotá, Colombia. Deacon Luis will do his Deacon Internship at St. Leo the Great Parish in Houston, Texas. After he is ordained to the priesthood, he has been assigned to Region Our Lady Mother of Migrants. Dat Duc Le, cs, born in Viet Nam and studying his Theology curriculum in Bogotá, Colombia. Dat will do his year of Tirocinio at St. Leo the Great Parish in Houston, Texas effective December 2015. Liem Nguyen, cs, born in Viet Nam and studying his Theology curriculum in Bogotá, Colombia. Dat will do his year of Tirocinio at Holy Rosary Parish in Kansas City, Missouri effective December 2015. ORDINATIONS TO THE PRIESTHOOD Deacon Candelario Patiño Morán, cs will be ordained to the priesthood on January 16, 2016 in the Parish of San Andres Apostol in Temixco, Morelos, Mexico. Candelario was born in Cuernavaca Morelos, Mexico, in a family of three children. He has lived more closely the experience of migration because he migrated to the United States. He met Scalabrinian Charisma, and he decided to give his life to the Lord through our congregation. He will say “Yes” to the Lord for a lifetime as a priest and this is a great blessing to our Scalabrinian family. Candelario has been assigned to our province so we thank God for the great blessing that He gives us each day. We continue to ask through the intercession of Blessed Scalabrini to help and call more people to this apostolic service among our Migrants brothers. Congratulations and great blessings to Candelario Moran. Nuestra provincia de San Juan Bautista anuncia la futura ordenación sacerdotal del diacono Candelario Patiño Morán, cs el próximo 16 de Enero del 2016 en la parroquia de San Andrés Apóstol en Temixco, Morelos, Mexico. Candelario nació en Cuernavaca Morelos, Mexico, en una familia de tres hijos. Vivió de cerca la experiencia de migración porque el mismo tuvo que emigrar hacia los Estados Unidos. Conoció el carisma Scalabriniano y decidió responder a la voluntad de Dios dentro de nuestra congregación. Hoy ha decidido decir "Si" al Señor para toda la vida como sacerdote y esto es una gran bendición para nuestra familia Scalabriniana. Candelario ha sido asignado a nuestra provincia y por esto damos gracias a Dios por las bendiciones que nos brinda todos los días y seguimos pidiendo por la intercesión del Beato Juan Bautista Scalabrini que siga llamando a más jóvenes al servicio apostólico a los migrantes. Muchas felicidades y bendiciones a Candelario y su familia. 2 Deacon Pierre Vertus, cs will be ordained to the priesthood on January 30, 2016 at 8:00 am in the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption, Port-au-Prince by Archbishop Guire Poulard. His First Mass will be celebrated at 9:00 am January 31, 2016. Pierre is assigned to St. John the Baptist Province. Pierre was born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti on November 11, 1978. He completed his Theological studies in Sao Paulo and was ordained to the Diaconate on August 1, 2015 in the Parish of Nossa Senhora da Paz in São Paulo. We welcome these two young men to our Province and wish them all the best in their journey with the migrants. INTERPROVINCIAL COUNCILS MEETING The Interprovincial Councils Meeting was held in Oak Park IL October 19-23, 2015. The next meeting will be held in Delray Beach FL in February 2016. NEW IDENTIFICATION CARDS FOR CONFRERES In January 2016 we will issue new Identification cards for everyone in the province. Please send a recent digital photo of yourself wearing your collar. You may send the photo by email. Please send it as soon as possible so that we can complete this by January. NEW NOVITIATE GROUP On October 25, 2015, at Seminario San Carlos Efrain Garcia Herrera started the Novitiate Program in Guadalajara, Jalisco Mexico. We wish the best to him in this new journey of formation. Abner René Bonilla Torres will spend one year doing pastoral ministry at the Casa del Migrante in Guatemala City while being followed by the Master of Novices, Fr. Francisco Pellizzari, cs. In addition, we now have seven students from Haiti who are in Mexico to study Spanish in order to begin their Novitiate in 2016. 3 FIRST PROFESSION VOWS On November 28, 2015, on the Feast of Foundation of our Congregation, Noé Vera Jaime and Ricardo Josué Gómez Alvarado made their First Religious Profession in the Congregation of the Missionaries of Saint Charles/Scalabrinians. We congratulate them for this important step in their lives. Noé will be studying theology in Manila and Ricardo Josué will be studying in Sao Paulo. Our best wishes go out to them in their theological studies. Noé Vera Jaime Ricardo Josué Gómez Alvarado 4 5 CURSO DE AGGIORNAMENTO Frs. Abner Ables, Jaime Aguila, Humberto Barrios, Gildardo Blanco, Juan Carbajal and Abraham Lopez took part in the “ongoing formation course” for our young confreres held at our Mother House of Piacenza, Italy, from October 4 to November 4, 2015. The course was structured upon the pathway of identity and renewal, indicated by the XIV General Chapter, as well as on the three master lines given by Pope Francis for the year of Consecrated Life: gratitude for the past, passion for the present and hope for the future. Los Padres Abner Ables, Jaime Aguila, Humberto Barrios, Gildardo Blanco, Juan Carbajal and Abraham Lopez asistieron el curso de formación permanente para nuestros cohermanos jóvenes en Piacenza. El curso está estructurado de acuerdo al camino de identidad y renovación, propuesto por el XIV Capítulo General, así como a las líneas maestras propuestas por el Papa Francisco para el año de la Vida Consagrada: gratitud por el pasado, pasión por el presente, esperanza por el futuro. 6 MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CONGREGATION (CdC) This year, the meeting of the Council of Congregation took place in Turcifal de Torres Vedras - Portugal, from September 29 to October 1, with the presence of the general administration, the Regional Superiors and Regional Vicars and the Provincials of our Congregation. The Final Document will be published in the next ICS Este año, la reunión del Consejo de Congregación tuvo lugar en Turcifal de Torres Vedras - Portugal, del 29 de septiembre al 1 de octubre, con la presencia de la dirección general, los superiores y vicarios regionales, y superiores provinciales de nuestra Congregación. En el próximo ICS se publicará el comunicado final. 7 WORLD CONGRESS OF SCALABRINIANS FORMATORS The World Congress of Scalabrinian Formators was held in Turcifal de Torres Vedras – Portugal, September 20-27, 2015. The report of the Congress was sent to all the confreres. El Congreso Mundial de Scalabrinianos Formadores llevó a cabo en Turcifal de Torres Vedras – Portugal, 20-27 de septiembre 2015. El informe del Congreso fue enviado a todos en dos comunicados. 8 FROM OUR MISSIONS FR. FLORENZO RIGONI, CS Fr. Florenzo Rigoni, cs received an award “Recognizing Solidarity for Work Done as a Missionary to Protect the Rights of Migrants in Mexico” from the Italian Chamber of Commerce in Mexico. Left to right: President – Italian Chamber of Commerce in Mexico Fr. Florenzo Rigoni, cs Italian Ambassador to Mexico 9 RETURNING ST. LUCY’S PARISH TO THE ARCHDIOCESE OF CHICAGO Some years ago, at our Provincial Assembly we concluded that it was time for us to return St. Lucy’s Parish and move on, but at the same time our predecessors agreed to retain the parish until the retirement of Fr. Nick Marro. Fr. Nick is 80 years old and in his golden years and has earned time to retire and rest, after many years of work in the Lord’s field. With the feast of the Immaculate Conception, December 8, 2015, we concluded 63 years of service in the parish. The confreres who served at St. Lucy’s Church touched the lives of thousands of people in the Chicago area. On behalf of the Province of St. John the Baptist, I would like to give our heartfelt thanks to all of the confreres who served there for their dedication and testimony all these years in this mission of the Province and, in particular to Fr. Nicholas Marro, cs, the final Scalabrinian Pastor of St. Lucy’s Parish, for his 25 years of ministry to the parishioners and for his work in this time of transition and to Fr. Hily Gonzales, cs for his work as Associate Pastor. Fr. Nick will enjoy the golden years praying and resting and Fr. Hily will be assigned to Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Parish in Sun Valley CA. St. Lucy’s Church 10 St. Lucy’s Church INAUGURATION OF SCHOOL FOR THE MIGRANTS IN TAPACHULA On December 14, Arco Iris School for the migrants will be inaugurated in Tapachula. The school is located on the property of the Casa del Migrante and will offer the opportunity to learn trades for the migrants including: plumbing, computers, making clothing and hairstyling.