Providing Support and SCRC Leadership for the Catholic Charismatic Renewal spirit Volume 45 Southern California Renewal Communities Number 3 May/June 2017

by Deacon Christof Hemberger

she willingly visited the poor and exchanged letters with priests and Blessed Elena Guerra ill of her city. She wrote down her bishops exhorting them to teach (1835 – 1914) is remembered in the spiritual intentions and thoughts in and preach about the . history of the Charismatic Renewal small brochures and tracts. Elena In her diaries, Blessed Elena called as someone who prepared the gathered like-minded people, and herself “a poor maidservant of the way. She courageously pursued as a young woman she founded Holy Spirit” and even a “baggage what was on her heart: The Holy prayer groups and prayer initiatives porter of the Holy Spirit”. As the Spirit needs to fi nd room again in (“the perpetual world-wide Upper reaction she received for her the Church’s awareness! But who Room”) and the Congregation of efforts still seemed too small, the was this woman who caused a the “Oblate Sisters of the Holy desire to ask the for support whole century to be called an “era Spirit”. and for a global spreading of her of the Holy Spirit” – and what did intention, grew more intensely in she really achieve? It was Blessed Elena’s her. desire to bring people into a close Blessed Elena Guerra was relationship with the Holy Spirit. Blessed Elena’s message born into a wealthy aristocratic Church and society – Blessed was received by Pope Leo family and was educated as Elena says – need the Holy Spirit as XIII (1810-1903) readily and in befi tted her rank. Her nature was never before for their own renewal openness: Only three weeks after shaped by the desire “to do good and vivifi cation! She was untiring her fi rst letter, the Pope introduced for God”; her heart was burning in this task: she encouraged a solemn period of prayer to the for the conversion of unbelievers, prayer to the Holy Spirit and see Blessed Elena continued on page 3

Blessed Elena continued from cover page

Holy Spirit between Ascension Spirit really came with his gifts as in 2017. and (now known as the in the days of the early Christians. Pentecost novena). Between 1895 However, it was answered in a Exactly at a and 1903, Blessed Elena wrote different way than Blessed Elena time when a total of thirteen letters to the and the Pope had expected: The our Church Pope. She encouraged him to urge Holy Spirit was fi rst experienced underwent the bishops to pray together with in a new way by people outside major the faithful for a new outpouring the , who had changes of the Holy Spirit as well as for earnestly sought him in prayer: In (the secular the unity of Christians, which only the evening of that same day when power of the disintegrated the Holy Spirit could bring about. the Pope prayed in , a group with the loss of the Papal States In 1897, Pope Leo XIII responded of American Protestants gathered during the time of Blessed Elena to Elena’s desire by writing an around Charles Fox Parham (1873- Guerra) this small, unimpressive (“Divinum illud munus”) 1923) experienced an outpouring religious sister helped the Church about the Holy Spirit. This teaching of the Holy Spirit and his gifts. A refocus on a power of the Church, document was about appreciation second initial event for the so- which did not rely on rule or armies for the Holy Spirit and his gifts. called Pentecostal movement was and had been forgotten for a long a revival in the Azusa Street Mission time: the power of the Holy Spirit. While in 1900, Pope Leo in Los Angeles led by the African had consecrated mankind to the American William J. Seymour. At her Beatifi cation on 26 Heart of Jesus on the occasion of The Holy Spirit did not adhere to April 1959, Pope John XIII called the Holy Year, Blessed Elena was confessional boundaries... It took her a “missionary of the Veneration moved in her heart to ask the Pope quite some time till also members of the Holy Spirit in our present to begin the new century by calling of the Catholic Church received time” and thus testifi ed to Blessed down the Holy Spirit. Pope Leo the Baptism in the Holy Spirit and Elena’s extraordinary vocation took up this suggestion and sang experienced the outpouring of in the church and for the church, the hymn “Veni Creator Spiritus” the charisms in 1967, which we which she lived courageously – (Come Holy Spirit, Creator Blest) consider to this day the starting which makes her a model for us to in the name of the whole Church. point of the Charismatic Renewal this day. This prayer did not remain without in the Catholic Church and which Reprinted from ICCRS Newsletter Jan/Feb effect. On the same day, the Holy we celebrate in the 50 year Jubilee 2017 issue. Please visit: iccrs.org scrc.org

pSmile! God Loves You! pJesus’ Remedy for Worry   p0NHJoy of Believing pHealing Mass Saturday, June 10, 2017 10:00am-3:00pm St. Didacus Parish Hall Fr. Bob Garon Dominic Berardino Fr. Ed Benioff 14337 Astoria St., Sylmar, CA Pastor, St. Didacus President, SCRC Pastor, Good Shepherd Sylmar, CA Burbank, CA Beverly Hills, CA

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by Charles Whitehead

The twentieth century fellowships with others who shared what the Holy Spirit carries out in is already being described by their experiences of the transform- other churches”. church historians as “The Century ing power of the Spirit. They soon Whilst fully accepting that of the Holy Spirit”. Why? We became known as Pentecostals, there are important theological already know that on January 1st and so gave birth to one of the and pastoral differences between 1901 Pope Leo XIII prayed for most signifi cant movements in the us, Pope Francis believes passion- the Holy Spirit to come again in history of Christianity. But some- ately in “Spiritual Ecumenism”. power on the whole Church, as thing wonderful that should have This means building positive rela- he sang Veni Creator Spiritus in led to the empowering of existing tionships with members of these his private chapel. This coincided churches all over the world, was in other churches so that we pray with an experience of the power danger of ending up as just anoth- and work together as much as of the Holy Spirit at the Protestant er new denomination in the body possible. Here we all have impor- Bethel Bible School in Topeka, of Christ, with its own expressions tant parts to play, so that in the Kansas, followed by other similar of faith and practice. Pope’s words: “We remain united events, and in 1906 by revival at By the 1960s, however, in the love that the Lord Jesus asks Number 312, Azusa Street, Los through the prophetic ministry of of all men, and in the prayer to the Angeles, California, a poor, run- Pentecostal leaders like du Holy Spirit to come to this unity down mission church pastored by Plessis, this life-changing dimension which is necessary for evangeliza- William J. Seymour, a descendent of charismatic life had broken out tion in the name of Jesus” (Rome, of African slaves. This heralded in a number of denominations– 1st June 2014). A wonderful sign the arrival of the Pentecostal and Anglican, Episcopalian, Baptist, of the progress we were all mak- Charismatic movements, which Methodist, Lutheran and Reformed ing even before Francis was elect- would soon be found in churches – and eventually in the Catholic ed Pope, came in 2004 when I was all over the world. Church among a group of students honored to be invited as the only As William J. Seymour in 1967. The Catholic Charismatic non-Pentecostal member of the preached at Azusa Street in 1906 Renewal (CCR), as it became 12 strong Azusa Street Centennial about the importance of being known, spread rapidly throughout Cabinet, meeting regularly to pre- open to the Spirit’s supernatural the world and from the beginning pare the big international meeting presence, the small, multi-ethnic had close links with Pentecostal for thousands of Pentecostal lead- congregation experienced fre- and the fast-growing New ers which took place in Los Ange- quent manifestations of super- Independent Charismatic Churches les in April 2006 to celebrate 100 natural power and the charismatic and Fellowships, as well as with years since the birth of Pentecos- gifts. So exciting was this that other denominational charismatics. talism. So let’s give thanks for all Protestant Christians from all over It is largely for this reason that our Pentecostal and Charismatic America began to come to Azusa Pope Francis has clearly stated they brothers and sisters – may we Street to experience it for them- should all be warmly included in always pray and work together at selves. Most experienced Baptism our 50th Jubilee Celebrations as of every opportunity in response to in the Holy Spirit and returned right and not just as our guests. On the prayer of Jesus: “May they all to their own churches full of his June 1st 2014 in Rome, he quoted be one, Father... so that the world joy, love and power, only to be from the fi rst Malines document may believe it was you who sent rejected by their congregations. 5:3: “The Charismatic Renewal me” (Jn 17:21). Not surprisingly many of them left is by its very nature ecumenical. Reprinted from ICCRS Newsletter Jan/Feb their churches and formed new Catholic Renewal rejoices over 2017 issue. Please visit: iccrs.org off theth Apparitions 1917-2017 of Our Lady of Fatima

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