soonercatholic.org July 5, 2020 archokc.org Go Make Disciples Okarche celebrates third Rother feast day

By K.S. McNutt middle of the war and Rother was Nancy Schudalla, administrative will be scaled down this year due The Sooner Catholic killed in his rectory July 28, 1981. assistant, said the church is open to coronavirus precautions. On Sept. 23, 2017, Blessed from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. weekdays for The Knights are planning a few OKARCHE – Holy Trinity Cath- Stanley – the first for the people who want to pray at Bless- children’s games, but no inflat- olic Church will celebrate native – became the first ed Stanley’s home parish. ables, along with hamburgers and son Blessed Stanley Rother with U.S.-born priest The annual beer. a special memorial on his to be beatified. carnival hosted “It will be nice for the communi- The memorial more information by the Knights feast day, July 28, and the annual ty to get out and see each other,” Mass will be at of Columbus parish carnival July 25. Schwarz said. 7 p.m. at Holy Blessed Stanley Rother will take place Stanley Francis Rother was Proceeds from the carnival will Trinity, 211 W. stanleyrother.org July 25 following born March 27, 1935, in Okarche, Missouri, which the 5 p.m. vigil benefit The Center of Family Love where he attended Holy Trinity Blessed Stanley Rother Shrine and Holy Trinity Catholic School. can accommo- rothershrine.org Mass. and School. As date about 150 Grand Knight For more information on Bless- a young priest, he went to serve worshipers with Jeremy Schwarz ed Stanley or the Blessed Stanley the diocese’s mission the coronavirus said the carnival Rother Shrine, go online to stan- in Santiago Atitlan, , distancing guidelines. Overflow – a decades-long tradition that was leyrother.org or rothershrine.org. during a time of civil war. The seating will be available in the moved in recent years to coincide K.S. McNutt is a freelance writer Catholic Church was caught in the parish hall. with Blessed Stanley’s feast day – for the Sooner Catholic.

Rother Feast Day at Resurrection Cemetery

Resurrection Memorial Cemetery will be open 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. on the feast of Blessed Stanley Rother, July 28. There will be extended visiting hours from 9 a.m. to Noon on Saturday, July 26, and on Saturday, Aug. 1. Blessed Stanley is interred at the cemetery’s chapel awaiting construction of the Blessed Stanley Rother Shrine. The chapel is in the middle of the cemetery at 7801 Northwest Expressway or “Walking with Moms” effort helps 7500 W. Britton Rd. Find more information at stanleyrother.org. parishes aid pregnant women in need

By Jolene Schonchin prenatal care and ultrasounds to counseling The Sooner Catholic to helping with material needs. The team encourages their and parish to pray for pregnant women and be aware of services n an effort to further help pregnant offered to pregnant women so they can refer women in need across the Archdiocese as needed for help.” of , the Walking with Garcia explained it only takes two or three Moms in Need program was established parishioners to form a team. It is envisioned byI the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops to be a year of service for pregnant women in pro-life committee for parishes. parishes that will help make the communi- “The goal of Walking with Moms in Need ty aware of what resources are available for is to form a small team of people to evaluate pregnant women from the Catholic Church in and compile all local and parish resources, Oklahoma. ministries and organizations available to help “This will help women know they are loved women in need,” explained Noelle Garcia, and cared for in the Church and also will coordinator of the Respect Life Ministry for show them we are here as pro-life people to the archdiocese. “Everything from helping find affordable continued on page 16 2 July 5, 2020 Sooner Catholic Sooner Catholic July 5, 2020 3

Put Out Into the Deep Luke 5:4 Find more Archdiocese announces new safe news on the environment training program Summer, leisure and website The Archdiocese of Oklahoma City ronment Office for the Archdiocese of By Sooner Catholic Staff announced a new training program New Safe Environment Training Oklahoma City. “It is important that the Lord’s Day for volunteers, staff members and we always assess, evaluate and update Additional coverage of clergy that will be required before Launched July 1 our training and reporting so we do all Church and archdiocesan working with minors in Catholic we can to create a safe environment news and events, only on churches or schools. The program and protect our parishioners, especial- In the Gospel, Jesus invites us to “Come away it has become easier www.soonercatholic.org. launched July 1. archokc.org/safe-environment ly minors, from anyone who seeks to … and rest awhile” (Mk.6:31). This is normally a to forgo. Even though The training program, Safe and do harm.” good summertime theme since this is the sea- the obligation to at- a To send photos, event Sacred Training Program for Catho- Proud to Protect has been providing Archbishop Paul S. Coakley son that many of us look forward to a change of tend Mass has been information or story ideas, lic Dioceses, provides online training the Safe and Sacred online program pace in our busy lives. Due to the COVID expe- temporarily dispensed e-mail [email protected]. in several areas, including appro- to Catholic dioceses and eparchies rience that we all have been living through in re- in our archdiocese, we cannot lose sight of how priate and inappropriate interaction across the United States for more cent months, most of our accustomed rhythms foundational the Eucharist is for us. a The next Domestic with minors, proper boundaries, than 10 years. Thousands of adults have been severely disrupted. Now that Mass is once again available for us Church Evangelization potential red flags and how to report serving in Catholic schools, parish- Whatever the rhythms of our lives may be, on a regular basis, it is very important that we Retreat is Sept. 4-7, at the suspected child abuse. es, youth programs and other service from time-to-time we need to refresh ourselves. make it a priority once again to give God his due Catholic Pastoral Center in While the archdiocese has had organizations participate in Safe and We need time away from our ordinary work and worship and thanksgiving and receive from him Oklahoma City. Cost is $350; a training program in place since Sacred Training Programs every year. daily concerns to restore our energies, to spend the grace that he offers in the Eucharist. We scholarships are available. the 2002 national “Charter for the Along with the required training, time with family and friends (to the extent that need the experience of celebrating Mass togeth- Contact Alex Schimpf at Protection of Children and Young archdiocese are committed to creating and adults who work or volunteer for the social distancing allows), and to remember our er in order to sustain our faith, to nourish our (405) 709-2755, aschimpf@ People,” the Safe and Sacred program is up- maintaining safe environments for children Archdiocese of Oklahoma City, must have a archokc.org. Register online: Creator. Because of travel restrictions this year, hope and to continue to grow in love. dated to reflect current knowledge about topics and vulnerable adults in all churches, schools, completed background check, three approved archokc.weshareonline.org/ Bible studies, youth groups, camps or any event references and be interviewed. To learn more or many planned vacations may become “stay-cat- At the heart of the Lord’s Day is our gratitude such as human trafficking and grooming and ws/opportunities/Domes- includes specific content related to local needs. sponsored by the archdiocese or a parish,” said to download a copy of the Charter, go online to ions.” At home or away from home, however, the for God’s mercy in creating and redeeming us in ticChurchEvangelizationRe- “Archbishop Coakley and leaders of the Maggie Beckham, coordinator of the Safe Envi- archokc.org/safe-environment. rhythm of a regular “sabbath” rest is very much Christ. It is the day when we commemorate the treat. a part of God’s plan for our wellbeing: “The sab- Resurrection of the Lord. It is our primary holy bath was made for man, not man for the sab- day that roots our lives in worship through the a The next 40 Days for Life bath” (Mk.2:27). celebration of Mass with the Christian com- campaign is Sept. 23 - Nov. Rev. Eugene (Casimir) at Gregory’s College and ate pastor of Our Lady of Lourdes Father Marshall died peacefully, Unfortunately, the enjoyment of true leisure munity. The Sunday Eucharist establishes the 1. For the Norman campaign, Marshall, O.S.B. completed theological studies at Catholic Church in East Los Ange- strengthened by the sacraments is practically a lost art in our culture. Many of rhythm for the rest of our week. We renew the contact Connie Lang, (405) Saint Gregory’s Abbey. He was les (1970-1971), administrator of of the Church. He was preced- us have become addicted to busyness, activity sacrifice of Christ our High Priest who in turn 249-1041, [email protected]. ordained to the priesthood on Feb. Saint Wenceslaus Catholic Church ed in death by his parents, his and screen time. We are too dependent on our nourishes us with his word and the Sacrament Rev. Eugene Marshall, O.S.B., 25, 1950. He completed a bach- in Prague (1976) and as pastor brothers George Marshall, Marion smart phones and electronic devices to be able of his Body and Blood. The Mass is the source died on June 18 at age 97. He had elor’s degree in library science of Saint Vincent de Paul Catholic Marshall, Carl Marshall and Ben- to simply relax. Even during our vacation, if we from which flows the grace that enlivens and completed 76 years of monastic from the University of Oklahoma Church in McLoud (1994-2006). nie Marshall, his brother-in-law are fortunate enough to have one, we often feel sanctifies all our work, family and leisure activ- profession and 70 years of priestly in 1953 and a master’s degree in When not otherwise assigned, Vincent Marino and sister-in-law compelled to stay connected with work, with ities. ministry. At the time of his death, educational technology from the he provided weekend ministry at Earlene Marshall. He is survived news and social media or to fill our days with so In our secular culture, it is impossible to he was the most senior and eldest University of Southern California churches throughout Oklahoma. by the monks of Saint Gregory’s much activity that we return even more weary sustain a living faith or to live in friendship with member of the monastic communi- in 1971. Father Marshall exhibited the Abbey, siblings Rosalie Marino of and dissipated in spirit than before. Christ as missionary disciples unless we are ty and the oldest Catholic priest in With the exception of one year “good zeal that monks ought to Harrah, Helen Jean and Leonard Often the burdens of life may not permit the committed to keeping the Lord’s Day holy. This Oklahoma. when he was assigned to Our Lady foster with fervent love.” He was Schmitt of Garland, , John kind of vacation that we long for. Still, the Lord is a very real challenge. Maybe we have gotten of Lourdes devoted to our Lord in the Blessed and Harriet Marshall of Harrah, desires to refresh us. “Come to me, all you who out of the habit of regular Mass attendance Parish in Sacrament and was known to pray sisters-in-law Mary Marshall of at the tabernacle in the Abbey Coppell, Texas, and Mary Marshall labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest” during the pandemic. Now is the time to renew @archokc Los Ange- (Mt.11:28). The rest and refreshment that our that practice. les while Church each time he began and of Conroe, Texas, numerous nieces ended his daily work periods. He and nephews and many friends. hearts long for always will elude us until we rec- Despite how our culture has diminished the completing Archdiocese of likewise had a great devotion to The monastic community express- ognize the spiritual nature of our longing. Saint importance of Sunday, it is not a day just like studies at Oklahoma City the Blessed Mary. Never one es gratitude to the staff of Golden Augustine wrote many centuries ago, “You have any other. Our faithful observance of the Lord’s USC-Los to remain idle, he spent “free” time Rule Nursing Home who lovingly made us for yourself, O Lord, and our hearts are Day reminds us of who we are before God as Arquidiócesis de Angeles, Oklahoma City Father working in the abbey vegetable cared for him during the last seven restless until they rest in you!” members of a community rooted in the mys- garden, grafting pecan trees, oper- months of his life. Marshall For Christians, Sunday is our weekly Sab- teries of Christ. It is a day for worship, for holy ating the abbey’s antique printing Mass for Christian Burial was faithfully bath, our day of rest. Sunday, the Lord’s Day, is leisure, for family and friends; a day to build press, tending bees and extracting held at Saint Gregory’s Abbey on lived his part of the rhythm that the law of God and his relationships within the Christian community honey. June 22. Church have established and made holy for our and to form and exercise our faith in service to monas- well-being. It helps us keep first things first. We others. It is a day to become more aware of the Prayer for the tic com- need the Lord’s Day. rhythms of the created world and even to im- of Bl. Stanley Rother mitment The Mass is the heart of the Lord’s Day for merse ourselves in the beauties of nature. It re- at Saint Catholics. Living without public Masses and minds us of our dignity as sons and daughters, O God, fount of all holiness, Gregory’s make us each walk Holy Communion for several months during the created in the image and likeness of God. Abbey. worthily in our vocation, pandemic perhaps has helped many of us to ap- “Come away … and rest awhile.” Jesus invites In the through the intercession of Rt. Rev. Lawrence Stasyszen, O.S.B., preciate the importance of Mass in the rhythm each of us to refresh ourselves at the sources of monastery, your , on whom you celebrates the funeral Mass for Fr. of our lives. For others it may be the opposite: life that the Lord’s Day offers us each week. he served bestowed a great variety of Eugene Marshall, O.S.B., on June 22. Photos Theresa Bragg. at vari- graces on earth. ous times Having graced your as prior, Church with the life of your Father Marshall was born on subprior, novice master, sacristan priest and martyr, Dec. 23, 1922, in Harrah to Walter and as a member of the Senior Blessed Stanley Rother, and Catherine (Scybiak) Marshall. Council. He was the long-time grant that by his He was baptized two days later on head librarian for Saint Gregory’s intercession this humble Christmas Day and raised in Saint High School and College, serving flock may reach where the Archbishop Coakley’s Calendar Teresa Parish in Harrah. After in that capacity from 1949 until brave shepherd has gone. completing high school in Harrah, his retirement in 1992. Grant that your Church may The following events are part of Archbishop Coakley’s official calendar. he enrolled at nearby Saint Grego- Without any previous experience, proclaim him a saint living ry’s College in 1941, coming to the he quickly adapted to the role, or- in your presence and place that would be his permanent ganizing, promoting and expanding interceding for us. July 7 – Mass, 11:30 a.m., live-streamed, St. Chapel, Catholic Pastoral Center residence for the rest of his life. the library collections and services Through Christ our Lord. July 7 – Archdiocesan Finance Council meeting, 2 p.m., CPC Father Marshall professed vows to serve a growing academic insti- Amen. July 9 – Senior Staff meeting, 10 a.m., CPC as a monk of Saint Gregory’s Ab- tution. He also taught English and July 9 – Mass, 11:30 a.m., St. Francis de Sales Chapel, CPC bey on July 11, 1944. He earned mathematics at Saint Gregory’s July 13-14 – Province meeting with Bishops of Tulsa and Little Rock, Tulsa a bachelor’s degree in philosophy High School. He served as associ- 4 July 5, 2020 Sooner Catholic Sooner Catholic July 5, 2020 5

Meet the

ARCHDIOCESE OF OKLAHOMA CITY

This is part of a series to introduce the seminarians of the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City.

Alexander Most Reverend Schmitt Paul S. Coakley Archbishop of Oklahoma City What is your home Publisher parish? My home parish is St. Farewell parade for Diane Clay in Norman Editor where I attended while at the University of Oklahoma. I am originally from Lawton priests Houston and was a parishioner of St. Ignatius Dana Attocknie Loyola in Spring, Texas. Managing Editor What seminary do you attend? The Mexican Folkloric Dancers led the parade of cars with Modesto Schonchin as St. Juan Diego in the front. Photos Jolene Schonchin/Sooner Catholic. I am in the Pre-Theology program at Ken- Volume 42, Number 13 rick-Glennon Seminary in Saint Louis, Mo.

If it is God’s will, what year will you be Sooner Catholic Newspaper ordained a priest? By Jolene Schonchin 7501 Northwest Expressway Father Wickersham took a group of girls on a pilgrimage to the Immaculate Heart of Mary Convent in Wichita, The Sooner Catholic Kan. Photo provided. If it is God’s will, I will be ordained in 2026. Oklahoma City, OK 73132 (405) 721-1810 What advice would you give to someone Fax: (405) 721-5210 discerning a call to the priesthood? ore than 40 deco- rated cars lined up E-mail: [email protected] Don’t focus on what God has planned for your entire life. Trust God and let him lead you on the afternoon Mailing Address: Oklahoma teens discern, visit step by step. Listen to what he puts on your of June 17 near P.O. Box 32180 heart and rest in his consolation. In prayer, Blessed Sacrament Oklahoma City, OK 73123 simply try to develop a deep love for God, the CatholicM Church in Lawton for a religious order revelation of your vocation will come as your Farewell Parade to wish Father Bri- Visit us online at heart begins to conform to that of Christ’s. an Buettner and Father Vic Luong farewell. Both priests received new www.soonercatholic.org By Father James A. Wickersham much to offer our ailing world, and for those young What do you look forward to most about assignments to churches in Nor- For the Sooner Catholic women who have been made by God for this life, becoming a priest? man and Oklahoma City where they Visit the archdiocesan website this is how they will give glory to God and in their Being able to help is one of the most joyful began July 1. Fr. Brian Buettner and Fr. Vic Luong receive two cross- at www.archokc.org own way build up the Kingdom of Christ the King and life-giving things one can do. As a layman, The parade was led by the Mexi- es made by the Blessed Sacrament religious education can Folkloric Dancers, who sang a students. Each craft stick has a message on it. Arlene Most parish summer programs for youth this on this earth. I am able to physically help people and spiritu- variety of songs in their traditional Schonchin, left, and TilaRosa Rodriquez presented the The Sooner Catholic year have been cancelled or reduced due to Father Wickersham is pastor of Saint Mary Catho- ally offer prayer and petition for them, but as Mexican attire. crosses to the priests. (USPS 066-910) is published COVID-19. This was not the case for a group of 10 lic Church in Guthrie. a priest, many other pathways of service open The religious education director at biweekly except for once in July girls from Saint Mary Catholic Church up. I have been given so much by God and Blessed Sacrament, Alicia Chavez from crafting sticks, where each student in Guthrie and two girls from Saint have seen him work in incredible ways in my by the Archdiocese of Brierton, organized the event, with the help wrote a message. Monica Catholic Church in Edmond life. I want others to share in that same life of Oklahoma City. “It’s so clear how much people love their who made a pilgrimage to the Immacu- Christ. The Eucharist is the source and sum- of many parishioners and church staff. parish, love their priests and love their late Heart of Mary Convent in Wichita, mit of our Catholic faith. To be able to offer “Their leadership has been invaluable. faith,” Father Buettner said. “During the The newspaper is not responsible Kan. the body, blood, soul and divinity of Christ our The positiveness they give us, the guidance pandemic, people have been very isolated, for unsolicited material. The purpose of the trip was so the Lord as the communion of the Body of Christ and the leadership, their words of encour- agement, their blessings, are just a wonder. but I have definitely felt their love and their Copyright © 2020 Sooner Catholic girls could encounter the life of conse- and for the sanctification of his people would presence, whether they are watching online crated religious as they are discerning allow me to serve God and my fellow man in I have been so appreciative of the work they or being here at the church. To have the their vocational calling. For a young the most efficacious of ways. have done with us through the religious Subscription rate: $25 per year Catholic teenager, the most important education program, and that is one of the families take the time to come out here was for all who are not members of the thing they can do besides seeking to Name one thing that every Catholic needs reasons why we wanted to send them off very moving.” Archdiocese of Oklahoma City. always remain in the friendship of the to know. with a gift,” Brierton said. “We hope they Father Luong expressed his appreciation Periodical postage paid at Lord, is to discern what God has made God loves each of us without condition. have a wonderful experience where they are saying, “I want to thank everyone who has going, but we are going to miss them.” done so many wonderful things for us. Oklahoma City, OK 73125. them for in this world. For a Catho- Throughout history he has been calling his lic, the three vocations are marriage, people and he reaches out to you. Jesus estab- In addition to the parade, Brierton, with Thanks be to God for all the praises and lished his church through the apostles, which the help of RE blessings that he has POSTMASTER: Send address priesthood and consecrated life. The Sisters of the Immaculate Heart still lives on today. We are broken people and students, TilaRo- bestowed on us, on changes to the Sooner Catholic, of Mary are a beautiful order of wom- we do not perfect ourselves to enter heaven, sa Rodriquez and this parish and on P.O. Box 32180, Oklahoma City, en religious who have consecrated but rather we act in humility and conform our- Arlene Schonchin, the people. I am so OK 73123. themselves to the Lord Jesus Christ selves to Christ that he might enter our lives to presented Father grateful for everything through vows of poverty, chastity and strengthen us and reconcile us to the path that Brian and Fa- that the families have obedience. They number 29 sisters has been established for us. ther Vic with two done.” and teach in Catholic schools. These crosses made by Jolene Schonchin is a beautiful consecrated religious uphold Why choose a life of sacrificial love? RE students. The freelance writer for the the Church by their prayers and by Sacrificial love is a part of the Christian life. crosses are made Sooner Catholic. their teaching apostolate. We are called to love God and neighbor. Thus, Sadly, since the 1960s, many of the we pick up our cross and follow him. The once-great religious orders have had priesthood may have aspects of sacrificial love their charisms diluted or even aban- that are more prominent, but all roles for the doned. But, many religious orders in Christian faithful must revolve around sacrifi- the United States are still growing and cial love. For in Christ, we find sacrificial love are youthful. The Immaculate Heart of and through Christ we learn to love our neigh- Mary Sisters are one of these orders, bors in this manner. humbly continuing their spiritual work The Sooner Catholic in this world by remaining faithful to To learn more about seminary, contact: is supported through the Rev. Brian Buettner at their order’s charism of teaching reli- Annual Catholic Appeal and Sooner [email protected] or (405) 721-9351. Catholic Communications Appeal. gious faith to our nation’s youth. okcvocations.com Consecrated religious life still has 6 July 5, 2020 Sooner Catholic Sooner Catholic July 5, 2020 7 Bishop McGuinness announces 2020 Bishops urge Congress to address better police Distinguished Alumni of the Year training, accountability

Bishop McGuinness Cath- nity and faith,” said Carly youngest will graduate from By “We stand in the long tradition -- olic High School named Wegener, Bishop McGuinness BMCHS in 2021. from St. Augustine, to St. Thomas Bentley Edmonds (1981) and Alumni Executive Committee Catholic schools have Aquinas, to Dr. Martin Luther King Lisa Ruffin Edmonds (1982) president. “Together, they grounded them in the Cath- WASHINGTON – The chairmen of -- that claims that the purpose of law as its Distinguished Alumni most certainly exemplify the olic faith and bolstered their three U.S. Conference of Catholic Bish- and law enforcement is the promotion of the Year during the 2020 Bishop McGuinness Cath- involvement in the Catholic ops’ committees have called for “better of justice,” they wrote. “The “only solu- commencement ceremony on olic High School mission community. They are visible practices for formation and account- tion to the challenges of this moment,” June 16. statement: to be a person for at BMCHS athletic and fine ability for police” in a joint letter to all they said, is to follow the wise counsel The award was established others.” arts events, even those that members of Congress. of Saint Paul VI: “If you want peace, 21 years ago to recognize The Edmondses are prod- don’t involve their children. “Law enforcement officers perform a work for justice.” outstanding alumni and their ucts of Catholic education They are second-generation great and needed service; they serve to The U.S. Catholic bishops, they said, commitment to the goals at all levels, both graduating parishioners at The Cathedral promote justice and the common good “have pointed out numerous times and objectives of BMCHS. It from Bishop John Carroll of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in society,” they said. “But it is clear that racism remains a problem in the highlights the importance of Catholic School and BMCHS. in Oklahoma City. They fre- that there have been too many failures criminal justice system,” most recent- serving others in the commu- They attended Catholic col- quently open their home for in serving everyone, with tragic conse- ly in their 2018 pastoral letter, “Open Bishop McGuinness Alumni Executive Committee Pres- nity and Church. leges and remain connected newcomers serving in Okla- quences.” Wide our Hearts: The Enduring Call to ident Carly Wegener stands with Lisa Ruffin Edmonds “Lisa and Bentley Ed- to their alma maters. This homa City through ministries The “terrible and unjust killing of Love.” (1982) and Bentley Edmonds (1981), who were named monds are excellent examples tradition has continued with like the Alliance for Catholic George Floyd, Rayshard Brooks and so In the Senate late June 24, Demo- Bishop McGuinness Catholic High School Distin- of combined dedication to their four children who also Education teachers and the many more” in police custody demon- crats blocked a vote to debate the Re- guished Alumni of the Year. Photo provided. Catholic education, commu- attended both schools – their National Evangelization Team. strates the urgent need for police re- publicans’ Justice Act on police reform forms, they said. The USCCB released introduced by Sen. Tim Scott, R-South a copy of the letter June 24. Carolina, the only Black Republican “There must be better practices for in the Senate. His bill would have formation and accountability for police, created a national database of police certainly in the use of lethal force, but use-of-force incidents, restricted police BMCHS also in patterns of discrimination and Archbishop Paul S. Coakley of Oklahoma City concelebrates Mass at chokeholds, and set up new training prejudice, so that real accountability the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls in Jan. 21. Archbishop procedures and commissions to study can happen before more lives are lost,” Coakley, who is chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Domestic race and law enforcement. the bishops said. Justice and Human Development, offered prayers March 12 for those News reports said House Speaker graduation “Across our country, indeed across suffering from coronavirus and those providing health care to the sick Nancy Pelosi, D-California, accused the entire world, people are examining as well as “those affected by disruptions, such as quarantines and Republican leaders in the Senate of CNS photo/Paul Haring. June 16 - Pribil Stadium yet once more the evil of racism, both closures of workplaces and schools.” “trying to get away with murder” with historic and present, and its devastat- their police reform bill. The House was ing effects on individuals and society,” Development; Auxiliary Bishop Mario E. Dor- scheduled to vote June 25 on its ver- they said. sonville of Washington, chairman of the Com- sion, which mandates sweeping changes and The letter was signed by Archbishop Paul mittee on Migration; and Bishop Shelton J. would hold police liable to damages in lawsuits. S. Coakley of Oklahoma City, chairman of the Fabre of Houma-Thibodaux, Louisiana, chair- The full text of the bishops’ letter can be Committee on Domestic Justice and Human man of the Ad Hoc Committee Against Racism. found at https://bit.ly/2YvVQFK. Photos Chris Porter/Sooner Catholic.

From the Archives … A photo series from George Rigazzi, archdiocesan archivist

iven the current discus- 1954, Gov. Raymond Gary urged Father McDole and sion on racial inequality all Oklahomans to accept public other clerics was Gand its consequences, school integration or risk a loss found in the teach- and in light of Archbishop Coak- of state funds. In the same year, ings of the Church, ley’s prayer to protect life and end Bishop Eugene McGuinness, of more specifically the sin of racism, understanding the Diocese of Oklahoma City and in John XXIII’s the Catholic Church’s response to Tulsa, proclaimed that segrega- encyclical “Mater racism historically in Oklahoma tion in Catholic schools would be et Magistra.” In it, is imperative. prohibited. the Holy Father From the beginning, there was As the Civil Rights Movement spoke of how social an outreach to African Amer- gained steam and national expo- teachings could ican residents in towns such sure, Oklahoma priests became become reality. as Langston, Guthrie and Bo- intimately involved. Father Robert With the transfer of Fr. Robert McDole ley by Saint Katharine Drexel, McDole, who had been a convert Father McDole to who provided funds for churches of Bishop Reed’s when he served Ponca City, Father of the restaurant owners during and schools. Saint Katharine as pastor in Stillwater, began to William Skeehan and Father Ed- the sit-ins he had this to say, was a firm believer in education participate in sit-ins at a cafeteria ward Jeep continued to join the “There are all kinds of people who for those who might not have where African Americans were Saturday protests with Bishop seem to think that property rights the opportunity otherwise. Pre- not served. Father McDole was Reed’s blessing. are more important than human dominantly black parishes were arrested on Jan. 14, 1961, for his In March 1961, Bishop Reed rights.” He had thrown down the established, mimicking the model part in the protest, the first case delivered a talk at the first Cath- gauntlet and the Church in Okla- of national parishes for incoming in the United States where a olic Interracial League workshop homa would never be the same. immigrants. In the next issue, the priest had been detained for his stating, “Every Christian believes Bishop Reed’s unquestioned results will be examined. actions. that Christ was the Redeemer support of civil rights would allow With the landmark Bishop Reed was not overjoyed and that he made no distinction for priests and nuns to be at the U.S. Supreme Court that one of his priests had been among men. ... Redemption of the forefront at protests and mean- decision in Brown vs. arrested, yet he maintained that whole human race has no excep- ingful events such as Selma – Board of Education in the seemingly radical stance of tion.” Referring to the arguments 1961 was merely the beginning.

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A pilgrim at the original grave of Bl. Stanley Rother at Holy Trinity Ceme- Archbishop Coakley and Sr. Maria Faulkner Katelyn Williams and Melina Maloukis prayed over the grave of Bl. Stanley Fr. Don Wolf addressed the pilgrims at Holy Madeleine, Amanda and Nicole Bass viewed a photograph of Bl. Stanley tery in Okarche at the beginning of the pilgrimage Rother in the Resurrection Cemetery Chapel. Trinity Catholic Church in Okarche. Rother taken in Guatemala and exhibited in the Rother Heritage Gallery. Walking in the footsteps of Bl. Stanley Rother

ROTHER FEAST DAY JULY 28

By Linda Schaefer The young pilgrims in the group were drawn to a photograph age of the often harsh reality of farm life and growing up in the Special for the Sooner Catholic of Blessed Stanley holding the hand of a child in the community midst of a family as a backdrop for a mild-mannered priest. where he served as a missionary The pilgrims left Holy Trinity to priest at Saint James the walk more than three miles to the n a hot day in June, Sister Maria Faulkner Apostle from 1968 until his cemetery where Blessed Stanley origi- and Father Don Wolf, pastor of Saint Eugene murder by three assailants nally was buried. Catholic Church and a cousin to Blessed on July 28, 1981. Father Wolf said, “His life was giv- Stanley Rother, led a pilgrimage from the The next stop for the en in service before it was given in farm where Blessed Stanley was born to his pilgrimage was Holy Trin- blood.” ity Catholic Church in original burial site in Okarche. The pilgrim- Katelyn Williams, who was part of age marked the conclusion of the spring Okarche where Blessed the summer session of the Gospel of session of the Gospel of Life School and the beginning of the Stanley was baptized on Life School and who is discerning a summer session. March 29, 1935. Father O call to religious life, said the pilgrim- “Blessed Stanley speaks to all of us of any age, especially to Wolf provided keen in- age will have a lasting influence on young people in his gift of self. As Saint John Paul II said, ‘to be sight into the nature of the her life. Melina Maloukis remarked fully realized, each person must give oneself away in love.’” mild-mannered priest. that in a dream, Blessed Stanley had Father Wolf recalled Blessed Stanley’s father Franz as “stub- “There is a presumption born” and his mother Gertrude as having a “kind heart.” Their about holiness that is not directed her to her present mission son who was martyred for the faith and for the people he served necessarily accurate,” he working with Sister Maria. had inherited a dose of his father’s stubbornness, but according said. “He farmed those pastures. He to Father Wolf, it was the kind heart and soft tone of his voice Father Wolf explained served at Holy Trinity as an that endeared him to the people of his mission in Guatemala. that our expectation of a boy. He was baptized in that church The pilgrimage began with Mass at Saint James the Greater saint is of someone whose and went to Holy Trinity School. He Catholic Church in Oklahoma City. The caravan continued to feet never touch the ground. said his first Mass there as a priest. the Catholic Pastoral Center where Archbishop Coakley gave his The amenable visual would He is one of our own and someone blessing for the success of the pilgrimage. be of a priest growing up in with whom we can identify,” Sister George Rigazzi, archivist for Archdiocese of Oklahoma City, a pious family in an idyllic Maria said. provided a tour of the Heritage Gallery at the Catholic Pastoral farmland community. On Blessed Stanley was beatified on Center, which currently houses items that depict the priest’s the contrary, Father Wolf Sept. 23, 2017. Construction is un- painted a picture that of- ministry working among the indigenous Tz’utujil people in San- derway for the Blessed Stanley Roth- fered a more realistic im- tiago Atitlan. er Shrine to be completed in 2022.

The group of pilgrims walked more than three miles to the cemetery where Participants took a group photograph at Resurrection Cemetery in Okla- George Rigazzi, archivist for the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City, guided Sr. Maria Faulkner, founder of Gospel of Life Disciples and Dwellings, and Grant Carro prayed over Bl. Stanley Rother was first buried in Okarche. homa City. pilgrims through the Heritage Gallery at the Catholic Pastoral Center. the former burial location of Bl. Stanley Rother in Okarche Photos Linda Schaefer. 10 July 5, 2020 Sooner Catholic Sooner Catholic July 5, 2020 11 Real Life Disciples Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI and the Eucharist Come into my heart! as our Sacrament of Charity Have you ever had the experience of seeing a where I am going with this. It all started Friday I was movie trailer and then talking about the movie morning as I was reading the meditation of praying with others like you have seen it? Or read the the day from the Magnificat. This line grabbed early that Jim Beckman Where charity and love prevail first couple chapters of a book and then tell my attention, “The heart of Jesus opened on morning, Executive Director others about it without really knowing how it the cross by the iron of the lance is the door I was feel- of the Secretariat for all ended? It’s a common experience with kids by which we can enter into the knowledge of ing very Evangelization and In February 2007, then Pope whoever believes in him should not grace to participate. We too should and one I have witnessed many times over the infinite love.” I kept trying to read the rest of grate- Benedict gifted us with his Apos- perish but have eternal life. For therefore exclaim with Saint Au- years with our children. the meditation but kept finding myself drawn ful to tolic Exhortation “Sacramentum God sent the Son into the world, gustine: “If you see love, you see Pedro A. Moreno, Most of the time it’s just a desire to be “in the to that one line. God the Caritatis,” on the Eucharist as not to condemn the world, but that the Trinity.” O.P. know” and to be able to contribute in conver- Many times over the years, I have pictured Father the source and summit of the the world might be saved through The next step is the connection him” (Jn 3:16-17). of the Eucharist to the mystery of sations. Some of my kids have gotten really myself at the foot of the cross, and even imag- for all the ways I have experienced spiritual Church’s life and mission. It was the 22nd of February, the Feast of These words show the deepest the cross in this portion of para- good at pretending and they know how to use ined the spear piercing the side of Jesus. But, fatherhood – through him directly, through our the Chair of Peter. I would like to source of God’s gift. In the Eu- graph nine. certain details to make it appear they know the those experiences in prayer always led me to priests and through other father figures God offer seven quotes from this ex- charist Jesus does not give us a (4) As I have said elsewhere, whole story, even though I know they don’t. My my knees, seeing the blood and water flow forth has brought into my life. And then I was sud- hortation that best summarize his “thing,” but himself; he offers his “Christ’s death on the cross is the nificant if we think of the mystery column this week is similar, but no pretending and sometimes even pouring over me as it did denly struck by what was in Jesus’ heart and eucharistic theology. Let’s begin own body and pours out his own culmination of that turning of God of the Eucharist. here. I want to share a story, but one I only on the soldier in the rendition of this scene in Mary’s heart – God’s heart, the Father’s heart! “The Passion of the Christ” movie. But, “going with the first paragraph where the blood. He thus gives us the totality against himself in which he gives The love that we celebrate in the have seen the first chapter or two of. I want to The burning love aflame in the hearts of be up front and transparent that I don’t know into” the heart was something I hadn’t meditat- Eucharist as love is clearly ex- of his life and reveals the ultimate himself in order to raise man up sacrament is not something we Christ and Mary finds its source in God the where this story is going or how it will end. ed upon. pressed. origin of this love. He is the eternal and save him. This is love in its can keep to ourselves. By its very Father. And it is that source of love that I am The past week or so saw a unique sequence As I prayed with that powerful image, being (1) The sacrament of charity, Son, given to us by the Father. most radical form.” In the Paschal nature it demands to be shared drawn to as a , and what I hope my of events that doesn’t happen very often. On invited into the heart of Christ, I was moved by the Holy Eucharist is the gift that The next step is to connect the Mystery, our deliverance from evil with all. What the world needs is heart lights on fire with as I grow closer to the Friday, June 19, we celebrated the Solemnity the love I found there. I spent the rest of the Jesus Christ makes of himself, Eucharist to salvation History in and death has taken place. In in- God’s love; it needs to encounter flames. of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Then, on Satur- day musing on this whenever I had a free mo- thus revealing to us God’s infinite paragraph eight. stituting the Eucharist, Jesus had Christ and to believe in him. The It was a fortunate series of events for me – day, we celebrated the Feast of the Immaculate ment. I woke up the next day realizing that it love for every man and woman. (3) The Eucharist reveals the lov- spoken of the “new and eternal Eucharist is thus the source and Heart of Mary. And then Sunday was Father’s was the Feast of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Sacred Heart of Jesus, Immaculate Heart of This wondrous sacrament makes ing plan that guides all of salvation covenant” in the shedding of his summit not only of the Church’s Day. The two feast days go together, one fol- and had a strong desire to go to Mass. I woke Mary, Father’s Day. I’m so glad they collided manifest that “greater” love which history. There the “Deus Trinitas,” blood. This, the ultimate purpose life, but also of her mission: “an lowing the other going back to the early 1800s. up my wife and off we went. this year in the way they did. But, like I said, led him to “lay down his life for who is essentially love, becomes of his mission, was clear from the authentically eucharistic Church But, they are celebrated at a different time During the homily, I realized why these feasts this story is long from over. his friends.” Jesus did indeed love fully a part of our human condi- very beginning of his public life. is a missionary Church.” every year, depending on when Pentecost falls. are placed together the way they are. Mary’s I already started learning more about Saint them “to the end.” In those words tion. In the bread and wine under The Eucharist is food for our The Eucharist draws us near to The Feast of the Sacred Heart is celebrated heart is one with Jesus’ heart and is aflame Margaret Mary Alacoque whose visions of the evangelist introduces Christ’s whose appearances Christ gives journey. love and to persevere in that love 19 days after Pentecost and the Feast of the with the same love. You even could say Jesus’ Christ helped to spread devotion to the Sa- act of immense humility: before himself to us in the paschal meal, (5) The Lord Jesus, who became from this life into the next and Immaculate always is celebrated the day after. heart was once in Mary’s womb and his heart cred Heart all throughout the Church. And, dying for us on the cross, he tied a God’s whole life encounters us and for us the food of truth and love, we find this reality in the church. What is unique about this year is the addition was knit into existence there. Her heart would also Saint Claude de la Colombiere who was towel around himself and washed is sacramentally shared with us. speaks of the gift of his life and Pope Benedict closes his exhorta- of Father’s Day, which is celebrated on the have taken on the amazing grace and love in her confessor and spiritual director. And, even the feet of his disciples. In the God is a perfect communion of assures us that “if anyone eats tion with these words: third Sunday of June every year. It only hap- the heart of Jesus over those 10 months. And Saint John Eudes who in the 17th century was same way, Jesus continues, in the love between Father, Son and Holy of this bread, he will live forever.” (7) The Eucharist makes us dis- pens once or twice a decade that all three fall amazing how scripture talks of Mary “ponder- the first to formalize the joint devotion to the sacrament of the Eucharist, to love Spirit. At creation itself, man was This “eternal life” begins in us even cover that Christ, risen from the on the same weekend as they did this year. ing these things in her heart.” How deep and two hearts of Jesus and Mary. I have many us “to the end,” even to offering called to have some share in God’s now, thanks to the transformation dead, is our contemporary in the To clarify, Father’s Day is not some big on fire must the heart of Mary be! other chapters to fill in this story and only time us his body and his blood. What breath of life. But it is in Christ, effected in us by the gift of the Eu- mystery of the Church, his body. Catholic Feast Day, so you may be wondering This all landed for me on Father’s Day. As will fill those pages. amazement must the Apostles dead and risen, and in the out- charist: “He who eats me will live Of this mystery of love we have be- have felt in witnessing what the pouring of the Holy Spirit, given because of me.” come witnesses. Let us encourage Lord did and said during that sup- without measure, that we have be- After being nourished with the one another to walk joyfully, our per! What wonder must the eucha- come sharers of God’s inmost life. divine love of the Eucharist we hearts filled with wonder, towards Jobs Box ristic mystery also awaken in our Jesus Christ, who “through the must bring it to the world, we our encounter with the Holy Eu- own hearts! eternal Spirit offered himself with- must bring Christ to others. charist, so that we may experience Pope Benedict connects the out blemish to God,” makes us, in (6) In my homily at the eucharis- and proclaim to others the truth of Middle school theology, PE forming disciples. Evenings and leading discipleship on a college After school program - Edmond Eucharist to the whole Trinity in the gift of the Eucharist, sharers tic celebration solemnly inaugurat- the words with which Jesus took teacher – OKC weekends required. Bachelor’s de- campus and/or considerable back- St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic paragraph seven! in God’s own life. This is an abso- ing my Petrine ministry, I said that leave of his disciples: “Lo, I am Bishop John Carroll Catholic gree in theology required; master’s ground with leadership training School is seeking part-time employ- (2) The first element of eucha- lutely free gift, the superabundant “there is nothing more beautiful with you always, until the end of School in Oklahoma City is look- degree preferred. At least five years and ministry formation is highly ees for the after school care pro- ristic faith is the mystery of God fulfilment of God’s promises. The than to be surprised by the Gos- the world” (Mt 28:20). ing for an experienced educator to of experience in this area of mis- desired. Send applications or in- gram. Hours are 3 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. himself, trinitarian love. In Jesus’ Church receives, celebrates and pel, by the encounter with Christ. Visit our Lord in the tabernacle teach theology and physical edu- sion and proven supervisory expe- quiries to [email protected]. Monday-Friday during the school dialogue with Nicodemus, we find adores this gift in faithful obedi- There is nothing more beautiful and grow in his love then share cation in middle school (6th-8th rience is necessary, and knowledge year. Contact Kailee Zehrung, after an illuminating expression in this ence. The “mystery of faith” is thus than to know him and to speak to his love with others. Just ask him, of standard computer programs school director, (405) 348-5364 or grades). This position requires ac- Administrative assistant - regard: “God so loved the world a mystery of trinitarian love, a others of our friendship with him.” “Lord help me be your disciple of Edmond e-mail [email protected]. tive participation in and knowledge and office equipment. Safe environ- that he gave his only Son, that mystery in which we are called by These words are all the more sig- love. Amen.” of the Catholic faith. The position ment background check required. St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic will research, plan and implement Submit resume or inquiries to Fr. School in Edmond is hiring a full- Math/engineering instructor - faith formation experiences and Hamilton at fr.shamilton@gmail. time administrative assistant. This OKC service projects and will serve com, (405) 359-2700. position provides support to school Bishop McGuinness Catholic as 6th grade homeroom teacher. administration, interacts with par- High School is seeking a math- Contact Principal Tim McFadden Campus evangelization, disciple- ents, teachers, students and school ematics/engineering instructor. Book Review: “Jesus Invites Me to Mass” at [email protected]. Include re- ship coordinator - Edmond visitors, is responsible for admis- The successful candidate would sume and brief statement express- St. Catholic sions and enrollment functions, be responsible for teaching sec- tions of principles of engineering, ing interest. Church in Edmond is seeking a performs a high volume of clerical By John H. Dolezal Eucharist (the Last Supper in which the bread continuing throughout the book, the reader pre-calculus and STEM II as well full-time coordinator of campus work and office duties, maintains The Sooner Catholic and wine are distributed), and the Concluding is drawn into the true spirit of Mass and the as coaching the First Tech Chal- Director of evangelization – evangelization and discipleship for school records and other duties as Rites (prayer dismiss- Catholic faith. lenge Robotics team. For the full Edmond the University of Central Oklaho- assigned. Must be proficient in a Often “the best things come in small packag- ing attendees). While this book is description and to apply, visit St. Monica Catholic Church in ma. The position will coordinate a variety of computer systems and es.” This common saying is definitely fitting for Quickly in the book, targeted for young www.bmchs.org/employment. Edmond is seeking a full-time campus vision of discipleship for have excellent interpersonal and the book, “Jesus Invites Me to Mass.” readers will learn about children, two of my director of evangelization. The college students that emphasizes communication skills. Send resume While the book is only 16 pages in length and making the “sign of the teenage grandchil- Math teacher - OKC position serves the outward focus mentoring, recruiting, training and to Laura Gallagher, principal, lgal- there are few words on each page, the author, cross” and how to ask dren read the book Mount St. Mary Catholic High of the parish’s proclamation of the multiplying spiritual leaders. The [email protected]. Sabine du Mesnil, and illustrator, Gemma for God’s mercy and and commented School is seeking a part-time and Gospel and the inward focus of position will require a candidate Roman, have delivered a small but wonderful forgiveness for sins they were pleasantly full-time math teacher certified in aligning parish activities to serve who has a talent for long-term Teacher – Ponca City “package” for children to learn about the vari- committed. From there, the author and illus- surprised that they all areas (preferably in geometry, the mission of evangelization and development and planning. Candi- St. Mary Catholic School in ous elements of Mass. trator guide children through other key ele- gained new knowledge algebra, calculus). Send cover let- formation of disciples. The posi- dates must be practicing Catholics Ponca City is seeking a 2nd grade This colorful book highlights the various ments, including the Creed, the Eucharist and about some of the key ter, resume, certifications and ref- tion serves the pastor as a chief of in good standing and passionate teacher. Competitive pay and aspects of the “four main parts” of Mass. The sharing the sign of peace with one another. At elements of Mass. (ministry) staff and oversees both about Jesus, the Catholic faith benefits. Christian environment erences to Principal Talita DeNegri at [email protected]. simple explanations and illustrations will help the end of the book, the reader is encouraged This would be an excellent book to use ministry formation staff and volun- and forming disciples. Bachelor’s with smaller class sizes. Oklaho- children easily understand how to be active to think of a special place in their home where to begin teaching children about why we, as teers; must be practicing Catholic degree required, preferably in ma certification required. Contact participants during the Introductory Rites they can go to “speak with Jesus,” pray and Catholics, do what we do at Mass. in good standing and passionate theology, religious education or a (580) 765-4387, sarah.hunsaker@ To see more job openings, go on- (rituals and common practice), the Liturgy of give thanksgiving for all blessings. John Dolezal is a freelance writer for the Soon- about Jesus, the Catholic faith and related field. Previous experience smsponcacity.org. line to www.archokc.org/jobs-box. the Word (scripture readings), Liturgy of the From the illustration on the front cover and er Catholic. 12 July 5, 2020 Sooner Catholic Sooner Catholic July 5, 2020 13 Lánzate a lo más Profundo Luke 5:4 El papa emérito Benedicto XVI y la Eucaristía Verano, tiempo libre y el Día del Señor como nuestro Sacramento de la Caridad

En el Evangelio, Jesús nos invita a “Vámonos “Vengan a mí los que van cansados, llevando celebración de Donde prevalece la caridad y el amor aparte… y descansarán un poco” (Mc 6, 31). pesadas cargas, y yo los aliviaré” (Mt.11: 28). la Misa con la Este es normalmente un buen tema de verano El descanso y el refrigerio que nuestros cora- comunidad cris- En febrero de 2007, el Papa Ben- Dios no mandó a su hijo al mun- la fe’ es misterio del amor trinitar- ya que esta es la temporada en la que muchos zones anhelan siempre nos eludirán hasta tiana. La Euca- edicto XVI nos regaló su Exhort- do para condenar al mundo, sino io, en el cual, por gracia, estamos de nosotros esperamos un cambio de ritmo en que reconozcamos la naturaleza espiritual de ristía Dominical ación Apostólica “Sacramentum para que el mundo se salve por él’ llamados a participar. Por tanto, Pedro A. Moreno, nuestras ocupadas vidas. Debido a la experi- nuestro anhelo. San Agustín escribió hace establece el ritmo Caritatis”, sobre Sobre La Eucar- (Jn 3,16-17). también nosotros hemos de ex- O.P. encia COVID que todos hemos estado viviendo muchos siglos: “¡Nos has hecho para ti, Señor, para el resto de istía, Fuente y Culmen de la Vida Estas palabras muestran la clamar con san Agustín: ‘Ves la en los últimos meses, la mayoría de nuestros y nuestros corazones están inquietos hasta que nuestra sema- y de la Misión de la Iglesia. Era el fuente más profunda del don de Trinidad si ves el amor’.” ritmos acostumbrados han sido severamente descansen en ti!” na. Renovamos Arzobispo Pablo S. Coakley 22 de febrero, la Fiesta de la Sede Dios. En la Eucaristía, Jesús no El siguiente paso es la conexión interrumpidos. Para los cristianos, el domingo es nuestro el sacrificio de de San Pedro. Me gustaría ofre- nos da una “cosa”, sino nos entre- de la Eucaristía con el misterio de Cualesquiera que sean los ritmos de nuestras sábado semanal, nuestro día de descanso. El Cristo nuestro Sumo Sacerdote que a su vez cer siete citas de esta exhortación ga su propio ser, se da a sí mismo; la cruz en esta parte del párrafo vidas, de vez en cuando necesitamos refres- domingo, el Día del Señor, es parte del ritmo nos alimenta con su Palabra y el Sacramento que mejor resumen su teología él nos ofrece su propio cuerpo y nueve. afirmación asume una mayor in- carnos. Necesitamos tiempo fuera de nuestro que la ley de Dios y su Iglesia han establecido y de su Cuerpo y Sangre. La Misa es la fuente eucarística. Comencemos con el derrama su propia sangre. Por lo (4) “Como he tenido ya oportuni- tensidad si pensamos en el Miste- trabajo ordinario y las preocupaciones diarias santificado para nuestro bienestar. Nos ayuda de donde fluye la gracia que anima y santifica primer párrafo donde la Eucaristía tanto, nos da la totalidad de su dad de decir: ‘En su muerte en la rio eucarístico.” para restaurar nuestras energías, pasar tiempo a mantener primero lo primero. Necesitamos el todas nuestras actividades laborales, familiares como amor se expresa claramente. vida y revela el origen último de cruz se realiza ese ponerse Dios “En efecto, no podemos guardar con familiares y amigos (en la medida en que lo Día del Señor. y de ocio. (1) Sacramento de la caridad, la este amor. Él es el Hijo eterno, que contra sí mismo, al entregarse para nosotros el amor que celebra- permita el distanciamiento social) y recordar a La Misa es el corazón del Día del Señor En nuestra cultura secular, es imposible Santísima Eucaristía es el don que nos regaló el Padre celestial. para dar nueva vida al hombre mos en el Sacramento. Éste exige nuestro Creador. Debido a las restricciones de para los católicos. Vivir sin Misas públicas y mantener una fe viva o vivir en amistad con Jesucristo hace de sí mismo, rev- El siguiente paso es conectar la y salvarlo: esto es el amor en su por su naturaleza que sea comu- viaje este año, muchas vacaciones planificadas comunión durante varios meses durante la Cristo como discípulos misioneros a menos que elándonos el amor infinito de Dios Eucaristía con la Historia de la forma más radical’. En el Misterio nicado a todos. Lo que el mundo pueden convertirse en “vacaciones de estadía”. pandemia quizás nos haya ayudado a muchos estemos comprometidos a santificar el Día del por cada hombre. En este admi- salvación en el párrafo ocho. pascual se ha realizado verdadera- necesita es el amor de Dios, en- Sin embargo, en casa o fuera de casa, el ritmo de nosotros a apreciar la importancia de la Señor. Este es un desafío muy real. Tal vez he- rable Sacramento se manifiesta el (3) “En la Eucaristía se revela el mente nuestra liberación del mal y contrar a Cristo y creer en Él. Por de un descanso regular “descanso sabático” Misa en el ritmo de nuestras vidas. Para otros, mos dejado el hábito de asistir regularmente a amor ‘más grande’, aquel que im- designio de amor que guía toda la de la muerte. En la institución de eso la Eucaristía no es sólo fuente es en gran parte un elemento importante en el puede ser lo contrario: se ha vuelto más fá- Misa durante la pandemia. Ahora es el momen- pulsa a ‘dar la vida por los propios historia de la salvación. En ella, el la Eucaristía, Jesús mismo habló y culmen de la vida de la Iglesia; plan de Dios para nuestro propio bienestar: “El cil renunciar. Aunque la obligación de asistir to de renovar esa práctica. amigos’. En efecto, Jesús ‘los amó Deus Trinitas, que en sí mismo es de la ‘nueva y eterna alianza’, es- lo es también de su misión: ‘Una sábado fue hecho para el hombre, no el hom- a Misa se ha dispensado temporalmente en A pesar de que en nuestra cultura se ha hasta el extremo’. Con esta ex- amor, se une plenamente a nues- tipulada en su sangre derramada. Iglesia auténticamente eucarística bre para el sábado” (Mc.2: 27). nuestra arquidiócesis, no podemos perder de disminuido la importancia del domingo, no es presión, el evangelista presenta tra condición humana. En el pan Esta meta última de su misión era es una Iglesia misionera’.” Desafortunadamente, el disfrute del ver- vista cuán fundamental es la Eucaristía para un día como cualquier otro. Nuestra fiel obser- el gesto de infinita humildad de y en el vino, bajo cuya apariencia ya bastante evidente al comienzo La Eucaristía nos acerca al amor dadero ocio es prácticamente un arte perdido nosotros. vancia del Día del Señor nos recuerda quiénes Jesús: antes de morir por nosotros Cristo se nos entrega en la cena de su vida pública.” y a perseverar en ese amor de esta en nuestra cultura. Muchos de nosotros nos Ahora que la Misa está disponible una vez somos ante Dios miembros de una comunidad en la cruz, ciñéndose una toalla, pascual, nos llega toda la vida divi- La Eucaristía es alimento para vida a la próxima y encontramos hemos vuelto adictos al ajetreo, la actividad más para nosotros de manera regular, es muy arraigada en los misterios de Cristo. Es un día lava los pies a sus discípulos. Del na y se comparte con nosotros en nuestra peregrinación. esta realidad en la iglesia. El Papa y el tiempo frente a la pantalla. Dependemos importante que una vez más sea una prioridad de culto y adoración, de ocio sagrado, para mismo modo, en el Sacramento la forma del Sacramento.” (5) “El Señor Jesús, que por Benedicto cierra su exhortación demasiado de nuestros teléfonos inteligentes darle a Dios su debido culto y acción de gracias familiares y amigos; Un día para construir eucarístico Jesús sigue amán- “Dios es comunión perfecta de nosotros se ha hecho alimento de con estas palabras: y dispositivos electrónicos para poder simple- y recibir de él la gracia que nos ofrece en la relaciones dentro de la comunidad cristiana y donos ‘hasta el extremo, hasta el amor entre el Padre, el Hijo y el verdad y de amor, hablando del (7) “La Eucaristía nos hace de- mente relajarnos. Incluso durante nuestras Eucaristía. Necesitamos la experiencia de cele- para formar y ejercer nuestra fe en el servicio a don de su cuerpo y de su sangre. Espíritu Santo. Ya en la creación, don de su vida nos asegura que scubrir que Cristo muerto y re- vacaciones, si tenemos la suerte de tenerlas, a brar la Misa juntos para mantener nuestra fe, los demás. Es un día para ser más conscientes ¡Qué emoción debió embargar el el hombre fue llamado a compartir ‘quien coma de este pan vivirá sucitado, se hace contemporáneo menudo nos sentimos obligados a mantener- alimentar nuestra esperanza y seguir creciendo de los ritmos del mundo creado e incluso para corazón de los Apóstoles ante los en cierta medida el aliento vital para siempre’. Pero esta ‘vida eter- nos conectados con el trabajo, con las noticias en el amor. sumergirnos en las bellezas de la naturaleza. gestos y palabras del Señor duran- de Dios. Pero es en Cristo muerto na’ se inicia en nosotros ya en este nuestro en el misterio de la Iglesia, y las redes sociales o para llenar nuestros días En el corazón del Día del Señor está nuestra Nos recuerda nuestra dignidad como hijos e te aquella Cena! ¡Qué admiración y resucitado, y en la efusión del tiempo por el cambio que el don su Cuerpo. Hemos sido hechos con tanta actividad que volvemos aún más can- gratitud por la misericordia de Dios al crear- hijas, creados a imagen y semejanza de Dios. ha de suscitar también en nuestro Espíritu Santo que se nos da sin eucarístico realiza en nosotros: ‘El testigos de este misterio de amor. sados ​​y dilapidados en espíritu que antes. nos y redimirnos en Cristo. Es el día en que “Vámonos aparte… y descansarán un poco.”. corazón el Misterio eucarístico! medida, donde nos convertimos en que me come vivirá por mí’.” Deseemos ir llenos de alegría y ad- A menudo, las cargas de la vida pueden no conmemoramos la Resurrección del Señor. Jesús nos invita a cada uno de nosotros a re- ¡El Papa Benedicto conecta la verdaderos partícipes de la intimi- Después de nutrirnos con el miración al encuentro de la santa permitirnos las hermosas vacaciones que an- Es nuestro día santo principal que arraiga frescarnos en las fuentes de vida que el Día del Eucaristía con toda la Santísima dad divina.” amor divino de la Eucaristía, debe- Eucaristía, para experimentar y helamos. Aun así, el Señor desea refrescarnos. nuestras vidas en la adoración a través de la Señor nos ofrece cada semana. Trinidad en el párrafo siete! “Jesucristo, pues, ‘que, en virtud mos llevarlo al mundo, debemos anunciar a los demás la verdad de (2) La primera realidad de la fe del Espíritu eterno, se ha ofrecido llevar a Cristo a los demás. la palabra con la que Jesús se de- eucarística es el misterio mismo a Dios como sacrificio sin man- (6) “En la homilía durante la Cel- spidió de sus discípulos: ‘Yo estoy de Dios, el amor trinitario. En el cha’, nos comunica la misma vida ebración eucarística con la que he con vosotros todos los días, hasta Arquidiócesis anuncia nuevo programa diálogo de Jesús con Nicodemo divina en el don eucarístico. Se iniciado solemnemente mi ministe- al fin del mundo’ (Mt 28,20). encontramos una expresión ilumi- trata de un don absolutamente rio en la Cátedra de Pedro, decía: Visite a nuestro Señor en el de capacitación de ambiente seguro nadora a este respecto: ‘Tanto amó gratuito, que se debe sólo a las ‘Nada hay más hermoso que haber sagrario para crecer en su amor, Dios al mundo, que entregó a su promesas de Dios, cumplidas por sido alcanzados, sorprendidos, por luego comparta su amor con los La Arquidiócesis de Oklahoma City anunció el cualquier evento patrocinado por la arquidiócesis Hijo único, para que no perezca ni- encima de toda medida. La Iglesia, el Evangelio, por Cristo. Nada más demás. Solo pídele: “Señor, ayú- lunes un nuevo programa de capacitación para o una parroquia”, dijo Maggie Beckham, coordi- nguno de los que creen en él, sino con obediencia fiel, acoge, celebra bello que conocerle y comunicar a dame a ser tu discípulo de amor. voluntarios, miembros del personal y clérigos que nadora de la Oficina de Ambiente Seguro para la que tengan vida eterna. Porque y adora este don. El ‘misterio de los otros la amistad con él’. Esta Amén.” se requerirá antes de trabajar con menores en Arquidiócesis de Oklahoma City. “Es importante iglesias o escuelas católicas. El programa se lanzó que siempre evaluemos y actualicemos nuestra “Camina con Madres el 1 de julio. capacitación e sistema de informes para que El Programa de Capacitación Seguro y Sagra- hagamos todo lo posible para crear un ambiente Necesitadas” ayuda a continuado de la página 12 puedan referirse según sea necesario para ob- pueden utilizar el programa: a través del bo- do para las Diócesis Católicas (Safe y Sacred), seguro y proteger a nuestros feligreses, especial- tener ayuda”. letín, el sitio web, las redes sociales, los anun- brinda capacitación en línea mente a los menores, de cualquier las mujeres Necesitadas es formar un pequeño equipo de García explicó que solo se necesitan dos o cios en la Misa o estar presente con los recur- en varias áreas, incluyen- La nueva capacitación sobre ambiente persona que busque hacer daño”. personas para eval- tres feligreses para formar un equipo. sos disponibles en los eventos parroquiales. do interacción apropiada e seguro se lanzado el 1 de julio La compañía Orgulloso en Prote- embarazadas que uar y recopilar todos Se prevé que sea un año de servicio García y su esposo McHugh coordinan inapropiada con menores, archokc.org/safe-environment ger (Proud to Protect en inglés) nos los recursos locales y para las mujeres embarazadas en el Ministerio de Respeto a la Vida y servirán límites apropiados, posibles ha brindado el programa en línea lo necesitan parroquiales, ministe- las parroquias que ayudará a que como un recurso para los equipos parroquiales señales de alerta y cómo in- Seguro y Sagrado a las diócesis rios y organizaciones la comunidad sea consciente de los para ayudarlos a conectarse con ministerios de formar sospechas de abuso y eparquías católicas en los Es- Por Jolene Schonchin disponibles para recursos disponibles para las mujeres los que quizás no estén al tanto en su comuni- infantil. tados Unidos durante más de 10 The Sooner Catholic ayudar a las mujeres embarazadas de la Iglesia Católica en dad. Los equipos parroquiales también podrán Si bien la arquidiócesis ha años. Miles de adultos que sirven necesitadas”, explicó Oklahoma. informarles sobre las necesidades que no se implementado un programa en escuelas católicas, parroquias, Noelle García, coordi- “Esto ayudará a las mujeres a saber satisfacen o los ministerios y las oportunidades de capacitación desde la “Carta Nacional para la programas juveniles y otras organizaciones de nadora del Ministerio que son amadas y cuidadas en la Igle- que aún no habían descubierto. Protección de Niños y Jóvenes” de 2002, el pro- servicios participan en programas de capacitación n un esfuerzo por ayudar aún de Respeto a la Vida sia y también les mostrará que esta- “¡No tengas miedo de comenzar este pro- grama Seguro y Sagrado esta actualizado para re- Seguro y Sagrado cada año. más a las mujeres embaraza- para la archidiócesis. mos aquí como personas provida para grama! El propósito principal es ser un recurso flejar el conocimiento actual sobre temas como la Junto con la capacitación requerida, los adul- das que lo necesitan en toda “Todo, desde ayu- ayudarlas a ponerse de pie y encon- y ayudar a a dar a conocer los recursos para trata humana y el engaño pederasta (‘grooming’ tos que trabajan o son voluntarios para la Ar- la Arquidiócesis de Oklahoma dar a encontrar trar lo que necesitan para ser padres que las mujeres obtengan la ayuda que necesi- en inglés) e incluye contenido específico relacio- quidiócesis de Oklahoma City, deben tener una City,E el programa provida para par- atención prenatal y elegir la vida”, agregó. tan. Alentar a los feligreses a conocer estos nado a las necesidades locales. verificación de antecedentes penales completa, roquias de la Conferencia de Obispos asequible y ecografías Según las estadísticas de 2014, las recursos y rezar por estas mujeres y familias “El arzobispo Coakley y los líderes de la ar- tres referencias aprobadas y ser entrevistados. Católicos de EE. UU. Estableció el pro- hasta asesoramiento y ayudar con las necesi- mujeres que optaron por el aborto son pobres, ayudará a que nuestra parroquia sea provida quidiócesis están comprometidos a crear y man- Para obtener más información o para descargar grama Camina con Madres Necesitadas. dades materiales. El equipo alienta a su pastor jóvenes y solteras: el 75 por ciento tenían bajos y dará la bienvenida a aquellos que luchan por tener entornos seguros para niños y adultos una copia de la Carta Nacional para la Protección “El objetivo de Camina con Madres y parroquia a orar por las mujeres embaraz- ingresos, el 60 por ciento tenían alrededor de elegir la vida”, dijo McHugh. vulnerables en todas las iglesias, escuelas, estu- de Niños y Jóvenes, vaya en línea a archokc.org/ adas y estar al tanto de los servicios que se 20 años y el 86 por ciento eran solteras. Jolene Schonchin es escritora independiente dios bíblicos, grupos juveniles, campamentos o safe-environment. continúa en la página 13 ofrecen a las mujeres embarazadas para que Hay muchas maneras en que las parroquias para el Sooner Catholic. 14 July 5, 2020 Sooner Catholic Sooner Catholic July 5, 2020 15 Calendar Briefs This calendar only covers the two weeks between issue dates and may not reflect all of the calendar items. 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Please contact event or meeting Mass information Online music conference 73044; or (405) 850-4274. Dead- July 14 Daily Mass live-streamed from 21 Daily Mass live-streamed from 29 Feast of St. Martha. organizers before attending. Find procedures and a time- The Sacred Music Institute of line: Midnight July 31. St. Francis de Sales Chapel, St. Francis de Sales Chapel, line for resuming public Mass in America presents an online con- 5 Fourteenth Sunday in 11:30 a.m., archokc.org/live, 11:30 a.m., archokc.org/live, 30 Feast of St. . New safe environment training Oklahoma in English and Spanish, ference “Beauty, Simplicity, Prac- Reunion rescheduled Ordinary Time. Facebook Live, YouTube. Facebook Live, YouTube. launched frequently asked questions and a ticality: Developing Quality Music St. Anthony Catholic School 30 Charismatic Catholic prayer The archdiocese announced a video message from Archbishop in Every Parish” July 19-23. Cost: Alumni Association rescheduled 5 Pray the Rosary for Life, 6:30 15 Feast of St. . 21 Serra Club meeting, 10:30 a.m. meeting, 7 p.m., Catholic new training program for volun- Coakley at archokc.org/mass. $350; $250 student; single-day the all-school reunion for this year p.m., 2453 Wilcox Dr., Nor- Register at serraokc.org. Pastoral Center. Contact teers, staff members and clergy $150. Keynote speaker is William to July 31, 2021. The reunion will man. Contact Connie Lang, 16 Our Lady of Mount Caramel. Elaine at (405) 358-3610, that will be required before working COVID-19 information, online Mahrt. Register at sacredmusicin- be at the St. Anthony School Ac- (405) 249-1041, potato.lang@ 22 Feast of St. . [email protected]. with minors in the diocese’s Catho- Mass list stitute.org/conference. tivity Center (gym) for anyone who gmail.com. 16 Charismatic Catholic prayer lic churches or schools. The pro- Find a list of online daily and attended the school from 1917 meeting, 7 p.m., Catholic 23 Feast of St. Bridget. 31 Feast of St. Ignatius of Loyola. gram launches July 1. Learn more Sunday Masses, prayers, an act Serra Club meeting to 1970. Contact Larry Biddle at 6 Feast of St. . Pastoral Center. Contact at archokc.org/safe-environment. of spiritual communion and other The next Serra Club of Oklaho- [email protected] or (918) Elaine at (405) 358-3610, 23 Charismatic Catholic prayer August resources related to the quaran- ma City meeting is at 10:30 a.m. 756-1792. 7 Daily Mass live-streamed from [email protected]. meeting, 7 p.m., Catholic Shrine webcam tines and coronavirus at archokc. July 21. The Serra Club meets in St. Francis de Sales Chapel, Pastoral Center. Contact Elaine 1 Feast of St. . A new live webcam allows view- org/health. person at the Catholic Pastoral Seminarian dinner 11:30 a.m., archokc.org/live, 17 Monthly Novena to the Infant at (405) 358-3610, ccrprayers@ ers to watch the building of the Center and via Zoom on the third The 2020 Archbishop’s Virtual Facebook Live, YouTube. Jesus. Nine days of novenas gmail.com. Bl. Stanley Rother Shrine! The Support your parish Tuesday of each month for prayer Dinner for Seminarian Educa- to the Infant Jesus of Prague. webcam will be live-streaming With public Masses not at full ca- and a speaker. Mass with Arch- tion is 7 p.m. Aug. 6 via Zoom. 9 Feast of St. Augustine Zhao 24 Feast of St. Sharbel Makhluf. throughout construction. Watch at pacity yet, parishes and priests still bishop Coakley follows at 11:30 The event supports the St. John Rong. 18 Feast of St. Camillus de Lellis. archokc.org/shrinewebcam. need financial support from parish- a.m. online www.archokc.org/live. Vianney Endowment at the Cath- 25 Bl. Stanley Rother Rosary Run. ioners. Find online giving links and Register at serraokc.org. olic Foundation for Seminarian 9 Charismatic Catholic prayer 18 Cancelled - Bl. Stanley Rother Visit www.therothermen.com. Rother documentary, mailing addresses for your parish Education. Attendees will meet meeting, 7 p.m., Catholic 0K Fun-No-Run, Celebration available on DVD at archokc.org/parishgiving. Rosary Run the 28 seminarians studying for Pastoral Center. Contact for Life. Visit www.facebook. 25 Feast of St. James. The DVD set of the Beatification The third annual Bl. Stanley the Archdiocese of Oklahoma Elaine at (405) 358-3610, com/0K4Rother. Contact Mass of Bl. Stanley Rother and the Study guides available! Rother Rosary Run is July 25. This City. Please consider a gift to help [email protected]. [email protected]. 26 Seventeenth Sunday in official Emmy-nominated docu- Archbishop Coakley encourages year the run is virtual. Visit www. seminarians follow their call to the Ordinary Time. mentary, “An Ordinary Martyr,” all clergy and lay people to spend therothermen.com. priesthood and register at archokc. 11 Feast of St. Benedict. 19 Sixteenth Sunday in are available at the Bl. Stanley time studying the latest pastoral org/dinner. Ordinary Time. 26 Pray the Rosary for Life, 6:30 Rother Book Store, 7501 North- letter, “Go Make Disciples! Build- Longest married couple 12 Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary p.m., 2453 Wilcox Dr., west Expressway, online at rother- ing a Culture of Conversion and Nominations are being accept- Gospel of Life School Time. 19 Pray the Rosary for Life, 6:30 Norman. Contact Connie Lang, store.com or call (405) 721-5651, Discipleship for the Archdiocese ed for the 2020 Longest Married The Gospel of Life Disciples p.m., 2453 Wilcox Dr., (405) 249-1041, potato.lang@ Ext. 114. of Oklahoma City” with the help Couple Project sponsored by present “Dedicate Yourself to 12 Pray the Rosary for Life, 6:30 Norman. Contact Connie gmail.com. of new study guides in English Worldwide Marriage Encounter. Discipleship: Encounter Christ p.m., 2453 Wilcox Dr., Lang, (405) 249-1041, potato. Online Mass Tuesdays and Spanish. The letter and pas- A nomination requires the name through prayer, study, communi- Norman. Contact Connie Lang, [email protected]. 28 Feast of Blessed Stanley Rother. Join Archbishop Coakley and toral plan lay out the vision for of the couple, their wedding date ty and service.” The fall session is (405) 249-1041, potato.lang@ priests of the archdiocese for the archdiocese through 2030. and what city and state they reside September-December. Contact Jim gmail.com. 20 Feast of St. Apollinaris. 28 Daily Mass live-streamed from online daily Mass at 11:30 a.m. Find the pastoral letter and study in, while the nominator needs to Armour at (405) 278-6659, jim@ St. Francis de Sales Chapel, every Tuesday from the St. Fran- guides at archokc.org/Vision2030. include their name, phone number gospeloflifedisciples.org. 13 Feast of St. Henry. 21 Feast of St. Lawrence of 11:30 a.m., archokc.org/live, cis de Sales Chapel at the Cath- or e-mail address. Submit nomi- Brindisi. Facebook Live. olic Pastoral Center. Mass will be 0K Fun-No-Run - cancelled nations at www.wwme.org; bkber- 14 Feast of St. . live-streamed at archokc.org/live, The 0K Fun-No-Run postponed [email protected]; Bryan and Karen To see more briefs, go online to YouTube and on Facebook Live. until 2021. Berland, 530 S. Academy, Guthrie www.archokc.org/briefs. Pierce Ethical Ad_12x8 2-20.qxp_Layout 1 2/20/20 3:16 PM Page 1

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She Councils: 3220, 10822, 9668, 9737, 13828 4598, 5160, 5354, 11194, 11633, 11959, 5440, 5759, 6478, 8433, 11734, 14220, received a bachelor’s degree in education at 12669 9901, 12108, 16048, 13313, 15834 8633, 14744 14248, 14448, 15785 16214, 16367 Saint Mary’s College in Xavier, Kan., a mas- Sr. Mary Francella ter’s degree in education at Our Lady of the Schaapveld Lake College in and a master’s Sr. Marion Hangsterfer, O.P. degree in theology at Saint Mary’s Universi- ty, San Antonio. Sister Marion Hangsterfer, O.P., died June 18 at St. Sister Francella entered the Sisters of Mercy on Sept. 7, Dominic Villa, Hazel Green, Wis. Her religious name was 1948, at Webster Groves, Mo., and made her profession of Sister Francisca. The funeral Mass was held at the Do- final religious vows on Aug. 16, 1954. In 1951, she began minican motherhouse, Sinsinawa, June 26, followed by Kevin Pierce her teaching career and taught for 26 years, 17 of which Regional Agency Executive Consultant Dalby Robert Blakely Mike Maggio Max Yardley This could be you! burial in the Motherhouse Cemetery. Career opportunities 405-638-1274 405-243-8324 405-697-8820 405-570-2179 she was principal and counselor. She taught in Oklaho- Sister Marion was born March 8, 1934, in Chicago, General Agent available. [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] ma City at , Saint , Sacred the daughter of Frank and Marion (Grahan) Hangsterf- SKC Office: 877-707-0752 Councils: 965, 1287, Councils: 1038, 1044, Councils: 916, 949, 1053, Councils: 4601, 6477, Heart and Bishop John Carroll schools. She also taught at er. Sister Marion made her first religious profession as 2604, 4889, 5168, 1533, 1537, 2974, 3113, 1903, 3336, 4026, 4042, 8204, 12518, 12605 Saint Benedict Catholic School in Shawnee. 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OKLAHOMA CITY – Archbishop part-time employees, more than telling the story of our parish priest for helping to educate the local Paul Coakley announced Wednes- 50 volunteers, more than 30,000 who gave his life for his Catholic indigenous people and for creat- day the selection of Leif Arvidson benefactors and 75,000 pilgrims faith and for the love of his people.” ing a co-op to help them get better as the executive director for the who visited the shrine each year. The $40 million shrine at S.E. prices for their crops. Blessed Stanley Rother Shrine in He graduated summa cum laude 89 and Shields Boulevard in south On July 28, 1981, he was mur- Oklahoma City. Arvidson was se- from Franciscan University in Oklahoma City is the signature el- dered in his rectory at Saint James lected after a national search. Steubenville, Ohio, in 1996 with ement of the first-ever capital cam- the Apostle Catholic Church in “I am excited to begin this new a bachelor’s degree in history and paign for the archdiocese. The site Santiago Atitlan, Guatemala. In adventure and join the effort to a minor in theology. In 2002, he will include a 2,000-seat church, a September 2017, he was beati- recognize the faith and witness of earned a juris doctorate from No- chapel where Blessed Stanley Roth- fied during a Beatification Mass this holy Oklahoma priest,” Ar- tre Dame Law School. er (ROW-ther) will be entombed, an in Oklahoma City, becoming the vidson said. “I am honored to be In Wisconsin, he has coordinated education building, an event space first martyr from the United States chosen to help carry out the vision or volunteered for a food pantry, and several areas designated for and the first U.S.-born priest to be for the shrine and to assist with Eucharistic adoration and pro-life shrines and devotion. The site will beatified. the creation and development of initiatives, and served on a parish be developed over time. Each year, on July 28, the this beautiful destination of prayer, council and as an RCIA teacher for The archdiocese broke ground Archdiocese of Oklahoma City, the faith, education and ministry for people wanting to join the Catholic on the shrine on Nov. 3. It is ex- Diocese of Tulsa and the Diocese the Oklahoma City community and Church. He and his wife are proud pected to be completed in 2022. of Little Rock, Ark., celebrate his for faithful from around the world.” parents to 10 children. Blessed Stanley was a priest feast day. Arvidson most recently served “Leif is a wonderful leader in the from Okarche who volunteered For more information, go online as executive director of the Shrine local church, for his family and to serve the diocesan mission in to stanleyrother.org. For more of Our Lady of Guadalupe in La in his community,” Archbishop Guatemala. The Catholic Church information, architectural ren- Crosse, Wisc., from June 2010 to Coakley said. “He understands the in Guatemala was caught in the derings and a live webcam for the the present where he oversaw a $2 importance of Blessed Stanley in middle of a civil war at the time Blessed Stanley Rother Shrine, go million budget, 45 full-time and Oklahoma and will be dedicated to and Blessed Stanley was targeted online to rothershrine.org.

continued from page 1 teams to help connect them to ministries they may not be aware help them get on their feet and of in their community. The parish find what they need to parent teams also will be able to let them and choose life,” she added. know of needs not being met or According to 2014 statistics, ministries and opportunities they women who chose abortion are had not yet discovered. poor, young and unmarried: 75 “Don’t be afraid of beginning percent were low income, 60 per- this program! The primary pur- cent were pose is in their 20s to be a Anyone interested in forming a and 86 per- resource cent were Walking with Moms team for and help unmarried. their parish, can go online to advertise There are www.walkingwithmoms.com or resourc- many ways www.archokc.org/respectlife. Both es for the pro- Spanish and English women gram can resources available. to get the be utilized help they by parishes need. – through the bulletin, website, Encouraging parishioners to social media, announcements at be knowledgeable about these Mass or being present with avail- resources and to pray for these able resources at parish-wide women and families will help events. make our whole parish pro-life Garcia and her husband David and welcome those struggling to McHugh coordinate the office of choose life,” McHugh said. Respect Life Ministry and will Jolene Schonchin is a freelance serve as a resource for parish writer for the Sooner Catholic.

SAVE THE DATE CATECHETICAL CONFERENCE: TILLING GOOD SOIL August 29 2020 Bishop McGuinness Catholic High School 801 NW 50 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Keynote guest speakers: Archbishop Paul S. Coakley & Deacon Keith Strohm FREE all day event for catechists of children, youth, and adults with live translation of speakers and presentations into Spanish and Vietnamese.

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