WWW.THEFLORIDACATHOLIC.ORG | July 28- Aug. 10, 2017 | Volume 78, Number 18 ORLANDO DIOCESE PALM BEACH DIOCESE VENICE DIOCESE Diocese Young Catholics Young people welcomes mirror Christ make mission religious orders at retreat in Grenada FRENCH ARCHBISHOP RECALLS: Priest’s martyrdom life-changing event for him JUNNO AROCHO ESTEVES ther Hamel’s death at the hands of Catholic News Service terrorists claiming to be Muslims, his martyrdom instead has drawn The martyrdom of a French the Catholic and Muslim commu- priest killed a year ago while nities in the diocese closer together, Archbishop Lebrun said. celebrating Mass was an event “This tragic event shared by oth- that “has transformed me as a ers has brought me closer to the bishop,” Archbishop Domi- local society in its diverse com- ponents: naturally to the town of nique Lebrun of Rouen said. Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray and Father Jacques Hamel’s life -- then to the other municipalities “simple and exemplary -- questions in the area,” the archbishop said. me as a pastor and shepherd on how “And from now on, I am bound to to consider the life of priests, on the Muslim community and to the what I expect from them in terms of other communities of believers in efficiency. I must tirelessly convert, the territory of my diocese.” to pass from this request for effi- Father Hamel’s martyrdom drew ciency to admiration for their fruit- the attention of Pope Francis who fulness,” the archbishop said in an celebrated a memorial Mass for interview with the Vatican newspa- him Sept. 14, 2016, with Archbishop per, L’Osservatore Romano. Lebrun, Roselyne Hamel, Father Father Hamel was murdered Hamel’s sister, and 80 pilgrims from July 26, 2016, when two men claim- the diocese. ing allegiance to the Islamic State When Archbishop Lebrun pre- stormed his parish church in Saint- sented the pope with a photo of Etienne-du-Rouvray near Rouen. Father Hamel, the pope asked him After taking several hostages, the to place it on the altar and after A woman places a flower in front of a plaque and monument in Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray, France, July attackers slit Father Hamel’s throat the Mass told the archbishop, “You 26, to pay tribute to French Father Jacques Hamel one year after he was killed by Islamist militants while and seriously injured another pa- can put this photo in the church celebrating Mass. (PASCAL ROSSIGNOL, REUTERS | CNS) rishioner. Witnesses say that in his because he is ‘blessed’ now, and if final moments, the beloved 85-year- anyone says you aren’t allowed, tell opening of Father Hamel’s saint- for Father Hamel’s sainthood cause and martyrdom remains “an ex- old parish priest tried to push away them the pope gave you permis- hood cause and the possibility of took place May 20, and the results tremely powerful event” that has his attackers with his feet, saying sion.” accelerating “the process to take of the local investigation into his united the diocese, priests, the “go away, Satan.” Archbishop Lebrun told advantage of the elements of proof life should be completed and ready church in France, people within Following a standoff, police L’Osservatore Romano that he which are the testimonies of the for Vatican review from one to three the territory and the Muslim com- killed the attackers, ending the hos- then spoke with Cardinal Angelo other victims of the attack, who are years from now, the archbishop munity, Archbishop Lebrun said. tage situation. Amato, prefect of the Congregation mainly elderly.” said. “Father Hamel has sown peace,” Despite the violent nature of Fa- for Saints’ Causes, regarding the The first meeting in the process Meanwhile, Father Hamel’s life he said. n Florida Bishops call Friar trades Catholic for permanent a field of interview protection dreams for with Cardinal for young serving the Turkson migrants poor WWW.THEFLORIDACATHOLIC.ORG | July 28-Aug. 10, 2017 FLORIDACatholic ORLANDO DIOCESE Diocese welcomes religious orders GLENDA MEEKINS of the Florida Catholic staff From left, Father ORLANDO | The Diocese of Orlando wel- Steven Pavignano, comed two new religious orders this summer: Father Luis the Franciscan priests of the Order of Friars Aponte- Minor, and the Society of Divine Vocations Merced and (Vocationists). Serving at parishes in Or- Father Todd lando, Winter Park and Apopka, the various Carpenter charisms and gifts brought by the orders will of the bless not only their faith communities, but Franciscan the diocese as a whole. Order of Friars Minor ORDER OF FRIARS MINOR are serving The Gospel life of the Friars Minor as de- the parishes scribed in their rule, has four central com- of St. Joseph ponents: first, to be men of prayer, “desiring and St. above all things to have the Spirit of the Lord Maximilian and its holy operation”; second, to live as Kolbe in lesser ones, “not making anything our own,” Orlando as but serving the Lord in poverty and humil- of July 1. ity; third, to create a brotherhood of mutual (GLENDA care, “showing we are members of the same MEEKINS family”; and fourth, to “go about the world” | FC) entering people’s everyday lives as heralds of God’s reign and agents of Gospel peace. Their charism will be lived out among the commu- nities of St. Joseph and St. Maximilian Kolbe parishes in Orlando, and Sts. Peter and Paul Parish in Winter Park. Father Todd Carpenter is serving St. Jo- seph and St. Maximilian Kolbe parishes as pastor. He was born in Bayonne, N.J. At the age of 7, his family moved to Wood-Ridge, N.J., where he first met the Franciscan fathers. He always felt he had a calling but put it off until, after earning an accounting degree and prac- ticing for several years, he could no longer ignore the unrest in his heart — the feeling that “something was still missing,” he said. Ordained in 1999, he had already spent one year in Bolivia and Peru learning and prac- ticing Spanish. Since his ordination he has served in three inner-city parishes and His- panic ministry. His interests are reading, movies, photog- raphy, listening to music and learning bass guitar in his free time. “I also enjoy a good Brother Paul Santoro cappuccino at Starbucks with a good book on my day off,” he added with a smile. Father went to minor seminary his freshman year Carpenter recognizes that these parishes in high school and “failed out after my third have undergone many changes in the past year,” he said. So, he returned home to finish year and he is sensitive to their concerns. “I school and went to college in a formation pro- look forward to getting to know the commu- gram. nity here,” he said, “praying with our parish- Father Pavignano was ordained in 1978 ioners, and bringing our Franciscan charism after receiving a bachelor’s degree in history, — especially as peacemakers and reconcilers, which sparked a desire to work in the projects. Vocationist Fathers Mathew Vettath Joseph and Stephen Ehiahuruike serve at St. Francis and share our interest in social justice advo- Most of his ministries have been in African- of Assisi Parish in Apopka. (GLENDA MEEKINS | FC) cacy and stewardship of God’s creation.” American parishes and working on issues of Father Steven Pavignano joins Father race at the University of Georgia. “I am partic- Joseph and St. Maximilian Kolbe as parochial finally retired and joined the Franciscans in Carpenter as a parochial vicar. Another na- ularly interested in developing opportunities vicar. He was born in Cayey, Puerto Rico, and the Order of Friars Minors in the St. John the tive of New Jersey, Father Pavignano is the for adult faith enrichment; Justice, Peace and grew up in a military family, leading him and Baptist Province,” he said. oldest of three children. He worked in a tool- Integrity of Creation (JPIC); involvement with his three younger sisters to many places such Ordained in 2003, he was assigned at a par- and-dye factory and a grocery warehouse interfaith concerns including with Muslims as Hawaii and Colorado. He earned his doc- ish in New Orleans until Hurricane Katrina, while going through college. His hobbies are and taking part in various prayer services,” torate in dentistry and practiced several years when the parish was almost destroyed. Most model railroading and railfanning (watching he said. He hopes to work with parishioners until moving to Birmingham, Ala., to obtain a recently he was the vocation director for his trains). so that “the whole parish enjoys its cultural graduate degree in physiology, later becom- province, where he has served for the last two As a child he always spoke of becoming a diversity.” ing a faculty member at the University of Ala- priest without truly understanding why. 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