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Confirmations Text and Audio Version, Visit “To Celebrate a Shepherd’S God’S Grace 25 days for A farewell 25 years to arms Diocesan family A lecture offers spiritual on nuclear bouquets for bishop, disarmament with page 3. Bishop Thomas Gumbleton, page 3. www.ErieRCD.org BI-WEEKLY NEWS BULLETIN OF THE DIOCESE OF ERIE May 2, 2010 Church Calendar Events of the local, American and universal church ing,” the congregation gave Bishop Trautman a warm and Feast days Diocese celebrates extended ovation during the entrance procession. Walking Bishop Trautman’s down the cathedral’s main aisle, the bishop greeted well- anniversaries wishers with waves and hel- los. By Jason Koshinskie In his homily, Bishop Traut- FaithLife editor man said God’s grace given to an individual is a grace for the ERIE – Affirming that his spiritual welfare of all God’s double anniversary was not a people. celebration about one person, In a light moment, the bish- St. Matthias St. Isidore Bishop Donald Trautman re- op referenced his battle over called the words of Pope Leo the new English translation of the Roman Missal, which he May 1 St. Joseph the Worker the Great. In 444 while preaching on has publicly critiqued. May 3 St. Philip and St. James the anniversary of his own “St. Paul stresses the same episcopal ordination, Pope Photo by Tim Rohrbach thought in his Letter to young May 6 National Day of Prayer Leo the Great said, “To cel- Timothy: ‘It is not because ebrate a shepherd’s anniver- dral in Erie marking his 25th anniversary as Rigali of Philadelphia, nearly 200 hundred anything we have done, but it May 10 Blessed Damien Joseph de Veuster sary is to honor the whole a bishop and 20th anniversary as bishop of priests from both the dioceses of Erie and was according to his own pur- of Moloka’i flock.” Erie. Buffalo, deacons, religious, seminarians, ecu- pose and the grace lavished on Bishop Trautman celebrat- Among the flock joining the bishop at menical leaders and members of the faithful us in Christ Jesus’” (2Timothy May 12 St. Nereus and St. Achilleus, ed a Mass of Thanksgiving the cathedral were 15 visiting bishops from of the Erie Diocese. St. Pancras April 13 at St. Peter Cathe- around the United States, Cardinal Justin After singing “O God Beyond All Prais- See MASS, page 3 May 13 Ascension of the Lord (holy day of obligation) May 14 St. Matthias Bishop Trautman: ‘Thank you for walking with me’ May 15 St. Isidore Editor’s note: The follow- a much broader context. Let 1:9). I like that translation. take credit for anything, for Jesus is the Good Shep- ing excerpts are from Bishop me explain. In the year 444 That word “lavish” express- all our sufficiency comes from herd who lays down his Trautman’s anniversary hom- Pope Leo the Great preached es so perfectly, so correctly, God” (2 Corinthians 3:4). To life for his sheep. A bishop ily from his Mass of thanksgiv- on the anniversary of his own so poignantly, the reality of sum up my 25 years as a bish- as shepherd must also lay ing April 13. For the complete episcopal ordination. He said: the unmerited abundance of op of the Church and my 20 down his life for his flock Confirmations text and audio version, visit “To celebrate a shepherd’s God’s grace. Because of the years as bishop of Erie, I point — perhaps not dramatically www.ErieRCD.org. anniversary is to honor the extravagant generosity of to these words of St. Paul. in the blood of a martyr whole flock.” God raises up God, we celebrate this Mass I wear a ring as a sign I but in the blood of service Ss. Cosmas and Damian, Punxsutawney Your Eminence Cardi- a shepherd, not for the shep- of thanksgiving. I have done am married, married to my — servant discipleship. For – Sunday, May 2 at 10:30 a.m. Confirmation nal Rigali, brother bishops, herd’s own benefit, but for the nothing to deserve the full- diocese as Christ is married the bishop there is a service classes include St. Adrian, Delancey; St. brother priests and deacons sake of the flock. God’s grace ness of the priesthood. It was to his church. Today I renew of suffering — preaching Anthony, Walston; Ss. Cosmas and Damian, and religious, seminarians, — given to an individual, through no merit of mine that the promise I made when I be- Christ crucified, folly to the Punxsutawney; and St. Joseph, Anita. ecumenical leaders, civic making him a shepherd — is a God lavished his graces upon came a bishop: “With God’s world but salvation to be- and community leaders, grace for the spiritual welfare me. Why did God give such help I will be faithful to you in lievers. For the bishop there Immaculate Conception, Brookville – family and friends, and my of all God’s people. That’s the graces? We who are bishops good times and in bad. I will is the service of correcting, Sunday, May 2 at 3 p.m. spiritual family — the Dio- emphasis, that’s the broader know we were called, cho- shepherd and protect you in confronting others in char- cese of Erie — all brothers context, which we need for to- sen, commissioned for the tranquil times and in troubled ity. For the bishop there is St. George, Erie – Monday, May 3 at 7 p.m. and sisters of the Lord: day’s celebration. sake of the gospel. We were times.” the service of preaching Why have we come to- St. Paul stresses the same made shepherds to build up Today in this cathedral and teaching and sanctify- Our Lady of the Lake, Edinboro – Thursday, gether this afternoon in thought in his Letter to young the church. St. Paul reflected church the risen Jesus asks ing, the service of leading, May 6 at 7 p.m. Confirmation classes include faith and friendship? Why Timothy: “It is not because of on the imposition of hands re- all of us the same question not as a CEO, but as a spiri- Our Lady of the Lake, Edinboro; St. Anthony, such festivity? What are anything we have done, but it ceived and his being set apart he asked Peter: “Do you love tual father. Cambridge Springs; St. Lawrence, Albion; and we commemorating? To- was according to his own pur- for the gospel. Paul pondered me?” If you do, then give Let me conclude on a St. Philip, Crossingville. day’s celebration is not pose and the grace lavished on prayerfully about his ministry yourself completely as Peter about one person. There is us in Christ Jesus” (2Timothy and commented: “We cannot did to building up my church. See HOMILY, page 3 St. Jude the Apostle, Erie – Friday, May 7 at 7 p.m. Notre Dame, Hermitage – Thursday, May 13 at 7 p.m. Cardinal Rigali congratulates Pope Benedict XVI offers apostolic Holy Rosary, Johnsonburg – Friday, May bishop on double anniversary blessing to bishop, diocese 14 at 7 p.m. Confirmation classes include Holy Rosary, Johnsonburg, and St. Anne, Wilcox. Editor’s note: Here is the complete text of Cardinal Justin Rigali’s remarks from Editor’s note: At Bishop Trautman’s anniversary Mass, Cardinal Justin Rigali read a per- Bishop Donald Trautman’s anniversary Mass April 13. sonal letter from Pope Benedict XVI, signed by his holiness and addressed to “Venerable brother, St. Stephen, Oil City – Saturday, May 14 at 10 Donald Walter Trautman, bishop of Erie.” Here is the complete text of the letter: a.m. Confirmation classes include Assumption Now it’s a great joy for me, dear friends, as metropolitan archbishop of of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Oil City; Our Lady the province of Philadelphia, to offer warm and cordial congratulations When you were numbered among the successors of the apostles, venerable brother, Help of Christians, Oil City; St. Joseph, Oil to Bishop Trautman for this important double anniversary—25 years as a and marked with the fullness of the priesthood, and as much as that day continues to City; St. Stephen, Oil City; and St. Venantius, bishop of the Church, 20 years the faithful pastor of this diocese. And it be firm in your memory, we now esteem it even more highly on account of the singu- Rouseville. is a moment for all of us to express our personal support and our fraternal lar event about to take place. esteem for Bishop Trautman. Seeing that 25 years have passed from that time, Immaculate Conception, Clarion – Saturday, Likewise, it is a moment in which we it is clear that you have honorably carried out the May 14 at 5:30 p.m. gather together. We enter into Bishop Traut- ministry of bishop with the blessing of God. Well man’s great prayer of thanksgiving, his great known is the richness of your learning, which has act of thanksgiving for, yes, all those graces been constantly assisted and augmented by your Ascension of the Lord – May 13 that you mentioned that God has lavished studies both at home and abroad, in the theological (holy day of obligation) on you during these years. And all those and biblical disciplines. graces that, through you and through your When you were ordained to the priesthood, you sacred ministry, God has lavished on the began as a minister of Christ to undertake various people of this diocese. duties, first taking care of a parish then teaching It is also a special occasion to be part of young men in the seminary and then undertaking the great joy of the entire church in Erie.
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