Encuentro 2000 Celebrates Diversity in U.S. Church
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Inside Archbishop Buechlein . 4, 5 Editorial. 4 From the Archives. 24 Question Corner . 27 Criterion Retirement Supplement . 9 TheCriterion Sunday & Daily Readings. 27 Serving the Church in Central and Southern Indiana Since 1960 www.archindy.org July 14, 2000 Vol. XXXIX, No. 40 50¢ ENCUENTRO 2000 Benedictines celebrate 1,200th Encuentro 2000 celebrates anniversary of Photo by Margaret Nelson Photo by diversity in U.S. Church Meinrad’s birth LOS ANGELES (CNS)—Encuentro ston-Houston, president of the U.S. bish- By Mary Ann Wyand 2000 opened with Native American ops’ conference, said at an opening-day drums calling the participants from news conference that among the meet- ST. MEINRAD—Benedictine monks and across the nation to gather in assembly. ing’s 5,000 participants, more than 150 nuns from throughout North America gath- At the end of its final liturgy, 5,000 countries of origin were represented. ered for prayer and song at Saint Meinrad worshippers tied ribbons to one Mariachi bands joined the Native Archabbey Church in southern Indiana on another’s wrists, a traditional Hmong American drums in bringing people July 9 to celebrate the 1,200th anniversary sign of sending forth. together for the opening service July 6. of the birth of Meinrad, a ninth-century her- In between, the different languages Conch shells were blown from the four mit, holy man and martyr. and styles of dress, music, art and wor- corners of the altar to announce the start Meinrad is the patron saint of the ship celebrated the many-textured, of prayer. Benedictine monks who traveled from the many-hued richness of Catholic life in Negro spirituals accompanied dele- Abbey of Maria Einsiedeln—built on the the United States. gates as they paraded to the back of the site of his ninth-century hermitage in The Eucharist brings unity to that hall, where they poured water brought Switzerland—to establish a monastery and diversity, Cardinal Roger M. Mahony from their home towns into a fountain, seminary in southern Indiana in 1854. of Los Angeles said at the final Mass. blending the liquid into a common flow. Special guests for the Saint Meinrad “It is here that we take up the gift and The climactic evening Jubilee Mass Benedictines’ jubilee year celebration hon- task of being a people whose lives are July 8 featured Mexican music and oring their patron saint included Archbishop committed to reconciliation, peace and Negro spirituals at the opening proces- Gabriel Mon- unity,” he said. sion. Hymns were sung in English, talvo, apostolic Catholics from 150 dioceses con- Spanish, Tagalog and Latin. nuncio to the verged on the Los Angeles Convention The second reading was in Apache. United States, Center July 6-9 for Encuentro 2000: The Gospel was read in Mandarin who was the Many Faces in God’s House, the only Chinese. Two huge screens provided principal cele- national event of the Jubilee Year spon- simultaneous English translations, and brant for the sored by the U.S. bishops. headsets were available to hear transla- eucharistic “Encuentro 2000 marks the first tions in Spanish, Korean and Vietnamese. liturgy, and national gathering to lift up the riches Sprinkled elsewhere through the Benedictine of the Church’s racial, ethnic and cul- meeting were liturgical ceremonies Abbot Georg This image of St. Meinrad is tural diversity in the United States,” indigenous to various groups of U.S. displayed in the archabbey Holzherr from Cardinal Mahony said. Encuentro is the Catholics. Among them were a peniten- church. See related story on Einsiedeln, the Spanish word for encounter or meeting. tial rite from Tonga, African-American page 8. motherhouse of Auxiliary Bishop Gabino Zavala of gospel music, a Korean Chusuk rite Saint Meinrad Los Angeles, chairman of the Encuentro offering thanks to God and peace to the Archabbey. organizing committee, told reporters, spirits of dead ancestors, prayers to Archbishop Daniel M. Buechlein, who is “We will see that the music of the Poland’s Black Madonna and a Filipino a Saint Meinrad Benedictine, and Abbot Latinos makes the Anglos’ feet move, fiesta used in towns in the Philippines Marcel Rooney, abbot primate of the the incense of the Asians reminds to celebrate a patron saint’s feast day. Benedictine Confederation, joined other Europeans of the transcendence of God Among participants at the four-day archbishops, bishops, abbots, priors, pri- Josh Hunn, from the youth group at Sacred Heart and the drumbeat of the Native meeting were 82 U.S. bishops and sev- oresses and delegate-representatives of Parish in Jeffersonville, carries the archdiocesan Americans pulsates in the hearts of all.” eral from Latin America. Benedictine monastic communities through- banner in a parade of flags at Encuentro 2000. Bishop Joseph A. Fiorenza of Galve- See ENCUENTRO, page 7 out North America for the celebration. In a brief address, Archbishop Montalvo told the Benedictines that he Delegates hope to strengthen local Church brought greetings from Pope John Paul II. See MEINRAD, page 3 By Margaret Nelson Jubilee Novena LOS ANGELES—The 33 people from the This issue of The Criterion includes a Archdiocese of Indianapolis who attended brochure titled “Novena for the Celebra- Encuentro 2000 said they will never forget the tion in the Spirit of Hope: The Great experience and they hope to make a difference in Jubilee” to help Catholics prepare for the local Church by bringing what they learned the special jubilee liturgy on Sept. 16 at back home. the RCA Dome in Indianapolis. For the local group, the trip was centered on prayer. Father Kenneth Taylor, director of the archdiocesan Office of Multicultural Ministry, led the delegates in thanksgiving to God and a plea that they all would become better at lead- ing people to follow the Word of God. At that time, the group unanimously elected Josh Hunn of Sacred Heart Parish in Jefferson- ville to carry the archdiocesan banner in the opening liturgical ceremony. He joined 300 others from across the country for the youth portion of the gathering. Jasmine Chong, a member of the Korean Catholic Community at St. Lawrence Parish in Indianapolis, read one of the petitions in Korean at the opening ceremony. The bishops, archbishops and cardinals inspired the group on Friday. At the Mass, 88 concelebrated, led by Archbishop Theodore E. McCarrick of Newark, N. J. That same after- noon, the bishops led workshops. Photo by Margaret Nelson Photo by The encuentro was a jubilee year event spon- Lillian Jackson, pastoral associate of SS. Peter and Paul Cathedral Parish, represents the 33 sored by the Catholic bishops of the United local delegates to Encuentro 2000 in Los Angeles by adding water from the Archdiocese of See DELEGATES, page 7 Indianapolis to that brought by 5,000 others from around the United States. Page 2 The Criterion Friday, July 14, 2000 Celebration in the Spirit Jubilee Masses for senior of Hope: The Great Jubilee citizens and young adults he major event of the archdiocese’s Jubilee Year celebra- T tion will take place Sept. 16 in the RCA Dome in Celebration in the Spirit of Hope: The Great Jubilee will Indianapolis with Celebration in the Spirit of Hope: The be the highlight of the Jubilee Year, but several other special Great Jubilee. Everyone in the archdiocese is invited to attend Masses will be celebrated throughout the year. These Masses this special Mass to celebrate 2,000 years of Jesus Christ and will focus on senior citizens and young adults, but are open the carrying forward of the faith into the new millennium. to all. Archbishop Daniel M. Buechlein said the Masses will Archbishop Daniel M. Buechlein and at least 20 other bishops celebrate the contributions of those who have shouldered the and several archdiocesan priests will concelebrate Mass and con- faith through the past century and the younger generation firm more than 2,500 people from the archdiocese. The Mass is that is being asked to carry it forward. scheduled to start at 2:30 p.m. Young Adult Masses (Ages 18-39) Aug. 15 Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, Archdiocesan indulgence churches New Albany, 7 p.m. The faithful can receive an indulgence—an amnesty of any Nov. 1 St. Paul Catholic Center, Bloomington, 7 p.m. temporal punishment accrued because of past sins—by making a Nov. 4 St. Louis Church, Batesville, 7:30 p.m. pilgrimage to an indulgence church during the Jubilee Year. It is Senior Citizen Masses recommended that a sacramental confession and Eucharist be Aug. 13 St. Ann Church, Terre Haute, 2 p.m. administered at the pilgrimage site to receive the indulgence. Oct. 22 St. Charles Borromeo Church, Bloomington, 3 p.m. Pilgrims should also pray for the intentions of Pope John Paul II. Nov. 1 Sisters of St. Francis Motherhouse Chapel, Oldenburg, The designated indulgence churches are: 2 p.m. • SS. Peter and Paul Cathedral, Indianapolis • Immaculate Conception Church, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods • St. Andrew Church, Richmond Symphony to present special program • St. Charles Borromeo Church, Bloomington In honor of Celebrating the Spirit of Hope and the confirmandi, • St. Mary Church, New Albany Celebrating the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra is offering a special 20 per- • St. Anthony Church, Morris cent group discount for its Sept. 15 and Sept. 16 performances of • Monte Cassino Chapel, St. Meinrad The Dream of Gerontius by Sir Edward Elgar. • Holy Trinity Church, Edinburgh. the jubilee This inspirational composition is set to the 19th century poem Readers should check with the individual churches for times by John Henry Cardinal Newman. It is the story of a soul’s jour- of Masses and when confessions will be heard.