St. Mary of the St. Vincent’s ¿ En Que Consiste Angels School Welcomes El Rito Del Ukiah Religious Sisters Exorcismo? Page 21 Page 23 Pagina 18 NORTH COAST CATHOLIC The Newspaper of the Diocese of Santa Rosa • www.srdiocese.org • OCTOBER 2017 Noticias en español, pgs. 18-19 Pope Francis Launches Campaign to Encounter and Since early May Catholics around the diocese have been celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Apparitions of Our Welcome Migrants Lady of the Most Holy Rosary in Fatima. The Rosary: The Peace Plan by Elise Harris from Heaven Catholics are renewing Mary’s Rosary devotion as the Church commemorates the 100th anniversary of the Fatima apparitions by Peter Jesserer Smith (National Catholic Register) “Say the Rosary every day to bring peace to the world promised as the way to end the “war to end all wars.” and the end of the war.” The great guns of World War I have fallen silent, but One hundred years ago at a field in Fatima, Por- these words of Our Lady of the Rosary have endured. tugal, the Blessed Virgin Mary spoke those words to In this centenary year of Our Lady’s apparitions at three shepherd children. One thousand miles away, Fatima, as nations continue to teeter toward war and in the bloodstained fields of France, Europe’s proud strife, Catholics have been making a stronger effort to empires counted hundreds of thousands of their spread the devotion of the Rosary as a powerful way “Find that immigrant, just one, find out who they are,” youth killed and wounded in another battle vainly (see The Rosary, page 4) she said. “Find out why they left their country and try to understand that, try to put yourself in their shoes and see if that helps you understand better why an immigrant has to go through what they do and what should be your What Are WE Going to Do About IT? responsibility and response to that reality.” by Stephen Morris Vatican City, Sep 27 (CNA/EWTN News) - Pope Francis on Wednesday announced a new initiative The conversation regarding encouraging a “culture of encounter” and efforts to “it” occurs in many pews, warmly welcome immigrants and refugees. parish centers, at schools, and Sponsored by the global Catholic charities net- certainly on the sidelines of work Caritas Internationalis, the “Share the Jour- sporting events. And I love ney” initiative is a two-year campaign dedicated that everyone has an opinion to promoting both awareness and action on behalf of what we’re to do with “it.” of migrants and refugees, and helping them build connections with local communities. IT: Young people leaving the “Don’t be afraid of sharing the journey. Don’t be church. afraid of sharing hope,” Pope Francis said during Have you been sensationalized, his weekly General Audience in St. Peter’s Square shocked, or awakened by the Sept. 27. stunning statistics that prove According to Caritas, the project was launched as a “it” or did you just happen to response to Pope Francis’ frequent call for a “culture Region XI Diocesan Directors Annual Fall meeting. (see About IT, page 4) (see Welcome Migrants, page 8) Acknowledging the Miracle of the Sun On October 13, the day of the promised miracle, the earth in a zigzag fashion, seemingly menacing free to accept them. Accepting them, while there is people from all across the country, numbered at more the earth. Others report that the sun began to spin sufficient evidence to do so, still requires an act of than seventy thousand, came to the Cova da Iria. The with flashes of every color radiating from the sun faith. This is our choice: To choose to believe or not surrounding area was afflicted by a variety of storms like a wheel of fireworks. The event lasted approxi- to believe. Further, the choice leads to a decision. and by mid-morning heavy rain began to fall at mately ten minutes. Following this miraculous occur- A choice to believe the miracle means that we then Fatima. The children arrived at the site around noon rence the people and the area of the apparition were need to decide whether that belief will lead us to live and, as in the past, Mary’s appearance was preceded by entirely dry despite the fact that the rain had only very or act differently. Assenting to the Miracle of the Sun a flash of light. On this occasion the message of Mary recently ceased to fall. The miracle was observed by means assenting to the messages which Mary gave to was similar to that of the previous persons as far as 25 miles away. Per- Lucia and her Sainted cousins and it means deciding months. Lucia reports Mary’s words: haps most convincing is the account of whether those messages will have any place in our “I want to tell you that a chapel is to the chief reporter for the secular and own spiritual lives. be built here in my honor. I am the critical newspaper, O Seculo, Avelino Acknowledging the Miracle of the Sun has huge Lady of the Rosary. Continue always de Almeida, who was a major critic of implications for us. It means we must take the messag- to pray the Rosary every day. The the ‘alleged’ apparitions. He had writ- es of Fatima to heart! The one consistent and repeated war is going to end, and the soldiers ten satirically before the Miracle of the message is that of praying the Rosary. “Pray, pray a will soon return to their homes.” In Sun but he now reported affirmatively lot and do sacrifices for sinners, for many souls go to response to Lucia’s request for cures, and stood by his story in spite of harsh hell because there is no one to make sacrifice and pray conversions and other things Our criticism from his peers. for them.” In this Fatima Centenary Year we have the Lady replied: “Some yes, but not The Day the Sun Danced, which is opportunity to beg for a particular grace for ourselves. From the Bishop others. They must amend their lives how the event is sometimes identified, I would propose that the grace we rightly seek would and ask forgiveness for their sins.” was thus a very public event witnessed be for the grace to be increasingly faithful the Our Mary continues: “Do not offend the Bishop Robert F. Vasa is by thousands. There can be little doubt Lady’s request that the Rosary be prayed every day. the sixth bishop of the Lord our God anymore, because He Diocese of Santa Rosa. about the authenticity of the reports. “But what of the man who hears these words of is already much offended.” Then, While we did not witness the event mine and does not act upon them? He is like a man opening her hands, she made them ourselves we have no reason to doubt who was foolish enough to build his house on sand. reflect the sun and, as she ascended, the reflection of that it happened as it has been reported. It is always The rain came down, the floods rose, the wind blew, her own light projected on the sun itself. possible to question the reliability of individual wit- and beat down on that house; down it fell with a great The great event, the Miracle of the Sun, began as nesses but it is much more difficult to question thou- crash.” (Matthew 7:26-27) ❖ Mary disappeared. It was witnessed by more than sands of accounts. It is especially difficult to challenge 70,000 souls. Numerous eye witness accounts describe the accounts of those who were there to disprove the the same sequence of events. The rain stopped and the supernatural nature of the Fatima apparitions. The people were standing in mud. The sun appeared to be reports of the events, as spectacular as they are, still ‘pale’ and did not hurt the eyes of those who looked leave us with a choice and a decision. We are free at it. Suddenly the sun seemed to come down toward to reject the accuracy of the accounts and we are PRIESTLY ORDINATION ANNIVERSARY CONTENTS Rev. Jeff rey Keys, CPPS October 26, 1991 THE ROSARY: THE PEACE PLAN FROM HEAVEN .......1 WHY CATHOLICS ARE CALLED TO RECONOCIENDO EL MILAGRO DEL SOL ..................18 “SHARE THE JOURNEY” .............................................7 Rev. Ron Serban POPE FRANCIS LAUNCHES CAMPAIGN TO EN QUE CONSISTE EL RITO DEL EXORCISMO ENCOUNTER AND WELCOME MIGRANTS .................1 THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF CATHOLIC WOMEN CATOLICO? .............................................................18 October 22, 1993 CELEBRATES 97 YEARS OF SERVICE AT THEIR WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO ABOUT IT? ..................1 ANNUAL CONVENTION IN DALLAS, TX .....................9 NOTICIAS EN ESPAÑOL ..........................................19 Rev. Alvin Villaruel October 23, 1994 ACKNOWLEDGING THE MIRACLE OF THE SUN .........2 BE NOT AFRAID, WE’RE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER .....10 ST. MARY’S SCHOOL WHERE THE WHOLE CHILD IS EDUCATED ..............21 Rev. Andres Querijero CARDINAL BURKE: CHURCH DIVISIONS SHOW 33 DAYS PREPARATION ACTIVITY FROM AROUND October 18, 1997 URGENT NEED FOR CLARITY ......................................3 THE DIOCESE: .........................................................11 CALENDAR .............................................................22 Rev. Sean Rogers IS HUGH HEFNER IN HELL?. .....................................5 MARIAN CONSECRATION PRAYER..........................11 YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULT MINISTRY HAPPENINGS .........................................................23 October 6, 2007 HOW MUCH TIME DO YOU SPEND IN PRAYER? ........6 MY COUSIN THE MARTYR: MEET BLESSED STANLEY ROTHER’S LARGE FAMILY ......................................12 SISTERS RETURN TO ST. VINCENT SCHOOL AFTER Prayer for Priests BLESSING THE NEW MARIAN VESTMENTS ..............6 31 YEARS ...............................................................23 Gracious and loving God, we thank your WHY WITCHCRAFT CAN NEVER BE USED TO for the gift of our priests.