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(Photo by Christine Clancy) Minnesota’s Most Rural Diocese Diocese of New Ulm Vol. 33 No. 2 October/November 2018 Minnesota’s Most Rural Diocese of New Ulm Vol. Prayer in Communion with Mary Prayer Third graders Patrick Gillis (left), Taylor Lamecker, and Anna Hoffmann from St. Anthony Gillis (left), Taylor Third graders Patrick Elementary School in New Ulm pray the Rosary with other students from around the Diocese in New Oct. 3 at the Cathedral of Holy Trinity of New Ulm at the Children’s Holy Field Trip Ulm. Students from seven Catholic elementary schools as well home school programs in Douglas Grams, rector of the the diocese attended annual event led this year by Msgr. Grams, exposition of the Cathedral. The morning included the Rosary, a homily from Msgr. Blessed Sacrament, and Benediction. Father recognized that these United States Catholic Church, CRS’ Board. “Even as the work related societal ills would breed has since grown into one of the has expanded and grown more increasing hostility against the largest humanitarian aid agencies complex, that gospel mission has Church. in the world while responding always remained the foundation to some of the most devastating of everything that CRS does.” In 2018, the Church faces modern crises of our time. pressures from without and crisis While the organization has from within. In addition to the “From its beginning, Catholics grown to work in more than 110 On Sept. 18, A native of Puerto Rico, Bishop challenges that Christians in a in the United States saw this countries and employs more 2018, Pope Betancourt entered the Institute secular society must confront, agency as an expression of the than 7,000 people worldwide, its Francis named Servants of the Eucharist and the body of Christ must also tend compassion of Jesus Christ, mission remains unchanged – to a St. Paul pastor the Virgin Mary as a canonical to the wounds inflicted on the carrying out the mission he gave act in solidarity with the world’s and seminary postulant on Jan. 1, 1992. He Church by priests and bishops us in the Gospels,” says Bishop most vulnerable people while instructor as professed vows as a religious on who either committed acts of Gregory J. Mansour, bishop leading the Catholic faithful in an auxiliary bishop of the Oct. 7, 1994, and was ordained a sexual abuse themselves or failed of the Eparchy of Saint Maron the United States in doing the Archdiocese of Hartford, Conn. priest on April 21, 2001. to respond to abuse with justice of Brooklyn and chairman of same. when they had the opportunity. Fr. Juan Miguel Betancourt On Sunday, Nov. 25, 2018, Torres served as pastor of St. the Church will celebrate the The Solemnity of Christ the King 2018 Diocesan Ministries Appeal Francis de Sales in St. Paul and Solemnity of Christ the King. reminds us that Christ reigns as kicks off in parishes November 17-18 taught at the St. Paul Seminary Pope Pius XI instituted this king of the entire world forever. School of Divinity. He was feast in 1925 with his encyclical Fr. Matthew Wiering named appeal chairperson To help educate the faithful, the consecrated a bishop on Oct. Quas Primas (In the first), to As vocations director for the Diocese of New United States Conference of 18, 2018, at the Cathedral of St. respond to growing nationalism Ulm, Fr. Matthew Wiering sees first-hand the Joseph in Hartford. and secularism. The Holy Catholics bishops have made available materials to help need for priests and religious right now in our educate about the Solemnity of diocese. “Through this year’s appeal, A Gift of Christ the King. All materials Self, we are all called to serve in this mission are available at www.usccb.org/ which Bishop LeVoir describes as a fitting freedom. reminder of the impact that we can have when we generously sacrifice for the good of another. Born 75 years ago as a result of Thank you for prayerfully considering a gift to the refugee crisis that unfolded the 2018 DMA.”— Fr. Matthew Wiering during WWII, Catholic Relief Services, the international relief and development agency of the See page 6-7 for DMA Special Report Major shrine renovations underway Much needed renovations to the Way of the Cross shrine located in New Ulm has begun. Completed in 1904 and entrusted to the Diocese of New Ulm, the historic shrine is a pathway of 14 stations depicting scenes of the crucifixion of Jesus. Minnesota’s Most Rural Diocese Diocese of New Ulm Vol. 33 No. 2 October/November 2018 (For more on shrine renovation, see page 11.) Diocesan delegates attend Fifth National Encuentro in Texas by Mary Rezac Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia and listening to what the delegates Catholic News Agency said that the closeness of the had to say. bishops was the thing most- GRAPEVINE, TEXAS – It’s remarked on by the delegates in her “Even though there’s a lot of a difficult time for the Catholic group. “It’s been great to have so Hispanics in the United States, Church, a fact much-discussed many Hispanics and Anglos here we’re still a minority, you know?” at the National V Encuentro together, and it’s beautiful to see so he said. conference, a gathering of Hispanic many bishops here with us and to and Latino Catholics from see the attention that they’re giving, What the bishops are throughout the U.S. that took place how deeply they’re listening,” she communicating to Hispanic and Sept. 20-23 in Grapevine, Texas. said. Latino Catholics through the Encuentro is that “we know that The bishops have failed their Alfredo Portillo, a delegate from you’re here, we accept you, and people and ask for forgiveness, Las Vegas, told CNA that the we’re on the same team,” Alba Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo of Encuentro was a “heartwarming” said. Houston and president of the experience and “for the bishops to United States Conference of reunite us, to bring us together, to Editor’s note: The National V Catholic Bishops, said in his celebrate our Hispanic inheritances, Encuentro is the culmination of address at the V Encuentro. I think it’s really great, I’m really planning and work which began in proud to be here.” dioceses nationwide two years ago. But even at the close of this Six delegates represented the Diocese of New Ulm at the National The main objective of the process ‘summer of scandals’, the 3,000- Guadalupe Alba, a delegate from V Encuentro in Grapevine, Texas in September. Pictured from left is to discern the way in which some Hispanic and Latino Huntington Park, California said are Julio Tena of St. Mary, Willmar, Luis Peña of St. Pius X, Glencoe, the Church in the United States Catholics present seemed to relish that it was encouraging for him Karla Cross (diocesan director), Anisabel Palma and Juan Antonio responds to the Hispanic/Latino their time with and attention from to see Catholic leaders, including Medina Ortiz, both of St. Mary, Willmar, and Elvia Peña of St. Pius presence, and to strengthen the way the leaders of the Church. bishops and non-Hispanic X, Glencoe. Diocesan delegation sizes were limited and based upon in which Hispanics/Latinos respond Sr. Mary Johanna of the Nashville Catholics, attending the conference Hispanic/Latino population in the diocese. (Contributed photo) as a Church. Saint’s relics tour draws faithful to the Cathedral by Christine Clancy tour commemorated the 50th INSIDE Prairie Catholic anniversary of the popular saint’s death in 1968. Page 3 NEW ULM – A half dozen Evangelization training relics of Saint Pio of Pietrelcina The relics, including a fingerless helps spread the faith drew faithful from throughout glove soaked in the saint’s blood the Diocese of New Ulm to the were displayed in ornate reliquary Page 5 Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in cases. Also on display were St. San Lucas mission New Ulm on Sunday, Oct. 28 for Pio’s crusts of his wounds, cotton serving more people veneration and prayer. gauze with his blood stains, a lock of his hair, his mantle, and than ever Widely known as Padre Pio, a handkerchief soaked with his the Italian-born priest gained a sweat hours before he died. Page 10 following because of his devotion Catholics at the Capitol to prayer and mystical abilities According to Fr. Aaron is back! that included healings. Johanneck, director of Worship On Sunday, Oct. 28, following the 10 a.m. Mass at the Cathedral of for the Diocese of New Ulm, the The relics, brought from Italy to the Holy Trinity, in New Ulm, several relics of St. Pio were displayed practice of venerating relics is Visit us online! the United States, were part of an for the faithful to venerate. The relics are touring the country to historic national tour sponsored mark the 50th anniversary of Padre Pio’s death. www.dnu.org by the Saint Pio Foundation. The (Photo by Christine Clancy) (Continued on page 2) The Prairie Catholic l Page 1 l October/November 2018 Be Not Afraid Holy Land pilgrimage for healing by Bishop John M. LeVoir to kneel and go under the altar on the Church. In addition, the to venerate the very place where Diocese of New Ulm is now under From September 9 through 20, Jesus gave his life for the salvation Chapter 11 of the United States fourteen of us made a pilgrimage of the world. Bankruptcy Code. But, as many to the Holy Land. It was a have said, the Church is Christ’s richly and profoundly blessed At this most significant part of Church.

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