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Volume 8, Issue 2 Serving More Than A Million Catholics in the Diocese of Brownsville July 2016 FOR THE GLORY OF GOD Local pilgrims Peregrinos prepare for listos para World Youth Jornada Day Mundial Th e Valley Catholic Th e Valley Catholic Un grupo de 22 peregrinos A group of 22 pilgrims from de la diócesis se está preparando our diocese is preparing to travel para a viajar a Cracovia, Polonia to Krakow, Poland from July del 24 de julio hasta el 2 de agos- 24 through Aug. 2 for the 31st to para el trigésimo primer Día World Youth Day. Mundial de la Juventud. Organizers expect the inter- Los organizadores esperan national event with Pope Fran- que el evento internacional con cis will attract more than two el Papa Francisco atraiga más de million people from around the dos millones de personas de alre- world. dedor del mundo. In his World Youth Day mes- For videos of the Mass visit En este Día Mundial de la Ju- sage, Pope Francis said, “Jesus the diocese’s Facebook page ventud, el Papa Francisco explicó, is waiting for you. He has confi - and YouTube channel. “Jesús te está esperando. ¡El tiene dence in you and is counting on fe en ti y cuenta contigo! Él tiene you! He has so many things to Photos by Cesar Riojas/The Valley Catholic tantas cosas que decirles a cada say to each of you... Do not be The men lie prostrate during the chanting of the Litany of Saints during the Ordination Mass of four priests on May 27 at the uno de ustedes… No tengas mie- afraid to look into his eyes, full of Basilica of Our Lady of San Juan del Valle-National Shrine. infi nite love for you.” do de mirarlo a los ojos, llenos de Jorge Eli Hinojosa, a parish- amor infi nito para ti.” ioner of Immaculate Conception Th e Valley Catholic the Mass and highlighted the fundamental family life is to ev- Jorge Eli Hinojosa, un feligrés Church in Rio Grande City, is importance of family. ery vocation, because every vo- de la Iglesia Inmaculada Concep- one of seven from his parish who AN JUAN — Bishop Dan- “We work together to try cation has its root in Christian ción de la ciudad de Río Grande, iel E. Flores ordained four to form a home, a household generosity, mindfulness of oth- es uno de los siente en su par- is traveling to Poland with the ers and a desire to serve, wheth- diocesan group. He recognizes Smen to the sacred priest- where God can dwell and where roquia que estará viajando a Po- his grace can take deep root in er it’s the vocation to Christian lonia con el grupo diocesano. El that the overseas trip is not fea- hood on May 27 at the Basilica marriage or the vocation to the sible for all the youth who wish of Our Lady of San Juan del us,” the bishop said. “Th at’s why reconoce que el viaje al extranjero priesthood or the religious life. no es algo posible para todos los to attend World Youth Day, so he Valle-National Shrine. I think it’s very important as “Every vocation to the jóvenes que desean asistir al Día is bringing their prayers and pe- In his homily, Bishop Flores we celebrate an occasion like Church fl ows from that initial Mundial de la Juventud, así que titions with him. acknowledged the men’s family this tonight, the ordination of gift to the Lord to himself by llevará sus oraciones y peticiones “Many people have asked members who were present at priests, that we recognize how means of our families.” me to pray for them which I will junto con el. gladly do,” said Hinojosa, who “Muchas personas me han turns 18 on July 13. “I feel very NEW PRIESTS pedido que ore por ellos lo cual blessed to be making this trip.” pienso hacer con mucho gusto,” Hinojosa looks forward to dijo Hinojosa, quien tendrá 18 seeing Pope Francis most of all. años el 13 de julio. “Me siento “Pope Francis has made a muy bendecido de poder hacer great impact on the youth,” he este viaje.” said. “You can tell that he really A Hinojosa le complace pod- cares about us and really listens.” er ver al Papa Francisco más que Hinojosa’s mother, Rosario, nada. is also making the trip to Poland “El Papa Francisco ha tenido and is excited to share this spiri- un gran impacto con la juven- tual experience with her son. tud,” comentó. “Nos podemos dar “I believe the most important cuenta que realmente le importa- thing is for us to open our hearts Father Ricardo mos y realmente nos escucha.” to receive the Holy Father’s mes- Chavez Flores Father Joshua Rosario, la mamá de Hino- sage, not just the youth, but all of Father Leonel Father Joel Los Mochis, Mexico Andrew Carlos josa, también estará viajando a us,” Rosario Hinojosa said. Rodríguez Bazan Ramiro Flores ASSIGNED: San Brownsville, Texas Polonia y está emocionada de Edinburg, Texas Mission, Texas Cristobal Magallanes ASSIGNED: St. poder compartir esta experiencia Follow us on Twitter (@ ASSIGNED: Holy Family catholicrgv) and Facebook ASSIGNED: St. Luke & Companions Parish Joseph the Worker espiritual con su hijo. Parish in Brownsville Parish in Brownsville in Mission Parish in McAllen (Catholic Diocese of Browns- “Creo que lo más importante ville) for updates on the pilgrims Priest Ordination: May 27, 2016 Basílica of San Juan del Valle-National Shrine Bishop Daniel E.Flores from our diocese. » Por favor lea Jornada p.9 WORKS OF MERCY THOSE WHO SERVE ORDINATIONS ENEN ESPA ESPAÑOLÑOL La columna del Señor Obispo Daniel E. Flores y las obras físicas de misericordia: enterrar a los muertos “VERBUM MITTITUR SPIRANS AMOREM” Burying the dead with dignity Father Hector Cruz, S.M. More photos from the Mass (“Th e WORD is sent breathing love.”) Page 3 Page 7 Page 8 Páginas 2, 9-10 2 DIOCESE The Valley Catholic - July 2016 La familia y los desafíos Th e family and today’s challenges would like today to highlight a few children, and children depend on adults. de hoy en día points from the second chapter of Pope And with the passing of time, arriving at the IFrancis’ letter Amoris Laetitia. Th is noble maturity of life as children, and see- oy quisiera destacar chapter enters with realism and humility MOST REVEREND ing that our siblings and our parents need into the major challenges facing families DANIEL E. FLORES our help, we encounter the essential call to algunos puntos del BISHOP OF BROWNSVILLE segundo capítulo de today. In fact, the second chapter cannot re- respond with generosity. H ally be understood without reference to the We can respond with generosity to the la carta del Papa Francisco. El capítulo entra con realismo y prior chapter, where the focus is on the pri- lives around us, or we can try to build a life humildad a los desafíos más macy of biblical teaching and the example of with no reference to people around us. Th e fuertes que afrontan las familias Jesus. At the same time, the second chapter second option, that of an exaggerated self- prepares us for what follows in the third, suffi ciency results in an isolated and lonely de hoy. De hecho, el segundo has been promoted as a kind of contempo- capítulo no se puede entender where the pope invites us to direct our gaze life. In extreme cases, it results in what the to the face of Christ. Th is turn to the Lord, rary ideal. It implies not feeling obligated to Pope describes as a narcissism destructive of sin antes advertir a la previa, take into account the circumstances of our donde se expone la primacía de aft er identifying the contemporary chal- the individual: Narcissism makes people in- lenges, is necessary and indispensable for a neighbors. We are dealing with an overval- capable of looking beyond themselves, beyond la enseñanza bíblica y el ejemplo ued value. In fact human maturity does im- de Jesús. Al mismo tiempo, el se- Christian, lest we fall into despair for having their own desires and needs. Yet sooner or failed to seek and trust in the grace of God. ply that we have dominion over ourselves, later, those who use others end up being used gundo capítulo nos prepara para and over our actions (as Saint Th omas lo que sigue cuando en el ter- I recommend that you read carefully the them- selves, manipulated and discarded by analysis off ered in the second chapter be- teaches). Nevertheless, our age proposes as that same mind-set. (AL 39) cero, el Papa nos invita a dirigir a schema to organize society the determina- nuestra mirada al rostro de Jesús. cause the discernment of cultural, economic It seems clear that the indicated options and technological currents forms part of tion of our decisions and acts without any between a life with little sense of responsible Esta vuelta al Señor, después de eff ective reference to the community around identifi car los desafíos actuales, our responsibility as Christians. Th e Word relations with others and a mature life, lived of God lived and transmitted in the heart of us. Th at is why the pope notes the following: with reference to others, establishes the es necesaria e imprescindible On the other hand, “equal consideration para un cristiano, no sea que por the Church guides us in this discernment, principal challenge of our time.