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I Will Appoint for You Shepherds After My Own Heart, Who Will Shepherd You Wisely and Prudently Saint Ildefonso Receiving the Chasuble from the Virgin I will appoint for you shepherds after my own heart, who will shepherd you wisely and prudently. ~ Jeremiah 3:15 In the Church and on behalf of the Church, priests are a sacramental representation of Jesus Christ -- the head and shepherd -- authoritatively proclaiming his word, repeating his acts of forgiveness and his offer of salvation...showing his loving concern to the point of a total gift of self for the flock, which they gather into unity and lead to the Father through Christ and in the Spirit. In a word, priests exist and act in order to proclaim the Gospel to the world and to build up the Church in the name and person of Christ the head and shepherd. Blessed John Paul II, PASTORES DABO VOBIS THE CELBRATION OF THE HOLY EUCHARIST On the Occasion Of the Installation of THE REVEREND ROBERT T. COOPER As the Sixth Pastor of ST. BENILDE CATHOLIC CHURCH By THE MOST REVEREND DOMINIC CARMON, S.V.D. Retired Auxiliary Bishop of New Orleans St. Benilde Catholic Church Metairie, Louisiana Sunday, the Fourteenth day of July in the year of our Lord Two Thousand Thirteen at Eleven O’clock in the Morning His Holiness Pope Francis The Most Reverend Gregory Aymond Archbishop of New Orleans The Reverend Robert T. Cooper Pastor of St. Benilde Catholic Church Lord It Is Good To Be Here A Statement from Reverend Father Robert T. Cooper to the Parishioners of St. Benilde Catholic Church My Brothers and Sisters in the Lord: “Lord it is good to be here.” With these words on my lips, I begin my ministry as the sixth pas- tor of St. Benilde Catholic Church. Our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, has lead me, according to His holy and divine will, to this wonderful parish family to serve as your priest and pastor – to truly be a good shepherd for His flock. As our Holy Father of happy memory, Blessed John Paul II wrote in the conclusion of his Apostolic Exhortation, PASTORES DABO VOBIS, “Dear brother priests, you do this [serve His flock] because our Lord Himself, with the strength of His Spirit, has called you to incarnate in the earthen vessels of your simple lives the priceless treasure of His good shepherd's love.” While none of us knows what the Lord has planned for each of us, faith calls us to see God’s hand at work in our lives and to recognize God’s call in the concrete manifestations of His holy Church. In that context, it is most fitting that I thank, His Excellency, The Most Reverend Gregory Aymond, Archbishop of New Orleans, for his paternal solidarity and for his confidence in me by requesting that I accept my first pastorate. It is humbling to be given this new re- sponsibility by the Chief Shepherd of our local Church, and I thank our Archbishop for the great example of pastoral solicitude, paternal care, and personal witness that he has given to both the priests and the people of God in New Orleans. As a spiritual leader, as a pastor of souls, and also as a man engaged in the wider community, I know I can speak for all of you in expressing great appreciation and affection for our Archbishop. I have pledged to Archbishop Aymond that I will give my very best to fulfill this office of paternal service as we journey to- gether in faith, hope, and love. I also want to express appreciation to your good pastor of al- most thirteen years, Reverend Father Patrick Wattigny for the warmth of his welcome, for his guidance during this time of transition, and for giving this parish family a shepherd's care – strengthening the foundations upon which we shall build. My heart is filled with gratitude to God for the many blessings He has bestowed upon me, and I renew my commitment to serve each of you with total fidelity and paternal charity. Consider- ing the weighty responsibilities of being a pastor, I am more than ever conscious of my own weakness and of my total dependence upon the help of divine grace, in order that I may fulfill worthily and generously, with every ounce of my strength, the responsibilities which will be mine. I count upon the continued intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the Communion of Saints, and the prayers of each of you as I enter into this next chapter of my priestly life and ministry. With my few talents and gifts, I pledge to you, with all my heart and energy, to make this journey of faith with you and for you. As Jesus taught and prepared His followers for His departure to the Father, He said two very significant things: “For where two or three are gathered in my name, I shall be there with them” (Mt. 18:20); and: “Go, therefore, make disciples of all nations; baptize them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teach them to observe all the commands I gave you. And know that I am with you always, yes, to the end of time” (Mt. 28:19-20). These words were addressed directly at those first disciples of His who were to become the founda- tion stones of His Church. These apostles understood from the very beginning that they were called to be a people, a family and a community, that by the love and care of its members for one another would be the most powerful witness of Christ’s on-going presence in the world. Yet this community was not meant to center its attention on itself so as to ignore the needs of those outside. It was meant to be a community gifted and sent to the world in order to save it. The Church is therefore always anxious to reach out and seek to bring Christ’s healing and reconciling words and actions to those who most need His love and mercy and to welcome newcomers that they too might gather around the altar of the memorial of His redemption and share in the full sacramental life. Where the Church’s mission must be most visible and most alive is in the church parish. The parish is the privileged place where people are “gathered in the name of the Lord” and where they receive the challenge to go to the world as active participants in God’s plan and as living witnesses to the one Lord. It is the parish where the Church is actualized, made real, visible and tangible. On the parish level, the vast majority of Catholics experience the Church and are given the opportunity to be active in the Church’s mission. It is at the parish where Jesus is encountered and where the Catholics’ personal relationship with Him is nurtured and made fruitful. It is at the parish that inter-personal relationships are born and lived out as in a fam- ily. There the members of the parish interact, mutually support, and sacrifice their time and resources for one another. Above all, it is in the parish where we gather to hear God’s Word that sharpens our Gospel vision; where we eat the Body and drink the Blood that revitalizes our strength to continue our journey together as pilgrims in a land that is not our permanent home. As a matter of fact, the word designating God’s people in the Old Testament is PAROKIA, which refers to a people on a sojourn in a foreign country. St. Peter referred to this concept when he admonishes Christians to live righteous lives, “as long as you are living away from your home” (1 Peter 1:17). In other words, we belong to a community, a family, whose true country and citizenship is not in this world but in the horizons beyond those we now see. The parish serves as a reminder that we presently live as pilgrims and that we are not alone in our journey through life. We travel together, encouraging one another, binding the wounds of those who get hurt along the way, reminding one another of the promises made by the One Who keeps promises and Who is always faithful and Whose love is forever. As the family of God here at St. Benilde Parish, it is my hope that we may always have an ap- preciation for our parish as a gracious gift from God, as a unique instrument of grace in our lives. All of you have something to bring to parish life. Many of you bring talents, not only of a material nature, but also spiritual, ministerial, intellectual and organizational, administrative and leadership skills. It is as a people that we are called to carry out our mission and ministry in the world. It is my earnest prayer that we may always work together to bring the light and love of the Gospel to a world that desperately needs to see the face of God. As His Holiness, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, so beautifully said in his encyclical letter, God is Love, the essen- tial mission of the Church is expressed in the charge: “Proclaim the Gospel, celebrate the sac- raments, and exercise the ministries of charity.” (Deus Caritas Est, 25a). And I look forward to working with each of you in manifesting, to the best of our abilities, the Kingdom of God here in this portion of God’s vineyard. As we celebrate a “Year of Faith and Family” in our arch- diocese, allow me to touch briefly on each.
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