Cardinal's Visit to Jubilee Mass First Ever in Diocese
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Friend us on Facebook, or check out sanangelodiocese.org Serving the Diocese of San Angelo, Texas 50! Volume XXXI, No. 10 OCTOBER 2011 Cardinal’s visit to jubilee Mass first ever in diocese By Jimmy Patterson Editor / The Angelus 50th Anniversary Mass 11 a.m. For the first time in the 50-year Sunday, history of the Diocese of San October 16 Angelo, West Texans will be visited San Angelo by a cardinal. Coliseum Archbishop Daniel DiNardo, of 50 E. 43rd the Archdiocese of Galveston- San Angelo Houston and the first Texas prelate to ever be elevated to the position Coliseum, 50 E. 43rd St. of cardinal, will be the homilist for The venue is expected to be full; If you are coming to the 50th Anniversary, when you’re in the diocese’s 50th Anniversary early arrival is recommended. front of this building, The San Angelo Coliseum — Mass, at 11 a.m., Sunday, October at 50 E. 43rd St., in San Angelo — you’ll know you’re at 16, 2011, at the San Angelo (Please See 50 YEARS/6) the right place. More Anniversary coverage / Pg. 6, 14-15. Pro Life Mass Bishop Pfeifer’s Annual Pro-Life Mass in Celebrating Family Midland. Photographs, Pg. 11 Also inside: Bishop Pfeifer’s response to the contro- versy surrounding John Corapi / Pg. 3 ADDRESS ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED SAN ANGELO ANGELO TX 76902-1829 SAN DIOCESE DIOCESE ANGELO OF SAN PO PO BOX 1829 The Jacobo family, right to left, Hope, Frank, Frank Jr., Vianca Ruiz, Nicole and Joe. Photo by Jimmy Patterson Odessa family raises children with fluent knowledge of the faith US POSTAGE PAID US POSTAGE By Jimmy Patterson / Editor down the importance of being Christ- that she would leave her Christmas ORG. NONPROFIT SAN ANGELO, TX ANGELO, SAN centered to her husband, two sons, a decorations up until the baby — due NO. 44 PERMIT ODESSA -- Since she was a little daughter-in-law, and, fittingly this on Dec. 21 — arrives. girl and would open her eyes to see the Christmas, a new grandbaby. Mrs. And those decorations have, in fact, Blessed Mary in her bedroom, faith Jacobo is so looking forward to her remained up all year. has been a guiding force in Hope new grandchild, in fact, she told son The Jacobo family, long-time parish- Jacobo’s life. Mrs. Jacobo has passed Joe and his wife Nicole early last year ioners at St. Mary’s in Odessa, serve as when she heard news of the pregnancy (Please See JACOBO/14) Page 2 OCTOBER 2011 The Angelus From the Bishop’s Desk Today’s real families are not found in a textbook By Most Rev. Michael D. Pfeifer, OMI cese — especially our married couples — to be Also from the Bulletin Briefs, we find these Bishop of San Angelo faithful with their families, to their commitment to words of Pope Benedict XVI given in his homily follow Christ and to live by His standards and val- on the National Day of Croatian Catholic As I have shared many times with the people of ues, I share with you here some Words of Life, Families, Sunday, June 5, 2011. our Diocese, our No. 1 ministry is Family Life and written by the Most Rev. Kevin Vann, Bishop of Our Holy Father stated, “In today’s society the Marriage. And, the No. 1 priority in this ministry Fort Worth, and taken from the Bulletin Briefs of presence of exemplary Christian families is more is praying and putting our faith into action to pro- August 2011, of the U.S. Conference of Catholic necessary and urgent than ever. Unfortunately, we tect the precious unborn whose lives more and Bishops: are forced to acknowledge the spread of a secular- Bishop more are being threatened especially in the three “Real marriages and real moments in couples ization which leads to the exclusion of God from Pfeifer Planned Parenthood centers within our diocesan and family life are not found in a text book, in the life and the increasing disintegration of the family. territory that do surgical and medical abortions. pages of theological and catechetical and canoni- ... Freedom without commitment to the truth is Marriage and family life is being threatened more cal journals…even as important as they must be to made into an absolute, and individual well-being and more in our society, and recently the President us. Real examples and read models of faith are through the consumption of material goods and of our country has withdrawn the support of his ‘incarnational’ when our beliefs become reflected transient experiences is cultivated as an ideal, Administration for the Defense of Marriage Act in our lives by examples of faith, hope, and love, (DOMA). To encourage all the people of our dio- sometimes against the most impossible situations.” (Please See BISHOP/23) DIOCESAN BRIEFS History book presentations A Parish Council would like to attend, so that sufficient space West Texas Angelus editor Jimmy Patterson, Meeting at San Isidro can be provided for the class. author of the book, “50 Years: The Story of the Parish, La Ceiba, a Beginning Jan. 15, 2012, Steve Ray will lead Diocese of San Angelo,” will sign copies and parish in the Diocese a four-day mission for all four Catholic parishes give a presentation on the diocese’s history in of San Pedro Sula, in Midland. More information will be forthcoming, a series of three appearances the week before Honduras, the sister the diocese’s 50th anniversary Mass. diocese of the 40 Days For Life-Midland Begins Patterson’s appearance schedule is: Diocese of San “40 Days for Life” is a focused pro-life cam- 4 MIDLAND, Tuesday, October 11, 7 p.m., Angelo. paign with a vision to entreat God’s power St. Ann’s Church, 1208 W. Texas Ave. through prayer, fasting and peaceful vigils out- 4SAN ANGELO, Wednesday, October 12, 7 (Courtesy photo} side abortion facilities all across America for 40 p.m., Christ The King Retreat Center, 806 Ford. days. The mission of the campaign is to bring 4ABILENE, Thursday, October 13, 7 p.m. together the body of Christ in a spirit of unity Holy Family Church, 5410 Buffalo Gap Rd., during a focused 40 day campaign of prayer, Abilene. fasting and peaceful activism, with the purpose of repentance and seeking God’s favor to turn Bioethics Web Site en Espanol hearts and minds from a culture of death to a culture of life, thus bringing an end to abortion The National Catholic Bioethics Center, the Parish in Chamelecon. St. Joseph/St. Anthony location in the Holy Land, a set of videos entit- in America. This is a national effort and we organization responsible for Father Tad Parishes in Odessa are paired with Exaltation led collectively, “The Footprints of God.” These here in Midland have registered with the nation- Pacholczyk’s monthly “Making Sense out of of the Holy Cross Parish in Baracoa. Holy videos demonstrate and discuss the develop- al group and therefore have our own web Bioethics” Column, featured every month in the Redeemer Parish in Odessa is partnering with ment of our Catholic faith from Abraham address: www.40daysforlife.com/midland. Also Angelus, now has a web site where Father St. Isidore the Worker in La Ceiba. These through the Doctors of the Church. The films in visit http://40daysforlife.com/blog/?p=2224 for Tad’s columns can be accessed. The site also associations have enriched the appreciation of the series completed to date include: additional information. features many resources available in both Catholics in each other’s cultures and led to Moses: Signs, Sacraments and Salvation While the national campaign is 24-7 coverage English and Spanish language. Over 1,000 prayer, communication and shared projects with David and Solomon: Expanding the Kingdom outside abortion facilities for 40 consecutive requests a month en espanol are fielded by the each other. Mary: The Mother of God days (which began Sept. 28), locally we will NCBC. For more information in either lan- As we grow in relationship with each other, Jesus: The Word Became Flesh maintain a presence from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. guage, visit www.ncbcenter.org. many opportunities for mutual affection, prayer Peter: Keeper of the Keys Monday through Friday outside Planned and solidarity will present themselves. A Paul: Contending for the Faith, Parenthood’s new location, 314/316 Secor San Pedro Sula Collection Diocesan Partnership Team promotes the part- The Apostolic Fathers: Handing on the Faith (near the intersection of Ohio and Andrews The second collection in all churches of the nership, meeting with counterparts of the A new class will be offered beginning Highway). Diocese of San Angelo on the first weekend of Dioceses of San Pedro Sula and Tyler, Texas. Wednesday, October 19, 2011, at St. Ann’s Make a one-hour commitment one weekday November (Nov. 5 and 6), will be for the Each year, a collection is taken up on the first using these videos. each week during this period to pray outside Diocese of San Pedro Sula and its parishes. weekend of November in parishes and mis- Each class will show 1-hour of video followed this abortion facility. This Honduran diocese has been a partner of sions of the Diocese of San Angelo, to assist by a short discussion, starting in chronological You may sign up for a one-hour time slot via the Diocese of San Angelo since 2001, in the Diocese of San Pedro Sula and its parish- order until all seven films have been viewed the website or by calling Michael Banschbach, response to the call of Pope John Paul II to es.