soonercatholic.org July 4, 2021 archokc.org Go Make Disciples “We are rejoicing” Fr. Brannon Lepak ordained to the priesthood

By Diane Clay The Sooner Catholic

OKLAHOMA CITY – As the rain slowed and The Cathe- dral of Our Lady of Perpetual Help filled, Deacon Jonathan Brannon Lepak stood at the back of the church watching quietly in antic- Fr. Brannon Lepak ipation. His faith journey was a long, winding path that started, stopped and started again – all leading to June 26 when he was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of City.

Photo Chris Porter/Sooner Catholic. continued on page 16

BL. STANLEY FRANCIS ROTHER: America’s first after 40 years

He traveled from Oklahoma to to serve the poor and ended up giving his life in the name of peace and justice. His legacy continues to inspire those who want to live out the Gospel as he did.

By María Ruiz Scaperlanda the associate , put a gun to but he would have none of that. For the Sooner Catholic the terrified young man’s head, and He knew Francisco, the nine un- threatened to kill him if he did not suspecting sisters in the convent take them to the pastor. across the patio and other inno- KARCHE – On July 28, Francisco led the attackers down cents were in the rectory that night 1981, at 1:30 in the the stairs and to the door of a – all in danger of being dragged morning, three Span- corner utility room. He knocked, away. ish-speaking Ladino calling out in terror, “Padre, they’ve Father Stanley knew they would (non-indigenous)O men snuck into come for you.” That’s when Father torture and, ultimately, kill him, so the rectory of Santiago Apóstol Stanley Rother, aware of the danger he never called for help. in Santiago Ati- to the young man, opened the door From his hiding place, Francisco tlán, Guatemala, looking for the and let his killers in. heard the muffled noises of a strug- parish priest. The assailants wanted to kidnap gle – bodies crashing into furniture They found and seized Francisco Father Stanley, turn him into one Bocel, the 19-year-old brother of of the desaparecidos (the missing), continued on page 8 2 July 4, 2021 Sooner Catholic Sooner Catholic July 4, 2021 3

Put Out Into the Deep Luke 5:4 Find more New handcrafted communion rails greet news on the Sulphur parishioners The Precepts of the Church: website By Sooner Catholic Staff By Charles Albert ed the help of local craftsman George Hoyle to Sacrament,” said Juan Velarde, an usher at fasting and abstinence The Sooner Catholic make the rails and the cushions. It took Francis. Additional coverage of Hoyle about a month to build the rails. He also During communion, parishioners are invit- ed to receive Holy Communion by kneeling or Church and archdiocesan ULPHUR – On a hilltop along High- installed the new wood flooring, niches for the news and events, only on statuary and the reliquary for the relic of Bless- standing. The Precepts of the Church, which I have been Again, the Precepts way 7 in southern Oklahoma is soonercatholic.org. Recently, a visitor from out of state, Steve reflecting on in this series of articles, are laws es- of the Church establish the quaint church of Saint Francis ed Stanley Rother. Wasserman, 67, noted “It has been more than tablished by the pastoral authorities of the Church. minimum standards. Xavier. The honey-colored shiplap “All the credit needs to go to the fine crafts- a , event 50 years since I had the opportunity to kneel at According to the Catechism of the Catholic Church, Many choose to fast To send photos lining the A-frame ceilings tops manship of George Hoyle. The cushions are su- Archbishop Paul S. Coakley a communion rail to receive the Body of Christ. they are “meant to guarantee to the faithful the very more frequently and information or story ideas, the beautiful sanctuary that is home to many per comfy, and I love to see young and old rest S It reminded me how humble and privileged we necessary minimum in the spirit of prayer and mor- with greater intensity, e-mail [email protected]. growing families. there, in adoration, after receiving the Blessed al effort” to ensure our growth in love of God and not only for its possible physical benefits but also With the arrival of are as Catholics.” a neighbor (CCC 2041). for the spiritual fruits that fasting may produce in That everyone who par- Father Aaron Foshee Father Foshee said the communion rails Our growth in moral goodness (and holiness) will those whose intentions are motivated by a spirit of ticipates in the Bl. Stanley as pastor in 2018, the have been well-received and he enjoys provid- be sustained and aided by our participation in the penance and who seek to grow in union with Christ. Rother pilgrimage returns staff and parishioners ing options for his congregation. Church’s liturgy and sacraments that are channels What then are the days of fasting and abstinence home safely, is filled with began dreaming of “Communion rails act as an extension of of grace for disciples striving to live the Christian established by the Catholic Church? Preeminent happiness and inspiration, ways to enhance the the altar for the faithful, and so they offer the life. among the Church’s penitential days and seasons and shares God’s love with church, especially ability for the faithful to offer themselves at the everyone they encounter. We The fourth Precept of the Church states: “You are each Friday of the year and the season of Lent. the reception of Holy altar, while receiving Christ’s Body and Blood,” pray to the Lord. Lord hear shall observe the days of fasting and abstinence Penitential practices during these times help pre- Communion. At Fa- he said. our prayer. established by the Church” (CCC 2042). The pur- pare the faithful to celebrate the paschal mystery ther Foshee’s sugges- “The rails offer an opportunity for reverence pose of this precept with greater faith and tion, they decided to and worship by allowing those receiving Holy a For the health, safe- add to the aesthetics is twofold. First, it is longing. Communion or a blessing to remain for a mo- ty and well-being of all the of the church with intended to help us In keeping with the ment in adoration and praise. There is no rush Mayan descendants of Santi- communion rails. prepare ourselves spiri- penitential character of to make way for the next in line. Instead, there ago Atitlan and Cerro de Oro, tually for certain special This precept reminds us Friday, the day Christ Richardson, a Guatemala. May Bl. Stanley is room for true ‘eucharistia’ – thanksgiving.” feasts such as . that a spirit of penance suffered and died for long-time parishioner, “ Rother’s example continue said, “I have been in- Rosalina Aglialoro-Hoyle, parish secretary, Secondly, it helps us our sins, abstinence is an important element to inspire them and everyone volved in many of the said, “I know my 93-year-old mother loves to grow in self-discipline from meat is strongly who learns about him. We parish projects and kneel for the Holy Eucharist and utilize the and master our physi- for living a robust life of recommended on ev- pray to the Lord. Lord hear improvements and it communion rail.” cal appetites so that we ery Friday of the year. Christian discipleship. our prayer. has been one of my is celebrated at Saint might awaken and be Another form of penance dreams that the com- Catholic Church at 9 a.m. on Sundays. more sensitive to our may be substituted for munion rails would Charles Albert is a freelance writer for the hunger for the things of abstinence from meat ” come back.” Mary Aglialoro prays at the communion rail at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Sooner Catholic. Editor Diane Clay contributed the Spirit. “Man does not on Fridays outside of Parishioners solicit- to the story. live by bread alone, but the Lenten season. This Church in Sulphur. Photo provided. by every word that comes from the mouth of God” substitution, unfortunately, has been largely for- (Mt. 4:4). Since freely indulging our physical appe- gotten or overlooked by many Catholics with the tites dulls our spiritual hunger, faithful observance result that Friday, like Sunday, has lost its special of this precept helps us grow in interior freedom and character and association with the events of our re- U.S. Bishops approve action items at Spring General Assembly increase our hunger for the things of God. demption. The important thing to recall is that every What does the Church mean by fasting and absti- Friday is a day of penance. nence? Abstinence has many meanings. It can mean How does this precept apply to the season of Lent? @archokc WASHINGTON —The Catholic onization of the servants of God Action Item #3: The Conference which was approved with 188 refraining from television or social media. For some, Abstinence from meat is obligatory on Ash Wednes- bishops of the U.S. met virtually Verbis Lafleur, diocesan voted to approve the development votes in favor, two against, and it may mean refraining from alcohol or sexual rela- day and on every Friday of Lent for those over age Archdiocese of for their Spring General Assembly, priest, and Marinus (Leonard) of a new formal statement and zero abstentions. This memorial 14. The law of fasting applies to Ash Wednesday and tions. In the context of this precept, however, absti- June 16-18. Their meeting agen- LaRue, professed Brother of the comprehensive vision for the Na- was added to the liturgical calen- nence means refraining from eating meat, under- Good Friday. Catholics between the ages of 18 and da included votes on nine action Order of Saint Benedict. The bish- tive American and Alaska Native dar in 2018 and is observed on the stood to include the flesh of warm-blooded animals. 59 are bound to fast on these days. Arquidiócesis de items. ops expressed their support for Ministry. It was approved with 223 Monday following Pentecost. The Fish are not included under the law of abstinence. Though these are the only requirements estab- Oklahoma City Action Items #1 & #2: During the advancement of the causes of votes in favor, six against, and zero second vote was on a collection of Fasting too, suggests a variety of meanings and lished by this precept, we all do well to recall that their meeting, the bishops held and of abstentions. The plan envisions intercessions and prayers for the varying degrees of intensity. For example, there is the precept establishes only the minimum standard. a canonical consultation on the both individuals at the diocesan encompassing the concerns of the Liturgy of the Hours, which was the minimal Eucharistic fast that requires those We are encouraged to strive for much more. In the causes of beatification and can- level. Catholic Native Communities but likewise approved with 186 votes who will receive Holy Communion to refrain from Latin Church, the laws for fasting and abstinence also a dialogue to in favor, three against and one all food for one hour before reception of the Sacra- have been relaxed from what they were in previous develop ways for abstention. ment. In light of this precept of the Church, howev- generations. The Eastern Churches have different Prayer for the evangelization and The retranslation of the Liturgy er, the law of fasting has a more precise meaning. It practices that often are more demanding. Canonization of matters of Cath- of the Hours is a large and ongoing means that we may take only one full meal during This precept reminds us that a spirit of penance Bl. Stanley Rother The Blessed Stanley Rother Shrine site is olic Native social project, and there are still sever- already engaged in educating young minds with the course of the day. This may be supplemented is an important element for living a robust life of Rother shrine update justice. al groups of texts that will need O God, fount of all the partnership between Boldt, the archdiocese by two additional light meals, which, together, are Christian discipleship. It reminds us that we remain Action Items to be approved by the bishops in holiness, make us each walk and Cristo Rey OKC Catholic High School. not greater than a full meal. Though eating between vulnerable to our own sinful inclinations. It assists #4, #5 & #6: The the coming years before the en- worthily in our vocation, Studying the engineering and design of the meals is prohibited, liquids may be taken at any in our own continuing conversion and in deepening Latin Church tire project can be completed. The through the intercession of shrine along with a firsthand view of the church time. our hunger for the things of the Spirit. being built gives students an idea of possible members of the bishops approved a new transla- your , on whom you future careers. The dome project included four Conference voted tion of the Order of Penance with bestowed a great variety Cristo Rey students: Eliana Gaytan, Saman- to approve three 182 votes in favor, six against of graces on earth. ta Perez, Sheyla Resendiz-Ochoa and Xithlaly translations by and two abstentions. This litur- Having graced your Church (Laly) Martinez. Archbishop Coakley’s Calendar the International gical book is usually not needed with the life of your priest The students designed a mock dome using Commission on and martyr, Blessed Stanley gumdrops, toothpicks, sugar cubes, pretzels, for individual confessions but is The following events are part of Archbishop Coakley’s official calendar. English in the Rother, grant that by his pipe cleaners and sour patch kids. Gaytan particularly useful in the planning Liturgy for use in intercession this humble flock made three different domes and she froze of parish penitential services. The the dioceses of July 13 – Mass, 11:30 a.m., St. Chapel, Catholic Pastoral Center may reach where the brave materials overnight in her freezer, experiment- votes for these three texts required ing with cold and making her structure more the . July 13 – All Staff meeting, 12:30 p.m., CPC shepherd has gone. affirmation by two-thirds of the durable. Designing a dome in the classroom They included July 13 – Archdiocesan Finance Council meeting, 2 p.m., CPC Grant that your Church may Latin Church members and are July 15 – Bl. Stanley Rother Shrine Building Committee meeting, 2 p.m., CPC involved engineering teamwork, planning and a vote that con- subject to the confirmation of the proclaim him a saint design phase, construction phase and class- July 21-25 – Napa Institute Annual Conference, Napa, Calif. cerned materials Vatican’s Congregation for Divine living in your presence and room testing. July 27 – Mass, 11:30 a.m., St. Francis de Sales Chapel, CPC for the celebration interceding for us. Learn more about the shrine at rothershrine. Worship and the Discipline of the of the Blessed Vir- July 28 – Mass for Feast of Bl. Stanley Rother, 6:30 p.m., Holy Trinity, Okarche Through Christ our Lord. org. Sacraments. gin Mary, Mother July 29-30 – Province meeting, Little Rock Amen. July 31 – Mass of Installation of new pastor, 4 p.m., St. Peter, Woodward of the Church, continued on page 7 4 July 4, 2021 Sooner Catholic Sooner Catholic July 4, 2021 5 Reds, Whites & Brews to raise funds for homeless women in Stockyards City

OKLAHOMA CITY – Catholic ery group and a life skills group this are pivotal in maintaining Charities of the Archdiocese of to help teach budgeting, cooking self-sufficiency for these women,” Oklahoma City will host the 12th skills and much more. Events like she said. annual Reds, Whites & Brews Most Reverend on Friday, July 23, at Dunlap Paul S. Coakley Codding in Oklahoma City’s Archbishop of Oklahoma City Film Row. Publisher The event supports home- less services of Catholic Diane Clay Charities’ Sanctuary Women’s Development Center in Stock- Editor yards City. Rocky Kanaga, a singer-songwriter from Beth- Dana Attocknie any is the musical entertain- Managing Editor ment. Beer will be provided by unique, local breweries. Four wineries hand-selected by the Volume 43, Number 13 committee also will be avail- able to each ticket holder. Sanctuary Director Rache- Sooner Catholic Newspaper al Singley said Sanctuary 7501 Northwest Expressway is beginning an art therapy Oklahoma City, OK 73132 group and a skills class in (405) 721-1810 collaboration with Goodwill. “We hope to start a recov- Fax: (405) 721-5210 E-mail: [email protected] Mailing Address: P.O. Box 32180 Archbishop Coakley, Fr. Joseph Irwin, priests of the archdiocese, deacons and parishioners celebrated the 125th anniversary of St. Joseph Catholic Church on June 12 in Norman. Photos Chris Porter/Sooner Catholic. Oklahoma City, OK 73123 From the Archives … A photo series from George Rigazzi, archdiocesan archivist Visit us online at soonercatholic.org he Rt. Rev. Monsignor is very handy and a useful Bernard Mutsaers ar- convenience; last night St. Joseph Catholic Church celebrates 125 years Visit the archdiocesan website Trived in Oklahoma in I took my first ride on it 1900 by way of Tilburg, Hol- and it was a smooth one.” at archokc.org By Jolene Schonchin whole event. She started early in hug them. Parishioners knew that parish served students at the Uni- land. He was one of several He even refers to a re- The Sooner Catholic would probably be the last time versity of Oklahoma, a naval base priests from that area who came formed “horse thief” who the morning on Friday, and she they would have with them,” she during World War II and Griffin The Sooner Catholic to Oklahoma for the adventure fell 14 feet while trying kept going until Saturday night. Memorial Hospital, which was the (USPS 066-910) is published of missionary work. Although to rid the bell tower of Father Irwin was a added. NORMAN – Cath- state’s main facility for those with biweekly except for once in he left the state after 20 years pesky pidgins. Thankfully good sport about sit- As the olic Church in Norman celebrated original mental illness. The old church January and July by the of service, he left a mark as a he did recover. From the ting in the dunk tank. its 125th anniversary on June leader and trusted confidant to mundane occurrences of When they hit the tar- parish in building was torn down in 1949 Archdiocese of Oklahoma City. 12. The parish community came and was replaced by Bishop Meerschaert. daily life, he reflects on get, he fell in. He got together for a day of worship and the current Colonial His first assignment was the more serious: “We in there and did it!” The newspaper is not responsible celebration. The event kicked off style church, which that of assistant at Kingfisher. have had here in Okla- Father Irwin added with Mass celebrated by Archbish- for unsolicited material. Seeing his obvious intellectual homa terrible storms, of was dedicated by Bish- op Coakley and six other priests that it was the volun- op Eugene McGinness Copyright © 2021 Sooner Catholic abilities, he was appointed the the one in Snyder, O.T., I teers who made the rector of Saint Mary’s Pro-Ca- send you an illustration; from the archdiocese. in February 1951. “We had around 200 “We have been a Subscription rate: $35 per year thedral in Guthrie in 1901 as 117 persons were killed the vicariate (the designation of parishioners there, stable presence in the for all who are not members of the or died from their injuries the territory before Oklahoma sustained in the storm a which we have not Norman community Archdiocese of Oklahoma City. seen in a long time for a long time, so became a diocese in 1905) was few days later. It was a Rt. Rev. Monsignor Bernard Mutsaers Periodical postage paid at still headquartered there. terrible catastrophe.” due to COVID-19,” we have an historic Oklahoma City, OK 73125. Monsignor Mustsaer’s person- Such was life in early said Father Joseph presence in the his- idea of seeking to serve as Bish- nel file is packed with letters Oklahoma, and it was relished Irwin, pastor of Saint tory of the town in regard to op Meerschaert’s procurator (his written to Bishop Meerschaert by Monsignor Mutsaers. He Joseph. “It was nice many things, like worship and POSTMASTER: Send address representative) in . Rome (who was in Europe recruiting succeeded the legendary Father to see a pretty full Catholic education,” Father changes to the Sooner Catholic, was not enamored with the idea, clergy) that are mostly light and Idelphonse Lanslot as rector of church. It was the cor- Irwin said. “We also have our P.O. Box 32180, Oklahoma City, however. breezy and even a bit gossipy. Saint Joseph Cathedral in Okla- nerstone that set off parish that is multi-cultural. OK 73123. They are delightful time cap- homa City in 1906 and con- Returning to Tilburg, he de- the main tone for the We have an English and Span- sules as he reflects on life on tinued as such until 1920. He cided to stay and never returned whole day of celebra- ish Mass every weekend and the prairie. participated in and witnessed to Oklahoma. The rigors of tion.” we are the only parish that The good monsignor had a much growth during the period working and serving in a for- Following Mass, the does that in Norman, so that is surprising gift for the English and was an able and competent eign country had been taxing. festivities continued unique to our history too. We language since it is his second pastor. In a later missive to Bishop with an array of activ- have a history of ministering to language. From a letter dated In 1920, he expressed the Meerschaert (1921), he spoke ities for all ages from our Hispanic parishioners and June 3, 1905, from Guthrie: desire to study canon law in of discouraging a relative from face painting, a dunk Norman, the first church community and having a diverse immigrating to America and to tank and food trucks to a jazz building was built in March and multi-cultural community “Last month school closed, and Rome. Since he was never in- event come together and ensured we had a glorious picnic and wait until “conditions ameliorat- band with parishioners and differ- 1890 after the land was claimed here at Saint Joseph.” cardinated into the Diocese of everything ran smoothly. everybody got sunburned. … We Oklahoma (he was on loan from ed.” He is not clear what those ent outdoor activities. during the Land Run in 1889. Father Irwin added, “We are Mendoza said the celebration had a delightful time.” the Diocese of Bois-le-Duc), he conditions were. “It was good to hear the laughter With Purcell only 10 miles away grateful God has given us so many also served as a time for parish- He continued, “The received permission from both Bernard Mutsaers left this of people,” parishioner Christina and on the Santa Fe railroad line, wonderful years at Saint Joseph, streetcars are run- bishops. After his studies were life on July 24, 1929, in Tilburg Mendoza said. “It was beautiful ioners to spend time with Father the pastor in Purcell, Father John and we continue to give thanks to ning since a week. It completed, he devised the novel surrounded by his loving family. to see the dancers dancing in the Thomas Nallapatti and Father Jim Metter, was able to handle Masses God for that.” The Sooner Catholic street. There were so many volun- Chamberlain, who are leaving next for Norman. Jolene Schonchin is a freelance is supported through the week for new assignments. Father Metter opened an ele- writer for the Sooner Catholic. Ed- Annual Catholic Appeal and Sooner ARCHDIOCESE OF OKLAHOMA CITY ARCHIVES teers that had a great part of this Catholic Communications Appeal. celebration, and Rita Ille, was the “There were a lot of people who mentary school in 1898 and a high itor Diane Clay contributed to the main one who spearheaded the came up to them to visit them and school would follow in 1909. The story. 6 July 4, 2021 Sooner Catholic Sooner Catholic July 4, 2021 7 Real Life Disciples Hurry! Hundreds of bodies found at former

I had a dream several months that pierced the heart of Jesus would perish. The circumstances Saskatchewan residential school ago. I don’t remember it that clear- opened a door into which we could very much matched the virtual ly, but it woke me in the middle of now enter.” storm going on around my life. Jim Beckman the night. As my head cleared and In all of the times I ever imag- But, as we went up to Jesus to Executive Director By Mickey Conlon “I can only imagine the pain and waves of “They made us believe we didn’t have souls,” I tried to remember what I had just ined myself kneeling at the foot wake him, I was suddenly over- of the Secretariat for emotion that you and your people are experi- said Sparvier, 80. seen, I felt a sense of urgency to of the cross, it was always seeing come with peace. My thought was Evangelization and encing right now,” said Archbishop Bolen, who In 2019, the Archdiocese of Regina agreed pray. Not really knowing what was the blood and water coming out clear, “If Jesus is in the boat with has met with the Cowessess people in the past. to pay $70,000 to help mark the unidentified going on, but getting to that age of the heart of Jesus and washing us, what could possibly go wrong? ORONTO (CNS) – The Cowessess “The gravesite work brings us face to face graves and add fences and trees to the Cowes- where waking up in the middle of over me. Never did I think of the Why need to wake him at all? May- First Nation will put a name to each with the brutal legacy of the Indian Residential sess cemetery. the night seems more common, I action going the other direction – be we should just take a nap with verge of perishing, first of all, alas, of the hundreds of bodies found at School system, a product of a colonialist histo- At the news conference, Chief Bobby Camer- decided to just go with it. I got up me going into his heart. I sensed him?” because of scandals within, while the unmarked graves on the former ry that has left so much suffering and intergen- on of the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous and started to pray. Jesus inviting me to “hurry” into In early June, I was praying one her external enemies, not idle, MarievalT Indian Residential School, vows Chief erational trauma,” the archbishop said. “The Nations said the discoveries of the Kamloops There was something differ- his heart, to come quickly, to go morning. I realized the Magnificat are already rejoicing at her immi- Cadmus Delorme. operation of the Marieval Residential School at and Marieval graves – “and there are more to ent this night, though. The more deeper and further. If I ever want- on my prayer table had expired nent demise. … In our miniature, “We will put a headstone and a grave to each Cowessess left many people deeply wounded by come,” have pushed forward the calls to enact I prayed, the more the sense of ed to be okay in the coming storm, and went searching for the new painted 1,000 years ago, we see of them,” Delorme said at a June 24 news con- various kinds of abuse. true reconciliation. urgency grew. I kept hearing words that would be the place to be! one. As I found the magazine and one Apostle grasp Jesus’ shoulder ference to announce the discovery of hundreds At the news conference, Delorme said the “These stories will come out,” Cameron said. in my head, “Hurry, quickly!” I Fast forward to now – months unwrapped it, I was immediately by the hand and give him a vigor- of bodies on the southeast Saskatchewan First graves had been marked in the past, but in “Canada will have to work with us on reconcil- prayed a rosary and started spec- later. I find myself in the midst struck with the cover which was ous shake to wake him up. And, Nations’ lands. 1960 the headstones were taken down by iation. Our people deserve more than apologies ulating what in the world could of a storm. The past six to eight some sacred art of Jesus in the just as Saint John Paul II rightly The chief announced the discovery of up to Catholic Church representatives. and sympathies. We deserve justice. There be happening that needed such weeks have been a time of turmoil boat with the apostles. God never said, ‘We are all co-responsible for 751 unmarked graves at the site of the Catholic By putting a name to each and every person must be immediate change.” urgent prayer. and conflict, one of the worst I can stops amazing me with his at- the Church,’ this hand seeks to residential school on its territory, That includes releasing all Was one of my kids in danger? remember in a very long time. I tention to the fine details! I went awaken us as well, inviting us not the news coming almost a month records pertaining to residential Was some tragedy looming? After have been praying through it, and immediately to the back where only to add the cry of the prayer of after the discovery of 215 children’s schools. an hour or so, having no more trying to remain stable. I have had they always have an essay about the faithful to its action, but also bodies buried at another residential Bishop Bolen has visited the clarity, I decided to go back to bed some good moments, but honestly the cover art: to oppose the unleashing of the school in Kamloops, British Colum- Cowessess grave site, Delorme until morning. The next several many days I have let the conflict “Here then, rendered in a highly forces of evil with the holiness of bia. said, “and has committed to days were fraught with thought and anxiety get the best of me. evocative manner, is the ship- our lives.” The graves at Marieval – which what we want.” and prayer as I tried to ask God I wish I could say that I followed wreck, inescapable in human eyes, Are you in a “storm” these days? Delorme said were not part of a “We have full faith the Roman what I needed to “hurry” up and the Lord’s direction and stayed of the Church over the course of Even if you aren’t, hang tight, mass grave – were discovered by Catholic Church will release do “quickly.” deep in his heart. If I had done her journey through history to the there’s probably one coming again ground-penetrating radar that the our records,” he said, while also Over the next several weeks, that, I’m sure I would have fared other side. Peter has lost hold of soon. The “spiritual weather” is like First Nation, with the help of Sas- acknowledging the federal gov- some clarity came to me, especially much better. Instead, there have the rigging and let the mainsail that. No matter what has ever hap- katchewan Polytechnic, had been ernment “can move quicker but after spiritual direction. I sensed been many bouts with anxiety, lots billow; the other Apostles, huddled pened all throughout history, Jesus using since earlier this month on they are making progress.” that the “hurry” and “quickly” were of sleepless nights and way too together in terror, have abandoned always has been with us, in the the grounds of the cemetery. He The Canadian Conference of an invitation into the Lord’s heart. much venting frustration with close their oars. Even the figurehead boat! Take comfort, take courage! also said it’s not yet certain if all the Catholic Bishops announced It was different from anything I friends. As I look back over the of this frail bark seems to fear We are not alone. And in the worst bodies are children from the school. June 10 that a delegation of was thinking or expecting. I have past several months of this activity, the worst! And in the meantime, of storms, he always has woken up Delorme also stressed there could “elders/knowledge keepers, such a tendency to “do,” to act. what’s most amazing to me is that Jesus sleeps peacefully. From to rebuke the waves and the wind be a 10 percent margin of error, so residential school survivors and Yet, this invitation was to more God actually tried to prepare me for Nero and Diocletian, through the and to bring about a great calm. he was working on the assumption youth from across the country,” prayer, not action. the storm ahead of time! barbarians, the scandals of the We’re going to be just fine! there are “more than 600” bodies representing First Nations, Inuit As I responded to the invitation, “Why are you afraid, oh men of Renaissance, the French Revolu- We have a unique opportunity buried at the site. and Métis communities is pre- I sensed more and more that a little faith?” (Matt. 8:26) tion, Communism and Nazism, here in our archdiocese to hurry “We always knew there were paring to travel to the Vatican. storm was coming, and that not I did find some comfort one how many times throughout to prayer, to go quickly into his graves here” through oral histo- A child’s red dress hangs on a stake near the grounds of the former Kamloops The trip originally was sched- only did I need to be in his heart, morning as I was drawn to the history has the cry not rung out, heart. One of the tangible fruits of ry passed along from elders in the Indian Residential School June 6. The remains of 215 children, some as young uled for last year but was post- as age 3, were found at the site in May in Kamloops, British Columbia. but I also needed to be praying Scripture passage about Jesus ‘The Church is foundering! The that night several months ago is community, he said. poned because of the COVID-19 Francis expressed his sorrow at the discovery of the remains at the school, which more. Ironically, last year around and the apostles in a boat, caught Church is about to sink without the new El Camino de Apla’s. The Marieval school, located about was run from 1890 to 1969 by the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate. CNS pandemic. this time I had another experi- in a great storm, a recent Gospel trace!” And each time, in the end, You can find more information 85 miles east of Regina, Saskatche- photo/Jennifer Gauthier, Reuters. In Vancouver, British Colum- ence in prayer on the Feast of the reading at Mass. I saw myself in the Lord has risen up to command on the website archokc.org/ wan, opened in 1898. It was run by bia, Archbishop J. Mill- Sacred Heart of Jesus. I had just the boat, being tossed here and the roaring waves to be calm. And aplascamino. Check it out to see Catholic missionaries and funded er said the archdiocese will “of- read a reflection in the Magnificat there by the wind. I felt the panic they have obeyed. In our day, the how you can join us in prayer by the federal government until 1968, when buried there, “we want to make sure we keep fer to assist with technological and professional about how the “tip of the spear of the disciples as they feared they Church seems once again on the during this month of July! the government took over full control before that place so we can heal,” Delorme said. support to help the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc handing over responsibility for the school to “A lot of the pain we see in our people comes (Kamloops) and other affected nations in what- the Cowessess First Nation in 1987. The school from there,” said elder Florence Sparvier, a ever way they choose to honor, retrieve and re- closed in 1997 and was demolished in 1999. knowledge keeper in the Cowessess communi- member their deceased children” and “commit In a statement addressed to Delorme and ty. to supporting the same process and resources members of the Cowessess nation hours after Sparvier attended the Marieval school and to all nations in whose territories Catholic-run the news conference, Archbishop Donald Bolen recalled how the children were not treated very residential schools were forcibly located, and of Regina, said, “Words fail in the face of the well by the Oblate missionaries and the nuns which fall within the historical boundaries of news.” who ran and taught at the school. the Archdiocese of Vancouver.”

continued from page 3 favor, seven against, and zero ab- that was proposed by the Com- stentions to approve of the drafting mittee for Laity, Marriage, Family Opus Dei recollection Action Item #7: The full body of a National Pastoral Framework Life, and Youth. The framework is Interested in learning more of bishops also voted to task the for Youth and Young Adults that intended to assist dioceses as local about the spirituality of Opus Committee on Doctrine to move would be the United States’ re- pastoral planning and implementa- forward with the drafting of a sponse to the implementation of tion continues to take place since Dei? Come to the Catho- formal statement on the meaning Christus Vivit. Considering this the publication of the 2016 apos- lic Pastoral Center from 7 of the Eucharist in the life of the movement in the Church of en- tolic exhortation on the family, Am- p.m. to 10 p.m. on July 22. Church. Requiring a simple ma- gagement of young people, and in oris Laetitia. It provides guidelines A priest and a layman from jority vote for approval, the action the wake of the COVID pandemic for the pastoral accompaniment of Opus Dei will present talks item passed with 168 votes in which continues to impact life in married couples and families in ev- on how men can sanctify favor, 55 against, and six absten- the world, the bishops believe is an ery phase of life, drawing upon the their work and their day-to- tions. opportune time for this framework teachings and recommendations day activities for God’s glory. Action Item #8: Following the to guide the Church’s efforts in the contained in the apostolic exhor- The Evening of Recollection Vatican’s 2018 synod on young coming years. tation. The proposal was approved will culminate in fellowship people, faith, and vocational dis- Action Item #9: The bishops with 212 votes in favor, 13 against, and refreshments. RSVP to cernment, issued a voted to approve a National Pas- and four abstentions. post-synodal apostolic exhortation toral Framework for Marriage and Recordings of the bishops’ gen- Brandon Hale at bhale1978@ on young people, Christus Vivit. Family Life Ministry in the United eral assembly may be accessed at gmail.com. The bishops voted with 222 in States: Called to the Joy of Love, usccb.org/meetings. 8 July 4, 2021 Sooner Catholic Sooner Catholic July 4, 2021 9 continued from page 1 In 1963, Stanley successfully completed his studies at Mount Saint “He knew the dangers that existed here at that time and was greatly Mary Seminary in Emmitsburg, Md., hometown of the first American concerned about the safety and security of the people,” recalled Arch- saint, Elizabeth Ann Seton. He was ordained a priest for the then Dio- bishop Emeritus Eusebius J. Beltran, in a 30th-anniversary mes- and each other, several thuds. There was a gunshot. Then another. cese of Oklahoma City and Tulsa on May 25, 1963, at age 28. sage to the community of Cerro de Oro, one of the mission’s satellite El Camino de Apla’s Then silence, followed by the sound of scrambling feet running away. Father Stanley served the first five years of his priestly ministry churches near Santiago Atitlán. “Despite these threats and danger, he He rushed to wake up Bertha Sánchez, a nurse volunteer staying in without much notice in various Oklahoma assignments. Everything returned and resumed his great priestly ministry to you. ... It is very Prayer Teams will be visiting every parish and mission the parish complex, alerting the Carmelite sisters across the courtyard changed when he volunteered to serve at the mission in Guatemala. clear that Padre Apla’s died for you and for the faith.” across the archdiocese during the month of July. from the rectory. “They killed him! They killed Padre Francisco!” When he arrived in Santiago Atitlán in 1968, Rother instantly fell in In his final Christmas letter from the mission to the Church of Okla- The women ran in and found Father Stanley shot in the head and love with the volatile and stunning land of volcanoes and earthquakes, homa in 1980, Father Rother concluded, “The shepherd cannot run at lying in a pool of his blood. They immediately began to pray. His dear but above all, with its people. He and the other 11 people who made the first sign of danger. Pray for us that we may be a sign of the love of friend Bertha pronounced Father Stanley Francis Rother dead at the up the Oklahoma mission team, established the first farmers’ co-op, a Christ for our people, that our presence among them will fortify them The teams will be praying for several things: scene. No one has ever been prosecuted for his killing. school, built the first hospital clinic and the first Catholic radio sta- to endure these sufferings in preparation for the coming of the King- tion, which was used for catechesis. dom.” • A greater grace of conversion; 40 years later archokc.org/ This July 28 marks the 40th anniversary of Blessed Stanley’s mar- More importantly, when the first Oklahoma missionaries arrived at America’s ordinary martyr • A greater outpouring of the Holy Spirit; aplascamino tyrdom. Due to the pandemic, the celebration will be much more sub- the 400-year-old parish, there had not been a resident priest for more By constantly striving to be present to the people in front of him, to • An advance of the Mission of the Church; dued than in previous years. than a century at the oldest parish in the diocese. The people were as the needs in front of him, Blessed Stanley Rother proclaimed a God • Any specific parish intentions; In Santiago Atitlán, and la Iglesia Parroquial de Santiago Apóstol, malnourished spiritually as they were physically. who lives and suffers with his people. In the end, the choice to die • The canonization of Bl. Stanley Rother. which gives the town its name, the people remember and honor a While he did not institute the project, Father Rother was a critical for the Tz’utujil people was a natural extension of the daily choice he driving force in establishing Tz’utujil as a written language, which led faithful priest, a shepherd who proclaimed the Gospels with his life; a made to live for them, and in communion with them. His death was Archbishop Coakley has approved courageous man who chose to remain with them even when violence to a in Tz’utujil being published after his death. nothing less than a proclamation of God’s love for the poor of Santiago a partial indulgence for anyone threatened – and eventually took – his life. The seminarian who struggled with learning Latin became the mis- Atitlán. In a very real way, Padre Apla’s – as his Tz’utujil Mayan parishioners sionary priest who not only learned Spanish but also became fluent Blessed Stanley lived an ordinary life. He chose to make it a life of who visits seven churches in the named him in their native language – remains their priest and their in the rare and challenging Tz’utujil language of his 25,000 Tz’utujil ordinary heroic virtue with confident trust in Divine Providence and archdiocese with the Camino saint. And, they come to him daily asking for his help and intercession Mayan parishioners. a keen awareness of God’s presence in the small and insignificant Passport, prays the canonization much as they did during the 13 years that he served them. His death, “This language is fantastic,” Stanley wrote in a letter to his sister. quotidian moments of parish life as well as in the unfamiliar and often prayer and completes at least one like his life, is one more outward sign of his deep and abiding love for “It isn’t related to any other here in Guatemala. There are 22 different unexpected events of missionary life. of the following at each location: them. Indian languages here.” About the extra effort required, he added, “(I) “While we focus a lot on his heroic example through his martyrdom, “El Beato is our example in how he chose to remain with the needy t will be worth every minute when I can go out and be able to speak my heart always returns to his example of fatherhood. By following • Pray the Rosary; and marginalized, especially during a • Spend time in adoration; time of violence,” said Felipe Coché, 42, • Participate in the Sacrament a native of Santiago Atitlán. “Now, more of Reconciliation or; than ever, the same people that Padre Apla’s served in his time are in need, • Attend Mass. especially in the fincas and remote areas outside Santiago. For me, el Beato and The Camino Passports are small his courage are my model for serving booklets in English and Span- those in need.” ish that will be provided by the The town and parishioners are delight- prayer teams, available at par- ed to be able to celebrate and remember ishes and missions, or down- the 40th anniversary of Bl. Stanley’s mar- loadable at archokc.org/ tyrdom, Coché said. aplascamino. Although COVID-19 restrictions still forbid large celebrations, “the people will venerate him in home devotions and a visit to the church,” Coché said. On July 28, the day of his death, parishioners plan to celebrate an open-aired Mass on the plaza in front of the church. The Oklahoma Missionary Born on March 27, 1935, in a farm- house in the middle of an Oklahoma dust storm during the Great Depression, Stanley Francis Rother was listed with all the people and not just the 20 to 30 percent who know Span- the Lord’s supernatural call, this ordinary man drew many people to in his high school yearbook at Holy Trinity Catholic School as presi- ish.” Christ,” said Fr. Brian Buettner, 38, pastor of Saint Joseph Old Ca- dent of the Future Farmers of America. The farmer from Okarche was never afraid to get his own hands thedral in downtown Oklahoma City. But, the farm boy from Okarche decided to plant a different kind of dirty working the land side-by-side with the people – a trait deeply Even though the specifics of his life are much different than her own harvest. loved by his parishioners. life, for Bronx-native Valerie Torres, Blessed Stanley Rother is both After graduating from high school, Stanley crossed the Red River for When Guatemala’s violent “conflicto armado” made its way to the relevant and inspiring. and the seminary. But the path to the priesthood would remote village on the shores of Lake Atitlán in the late 1970s, Father “The fact that he worked to have the New Testament translated to be more difficult than Stanley anticipated. Stanley’s response was to show his people the way of love and peace the language of the Guatemalan community so that his community He struggled in his studies – especially with learning Latin, which with his life. He walked the roads looking for the bodies of the dead could read and pray with the Scripture in their own language truly led him to fail his first year of theology. When the seminary sent him to bring them home for a proper burial and he fed the widows and touches my youth,” explained Torres, who includes Father Rother ev- home, suggesting that he consider a different vocation, Stanley re- orphans of those killed or parishioners who had gone missing. ery year in her high school curriculum at Aquinas High School in the quested another chance from his bishop, who agreed to look for a new “And what do we do about all this?” wrote Father Stanley to a friend Bronx. venue for him. in 1980. “What can we do, but do our work, keep our heads down, “In my community, the students and local youth often serve as When Stanley’s preach the gospel of love and nonviolence.” translators for their parents or grandparents. So, many of our youth 5th grade teach- The shepherd cannot run see their parents struggle to learn English, struggle to learn to read, er, Sister Clarissa The $40 million Bl. Stanley Rother Shrine will open in In a letter dated September 1980 to the bishops of making his attentiveness to language very meaningful.” Tenbrink, heard 2022, along Interstate 35, the major north-south highway Tulsa and Oklahoma City, Father Stanley described According to Father Lynx Soliman, a newly ordained priest for the the news that he crossing the middle of the United States from Minnesota to the political and anti-Church climate in Guatemala: Diocese of Newark, Blessed Stanley is the saint needed for the Church had flunked out of the Mexico border. “The reality is that we are in danger. But, we don’t in America, “precisely because he had the heart of a missionary. As seminary, she wrote The 2,000-seat church, designed in the Spanish mission know when or what form the government will use the first American martyr, I’m excited to see how many seeds will Stanley a letter to style echoing Blessed Stanley’s church in Santiago Atitlán, to further repress the Church. ... Given the situa- sprout from his blood for the glory of God and the good of souls.” encourage him. will include a chapel where his body will be entombed. tion, I am not ready to leave here just yet. There is For Shellie Greiner, it is both his faithfulness and his modern-day “He wanted to be “I hope that having this shrine in the heart of Oklaho- a chance that the Govt. will back off. If I get a direct story that make Blessed Stanley attractive. a priest so badly. He ma and in the heart of our archdiocese will teach all of threat or am told to leave, then I will go. But, if it is “He is a current day saint. He lived near us, he preached at my us about pilgrimage as a model for a life discipleship and was very discour- my destiny that I should give my life here, then so parish. We can travel to his parish in Guatemala,” said Greiner, an mission,” emphasizes Oklahoma City Archbishop Paul S. aged. So, I reminded be it. ... I don’t want to desert these people. There is Oklahoma native. Coakley. “I hope it will be a center for evangelization and him of the Curé of still a lot of good that can be done under the circum- “We have come to know him as ordinary, but extraordinary. I am formation that will nurture the faith of all who come.” Ars, French priest stances.” ordinary, can I become extraordinary through his example of sim- Find more at rothershrine.org. Saint Jean-Bap- A few months later – and six months before his ple living, of giving himself completely? Would I have the boldness to tiste-Marie Vianney, death – Father Stanley and his associate pastor left stand up for the Catholic faith and be willing to die for it today? I hope who also struggled Guatemala under threat of death after witnessing I don’t have to, but please Lord, let me be bold always like Saint Stan- with academics and the abduction of a parish catechist. He returned, ley Rother!” was notably deficient in Latin. I told Stanley that if he really wanted to however, to his beloved Guatemala in time to celebrate Holy Week in María Ruiz Scaperlanda, of Oklahoma City, is the author of, “The be a priest, then he should pray, and trust, and God would take care April of 1981, ignoring the pleas of those who urged him to consider Shepherd Who Didn’t Run: Blessed Stanley Rother, Martyr from Oklaho- of things.” his own safety. ma” (2019). 10 July 4, 2021 Sooner Catholic Sooner Catholic July 4, 2021 11 Jobs Box The Catholic Difference

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Santa Fe Family Life Center is sired teaching area. Send resume, financial redress. As these intrep- tasy, as a teenager. ... and it has therapeutic response to claims of the facility to hide from myself even pleship of young people, and assist seeking a bookkeeper. Bachelor’s cover letter and copy of teaching id individuals challenge the status affected me in the long run as an gender dysphoria. The AAP, mean- more than before. It was a tempo- in the mentoring of parish leaders. Graphic designer - OKC degree in accounting or busi- certificate to Laura Cain, principal, quo, they are becoming known as adult.” while, strongly discourages such rary fix.” Catholic in good standing, thor- The Oklahoma Catholic Men’s ness administration or equivalent at [email protected]. Download “trans-desisters” or “detransition- Vulnerable young people, caught approaches, telling pediatric pri- These first-hand testimonies from ough understanding of evangeliza- Conference (In The Father’s Foot- business experience; knowledge of application packet at archokc.org/ ers.” When Keira was 16 and strug- up in the pressure of the moment, mary care providers, in an official brave and outspoken detransition- tion and discipleship, experience steps) seeks a graphic designer to bookkeeping and generally accept- careers. No phone calls. gling with gender dysphoria, she was have too easily been drawn into statement, “to be a reliable source ers like Keira Bell should prompt leading youth programing and develop collateral material. The ed accounting principles a must. referred to the Tavistock Clinic and life-altering pathways involving of validation, support and reassur- us to listen closely to their stories bachelor’s degree a must. Bilin- ideal candidate is a practicing Preference given to candidates was almost immediately launched medications and scalpels with their ance,” and exclusively to pursue and beware of “affirmation-based gual in Spanish preferred. Submit Catholic with extensive experi- with nonprofit accounting experi- To see more job openings, go on- down the medical path. After three frequently irreversible effects. Pu- “affirmation-based approaches” for approaches” that often cloak the be- resume to [email protected]. ence in Adobe Creative Suite and ence; working knowledge of Quick- line to archokc.org/jobs-box. one-hour long visits to the medical berty blockers, cross-sex hormones children’s mental health services, trayal of our gender-confused youth. 12 July 4, 2021 Sooner Catholic Sooner Catholic July 4, 2021 13 Lánzate a lo más Profundo Luke 5:4 Reseña del libro: “El Pastor Que No Huyó”

By Luis Soto que no era buen candidato para vida por sus ovejas. por el testimonio y la historia del Los mandamientos de la Iglesia: For the Sooner Catholic el sacerdocio, termina siendo el “El pastor no debe huir a la pri- beato. primer sacerdote norteamericano mera señal de peligro, y dejar que “Rueguen por nosotros para que el ayuno y la abstinencia Soy inmigrante en los Estados en los altares. las ovejas se las arreglen por su podamos ser signos del amor de Unidos y sobretodo soy muy nuevo Como latinoamericano, entien- cuenta”, escribió el Padre Stanley Cristo para nuestra gente. … que en el Estado de Oklahoma. Una de do de primera mano las experi- en una nuestra presencia entre ellos los Los mandamientos de la Iglesia, sobre los refiere a evitar comer carne, lo que significa por alguna otra, las cosas que me trajo a Oklahoma encias que vivió el P. Stanley en carta fortifique para que puedan cuales he estado reflexionando en esta serie de carne de animales de sangre caliente. El pes- en los viernes que fue la historia del Beato Stanley Guatemala y que son narradas en a su Reseña soportar estos artículos, son leyes establecidas por las autori- cado no es parte de esta norma de abstinencia. no son parte del Rother. Había leído algo sobre él, este libro. Debe haberse sentido ami- sufrimientos dades pastorales de la Iglesia. De acuerdo con El ayuno también puede tener varios sig- tiempo de cuares- visto videos y escuchado historias, humanamente aterrorizado por su go el del libro en preparación el Catecismo de la Iglesia Católica, “tienen por nificados y varios grados de intensidad. Por ma. Esta susti- pero fue hasta que leí su biografía vida, pero su fe y compromiso con Padre para la veni- Arzobispo Pablo S. Coakley fin garantizar a los fieles el mínimo indispens- ejemplo, existe el mínimo ayuno eucarístico tución, desafor- titulada “El Pastor que no huyó, el pueblo que tan fielmente sirvió Frank- da del Reino”, able en el espíritu de oración y en el esfuerzo que exige que las personas que van a recibir tunadamente, ha Beato Stanley Rother, mártir de era más fuerte. La manera como ie Williams. “Nuestra presen- escribió el P. moral, en el crecimiento del amor de Dios y del la Sagrada Comunión se abstengan de comi- sido ampliamente olvidada y minimizada por Oklahoma” que realmente pude el libro está escrito parecía me- cia aquí significa mucho para Stanley. comprender la profundidad de su prójimo” (CIC 2041). da por al menos una hora antes de recibir el muchos católicos al punto que, para muchos terme a lo que estaba sucediendo el pueblo”. Para sac- vida de santidad. y a la vida de un santo mártir por Todo católico de Oklaho- erdotes, para Nuestro crecimiento en el bien moral (y la sacramento. Es precisamente a la luz de este católicos, el viernes, así como el domingo, ha Escrito por María Ruiz Scap- Cristo. Pedía oraciones, pero por ma debería leer la biografía laicos, para santidad) se verá fortalecido y ayudado por precepto de la Iglesia que la norma del ayuno perdido todo su carácter especial y su asocia- erlanda, el libro nos narra los encima de todo refrendaba su fe escrita por María Ruiz misioneros, para nuestra participación en la liturgia de la Igle- tiene un significado más preciso. Significa que ción con los eventos de nuestra redención. Lo sucesos que llevaron al martirio inquebrantable en su vocación Scaperlanda. Es fácil de leer, servidores, para sia y los sacramentos, los cuales son canales solo podemos hacer una comida completa a lo importante es recordar que todos los viernes del Beato Stanley Rother el 28 de de pastor: “Nos vendría bien una bien organizado y en orden madres de familia de gracias para los discípulos que luchan por largo del día. Esto puede ser cambiado por dos son día de penitencia. Julio de 1981 en Santiago Atitlán, oración de vez en cuando por cronológico. Cita todas las y padres de famil- vivir una vida cristiana. comidas ligeras, que juntas se combinen para ¿Cómo se aplica este mandamiento duran- Guatemala. Dios se vale de todos y nuestra seguridad si es la volun- fuentes que fueron usadas en su ia, para hijos y hermanos, el libro El cuarto mandamiento de la Iglesia dice: hacer una comida completa. Aun cuando se te el tiempo de cuaresma? La abstinencia de “abstenerse de comer carne y ayunar en los prohíbe comer cosas entre comidas, está per- de todo para mostrarnos el camino tad del Señor. Todavía no quiero causa de beatificación y nos lleva “El pastor que no huyó” debe ser carne es obligatoria el miércoles de ceniza y días establecidos por la Iglesia” (CIC 2043). mitido tomar líquidos en cualquier momento. de la santidad, parece decirme este abandonar a mi rebaño cuando a conocer la intimidad de la vida leído por todos los católicos de la todos los viernes de cuaresma para las perso- El propósito de este mandamiento es doble. De nuevo, los mandamientos de la Igle- libro. Un joven inquieto y quizá los lobos lo atacan en cualquier de un santo. Una escritora galar- Arquidiócesis de Oklahoma City nas mayores de 14 años. La norma del ayuno Por un lado, busca ayudarnos a prepararnos sia nos ofrecen el estándar mínimo. Algunos con poca habilidad intelectual, que momento”, escribió el beato en donada, pero en este libro nos y, me aventuro a decir, por todo se aplica el miércoles de ceniza y el Viernes espiritualmente para ciertas fiestas especiales, eligen hacer ayunos más frecuentes y mucho muchos pudieron haber pensado una carta 8 meses ante de dar su muestra su corazón conmovido católico en los Estados Unidos. Santo. Todos los católicos entre 18 y 59 años como la Pascua. Y por otro, nos ayuda a crecer más exigentes, y no solo por su posible ben- están obligados a ayunar en estos días. en nuestra disciplina personal y controlar eficio físico, sino precisamente buscando los Aun cuando estos son los únicos requisitos nuestros apetitos físicos para que podamos frutos espirituales que el ayuno produce en despertar y ser más sensibles a nuestra ham- aquellos que lo hacen motivados por un es- del mandamiento, debemos recordar que el bre por las cosas del espíritu. “No solo de pan píritu de penitencia y que buscan crecer en su mandamiento nos ofrece el mínimo estándar Peregrinación de Oración a través de la arquidiócesis vive el hombre, sino de toda palabra que sale unión con Cristo. indispensable. Se nos motiva a buscar hacer de la boca de Dios” (Mt 4,4). Dado que cuan- ¿Cuáles son entonces los días de ayuno y mucho más. En la Iglesia Latina, las normas durante el mes del aniversario del Beato Stanley do abusamos libremente de nuestros apetitos abstinencia establecidos por la Iglesia Católi- del ayuno y la abstinencia han sido reducidas físicos se opaca nuestra hambre espiritual, ca? De manera preeminente son los días y con respecto a lo que eran en generaciones EL CAMINO DE APLA’S la observancia fiel de este mandamiento nos tiempos penitenciales de la Iglesia, así como pasadas. Las Iglesias orientales siguen prácti- ayuda a crecer en libertad interior y aumenta todos los viernes y el tiempo de cuaresma. cas distintas, que pueden ser más exigentes. nuestra hambre por las cosas de Dios. Las prácticas penitenciales de estos tiempos Este mandamiento nos recuerda que el Los Equipos de Oración visitarán todas las to de Reconciliación o ¿Qué quiere decir la Iglesia cuando habla ayudan a los fieles a prepararse a celebrar el espíritu de penitencia es un elemento impor- parroquias y misiones de la arquidiócesis duran- asistir a Misa. de ayuno y abstinencia? La abstinencia puede misterio pascual con mayor fe y anhelo. tante para vivir una vida sólida de discipulado te el mes de julio. Los equipos estarán orando Los Pasaportes del significar muchas cosas. Puede ser absten- En un esfuerzo de mantener el carácter pen- cristiano. Nos recuerda que seguimos siendo por varias cosas: Camino son pequeños ernos de la televisión y las redes sociales. itencial del día viernes, el día que Cristo sufrió vulnerables a nuestra propia inclinación hacia - Una mayor gracia de conversión; folletos en inglés y es- Para otros puede ser abstenerse del alcohol y murió por nuestros pecados, se recomienda el pecado. Nos ayuda en nuestra conversión - Un mayor derramamiento del Espíritu Santo; pañol que serán propor- y relaciones sexuales. En el contexto de este abstenerse de carne todos los viernes del año. continua y en la profundización de nuestra - Un avance de la Misión de la Iglesia; cionados por los equi- mandamiento, sin embargo, la abstinencia se Podemos sustituir esta forma de abstinencia hambre por las cosas del espíritu. - Cualquier intención parroquial específica; pos y enviados a cada - La canonización de Beato Stanley Rother. iglesia. El Arzobispo Coakley ha aprobado una indul- Los Pasaportes del gencia parcial para cualquier persona que visite Camino son pequeños siete iglesias en la arquidiócesis con el Pas- folletos en inglés y español aporte del Camino, rece la oración de canon- que serán proporcionados por los equipos de ización y complete al menos una de las siguien- oración y estarán disponibles en parroquias y archokc.org/aplascamino tes cosas en cada lugar: rezar el rosario, pasar misiones, o podrán ser descargables en archokc. archokc.org/feastday tiempo en adoración, participar en el Sacramen- org/aplascamino.

Retiro madre-hija La Oficina Arquidiocesana de Matrimonio y Vida El sitio del Santuario del Beato Stanley Roth- Familiar organizará un almuerzo para madre-hija, Las actualizaciones er ya está comprometido con la educación de las mentes jóvenes con la afiliación entre Boldt, la del 9 a.m. hasta mediodía, el 7 de agosto, 2021, en arquidiócesis y la Escuela Secundaria Católica de el Centro Pastoral Católico, 7501 NW Expressway, del Santuario Cristo Rey de Oklahoma City. en Oklahoma City. Habrá una charla sobre, ser Estudiar la ingeniería y el diseño del santuario maravillosamente hecho a imagen y semejanza de junto con una vista de primera mano de la iglesia Dios, una visión general de los ciclos de fertilidad, que se está construyendo les da a los estudiantes una introducción a la Teología del Cuerpo, tiempo una idea de posibles carreras futuras. El proyec- para preguntas y repuestas, oración y una comida. to de la cúpula incluyó a cuatro estudiantes de El evento es bilingüe en inglés y español. Recomen- Cristo Rey: Eliana Gaytán, Samanta Pérez, Sheyla Resendiz-Ochoa y Xithlaly (Laly) Martínez. dar mayores de 12 años. Los médicos ayudarán Los estudiantes diseñaron una cúpula simulada a responder preguntas y enseñar la belleza y la usando gomitas, palillos de dientes, terrones de ciencia de los cuerpos. Regístrese en archokc.org/ azúcar, pretzels, limpiapipas y dulces agridulces. mother-daughter-brunch. Gaytán hizo tres cúpulas diferentes y congeló los materiales durante la noche en su congelador, El Viñedo de Raquel (Español) experimentando con el frío y haciendo que su Un retiro de fin de semana en español del Viñedo estructura fuera más duradera. de Raquel se llevará a cabo del 29 al 31 de octubre El diseño de una cúpula en el aula implicó el en Oklahoma City. Este retiro de sanación es para trabajo en equipo de ingenieros, la fase de planifi- mujeres y hombres que han surfrido un aborto y cación y diseño, la fase de construcción y las prue- es un lugar para otras personas que han pasado bas en el aula. Obtenga más información sobre el por un dolor similar. Envíe un correo electrónico a santuario en rothershrine.org. [email protected] para registrarse o llame al (918) 512-1525 para obtener más información. 14 July 4, 2021 Sooner Catholic Sooner Catholic July 4, 2021 15 Calendar Briefs This calendar only covers the two weeks between issue dates and may not reflect all of the calendar items. To see a full calendar, go to soonercatholic.org.

Please contact organizers before Bl. Stanley Rother Rosary Run O.S.B., is 8:30 a.m. - 3 p.m. July teach the beauty and science of July 11 Pray the Rosary for Life, 6:30 is welcome. Contact Toni 24 Day of Reflection, “In the attending. Find more briefs at The annual Bl. Stanley Rother 24 at St. Gregory’s Abbey, 1900 bodies. Register at archokc.org/ p.m. every Sunday, 2453 Harrelson, (405) 694-1292, Beauty of Holiness: A Day of archokc.org/briefs. Rosary Run is 8 a.m. – 1 p.m. W. MacArthur St., Shawnee. mother-daughter-brunch. Wilcox Dr., Norman. Contact [email protected]. Reflection for Artisans and July 31. Visit therothermen.com. Limited to 32 attendees. Face 4 Fourteenth Sunday in Connie Lang, (405) 249-1041, Crafters” 8:30 a.m. - 3 p.m., Rother Feast Day Mass coverings recommended, but not Anniversary celebration Ordinary time. [email protected]. 17 The Oklahoma City Commu- St. Gregory’s Abbey, 1900 Archbishop Coakley will cele- required. Attendees must pre-reg- Everyone is invited to the Shrine webcam nity of Secular Carmelites W. MacArthur St., Shawnee. brate Mass at 6:30 p.m. July 28 Watch construction of the ister by e-mailing retreats@ 50th anniversary celebration at 4 Independence Day. 14 Feast of St. . meeting at Little Flower, Call (405) 878-5656. at Holy Trinity Catholic Church Bl. Stanley Rother Shrine on monksok.org or call (405) 878- St. Gregory the Great Catholic OKC. Anyone interested in in Okarche for the feast day of a live webcam at archokc.org/ 5656. Cost is $30 for early bird Church in Enid during Labor Day 5 Feast of St. Anthony Zaccaria. 14 Catholic War Veterans USA deepening prayer life with 25 Seventeenth Sunday in Bl. Stanley Rother. The Mass will shrinewebcam. registration or $35 at the door. weekend, Sept. 4-5. the Oklahoma Memorial Post community support, call Ordinary Time. be in-person and live-streamed Lunch included. 6 Feast of St. . No. 168 meeting, 7 p.m., Vicky Caudell, (405) 637- on Facebook, YouTube and at Watch Heritage Gallery episodes Archbishop’s Dinner Sunnylane Family Reception 4611, or William Ginn, (405) 26 Feast of Sts. Joachim and archokc.org/live. on Bl. Stanley Rother Quo Vadis Days Join Archbishop Coakley and the 8 Charismatic Catholic prayer Center, 3900 S.E. 29, Del 737-2024. Anne. The Communications Office of Quo Vadis Days: Men’s Discern- Catholic Foundation of Oklahoma meeting, 7 p.m. every Thurs- City. Contact (405) 739-0036, El Camino de Apla’s the archdiocese has produced a ment Retreat will be Aug. 1-4 at board of directors for the 2021 day, Catholic Pastoral Cen- [email protected]. 18 Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary 28 Feast of Blessed Stanley Join in prayer for the archdio- series of short videos to highlight Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Archbishop’s Dinner at 6:30 p.m. ter, 7501 Northwest Express- Time. Rother. cese and the intercession of Bl. items in the Heritage Gallery re- Youth Camp in Wellston. Visit Aug. 10 at the Omni Hotel, 100 W. way, OKC. Contact Elaine, 15 Feast of St. . Stanley Rother with two prayer lated to Bl. Stanley Rother. Watch okcvocations.com. Oklahoma City Blvd. in Oklahoma (405) 314-5345, ccrprayers@ 20 Feast of St. Apollinaris. 28 Rother Feast Day Pilgrimage, teams visiting all parishes and each episode on YouTube or Face- City. The dinner supports the St. gmail.com. 16 Feast of Our Lady of Mount July 28-July 31. Visit missions in July. Find the sched- book. Find Episode 1 at https:// Fiat women’s retreat John Vianney Endowment, which Carmel. 20 Serra Club of Oklahoma City archokc.org/feastday. ule, a downloadable camino youtu.be/0HX1iDrM8zg. To sup- Single women ages 18-30 who helps seminarians who are study- 9 Feast of St. Augustine Zhao meeting, 10:30 a.m., Catholic passport and new Rother Ro- port the building of a museum at are seeking to do God’s will are ing to be priests. Visit cfook.org or Rong and Companions. 17 Rother Feast Day carnival 6 Pastoral Center. Register at 28 Rother Feast Day Mass, 6:30 sary reflections at archokc.org/ the Bl. Stanley Rother Shrine, go invited to attend a Fiat Ministries call (405) 721-4115. p.m. – 10 p.m. Holy Trinity serraokc.org. p.m. Holy Trinity Catho- aplascamino. online to stanleyrother.org. Discernment Retreat Aug. 5-7 at 9 Pray the Rosary for Life, 9 Catholic Church, 211 W. Mis- lic Church, 211 Missouri Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Santa Fe Family Life Center a.m. every Friday, 2453 Wil- souri, Okarche. Mass at 5 p.m. 20 Suicide grief support group, Ave., Okarche. In person and Rother Feast Day pilgrimage Family summer camp Youth Camp. Religious sisters pool season cox Dr., Norman. Contact 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., St. live-streamed on Facebook, sites Visit archokc.org/camp to see from various religious orders The Santa Fe Family Life Cen- Connie Lang, (405) 249-1041, 17 Monthly Novena to the Infant Francis, 1901 N.W. 18, OKC. YouTube and archokc.org/ Find a list of sites to visit for Bl. family camp schedules. assist at the retreat by giving ter’s pool season is from Memorial [email protected]. Jesus. Nine days of novenas to live. Stanley Rother’s Feast Day. Spe- talks, leading small groups, giving Day weekend to Labor Day. Fam- the Infant Jesus of Prague: 21 Feast of St. Lawrence of cial hours and tours will be avail- Serra Club meeting their testimonies, and providing a ily membership $300; individual 10 Benedictine Oblates meet- Monday-Friday after Noon Brindisi. 29 Feast of St. Martha. able from July 28-31 at locations The next Serra Club of Okla- joyful witness of what it means to membership $200. Knights’ fami- ing, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. via Zoom. Mass, Saturday after 5 p.m. that include the Bl. Stanley Roth- homa City meeting is 10:30 a.m. be a consecrated religious sister. lies enjoy the pool and fitness club For people who seek to live Mass, and Sunday after 11 22 Feast of . 30 Feast of St. Peter er Shrine, the Heritage Gallery at July 20 at the Catholic Pastoral Cost $25; includes meals, lodging benefits for $29.95/month. Call more completely; what it a.m. Mass. Chrysologus. the Catholic Pastoral Center and Center, 7501 Northwest Express- and materials. Register by Aug. 1 (405) 840-1817 or visit 6300 N. means to be a Christian. 23 Feast of St. Bridget. Bl. Stanley’s crypt at Resurrection way. Register at serraokc.org. at fiatministries.org. Santa Fe Ave. in Oklahoma City. Contact Judith Martin, (405) 17 Lay Missionaries of Charity, 31 Feast of St. Ignatius of Loyola. Memorial Cemetery Chapel. Find 635-5665, jmmartinosb@ the lay order of the Mission- 23 Reds, Whites & Brews, 7:30 locations and hours at archokc. Introduction to the Apostles ACP luncheon First Friday Adoration yahoo.com. aries of Charity of St. Teresa p.m., Dunlap Codding, 609 W org/feastday. The next Assembly of Catholic Join the staff of the Catholic Creed of Calcutta, meeting, 10 a.m., Sheridan Ave, OKC. Visit The Gospel of Life Disciples Professionals luncheon is 11 a.m. Pastoral Center at Noon on July 11 Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Holy Innocents’ conference catholiccharitiesok.org. Feast Day Carnival presents “Introduction to the - 1 p.m. Aug. 5 at the Petroleum 9 for adoration and the Divine Time. room. Any lay person interest- The Knights of Columbus will Apostles Creed: Refreshing Our Club, 100 N. Broadway Ave. in Mercy Chaplet in the St. Francis ed in living a consecrated life 24 Feast of St. Sharbel Makhluf. host the annual Rother Feast Day Catholic Faith” 7 p.m. – 8 p.m. on Oklahoma City. The guest speaker de Sales Chapel, 7501 Northwest carnival 6 p.m. – 10 p.m. July 17 Monday evenings at the St. John is Bishop David Konderla, Diocese Expressway, Oklahoma City. at Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Paul II Dwelling, 4113 S. Eastern of Tulsa. Visit archokc.org/acp or 211 W. Missouri in Okarche. In- Ave. in Moore. The 12 sessions call (405) 709-2745. First Friday Mass flatables, kids’ games, hamburg- taught by Ken Pedigo began June The monthly first Friday Mass ers and more. Mass at 5 p.m. 14. Visit gospeloflifedisciples.org. Mother-daughter retreat in honor of the Sacred Heart is 7 The archdiocesan Marriage p.m. at the Catholic Pastoral Cen- Seminary Feast Day Mass Reds, Whites & Brews and Family Life Office will host ter, 7501 Northwest Expressway, Mount St. Mary Seminary in Em- Catholic Charities will host a mother-daughter brunch 9 in Oklahoma City. Exposition mitsburg, Md., will host a special Reds, Whites & Brews 7:30 p.m. a.m. – Noon Aug. 7 at the Catho- (confessions available) 5:30 p.m. – Mass to celebrate Bl. Stanley Roth- – 10 p.m. July 23 at Dunlap lic Pastoral Center in Oklahoma 6:30 p.m. er’s 40th anniversary of martyrdom Codding, 609 W. Sheridan Ave. City. Discussion on being won- at 11 a.m. July 28 in St. Mary in Oklahoma City. This event derfully made in the image and Oktoberfest chapel – National Shrine Grotto. supports homeless services of likeness of God, fertility cycles, Holy Spirit Catholic Church The celebrant is Msgr. Thomas Catholic Charities: Sanctuary Theology of the Body, Q and A, Oktoberfest and auction is 6 p.m. Tewes, classmate of Bl. Stanley Women’s Development Center in prayer and a meal. The event is Sept. 25 at 1100 N. Sara Rd. in Rother. Concelebrants: Msgr. Stockyards City. For tickets, visit bilingual in English and Spanish. Mustang. This is an event for age Andrew Baker, rector Mount St. catholiccharitiesok.org. Recommend age 12 and older. 21 and older. Register at (405) Mary Seminary; Fr. Martin Moran, Doctors will answer questions and 376-9435, holyspiritmustang.org. chaplain Mount St. Mary Universi- Day of Reflection ty; and Fr. Ted Trinko, IVE, chap- Day of Reflection, “In the Beau- lain, National Shrine Grotto. A ty of Holiness: A Day of Reflection Sr. Patricia Powers, O.P. relic and image of Bl. Stanley will for Artisans and Crafters” pre- be present. sented by Br. Damian Whalen, Sister Patricia Powers, O.P., education, died June 5 at she taught for Villa, Hazel Green, Wis. Her 25 years, was religious name was Sister Jor- principal for dan. The funeral Mass was held 12 years and at the Dominican motherhouse, tutored mi- Sinsinawa, June 11, followed grant workers by burial in the Motherhouse for four years. Cemetery. She served Sister Powers was born Sept. in Wisconsin, Sr. Patricia 13, 1924, in Chicago, the Illinois, New Powers, O.P. daughter of Martin and Teresa York, Oklaho- (Meaney) Powers. ma, California, , Florida Sister Powers made her first and New Mexico. In the Archdi- profession as a Dominican Sis- ocese of Oklahoma City, Sister ter of Sinsinawa Aug. 5, 1944, Powers served at Saint Francis and her perpetual profession of Assisi in Oklahoma City from Aug. 5, 1947. In the field of 1981-1982. 16 July 4, 2021 Sooner Catholic continued from page 1 sacrifice in offering us the gift of your son for service to the Church.” “Today, we are rejoicing … Father Lepak felt a that the Lord continues to call call to serve in high men to this special friendship, school. He discerned to anoint and consecrate for a life with a monastic service those he has chosen community and as a teacher in his search for a life of deep Read Archbishop Coakley’s prayer. homily online After studying phi- archokc.org/homilies losophy and theology with the Dominican friars, he met with from among us for a special Father Brian Buettner, share in his one eternal priest- vocations director. But, hood, the priesthood of Jesus he still wasn’t sure if Christ,” Archbishop Coakley being a parish priest said during his homily. would satisfy his need “Though many, many have for deep contemplative prayer. Then, he came home to Christ the King Catholic Church. Photos Chris Porter, Diane Clay/Sooner Catholic. “I was watching Father Rick Stans- berry celebrate Mass us to a new kind of witness and I thought that is ac- and to a new kind of ministry. tually the highest form of We must be more mission-fo- prayer right there. I was try- cused, more intentional or we ing so hard to find a specific will be carried along and swept way of prayer, but I realized away in the fast-moving and it’s all in the Eucharist and dangerous currents of secu- God already has done it for larism in which we will find Archbishop Coakley, Gloria Lepak and Fr. you.” ourselves becoming indistin- guishable from the world into Brannon Lepak after Holy He was accepted as a Hour on June 25 at the seminarian for the archdio- which we have been sent to be Catholic Pastoral Center. cese and recently earned a light and salt,” he said. Photo Chris Porter/Sooner master’s degree in divinity “It is a time of great opportu- Catholic. at Pope Saint John XXIII nity to embark upon the great National Seminary in Mas- adventure of Christian disci- Fr. Brannon Lepak at his had a part to play over the sachusetts. pleship and the priesthood.” First Mass June 26 at years in encouraging and pre- During his homily, Arch- Diane Clay is editor of the Christ the King Catholic Sooner Catholic. Church. Photo Antonio paring Deacon Brannon for his bishop Coakley said priests Guzman. priestly vocation, few … have ordained today are entering an had as much influence as the age not so different than the members of his own family, es- apostolic age following Pente- pecially you Gloria and Bran- cost. non’s late father, Louis. Thank “We have entered … a new you … for your generosity and apostolic age, … which calls