'!Fte!Jv[arian £i6rary ~ws{etter No. 38 (New Series) Summer, 1999 The Announcement.ofthe Assumption ; ~~""1 - Choirs of. angels rejoice, ';~tf:t' . . . • · ~ :oday the V~ Mother o~ God, All the samts exult: i:, · tmmaculate m her conceptiOn, Welcome Mary the Queen with great acclaim, )f, , and virgin even after giving birth, with rejoicing of all creation. triumphs over the corruption of the grave.

The pilgrim Church is joyful 0 day of great hope: and praises God the all-loving Father today the Star has been lit in heaven he has done great things in his humble servant, to light up the path of humanity and raised her to the royal throne of the Son. with gentle rays of divine splendor.

'Ibis is the Easter of the Virgin Mother, This is a day of peace and hope who is raised in her body to the glory of heaven, that sees the Mother mediator of grace, radiant image of the Church in the future, adorned with the glory of the Son, brought to perfection in the kingdom. watching over the steps of all her children.

This is the day in which the new Adam, 0 God, receive our prayers on this festival day: who overcame sin and death, may the light that glows fully in Mary raised the new Eve to be beside him, also shine in us. as his obedient and generous companion.

From Celebrations for the Millennium, 1999.

66th Recognized Miraculous Healing at as "Signs of Christ" On February 10, 1999, Msgr. Claude Dagens, bishop entire body. "Later, I took my flrst steps, just like a baby of Angouleme, , armounced that the cure which who is learning to walk." He said he chose not to make Mr. Jean-Pierre Bely, a member of the diocese, had experi­ known the cure immediately, "for the sake of all the other enced at Lourdes 12 years earlier, was truly "a sign of Christ." sick people who were there." He stayed in his wheelchair The bishop said, "In the name of the Church, I recognize and waited until he was reunited with his wife and two and publicly acknowledge the authenticity of the cure children before revealing what had happend. He felt which Mr. Jean-Pierre Bely experienced at Lourdes on obliged to submit his case to the Lourdes Medical Office. Friday, October 9, 1987. This sudden and complete cure is a "I couldn't keep this sign all to myself," he said, adding personal gift of God for this man and an effective sign of that the physical healing was accompanied by a "feeling Christ the Savior, which was accomplished through the of total pardon and of love," received in the Sacrament intercession of ." of Reconciliation. In 1984, Mr. Bely was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, The International Medical Committee voted favorably on and, by 1987, he was completely paralyzed. Bed-ridden and the miraculous nature of Mr. Bely's healing, but only by a on a stretcher, he went to Lourdes in 1987 as part of the small majority. The fmdings were submitted to Bishop Dagens October Rosary Pilgrimage. On the final morning of the who conducted a canonical investigation. As he recognized pilgrimage, as Mr. Bely was armointed in the Sacrament the cure as a miraculous sign, the bishop explained that of the Sick, he felt, as he later described, a "sensation of "the International Medical Committee, even while abstain­ coldness" then "a gentle warmth" that seemed to fill his ing from furnishing the absolute medical proof of the cure, explicity wished that the Church formulate its own judgment. International Medical Bureau. Established in 1946, this The Church has the liberty, as recognized by the Interna­ bureau consists of medical doctors, psychiatrists, and tional Medical Committee itself, to express its own pastoral experts in specific diseases. The criteria for recognizing the discernment based on Mr. Bely's testimony and on the cure at Lourdes are the same as those proposed in 1743 by opinion of the canonical commission." the canonist, Prospero Lambertini (the future Benedict XIV),

The bishop's statement, which avoids the term ", n for the miracles required for the beatification and the is historically significant because it may allow other bishops canonization of saints. The inftrmity must have been serious to recognize cures and healings as divine "signs," even and thought impossible to cure; no medication or treatment though doctors hesitate to qualify them as totally inexpli­ must have been given, which could possibly have caused cable. "We are witness to a new meaning for miracle," the cure; the cure must be sudden and complete, with no commented the Msgr. Jacques Perrie, Bishop of Tarbes relapse. In a word, the cure must be unexplainable, that is, and Lourdes. there is no human or natural factor which could have effected the cure. (The doctors at Lourdes do not speak of The Special Mission of Lourdes "miracles," only of inexplicable cures.) If, in the opinion of Since the apparitions at Lourdes in 1858, a procedure has the International Medical Committee, there is no natural gradually developed for verifying cures and healings which explanation for the cure, the case is then turned over to the occur there. Today, Lourdes is recognized as the Church's bishop of the diocese in which the individual resides. foremost center for investigating healings. There, medical The fmal stage in the process is the investigation by the personnel from all the world are permitted to investigate diocesan canonical committee appointed by the bishop. In the evidence for reported healings. The personnel includes the early years of Lourdes, the fmal judgment appeared to those who allow and those who exclude the possibility of rest with doctors, so much so, that the second President of miraculous healings. The procedure is also one which the Medical Bureau wrote, in 1892, that "the history of respects the dignity of the person who has been cured. John Lourdes has been written entirely by doctors." In the Paul II reminded the medical personnel of Lourdes that the twentieth century, the church has assumed a greater role in verification of miraculous cures is Lourdes' "special respon­ the discernment process. A miraculous cure is not simply an sibility and mission" (L'Osservatore Romano,[Eng.ed] 19-26 impersonal intervention of divine power, but a gift to the December 1988). individual, frequently accompanied by greater faith, charity, It is impossible to estimate the number of cures which peace. For that reason, and since miracles belong "to the have occurred at Lourdes. There are healings of a spiritual order of faith," the canonical examination deals with the nature, such as faith, conversion, acceptance, joy. There are individual's disposition at the time of the cure and religious also the psychological cures-freedom from anxiety, release attitudes which are part of the individual's life. The fmal from addiction and compulsion. There are cures of a word belongs to the bishop of the diocese, who, as in the physical nature, the only type investigated at Lourdes (and case of Bishop Dagens, recognized the miraculous cure "in also the only type accepted in the beatification or canoniza­ the name of the Church." tion process), because evidence of the past and present Mr. Bely's healing is the 66th cure occurring at Lourdes condition can be presented. which has been officially recognized by ecclesiastical The verification process at Lourdes now involves three authorities. In the last one hundred years, over 6,500 stages. The ftrst occurs when the cured person is examined individuals have reported cases of cures to the Medical at the Lourdes Medical Bureau. Established in 1883, the Bureau. Of these, at least 2,500 are considered truly remark­ Medical Bureau receives the testimonary of the cured able, but they lack some requirement needed to allow them person, of the doctor who treated the patient, of those who to the next stage-witnesses, evidence, differing explana­ accompanied the person to Lourdes. After the preliminary tions for the cause of the cure. In the last twenty years, examination, the cured person is usually asked to return to there are reports of about twenty cases of extraordinary Lourdes a year later for another examination. Many cases cures or healings, about one a year. remain at this ftrst level because of the difftculty of gather­ ing the previous medical reports, a frequent occurrence Reconsidering the Requirements with individuals coming from areas where medical records for a Miracle are not kept. In November 1988, the Congregation for the Causes of Sufftciently documented cases are passed on to the Saints sponsored a symposium with the Lourdes Medical The Marian Library Newsletter Appears twice yearly and is sent to those interested in the Marian Library and the International Marian Research Institute. Donations to cover printing and postage costs-and to support the activities of the library and the institute-are gratefully accepted. If you no longer wish to receive the newsletter, the return of the mailing address label would be appreciated. Editor: Fr. Thomas A. Thompson, S.M. Marian Library/IMRI: (937) 229-4214 FAX: (937) 229-4258 Mariological Society of America: (937) 229-4294 [email protected]. udayton.edu [email protected] Mary Page: http://www.udayton.edu/mary

2 Bureau and the International Medical Committee on are not intended "to satisfy the curiosity and satiate the healings and miracles. The symposium was held partly in desire for magic" (CCC 547-49). As in the Gospels, miracles response to the questions which the medical personnel are recognized by persons of faith. were posing. Because miracles are a sign of faith, they belong to the Pope John Paul's address to the symposium indicated order of faith, and it is the prerogative of the Church to several nuances of vocabulary to describe the miraculous. recognize that faith. Even scientists who might recognize a The pope spoke of miracles, not as irrefutable instances secondary cause acknowledge that the final word belongs of divine power, but as "signs which can be reminders, to another order. "Healings constitute a fact which has its messages which show that God is Love. " There is, he explanation only in the order of faith," said John Paul II, continued, a personal element and message in every "which the most rigorous scientific examination cannot healing. "Every medically inexplicable healing, duly deny a priori and which it must respect, precisely in verified at Lourdes, and subsequently acknowledged as its order." a miracle by competent authority, embodies a message, In the Gospel accounts of the miracles, there is both an a call to a more fervent Christian life, an enlightenment extraordinary happening and also some personal gift to the regarding the role of Mary, Immaculate Virgin, Mother individual, a sign of God's love. A theologian who has of the Church and the Queen of Peace." written extensively about miracles, Rene Latourelle gives He also hinted that the miraculous "signs" need not be the following deftnition: "A miracle is an extraordinary limited to cures of a physical nature (a question discussed religious event, manifest in the physical world, a special and both at Lourdes and in the Congregation for the Causes of free intervention of God's power and love which is ad­ Saints). "There seems to be evidence today that the divine dressed to individuals as a sign of God's presence in the pedagogy is enlightening mankind by more spiritual and world and of his word of salvation." more intimate revelations, and that the cases of physical Many question the criterion stating that a miracle must healing are becoming more rare. It remains true that God is be totally inexplicable. In our daily experience, the divine still granting unexpected and profound gifts, responding to is mediated through secondary causes. Why could not an the supplication made in faith and charity, with confidence extraordinary event, even if attributable to a secondary in the power of his love which is greater than all" cause, be considered miraculous? Limiting miracles to (L'Osservatore Romano [Eng. ed], 19-26 December 1988). unexplainable interventions of divine power reinforces On October 22-24, 1993, Dr. Roger Pilon, the head of the the notion that God works primarily "in the breach." One Lourdes Medical Bureau, organized an International Con­ theologian at the Lourdes symposium, Xavier Thevenot, gress at Lourdes to deal further with questions posed by thought that a cure from a disease advancing rapidly, even medical personnel concerning the criteria (formulated more though attributed to the extraordinary appearance of a than two centuries ago) for the recognition of a miraculous secondary cause, need not be eliminated from what is event. More questions were asked than were dealt with at considered miraculous. The entire spiritual and phsycho­ the symposium (occasional interviews with the doctors are logical disposition of the person should be examined to found in Lourdes Magazine). see if the extent of the change represented a new outlook The medical personnel wondered whether a cure which for the person involved. had occurred over a period of a few days, or a progressive Today, Mr. Bely, now 62 years old, has returned to his improvement for serious illness, could be recognized as work and is active in both parish and diocesan activities. inexplicable. Also, almost all the patients now coming to The recognition of his cure by the medical and church Lourdes, the doctors commented, have undergone some authorities took almost twelve years. "It was a long time," previous medical treatment which may possibly produce he said, "but I could not keep this sign only for myself." results at Lourdes. Finally, medical science and psychiatry His attitude, as described by Dr. Theillier, director of the can recognize now, more than previously, factors which Lourdes Medical Bureau, is similar to that of Bernadette after may have contributed to a cure. Should this recognition the apparitions-one of simplicity and humility. After his exclude the possibility of a miraculous occurrence? cure, he worked with a diocesan organization devoted to The questioning at Lourdes has led to a deeper consider­ the spiritual care of the sick. He is also active in many areas ation of the nature of miracles, their purpose, and the in his parish. He believes that his cure was the result of respective roles of the Church and medical science in their many prayers of those who accompanied him on the recognition. In its early history, Lourdes was influenced by pilgrimage. "Prayer has a great power ... I am an ordinary the prevailing antagonism between science and religion. person . . . I believe that cure which I received was as if Miracles were valued for their apologetic value; they were God winked at me." the response to skeptical scientists who a priori refused the possibility of divine intervention. Bibliography: Today's approach is influenced by the miracle accounts Guertsons et miracles: Rapports du Congres International de Lourdes, of the Gospels. Vatican II (Dei Verbum) spoke of "works, 22-24 octobre, 1993. signs, and miracles" which make known Christ and attest to Mangiapan, Theodore. "The Problem of the Lourdes Miracles," Lumen the revelation of which he is the center. The Catechism of Vitae 42/1 (1987) 19-33. Molinari, Paul. "Saints and Miracles: The Miraculous in Causes of Beatifica­ the speaks of "miracles and prodigies" as tion and Canonization," Tbe Way 18, 4 (1978): 287-299. signs that witness that the Kingdom of God is present in Olivieri, Alphonse and Bernard Billet. Y a-t-tl encore des miracles a Jesus. They are invitations to believe in Jesus, while in­ Lourdes? Paris: Lethielleux, 1989. tended to strengthen the faith of those who believe. They

3 Proposed Dogma: Mary, Coredemptrix, Mediatrix, Advocate The Marianum's Position on the Dogmatic Definition For the past few years in the religious press, there have the high priest "who has taken his seat at the right hand of been references to a movement promoting a ftfth Marian the throne of majesty in heaven" (He b. 8, 1), and who "lives dogma-Mary, Coredemptrix, Mediatrix, and Advocate. forever to make intercession" (Heb. 7,25) for those who Especially in the United States, people are encouraged to listen to God. send petitions for the deftnition to the . The Sacred In the New Testament, none of the three titles­ Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith has examined the Coredemptrix, Mediatrix, Advocate-is attributed to Mary. matter, but, as far as we know, its views or conclusions have On the contrary, the New Testament texts describing Christ not been made public. as Redeemer, Mediator and Advocate seem-and we repeat, The XII International Mariological ~~~~ seem-not to support the idea of a Congress, held at Czestochowa in creature alongside him acting as August 1996, considered the matter and Coredemptrix, Mediatrix and Advo­ wrote a declaration which was pub­ cate in an ontological sense. lished in Osservatore Romano with a On the other hand, we recognize commentary by the Pontillcal Marian within the New Testament itself that, Commission. by the gift of grace, God calls crea­ In an attempt to say something tures to take part in the realization of thoughtful and dispassionate on the the plan of salvation in Christ. Speak­ topic, the Marianum organized, on ing of his own ministry and that of his August 28, 1998, an informal but companions, St. Paul does not hesitate serious meeting to discuss the matter. to affirm "We are God's coworkers" (I Professors of Mariology from a number Cor. 3,9). Vatican II recalls that the of Roman theological faculties at­ Church "is driven by the Holy Spirit to tended. The discussion was centered do her part for the full realization of on a paper presented by the president the plan of God, who has constituted of the Marianum, Fr. Ignazio M. Calabuig, "A Reflection on Christ as the source of salvation for the whole world" (LG the Request for a Dogmatic Deftnition of 'Mary 17). Now, Mary is "preeminent" (LG 53) among the members Coredemptrix, Mediatrix, Advocate.' " While awaiting the of the Body of Christ. There is no doubt that, in her faith and publication of this lengthy paper in the Marianum [journal], obedience, she cooperated in a more intense way in the we give here a few extracts making known the position realization of God's saving project and in a unique way in the taken by the Marianum faculty. redemptive incarnation ofthe Word. " . .. Catholic doctrine is substantially unanimous in These preliminary and elementary notes make sufficiently acknowledging Mary's cooperation in the work of salvation, clear that the signillcance of the three titles, considered but this unanimity is fractured when theologians want to singly and as a whole, is not a slight one. Among theologians, express the doctrine, in precisely appropriate language they raise many questions to which there is not a readily without ambivalence or misunderstanding. agreeable answer. When we venture beyond the hermeneuti­ The titles Coredemptrix, Mediatrix, and Advocate do not cal horizon of Lumen gentium in relation to the three titles, have a univocal meaning. Each of them has been understood we fmd ourselves in a lively crossftre of theological debate. in various ways throughout history and in different theologi­ The request for a dogma is centered on these very titles: cal traditions. For example, the term mediatrix has a differ­ Coredemptrix, Mediatrix, Advocate. Since the issue has ent meaning in Eastern theology than in Western theology. gained some publicity, there has arisen among theologians Questions arise about the nature of these titles. Are they renewed interest in those titles, sometimes to show how ontological, that is, do they refer to an action on Mary's part founded they are in church teaching, sometimes to point that was determining and necessary for the redemptive out the ambiguities they involve. event, as was her fiat for the Word's becoming man? Or are they functional titles that make clear the role entrusted to Why the Marianum Mary, namely, that through her cooperation, redemption does not support the request: comes to all people? The staff of the Marianum [journal] does not support the From a biblical viewpoint, these three titles refer properly request for a dogmatic defmition for the following reasons: to Christ. He is "the one Savior of all" (Rom. 5), for outside of him "there is no salvation through anyone else, nor is there • The doctrine on Mary's cooperation in the work of any other name given to the human race by which we are to salvation has been formally, repeatedly, and authorita­ be saved" (Acts 4, 12). Nothing is lacking to his perfect act of tively taught by both the extraordinary (Vatican II) and the redemption and nothing can be added. He is the one and ordinary (papal and episcopal) magisterium of the Church. perfect Mediator: "There is also one mediator between God • The doctrine is not contested or denied in any essential and the human race, Christ Jesus, himself human, who gave element by Catholic theologians. himself as ransom for all" (I Tim. 2,5-6). To his perfect and immediate mediation nothing can be added, nor can anything • In both the sacred liturgy and popular devotions, Mary's be taken from it. He is the just and merciful Advocate; St. cooperation in the work of salvation, her constant inter­ John writes: "If anyone does sin, we have an Advocate with cession, and her spiritual motherhood are widely the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous one" (I John 2, 1). He is confessed. 4 • The proposal for a definition centered on the three titles • The proposed dogmatic definition could inflict a serious of Coredemptrix, Mediatrix, and Advocate is a source of wound, difficult to heal, on the ecumenical movement, perplexity both with regard to the titles in themselves something that would be counter to a Church commitment (toward the first of the three, the magisterium is extremely aroused and guided by the Spirit. reserved) and also with regard to aspects of the doctrine • Such is our position: it is stated, with respect to all, out of underlying each of the three terms. the necessity of making known our position as theologians, • The doctrine of Mary's mediation should be dealt with in while acknowledging that there will be disagreements with a much broader theological framework (christological, our position. pneumatological, ecclesiological) and, consequently, rethought in its presentation and terminology. It should also be studied again from a biblical viewpoint. -From Marianum Notizie-News, 2/1998. Preparing for the Great Jubilee

Celebrationsfor the Millennium. Our Lady of Hope," provides variety in Mother urged adaptation and experi­ (1997: [Christ]; 1998: "Come, structure, with contemporary titles, mentation with the rosary-type of Holy Spirit"; 1999: God the illustrating Mary as disciple and model prayer. However, since no examples of the Church; it speaks of Mary's from any authoritative source were Father. Totwa, New Jersey: identification with the oppressed and provided, experimentation with the Catholic Book Publishing marginalized, and describes her rosary was frequently misunderstood Company, 1997-99. presence as "prayerful, welcoming, and resisted. These three volumes are offered by shining, active." The use of the resources are not the Central Organizing Committee for The 1999 volume provides examples "time-dated," that is, limited to the years the Great Jubilee of the Year 2000. For of Reconciliation Services based on for which they were originally intended; each of the years, materials for liturgy different themes: Lord, Our Father; the they will enrich liturgies and prayer and prayer services are provided to Father of Mercies; the Fountain of services well into the next millenium. underline the themes of the preparation Love. Suggestions for "examination of The postconciliar period has given great period for the millenium, as outlined conscience" are given, one based on attention to the liturgical texts, but in On the Coming Third Millennium. the Parable of the Prodigal Son, and provided very little guidance for the The structure of each book is similar: the other on the Beatitudes. development of prayer services. These formularies for Masses (many newly The Marian section, a small part books provide many texts but also composed); texts for the General of the total work, provides material patterns, which can be adapted, for Intercession; prayer before the Blessed not previously accessible to most vigils, reconciliation services, Marian Sacrament; texts for prayer vigils and the catechists and liturgy planners. Texts programs. These books should be in celebration of the Word; penitential (four major sections) for the revered every sacristy and in the offlces of celebrations; litanies; Marian devotions. hymn of the Eastern Church, the religious educators and liturgical Some of the material can be found Akathist, are provided, together with planners. elsewhere (e.g., the Sacramentary, the an opening invocation, Scripture Collection of Masses of the Blessed readings, intercessions, and "work­ Virgin Mary); but much of the material, able" suggestions for their use. The especially for the prayer services and texts could be used during Advent or devotions, is newly composed or taken as a prayer service on the solemnities from sources not readily available. of Mary, Mother of God and of the One feature is several new litanies, Annunciation. which make possible a slow rhythmic The 1998 volume has an innovative interaction of expressions of praise and Rosary service based on the mysteries petition, and can be used as part of a based on "the mysteries of the Holy service or a processional chant. The Spirit" i.e., the Holy Spirit's presence at invocations of the litanies provide many the Annunciation, Visitation, the Cross, suggestions for prayer, cathechesis, and Pentecost, and in the Hearts of the illustration. In the 1997 volume, there Christians. The format consists of are three new litanies referring to Christ. announcement of the mystery, Our The 1999 volume contains three litanies Father, ten Hail Marys (the first part for the Blessed Virgin Mary. In addition only, but with the possibility of to the litany of Loreto, there is the including a phrase referring to the "litany of Mary, Queen," (which ap­ mystery under consideration, with peared in the "Order of Crowning an the second part only at the end of the Image of Blessed Virgin Mary" [English decade). Twenty-six years ago, the translation, 1987]). The third, "Litany of American bishops' Behold Your

5 The Virgin Mary "Present in Every Sunday of the Church" On May 31, 1998, Pope John Paul II addressed an apostolic their hearts (Lk. 2:19)." In Eucharist, the members of the letter on the importance of Sunday. "The celebration of Church stand with Mary in the offering of Christ and of their Sunday," explained the pope, "remains, on the threshold of own lives-Maria offerens, ecclesia offerens. "With Mary, the third millenium, an indispensable element of our Christin they learn to stand at the foot of the cross, offering to identity." It is the Lord's Day, the ftrst and the eighth day, the the Father the sacrifice of Christ and joining to it the weekly commemoration of the Resurrection of the Lord. In offering of their own lives." the history of Christianity, the celebration of the Eucharist At liturgy and in their daily lives, the faithful join with Mary has always been the central event of the day, though the in her prophetic hymn of praise: "With Mary, they experi­ remaining activities of the day have been observed in differ­ ence the joy of the resurrection, making their own the ent ways. In Catholic countries, the day has been one of words of the Magnificat, extolling the inexhaustible freedom from work, rest, joy, and solidarity. gift of divine mercy in the inexorable flow of time." A section of the letter (#86) speaks of the Virgin Mary's Throughout the week, Mary precedes and accompanies the relation to Sunday. Mary is present in the Church's celebra­ Church in its pilgrimage to the triune God. "From Sunday tion of Sunday. "Without in any way detracting from the to Sunday, the pilgrim people follow in the footsteps centrality of Christ and his spirit, Mary is always pre­ of Mary." Lastly, the members of the Church are confident sent in the Church's Sunday." Mary's presence is founded that Mary's prayer is joined to theirs in praise of the Trinity. in her inseparable relation to the saving work of Christ cele­ "Her maternal intercession gives special power and brated in the Eucharist. The Eucharist celebrates "the mystery fervor to the prayer which rises from the Church to of Christ" and his whole saving activity, which embraces the most holy Trinity." Mary and the Communion of Saints. Because of her relation References to Mary in the liturgy need not be limited to to the mystery of Christ and the Church, Mary is present in a Marian feasts. Unfortunately, many Catholics hear a reference "unique" way. "How could she who is mater Domini and to Mary only on the Marian solemnities-Immaculate Con­ mater ecclesiae fail to be uniquely present on the day ception, Mother of God, the Assumption. On the Sundays, which is both dies Domini and dies ecclesiae ?" there is the great silence about the Virgin Mary. Yet, Mary is To the Church celebrating the Eucharist, Mary is the related to the mystery of Christ celebrated in every Eucharist. examplar of those attitudes necessary for divine worship. An occasional and discreet reference to Mary-in word, First, as Mary received and pondered the word, so the song, and art-can provide to the Church gathered on Church listens to the Word in liturgy-Maria audiens, Sunday a model of the attitudes requisite for worship. The ecclesia audiens. "As they listen to the word proclaimed Mother of the Lord and Mother of the Church is present in a in the Sunday assembly, the faithful look to the Virgin unique way on Sunday, the Day of the Lord and the Day of Mary, learning from her to keep it and ponder it in the Church. Update ... From the Marian Ltbrary/IMRJ meeting's theme is "The Word Made Mariological research and for basis of the investigations con­ On December 11 , 1998, Sister Flesh and the Blessed Virgin Mary. " Mariological societies and their ducted, it is not possible to affirm Isabell Naumann presented and ,/The Mario logical Society of Ameri­ publications in Latin America." whether there is evidence of a defended her dissertation for the ca will hold its annual meeting in .IOn March 20, 1999, it was an­ supernatural occurence.' After the doctorate in Marian studies: "Cum Belleville, IL, at the Shrine of Our nounced that Pope John Paul II had division of Yugoslavia into indepen­ Maria ad Altare: Toward an Integra­ Lady of the Snows, May 24-26, 2000. appointed Fr. Ignacio M. Calabuig dent countries, it is the prerogative tion of Mario logy and Ecclesiology." The theme of the meeting will be Adan, O.S.M., rector of the Marl­ of the members of the episcopal The work dealt with the interrela­ related to Mary and pilgrimage. The anum (Rome) to be a consultant to conference of Bosnia-Herzegovina to tion between Mary and the Church Society issues a "call for papers" on the Congregation for Divine Worship study the situation and to issue any in the works of Father]. Kenntenich, topics related to the meeting's theme: and Discipline of the Sacraments. new judgments on the matter." In a letter to Famtlle Chrettenne, founder ofthe Schoenstatt Movement, Mary's pilgrimage of faith, the role of .IOn November 20, 1998, the bishop of Mostar-Duvno, Msgr. with special attention given to his Marian shrines, the Marian "geogra­ Fr. Frederick Jelly, O.P., professor of Ratko Peric stated, "My conviction sermons at St. Michael's, Milwaukee, phy of faith. " Those wishing to theology at Mt. St. Mary's, Emtnits­ and position is that the apparitions from October 1964 to January 1995. present a paper at the meeting burg and at IMRI, was awarded the or revelations of Medjugorge not On February 19, 1999, Fr. Myles (for publication in Marian Studies), degree of Magister of Sacred Theolo­ only non constat ae supernaturalt­ P. Murphy (Archdiocese of New should submit a precis by January gy from the Dotninican Prior General. tate but that also constat ae non York) presented a dissertation for 15, 2000, to the MSA Secretariat The award was conferred by the supernaturalttate (From La Docu­ the licentiate in Marian studies: (at the Marian Library). Prior Provincial of the Dominican mentation Catholtque, 2-16 August "The Marian Thought of Archbishop Friars of the Province of St. Joseph Fulton J. Sheen." Persons .. . 1998, no. 2187). .!The last issue of the Marian library at a Vespers Service in St. Vincent Upcoming Events .. . Ferrer Church, New York City. .I For the last eighteen years, Fr. Newsletter reported that, at the Rene Laurentin has published an ,/The International Pontifical Marian .lin reply to a letter of the French annual meeting of the pontifical update on the events at Medjugorje. Academy (PAMI) announces that the bishop, Msgr. Gilbert Aubry of Saint­ acadetnies and theological faculties This year's volume, he has an­ Fifteenth International Mariological Dennis-

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Mr. & Mrs. John Berry'+ Bro. Eugene C. Friederichs, S.M. Mr. & Mrs. David Leff+ Rev. Paul A. Reich, S.M. Ms . Catharine Bierser+ Ms . Marie M. Frohmiller+ Dr. & Mrs. Robert W. MacClennan+ Mr. & Mrs. Stuart Rose+ Mrs. Catherine Black+ Ms. joanne B. Gabria+ Marian Sodality of Kerkhonkson" Mr. & Mrs. James A. Schoen+ Rev. Frank T. Carter+ Mrs. Margaret W. Gallico+ Mr. & Mrs. joseph Massa+ and AT&T Matching Gift Ms . Ruth M. Chesnut+ Mr. & Mrs. James Gilvary+ Mr. Vincent]. McGrath+ Mr. & Mrs. Henry C. Setter Mr. & Mrs. Gary Clemans+ Ms . Karen M. Glynn Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Miller+ Ms. Margaret Smart Ms. Nelda Corrado+ Mr. & Mrs. John Haufe+ Dr. & Mrs. Harold G. Mushenheim' Ms. Sarah McBride Solarek+ Mr. & Mrs. John A. Docherty, III Mr. & Mrs. Bertrand Heckel+ Notre Dame Julienne Alumnae Assn. Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Wanasek+ Mr. Michael]. Donovan Rev. Robert]. Hoeper, S.M. Mr. & Mrs. Robert F. O'Connell Mr. & Mrs. Philip D. Wetzel Rev. Paul E. Duggan Col. USAF/RET Rev. joseph Ishiwaki Mrs. Margaret M. O'Neil+ Mr. & Mrs. James Whalen, Sr. Mr. & Mrs. Ernest B. Eickelman+ Mr. & Mrs. James Kavanaugh+ Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Perkins+ Ms. Wilma Whorton+ Mr. Edward G. Englehart Dr. R. Alan Kimbrough Mrs. Ann Persensky+ Bro. Vincent Wottle, S.M. Mr. & Mrs. William Focke+ Mr. &Mrs. Edward]. Krach+

Supporting Members~

Ms. Gloria Anticoli+ Mr. & Mrs. Marion J. Glass+ Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth F. May+ In Memory of Bro. Joseph Kindel, S.M. Dr. April Oursler Armstrong+ Mr. & Mrs. Richard Glennon+ Mrs. Mary Ellen McCabe+ Mrs. Katherine K. Sutthoff Ms. Renee M. Bacher Mr. Larry S. Glickler+ Mr. & Mrs. William McCormick+ In Memory of Bro. joseph Kindel, S.M. Mrs. Josephine Battcher Mr. & Mrs. Wise Glossinger+ Rev. Malachy McGill, C.P. Mr. & Mrs. George]. Sutthoff Mr. & Mrs. Fred Bayley Mr. & Mrs. Stefan Golash11 + Ms. Kathleen Glass McKay+ Mrs. Nicoletta C. Thompson Mr. & Mrs. Walter Bayley+ Mrs. Joanne Granzow+ Mr. Arch W. McMillan+ Mr. & Mrs. Tony Tomassille Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Becker+ Mr. & Mrs. Theodore G. Hagen Mr. & Mrs. Eugene Mitchell+ Mr. & Mrs. Albert W. Vontz III+ Mr. & Mrs. William Benge+ Mrs. Phyllis F. Heck+ Ms. Dorota Moscicka Mr. & Mrs. Hugh Wall Mr. Dennis P. Bryant Mr. & Mrs. Richard Hinds+ Dr. & Mrs. Myroslav Mychkowskyj" Mrs. Elias Warwar+ Misses Volodymyra & Theo Brykowych11 Mrs. Robert Huston+ Mr. Cletus Oberst+ Miss Mary C. Weimerskirk+ Rev. Bertrand A. Buby S.M.+ Dr. Mary ]o Huth+ Ms. Ann Oldenski+ Mr. & Mrs. Joe Wessling+ Ms. Mary C. Bumbera Mrs. Sandra Ingberg+ Mr. & Mrs. John G. Perazzo Mr. & Mrs. Jerome Westendorf+ Mr. Anthony M. Buono Mr. Kenneth Israel+ Mr. & Mrs. Walter Pieschel, Jr.+ Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Wittman+ Rev. Msgr. Arthur B. Calkins+ Ms . Janyce C. Jorgensen Mr. & Mrs. Robert Potter+ Mrs. James Woodhull+ Rev. Roger M. Charest Mr. & Mrs. Elias Karter+ Rev. G. A. Poynter+ Ms. Marian]. Woodson Ms. Katherine Clyde Mrs. Sophia Klein+ Ms. Ann Howell Purvis Ms. Ivanna Zelska" Ms. Ellen Mary Dagostino Ms. Irena Klos"+ Dr. & Mrs. W. F. Quinlivan+ Dr. William C. Dahling+ Mr. Theodore Koebert Dr. & Mrs. Walter A. Reiling, Jr.+ Mr. & Mrs. Daniel D. DeBord Mr. & Mrs. Harry Koenigsberg+ Mr. & Mrs. John Rion+ Rev. Daniel Doyle, S.M. Ms. Vincenzina P. Krymow+ Mr. Charles Ritter Dr. & Mrs. Frederick Faust+ Dr. & Mrs. Charles Kunesh+ Mr. & Mrs. Don E. Ruhl+ Mr. & Mrs. Gerard Faust+ Mrs. Elizabeth W. Larkin Rev. William Runde Mrs. John Ferneding+ Mr. Thomas]. Laufersweiler+ Mr. & Mrs. Robert 0 . Savage Ms. Anne M. Ferneding+ Mrs. Teresa M. Little Mr. & Mrs. Walter Schaller+ Mr. & Mrs. Peter Fink+ Ms. Katherine B. Madden+ Mr. Gerald Shea Sharkey+ Mr. & Mrs. Timothy Fitzpatrick+ Mr. John D. Maloney Mrs. Faith A. Smith+ Ms. Shirley Flacks+ Mr. & Mrs. Richard Mantia+ Mr. Roman Smyk11 Ms. Rose Freson Marianists of Ohio-Cleveland, OH+ Mr. & Mrs. Donald Spindler Mr. & Mrs. Richard Furry+ Rev. Arthur Mastrolia+ Rev. Emmanuel]. Sullivan

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