The C150atholicWitness The Newspaper of the Diocese of Harrisburg May 25, 2018 Vol. 52 No. 10 LegionMar cofh 2 ,Mary 2018 Prayer Vigil 7:00 P.M. at Holy Name of Jesus Church, Harrisburg. Holy Family at St.This Paul’s will include in a live enactment of the Sorrowful Mysteries of the Rosary by young people from throughout the Diocese, similar in many waysCelebration to the Living Way of the AnnvilleCross. This Holds event will replace the traditional Palm Sunday Youth Mass and th 1,000Gathering Meeting for 2018. All are welcome and encouraged to attend. By Jen Reed TheM Catholicarch Witness 3, 2018 Opening Mass for the Anniversary Year Helen Mary Borde says the Lord gives her the strength to evangelize10:00 when A.M. she visits at Holywith people Name of Jesus Church, Harrisburg. in her work with the Legion of Mary. She is a memberPlease of the Queen join of Bishop Peace Praesidi Gainer- as celebrant and Homilist to begin the anniversary year um at St. Paul the Apostle Parish in Annville, where visits to the sick,celebration. the bereaved, the lapsed A reception,Catholics featuring a sampling of ethnic foods from various ethnic and the imprisoned are part of their weekly work for the Church. and cultural groups that comprise the faithful of the Diocese, will be held Making visits in pairs, you never know what kind of reception you’llimmediately receive, especially whenfollowing you’re the Mass. not expected, Mrs. Borde said. “You have to have a certain amount of confidence in yourself to knockAu gonu doors,st 2 and8 -sometimesSept eI mber 8, 2018 Pilgrimage to Ireland worry or am anxious about meeting people I don’t know,” she said.Join “But whenBishop the door Gainer opens and onI a twelve-day pilgrimage to the Emerald Isle, meet that person, I am amazed at the grace that God th CHRIS HEISEY, THE CATHOLIC WITNESS gives. They smilesponsored and welcome you,by andCatholic there is Charities.Jaclyn Curran and In her keeping daughter Molly with hold hands the as 150 they return anniversary to their pew after presentingcelebration, the gifts a willingness on their part in such a way that you during Mass at Holy Family Parish in Harrisburg May 13. Parishioners gathered on Mother’s Day to th realize there wasthe no need pilgrimage to ever wonder orwill worry include celebrate a thevisit 60 anniversaryto the grave of the parish of andSaint its cultural Patrick, communities the and Patron service. See Saint page 9.of about knocking.” Members of thethe Queen Diocese of Peace Praesidium of Harrisburg. even Participation is limited. find such reception during their yearlyexploratio , a door-to-door visitation to bring Christ directly into the homes of people.No vTheseem “coldbe calls”r 3 , often20 re1-8 PilgrimageOrdered to Basilica of the National Shrine of sult in people’s willingness to pray with their unex- pected visitors and receive the holy cards and other sacramental theythe bring. Immaculate Conception “Often during an exploratio, people will say, to Serve ‘We didn’t knowSAVE that the Catholic THE ChurchDATE did thisfor this diocesan pilgrimage to the Basilica in Washington, sort of visitation,’” noted Legion of Mary member Phyllis Godfrey.D.C. “Yes, what Additional we are doing is detailsevan- will be forthcoming. gelization.” Several members reflected on the work of the Le- gion of the MaryM in ana rinterviewch 3 with, 2 0The1 Catholic9 Closing Mass for Anniversary Year Witness following the 1,000th meeting of the Queen of Peace PraesidiumIn the on Jan. afternoon 18 of this year. at Holy Name of Jesus Church, Harrisburg. The goal of the Legion of Mary – with praesidia in parishes throughoutPlease the Diocesejoin Bishop of Harrisburg, Gainer as celebrant and homilist for this special Mass to conclude the United States and the world – is the glory of God through theour holiness year-long of its members anniversary through celebration. prayer and cooperation in the work of Mary and the Church. Members carry out weekly apostolic work to spread the word of Jesus through the BlessedFor more information: www.hbgdiocese.org/150 Mother to all God’s people. The Legion of Mary is a lay apostolic association founded in 1921 in Dublin, Ireland, by Frank Duff through the inspiration of the French priest St. Lou- is-Marie de Montfort, who wrote “A True Devotion to Mary.” The Legion of Mary now serves Church and neighbor in some 170 countries. Its organiza- More 1,000TH MEETING, page 8 JEN REED, THE CATHOLIC WITNESS The diocese rejoiced in the ordination of four men to the diaconate on May 19, ordered to the life of Christ the Servant. The new deacons, pictured from left, are Joshua Weaver, Andrew St. Hilaire, Samuel Miller and Matthew Cannon. They will serve at diocesan parishes this summer before returning to the seminary to complete studies. See pages 2 and 3. The 2 - Catholic Witness • May 25, 2018 New Deacons Ordered to the Life of Christ the Servant By Jen Reed The Catholic Witness “In the end, it is Christ who loves in us, for holiness is nothing other than charity lived to the full. Do not be afraid of holiness. It will take away none of your energy, vitality or joy. On the contrary, you will become what the Father had in mind when he created you, and you will be faithful to your deepest self. To depend on God sets us free from every form of enslavement and leads us to recognize our great dignity…. Do not be afraid to set your sights higher, to allow yourself to be loved and liberated by God. Do not be afraid to let yourself be guided by the Holy Spirit. Holiness does not make you less human, since it is an encounter between your weakness and the power of God’s grace. For in the words of León Bloy, when all is said and done, the only tragedy in life is not to become a saint.” Reading these words from Pope Francis’ apostolic exhortation “Gaud- ete et Exsultate” (“Rejoice and Be JEN REED, THE CATHOLIC WITNESS Glad”), released last month on the call Matthew Cannon pledges his obedience to Bishop Ronald Gainer and his successors during the Promise of the Elect. to holiness in today’s world, Bishop Ronald Gainer instructed the four men in large part, depend on your personal ing, clergy, religious and lay faithful in Hilaire and Deacon Joshua Weaver. who were ordained to the diaconate on holiness.” the diocese celebrated the ordination Ordination to the Diaconate is a nec- May 19 that “the manner in which you Gathered at St. Patrick Cathedral in of Deacon Matthew Cannon, Deacon essary step on the path to priestly exercise this [diaconal] ministry will, Harrisburg on the rainy Saturday morn- Samuel Miller, Deacon Andrew St. More NEW DEACONS, page 3 Left: Through the Laying on of Hands and the Prayer of Ordination, Joshua Weaver is ordained to the diaconate. The imposition of hands and the consecratory prayer are the two elements that form the essential part of the Rite of Ordination. Right: Deacon Samuel Miller and Deacon Andrew St. Hilaire bow their heads during the Prayer of Ordintion. The May 25, 2018 • Catholic Witness - 3 Bishop Gainer exhorted the new New Deacons deacons to “build up your brothers and Continued from 2 sisters for the sake of the Gospel” and to always strive for holiness. ordination. The four men will spend “Seek to be saints,” he told them. this summer in diaconal ministry be- “And by your holy lives, build up your fore returning to the seminary for their brothers and sisters in holiness.” anticipated ordination to the priesthood Deacon Matthew Cannon is a gradu- next year. Deacon Cannon, a member of St. Leo ate of Lancaster Catholic High School. the Great Parish in Rohrerstown, has He attended St. Vincent College in been assigned this summer to St. John Latrobe, Pa.; St. Charles Borromeo the Baptist Parish in New Freedom. Seminary in Wynnewood, Pa.; and Deacon Miller, a member of St. Mount St. Mary’s Seminary in Emmits- James Parish in Lititz, will serve at the burg, Md. Cathedral Parish of St. Patrick in Har- Deacon Samuel Miller is a graduate risburg. of Warwick High School. He attended Deacon St. Hilaire, a member of St. St. Charles Borromeo Seminary and Katharine Drexel Parish in Mechanics- Mount St. Mary’s Seminary. burg will serve at St. Francis Xavier Deacon Andrew St. Hilaire is a Parish in Gettysburg. graduate of Cumberland Valley High Deacon Weaver, a member of St. School. He attended Catholic Univer- Joseph Parish in Mechanicsburg, has sity of America in Washington, D.C., been assigned to serve this summer at Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary St. John’s Seminary in Brighton, Mass., JEN REED, THE CATHOLIC WITNESS and Mount St. Mary’s Seminary. Parish in Lancaster. Linda Weaver and Mary Miller, mothers of Deacon Joshua Weaver and Deacon Deacons serve the Ministry of the Samuel Miller, bring the gifts to the altar. Deacon Joshua Weaver is a graduate Word, the Ministry of the Altar, and the of Trinity High School. He attended Ministry of Charity. During the Rite of the Gospels, a symbol of their primary that Christ-like service in his own life, Mount St. Mary’s University and Ordination, they received the Book of function of serving the people of God and to challenge all of us to serve more Seminary, and St. Charles Borromeo in the Ministry of the Word. willingly, more joyfully.” Seminary. “You have given clear evidence that you are able to be servants of God, and servants of God’s people,” Bishop Gainer instructed the four men in his homily.