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Plentiful Redemption VOLUME 1, NUMBER 1, SPRING 2009 A PUBLICATION OF THE REDEMPTORIST OFFICE FOR MISSION ADVANCEMENT Redemptorists Thomas McCluskey and James Szobonya at the Mass celebrating their perpetual profession. Photo taken by Dan Beigel for The Wide View. The Redemptorist Office for Mission Advancement promotes the apostolic work of the Redemptorists of the Baltimore Province as they follow in the footsteps of the Redeemer so they may more effectively preach the Gospel to the poor and abandoned. The Office achieves this by presenting ways of partnering with people and inviting mutual stewardship of God’s gifts for our formation, retirement and IN THIS EDITION: Provincial’s Preface Page 2 ministry needs. St. Clement Mary Hofbauer Page 4 Living Legacies Pages 6-7 Vocation Voice Page 9 PROVINCIAL’S PREFACE Father John McGowan, C.Ss.R. Redemptorist said a bit louder, This year is the hundredth and I have preached more than sixty “Everyone from this parish is going anniversary of the canonization of parish missions together. He is a to die.” Well, our man in the back Redemptorist Clement Hofbauer. great preacher and humorist, always is now laughing. Our Irish missionary St. Clement was a man who had a beginning his first talk with a lively has never had such a reaction yearning to become a priest. Many version of what he calls a before. For a third time, but now obstacles and circumstances made Redemptorist Rap. The rap song with booming voice, he shouts, realizing the desire most difficult. Yet, that describes the work of a “Everyone from this other circumstances, Redemptorist was written by Father parish is going to Los misioneros redentoristas the persistence of Phil Dabney: “There are men who die!” Our fellow in Clement and the walk the mall, bounce the ball/but the back can hardly gozosamente proclaman grace of God led him that’s not me, I’m a man of God, restrain himself from abundante redención. to be ordained. All of full of mystery.” Father McGowan laughing out loud. The El escudo que San Alfonso us have dreams and always gets a great ovation after the missionary cannot take dejó a la Congregación hopes. By the grace of rap song and he announces that he it any longer and asks lleva un versículo del God and by our own is known as “Puff Johnny. “ him, “What are you Salmo 130: "En Él hay response to that I do not have his courage or his laughing at?” The man abundante redención." grace, we pray for the voice. I always begin with a story. replies, “I am not from Como redentoristas en pos grace to persevere. Years ago, the Redemptorists were this parish.” Clement had the del Redentor, predicamos su famous for beginning their missions Times have changed great mission of bringing with a sermon on hell. It was said for the Redemptorist mensaje gozoso del amor the Congregation to that the Redemptorists spoke so missionary. Although abundante de Dios que Northern Europe. well about hell that you might have the message of the nunca se agota. Although he did all in thought that we had been there. four last things is not his power to make And there were no more fierce forgotten, Redemptorist missionaries this happen, by human standards he preachers on hell than the Irish joyfully proclaim plentiful redemption. would be judged a failure. The Redemptorists. (I make Irish jokes The coat of arms that St. Alphonsus Congregation only flourished after since both my parents were from Liguori gave his Congregation is his death. Sometimes, in terms of his Ireland and I do not get into any taken from Psalm 130: “With Him own actions, we do not always get trouble that way.) One stern there is Plentiful redemption.” As to see the final results. What we Redemptorist always began his we follow our Redeemer, we preach have taught our children and missions by glaring at the his joyful message of God’s grandchildren may only come to congregation and very softly abundant and never fruition long after we are dead. saying, “Everyone from this ceasing love. Plentiful Some of the causes we have worked parish is going to die.” It Redemption means for and prayed for may not become always got the attention the incarnation of visible to us while we are living. We of the crowd. Once, Jesus, his death and do what we can do and leave the however, as he began resurrection, the rest in the hands of God. Certainly, his sermon with this Eucharist, and our St. Clement Mary Hofbauer is a dramatic opening, our Mother of Perpetual great model of being faithful to God missionary noticed a man Help. and not seeking the final results. in the back of the church I congratulate Father Dan smiling. Making eye Francis on this first issue of Plentiful contact with the Redemption. It is a title dear to all smiling man, Redemptorists. the Very Rev. Patrick Woods, C.Ss.R. Fr. Woods photo taken by Marion Lunt 2 Advancing the Mission It is with great excitement that we present the inaugural edition of Plentiful Redemption. My sincere hope is that you will come to learn more and more about us with every edition. Each season of the year you’ll receive a note from the Provincial, news from around our “Gaze at the Baltimore Province, obituaries, notes from the younger confreres and much more. This passion... year, the 100th anniversary of the canonization of Redemptorist Saint You will find Clement Mary Hofbauer, we are focusing on our legacy. Guest writer, Rev. Ray there all the reasons Corriveau, a Canadian confrere, will be with us the whole year and help us get to to love God.” know St. Clement. As Director for our Mission Advancement, people ask me what I do. -St. Alphonsus de Liguori My response is always the same: I help make the Redemptorists known and invite people to support us in our ministries. “Oh,” they respond. “You beg for money!” Well, not like St. Clement. The true story is told that he would go door-to-door trying to feed and clothe the boys at an orphanage he established. Entering a tavern one day, he approached a drunken man who was playing cards. “Could you contribute something?” “Sure thing!” the drunk responded, and spat beer in the saint’s face. Looking the man directly in the eyes, Clement said calmly, “That was a gift to me personally; now please let me have something for my poor children.” In this edition you’ll see pictures and read an article about older Redemptorists. In the Spirit of St. Clement, would you contribute something to care for our elderly confreres? We are in the process of building new rooms for them and need your help. I have included an envelope (in the e center) for your use. You can also donate securely on-line at inc ov www.redemptorists.net/provisions. pr I’d like to take this opportunity to welcome: e St. Mary’s Seminary Alumni h Mt. St. Alphonsus t (Esopus, NY) Associate Redemptorists who have been so d generous throughout the years n Days of Prayer: Perpetual Help Center benefactors u March 18, April 15, May 20 & June 17 o 9:30am-3:00pm …and many other groups around our Province r The fee to attend each is $20, which includes a hot lunch. We would not be as robust without you! Please a Presentations, discussion, prayer, Reconciliation and Eucharist continue to give. are part of this day. Reservation and $10 deposit are required. May Our Mother of Perpetual Help bless you always Women’s Retreat: May 1-3 in this spring time of year. Happy Easter! Presented by Pauline Fournier, D. Min and a member of the Rev. Daniel Francis, C.Ss.R. Retreat Team. Cost $160, includes accommodations and meals. Reservation and $25 deposit required. Strengthening our Faith: Praying with St. Alphonsus June 26-28 Cost $160, includes accommodations and meals. Reservation and $25 deposit required. 3 St. Clement Mary Hofbauer Rev. Ray Corriveau, C.Ss.R. First in a four-part series St. Alphonsus had a saying that that the first Redemptorists were house in view). Clement’s heart beat “the lives of the Saints are the Gospel missioned by Fr. Passerat to come to with the rhythm of the Congregation lived out.” That is how we understand the United States and Canada. Over founded by Alphonsus. He lived for St. Clement Mary Hofbauer as we the next half century, it was from the Congregation and struggled for celebrate the centenary of his Northern Europe and the units her. He was convinced that his canonization, which took place on formed from them, that the vocation was to arouse many May 20, 1909. Incidentally, of the four Redemptorists became missionaries missionaries who would proclaim saints that Pius X canonized, two to the Carribean and various “plentiful redemption,” in the intuition were Redemptorists, St. Gerard countries of South America and of Alphonsus. Our identity as Majella (1904) and St. Clement subsequently to Australia and New followers of St. Alphonsus and (1909). Zealand, the Philippines, India, Sri Redemptorists owes a great deal to Along with “the Year of St. Paul,” Lanka and other parts of Asia and the contribution of St. Clement, the we Redemptorists celebrate this various countries of Africa. ardent lover of God, who knew year as the year of St. Clement. His Clement was born in 1751 in how to integrate prayer and life becomes an invitation to recall Tasswitz, Moravia (just within the contemplation with a tireless our history, to meditate on it and to Czech Republic, less then 100 miles missionary zeal.
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