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Inaugural Issue Winter 2013-2014 Inaugural Issue Winter 2013-2014 A publication of the Oblates of St. Joseph, Holy Spouses Province, United States of America “Holy Spouses, pray for us sinners, our families and communities, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.” From the Provincial Superior Dear Friends of the Oblates of St. Joseph, pand the Oblates of Saint Joseph spirit to other states With great joy in my heart, I am honored to greet and to new people who hunger for the presence of you through this inaugural issue of our Custos Christ in their lives. Please keep this intention for an magazine, the new official publication of the reli- increase of vocations to our new Province in your gious congregation of the Oblates of Saint Joseph, prayers. Holy Spouses Province (U.S.A.). We are coming up Our USA Province is appropriately dedicated to on the first year anniversary of our newly united and placed under the protection of the Holy Spouses, American province, created through the merger of Mary and Joseph. Often we become angry and the former Pennsyl- frustrated when “our plans” are turned upside down, vania and California but the Holy Spouses show us by their love of God provinces. Great prog- and their love for each other within the marriage ress has been achieved covenant how to be completely open to the Will of during the past year in God. Their deep faith and love will be exalted and working through the presented as a model for all married couples of today tedious details of all when we celebrate their special feast on January 23rd. that is involved with a Among the many joyous moments we shared in merger of any kind. Our 2013 as the USA Oblates of Saint Joseph, the most unification is not just significant was the official visit of our Superior Gen- Custos something juridical or eral, Very Rev. Michele Piscopo, O.S.J., from October A publication of the Oblates of St. Joseph, merely on paper, but the 11 to November 11. He brought into our hearts of Contents Holy Spouses Province, U.S.A. blending of hearts, dreams and goals to better serve each a spark of renewed enthusiasm so that we can From the Provincial Superior ................1 the People of God in this land of ours. Much work better serve you by being more faithful and loving The Holy Spouses Rosary ...................2 The title of our magazine ‘Custos’ is the Latin word for still needs to be done; but, we are confident that the servants of Christ as desired by our Holy Founder, St. Superior General Visits the U.S.A. ............5 ‘Guardian’ and refers to St. Joseph in his vocation as the Holy Spirit is guiding us through the process. We Joseph Marello. Kindly pray for us as we promise to The Gospel of Joy ..........................8 guardian and protector of Jesus and Mary. are also blessed with the prayerful support of people do the same for you in appreciation for all the loving Homily of Pope Francis to Youth ............10 like you, who form an integral part of our religious support you offer to us, spiritually and materially, as Find Your Mission ........................12 Executive Editor: Fr. Matthew Spencer, O.S.J. family. This new year of 2014 also marks the 85th an- we journey together towards the eternal Kingdom. “A blind date with Jesus” ...................13 email: [email protected] niversary of the presence and ministry of the Oblates May the joyful hope that rests in our hearts lead United by the Holy Spouses ................14 of Saint Joseph here in the United States. Our Oblate us throughout this new year of 2014 as we will expe- Pilgrimage to Pennsylvania .................15 Distribution & Circulation: Susan Vega email: [email protected] brothers and priests from decades past have inspired rience God’s presence and blessings in the expected News and Events ..........................16 us along the way and bring us to where we are today. and unexpected moments of our lives. Directory of Oblate Communities ...........19 Send correspondence and subscription inquiries to: Our gratitude to them is to be translated in carry- From the Editor’s Desk ....................20 Custos, 544 West Cliff Dr., Santa Cruz, CA 95650 ing on faithfully and with renewed zeal the mission Yours in the Holy Spouses, of Jesus Christ in the places where we are currently email: [email protected] ministering on both the east and west coasts. If the We are dedicated to sharing the charism of phone: (831) 457-1868 • web: http://osjusa.org the Oblates of St. Joseph with you through Lord grants us the blessing of an abundance of holy Very Rev. Paul A. McDonnell, O.S.J. meditations on our Josephite-Marellian vocations, we may then have the possibility to ex- Provincial Superior, Holy Spouses Province spirituality, sound theological reflections, and news and events from our Congregation. Front Cover: Stained glass window from St. Joseph Church, Omaha, NE. Above: The Oblates of St. Joseph of the Holy Spouses Province (U.S.A.). Custos • Winter 2013-2014 1 Growing in love of Jesus, Mary and Joseph Understanding the Holy Spouses Prayer The Holy Spouses Prayer is founded on scripture, tradition, and the magisterium of the Church. But since it might not be immediately evident why The Holy Spouses Rosary that is the case, we break down for you here the theological underpinnings of the prayer and why it serves as such a beautiful vehicle for reflection. This devotion for married couples, single individuals, widows, widowers, and Phrase Explanation and Meaning consecrated men and women around the world could have a profound impact Mary, full of grace, The salutation used by the angel Gabriel on your own spiritual life as well as on our society and culture. and Joseph, Son of David, The salutation used by the angel that appeared to Joseph honor to you Mother of God, The ancient title the Church gives to Mary For centuries the Church has out the history of the rosary as a prayed on the same beads and in a and to you Guardian of the Redeemer. The title given by the modern Church to Joseph been invoking the assistance of devotional prayer. With the attacks nearly identical manner as the tra- our Blessed Mother through the on marriage, family and life, it is ditional rosary, with two primary Eternal praise to the child, All of our praise goes to Son of God recitation of the holy rosary. It is a not surprising that the rosary can distinctions: 1) in the place of the with whom you formed a family, Jesus. Jesus is at the heart of the prayer as he is at the heart of the Holy Family prayer which has transformed lives, help us to combat such evils in our Hail Mary, the Holy Spouses Prayer led to miraculous intercession, own times. is used during the recitation of Holy Spouses, pray for us sinners, We invoke the intercession of Mary and Joseph as Spouses and helped billions of Catholics The Holy Spouses Rosary is just each decade, and 2) ten scriptural our families and communities, Mary and Joseph are also important intercessors for those around us to know and love Mary better. For such a tool. Mary and Joseph, the mysteries which span the Incarna- many people, the rosary leads them individuals that lived their marital tion and Hidden Life of Jesus are now and at the hour of our death. Amen. As in the Hail Mary, we plead for their assistance for our whole life to their most intimate reflections vocation perfectly according to used for reflection and meditation. on the life of Jesus and Mary. God’s will, can help us respond to But the rosary is also an or- the needs of our troubled times Why the Holy Spouses Rosary? ganic prayer. It has been adapted by leading us closer to the child In the nineteenth century, The Mysteries of the Incarnation and Hidden Life through the centuries in order to they raised, Jesus our Lord. Here Pope Leo XIII asked the faithful help the faithful enter more deeply we would like to share with you to invoke the assistance of Joseph 1. The Betrothal (Mt 1:18a, Lk 1:26-27, 2:4-5a). Before the Incarna- 6. The Circumcision and Naming of Jesus (Lk 2:21). The covenant into the mysteries of Christ’s saving this beautiful devotion so that you at every recitation of their rosary. tion the immaculate virgin and the just man are wedded to each of Abraham and the law are brought to fulfillment and the Holy work. The most dramatic recent too might profit from the assis- John Paul II reiterated this request other in true married love. Spouses give him the name they received from the angel, Jesus. example of this is probably Blessed tance of Mary, the Mother of God, in his own apostolic exhorta- 2. The Annunciation to Mary (Lk 1:28-38). God chooses the virgin 7. The Presentation of Jesus (Lk 2:22-35). As the Holy Spouses re- John Paul II’s proposal of the and Joseph, the Guardian of the tion, Redemptoris Custos. While a Mary, betrothed to Joseph of the house of David, for the miracle of joice at Simeon’s prophecy of light for the nations and they grieve at Luminous Mysteries, but Redeemer. special relationship with Mary is his coming in human flesh. the thought of the sword of rejection. such adaptations have foundational for Catholics, we are 3. The Annunciation to Joseph (Mt 1:18b-23).
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