POPE FRANCIS CATHOLIC PROCLAIMING & SERVING SAN AGUSTIN CATÓLICO Jubilee Year FOUNDATION Bishop Ordains Ministerio de Trabajadores of Mercy A Legacy of Giving 12 Deacons Agrícolas Páginas 34-35 catholicSt. Augustine NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2015 dosafl.com THE SHRINE OF OUR LADY OF LA LECHE A holy place that brings spiritual comfort and renewal With a simple planned gift, you can provide strategic support to the Diocese of St. Augustine that will endure for another 450 years to come. Remember your church. Plan a gift. “What will your legacy be? Impact future generations of Catholics. Join us as we build on the rock Discover your perfect legacy gift at of our Catholic Foundation. www.dosafl.com/catholic-foundation Be a part of strengthening our Church for future generations.” Building a Faith Legacy Most Reverend Felipe J. Estévez Bishop of St. Augustine Discover your best legacy gift at www.dosafl.com/catholic-foundation Photo Credit: St. Augustine Catholic, Zach Thomas Contact Cliff Evans | 904.262.3200, ext. 139 | [email protected] S T. T H O M A S UN I VERS IT Y CATHOLIC How Does a Continuum $100,000 Scholarship Sound To You? Additionally, St. Thomas University offers a head-start to Catholic high school grads with up to a 60% tuition discount. Get a Catholic private edu- cation at a price you can afford. Go to www.stu.edu/cec to find out more about Catholic Education Continuum ENVISION YOUR FUTURE 16401 NW 37th Ave. Miami, FL 33054 305.628.6545 • [email protected] VOLUME XXIV ISSUE 3 NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2015 contents catholicSt. Augustine features 12 CAUSE OPENS FOR FLORIDA 14 MARTYRS It was a beautiful autumn evening for the opening ceremony of the cause for canonization of the Florida Martyrs. Learn why so many people have come together to tell their story. BY PEGGY DEKEYSER 14 COVER STORY NEW SHRINE DEDICATED TO BLESSED MOTHER MOSING W. OF ANTONIO INIJA,” BY JACLYN “THE MARTYRDOM 12 Bishop Felipe Estévez dedicates a new Shrine to Our Lady of La Leche at Mission Nombre de Dios. It was a day of celebration and great joy for all who participated. SCOTT SMITH BY KATHLEEN BAGG 16 A LEGACY OF GIVING Founded nearly 30 years ago by Bishop John Snyder, the Catholic Foundation has become a 18 way for Catholics to support their faith long after they are gone. BY MICHAEL CURET 18 THE ROLE OF THE DEACON On December 5, Bishop Estévez ordained 12 men to the permanent diaconate. Discover the many ways in which deacons serve and proclaim the Word of God. BY KATHLEEN BAGG JEFFREY BRUNO-ALETEIA 26 SCOTT SMITH 24 THE YEAR OF CONSECRATED LIFE what else is inside As part of the Year of Consecrated Life, read the profiles of the Missionary Sisters of the Holy 4 EDITOR'S NOTES l PROTECTING 10 FAITH MATTERS l INSPIRED BY Family and the Trinitarian Handmaids of the Divine CHILDREN BY KATHLEEN BAGG MICHELANGELO BY MICHAEL CURET Word who serve in the diocese. BY TRACY JONES 5 SAINT l ST. MARIA GORETTI 22 APPETITE FOR FAITH l HOLIDAY BY LILLA ROSS MUFFINS BY KELLI BREW 26 6 BISHOP’S MESSAGE l BLESSINGS FOR 31 AROUND THE DIOCESE l COMMUNITY THE JUBILEE YEAR OF MERCY Seeing a great need for mercy and healing in the CHRISTMAS BY BISHOP FELIPE J. ESTÉVEZ 33 CALENDAR l WHAT’S HAPPENING world, Pope Francis has called for a special year 8 WHY DO CATHOLICS? l GET ANSWERS to help people grow spiritually, strengthen their faith and encourage works of service. BY FATHER TERRY MORGAN 34 SAN AGUSTÍN CATÓLICO BY PEGGY DEKEYSER 9 BIBLE QUIZ l SCRIPTURE IQ COMPILED BY LILLA ROSS 28 THE SOLEMN PROCLAMATION OPENING THE EXTRAORDINARY Cover Image: The new Shrine of Our Lady of La Leche at Mission Nombre de Dios in JUBILEE YEAR OF MERCY St. Augustine. Photo by Scott Smith. BY BISHOP FELIPE ESTÉVEZ NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2015 ST. AUGUSTINE CATHOLIC 3 St. Augustine catholic editor’s notes l Rebuilding Trust The St. Augustine Catholic is the official magazine of the Diocese of St. Augustine, which embraces 17 counties spanning Northeast and North Central Florida from the Gulf of Mexico CREATING SAFE ENVIRONMENTS to the Atlantic Ocean. The diocese covers 11,032 square miles and serves more than 157,000 registered Catholics. Protecting God’s Children Most Rev. Felipe J. Estévez PUBLISHER ways in which these crimes and sins were Kathleen Bagg EDITOR handled, have caused enormous pain, Lorena Espinoza anger and confusion,” he said. SPANISH NEWS EDITOR/WRITER “As bishops, we have acknowledged our Patrick McKinney mistakes and our roles in that suffering, ART DIRECTOR/GRAPHIC DESIGNER and we apologize and take responsibility Kelli Brew Michael Curet again for too often failing victims and Peggy DeKeyser the Catholic people in the past. From the Joe DeSalvo Tracy Jones depths of our hearts, we bishops express Father Terrence Morgan great sorrow and profound regret for Lilla Ross CONTRIBUTING WRITERS what the Catholic people have endured.” – Charter for the Protection of Children and Brandon Duncan Woody Huband The Catholic Church in the United Young People. Larry Ossi Did You Know…? Scott Smith States has made great strides in protecting Zach Thomas CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS children from sexual abuse but until • More than 45,000 adults in the diocese Michael Curet sexual abuse is no longer a part of society, have been trained in the Protecting ADVERTISING SALES COORDINATOR the church will continue its efforts to God’s Children program. Cindy Barrier prevent it. • Since 2002, the diocese has screened PRINTING REPRESENTATIVE In 2002, the U.S. Bishops pledged to do and conducted national and Read us online at WWW.DOSAFL.COM a better job at creating safe environments international criminal background and protecting young people. They checks on more than 31,600 clergy, developed the Charter for the Protection employees and volunteers with St. Augustine Catholic (USPS 024-733) is a membership publication renewal checks every five years. of the Diocese of St. Augustine, 11625 Old St. Augustine Road, of Children and Young People. The Charter Jacksonville, FL 32258-2060. Published six times a year; every other • The diocese spends on average more month. Periodicals postage paid at Jacksonville, FL. POSTMASTER: is a comprehensive set of policies and Send address changes to St. Augustine Catholic, c/o Office of than $220,000 each year for its child Communications, 11625 Old St. Augustine Road, Jacksonville, FL procedures that outline how the church 32258-2060. PARISHIONERS: If you have a change of address, please protection efforts. call (904) 262-3200, ext. 144 or email: [email protected]. provides outreach to victims, reports abuse • Children attending Catholic schools ©St. Augustine Catholic, Diocese of St. Augustine. No portion of the St. to civil authorities and the public, as well Augustine Catholic may be published, broadcast, rewritten or otherwise and parish religious education reproduced or distributed in whole or in part without prior written authority as trains clergy and personnel to create safe of the Diocese of St. Augustine. For reprint information or other questions programs are taught to recognized regarding use of copyright material, contact the St. Augustine Catholic environments. editorial offices. Also mandated by the Charter is a predator’s grooming process, to demonstrating accountability. The USCCB say “No,” and to tell their parents Child and Youth Protection Office oversee and other trusted adults about such the annual audits of dioceses and religious behavior. institutes to determine their compliance • Procedures are in place to respond Be sure to follow us on with the Charter. The audits are conducted promptly with compassion to all Facebook.com/DOSACatholics and Twitter @DOSACatholics with the help of the independent firm, reports of misconduct – treating all StoneBridge Business Partners. victims/survivors with dignity, respect, The Diocese of St. Augustine passed its privacy and confidentiality. 2014-2015 on-site audit that occurred the • Bishops are meeting with victims to week of Sept. 28. The diocese has been assist in their recovery. Help Spread the Faith! found compliant every year since the audits • There is a Zero Tolerance for sexual Give the gift of the began in 2003. abusers. St. Augustine Catholic Magazine “The Church has learned a painful To learn more about preventing child $15 annual subscription lesson and seeks forgiveness for its failure sexual abuse and what the diocese is doing Order online at to protect children in the past,” said to combat it, call Deacon Pat Goin at (904) www.dosafl.com/staugcatholic/ subscribe Bishop Felipe J. Estévez. “The sexual abuse 262-3200, ext. 125 or visit our online (904) 262-3200, ext. 123 of children and young people by some resources at www.dosafl.com/policies- deacons, priests and bishops, and the resources. 4 ST. AUGUSTINE CATHOLIC NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2015 saint of the month l Saint Maria Goretti is the church’s youngest saint and one of the models for the Year of Mercy, beginning Dec. 8. You may have seen St. Maria’s body in October at the Basilica of Immaculate Conception in Jacksonville. The relic is on a national tour to inspire Catholics to find ways to incorporate mercy into their lives in the coming year. St. Maria’s example of forgiving her brutal attacker poses a question to us: Could you forgive an attacker? Hopefully none of us will fall victim to such a brutal crime, but we endure little attacks every day in the form of rudeness, thoughtlessness and angry words and actions from loved ones, coworkers and strangers. Sometimes we are the attacker. So the next time you feel under attack or want to go on the attack, think of the example of St.