THE MAGAZINE OF THE CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF ST. THOMAS IN THE VIRGIN ISLANDS

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CENTENNIAL OF THE APPEARANCE OF Our Lady of Fatima 9 15 16 JOURNEY OF FAITH SAINT OF THE MONTH THEOLOGY 101 Faith — The cornerstone of life ‘Unless I believe, I will not understand’ What do you say when someone asks me Dr. Rizalena Batenga — St. Anselm of Canterbury why we have to confess our sins to a priest? 1 In this issue

4 Local news Donder’s Hall ready for mission groups

5 Ss. Peter and Paul School Ss. Peter and Paul School hosts “International Night” — Samplings of tropical and continental cuisine Father Bruce Anderson Father Touchard Father Boniface from the Caribbean and all Tignoua Goula Blanchard Twaibu over the world

9 Journey of faith Bishop Bevard announces new assignments Dr. Rizalena Batenga for three priests of the Diocese of St. Thomas in the Virgin Islands 10 Cover story Our Lady of Fatima — On Sun., March 12, at holy Mass in St. Patrick’s Church where he 100 years of grace previously served as administrator, Fr. Boniface Blanchard Twaibu was installed by Bishop Herbert Bevard as pastor. Father Bruce 15 Saint of the month Anderson, who served as vice principal of SPPS and administrator St. Anselm of Canterbury of St. Anne Chapel, has been assigned as parochial vicar at Holy Cross in Christiansted. Father Touchard Tignoua Goula served as FROM THE 16 Theology 101 parochial vicar at Holy Cross. He is assigned as parochial vicar of BISHOP'S DESK What do you say when the Cathedral of Ss. Peter and Paul. Bishop Herbert Bevard someone asks me why we have to confess our sins to a priest? APRIL CALENDAR 22 Parish calendars April 8 April 14 April 22 6 p.m. Mass at OLMC 2 p.m. Stations of the 5 p.m. Confirmation Cross at St. Joseph at Holy Cross April 9 3 p.m. Good Friday 9:45 a.m. Confirmation Liturgy (English/ April 23 at Holy Family Spanish) 9:30 a.m. Confirmations ON THE at St. Ann will include COVER April 11 April 15 St. Joseph parish Nossa 10 a.m. Chrism Mass 6 p.m. Holy Saturday Senhora de Fátima © Mass at Holy Cross April 29-30 José Luiz April 13 Mission Appeal, Bernardes 7 p.m. Holy Thursday April 16 Our Lady of Lourdes, Ribeiro Mass at St. Ann Easter Sunday Mass Slidel, La. Barrenspot at St. Patrick

PLEASE SUBMIT The Magazine of the Father John Matthew Fewel Msgr. Michael Kosak Jenny Pomicter news and digital photography Roman Catholic Diocese EDITOR GRAPHIC DESIGNER Advantage Editing for the May 2017 issue of St. Thomas in the Sarah Jane von Haack PROOFREADING Virgin Islands MANAGING EDITOR of The Catholic Islander to Deacon Emith Fludd [email protected] Most Rev. Herbert Bevard Brother James Petrait, OSFS CIRCULATION www.FAITHcatholic.com PUBLISHER WEBMASTER

2 The Catholic Islander / April 2017 / www.catholicvi.com ST. PATRICK NEWS

St. Patrick’s Youth Ministry arts and craft students with Ms. Magdalen Joseph.

(l-r) Father Boniface Blanchard, Daphne Doward, Anna Doward and Jerry Doward

The Doward family attended a service held in honor of Anna Father Boniface Blanchard Twaibu, Deacon Emith Fludd, Doward for her work with both the St. Patrick’s Choir and The altar servers and Sister Mary, ICM. Millennium Choir. A reception was held in St. Gerald Hall.

Father Boniface Blanchard Twaibu (left), Ms. Mason (right) and members of St. Patrick’s School Future Business Leaders of America.

3 HOLY CROSS NEWS

Donder’s Residence Hosts first missionary group Melbourne Central Catholic High School Donder’s Residence, or Hall, is a beautifully renovated and furnished Melbourne, Fla., Diocese of Orlando overnight accommodation, outfitted specifically, and, superbly, for missionary groups who come to do work in our mission diocese of St. Mission Trip to St. Croix Thomas in the Virgin Islands. Located in Holy Cross parish next to St. Feb. 19-25, 2017 Mary’s Catholic School, Donder’s has a long history and many rooms, • First group to stay in the newly which formerly housed legions of religious priests, brothers, and nuns, renovated Donder’s Residence who used to serve our diocese in years long since passed. • 35 people attended — six from CHWC To assist in the renovation work many hands from afar have have and 29 from Melbourne Central Catholic come to work on Donder’s Residence, under the direction of Sue Diverio, • Sponsored by Catholic HEART who has coordinated and labored many long hours herself for the Workcamp capacious, colorul, inviting, and homey results you see here. Catholic HEART Workcamp (CHWC), the most recent mission group, Among the mission projects students came to St. Croix in 2016, and returned again this year. They plan yet participated in were: another visit, to host a one-week summer camp at Ss. Peter and Paul • Soup Kitchen (My Brother’s Table) School this summer (2017). • Field Day at St. Patrick’s • Ginger Thomas Home for disabled adults • Painting mural with students from St. Joseph’s (mural is on the chapel wall) • Hung whiteboards at St. Patrick’s • Activities with St. Mary’s students • Activities with the St. Mary’s/Holy Cross Youth Group Sue Diverio • Small repairs at the Donder’s Residence

4 The Catholic Islander / April 2017 / www.catholicvi.com SS. PETER AND PAUL SCHOOL

SS. PETER AND PAUL SCHOOL HOSTS “INTERNATIONAL NIGHT” Samples of tropical and continental cuisine from the Caribbean and all over the world

Catholic Charities’ Please collect the following items at • Powdered milk, rice, lentils and beans your church, school or workplace and • Infant formula and baby food April Food Drive bring them to Catholic Charities: • Canned meat and vegetables 5 PRIEST ANNUAL RETREAT

(from l-r) Father Kerly Francois, Father Patrick Lynch, CSsR, Father Eduardo Ortiz-Santiago, Msgr. Jerome Feudjio, Father Boniface Blanchard, Father Neil Scantlebury, Father Louis Kemayou, Father Touchard Goula, Father Earl Fernandes, who led this year's retreat, Father Serapio Lopez-Cruz, OFM cap, Father John Fewel, Father Simon-Peter Opira and Father Jose Herrera.

Father Serapio Lopez-Cruz, OFM cap., Msgr. Jerome Feudjio and Father Jose Herrera, Lt. Col., U.S.Army Chaplain Corps. Father Serapio formerly served at St. Joseph as administrator and Father Jose served there as pastor.

6 The Catholic Islander / April 2017 / www.catholicvi.com ST. JOHN NEWS

Coral Bay at John's Folly Learning Center Holy Mass at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel in Cruz Bay

Protection of Children

The Diocese of St. Thomas in the Virgin Islands is committed to protecting children from all harm. If you have knowledge of any church worker who may have abused a minor, please contact the diocesan child protection coordinator, Callista Julien, at 340.778.0484. Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church, Cruz Bay, St. John

OUR LADY OF MT. CARMEL HAS A NEW ADORATION CHAPEL With a beautiful monstrance, a gift of Bishop Bevard, OLMC now supports regular adoration of the Blessed Sacrament.

7 LOCAL NEWS

The Order of Malta sponsors summer pilgrimage for Lilliana Francis

Lillianna Francis is being sponsored by the Order of Malta of the Virgin Islands Area — this year’s honorees at the Keys and Sword Award Benefit — to join the annual Youth Lourdes Pilgrimage this summer.

(from left) John Foster, KM, Monique Sibilly Hodge, auxiliary, Lillianna Francis; candidate, Christine Woodhouse, DM, OLPH pastor Father Eduardo Ortiz Santiago and Jerry Woodhouse, KM.

Priests receive fond farewells as they prepare for new assignments

Father Bruce Anderson moves from St. Thomas to St. Croix to serve as parochial vicar at Holy Cross Church. Father Patrick Lynch, CSsR is pastor.

Father Touchard accepts a gift of a new basketball from parishioners, represented here by Ned Jacobs (left) and Deacon David Capriola.

8 The Catholic Islander / April 2017 / www.catholicvi.com JOURNEY OF FAITH

Faith – The cornerstone of life DR. RIZALENA BATENGA

or more than 40 years, Dr. Rizalena Batenga has been helping sick children on St. Croix as a pediatrician. What you might not know about her is that nearly every day, before she goes to her office or on hospital visits, Dr. Batenga is in church, offering a prayer of thanksgiving to God. Her Catholic faith is the cornerstone of her life, and has been since she was young.

BY PAUL MCAVOY “It was just a way of life for most Catholic families more about her faith and trusted in God’s providence. in the Philippines; it’s a routine,” Dr. Batenga said “It was extremely difficult to take care of two sons, so of her home country. “The families go to church I was drawn more to the Lord because I depended on every Sunday and every holy day of obligation.” She the Lord,” she said. “I would pray that the kids would continued, “What I remember very well is in the grow up the way that I wanted them to, that they evening we did the rosary before we went to bed, and would finish their schooling ... I just put my trust in in the morning we did the same thing. My parents, the Lord. And they went to school, they are finished especially my father, engrained in us the importance now, and they are grown. After that, I was so thankful of prayer, so that whether we were sleepy or not, we that it drew me deeper into my religion.” had to pray.” Part of her deepening Catholic faith led Dr. Batenga “Since Lina, as she was known to her friends, went to to become involved with the Dames of Malta, the the Lord Catholic school and, as she grew older, she embraced ladies group of the Knights of Malta — a Catholic has really her faith. When it came time to choose a career, she international aid group with deep ties to St. Croix. blessed me knew she wanted to be a doctor. Lina chose the Santo “For my first seven years [with the group], we would and my Tomas Medical School because it was a Catholic go to Lourdes the first week in May, and we would school, and there she could get her medical education bring sick people to Lourdes to bathe in the waters children ... and a strong dose of the Catholic faith with her ... In the evening, we have the rosary procession in I want to do academics. “As you get higher in the years [in school], different languages and it’s really amazing.” In recent more than it was getting more and more hectic and that’s years, a few health challenges have kept Dr. Batenga what I’m probably why — you have to really pray more, even if from going to France with the Knights and Ladies, but doing now you are studying so hard, that you always find time to she continues to be active in the group. to show my pray,” Dr. Batenga said. The work that is close to her heart is the Lina married and applied to come to the United volunteering she does with the Missionaries of appreciation States to further her medical education, as did her Charity, St. Teresa of Calcutta’s order working in the for the Lord husband, who was also a doctor. After working to USVI. What started as a few trips to the grocery store and my extend their visas, they found their way to the Virgin to support their programs to feed the hungry has family.” Islands, where they set up a practice in Christiansted. grown into one of Dr. Batenga’s favorite charitable Soon, they were a part of the island community, endeavors. By working with the Missionaries, she raising their two sons, and helping the children of St. helps the homeless on St. Croix, all to give glory to Croix and attending Holy Cross Parish. God. It’s her way of giving back. “Since the Lord has Years later, tragedy struck when Dr. Batenga’s really blessed me and my children,” Dr. Batenga said, husband died, leaving her to raise their two school- “I want to do more than what I’m doing now to show aged sons on her own. It was then that she leaned my appreciation for the Lord and my family.”

9 Our Lady of Fatima

100 YEARS OF GRACE The first apparition of Mary On May 13, the three children took their flocks out to pasture in the area known as the . After lunch and the rosary, they suddenly saw a bright flash of light, followed quickly by another flash in the clear blue sky. They looked up to see, in Lucia’s words, “A lady, clothed in white, brighter than the sun, radiating a light more clear and intense than a crystal cup filled with sparkling SPECIAL REPORT water lit by burning sunlight.” She said, “Do not be afraid, I will not his year marks the 100th anniversary of the appearance of Mary harm you. I come from heaven.” She asked them to come to the to three young visionaries in the town of Fatima in Portugal. This Cova for six months on the 13th report is excerpted from Fatima, 100 years of grace by the World day of the same hour T She ended the visit by saying, Apostolate of Fatima, U.S.A. — Our Lady’s Blue Army. If you would like “Say the rosary every day to obtain to read an in-depth account of the miracle, its history and the lives of the peace for the world and the end children, accompanied by historical photography, visit giftshop.wafusa.org. of the war,” and began to rise serenely towards the east until she disappeared. fall, so they climbed the hill to find shelter in the crevices of a rock. The story Suddenly, a strong wind began to Monthly apparitions During World War I, Pope shake the trees. They looked up Mary continued to appear to the Benedict XV made repeated, but and saw coming toward them a children throughout the months, forlorn, pleas for peace. Finally, dazzlingly beautiful young man, and encouraged the children to in May 1917, he made a direct seemingly made of light, who told pray the rosary for the reparation appeal to the Blessed Mother to them, “Do not be afraid. I am the of sins and the conversion of “Do not intercede for peace in the world. angel of peace. Pray with me.” Communist Russia. As word Just over a week later, Our Lady Kneeling on the ground, he be afraid. spread, large crowds gathered to witness and pray. began to appear at Fatima, Portugal, bowed down until his forehead I am the to three shepherd children: Lucia touched the ground and had them angel of dos Santos, age 10, and her cousins repeat three times: “My God, I Francisco and Jacinta Marto, ages believe, I adore, I hope and I love peace. 9 and 7. However, it was in the you. I ask pardon for those who do Pray with previous year, 1916, that the not believe, do not adore, do not me.” children had their first supernatural hope and do not love you.” encounters with an angel as a Then, rising, he said, “Pray means of preparing them to receive thus. The hearts of Jesus and the Queen of Heaven. Mary are attentive to the voice of your supplications.” Leaving them absorbed in a supernatural atmosphere, the angel disappeared. The angel of Portugal The angel appeared to them In the spring of 1916, as the again later in the summer and three shepherd children tended in the fall, encouraging them to their sheep in a property called Old pray and to make sacrifices for the (l-r) Lucia dos Santos and her cousins Chousa, a drizzling rain began to reparation of sin. Francisco and Jacinta Marto.

10 The Catholic Islander / April 2017 / www.catholicvi.com The three secrets

The children said they had been THE REQUEST FOR THE prayed for the souls of the corpses told a three-part secret. Lucia wrote he met along his way. Having down the third part of the secret “To prevent this, I shall come to reached the top of the mountain, at the order of her bishop, but it ask for the consecration of Russia on his knees at the foot of the big was not divulged until 2000, just to my Immaculate Heart, and the cross, he was killed by a group after the beatification of Jacinta and Communion of Reparation on the of soldiers who fired bullets and Francisco. First Saturdays. If my requests are arrows at him, and in the same heeded, Russia will be converted way there died one after another and there will be peace; if not, she the other bishops, priests, men TOP PHOTO: THE VISION OF HELL Statue “As she spoke these words she will spread her errors throughout and women religious and various portraying the opened her hands. The light the world, causing wars and lay people of different ranks and angel of peace seemed to penetrate the earth and persecutions of the Church. The positions. Beneath the two arms apparition we saw, as it were, a sea of fire. good will be martyred; the Holy of the cross there were two angels Plunged in this fire were demons Father will have much to suffer; each with a crystal aspersorium in BOTTOM PHOTO: and souls in human form, like various nations will be annihilated. their hand, in which they gathered Holm oak transparent burning embers, all In the end, my Immaculate Heart up the blood of the martyrs and tree where blackened and burnished bronze, will triumph. The Holy Father will with it sprinkled the souls that were apparition floating about in the conflagration, consecrate Russia to me and she making their way to God.” appeared at now raised into the air by the will be converted, and a period of Cova da Iria flames that issued from within peace will be granted to the world.’” themselves, together with great clouds of smoke, now falling THE CALL TO PENANCE back on every side like sparks Obeying an order from her in huge fires, without weight or bishop, Sister Lucia wrote the last equilibrium, amid shrieks and part of the secret on Jan. 3, 1944: groans of pain and despair, which “At the left of Our Lady and a horrified us and made us tremble little above, we saw an angel with with fear. The demons could be a flaming sword in his left hand; distinguished by their terrifying flashing, it gave out flames that and repellent likeness to frightful looked as though they would set and unknown animals, black and the world on fire, but they died transparent like burning coals. out in contact with the splendor Terrified and as if to plead for that Our Lady radiated toward him succor, we looked up at Our Lady, from her right hand. Pointing to who said to us so sadly: the earth with his right hand, the “‘You have seen hell, where the angel cried out in a loud voice: souls of poor sinners go. To save ‘Penance, Penance, Penance!’ We them, God wishes to establish saw an immense light that is God, in the world devotion to my something similar to how people Immaculate Heart. If what I say appear in a mirror when they pass to you is done, many souls will in front of it, a bishop dressed in be saved and there will be peace. white (we had the impression it The war is going to end; but if was the Holy Father) and other people do not cease offending bishops, priests and men and God, a worse one will break out women religious going up a steep during the pontificate of Pius XI. mountain, at the top of which When you see a night illumined there was a big cross of rough- by an unknown light, know that hewn trunks as of a cork tree with this is the great sign given you by the bark. Before reaching there, God that He is about to punish the the Holy Father passed through world for its crimes, by means of a big city half in ruins, and, half war, famine and persecutions of the trembling with a halting step, Church and of the Holy Father. afflicted with pain and sorrow, he

11 12TH CENTURY OCT. 13, 1917 The village of Fatima is named Sixth apparition of Our Lady of after a beloved Muslim princess Fatima, occurs who converted to the Catholic before 70,000 witnesses in the faith and married the Christian Cova da Iria knight Goncalo Hermingues FALL 1918 The Miracle of the Sun 1915 Francisco and Jacinta Marto 9-year-old Lucia sees a figure contract the deadly influenza DURING THE OCTOBER APPARITION in white suspended in midair APRIL 4, 1919 The greatest miracle to occur since the SPRING 1916 Francisco dies from influenza resurrection is also the only miracle ever The angel of peace appears precisely predicted as to date, time of day to Lucia and her cousins APRIL 29, 1919 and location. It is popularly known as “The Jacinta and Francisco First Capelinha, “Chapel of Miracle of the Sun” and Oct. 13, 1917, has come Apparitions,” is built at the site to be known as “The Day the Sun Danced.” SUMMER 1916 of the apparitions The miracle was viewed by 70,000 or more The angel of peace appears people at the Cova that day, and is reported a second time, announcing FEB. 20, 1920 to have been seen from as far as 25 miles himself as the angel of Portugal Jacinta dies from tuberculosis away. Doubters and skeptics had become and bronchial pneumonia believers. Even the secular newspaper O FALL 1916 Seculo’s chief reporter, Avelino de Almeida, The angel of peace appears JUNE 13, 1920 who had written satirically before, now a third time The first statue of Our Lady of reported affirmatively, and stood by his story Fatima, sculpted by José Thedim later on in spite of harsh criticism. MAY 13, 1917 according to Lucia’s description, First apparition of Our Lady is placed at the Capelinha of Fatima at the Cova da Iria JUNE 15, 1921 JUNE 13, 1917 Our Lady appears to Lucia a Second apparition of Our Lady seventh time and tells her to of Fatima follow the path the bishop

THREE- wants her to take; she departs PART JULY 13, 1917 to a school in Porto led by the SECRET Third apparition of Our Lady Dorothean Sisters, taking the REVEALED of Fatima — three-part secret name Maria das Dores TO THE CHILDREN revealed to the children MAY 3, 1922 AUG. 13, 1917 Bishop Jose Alves Correia da The Fatima shepherds are Silva opens an official inquiry into kidnapped by Administrator the events at Fatima Arturo de Santos, a leading Freemason OCT. 24, 1925 Lucia joins the Dorothean Sisters AUG. 19, 1917 in Spain Fourth apparition of Our Lady occurs in DEC. 10, 1925 near the village of Our Lady and the Child Jesus appear to Sister Lucia in the SEPT. 13, 1917 convent chapel and request the Fifth apparition of Our Lady propagation of the First Saturday of Fatima Communions of Reparation

12 The Catholic Islander / April 2017 / www.catholicvi.com Fatima: A timeline

SPECIAL REPORT

FEB. 15, 1926 Lucia giving permission to write MAY 13, 1989 The Child Jesus appears to the third part of the secret; the Pope St. John Paul II declares Sister Lucia, asking what is contents are delivered to the Jacinta and Francisco “venerable” being done to spread the bishop of Leiria for safekeeping First Saturday devotion MARCH 15, 1990 1947 The Vatican establishes JUNE 13, 1929 Msgr. Harold V. Colgan co- diplomatic relations with the Sister Lucia receives a vision founds The Blue Army with Soviet Union, following a meeting of the Holy Trinity in the chapel; John Haffert and pledges it between Pope St. John Paul II and Our Lady appears and requests will oppose the Red Army of President Mikhail Gorbachev the consecration of Russia to her Communism Immaculate Heart by the Holy MAY 13, 1991 Father and all the bishops MARCH 25, 1948 At Fatima, Pope St. John Paul II Sister Lucia enters the Carmel of thanks Our Lady for the fruits of OCT. 13, 1930 Coimbra, Portugal the 1984 collegial consecration Bishop da Silva issues and renews the consecration of pastoral letter approving JAN. 1950 the world to her Immaculate Heart the apparitions at Fatima The first issue of Soul magazine is published to spread the 1990s OCT. 3, 1934 message of Fatima; 1 million New Roman Catholic dioceses Sister Lucia professes final signed pledges are buried at erected in Russia vows with the Sisters of the Fatima Shrine St. Dorothy, becoming Sister MAY 13, 2000 Maria Lucia of Jesus and the JULY 7, 1952 Pope St. John Paul II beatifies Immaculate Heart In special apostolic letter, Francisco and Jacinta, declaring Pope Pius XII consecrates them “Blessed” SEPT. 13, 1939 the Russian people to the The bishop of Leiria makes Immaculate Heart of Mary JUNE 26, 2000 public the request for the The Vatican publishes the third First Saturday devotion AUG. 17, 1959 part of the secret of Fatima Pope St. John XXIII reads the DEC. 2, 1940 contents of the third part of the FEB. 12, 2005 Sister Lucia writes to secret, but discerns it is not the Sister Lucia dies Pope Pius XII requesting the right time to release it consecration of Russia to the FEB. 19, 2006 Immaculate Heart MARCH 27, 1965 Sister Lucia’s body is transferred Pope Paul VI reads the from the Carmel to the Basilica OCT. 13, 1942 contents of the third part of of the Shrine of Fatima and laid Coronation of Our Lady the secret and decides not to to rest by the tombs of Francisco Pope St. John of Fatima statue with a crown publish the text and Jacinta Paul II and of jewels donated by Portuguese Sister Lucia people, in thanksgiving for being MARCH 25, 1984 OCT. 13, 2013 spared during World War II Pope St. John Paul II Pope Francis consecrates the consecrates the world (and world to the Immaculate Heart SEPT. 1943 implicitly Russia) to the of Mary before the statue of Our Bishop of Leiria orders Immaculate Heart of Mary, Lady of Fatima that is flown to Sister Lucia to write the third in union with the Catholic Rome for this occasion part of the secret, fearing bishops of the world and some she was dying Orthodox bishops; Sister Lucia 2016-2017 confirms this consecration The World Apostolate of Fatima JAN. 3, 1944 “was accepted by heaven” celebrates the centenary of the Our Lady appears to Sister and fulfills Our Lady’s request apparitions at Fatima

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THE FATIMA PRAYERS:

Pardon Prayer My God, I believe, I adore, I hope and I love thee! I beg pardon for those who do not believe, do not adore, do not hope and do not love thee.

Angel’s Prayer O Most Holy Trinity, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, I adore thee profoundly. I offer thee the most precious body, blood, soul and divinity of Jesus Christ, present in all the tabernacles of the world, in reparation for the outrages, sacrileges and indifference by which he is offended. By the infinite merits of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary, I beg the conversion of poor sinners.

Eucharistic Prayer Most Holy Trinity, I adore thee! My God, my God, I love thee in the Most Blessed Sacrament!

Sacrifice Prayer O Jesus, it is for love of you, for the conversion of sinners, and in reparation for the sins committed against the Immaculate Heart of Mary.

Decade Prayer – to be recited after each decade of the rosary O My Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell. Lead all souls to heaven, especially those most in need of thy mercy.

A Solemn Act of Consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary Most Holy Virgin Mary, tender mother of men, to fulfill the desires of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the request of the vicar of your Son on earth, I consecrate myself and my family to your Sorrowful and Immaculate Heart, O Queen of the Most Holy Rosary, and I recommend to you all the people of our country and all the world. Please accept my consecration, dearest Mother, and use me as you wish to accomplish your designs in the world.

O Sorrowful and Immaculate Heart of Mary, Queen of the Most Holy Rosary and Queen of the World, rule over me, together with the Sacred Heart of Jesus Christ, my king. Save me from the spreading flood of modern paganism; kindle in my heart and home the love of purity, the practice of a virtuous life, an ardent zeal for souls, and a desire to pray the rosary more faithfully. I come with confidence to you, O Throne of Grace and Mother of Fair Love, inflame me with the same divine fire which has inflamed your own Sorrowful and Immaculate Heart. Make my heart and home your shrine, and through me, make the Heart of Jesus, together with your rule, triumph in every heart and home. Amen. — POPE PIUS XII

14 The Catholic Islander / April 2017 / www.catholicvi.com SAINT OF THE MONTH

‘Unless I believe, I will not understand’

St. Anselm, a Benedictine monk who lived during the 11th and 12th centuries in Europe, is a doctor of the Church and is remembered as a great philosopher and theologian. He was the originator of For I do not seek to the ontological argument for the existence of God in his work understand Proslogion. In it, St. Anselm wrote: “God is that, the greater than in order to which cannot be conceived.” He is often mentioned as the brightest believe, but Catholic intellect between St. Augustine in the 5th century and I believe in order to St. Thomas Aquinas in the 13th century. understand. For I believe Anselm wished to enter the monastery at an early age, but his father did this: unless not approve. He eventually left his home in Italy in 1057 at the age of 23 and I believe, entered the Benedictine monastery at Bec in Normandy, France. Anselm’s I will not ST. ANSELM reputation as a superior intellect, along with his honesty and devoutness, understand. OF CANTERBURY soon led him to be elected prior of the famous monastery at Bec. In 1093, Anselm was named archbishop of Canterbury. In that position, Feast Day: April 21 he upheld his monastic vows, and pushed for reform. He was exiled twice because he refused to accept the concept of royal control over both church and state. He died in 1109.

Brother James Petrait, OSFS, science teacher at St. Joseph High School for many years, and webmaster, pronounces his 60th renewal of solemn vows. Father Kenneth McKenna, OSFS, Provincial of the Toledo-Detroit Province of the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales, made his Canonical Visitation of Brother James Petrait, OSFS from Feb. 7, 2017 to Feb. 9, 2017.

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WHAT DO YOU SAY WHEN ...

someone asks me why we have to confess our sins to a priest? They want to know why we can’t go directly to God.

THEOLOGY 101 In 2017, Theology 101 is focusing on the topic of evangelization. Specifically, the task is to offer By Doug Culp some ways of approaching various questions Catholics may encounter from co-workers, family and friends regarding the practice of the faith. Of course, we must remember that nothing can replace the power of witnessing to the Good News through our own actions and words combined with our willingness to accompany others on their faith journey.

no matter how much their tooth fear of the pain of the treatment Healing the whole person hurt? Perhaps such a person might and what it might mean for their have reasoned with themselves, life. This fear keeps them from Often, the best way to engage “God knows what is wrong with acknowledging the truth that, this kind of question is to ask a me. I can go directly to God, who while God can directly heal them, question of your own that will help can heal me should it be his will. God is offering to heal their to ground your eventual response After all, it is only God alone who physical body precisely through in shared experiences. For example, can heal anyway.” the vocation of the physician and you might ask the questioner have While this is certainly true, the all those in the medical profession they ever known someone who person might actually be avoiding — because this is what they wanted to avoid visiting the doctor healing because they are really need as human beings, a body when they were ill, or the dentist scared of going to the doctor for and a soul.

16 The Catholic Islander / April 2017 / www.catholicvi.com One way we have come to And so why a priest? understand what this means For further reflection practically is by using the image of If you can get the questioner the Mystical Body of Christ. Christ, Consider prayerfully reading the reflecting on this experience, you who is in perfect communion with following passage from the Gospel of can then begin addressing their the Father, is the head of his body, John (20:19-23): question. You can point out that, the Church. The Church, to be On the evening of that first day of the as in the case of healing a physical healthy or whole, must remain in week, when the doors were locked, ailment, only God can forgive communion with Christ, her head. where the disciples were, for fear of sins. However, in the same way She can only do this because of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in that God offers healing to the the indwelling Spirit, who is in their midst and said to them, “Peace body through the physician, God perfect communion with the Son be with you.” When he had said this, he forgives us (heals us and restores us and the Father. Finally, each of the showed them his hands and his side. The to communion) precisely through members of the Church are called disciples rejoiced when they saw the the vocation of the priesthood – to remain in communion with the Lord. [Jesus] said to them again, “Peace because this is what we need as Church through the same power of be with you. As the Father has sent me, human beings – a soul and a body. the Spirit, who carries the Church so I send you.” And when he had said Jesus Christ, by virtue of his into communion with the Son and this, he breathed on them and said to divine authority, has given this the Father. them, “Receive the holy Spirit. Whose power to some to exercise in his sins you forgive are forgiven them, and name because of his desire that the whose sins you retain are retained.” Church be “sign and instrument of The problem of sin the forgiveness and reconciliation Reflection Question: that he acquired for us at the price Sin, of course, is a rupture of 1. What does this passage have to teach of his blood.” (CCC 1442) To this end, the communion with God and us about the connection between Jesus entrusted the power of the each other to which we are all peace (wholeness, healing, communion) absolution of sins to his apostles. called. For sure, sin breaks our and the role of the priest in hearing This power passed principally to personal communion with God. confessions? the bishops, who are the successors Consequently, going directly to God 2. How might this passage help you of the apostles and the visible head for forgiveness of sin is a good and explain why we have to confess our of a diocesan Church. Priests, who should always be encouraged. sins to a priest? are a bishop’s collaborators, are However, at the same time, sin able to exercise this power in Jesus’ damages our communion with the name “to the extent that they have Church, thereby impacting the received the commission either body’s communion with her head. from their bishop (or religious This is because sin never is simply superior) or the pope, according to personal in its impact. Sin always the law of the Church.” (CCC 1462) has a social consequence as well. Evangelization Quiz Consequently, the healing of this rupture requires both reconciliation Which saint said the following? That for which we were made with God and Christ’s body, the Go to your confessor; open your heart Church. Hence, our need for to him; display to him all the recesses The motivation for this is not the sacrament of reconciliation, of your soul; take the advice that he will based on any need of God, but which expresses and accomplishes give you with the utmost humility and rather, our needs given our reality liturgically this forgiveness of God simplicity. For God, who has an infinite and destiny. For instance, the first and reconciliation with the Church. love for obedience, frequently renders paragraph of the prologue to the In other words, try explaining profitable the counsels we take from Catechism of the Catholic Church it like this: We must be careful others, but especially from those who are teaches us that God created us that our going directly to God for the guides of our souls. freely and out of love for eternal the forgiveness of our sins does life in communion with God. not become a way of our avoiding a.) St. Augustine In other words, we are made for responsibility for the damage b.) St. Faustina communion with the Blessed caused by our sinfulness — of c.) St. Francis de Sales Trinity. The implication is clear: keeping our sin secret and in the d.) St. Thomas Aquinas if we were made for communion, dark so as not to be discovered, as then we will only be whole (healed) though this somehow erases the

if we live in harmony with this end. very real consequences of sin. SALES DE FRANCIS ST. C) ANSWER:

17 SCHOOL SPOTLIGHT

Members of the Catholic HEART Workcamp, including students from Melbourne Central Catholic High School and St. Joseph High School students, pose with their completed mural on the outside wall of the St. Joseph High School Chapel on Feb. 23, 2017.

Volunteers from the Catholic HEART Workcamp complete dove mural at St. Joseph High School

On the evening of Feb. 22, 2017, St. St. Croix, where they Joseph High School religion teacher Mrs. overnighted at newly Meg Bryson welcomed a volunteer mission renovated Donder’s Hall, group of young people from Orlando, at Holy Cross Church. They Fla. Their first project was planned for took part in many other the school chapel. There, they outlined activities in addition to the day a mural design on the outside wall of spent at St. Joseph High School the SJHS Chapel, which they completed working on the new mural. These the following school day. The volunteer student missionaries were indeed a group group consisted of Tim and Eileen Kozyra of modern day Michelangelos, whose fine Mural of a dove representing from the Catholic HEART Workcamp artwork is certain to augment an already the Holy Spirit, completed on of Orlando, Fla., along with a group of strong Catholic Identity at SJHS, as well Feb. 23, 2017. It is on the outside wall of the St. Joseph High School students from Melbourne Central Catholic as to inspire all who pass by with thoughts Chapel Building 8, the only original High School, Father Carl and chaperones. of the Holy Spirit’s presence and work classroom that survived Hurricane The teen group spent several days on among us. Hugo in 1989.

18 The Catholic Islander / April 2017 / www.catholicvi.com Members of the St. Joseph High School Honor Society and Choir sing “Lift Up Every Voice and Sing.”

Student Kristopher Cummings representing St. Charles Lwanga from Uganda.

(l-r) Students Kenia Williams, Nama Gibbs and Kayla Williams perform some African dances.

St. Joseph High School students celebrate Black History Month with a special school assembly

On Feb. 24, 2017, a short schedule was in effect for St. Joseph High School. At 1:10 p.m., the students and teachers gathered in the school library for a special presentation to mark the end of Black History Month. Some students showed their talents in singing, dancing and representing saints and other persons who are of importance to the celebration of black history. The event also included a special quiz with students participating.

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Our Lady of Perpetual Help Celebration

Newlyweds Timothy and Shelby Olive celebrated their recent wedding at a Mass and reception at OLPH. Bishop Bevard celebrated, with concelebrating priests of the diocese, guest priests, and deacons, together with family and many friends. The couple met at March for Life in Washington D.C., with their pro-life groups. Married at her family's parish in the states, they have set up household in the Virgin Islands.

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ST. VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY The Young Vincentians meet on the third Sunday of every month at 11:30 a.m. The adult members meet on the fourth Saturday of every month at 3:30 p.m. Both groups meet in Holy Family Church’s classroom.

ROSARY WALK Ss. Peter and Paul Cathedral hosts a rosary walk on the first Saturday of every month at 7 a.m., followed by Bishop Herbert Bevard offered holy Mass at Holy Family Church on Ash Wednesday. Father Neil Scantlebury, pastor, concelebrated, and Mr. Steve Olive served as Master Mass at 7:30 a.m. of Ceremonies for the bishop. PRO-LIFE Bound 4 Life USVI, the diocesan RECITATION OF THE ROSARY PRO-LIFE ROSARY pro-life group, meets at Our Lady Intention of sick parishioners at OLPH Pray a pro-life rosary at Our Lady of of Perpetual Help Church every other and the Order of Malta maladies: Perpetual Help Church on Wednesdays week. There is also a pro-life Holy second Wednesday of each month at 5:45 p.m. Hour and Mass at 6 p.m. on the at 5:45 p.m. (followed by Mass) at first Friday of the month. For more Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church HOLY HOURS/EUCHARISTIC information, visit Facebook.com/ in the Order of Malta Rosary Garden. ADORATION bound4lifeUSVI or call the OLPH Everyone is invited to attend. · Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church Church office at 340.774.0885. has Exposition on Tuesdays from 7:30 CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF THE VI a.m. until Benediction at 3 p.m. and on OUR LADY OF FATIMA DEVOTION Catholic Charities serves the needy — Fridays at 6 p.m., followed by Mass at The Children of Mary lead a devotion through our shelter, soup kitchen and 7 p.m. to Our Lady of Fatima at Holy Family outreach programs — with help from ·  Holy Family Church and St. Anne Church on the first Saturday of every the community. There is an ongoing Chapel have Holy Hours with month at 4 p.m. need for financial support. Please Exposition and Benediction on Fridays contact us at 340.777.8518 or ccusvi@ at 6 p.m., followed by Mass at 7 p.m. ST. JOSEPH WORKERS outlook.com to explore the many ways The St. Joseph Workers meet at you can help. INTERCESSORY PRAYER GROUP Holy Family Church’s Columban Hall A team is prepared to pray for the on the second Sunday of every month CATHOLIC DAUGHTERS OF AMERICA needs of all who ask at Holy Family at 9:30 a.m. Court 2049 meets at Ss. Peter and Paul Church on Wednesdays at 7 p.m. WORLD APOSTOLATE OF FATIMA Cathedral’s Hospitality Lounge on the The World Apostolate of Fatima meets third Saturday of every month at 3 p.m. LEGION OF MARY at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church · Presidium Mary, Morning Star, meets on Thursdays at 7:30 a.m. CHARISMATIC PRAYER at Our Lady of Perpetual Help every · Prayers in Spanish are offered at Ss. Friday at 8 p.m. in the conference OUR MOTHER OF PERPETUAL Peter and Paul Cathedral’s Hospitality room. For more information about the HELP DEVOTIONS Lounge on Mondays at 6 p.m. Legion of Mary, call the church office Devotions to Our Mother of Perpetual · Holy Family Church holds evenings at 340.774.0885. Help are prayed before Mass on of charismatic prayer on · Presidium María, Arca de la Alianza, Wednesdays at: Mondays at 7 p.m. holds meetings in Spanish at Ss. · Ss. Peter and Paul Cathedral at Peter and Paul Cathedral’s Hospitality 6:45 a.m. and noon. DIVINE MERCY CHAPLET Lounge on Sundays at 2 p.m. · Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church · Altar servers from Ss. Peter and · Presidium Mary, Mediatrix of All at 6:15 p.m. Paul Cathedral and Our Lady of Graces, meets in the St. Anne Chapel · Holy Family Church at 6:50 p.m. Perpetual Help Church lead the Divine Hall on Wednesdays at 6 p.m. · St. Anne Chapel at 7 p.m. Mercy Chaplet at Ss. Peter and Paul Cathedral on Mondays at 3 p.m. MEN’S PRAYER GROUP LEGION OF MARY · The chaplet is prayed at Our Lady of The Sons of Joseph and Mary meet at Presidium Mary, Mystical Rose, meets Perpetual Help Church on Tuesdays Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church on in Holy Family Church’s classroom, at 3 p.m. Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m. Sundays at 4 p.m.

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ADULT EDUCATION DEVOTIONS TO ST. GERARD MAJELLA OUR MOTHER OF PERPETUAL The St. Patrick Alumni Association offers Devotions occur each Tuesday after the HELP DEVOTIONS an After School Tutorial Program, which 6:30 a.m. and 8:15 a.m. Masses. Devotions to Our Mother of Perpetual is coordinated by Sister Claina Letang, Help are prayed at: ICM. They are also now operating as a FRANCISCAN SPIRITUALITY · St. Patrick Church on Wednesdays at Public Computer Center, which is part of The Our Lady of the Angels fraternity 6:30 a.m. and 8 a.m. the ViNGN Digital Literacy Program. It of the Third Order of St. Francis shares · Holy Cross Church every Wednesday is open to the public during scheduled Franciscan spirituality at Franciscan after the 6:30 a.m. and 8:15 a.m. Mass. mornings to mid-day. House on the fourth Sunday of each Also on the first Saturday of each month at 3 p.m. month at the 8:15 a.m. Mass. BIBLE STUDY · St. Joseph Church Wednesdays at 7 p.m. Holy Cross Church hosts Bible studies HOLY HOURS/ in McAlpin Hall on Wednesdays EUCHARISTIC ADORATION KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS and Saturdays at 9 a.m., following All-day adoration occurs every Thursday Holy Cross Council 6482 meets at morning Mass. after the 8:15 a.m. Mass until 6 p.m. Holy Cross Church’s McAlpin Hall on the first and third Thursday of every CARMELITE SPIRITUALITY ROSARY FOR THE UNBORN month at 6 p.m. The Our Lady Star of the Sea Community St. Joseph Church hosts a bilingual shares Carmelite spirituality in the St. English/Spanish rosary for the unborn SANTO NIÑO Joseph Church Hospitality Lounge and on Fridays at 6 p.m. St. Joseph Church hosts devotions Learning Center on the fourth Sunday to the Santo Niño (the holy Child Jesus) of each month at 1 p.m. NEO-CATECHUMENAL WAY on the first Saturday of every month at The Neo-catechumenal Way leads 4:30 p.m. The sacrament of reconciliation CHARISMATIC PRAYER a celebration of the word at St. Joseph is offered during this time. · St. Patrick Church has charismatic Church on Mondays and Thursdays prayer in the chapel on the third Friday at 7 p.m. HOLY CROSS YOUTH MINISTRY of each month at 6 p.m. Every Friday evening at 6:30 p.m. in · St. Ann Church has charismatic prayer SHEPHERDS OF CHRIST ASSOCIATES McAlpin Hall, the youth group meets. in Marian Hall on Tuesdays at 7 p.m. The Shepherds of Christ Associates Father Touchard Tignoua Goula is the meet for prayer in the St. Michael Chapel spiritual advisor. CURSILLO PRAYER GROUP of St. Joseph Church on Wednesdays at The Cursillo movement hosts a Spanish 7:30 p.m. and on the second and fourth WORLD APOSTOLATE OF FATIMA prayer meeting in the St. Michael Chapel Sunday of every month at 5 p.m. The World Apostolate of Fatima meets at St. Joseph Church on the last Monday in the chapel at Holy Cross Church on of every month at 7 p.m. ST. PATRICK YOUTH MINISTRY Tuesdays at 5 p.m. Come be with us and enjoy a variety of CURSILLO ULTREYA exciting activities as St. Patrick parents SPANISH PRAYER AND REFLECTION Cursillo members meet for Ultreya in and youths mix work and play to spread Pray the rosary and share reflections on the Cursillo office at St. Joseph Church the Gospel message on St. Croix. the readings of the coming Sunday Mass at on Thursdays after the 7 p.m. Mass. For more information, contact Father Holy Cross Church on alternate Tuesdays Meetings are in Spanish. Boniface Blanchard at 340.772.0138. at 7 p.m. Meetings are in Spanish.

DIVINE MERCY CHAPLET St. Joseph Church hosts Divine Mercy devotions on the fourth Sunday of each month at 3 p.m. The hour-long program includes the chaplet, prayers, adoration and teachings of the Divine Mercy by Father John Mark.

MAGNIFICAT Magnificat, an international ministry to Catholic women, meets at Franciscan House on the third Sunday of each month at 3 p.m.

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ALL-NIGHT VIGIL Our Lady of Mount Carmel holds an all-night vigil on the first Friday of each month at 8 p.m.

CHARISMATIC PRAYER Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church hosts an evening of charismatic prayer on Thursdays at 7 p.m.

EUCHARISTIC ADORATION Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church has Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament and Benediction on Thursdays from 7:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.

FREE MEALS Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church’s Kallaloo Kitchen: Food for the Soul feeds the needy in the parish’s Guadalupe Hall on Mondays and Fridays at noon. Volunteers are welcomed.

Deacon Evans Doway offers a homily at Mass at OLMC. Deacon LEGION OF MARY Cassius Mathurin (seated), Deacon Doway and Deacon Peter · Presidium Mary, Queen of Angels, Laurencin each have the opportunity to preach, if they wish, at meets at Our Lady of Mount Carmel on one of the weekend Masses, one weekend per month at OLMC. Saturdays after the 6 p.m. Mass. · Presidium Mary, Mystical Rose, meets in Holy Family Church’s classroom, Sundays at 4 p.m. Eventos Mensuales

MEN’S FELLOWSHIP Oración Carismática Nueva Misa en Español Men’s Fellowship meets the first and Las oraciones en español se ofrecen La iglesia Nuestra Señora del third Sunday of each month. en el Salón de Hospitalidad de la Carmen de la isla de Saint John está Catedral de San Pedro y san Pablo ofreciendo una misa en español SPANISH MASS los lunes a las 6 p.m. todos los domingos a las 6 p.m. Our Lady of Mount Carmel has Spanish El celebrante oficial es el padre Mass at 6 p.m. Sundays. La Ultreya Eduardo Ortiz Santiago, párroco de Los jueves después de la misa de la comunidad hispana de la catedral. SUNDAY MASS IN CORAL BAY las 7 p.m. los cursillistas tienen su Mass is celebrated each Sunday at Ultreta. Las reunions en el trailer, en Oración y Reflexión 12:30 p.m. at the John’s Folly Learning la oficina del Movimiento de Cursillos, Se reza el Santo Rosario y se Center in Coral Bay. For questions or y son en español. comparten las reflexiones de las transportation, call the church office at lecturas del domingo siguiente, en 776.6339. Legión de María la iglesia de Holy Cross los martes El presidium hispano María, Arca de alternados a las 7 p.m. Las reuniones la Alianza se reúne en el Salón de son en español. Hospitalidad de la Catedral de San Pedro y San Pablo los domingos a las Santo Niño 2 p.m. En la iglesia de San José se rezan las Silent Auction at Holy Cross, to devociones del Santo Niño (el Santo benefit Catholic Education. (From l-r): Rosario por los no nacidos Niño Jesús) los primeros sábados Father Patrick Lynch, CSsR, Bishop La iglesia de San José invita a los de cada mes a las 4:30 p.m. Durante Herbert Bevard, Father Kemayou, Mr. rosarios bilingües en español e inglés este tiempo se ofrecen confesiones. Basil Williams, Rita De Chabert-Schuster por los no nacidos todos los viernes and Father Touchard Tignoua Goula. a la 6 p.m.

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