50¢ August 28, 2011 Volume 85, No. 29 GO DIGITAL todayscatholicnews.org todayscatholicnews.org Serving the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend CLICK oN CIRCULATIoN ’’ World Youth Day TTODAYODAYSS CCATHOLICATHOLIC Highlights Pages 1-3, 11-14, 24 Diocesan World Youth Day pilgrims Vocations monstrance enlivened by the Spirit Will visit parishes B Y KAY C ozAD throughout diocese Page 4 he homecoming of the 120 weary but spiritu- ally enlivened World Youth Day pilgrims was Tnot without fanfare when eager family and friends met the homebound pilgrim busses at St. Vincent de Vouchers Paul Parish in Fort Wayne and St. Anthony de Padua Parish in South Bend late on Aug. 22 — 12 days after Deadline looms for applications they had departed on the trip of a lifetime. The group of teens, young adults and adults from all Page 5 across the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend, who had prepared physically, spiritually and financially by raising funds for almost a year, began their 12-day European trek on Aug. 10, when they made their way across the seas to Paris for a connecting flight to Toulouse in southwestern St. John of Avila France. Pope will proclaim 34th From there the group, led by Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades, bussed to Lourdes where they spent Aug. doctor of the Church 12-13 in spiritual retreat. Page 15 Lourdes Lourdes is a market town at the foothills of the Pyrenees, known for the Marian apparitions of Our Lady of Lourdes that are reported to have occurred in Sports preview 1858 to Bernadette Soubirous. Our Lady visited with St. High school fall sports Bernadette in the grotto of Massabielle some 18 times, where Bernadette is said to have dug in the very ground begin action where the healing waters of Lourdes now flow. The bus ride through the Pyrenees Mountains from Pages 18-21 Toulouse to Southern France gave the pilgrims time to Kay CozaD Diocesan pilgrims journey to Cuatro Vientos military base for a prayer vigil as part of World WYD, pA ge 12 Youth Day on Saturday in Madrid, Spain. No issue Sept. 4 Next publication Sept. 11 Pope tells young to build on their faith, share it with the world B Y CINDY W ooD e N In his homily, he said, the vision of that sea Faith entails “a personal relationship with of happy souls “fills my heart with joy.” Christ, a surrender of our whole person, with “I think of the special love with which Jesus all our understanding, will and feelings,” he MADRID (CNS) — Pope Benedict XVI saw is looking upon you. Yes, the Lord loves you said. that 1.4 million young people could be buf- and calls you his friends,” the pope But the pope went even fur- feted by gusty winds and drenched by a driving told the young. ther, telling the young that a rain and still fall silently to their knees to adore To the joy of the crowd, par- personal relationship with Jesus the Eucharist. ticularly the Brazilians present, at always must be transformed into At the final Mass closing World Youth Day the end of the Mass, the pope action, service and love for oth- Aug. 21 in Madrid, the pope challenged the announced that the next interna- ers. In addition, it must be lived Catholic pilgrims to take that faith, make it tional gathering of World Youth within the Church, the commu- grow and share it with the world. Day would be held in Rio de nity of believers to whom Jesus Despite the hardships of getting to the Janeiro in 2013. entrusted His message and His Cuatro Vientos military air base in blistering In his homily at the Mass, Pope mission of salvation. heat Aug. 20 and the downpour during the Benedict said faith is not about “We cannot follow Jesus on nighttime vigil with the pope, hundreds of understanding a bunch of facts, “it our own,” he said. Those who try thousands of young people from around the is an ability to grasp the mystery “approach the life of faith with the world spent the night on the open field, pray- of Christ’s person in all its depth.” kind of individualism so prevalent ing, singing and perhaps trying to snatch a few Even if it feels like a struggle at times, faith today” and risk not encountering the real Jesus or hours’ sleep. is not primarily about people working out their “following a counterfeit Jesus,” he said. But they were up, ready and rowdy when thoughts about God; it starts with the gift of Christ asks each person, “Who do you say that the pope arrived for the morning Mass. God’s love and God’s reaching out to each The pope noticed. person, he said. pope, pA ge 24 2 TODAY’ S C ATHOLIC August 28, 2011 TODAY’S CATHOLIC Official newspaper of the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend World Youth Day — P.O. Box 11169 Fort Wayne, IN 46856 PUBLISHER: Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades a pilgrimage of faith EDITOR: Tim Johnson NEWS EDITOR and STAFF WRITER: Kay Cozad IN TRUTH Editorial Department PAGE DESIGNER: Francie Hogan AND FREELANCE WRITERS: Lauren Caggiano, Michelle Castleman, Karen Clifford, CHARITY Elmer J. Danch, Bonnie Elberson, Denise Fedorow, Diane Freeby, May BY BISHOP KEVIN C. RHOADES Lee Johnson, Sister Margie Lavonis, CSC, Joe Kozinski and Deb Wagner “Make us firm in the faith.” This was our Business Department prayer throughout our pilgrimage to World Youth Day in Madrid. BUSINESS MANAGER: Kathy Denice Our 120 diocesan pilgrims arrived in AD GRAPHICS DIRECTOR: Mark Weber Lourdes on Thursday, August 11th, where BOOKKEEPING/CIRCULATION: Kathy Voirol we spent 2 1/2 days in spiritual prepara- [email protected] tion for World Youth Day. For me, the highlight of our time at the Sanctuary of Advertising Sales Lourdes was celebrating Mass at the Grotto Tess Steffen (Fort Wayne area) where our Blessed Mother appeared to Saint (260) 456-2824 Bernadette. We bathed in the holy, healing Jeanette Simon (South Bend area) waters of the miraculous spring. We par- (574) 234-0687 ticipated with thousands of other pilgrims in both the Eucharistic procession and the Web site: www.todayscatholicnews.org candlelight nighttime rosary procession. It Published weekly except the fourth was a beautiful experience to visit Lourdes, Sunday in June, second and fourth asking the Blessed Virgin Mary to accom- weeks in July and August, the first pany us on our pilgrim journey to Madrid. week of September and last week We asked Mary, our great model of faith, in December by the Diocese of Fort to intercede for us, to make us “firm in the Wayne-South Bend, 1103 S. Calhoun faith.” St., P.O. Box 390, Fort Wayne, IN 46801. From Lourdes, we travelled to Loyola, in Periodicals postage paid at Fort Wayne, the Basque region of northern Spain. There IN, and additional mailing office. we celebrated Mass at the Shrine of Saint Ignatius Loyola (1491-1556). We visited POSTMASTER: Send address changes to: his family home (the Tower House) and Today’s Catholic, P.O. Box 11169, Fort prayed in the room of his birth and in the Kay Cozad Wayne, IN 46856-1169 or e-mail: kvoi- room where, at age 30, during his recovery [email protected]. Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades celebrates Mass at the Grotto where the Blessed Mother appeared to St. from serious wounds from a battle, he read Bernadette. The Lourdes visit was one of the stops on the World Youth Day 2011 pilgrimage with MAIN OFFICE: 915 S. Clinton St., Fort a book on the life of Christ and a collection 120 diocesan pilgrims. Wayne, IN 46802. Telephone (260) of lives of the saints. His life was changed 456-2824. Fax: (260) 744-1473. forever. Ignatius then devoted the rest of was evident on the streets and in the plazas ated World Youth Day 26 years ago. A relic BUREAU OFFICE: 1328 Dragoon Trail, his life to serving Christ. He founded the throughout the city. of his blood was brought from Krakow and Mishawaka, IN 46544 Society of Jesus (the Jesuit order) and led August 16th was a free day when many venerated at the end of the Mass. We asked a great renewal of the Church during the of us walked around the historic center the Lord to “enkindle in us the fire of love News deadline is the Monday morning Counter-Reformation. The Jesuits, under his of old Madrid, visiting churches and get- that burned in the heart of Blessed John before publication date. Advertising leadership, undertook incredible missionary ting oriented to the layout of the beautiful Paul II and impelled him to give himself deadline is nine days before publica- efforts throughout the world. We prayed at city. I was happy to meet up with some of without limits to serve the Church.” tion date. Loyola for the grace to follow the path of our youth in the church which houses the Three daily sessions of catechesis began Saint Ignatius, one of the patron saints of LETTERS POLICY: Today’s Catholic wel- remains of the patron saints of Madrid, the next day, August 17th. Our diocesan comes original, signed letters about World Youth Day, the path “to the greater Saint Isidore the Farmer and his wife, Saint youth had the privilege of listening to issues affecting church life. Although glory of God.” Maria de la Cabeza, also patron saints of Cardinal Francis George, the Archbishop of we cannot publish every letter we From Loyola, we travelled to Burgos. World Youth Day. This holy married couple Chicago.