The DIOCESAN Chronicle The Official News of the Diocese of Baker
Published every two weeks for the sake of the unity of the Diocese and the “greater good of souls”
November 18, 2012
Volume 3, Number 24
CATHOLIC DAUGHTERS OF SOUTHERN OREGON: The local members of the Catholic Daughters of the Americas held their Installation Ceremony of the 2012-2014 Court officers at St. Augustine Church in Merrill on June 1, 2012, at 6:00 p.m. with Mass and Dinner. The three Courts in Southern Oregon are active throughout the year supporting their parishes and the people of their communities. Officers installed for Court Klamath were Sarah Gross, Joann Azevedo, Lyhn Pohl, Debra Brunold, and Maria Wright. Officers installed for Court Our Lady Mother of the Church were Joyce O’Neill, Marty Ottoman, Leona Huffman, Beverly Smith, and Tanya Carroll. Officers installed for Court St. Pius X were Susan Melgares, Betty Luech, Darlene Cook, Mary Walters, and Teresa Foeller. The new officers invite the women of the parishes to join them in this most satisfying ministry. Contact your Regent below for more information on their charity projects and membership:
PARISH NEWS: St. William, Ione & St. Patrick, Heppner Bishop Liam Cary came to St. William Parish in Ione and St. Patrick Parish in Heppner on Sunday, Oct. 28th to administer the Sacrament of Confirmation. There were 12 students in Ione and 13 in Heppner who had prepared for this sacrament. Fr. Gerry Condon, Pastor, introduced them and announced that they had prepared for this sacrament for two years by a deeper study of the Catholic faith, they had performed many hours of charitable service, received the Sacrament of Reconciliation, and had attended a spiritual retreat. Each student chose for themselves a special patron saint. Following the special Mass, the St. William Altar Society hosted a breakfast for the students, their families, and friends. In Heppner the St. Patrick Altar Society provided lunch for students, parents, and visitors.
Sacred Heart, call Regent Lynh Pohl at (541) 331-6409. Tulelake, Merrill, Malin, and Bonanza parishes, call
Regent Joyce O’Neill at (530) 667-4074. St. Pius X, call Regent Mary Walters at (541) 273-0262.
Formed in 1903, the Catholic Daughters of the Americas is one of the oldest and largest organizations of Catholic women in the Americas. Catholic Daughters donate to charities, administer scholarship programs, and strive “to be helping hands where there is pain, poverty, sorrow, or sickness.” The CDA motto is “Unity and Charity.”
Ione Students: L-R (back) Deacon Gustavo Ruiz, Bishop Liam Cary, Jason Juarez, Rachel Holland, George Aguilar. Crystal Ramirez, Marisol Avial, Ashley Medina, Daniel Doherty, Donald McElligott, Hector Agilar, Joseph Doherty. (front) Fr. Gerry Condon, Ramon Ridriguez, Renee Peterson
PARISH NEWS: St. Francis School, Bend Congratulations to two former students of St. Francis School in Bend who are National Merit Semifinalists! Bend Senior High School: Mitchell M. Cutter Mountain View High School: Daniel J. Schimmoller
Heppner Students: L-R (back) Fr. Gerry Condon, Emily Pappas, Rylee Kollman, Maddie Lindsay, Bishop Liam Cary, Kaelyn Lindsay, and Ryan Dougherty (front) Alex Lindsay, Kane Sweeney, Kevin Murray, Jake Lindsay, Tim Jaca, Wyatt Steagall, Will Lutcher, and Alex Victorio Campos.
These two students represent the top one-percent of all U.S. High School seniors who took the SAT. Way to go Daniel and Mitchell! Page 1
Thoughts Along the Way from Bishop Cary
Pensamientos del Camino por el Obispo Cary
Every Sunday we confess our belief in “the communion of saints” - that is to say, in our friendship with the friends of God. Canonization confers the Church’s official recognition on the saints’ friendship with Christ and encourages us to seek their friendship as well. On Sunday, October 21st, with the warm Roman sun in a clear blue sky, Pope Benedict canonized seven new saints in St. Peter’s Square. Among the vast throng of pilgrims was our group of eleven from Baker Diocese, most of us from Warm Springs. We came for Saint Kateri Tekakwitha. On the way we stopped off at her shrine in upper New York state, and took away a memorable impression of the world in which she spent her 24 years. Baptized at age 20, she rapidly advanced to a level of holiness that amazed her contemporaries. Within minutes of her death onlookers witnessed a remarkable change in her countenance. Gone were the pockmarks that had scarred her face since the smallpox of her fourth year; in their place, a serene and smiling face more beautiful than it had ever been in life. All night long people passed by just to admire her face; they could not turn their eyes away. We too can marvel at the beautiful Gospel simplicity of our new American saint. And she leaves us much to imitate as well: a determined effort to learn the faith and better understand it; devotion to the Rosary and Eucharistic adoration; patience with uncomprehending neighbors; courage in the face of mockery; and close friendship with others who walk the way with Jesus. “I will love you in heaven, I will pray for you, I will aid you,” St. Kateri said before she died. Now that she is canonized, we would do well to take her at her word. The trip to the canonizations was my second to Rome in little over a month. In mid-September I spent nearly two weeks at a “school” put on by the Vatican for bishops named during the past year. Eighty of us from different parts of the world listened as Cardinals explained the new responsibilities that came our way with ordination. At table we were fed good Italian pasta, but even better fare was the fraternity that binds us together as bishops and makes the “Church universal” real and personal in a way I had not known before. These trips and others to far places have been enriching, but recent visits to Klamath Falls and Heppner have reminded me that travel around the diocese is even more rewarding. Weekend visits are set for Nyssa, Klamath Falls, Pendleton, and Hermiston before Christmas, which I look forward to spending at the Cathedral in Baker City.
Cada domingo confesamos nuestra fe en “la comunión de los santos” - es decir, en nuestra amistad con los amigos de Dios. La Canonización es el reconocimiento oficial de la Iglesia sobre la amistad de los santos con Cristo y nos anima a buscar su amistad también. El domingo, 21 de octubre, con el cálido sol de Roma en un cielo azul claro, el Papa Benedicto canonizó a siete nuevos santos en la Plaza de San Pedro. Entre la gran multitud de peregrinos estaba nuestro grupo de la Diócesis de Baker, la mayoría de nosotros de Warm Springs. Venimos por Santa Kateri Tekakwitha. En el camino nos detuvimos en su santuario en la altiplanicie del estado de Nueva York, y nos llevamos una impresión memorable del mundo en el que pasó sus 24 años. Bautizada a los 20 años, rápidamente avanzó a un nivel de santidad que asombró a sus contemporáneos. A pocos minutos de su muerte los espectadores presenciaron un cambio notable en su rostro. Las marcas de las cicatrices que había dejado la viruela en su cara desde los cuatro años desaparecieron dejando un rostro sonriente, sereno y bello como jamás lo había tenido en vida. Durante toda la noche la gente pasaba para admirar su rostro, no podían quitar sus ojos de ella. Nosotros también podemos maravillarnos de la hermosa sencillez Evangélica de nuestra nueva santa Americana. Y ella nos deja mucho que imitar también: un esfuerzo a aprender la fe y comprenderla mejor, la devoción al Rosario y a la Adoración Eucarística; paciencia con los vecinos incomprensivos; valentía ante la burla, y una estrecha amistad con otras personas que andan la senda de Jesús. “Te amaré en el cielo, rezare por ti, te ayudare”, dijo Santa Kateri antes de morir. Ahora que está canonizada, haríamos bien tomar sus palabras. El viaje a la canonización fue mi segundo viaje a Roma en poco más de un mes. A mediados de septiembre me pasé casi dos semanas en la “escuela” que provee el Vaticano a los obispos nombrados en el último año. Ochenta de nosotros de diferentes partes del mundo escuchamos las explicaciones de los cardenales sobre las nuevas responsabilidades que adquirimos con la ordenación. En la mesa nos alimentaron con buena pasta italiana, pero mucho mejor fue la fraternidad que nos une como obispos y hace de la “Iglesia universal” real y personal de una manera que no yo no conocía antes. Estos viajes y otros a lugares lejanos han sido enriquecedores, pero recientes visitas a Klamath Falls y Heppner me han recordado que viajes en la diócesis son aún más gratificantes. Visitas de fin de semana para Nisa, Klamath Falls, Pendleton y Hermiston están programados para antes de Navidad, la que espero pasar en la Catedral de Baker City. Page 2
THE TRIBUNAL: Select Elements of a Formal Nullity Trial The ordinary contentious marriage nullity trial (commonly called annulment) is one of the many ways in which the Tribunal of Baker ministers to the needs of qualified faithful. Because the formal nullity process has as its goal or object, the resolution of a conflict, which is formulated in question form that is usually answered in the affirmative (favorable) or negative (unfavorable), it is a trial in the real sense. In formal marriage trial, marriage nullity is the doubt that needs to be resolved. The whole matter at stake is subject to a contradictory process that involves the gathering of evidence from the person seeking the nullity (the Petitioner) and the (former) spouse of the petitioning party (the Respondent) as well as their witnesses. Evidence deemed useful in a trial may also be sought from other sources such as professional counselors and law enforcement departments. In its communication with the parties in trial, ordinary, and professional witnesses, the Tribunal always assures them of the protection, integrity, and strictly ecclesiastical nature of marriage nullity trial. The strength or weakness of each nullity trial depends on whether the evidence received by the Tribunal is useful, credible, admissible, and supportive of the juridical criterion of moral certainty, which is the foundation for the decision favoring marriage nullity. Each formal trial begins with the introduction of the petition (libellus) and ends with the definitive sentence, without prejudice to the possibility of a second or higher grade of appeal when the requirements are present. The law recommends that a formal trial in the first instance should not exceed one year. In the Diocese of Baker, it is established custom for the person seeking marriage nullity to approach the Tribunal through his or her proper pastor by filling out an application form, and stating in summary, the reason why he or she is seeking marriage nullity. Once the petition is considered to have been properly made to the Tribunal, and the case appears to have merit based on the responses to the marital history questionnaire administered to the Petitioner, a tribunal is constituted to hear the case. This involves the naming of all the officers and other functionaries who will participate in the trial. Consequently, the case becomes that of the trial-judge whose responsibility is to direct the trial till the issuing of the definitive judgment in the first instance. After the trial-judge has determined that the case has merit and is to be admitted to trial, having settled the issue of competency by the Tribunal, the Respondent is cited, so that he or she could be heard on the matter. After the citation of the Respondent, the trial begins to be a pending matter; dates and time limits to be observed begin to count and oblige both the judge and the other parties concerned. While the case is pending, the Continued >>
Judge gathers all the evidence that is relevant to the case (instruction of the case), observes other procedural acts up to the conclusion of the case, and gives the defender of the bond the opportunity to argue in favor of the marriage bond. The formal trial ends with the issuing of the definitive sentence in the first instance, which is automatically appealed to the second instance Metropolitan Tribunal of Portland. If the appellate Tribunal confirms the decision of the first sentence, the case is considered a relatively “adjudged matter” (res judicata). (to be continued) Reverend Jude Onogbosele, J.C.L. Judge Pro Tem Office of Canonical Affairs and Marriage Tribunal Diocese of Baker SAINTS FOR THE YEAR OF FAITH IN NOVEMBER: St. Frances Xavier Cabrini, M.S.C. Missionary and founder of the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Frances Xavier Cabrini was born into a family of thirteen children. Due to health reasons, her first request to join a religious community was refused, but she was finally able to take her vows in 1877. Soon after being named prioress of the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart, she was urged by Pope Leo XIII to become a missionary in the United States. However, the house that had been promised to her for an orphanage was unavailable when she reached New York City, and the archbishop advised her to return to Italy. Frances departed from the archbishop’s residence all the more determined to stay and establish that orphanage. And she did. In 35 years, Frances Xavier Cabrini founded six institutions for the poor, the abandoned, the uneducated and the sick, and organized schools and adult education classes for formation in the Catholic Faith. She died of malaria in her own Columbus Hospital in Chicago in 1917. She was the first United States Citizen to be canonized, and she is known as the patron saint of immigrants. Courtesy of USCCB.org PARISH NEWS: St. Francis Church, Bend What’s with all the door projects at St. Francis Church in Bend? As Blessed Pope John XXIII convened the Second Vatican Council, he believed the Holy Spirit wanted the Church to open its doors to the world. Now, 50 years later, Pope Benedict XVI issued an apostolic letter entitled, Porta Fidei (The Door of Faith). The Pope announced that the “door of faith is always open for us,” so that we can pass through every day, deepening our relationship with the Lord. With Sam Di Spaltro as the leader, the St. Francis Historic Church Restoration Committee has completed restoring the 100-year-old sacristy doors. There were many layers of paint that had to be painstakingly removed, Continued >> Page 3
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and many nicks and bruises that had to be sanded and renewed. There was also a rich history embedded into the doors - all the people and events that touched these doors have created cherished memories for the members here at St. Francis. Javier Chong and Dario Villagra spent hours at Bend Mailing Services painstakingly stripping and scraping layers of paint and stain. Rick & Lupita Wesseler tackled the door jambs, which were also in bad repair. They meticulously scraped and sanded the door jambs using special tools to maintain the integrity of the molding and to prepare a smooth surface for painting. Steve Newman from Custom Wood Finishing did more light prep work, a coat of primer, and several coats of paint, which of course included sanding between each coat. Javier stripped all the door knobs and hinges of the accumulated coats of paint from over the years. It took hours to scrub, scrape, sand, and buff this hardware clean. Paul from Bend Lock & Safe suggested the type of deadbolt locks that would be best to match the beauty of the doors and provide top-notch security. The strike plates needed to be the same color as the door jamb, and Commercial Powder Coating searched to find the
one chip that most closely worked. David Scarborough from Western Pacific Construction Services installed the new security locks. He would not rest until the doors closed and locked with precision, and all the hardware was installed flush and complete. He also added the newly crafted and painted fascias to the door jambs. St. Francis Church is also going to respond to the Holy Father’s “Door of Faith” invitation by next replacing the front doors of the church that have fallen into disrepair since they were last replaced in 1955. We want to return to the look of the original doors on the church when it was built more than 100 years ago. As Pope Paul VI stated in his homily officially closing Vatican II on December 8, 1964, “For the Catholic Church, no one is a stranger, no one is excluded, no one is far away. Every one to whom our greeting is addressed is one who is called, who is invited and who, in a certain sense, is present.” We want everyone to see our new doors and feel welcomed into St. Francis Church through the “Door of Faith.” Bishop Liam Cary will bless the new doors before he enters the church for the closing Year of Faith Mass on Sunday, November 24, 2013 at 4:30 p.m.
These are the original doors of St. Francis Church located in downtown Bend. Picture taken 100 years ago. Page 4
