Rapat Pengurus Sahabat Santa Angela

SSA AKAN MENGADAKAN RAPAT PENGURUS PADA

HARI /TGL :  Rabu ,16 Oktober 2013
WAKTU       : Pk 14.00 WIB - Selesai
LOKASI      : Ruang Kesenian Daerah
PERIHAL    : Merencanakan pertemuan seluruh anggota ssa
Pendamping : Suster Vero
                       Kak Yovita

DIMOHON HADIR BAGI :
1. KETUA DAN WAKIL NYA
2. SEKRETARIS
3. BENDARAHA
4. KOORDINATOR DAN ANGGOTA TIM NYA

List Nama Calon Anggota Baru SSA 2013/2014

1. Lea Vanesa
2. Elisabeth Jovinka
3. T. Renita
4. Adellia Diah C.N.W.
5.  Yesika Indah P.

6. Anastasia Tiara G.

7. Antonio Vieri P.

8. William Surya Winata

9. Yeskhia Bifan Bhayangkara

10. Yosia Adrian Krisnaputra

11. Clareza Sukandar

12. Alodia Khayali Debulan

13. Wisnu Satria P.

14. Madeline Ivana P.

15. Ignasius Bremy P.

16. Febian Febri R.

17. Maria Dolorosal Sekar

18. Marry Josephine S.N.P.

19. Dorotea Hema Inas A.

20. Renaldi Soeryadi

21. Copernicus Rian A.

22. Joseph Irvinka W.

23. Stephen Lo

24. Dimas Pramudya

25. Eugenia Lenta

26. Shereen Anabel

27. Natasha Putri S.

28. Chatarina W.

29. Kelvin Dion Saputra

30. Kevin Marcel S.

31. Florencia Regina W.S.B.

32. Anindita R.

33. Th. Astrid

34. William Andy Y.

35. Alexandra R.R.A.M.

36. Michelle Eden S.

37. Maria Agata

38. Arfian Adiartana K.

39. Yehezkiel Dhimas G.R.

40. Yohanes Bherbudi B.A.P.

41. Laurentia Gracy

42. Antonia Sierradonavio

43. Velda Evania Edjo

44. Theresia Niken

45. Nathalie S.A. Yori

46. Evelyn Clarissa A.

47. Jocelyn Senjoyo

48. M.G. Dyah Eka K. F.

49. Skolastika Grace H.

50. Angelia Salsa M.P.S.

51. Anastasia Vania K.

52. Fransiska Chrishardianti

53. Johanes Bagus K.

54. Abdiel Theo S.D.W.

55. Naomi Natalia W.

56. Antonius Septian P.

57. Clalita Tyfanny

58. Katarina Maharani

59. Christophorus Fanri

60. Natasha Hernandita

61. Isabela Xaveria H.

62. Nawang Lasisian E.D.

63. Maria Dhara I.

64. Helen Mulyono

65. Vania Estherina

66. Andina Beryla V.

67. Amanda Yessy N.

68. Ayodya Dinda S.

69. Theresia Ineka S.

70. Bernike Ayu Chrisma

71. Irene Putri P.T.

72. Cyrillia Chyntia

NAMA DIATAS BISA BERTAMBAH SUATU SAAT

FORMULIR ANGGOTA

SAHABAT SANTA ANGELA (SSA)

                               

FORMULIR ANGGOTA

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SEKOLAH/KELAS           : ______________________________________________________________________________

(diisi oleh anggota yang masih bersekolah)

UNIVERSITAS                  : ______________________________________________________________________________

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Prayers for Syria- Also Plans at the Vatican for Today

Prayers for Syria, as well as ideas and suggestions are to be found at Pax Christi

Pope Francis' prayer vigil will be preceded by the hearing of Confessions, beginning in the evening at 5:45 in St. Peter's Square. There will be 50 priests available for Confession under the colonnades of the square.

Then at 6:30, Pope Francis' Sept. 1 allocution calling for the day of fasting and prayer will be read to introduce the vigil.

Pope Francis will begin the prayer at 7:00, and the Veni Creator Spiritus will be sung.

Four Swiss Guards will carry a statue of Mary, Protectress of the Roman People, starting from the obelisk in the square, accompanied by two girls strewing flowers before her.

The Roman Pontiff will then begin praying the rosary, invoking the intercession at each mystery of Our Lady, Queen of Peace.

There will then be a meditation by the Pope, followed by a minute of silence and Eucharistic Adoration.

The vigil will also include readings from the Bible, and responsorial prayers for peace.

After Adoration, there will be three minutes of silence followed by the recitation of the Office of Readings, part of the Liturgy of the Hours.

At 10:15 there will be a period of extended, prayerful silence, and the vigil will conclude later with Benediction.

Primer Puesto - Concurso de Bandas en el Colegio San Agustín

 

La valla estaba muy alta, las predicciones no nos favorecían, el nerviosismo traicionaba hasta los más optimistas; esta tarde maestros, alumnos y padres de familia se miraban nerviosamente, iban y venían, veían la hora, que se iba acortando, mientras avanzaban al bus que los llevaría al Concurso del Colegio de Bandas en el Auditorio del Colegio San Agustín, en el distrito de San Isidro.

Llegó la hora de la verdad, los alumnos que integran la banda del Colegio Santa Angela de Salamanca,  dirigidos por el profesor Carlos Figueroa, tendrían que demostrar de qué madera estaban hechos, porqué tenían una deuda consigo mismos, aquella que los llevó a ocupar el tercer puesto el 2012, esta vez no podían fallar, no podían cometer errores, las cartas de cada uno de los músicos estaban sobre la mesa.



Anuncio del Jurado Calificador
 

Anuncio del Jurado calificador, los nervios nos derriten, de pronto un grito ahogado en las gargantas, un anhelo, una confusión de emociones, una mirada al cielo, un gracias Diosito, un abrazo inacabable: Colegio Santa Ángela, Primer Puesto 2013, momento que no se olvida, momento para recordar. 



Gallardete al Primer Puesto 2013

Gracias a todos y cada uno de ustedes jóvenes y señoritas, quienes han puesto el nombre del colegio en alto, gracias Profesor Carlos Figueroa, por las horas de entrega, compromiso y responsabilidad que asume para lograr el aprendizaje en vuestros alumnos.

 

Profesor Carlos Figueroa - Directos de la Banda de Música con Medalla y trofeo.
César Velásquez, integrante, mostrando el Diploma al Primer Puesto.

 

 

¡´Viva la Banda del Colegio Santa Ángela!

Sept. 3 Morning Mass at Casa Santa Marta, the Vatican-Pope Francis: the grace of His Light saves us

Pope Francis to Visit Assisi on Oct. 4

On Friday, Oct. 4, Pope Francis will visit the city of Assisi, the birthplace of St. Francis. The Pope will depart from the Vatican at 7 a.m. by helicopter and will land around three quarters of an hour later at the sports field of the Seraphic Institute of Assisi, where he will meet with disabled and sick children.

Read more here: Zenit

Primer Puesto - Concurso de Coros en el San Agustín

 

El esfuerzo y la dedicación, sumados al compromiso y la responsabilidad, son el camino hacia el éxito que podemos alcanzar, siempre y cuando nos lo propongamos. No es algo nuevo, es de siempre, a pesar de los pesimistas y desesperanzados que ven en las humanidades y el arte un camino poco apropiado hacia el triunfo.

 

Hace más de un mes llegó a los correos de los maestros la noticia de un concurso, el mismo que solicitaba los permisos para aquellos jóvenes estudiantes que necesitaban ensayar, valgan verdades, los ensayos de las alumnas y alumnos del coro venía desde mucho tiempo atrás, inclusive durante las vacaciones, pero su entrega podía más.

 

Esta tarde cuando las integrantes del coro, junto a su profesor, salían del colegio para abordar el bus que los llevaría a la sede del concurso, les desee lo mejor del mundo, con los pulgares arriba: ¡Fuerza chicas!, en su rostro había entusiasmo y serenidad a la vez, todas se había hecho el mismo peinado.

 

Me dijeron que saldrían a escenario a las seis de la tarde de este lunes 02 de setiembre, en el Auditorio del Colegio San Agustín en San Isidro. Algunas horas después, con algarabía total recibía la noticia, la gran noticia que se ha de celebrar, haber alcanzado el Primer Puesto en el Concurso de Coros.

Diploma Primer Puesto en el Concurso de Coros 2013 del Colegio San Agustín

 

Son lo máximo, gracias Valería Díaz, Gabriela Cólfer, Arelys Figueroa, Rosario Chavarry, Jenny Acuña, Valda Rodríguez, Carol Gamero, Antonella Trinidad, Marah Díaz, Andrea Salas, Andreita, Asmat y me perdonan los que faltan, pero una felicitación especial para Alejandro Gil en los teclados.

 

Un acápite especial merece el gestor del coro, profesor Renzo Carranza, excelente concertista, director del coro,ex alumno,  buen maestro y gran amigo; quien  ya ocupa un lugar muy especial en los circuitos artísticos dentro y fuera del país. Felicidades.

September 2nd- Pope's Homily at Morning Mass- Casa Santa Marta, Vatican

A Day of Fasting and Prayer for Peace

The possibility exists that the conflict in Syria could widen to the extent of becoming a major war. Thus, I urge all that read this to participate in a day of fasting and prayer for peace.

 

Pope Francis-

"I have decided to proclaim for the whole Church on 7 Sept. next, the vigil of the birth of Mary, Queen of Peace, a day of fasting and prayer for peace in Syria, the Middle East, and throughout the world"

 

Dear Brothers and Sisters, Hello!

Today, dear brothers and sisters, I wish to add my voice to the cry which rises up with increasing anguish from every part of the world, from every people, from the heart of each person, from the one great family which is humanity: it is the cry for peace! It is a cry which declares with force: we want a peaceful world, we want to be men and women of peace, and we want in our society, torn apart by divisions and conflict, that peace break out! War never again! Never again war! Peace is a precious gift, which must be promoted and protected.

There are so many conflicts in this world which cause me great suffering and worry, but in these days my heart is deeply wounded in particular by what is happening in Syria and anguished by the dramatic developments which are looming.

I appeal strongly for peace, an appeal which arises from deep within me. How much suffering, how much devastation, how much pain has the use of arms carried in its wake in that martyred country, especially among civilians and the unarmed! I think of many children who will not see the light of the future! With utmost firmness I condemn the use of chemical weapons: I tell you that those terrible images from recent days are burned into my mind and heart. There is a judgment of God and of history upon our actions which are inescapable! Never has the use of violence brought peace in its wake. War begets war, violence begets violence.

With all my strength, I ask each party in this conflict to listen to the voice of their own conscience, not to close themselves in solely on their own interests, but rather to look at each other as brothers and decisively and courageously to follow the path of encounter and negotiation, and so overcome blind conflict. With similar vigour I exhort the international community to make every effort to promote clear proposals for peace in that country without further delay, a peace based on dialogue and negotiation, for the good of the entire Syrian people.

May no effort be spared in guaranteeing humanitarian assistance to those wounded by this terrible conflict, in particular those forced to flee and the many refugees in nearby countries. May humanitarian workers, charged with the task of alleviating the sufferings of these people, be granted access so as to provide the necessary aid.

What can we do to make peace in the world? As Pope John said, it pertains to each individual to establish new relationships in human society under the mastery and guidance of justice and love (cf. John XXIII, Pacem in Terris, [11 April 1963]: AAS 55, [1963], 301-302).

All men and women of good will are bound by the task of pursuing peace. I make a forceful and urgent call to the entire Catholic Church, and also to every Christian of other confessions, as well as to followers of every religion and to those brothers and sisters who do not believe: peace is a good which overcomes every barrier, because it belongs all of humanity!

I repeat forcefully: it is neither a culture of confrontation nor a culture of conflict which builds harmony within and between peoples, but rather a culture of encounter and a culture of dialogue; this is the only way to peace.

May the plea for peace rise up and touch the heart of everyone so that they may lay down their weapons and let themselves be led by the desire for peace.

To this end, brothers and sisters, I have decided to proclaim for the whole Church on 7 September next, the vigil of the birth of Mary, Queen of Peace, a day of fasting and prayer for peace in Syria, the Middle East, and throughout the world, and I also invite each person, including our fellow Christians, followers of other religions and all men of good will, to participate, in whatever way they can, in this initiative.

On 7 September, in Saint Peter’s Square, here, from 19:00 until 24:00, we will gather in prayer and in a spirit of penance, invoking God’s great gift of peace upon the beloved nation of Syria and upon each situation of conflict and violence around the world. Humanity needs to see these gestures of peace and to hear words of hope and peace! I ask all the local churches, in addition to fasting, that they gather to pray for this intention.

Let us ask Mary to help us to respond to violence, to conflict and to war, with the power of dialogue, reconciliation and love. She is our mother: may she help us to find peace; all of us are her children! Help us, Mary, to overcome this most difficult moment and to dedicate ourselves each day to building in every situation an authentic culture of encounter and peace. Mary, Queen of Peace, pray for us!

Pope lays out concerns, petitions one tweet at a time, with ever growing following

Br. Richard Goodin, OFM Speaks About His Vocation to the Franciscans

Fr. Larry Dunham ofm Speaks of the Situation of Franciscans in Syria

Fr. Larry Dunham, OFM, is the Guardian for the Monastery of the Holy Land in Washington, D.C. In this video he speaks of his great respect for those friars living in such difficult and dangerous places such as Syria.

August 25th- St. Louis IX, King, Patron of the Secular Franciscan Order

August 25th is the day when we of the Secular Franciscan Order (the Third Order), give honour to St. Louis IX, our patron.

Louis was crowned king when he was only 12 years old. His mother, however, was entrusted with the actual government of the kingdom during his minority. Meanwhile, Louis was being educated in all the duties of a Christian prince. Among his instructors there were several Franciscan friars, and later on the young king himself joined the Third Order of St. Francis.

You can read more about St. Louis IX in this article from the Franciscan Book of Saints: http://franciscan-sfo.org/sts/S0825loui.htm

Queen Blanche of Castile and Her Son, Louis IX

Fatima statue headed to Rome, as Pope plans to consecrate the world to Our Lady

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Fatima statue headed to Rome, as Pope plans to consecrate the world to Our Lady

August 14th- St. Maximilian Kolbe-Priest, First Order Franciscan

Also known as Apostle of Consecration to Mary; Maximilian Mary Kolbe; Massimiliano Maria Kolbe

 

Suffered from tuberculosis in youth, and frail in health all his life. Joined the Conventual Franciscan Order at age 16. Ordained at age 24. Doctor of Theology; his insights into Marian theology echo today through their influence on Vatican II. Founded the Milita Immaculatae, and published the magazine The Knight of the Immaculate in an effort to fight religious apathy. Imprisoned in Auschwitz for his anti-Nazi publications. Ministered to other prisoners, including conducting Mass and delivering communion using smuggled bread and wine. Died when he traded places with a young married man who was to be slaughtered in retribution for an escaped prisoner.

"Kolbe is the patron saint of our difficult century." -Pope John Paul II

Born: 7 January 1894 at Zdunska Wola, Poland

Died: August 1941 by lethal carbonic acid injection after starvation at Auschwitz; body burned in the ovens 

 

Beatified:17 October 1971 by Pope Paul VI

Canonized: 1982 by Pope John Paul II

Patronage: drug addiction, drug addicts, families, imprisoned people, journalists, political prisoners, prisoners, pro-life movement

Writings: A Rule of Life for Those Consecrated to the Immaculate Virgin

Readings: Courage, my sons, Don't you see that we are leaving on a mission? They pay our fare in the bargain. What a piece of good luck! The thing to do now is to pray well in order to win as many souls as possible. Let us, then, tell the Blessed Virgin that we are content, and that she can do with us anything she wishes. Saint Maximilian Kolbe

The most deadly poison of our times is indifference.... And this happens, although the praise of God should know no limits.... Let us strive, therefore, to praise Him to the greatest extent of our powers. Saint Maximilian Kolbe

For Jesus Christ I am prepared to suffer still more. Saint Maximilian Kolbe.

Collect of the Day

Almighty God, by whose grace and power your holy martyr Maximilian Mary Kolbe triumphed over suffering and was faithful even to death: Grant us, who now remember him in thanksgiving, to be so faithful in our witness to you in this world, that we may receive with him the crown of life; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Moving Song played during WYD's Eucharistic Adoration

Pope Francis on his way to Brazil to lead World Youth Day

Pope's Angelus: Even if you are not traveling to Brazil, you can still p...

Pope Francis has close encounter with the stars... at the Vatican observatory

July 15th- St. Bonaventure- The Seraphic Doctor, First Order Franciscan

S. Bonaventurae Episcopi Confessoris et Ecclesiae Doctoris

Born at Bagnorea in Tuscany, Bonaventure entered the Order of St. Francis of Assisi as a young man. Here he gave himself to study, and made such progress under his teacher. Alexander of Hales, that after seven years he publicly interpreted the book of Sentences at Paris, and gained the highest praise. He was a man of the greatest sweetness and humility, with a most ardent devotion to the Passion of Christ the Lord. When he was only thirty-five he was made Minister General of the whole Order. He carried out this office so prudently that he gained fame not only for his learning and holiness, but also for his diplomacy and skill. Because of this fame, Pope Gregory X made him Cardinal Bishop of Albano. He wrote many very learned works, not the least of which were his commentaries on the four books of the Sentences. He died at Lyons while the Council was in progress, at the age of forty-three. He was enrolled among the Saints by Sixtus IV, and Sixtus V gave him the title of Seraphic Doctor.

V. But thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us.
R. Thanks be to God.

 You may read more about St. Bonaventure from the Franciscan Book of Saints at this link: http://franciscan-sfo.org/sts/S0715bona.htm

Collect of the Day

O Almighty God, who didst give to thy servant Bonaventure special gifts of grace to understand and teach the truth as it is in Christ Jesus: Grant, we beseech thee, that by this teaching we may know thee, the one true God, and Jesus Christ whom thou hast sent; who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

The Writings of St. Bonaventure are available at The Franciscan Archive

Most are in Latin or French. 

July 10th- St. Veronica Giuliani, Virgin, Franciscan Second Order (Poor Clares)

Read more about her at this link: Franciscan Book of Saints

PRAYER OF THE CHURCH

O Lord Jesus Christ, who did glorify St. Veronica by the marks of Thy suffering, grant us the grace to crucify our flesh and thus become worthy of attaining to the joys of eternity. Who lives and reigns forever and ever. Amen.

Murdered Syrian Priest’s Friend Feels Closeness of Martyrdom

Franciscan Father Ibrahim Alsabagh says that remembering the June 23 killing of his friend, a Syrian priest, at a Mass in Rome made him realize how close martyrdom is.

“My first reaction was of bitterness because I had met him personally, and I know how much good he did,” said Father Alsabagh, a Syrian Franciscan of the Custody of the Holy Land. “Also because it made me realize how close martyrdom is.”

Read more: http://www.ncregister.com/daily-news/murdered-syrian-priests-friend-feels-closeness-of-martyrdom/#ixzz2YbxsH1xY

Blessed Gregory Grassi and Companions (Martyrs of the Boxer Persecution of 1900 in China)

We are told that 25 000 Catholics in China and 43 European missionaries were martyred during the course of the Boxer Rebellion in China in the year 1900. The dowager empress, Tzu Chi, more or less approved the rebellion of the Boxers, even to the point of providing imperial troops in support of this conflagration.

Blessed Gregory Grassi and his companions were Franciscans who suffered a horrible fate during this period.

More details can be read here: Franciscan Book of Saints

Collect

O God, who desires that all men be saved and come to the acknowledgement of truth, grant, we beseech Thee, through the intercession of Thy blessed martyrs Bishops Gregory, Francis, and Antonine, and their companions, that all nations may know Thee, the only true God and Jesus Christ whom Thou has sent, our Lord. Amen.

Pope's Mass in Lampedusa: Don't give into the 'globalization of indiffer...

Benedict XVI and Francis meet in the Vatican Gardens

Beloved Custos of the Holy Land Reappointed

Fr. Pierbattista Pizzaballa, OFM, Chairman of the Franciscan Foundation for the Holy Land, is reappointed as Custos of the Holy Land. This third-straight term will allow Fr. Pizzaballa to continue in his work towards preserving a Christian presence in the Holy Land. 

Read more here: Press Release

Benedict XVI joins Pope Francis in consecrating Vatican to St Michael Archangel

To the joy of Vatican City State workers, Friday morning Pope Francis was joined by Pope emeritus Benedict XVI in the gardens for a ceremony during which the Holy Father blessed a statue of St Michael Archangel, at the same time consecrating the Vatican to the Archangel’s protection.

Text from page http://en.radiovaticana.va/news/2013/07/05/benedict_xvi_joins_pope_francis_in_consecrating_vatican_to_st_michae/en1-707709
of the Vatican Radio website

ENCYCLICAL LETTER LUMEN FIDEI OF THE SUPREME PONTIFF FRANCIS

Pope Francis has released his first encyclical entitled  "Lumen Fidei" ("The Light of Faith"), a celebration of Christian faith as the guiding light of a "successful and fruitful life," inspiring social action as well as devotion to God, and illuminating "every aspect of human existence," including philosophy and the natural sciences.

Read more at: Catholic News 

The full text of the encyclical is available at this link: Lumen Fidei

Seven key-points that made John Paul II 'The Great Pope'

John Paul II to be named a Saint of the Church: 2nd Miracle Approved

Meet Pope Francis (In 4 min.)

A new animated video in 15 different languages is helping Catholics and non-Catholics learn more about Pope Francis in a simple way.
 
Entitled “Meet Pope Francis (in 4 minutes),” and recounts the Holy Father’s journey through the roles of priest, bishop, cardinal and Pope.

July 3 rd Morning Mass at the Vatican- Pope's Mass: Encounter Jesus through the poor, sick, marginalized

St. Elizabeth of Portugal

July 4th-St. Elizabeth of Portugal, Queen, Third Order Secular Franciscan

She was the Queen of Portugal and a Franciscan tertiary. A native of Aragon, Spain, she was married at the age of twelve to the immoral King Denis of Portugal. Known as a peacemaker, she was able to overcome the difficulties of her marriage. For her peacemaking efforts not only at home but among many associates and struggling people, she was called “the Peacemaker.” When Denis died in 1325, Elizabeth entered the Poor Clares as a Franciscan tertiary. She later died at Estremoz, Portugal.

Collect for St. Elizabeth of Portugal

 Almighty God, you have surrounded us with a great cloud of witnesses: Grant that we, encouraged by the good example of your servant Elizabeth of Portugal may persevere in running the race that is set before us, until at last we may with her attain to your eternal joy; through Jesus Christ, the pioneer and perfecter of our faith, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

We Are Now 100 Days Into the Franciscan Revolution

We are now 100 days into the Franciscan revolution.-  Michael W. Higgins  vice-president of Mission and Catholic Identity at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, Conn.

This is taken from an article in the Toronto Globe and Mail today.

Higgins continued by saying:  

 He will be Peter on his own terms.

And these terms are revolutionary: simplicity of living; acute sensitivity to the poor; accessibility; an attitude of welcome as opposed to a posture of censure; a receptivity to alternate points of view as opposed to a summary dismissal of contesting opinion. In short, Francis has, by rewriting the script, demystified the papacy. His style is his substance.

Read more here: The Globe and Mail

Charity's rapid growth could be due to Pope's influence

The founder of a charity that feeds nearly one million children worldwide said its rapid growth could be partly due to Pope Francis' particular emphasis on caring for the impoverished.

Read more here: Catholic News Agency

July 1st- Blessed Junipero Serra, First Order

Born at Petra on the Spanish island of Mallorca on November 24, 1713, Junipero Serra entered the Franciscan Order at the age of sixteen and was ordained a priest in 1738. He received the doctorate in theology even before his ordination. For eleven years he taught philosophy in the Lullian University at Palma.

He won great fame as a pulpit orator. As a teacher he was equally successful.  The pathway to fame and honor was clearly open to him, but he willingly turned his back on all this, and longed to be a missionary to the Indians of the New World. His superiors yielded to his request and allowed him to join a band of missionaries who were getting ready to go to Mexico.

Read more here from the Franciscan Book of Saints: http://franciscan-sfo.org/sts/S0701juni.htm

 

Collect of the Day

Almighty and everlasting God, we thank you for your servant Junípero Serra, whom you called to preach the Gospel to the people of Mexico and California: Raise up in this and every land evangelists and heralds of your kingdom, that your Church may proclaim the unsearchable riches of our Savior Jesus Christ; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

Pope to visit Lampedusa Island: A key point for immigrants and refugees

More on the Holy Father's visit to Lampedeusa Island may be read at Zenit: http://www.zenit.org/en/articles/pope-francis-to-visit-island-of-lampedusa-next-week

June 26th- Blessed Andrew Hyacinth Longhin, Bishop, First Order Capuchin Franciscan

Bishop Andrew Hyacinth Longhin, a Capuchin religious of deep spirituality and solid doctrine, was a gift of Pope Pius X to the Diocese of Treviso, his place of origin. Together with the Church entrusted to him he lived heroically in one of the most difficult and exciting times of Catholicism in Italy in the 19th and 20th centuries.

He was born on 23rd November 1863 in Fiumicello di Campodarsego (Province and Diocese of Padua) into the family of the poor and very religious tenant farmers Matthew and Judith Marin and given the names Hyacinth Bonaventure in baptism. Early on he showed signs of a vocation to the priesthood and religious life. At the age of 16 he entered the novitiate of the Capuchin Order under the name of Andrew of Campodarsego and then completed his humanistic studies in Padua and the theological studies in Venice. On 19th June 1886, only 23 years old, he was ordained a priest. For 18 years he held the office of spiritual director and instructor of the young religious and proved  himself a firm guide and an enlightened teacher. In 1902 he was elected Provincial Minister of the Capuchins of Venice. In this period at Venice the Patriarch Sarto "discovered" him and charged him with the ministry of preaching and a variety of delicate tasks in the service of the diocese.

Just a few months after becoming Pope, Pius X on 13th April 1904, personally appointed Fr. Andrew Bishop of Treviso and wanted him to be consecrated in Rome. The consecration by Card. Merry del Val took place a few days later in the Church of Trinità dei Monti in Rome. Before the new pastor moved into his diocese on the following 6th August he had issued two pastoral letters that outlined his reform program. The following year he began his first pastoral visit which lasted almost five years: he wanted to know his church, which belongs to the largest and most peopled of the Venetian region; he wanted to establish a personal contact with his clergy, who would take first place in his pastoral care; he also intended to be close to the lay associations, which at the time were exposed to severe trials in the field of the Catholic social movement. He concluded the visit with the celebration of the Synod, which had as its aim to implement in the diocese the reforms initiated by Pius X, to equip the local church to be "militant" and to call all, clergy and lay people, to a life in holiness.

He reformed the diocesan seminary by improving the quality of studies and the spiritual formation. He promoted spiritual retreats for the clergy and prepared every year personally a programme of ongoing formation. He guided the priests in their pastoral activity with precise guidelines and verified their application in three further pastoral visits.

At the outbreak of the First World War (1915-1918) Treviso was on the frontline; it suffered invasions and the first aerial attacks, wich destroyed the town and over 50 parishes. Bishop Longhin remained at his post even when the civilian authorities escaped to safer places. He wanted his priests to do the same unless they had to accompany their people on flight. He led the destiny of the town with heroic courage, was the point of reference in religious, moral and civilian matters for a whole community in turmoil. He organised assistance for the soldiers, the sick and the poor. Encouraging everybody he never fell prey to partisanship or war rhetoric, yet he was accused of defeatism and some of his priests were tried in court and sentenced.

In the difficult years of the material and spiritual reconstruction the bishop resumed the second pastoral visit which had been interrupted. He was a firm leader at a time of grave social tensions that divided the Catholics among themselves. He insisted with evangelical firmness that justice and social peace demanded the straight road of non-violence and the unity of all Catholics. The fascist movement was growing at the time and had its instances of violence in Treviso, especially against Catholic organizations. From 1926 to 1934 Bishop Longhin made his third pastoral visit to strengthen the faith of the parish communities: in his understanding the militant Church was a Church fully geared towards holiness and prepared for martyrdom.

Pope Pius XI held Bishop Longhin in great esteem; he entrusted him with the delicate task of Apostolic Visitor, first in Padua, then in Udine, in order to bring back peace to those dioceses suffering from divisions between the priests and their bishop.

God wanted to purify his faithful servant and afflicted him with an illness that deprived him progressively of his mental faculties. Longhin endured his suffering with extraordinary faith and total abandonment into the will of God. He died on 26th June 1936.

He had been known for his holiness, his heroic charity and his wise evangelical guidance when still alive. With his death the devotion to the saintly pastor grew stronger and quickly spread, especially in the Dioceses of Treviso and Padua, and also in the Capuchin Order. The devotion exalted his virtues and implored his intercession. The process of beatification was introduced in 1964. In the same year the young Dino Stella was cured of diffuse peritonitis on the intercession of Longhin. It is this miracle that was recognised for his beatification.

His spiritual Heritage

The unique connection of bishop Andrew Hyacinth Longhin with Pope S. Pius X was fundamentally of spiritual nature: the holiness of one reminds and in a way produces the holiness of the other. Both have lived for the Church and with the Church, conceiving the pastoral ministry as a formation to holiness and the whole life of the Church as a call to be "holy and immaculate". Both were driven to make themselves "models of the flock" in the footsteps of Christ the Good Shepherd. Bishop Longhin identified himself with his Church to the point of taking up the burden of all vicissitudes of history, living them in the first person and paying the price for so doing. Franciscan spirituality, in the rigorous form of the Capuchin Order, always guided Bishop Longhin, not only in a his life that was ascetical, exacting and faithfully observant (prayer and penitence), but also in an evangelical commitment without compromise: God as the Supreme, "religious" obedience towards the Church, poverty lived as freedom, respect for all things of the world. His reform efforts brought him also cross and suffering, from the part of the clergy that was not willing to follow him on the path of renewal as well as from the laity that was either fixed on their material interests or taking sides with partisan positions. He was opposed by Fascism, which preferred to avenge itself on the priests and the organized laity, thus inflicting on the pastor greater pain than if it had turned against his person. Right to his end he remained the leader of a militant church that did not give in, neither to violence nor to flattery. In his charity, which he exercised with extraordinary dedication, he showed no weakness, being convinced that charity always called for truth. In him firmness and humility appeared wonderfully united. The fruit of his testimony of holiness and of his courageous pastoral leadership is the fact that the church of Treviso, in that period of its history, has produced numerous saints among the priests, religious and laity.