The Harvest Continues

NAME: Reverend Mr. Andrew F. Lane

(ARCH)DIOCESE/RELIGIOUS COMMUNITY:

Philadelphia

ARMED FORCES BRANCH: Navy

COLLEGE(S) / UNIVERSITY(IES) / SEMINARY(IES) ATTENDED (DEGREES AWARDED):

B.A., M.Div, St. Charles Borromeo Seminary, Wynnewood, PA

HIGH SCHOOL(S) ATTENDED:

Aquinas Academy in Bear, DE and then Immaculate Conception Apostolic School in Centre Harbor, NH.

HOBBIES: Hunting, fishing, and cooking.

TEAM SPORTS: Baseball

WHEN WAS THE FIRST TIME YOU THOUGHT ABOUT A VOCATION TO THE PRIESTHOOD?

I was in fourth grade when I first had the desire to become a priest.

WHO OR WHAT EVENTS INFLUENCED YOUR DISCERNMENT JOURNEY?

I was first inspired to start thinking about the priesthood by my parish priest, Father John Steger.

WHAT WOULD PEOPLE BE SURPRISED TO KNOW ABOUT YOU?

I really love to cook Portuguese, Brazilian, and French cuisine.

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SCRIPTURE PASSAGE, WHY?

I love John chapter 15, the vine and the branches, because it puts so well how we need to abide in God, and depend on him in all things.

HOW DID YOU COME TO KNOW JESUS CHRIST PERSONALLY?

I was raised in a good Catholic family, they introduced me to Jesus Christ, but I began to take my faith more seriously after a mission trip to Haiti in 2010.

WHAT SPIRITUAL EVENTS OR ACTIVITIES HELPED YOU DEVELOP AND SHARE YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH CHRIST AND HIS CHURCH?

The mission trip that I was on in 2010 really changed my life. I began to see that if I wanted true happiness, I needed to put Christ first in my life. My relationship with the Church was transformed by that, especially because I believed that God was calling me to the priesthood.

HAVE ANY SAINTS OR CHURCH LEADERS PARTICULARLY INSPIRED YOUR DISCERNMENT JOURNEY?

I have a great love for Saints Maximilian Kolbe, Jean de Brebeuf, and Padre Pio.

WHAT WAS YOUR PROFESSIONAL AND/OR ACADEMIC AND/ OR MILITARY BACKGROUND BEFORE APPLYING TO BE A SEMINARIAN APPLICANT?

I actually applied to enter seminary when I was still in high school. I had aspirations to serve in the military, however.

WHAT WAS THE NEXT TO LAST BOOK YOU READ, AND WHAT ARE YOU CURRENTLY READING?

I read many books at the same time, but I recently read Be Healed by Bob Schuchts and I am reading St. Alphonsus Ligouri’s Practice of the Love of Jesus Christ.

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SPIRITUAL BOOK?

12 steps to Holiness and Salvation compiled from St. Alphonsus Ligouri.

WHO ARE YOUR HEROES OR PEOPLE YOU SIGNIFICANTLY ADMIRE?

I really admire the courage and faith of Saint Jean de Brebeuf and the North American martyrs.

HOW WOULD YOU CHARACTERIZE YOUR PRAYER LIFE?

I know my relationship with God and the Blessed Mother to be one of the most intimate and precious relationships I have. I love participating in the Church’s liturgy and spending time in Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament. I firmly believe in the need to inspire reverence for Our Lord in the Eucharist amongst the faithful. I cannot help but be overwhelmed with gratitude for the goodness of God toward me. V

Serving Serve thosewho

A National Initiative to Serve Those Who Serve

BY MARY LAVIN

Prayers and care packages for our military abound this Christmas season. Looking ahead, the 2022 National Collection for the AMS will provide another opportunity to support Catholic military service members and their families and show respect for the military chaplaincy. Approved by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), the special collection for the AMS is scheduled the Sunday before Veterans Day every three years. The first collection was in 2013 with subsequent collections in 2016 and 2019.

Most (arch) dioceses will participate on the weekend of 6 November 2022. The collection offers an immense opportunity to introduce those not aware that there is a separate archdiocese to serve the military about the mission and ministry of the AMS. It will acknowledge the consequential need for the availability of the sacraments and pastoral care for Catholic military men and women who hail from all 50 states and U.S. territories. It will recognize their service, their sacrifice, and the importance of the ability to practice their faith in

maintaining spiritual resiliency. It will help clarify that while salaries and retirement of chaplains are paid for by the U.S. Military, no funding is provided to the AMS from the U.S. Government or U.S. Military for its pastoral programs and services readily available in every other local (arch) diocese. Rather, the AMS must rely on the generosity of individuals, foundations, and organizations within the Catholic community for the funds necessary to minister to those who defend our freedom of religion – and their own.

As a reader of Salute, more likely than not a benefactor, you are familiar with the AMS mission, its ministry, and its goals. You are aware of the thriving Co-Sponsored Seminarian Program, and expansion of initiatives offered by the Offices of Evangelization and Faith Formation, including the Young Adult Ministry Program. You know that without the AMS, there would be no Catholic chaplains. More need to know the same, and the 2022 National Collection for the AMS will help make that happen.

While the official date for the USCCB approved collection is November 6 weekend, several (arch) dioceses have chosen an alternate date, and others will include it with a combined collection to be taken as early as February and May 2022. For the faithful of those local Churches that do not participate, individual donations can be made. AMS faithful in military chapel communities also have the opportunity to participate through a designated offering the weekend of 6 November. Up to four designated offerings are permitted each year, often designated to support other USCCB approved collections.

Please support this national initiative by helping to promote the 2022 National Collection for the AMS. If in a position to do so, please be generous. For links to diocesan and parish resources, ways to promote the collection, and the list of participating (arch) dioceses, go to www.milarch.org/nationalcollection. Please note, if your (arch) diocese is not included, please contact your chancery directly.

Merry Christmas, and God bless our troops!. V Christmas 2021 | 39

SEEK - Fellowship of Catholic University Students

4-6 February 2022

Online For more information, visit seek.focus.org/

AMS Rite of Election

6 March 2022

Edwin Cardinal O’Brien Pastoral Center, Washington D.C. Archbishop Broglio will celebrate the Rite of Election of Catechumens

Religious Education Congress

18-20 March 2022

Anaheim, CA For more information, visit recongress.org/2022

Spring Discernment Retreat for Prospective Catholic U.S. Military Chaplains

31 March - 3 April 2022

St. Patrick’s Seminary, Menlo Park, CA For more information, contact vocations@milarch.org

Chrism Mass

5 April 2022, 6 P.M.

Crypt Church, Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception Washington, D.C. 20017

28th Annual Memorial Mass

22 May 2022, 4:30 P.M.

Upper Church, Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception Washington, D.C. 20017 Archbishop Broglio will be the principal celebrant and homilist

World Meeting of Families

22-26 June 2022

Rome For more information, visit usccb.org

Annual Pilgrimage for the Sea Services

2 October 2022, 3:30 P.M.

Basilica of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Emmitsburg, MD 21727