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Diocese of Fall River, Mass.

Friday, February 8, 2019

A group from Holy Trinity Parish in West Harwich was among the thousands that recently marched for life in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Barbara Ann Foley) The Anchor - February 8, 2019

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Attleboro St.Vincent de Paul Society helping inmates to ‘get ahead’

By Jonathan Darling Public Information Officer Bristol County Sheriff’s Office Special to The Anchor

DARTMOUTH — Bristol County inmate Lawrence Short is focused on life after incarceration, from staying out of trouble to finding and keeping a job.

And some big reasons for this laser-like focus on the future are the volunteers from the Attleboro District Council of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul who facilitated the “Getting Ahead While Getting Out” program at the House of Correction.

“You have inspired me and helped me think a lot about my inner self,” Short said at the program’s graduation ceremony recently. “This program has given me the motivation and confidence to break barriers and create change.”

For two hours each week for the past 20 weeks, St. Vincent de Paul volunteers have met with a group of inmates with the goal of making the transition back into society as easy as possible. Through the class, inmates compile a list of resources available to them, whether from friends and family to community providers and non-profit organizations.

Another component is the 72-hour plan, which breaks down how inmates will spend the first three days after get-

ting out. Where will they go, who will they contact? How will they get from point A to point B? The plan includes backup options, so if housing falls through, what’s the next step?

right path upon release.

“The volunteers from the Society of St. Vincent de Paul are truly amazing people. We can’t thank them enough for their tireless work to make their com-

The Attleboro District Council of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul recently celebrated the graduation ceremony of the Getting Ahead While Getting Out Program at the Bristol County House of Correction in Dartmouth. For the past 20 weeks, volunteers from the society have facilitated the program that helps inmates get ready for life after release. Attending the ceremony at the jail recently were SVdP volunteers Diana Reeves, Paul Hodge, Joan Blagdon, Tom Dwyer and Peter Kortright, graduates Frederick Stroud, Lawrence Short, William Strickland and Jeff Hanson, as well as Representative James Hawkins and Senator Paul Feeney. (Photo courtesy of the Bristol County Sheriff’s Office)

“Every correctional facility should have this program,” Bristol County Sheriff Thomas M. Hodgson said. “There are many uncertainties inmates face upon release, and programs like this only make it easier for them to stay the course and follow the

munity a better place by helping inmates reintegrate seamlessly into society.”

Program facilitator Diana Reeves read remarks from former class participants who had been released before the graduation, including one who was

Fall River DCCW to meet in Assonet on February 23

ASSONET — The Fall River Diocesan Council of Catholic Women will hold its next meeting on February 23 at St. Bernard’s Church, 32 South Main Street in Assonet from 9-11 a.m.

The meeting will begin with coffee and breakfast refreshments.

The focus of this meeting will be on DCCW membership, fund raising and updates from the National Council of Catholic Women.

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The speaker will be Father Michael S. Racine, pastor of St. Bernard’s Parish and the Spiritual advisor for the DCCW. He will offer reflections on Spiritual thought as the Lenten season approaches.

Ladies from various parishes in the diocese are urged to attend and assist the DCCW with addressing concerns in the today’s Church, family, community and legislative issues. A council press

release reads, “We could benefit by your ideas and suggestions as we plan for the future. Please consider attending.”

For more information contact: Attleboro — Rebecca at 508-7614638; Cape Cod — Roberta at 508-743-5448; Fall River — Lynette at 508-674-7036; New Bedford — Terry at 508-993-5085; Taunton — Virginia at 508-6766515; or DCCW secretary Ann at 508-631-0533.

able to use his 72-hour plan and participation in the program to successfully be granted early parole.

“A lot of people think poverty is a lack of money, but poverty is really a lack of resources,” Reeves said. “We want to help with housing, clothing, food, and not only assist them in what resources are out there, but just be an ear to listen and provide encouragement.”

Five graduating inmates from the original group of 13 joined St. Vincent de Paul volunteers Paul Hodge, Joan Blagdon, Tom Dwyer, Peter Kortright and Reeves, along with Attleboroarea lawmakers and Sheriff ’s Office staff at the recent graduation ceremony. Each inmate had a chance to speak about their experiences, and program leaders shared what impressed them most about the inmates.

“This was really touching to me,” Rep. James Hawkins said at the graduation. “I can see the gears in your heads turning when talking about the future.

I’m really proud of each one of you.”

Sen. Paul Feeney, who called the St. Vincent de Paul volunteers “angels on earth,” used the New England Patriots to convey his message during the graduation ceremony, held a few days before the AFC Championship game in Kansas City.

“Imagine if the Patriots went without their playbooks,” he said. “Imagine if they just said ‘we’ll wing it.’ This program helped you make your playbook.

Good luck on your next play.”

The Getting Ahead While Getting Out program is one prong of the St. Vincent de Paul re-entry program. At the graduation, Reeves said the society will soon be using space in a city building to expand its programs and offerings, and offered much gratitude to Attleboro Mayor Paul Heroux for his support.

Effects still felt from government shutdown — fears of another loom large with many concerns about future negative effects

By Dave Jolivet Anchor Editor davejolivet@anchornews.org

tance in purchasing basic, necessary food items for themselves and their famiNEW BEDFORD lies each month.

— There is no question There was immediate the recent 34-day partial concern for SNAP refederal government shutcipients when the partial down affected thousands of shutdown began on Dec. government workers who 22, 2018. were obliged to work with SNAP benefits are sent no paycheck coming in. to clients during the first There is also no quesweek of each month. As tion that these workers the impasse continued were hit hard in the wallet, into January of this year, a making it difficult to make decision was made to send ends meet as the longest the February benefits out shutdown in U.S. history between January 17 and dragged on.

20, meant to get people But there are thousands through the end of Februof other Americans who ary. felt and still feel the full “The shutdown really hit brunt of the standoff who the regular person,” said didn’t make the nightly Nancy Lawson of Comnews. Some of those folks munity Action for Better are those who receive Housing, a ministry of the monthly payments from Diocese of Fall River that the Supplemental Nutrihelps people in need of tion Assistance Program. affordable housing. “With SNAP benefits provide the SNAP benefits having necessary funds for people gone out in mid-January who are in need of assisinstead of early February

for the month of February, we want SNAP recipients to fully understand that those benefits are intended to last until the end of February. If people spend all of the allotted funds before then, there’s a danger that they may use their finances to purchase more food for themselves and their families, and risk not paying other important bills, like the rent or medicines.”

Lawson said these people live day-to-day and human nature being what it is, some people may not think far enough down the road to budget those February benefits.

Add to that the fact that there may be another partial government shutdown in mid-February, people could be in dire circumstances come late February and early March.

By the time this edition of The Anchor is published

on February 8, SNAP recipients will have already had their benefits for nearly three weeks with at least three weeks still to go before their next installment.

“When something like this shutdown happens it can really change people’s lives,” added Lawson. “It’s important for people to be prudent with their benefits so they will be able to take care of their other necessities.”

The Massachusetts Department of Transitional Assistance handles SNAP benefits and applications. On its website it informed recipients of the early release of the SNAP benefits and instructed its clients: “Even though you received your February SNAP benefits in January, they will need to last you through February. We urge you to plan your spending carefully.”

The site also informed clients on February 1, “If you are an active SNAP

client, or if you are eligible and are approved or recertified for SNAP benefits for March you will get them.”

Lawson told The Anchor that if people find themselves without funds for food they should contact Catholic Social Services to find the nearest food pantry; Fall River — 508-674-4681; Cape Cod — 508-7716771; New Bedford — 508997-7337; and Taunton — 1-800-259-0382.

Lawson also said that those who are in danger of losing their housing should call 1-800-HOMELESS (1-800-46635377) for information about available shelter beds and housing within the New Bedford, Fall River, Taunton and Attleboro areas.

The Mass. DTA offers a FoodSource Hotline, 800645-8333.

For information about applying for or questions with the SNAP benefits, visit https://dtaconnect. eohhs.mass.gov.

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Diocesan bereavement ministry offers weekly grief support group

By Kenneth J. Souza Anchor Staff kensouza@anchornews.org

FALL RIVER — When her daughter Rachel died 12-and-a-half years ago, Rose Mary Saraiva was understandably sad, shaken and grief-stricken.

“I believe I have a very deep, Spiritual faith — but I said, please don’t tell me this is it,” Saraiva said.

“Please tell me there’s something after death. I knew there was, but I was so shaken that that was one of my questions. Eventually I was able to make peace with it, but it shook me and it has shaken a lot of people of strong faith. But, by the same token, it’s our faith that keeps us strong.”

So when she began working for the diocesan Family Ministries office, she felt she needed to establish a grief support group for those who have similarly lost a loved one.

“I always said I’d love to do something with grief work, so when the opportunity presented itself, I ran with it,” Saraiva recently told The Anchor. “I got my certificate in psychology

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are, what your status is or in 2011 and I originally participants summed it up started the support group at what your religious beliefs beautifully. She said it’s a St. Michael’s Parish (in Fall are. Grief is grief across place where you can literthe board. When someone River). When it started to ally come and be yourself in grow, we came here (to the loses someone they love, it your grief without worrying is hard to comprehend and about judgment, without Diocesan Education Ofhard to understand. I start fice), which is more conworrying about what other venient and people think, easier for me without because everysomebody thing is right telling them here.” you have got Now, seven to stop crying years later, Sanow or any raiva oversees of that. It’s five sevenlike you can week sessions be where you a year that need to be in help people your grief.” cope with Saraiva loss and grief. said one of The meetthe reasons ings draw an people have a average of 10 difficult time to 12 people handling grief and are open is that society to all, regardtreats death less of age or as a taboo religious affilisubject and Rose Mary Saraiva, director of Bereavement Ministry for encourages ation. the Fall River Diocese, facilitates a weekly support group everyone to “I know to help people cope with the loss of a loved one. The just move on. it’s a faithbased support meetings are held at the Catholic Education Center in Fall “We ungroup, but it’s River. (Photo by Kenneth J. Souza) fortunately open to all live in a world denominations,” Saraiva off with a poem or prayer where you don’t talk about said. “I don’t want people to or something to that efdeath and for bereavethink because it’s diocesan- fect, but for the most part, ment you get three days if sponsored they can’t come it’s pretty much neutral you lose a family member,” because they’re Lutheran or ground.” she said. “After three days, Methodist. I mean, we’ve It didn’t take long to you’re still numb. I tell had people who are Protes- realize there was a serious people after the funeral that tant and I had a Buddhist need for a grief support in two or three months is in the group, and I respect group in the area, and Sawhen all of a sudden it will that. Grief doesn’t care raiva was only too happy to hit you, because nobody’s who you are, how old you help make it happen. calling, nobody’s bringing “There’s a need and you food and that’s when it sometimes people don’t hits you. And that’s where realize it,” she said. “They the support comes in, beget that ‘support group’ cause now the people you mentality and they think, expect to be there for you ‘Oh, I don’t need a support have kind of gone on with group.’ They don’t realize their lives, which leaves you that it’s just there to help in a frustrating situation.” them say what they can’t According to Saraiva, say outside in the normal many of us are conditioned world. It just gives people from an early age to avoid an outlet, someplace where the topic of death and dythey can talk. ing, whereas other cultures “Last week one of my treat death as a part of life.

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“We live in a society where you don’t talk about it,” she said. “‘Oh, you lost someone? Well, how about that game?’ We tend to change the subject. Whereas in other cultures, death is an integral part of who they are. I grew up going to funerals as a child and when somebody asks me should I bring my child to the funeral, I say yes. They need to say goodbye to grandma, they need to say goodbye to uncle John. We were all born to die, which sounds macabre, but that’s what we know.”

As a prime example of how society views death, Saraiva noted how even the use of the word “died” is avoided.

“They don’t even want to know when it comes to being told that somebody is going to die,” she said.

“They’ll say they ‘passed away,’ or they went on to Heaven. And I tell people, when you can say my daughter died without even cringing, then you know you’re well into the healing process, because now the word death doesn’t have the same impact.”

In her experience, Saraiva said people are often so wrapped up in their own lives they don’t want to listen to someone talking about death or grief.

“Everybody’s in a hurry,” she said. “Everybody wants to get onto the next page and let’s not talk about it because nobody wants a Debbie Downer around them, depressing them. But (grieving) people just want to share the story of their loved ones.”

Saraiva added that the grieving process may be an ongoing thing for many.

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uring the course of pregnancy, receiving an adverse prenatal diagnosis can be a tremendously jolting experience for parents. In severe cases, physicians may tell them that their unborn child has a condition that is “incompatible with life.”

While some children with this diagnosis may still receive helpful treatments and manage to live or even thrive for years, in other cases, no realistic treatment options exist and they may live only a matter of minutes or hours following their birth, particularly when they are born with severely damaged or missing vital organs. Sometimes it can be preferable to refer to the situation as one in which the unborn child is “affected by a lethal condition.”

Prior to the development of prenatal screening technologies and genetic testing, doctors who delivered stillborn or terminally ill babies would often shuttle them away from their mothers to die, leaving the parents and family without a sense of closure or resolution.

These losses were basically viewed and treated as “non-events” and the emotions and grief experienced by the family received little attention or notice. In recent years, there has fortunately been a growing awareness of the grief associated with all forms of perinatal loss, whether from miscarriage, stillbirth, newborn death, or direct abortion.

The prenatal diagnosis of a lethal anomaly creates a challenging and unusual situation for many families when they are informed of their baby’s

The welcome outreach of perinatal Hospice terminal condition weeks, footprints in clay. They or even months before can take photos of the their child’s death. What child in the arms of other was once a surprise misfamily members. If their carriage or a surprise loss baby will be born with a after birth becomes an significant physical deanticipated and foreseen fect, like a tiny skull from event. microcephaly, the staff In the wake of the diagnosis, medical profesMaking Sense sionals will someOut of times recommend Bioethics and pressure parents to abort

By Father Tad their unborn Pacholczyk child. This unsatisfactory choice often relegates them to can arrange for a small never reaching meaningwinter’s cap to cover the ful closure with respect child’s head if the family to the difficult pregnancy prefers. They can sing lulthey have traversed. It labies and pray together. also tempts them to act Perinatal Hospice staff contrary to every protecremain nearby and availtive parental instinct they able to provide emotional have, and deny the realsupport or pain medicaity of their newest famtion for a baby who apily member, as if he or pears uncomfortable, even she can simply disappear as the child may shortly through the termination. yield the breath of life and Many hospitals and pass on. obstetrics programs, In some cases, infants however, are now offerwill have conditions that ing an improved alternaare not immediately fatal tive known as “perinatal and they may be able to Hospice.” This approach go home to be with famseeks to set up a particular supportive environment within the hospital or another setting in which all the members of the family can receive the child following delivery, hold and name the newborn, and fully acknowledge his or her brief but meaningful life.

Perinatal Hospice support staff will typically inquire as to what the parents and family would like to see happen, and try to tailor the experience accordingly. Families can invite a religious leader into the room. They can make arrangements for Baptism. They can take a mold of their infant’s

ily for a few days or weeks before passing on. Hospice care continues during this time, with ongoing input and support from the neonatal team.

Drs. Hoeldtke and Calhoun, two pioneers in the field of perinatal Hospice, sum up this supportive and consoling form of care this way: “Perinatal Hospice differs in emphasis, though not necessarily in kind, from other modes of perinatal health care. It focuses on the persons involved, rather than on the fetal pathology, and places the family in the central arena of care. It provides a continuum of support for the family from the time of diagnosis until death and beyond. It is marked by a cognizance that ‘dying involves real people, even unborn fetuses; [and that] significant relationships are disrupted and familiar bonds are severed.”’ Hospice allows time — time for bonding,

loving, and losing; time so that the entire course of living and dying is a gradual process that is not jarringly interrupted.

We believe that a structured and compassionate approach, such as that embodied in perinatal Hospice, can be woven into the mainstream of pregnancy care to best facilitate the challenging, yet rewarding, task of helping these families cope with the death of their youngest member, in comfort and with dignity.”

Perinatal Hospice offers an invaluable model of medical and interpersonal outreach, one that hopefully will continue to expand in the context of modern neonatal care.

Anchor columnist Father Pacholczyk earned his doctorate in neuroscience from Yale and did postdoctoral work at Harvard. He is a priest of the Diocese of Fall River, and serves as the director of Education at The National Catholic Bioethics Center in See www.ncbcenter.org.

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Anchor Editorial

The martyrs of Jolo

On Sunday, January 27 around two dozen of our fellow Catholics died at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cathedral in the city of Jolo, on the island of Sulu in the Philippines. The Internet news site rappler.com this week reported on the continuing investigation of this massacre. The Philippine National Police chief Oscar Albayalde announced this past Monday the surrender of five of the people involved in the attack (besides the man and woman who killed themselves, detonating the two suicide bombs).

Rappler.com reported, “On January 27, [a] woman allegedly detonated the first IED at 8:48 a.m., then the man detonated the second IED at the church entrance ‘minutes later. Interior and Local Government Secretary Eduardo Ano and Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said the suspects could be Indonesian or Yemeni. Albayalde added during the briefing that they doubt Filipinos carried out the bombing because it clashed with the country’s ‘culture.’ He said this would most likely be executed by foreigners. ‘There is already [the] presence of suicide bombers in our country. They are being imported by ISIS.’” Back in 1997 the vicar apostolic (this is equivalent to a diocesan bishop in mission lands) of Jolo, Bishop Benjamin de Jesus, was “barbarously killed near the cathedral.” St. John Paul II said those words to Bishop de Jesus’ successor, Bishop Angelito R. Lampon, whom he ordained to the episcopacy on Jan. 7, 1998. Back in November Pope Francis appointed Bishop Lampon to be the archbishop of Cotabato (in the same country). He actually was installed there on January 31, just a few days after the bombing.

On the actual day of the attack, Pope Francis was in Panama City, at the World Youth Day. In his remarks following the Angelus prayer, the Holy Father said, “To Christ and to the Blessed Virgin, we likewise entrust the victims of the terrorist attack perpetrated this Sunday in the Cathedral of Jolo in the Philippines, while Mass was being celebrated. I reiterate my firm condemnation of this act of violence, which brings new grief to this Christian community, and I offer up my prayers for the deceased and for the injured. May the Lord, Prince of Peace, convert the hearts of the violent and grant to the people of that region a peaceful coexistence.”

This week the pope visited the United Arab Emirates, a land where Catholics are a small minority, but also a country where the Muslim rulers treat us with more respect than in many other lands. In an interfaith meeting on Monday, the Holy Father said, “We cannot honor the Creator without cherishing the Sacredness of every person and of every human life: each person is equally precious in the eyes of God, Who does not look upon the human family with a preferential gaze that excludes, but with a benevolent gaze that includes.

Thus, to recognize the same rights for every human being is to glorify the name of God on earth. In the name of God the Creator, therefore, every form of violence must be condemned without hesitation, because we gravely profane God’s name when we use it to justify hatred and violence against a brother or sister. No violence can be justified in the name of religion.”

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natural death. If people’s lives are not viewed as Sacred, it’s easy to destroy them.

Most of the people who died in the attack on the Jolo cathedral were there praying at Mass, although some of the dead were the first responders, who were killed by the second bomb (ISIS often does this, using a second bomb to kill those who come to help those injured by a first bomb). Thus, most likely the dead will be considered to be martyrs — people who witnessed to the Catholic faith, even to the shedding of their blood.

At Mass this past Monday the first reading discussed Old Testament martyrs and said of them: “They were stoned, sawed in two, put to death at sword’s point; they went about in skins of sheep or goats, needy, afflicted, tormented.

The world was not worthy of them” (Heb 11:37-38). The world thought that it was better than them, but they were actually much better than the world.

The people killed in Jolo, who get so little attention from the world — both because they died in the Third World and because they were Catholics (so they “deserved it,” since the Catholic Church really should be crushed, in the opinion of so many people) —– have the undivided attention of God. They, to paraphrase St. Paul, “in [their] flesh [were] filling up what is lacking in the afflictions of Christ on behalf of His Body, which is the Church” (Col 1:24). On the U.S. Catholic bishops website, this line from the Apostle is explained: “although variously interpreted, this phrase does not imply that Christ’s atoning death on the cross was defective. It may refer to the apocalyptic concept of a quota of ‘messianic woes’ to be endured before the end comes; cf. Mk 13:8, 19-20, 24 and Mt 23:29-32. Others suggest that Paul’s mystical unity with Christ allowed him to call his own sufferings the afflictions of Christ.”

The martyrs of Jolo died at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cathedral. In the Old Testament (1 Kgs 18) the prophet Elijah witnessed on Mount Carmel to the true faith, while so many of his countrymen (including King Ahab) gave themselves over to paganism. The pagans danced around and even “slashed themselves with swords and spears according to their ritual until blood gushed over them” (1 Kgs 18:28). The people who killed our fellow Catholics in the Philippines also rejoiced and thought that God was happy with these deaths.

Elijah ultimately prevailed. God often makes His followers wait, but His love endures forever (Ps 136 — every other line). We probably will not be put to death at Mass (although that is not entirely outside of the realm of possibility), but we are all called to be witnesses (“martyr” comes from the Greek word “witness”) to Christ and His teachings. This will make us unpopular at times, but if so, then “the world was not worthy of ” us, according to the Bible.

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Daily Readings Feb. 9 — Feb. 22

Upcoming Daily Readings: Sat. Feb. 9, Heb 13:15-17,20-21; Ps 23:1-6; Mk 6:30-34. Sun. Feb. 10, Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Is 6:1-2a,3-8; Ps 138:1-5,7-8; 1 Cor 15:1-11 or 15:3-8,11; Lk 5:1-11. Mon. Feb. 11, Gn 1:119; Ps 104:1-2a,5-6,10,12,24,35c; Mk 6:53-56. Tues. Feb. 12, Gn 1:20—2:4a; Ps 8:4-9; Mk 7:1-13. Wed. Feb. 13, Gn 2:4b-9,15-17; Ps 104:1-2a,27-30; Mk 7:14-23. Thurs. Feb. 14, Gn 2:18-25; Ps 128:1-5; Mk 7:24-30. Fri. Feb. 15, Gn 3:1-8; Ps 32:1-2,5-7; Mk 7:31-37.

Sat. Feb. 16, Gn 3:9-24; Ps 90:2-6,12-13; Mk 8:1-10. Sun. Feb. 17, Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Jer 17:5-8; Ps 1:1-4,6; 1 Cor 15:12,16-20; Lk 6:17,20-26. Mon. Feb. 18, Gn 4:1-15,25; Ps 50:1,8,16bc-17,20-21; Mk 8:1113. Tues. Feb. 19, Gn 6:5-8; 7:1-5,10; Ps 29:1a,2,3-4,9c-10; Mk 8:14-21.

Wed. Feb. 20, Gn 8:6-13,20-22; Ps 116:12-15,18-19; Mk 8:22-26. Thurs.

Feb. 21, Gn 9:1-13; Ps 102:16-18,19-23,29; Mk 8:27-33. Fri. Feb. 22, 1 Pt 5:1-4; Ps 23:1-3a,4-6; Mt 16:13-19.

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ast Saturday, Pope Francis welcomed to the Vatican leaders of the Italian Pro-Life movement the day before Italy’s annual Pro-Life day, held on the first Sunday of February since 1978.

He thanked those present for their “attachment to the Catholic faith and to the Church, which renders you explicit and courageous witnesses of the Lord Jesus.”

But he added, “At the same time, I appreciate the secular nature with which you present yourselves and operate, a secular nature founded on the truth of the good of life, which is a human and civil value and, as such, calls to be recognized by all persons of good will, of whatever religion or creed they belong.”

Pro-Life convictions, though strengthened by faith, aren’t in the least sectarian, he stressed. They flow also from reason about the nature of the child in the womb — at the same age and with the same humanity every one of us once was — and the basic principle of ethics that the intentional slaughter of innocent human beings is always wrong.

He also made a special appeal to those in public office, “so that, regardless of each one’s faith convictions, they will place as the cornerstone of the common good the defense of the life of those that are about to be born and make their entrance in society.” He prayed that they will not “let themselves be conditioned by a logic that looks only to personal success or immediate or partisan interests, but always looks beyond, and looks to all with the heart.”

His reflections provide a Catholic lens with which to look at the very disturbing events that have just occurred in New York and

The cornerstone of the common good

Virginia and seem to be on tims of the terrorists while the way in Rhode Island and still in their mother’s wombs Massachusetts.

— into a festive symbol for a On January 22, the 46th grisly practice that has taken anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the lives of an average of as faithful Catholics in the 3,574 innocent children in United States were observtheir mother’s wombs a day ing a day of prayer and since Roe. penance in reparation for This is something quite the nearly 60 million chilfar from what Pope Francis dren who have legally been was saying those in public killed in the womb since that judicial travesty, Governor Putting Into Andrew Cuomo of the Deep New York was holding a jovial ceremony

By Father at the State House Roger J. Landry in Albany in which he signed the Reproductive Health Act, making abortion legal up to office should do: placing the the moment of birth for any defense of life of those about reason, eliminating the con- to be born at the cornerscience rights of health care stone of the common good. professionals not to particiThis is essentially putting pate in abortions, making it the destruction of life of possible for abortions to be those about to enter society performed by those who are as the cornerstone of one’s not doctors, and permitting political platform. babies who survive abortion Cuomo likes to quote and are born alive to be left Pope Francis when it serves to die without any medical his purposes. In this case we assistance. can’t but help quote Pope Cuomo called the night Francis, who last October “bittersweet”: sweet “because very bluntly likened aborwe won — after a long, tion to “hiring a contract long, long fight” to “ensure killer” to “take out a human a woman’s right to access an life to solve a problem.” In abortion,” and “bitter” for this papal simile, Cuomo two reasons: because “we is the don of such a mafia shouldn’t be here” trying culture. to defend abortion against The crude and cruel Pro-Lifers who are trying to designs of those who, like take society back 50 years to Cuomo, think abortion is a before Roe; and because the good thing to be celebrated Reproductive Health Act was exposed beyond the should have gone into law euphemisms in Virginia eight years prior. on January 29, when DelBut Cuomo wasn’t done egate Kathy Tran proposed celebrating. He signed an Virginia House Bill 2491, executive order requiring which sought to replicate that the One World Trade many of the things from Center’s 408-foot spire be Albany but focused in parlit in pink that night. He ticular on making it easier turned a monument rising for women to obtain third up from the ashes of the trimester abortions as long deaths of 2,831 at the World as a doctor performing the Trade Center — including abortion said that it was 11 children who were vicgood for a woman’s physical

or mental health.

Virginia Governor Ralph Northam, interviewed on WTOP’s “Ask the Governor” program about the bill, was questioned about the provision stating that babies who survived an abortion would not be guaranteed life-saving care. He responded, “If a mother is in labor, I can tell you exactly what would happen. The infant would be delivered.

The infant would be kept comfortable.

The infant would be resuscitated if that’s what the mother and the family desired, and then a discussion would ensue between the physicians and the mother.”

That’s infanticidal logic, which is the direct continuation of abortion logic.

By this point, everyone knows that what is growing within a pregnant mother’s womb is just as human as the mother, at the very stage of existence that the mother once was in her own mother’s womb. Life has already begun and the human being is growing. Birth is an important stage in that life curve, but the difference between a child seconds before birth and seconds after is in fact quite small.

There’s no logical ground to say that the first should have no rights and the second full rights.

The logic of abortion is that those who are bigger, stronger, older, more politically connected should have the right to end the life of those who are smaller, more vulnerable, younger and without a voice. When we accept that, then why not infanticide for unwanted children? Why not let the “hired killers” have a bigger and easier target?

To oppose infanticide,

however, should logically require opposing abortion.

Pretending that abortion is the equivalent of sloughing off a wart, or ending the life of some insignificant nonhuman species, is no longer possible. Abortion is plainly about the willful killing of another human being.

Some, like Cuomo, Tran and Northam, think that such intentional killing of little children is something to be proud of, that the whole world should be lit in pink while the crimson blood of babies stains latex gloves and forceps. No longer is there the political need, they think, to say that abortion should be “safe, legal and rare.” Now it should be celebrated as a great human rights advance and women should unabashedly brag about their abortions.

The more, the merrier.

What should happen to them? Many are calling for Cuomo and the other Catholics who supported the Reproductive Health Act to be excommunicated.

But even if the bishops with the responsibility to make that call do so, it would not be enough.

What’s really needed is for voters politically to excommunicate them from public office.

The question is: What’s it going to take for voters, especially Catholic voters, to conclude that those who celebrate the destruction of human life in the womb as if it’s the Fourth of July, who desecrate monuments and landmarks to gloat about it, who think that babies who survive abortions should be allowed to die, do not represent their values — and do something about it?

Anchor columnist Father Landry can be contacted at fatherlandry@ catholicpreaching.com.

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ur lives are filled with so many things, we may be employed or students, may be married or single, be caring for children or elderly parents. Whatever it is that fills our days, weeks, and years, it keeps us busy, sometimes too busy to notice what is right in front of us. We often ask for assistance with our daily grind, we look for ways to lessen our burdens, and we ask for the patience and courage to persevere. Yet so many of us would be lost without our routines and that sense of being needed by someone, but still we complain.

In this week’s Gospel we see that Jesus has returned home. He is addressing the people gathered at the synagogue. Yet these people are not ready to accept that the little boy they knew, now all grown up, can possibly be the Messiah that they have been waiting and praying for.

They are blinded to what is right in front of them, they cannot see past the

What, it’s right in front of me!

Like the people in the child they watched playing with their children or Gospel, we too are lookthe possibility the He was ing for answers, we are looking for a respite from the answer. This unforour daily toil, the detunately, is the same for mands on our time, and us today, we often miss the burdens life dumps what is right in front of on us. We are asking God us. When we ask for assistance and a small child to helps us, heal us, and is heard saying, “Mommy, to change our lives. Yet can I help you?”

Rather than giving them a small task, In the Palm we send them away of His Hands with a rebuke.

When you want

By Rose Mary to rid yourself Saraiva of the load you are carrying, and in the asking we often do someone reaches out to not recognize that the reyou asking for help with sponses are right in front theirs, you simply turn of us, in the small and your back and tell them grand gestures. That small how much you already have on your plate. When child may not be able to truly help with whatever we are seeking patience you have to get done, but and courage, but all you what joy it brings them to see in front of you is the mound of laundry, house- be able to say, “I helped mommy today!” when hold chores, or projects their father walks through you need to get to, you feel harried and devoid of that door. It reminds me of an old adage, “The strength. It leaves many work of a child may be of us wondering if we are puny, but who misses out even heard, why are our on it is loony.” That smile prayers and pleas going and gratitude is more unanswered, is God even assistance that we could listening?

ever dream of receiving.

When that friend wants to dump more on you, and you say “Yes, I will give you a hand,” and you realize that they are now giving you a hand with your load — you feel a sense of relief. When the chores are piling up, and you find yourself running out of patience or do not believe you have the strength to take another step, you find yourself folding laundry and contemplating what it all means — a home, a roof over your head, and warm, clean clothing to wear — you suddenly realize that you have been granted patience and the strength to face another day, and you have so much to be grateful for.

When we fail to recognize God’s answers in the mundane aspects of our daily lives, we fail to see His presence. We are too wrapped up in what we believe and feel assured of, that we do not see the truth or what is standing right before us.

Let us look at Jesus in the Gospel, the people were too quick to judge Him and to write Him off.

They could only see what

they had known and were not willing to see what was in front of them. This is true of us as well, we may not see the potential in a young child, we may not recognize the needy neighbor who is willing to lend a hand, or the gifts in our daily chores and routines, but they are there if we are willing to adjust our limited vision.

The greatest challenge for us is to see the importance in the familiar, to recognize the potential in others, and to be willing to see God’s presence in every aspect of our lives. You can ask yourself, how well do I truly know Jesus? How can I see beyond my perception of Him? What can I do to truly get to know Jesus better? You may find the answers to these and similar questions right in front of you. It may be the song in a child’s laughter, it may be the smile of gratitude on a neighbor’s face, or seeing Christ on the faces of strangers you encounter. To truly know Jesus, we must adjust our vision, and allow ourselves to see through the eyes of faith.

Anchor columnist Rose Mary Saraiva is a member of Holy Trinity Parish in Fall River.

Visit the Diocese of Fall River website at fallriverdiocese. org. The site includes links to parishes, diocesan offices and national sites.

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threw on my Savers dark dustcoat, stepped out into the rain, and headed for my Paddy Wagon. I must have looked like Wyatt Earp or Doc Holliday on the way to the O.K. Corral that morning, but I was not heading to a corral, not even the mule corral. By this date the Topside Molokai mules had been “on furlough” since the bridge on the Kalaupapa trail had collapsed at Christmas due to a landslide. I was actually on my way to our Kalaupapa “International” Airport to meet Bishop Larry and his 26 pilgrims.

Though the skies had looked ominous as I left my house, the rain eased off as I arrived at the airport.

Shortly thereafter a magnificent rainbow lit up the sky and heralded the coming of a beautiful day. Soon the first plane touched down five minutes ahead of schedule. Then the second one landed some minutes later than its due time. Finally, after a wait, the third plane arrived about one-

All that truly matters

half hour later. So it was provided beautiful music time to huddle and to pray. and singing.

While the official feast After Mass it was time day of St. Marianne Cope is observed on January 23, we Moon Over here in KalauMolokai papa had decided to celebrate her feast

By Father on Saturday, JanuPatrick Killilea, SS.CC. ary 19 to coincide with Bishop Larry’s pilgrimage. After the initial to board the vans again greetings, introductions and make the pilgrimage and prayer, we climbed into over that famous rocky three vans and hurried into Damien Road to Kalawao town and to St. Francis and St. Damien’s Church, Church where Mass had St. Philomena, as well as St. been scheduled for 9 a.m.

Needless to say, Mass was celebrated on Kalaupapa time which was OK with all.

Naturally Bishop Larry was the main celebrant and gave his usual uplifting homily. Father Lane Akiona, SS.CC. and Father Bill Petrie, SS.CC. and I concelebrated with him, assisted by Deacon Mike and Deacon Tom. Randall Watanuki took his place as altar server and some members of the St. John Vianney Choir from Kailua

Damien’s grave and Brother Dutton’s grave. Then it was off to Judd Park and the landing where so many Hansen’s Disease patients had arrived from 1866 to 1932. After the obligatory picturetaking at the landing overlook, we hurried back to Kalaupapa town for a sumptuous meal provided by the Order of St. Lazarus and prepared by Deacon Mike and Leoda Shizuma and their lovely daughter, Michelle Naeole.

A visit to the bookstore, to be greeted by Boogie and Sister Alicia Damien, was followed by a talk by Sister Barbara Jean at St. Marianne’s grave. Then it was off to the airport and into the bright blue skies of Kalaupapa for Bishop Larry and his pilgrims, while I returned to my house — minus my dustcoat. It was indeed a day to remember.

Aloha.

Anchor columnist Father Killilea is pastor of St. Francis Parish in Kalaupapa, Hawaii.

Irene L’Ecuyer Harnois, a resident of Sacred Heart Home in New Bedford, celebrated her 100th Birthday on January 16.

She was joined by her family and friends of St. Mary’s Women’s Guild. Harnois also received a citation from the city.

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Setting things straight

hame on you, Gary Wills, religious historian, you know otherwise. Your recent piece in the Boston Globe has some egregious historical errors. Without entering into a sad discussion of the criminal abuse of children and the world of human trafficking, let me concentrate on one sentence especially of that Globe article. “…. the only New Testament titles for service to the community are episcopos (overseer), presbyter (elder), apostolos (emissary), and diakonos (servant), never priest (hiereus).” To continue your pattern, you should have used the Greek word presbyteros in transliteration than the English word presbyter.

That comment may seem pedantic, but it comes to the heart of your error about the word “priest” in the New Testament.

In the Hebrew Scriptures, the men who led religious gatherings and offered gifts to God (sacrifice) were called Kohen. This name has not survived into modern English. In the Greek Scriptures, such a person is called hiereus. This name has not survived into modern English, except in the word hierarchy and cognates.

In the New Testament times, the followers of Jesus did not meet in a special temple or shrine to worship, but in the homes of fellow Christians. The leader was often the father in the host family, the paterfamilias (the eldest mail of the household) or of some other family who, 10

as an elder in the faith, found in modern lanhad been appointed to guages: Romanian (preot, the position. popa), French (pretre, This domestic aspere), English (priest, sembly (oikos ekklesia in Greek, or domus ecclesia Guest in Latin) continColumn ued in the Roman Empire until

By Father special buildings Martin L. Buote were erected in the time of the Emperor Constantine in the fourth century. It was also in the fourth century that Latin replaced Greek in the Christian religion in Europe. Then the Latin term sacerdos was used for the leaders of the Christian assemblies.

The Latin term was present in the AngloSaxon and Middle English word sacerd, but only survives in modern English in the adjective sacerdotal. The modern languages closest to Latin have sacerdot (Romanian) and sacerdote (Portuguese, Spanish, Italian).

The Greek term for the assembly survives in French (eglise), Italian (chiese), Portuguese (egreja), etc.

The building which the Christians dedicated to worship were described as kyriakon (pertaining to the Lord).

This word is found in Anglo-Saxon as circe, in Middle English as chirche, and in Modern English as church. In Teutonic languages, the ‘k’ was kept, as in the German Kirche.

The designated leader of the assembly, the elder (presbyteros), or the head of the household (pater, paterfamilias) is also

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father).

When we put it all together, basic Christian terms we use in Modern English do not translate words found, or not found in the New Testament or other first/ second century Christian writ-

ings, but these terms are the identical terms those early Christians used, though the spelling and pronunciation have evolved over the past 2,000 years.

Father Buote is a retired priest of the Fall River Diocese and a frequent contributor to The Anchor.

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On February 2 Bishop Edgar M. da Cunha, S.D.V., marked World Day for Consecrated Life at St. Mary’s Parish in Norton. Because it was celebrated on the feast of the Presentation of the Lord, also known as Candlemas, it included a candlelit procession. The bishop blessed the candles with holy water and incense as the attendees prepared to process into the church. (Photo by Deacon Alan Thadeu)

The Dominican Sisters of Charity of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin held their Vice-Provincial Assembly Dec. 2-4, 2018 in Dighton. The new leadership team appointed for the next five years includes Sister Marta Ines Toro, vice-provincial superior, center, and Sisters Glorina Jugo, left, and Sabithamol Anthoniamma, vice-provincial councilors. The Dominican Sisters of Charity of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin are an international religious congregation founded in 1696 in France by Blessed Marie Poussepin and are present in 36 countries. In the U.S., the headquarters is located in Dighton, where there are two communities. The Sisters are also present in Washington D.C.; Brownsville, Texas; and in two communities in Honduras. In the Fall River Diocese, besides being present in Dighton, the Sisters also minister at Saint Anne’s Hospital.

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St. Vincent’s Home to host Southcoast’s first-ever Adult Easter Egg Hunt

Diocese of Fall River TV Mass on WLNE Channel 6 February 10 at 11:00 a.m.

Celebrant is Father Edward A. Murphy, pastor of St. Andrew the Apostle Parish in Taunton.

February 17 at 11:00 a.m.

Celebrant is Father Bernard Baris, M.S., director of the La Salette Retreat Center, Attleboro.

FALL RIVER — St. Vincent’s Adult Easter Egg Hunt will be held on Saturday, April 13 at Bristol Community College in Fall River. Three-hundred guests are expected to attend in the hopes that they will have a great night with friends and family. Everyone will walk away with some great prizes.

This 21-and-over event will start its check-in process in Building G at Bristol Community College at 4 p.m. Guests can mingle and socialize during the cocktail hour before preparing for the main event. At 5 p.m. sharp, 300 guests will be released to the surrounding area around Building G to find 3,000 eggs. Egghunters may only grab 10 eggs. Egg prizes will range from gift cards, nips, candy, and 10 top prizes referred to as “Golden Eggs.”

After the hunt, the guests are invited back to the event space for delicious pub-style appetizers, cash bar, and live entertainment. Egg winners can pick-up their prizes at the winner’s tables and enjoy the remainder of the evening. Event attendees are also encouraged to participate in our “Most Creative Basket” contest. The winner will be chosen by audience

applause and will receive a special prize.

All of the proceeds raised from St. Vincent’s Adult

Easter Egg Hunt will directly fund the Fall River school’s Life Skill program.

This service provides St. Vincent’s adolescents with resources like driving lessons, job placement, career exploration, cooking classes, and college search assistance.

St. Vincent’s is still looking for egg hunt donations as well as event sponsors. If you are interested in participating in any way, you can contact Jenny Reis at 508-2353228 jreis@stvincentshome. org or Zachariah Porter 508-235-3329 zporter@ stvincentshome.org.

To purchase tickets visit www.stvincentshome.org under the event section.

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For and About Our Church Youth

The Pro-Life Apostolate of the Diocese of Fall River was pleased to announce that busloads of students and pilgrims, numbering more than 200 persons made the trip to Washington, D.C., to participate in the 46th Annual March for Life. This year’s March took place from January 17-19. At left is Youth In His Image, the youth group of the Catholic Community of Central Fall River. At right are youth from the Cape Cod Bus for Life.

American Heritage Girls MA#3712 Pioneers/Patriots recently took a field trip to the Rhode Island School of Design Museum of Art working on their Artistic Badge. The girls had to find one of the oldest pieces in the museum, and one of the youngest acquired pieces. They also looked for an artist that they would like to do a report on for another requirement.

Additionally, the girls were on the lookout for an artist style to emulate for a piece of art they will create and share with their unit at an upcoming troop art show.

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Sophomore Isabella Moniz from Bishop Connolly High School in Fall River received the 2019 Youth Virtues, Valor and Vision Award from the National Catholic Educational Association for selfless service, determination, innovation and ideals that are changing the world. Moniz was chosen from more than 1.8 million Catholic school students across the country. Her “Backpacks to Learn & Grow” project, based at Holy Name Parish in Fall River, collected school supplies and backpacks to benefit an estimated 300 families in area shelters and transitional housing. From left: Father Jay Maddock, pastor of Holy Name; Sister Dale McDonald, director of Public Policy for the NCEA; Moniz; Leanna Holmes, development officer for Cross Catholic Outreach; and Christopher Myron, president and principal at Connolly.

For and About Our Church Youth

Holy Family-Holy Name School in New Bedford was full of activities for Catholic Schools Week. One of them was “Twin Day” and some faculty and staff “twinned” with Sister Muriel Ann Lebeau (back row, fifth from left), kindergarten co-teacher and leader of campus ministry. It created quite a stir as parents dropped their children off and saw all the “Sisters” ready to greet the students and begin class.

More than 25 students in pre-school through grade four at St. Margaret Regional School in Buzzards Bay joined together to partake in Lego Club. Students were given a challenge and base plate and got to work. They helped each other find pieces they needed, worked to rebuild when a Lego creation crashed, and listened closely as each student shared what they built and why.

Blended learning and station rotation are happening in Mrs. Costa’s math classes at St. James-St. John School in New Bedford. Middle school students rotated through math stations as a way to help review for their upcoming chapter test and grade eight decided to join in all the math fun as well.

Rob Gray, the regular and cherished lunch monitor at St. Joseph School in Fairhaven “takes” students to a different geographical location each and every lunch period. He has the students or staff choose a location, then he researches its characteristics and shares the “trip” with the students.

Gray is on the left and Russell Correia is on the right.

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Vatican City (CNA/ EWTN News) — To follow Christ is a choice which must be made day in and day out, Pope Francis said recently, explaining that to know the Lord means meeting Him in one’s daily life.

“The God of life is to be encountered every day of our lives; not now and then, but every day. To follow Jesus is not a decision taken once and for all, it is a daily choice,” the pope said, adding that “we do not meet the Lord virtually, but directly, we encounter Him in our lives.”

Addressing consecrated men and women, he said, “this is the vision of consecrated life, a simple and prophetic vision, where we keep the Lord before our eyes and between our hands, and not to serve anything else. He is our life, He is our hope, He is our future.”

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his past Christmas I received a Christmas gift from my eldest son (my youngest lad sends me gifts from above) that is one of my most favorite ever.

He elected a nostalgia theme for Denise and me and filled a basket with things that took us back in our lives.

That alone is worth cherishing — the thought he put into it.

No item in either basket was expensive, but all were priceless — for me, one in particular: a daily calendar with the artwork of the beloved and dearly missed PBS artist Bob Ross.

For those of you who know Ross, you know what a gentle, witty, perceptive and genuine artist and human being he was.

For those who don’t know him, just think of a combination of Jesus Christ, Mr. Rogers, and Abraham Lincoln.

How can go wrong with that mix?

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Pope Francis reflected on encounter with the Lord for the 23rd World Day of Consecrated Life, which takes place every year on the feast of the Presentation of the Lord.

The feast of the Presentation of the Lord is also sometimes called Candlemas.

On this day, many Christians bring candles to the church to be blessed. They can then light these candles at home during prayer or difficult times as a symbol of Jesus Christ, the Light of the World.

The feast of the Presentation is “a feast day of encounter,” the pope said. “What does this mean for us? Above all, that we too are called to welcome Jesus Who comes to meet us,” meaning to place Him at the center, as the “beating heart of everything.”

Pope Francis recalled a

part of the day’s Gospel, and the repetition of the phrases “according to the law” and “in the Spirit.” At the presentation of Jesus in the temple, Mary and Joseph “run to the temple, called by the law” and Simeon and Anna are “moved by the Spirit,” he said.

“What does this twofold call, by the law and by the Spirit, mean for our Spiritual life and our consecrated life?” he asked. “It means that we are all called to a twofold obedience: to the law — in the sense of what gives order to our lives — and to the Spirit, Who does new things in our lives.”

He illustrated this point using the Wedding at Cana.

Mary tells the servants to “do whatever He tells you,” in other words, requesting obedience. Jesus then asked them to fill six stone water jars, which takes time and effort

‘It’s life. It’s interesting. It’s fun.’

and as a young boy he would found on certain cable TV channels. help out his dad. Sound All we see today on social familiar? And he retired as and conventional media a Master Sergeant from the are wars of words between U.S. Air Force after 20 years.

Democrats and Republicans, Ross’ TV painting show, “The Joy of Painting,” had a cult following My View from 1983 to 1994 on PBS. The man with a From coif like a used Brillo the Stands pad could put together a nature scene in oils in

By Dave Jolivet one-half hour, all while teaching the viewers neither of whom have any rethat they, too, could produce spect for anyone who doesn’t such masterpieces — and all believe as they do — and that while in a Mr. Rogers’ like demeanor, providing words of begins in D.C. and trickles down into homes all across wit, encouragement, joy and America. Hate, intolerance, hope. and venom are commonplace As is too often the case, in homes across this “land of such good people seem to be the free.” taken away far to soon. Ross Bob Ross is an oasis in died at the young age of 52. this churning sea of disgustBut his legacy didn’t. Today, ing behavior. Watch him for Ross is still as popular with one-half hour and you can Generation Xers, Xennials, feel your blood pressure drop, Millennials and Generation your anxiety level dip, and Yers as he was with us Baby your inner peace swell. I am Boomers. His classic shows not kidding. can be streamed online or

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and likely seemed pointless at the time, since the wedding needed wine, not water.

“And yet, precisely from those jars filled ‘up to the brim,’ Jesus draws forth new wine,” Pope Francis said.

“And so it is for us: God calls us to encounter Him through faithfulness to concrete things: daily prayer, Holy Mass, Confession, real charity, the daily Word of God.” Consecrated life requires concrete things, he explained, such as obedience to one’s superior and to the rules of consecrated life.

He said: “If we put this law into practice with love, then the Spirit will come and bring God’s surprise, just as in the temple and at Cana.

Thus the water of daily life is transformed into the wine of newness, and our life, which seems to be more bound, in

The scenes that magically appear on his canvases touch the soul, please the eye and sooth the heart — again, all while listening to a Mr. Rogers for adults with the vision of Jesus and the wit of good old Abe. Tidbits like, “We want happy paintings. Happy paintings. If you want sad things, watch the news,” and “That’s a crooked tree. We’ll send him to Washington.”

Other pearls include, “Gotta give him a friend.

Like I always say, ‘Everyone needs a friend,’” “Don’t forget to tell these special people in your life just how special they are to you,” and “You can have anything you want in the world — once you help everyone around you get what they want.”

His wisdom astounds me with gems like, “You need dark in order to show the light,” “In nature, dead trees are just as normal as live

reality becomes more free.”

And the strength and courage to carry this out is found in encounter with Jesus, he noted, explaining that it is important to always return to the source of one’s vocation, “to retrace in our mind the decisive moments of encounter with Him, to renew our first love.”

“This would be good for our consecrated life,” he advised, “so that it does not become a time that passes by, but rather a time of encounter.”

“Consecrated life is not about survival, but new life.

It is a living encounter with the Lord in His people. It is a call to the faithful obedience of daily life and to the unexpected surprises from the Spirit. It is a vision of what we need to embrace in order to experience joy: Jesus,” he concluded. trees,” “Be so very light. Be a gentle whisper,” and “Use absolutely no pressure. Just like an angel’s wing.”

I’m quite certain he often wasn’t just referring to his paintings.

In a society where true role models are rare, the reruns of a TV show from a humble artist with a heart of gold can be quite the elixir.

If, instead of hating those who don’t agree with us, we could live the wit and wisdom of Bob Ross daily, the world would be a better place: “We don’t really know where this goes — and I’m not sure we really care,” “Go out on a limb — that’s where the fruit is,” and “If we’re going to have animals around we have to be concerned about them and take care of them.”

The first thing I do each day is flip to Ross’ next painting on his calendar. I look forward to it. Why not?

“It’s life. It’s interesting. It’s fun.” davejolivet@anchornews.org.

God’s gardener A friend of ours passed last week. I will reference him only by his first name, Dimas. Dimas, in historical terms, is derived from the name Dismas, the good thief who died on the cross with Jesus. Dismas the good thief is the patron saint of so many people because Our Lord chose him as a symbol of His mercy.

I felt moved to comment on his final farewell that was probably one of the most beautiful that I have ever experienced.

His obituary gives a glimpse into his life: a construction laborer for more than 30 years who had a passion for gardening and enjoyed spending time in his backyard where he grew countless varieties of plants, trees, and flowers.

The prayer card given to all at the funeral home is the most beautiful I have ever seen because of the poem “God’s Garden.” A few words taken from this poem continue the life of Dimas: “God looked around His garden, and found an empty place. He put His arms around you and lifted you to rest. God’s garden must be beautiful He always takes the best.”

Like the full garden Dimas enjoyed at home, this funeral home was also full with loving family and friends. His three children certainly contributed to this blossoming of love.

The church was also a full house. One could only ask, “Who was this man who was so loved?”

Grandchildren were the readers, accompanied to the lectern by one of the sons dressed in formal Army uniform. How

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touching a scene was this? As the old saying goes, “You had to be there to understand.”

The homily from the priest was so appropriate, also mentioning that in God’s House there are many different rooms, just as in the garden of Dimas there were so many different plants, trees and flowers, all giving glory to God. I love violin music, and we were treated to

the most beautiful violin music during the Mass.

There was no traditional eulogy from a family member, instead there was a solo violin tribute from a life-long family friend, who played the “Ave Maria.” Wow. Our hearts soared to Heaven during this tribute, and tears watered our cheeks as water from the hands of Dimas must have watered his plants and flowers.

In Your Prayers Please pray for these priests during the coming weeks Feb. 9 Rev. Msgr. John J. Kelly, Pastor, SS. Peter & Paul, Fall River,1963 Rev. Peter J. McKone, S.J., Bishop Connolly High School, Fall River, 1972 Rev. Vincent R. Dolbec, A.A., Assumption College, 1985 Feb. 10 Rev. Edward L. O’Brien, Pastor, St. Mary, Mansfield, 1966 Rev. Lucien A. Madore, Retired Chaplain, Mt. St. Joseph School, Fall River, 1983 Rev. José Antonio Ferreira dos Santos, Retired, Former Pastor, Our Lady of Health, Fall River, 2017

Feb. 11 Rev. John O’Connell, Founder, St. John Evangelist, Attleboro, 1910 Rev. John J. Sullivan, S.T.L., Retired Pastor, Holy Rosary, Fall River, 1961 Rev. William J. McMahon, Retired Pastor, St. Joan of Arc, Orleans, 1987 Rev. Christopher (Leo) King, SS.CC., 2013

A long line of mourners took him to his final resting place in Notre Dame Cemetery, aptly named for the Blessed

Virgin Mary, with the music of the “Ave Maria” still ringing in our ears.

Daryl Gonyon Fall River

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Feb. 12 Rev. Stanislaus B. Albert, SS.CC, Retired Founder Our Lady of Assumption, New Bedford, 1961 Feb. 13 Rev. Richard R. Gendreau, Retired, Former Pastor, St. Louis de France, Swansea, 2015 Feb. 14 Rev. Charles E. Clerk, Pastor, St. Roch, Fall River, 1932 Rev. Msgr. Francis McKeon, Retired Pastor, Sacred Heart, Taunton, 1980 Feb. 15 Rev. Joseph G. Lavalle, Pastor, St. Mathieu, Fall River, 1910 Rev. James C. Conlon, Pastor, St. Mary, Norton, 1957 Feb. 16 Rev. Alphonse J. LaChapelle, Assistant, Holy Ghost, Attleboro, 1983 Rev. Joaquim Fernandes da Silva, CM, 2001 Feb. 17 Rev. Louis R. Boivin, Retired, Cardinal Medeiros Residence, Former Pastor, St. Theresa, Attleboro, 2010 Feb. 19 Rev. Andrew J. Brady, Pastor, St. Joseph, Fall River, 1895 Rev. Leopold Jeurissen, SS.CC., Pastor, Sacred Hearts, Fairhaven, 1953 Feb. 20 Rev. James H. Fogarty, Pastor, St. Louis, Fall River, 1922 Rev. Raymond M. Giguere, O.P., Assistant, St. Anne, Fall River, 1986 Feb. 21 Rev. Msgr. Luiz G. Mendonca, PA, Retired Pastor, Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, New Bedford, 1997 Feb. 22 Rt. Rev. Msgr. Jovite Chagnon, Founder, St. Joseph, New Bedford, 1954

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Around the Diocese St. Nicholas Of Myra Parish, 499 Spring Street in North Dighton, will host the Knights of Columbus Annual Craft Fair on Saturday, February 9 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event will feature crafters, a full kitchen, and raffle. For more information, call Brian at 774-217-0390.

Sunday, February 10 is World Marriage Day. A day of Marriage Enrichment will be held at St. John of God Parish in Somerset beginning at 1 p.m. and concluding with Mass at 5:15 p.m. This Marriage Enrichment is open to all couples, whether they were married in the Catholic Church or not. For more information, contact Doug and Debbie Sousa at Doug.Debbie.

Sousa@wwme.org.

There will be a Healing Mass at St. Andrew the Apostle Church, 19 Kilmer Avenue in Taunton, on Thursday, February 14. The Holy Rosary begins at 6 p.m. and will include the Sacrament of Confession.

Holy Mass will begin at 6:30 p.m. and will include praying over people individually and conclude with Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament. All are welcome.

Corpus Christi Parish, 324 Quaker Meeting House Road in East Sandwich, invites all to an unforgettable event on Wednesday evening, February 27 beginning at 6:30 p.m. with Father Leon Pereira, chaplain to the English-speaking pilgrims in Medjugorje, along with guide Slavenka Jelavic. Rosary will begin at 6:30 p.m., following which Slavenka will speak of her experience of Medjugorje. Father Leon will then speak of his experience as chaplain.

For more information, contact Maureen O’Brien at 508-888-2740 or Paula Scanlan at 774-487-7754.

Our Lady of the Cape Parish, 468 Stony Brook Road in Brewster, will host an Ash Wednesday Retreat with Peggy Patenaude on March 6 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., with Mass and ashes available in the church at 8 a.m. The theme of the retreat is “Growing in Compassion” and will be a very meaningful way to jump-start the Lenten experience. The cost is $20 and includes lunch. Pre-registration is required by March 1 by emailing Tina at ourladyofthecapebrewster@ gmail.com, or by calling 508-385-3252, extension 10.

All are welcome.

A non-residential Worldwide Marriage Encounter experience will be held at Our Lady of the Cape Parish in Brewster on Saturday, April 13 and Sunday, April 14. This is a non-residential weekend, but discounted accommodations are available on a limited basis. For more information, call Steve and Michelle O’Leary at 1-800-710-WWME or visit www.wwmema. org. Space is limited.

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Eucharistic Adoration in the Diocese Acushnet — Eucharistic Adoration takes place at St. Francis Xavier Parish on Monday from 9:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.; Tuesday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.; and Saturday from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Evening prayer and Benediction is held Monday through Wednesday at 6:30 p.m.

ASSONET — St. Bernard’s Parish will have Eucharistic Adoration every Monday from 9:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. The Blessed Sacrament will be exposed on the altar at the conclusion of 9 a.m. Mass and the church will be open all day, concluding with evening prayer and Benediction at 6:30 p.m.

ATTLEBORO — Eucharistic Adoration takes place at St. John the Evangelist Church, North Main Street, Mondays and Wednesdays from 5-6:30 p.m.

ATTLEBORO — Eucharistic Adoration takes place in the Adoration Chapel at St. Vincent de Paul Parish, 71 Linden Street, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily.

ATTLEBORO — The National Shrine of Our Lady of La Salette holds Eucharistic Adoration in the Shrine Church every Saturday from 1 to 4 p.m. through November 17.

Brewster — Eucharistic Adoration takes place at Our Lady of the Cape Church, 468 Stony Brook Road, on First Fridays from 11:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. buzzards Bay — Eucharistic Adoration takes place at St. Margaret Church, 141 Main Street, every First Friday following the 8 a.m. Mass, ending at 5 p.m.

East Freetown — Eucharistic Adoration takes place at St. John Neumann Church every Monday (excluding legal holidays) 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. in the Our Lady, Mother of All Nations Chapel. (The base of the bell tower).

EAST TAUNTON — Eucharistic Adoration takes place in the chapel at Holy Family Parish Center, 438 Middleboro Avenue, Monday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. On First Fridays, Eucharistic Adoration takes place at Holy Family Church, 370 Middleboro Avenue, from 8:30 a.m. until 7:45 p.m.

FAIRHAVEN — St. Mary’s Church, Main St., has Eucharistic Adoration every Wednesday from 8:30-11:30 a.m. in the Chapel of Reconciliation, with Benediction at 11:30 a.m.

FALL RIVER — St. Anthony of Padua Church, on the corner of Bedford and Sixteenth streets, has Eucharistic Adoration accompanied by music and prayer every first Wednesday of the month from 6-7 p.m.

FALL RIVER — St. Anthony of the Desert Church, 300 North Eastern Avenue, has Eucharistic Adoration Mondays and Tuesdays from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., and Thursdays following the 8 a.m. Mass until Friday at 8 a.m.

FALL RIVER — Holy Name Church, 709 Hanover Street, has Eucharistic Adoration Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. in the Our Lady of Grace Chapel.

FALL RIVER — Good Shepherd Parish has Eucharistic Adoration every Friday following the 8 a.m. Mass and concluding with 3 p.m. Benediction in the Daily Mass Chapel. A bilingual holy hour takes place from 2 to 3 p.m. Park behind the church and enter the back door of the connector between the church and the rectory.

FALL RIVER — St. Joseph’s Church has a Holy Hour every Tuesday from 6-7 p.m., with Benediction at 6:45 p.m.

FALL RIVER — St. Michael’s Church has Eucharistic Adoration every Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., with Benediction at 5:30 p.m.

Falmouth — St. Patrick’s Church has Eucharistic Adoration each First Friday following the 7 a.m. Mass, with Benediction at 4:30 p.m.

HYANNIS — St. Francis Xavier Parish in Hyannis, 347 South Street, Hyannis, has Eucharistic Adoration from noon to 3 p.m., daily Monday through Friday.

MANSFIELD — St. Mary’s Parish, 330 Pratt Street, has Eucharistic Adoration every First Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., with Benediction at 5:45 p.m.

MASHPEE — Christ the King Parish, Route 151 and Job’s Fishing Road has 8:30 a.m. Each First Friday Mass ends with exposition of the Blessed Sacrament and Adoration continues until Benediction at 5 p.m.

NEW BEDFORD — Eucharistic Adoration is held every Thursday, with Confessions, from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Our Lady of Guadalupe at St. James Church. Please use the side entrance.

NEW BEDFORD — There is a daily holy hour from 5:15-6:15 p.m. Monday through Thursday at St. Anthony of Padua Church, 1359 Acushnet Avenue. It includes Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, Liturgy of the Hours, recitation of the Rosary, and the opportunity for Confession.

NEW BEDFORD — St. Lawrence Martyr Parish, 565 County Street, holds Eucharistic Adoration in the side chapel Fridays from 7:30-11:45 a.m. ending with a simple Benediction NORTH DARTMOUTH — Eucharistic Adoration takes place at St. Julie Billiart Church, 494 Slocum Road, every Tuesday from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., ending with Benediction. The Sacrament of Reconciliation is available at this time.

NORTH DIGHTON — Eucharistic Adoration takes place every Wednesday following 8:00 a.m. Mass and concludes with Benediction at 5 p.m. Eucharistic Adoration also takes place every First Friday at St. Nicholas of Myra Church, 499 Spring Street following the 8 a.m. Mass, ending with Benediction at 6 p.m. The Rosary is recited Monday through Friday from 7:30 to 8 a.m.

NORTH EASTON — A Holy Hour for Families including Eucharistic Adoration is held every Friday from 3-4 p.m. at The Father Peyton Center, 518 Washington Street.

NORTH EASTON — Eucharistic Adoration takes place at Immaculate Conception Church Chapel on the first Wednesday of the month beginning after the 8:30 a.m. Mass, until 6:40 p.m. Those wishing to make a monthly commitment can sign up on the parish website at www.icceaston.org or call the parish office at 508-238-3232.

ORLEANS — St. Joan of Arc Parish, 61 Canal Road, has Eucharistic Adoration every First Friday starting after the 8 a.m.

Mass and ending with Benediction at 11:45 a.m. The Sacrament of the Sick is also available immediately after the 8 a.m. Mass.

SEEKONK ­— Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Parish has perpetual Eucharistic Adoration seven days a week, 24 hours a day in the chapel at 984 Taunton Avenue. For information call 508-336-5549.

Taunton — Eucharistic Adoration takes place every Tuesday at St. Anthony Church, 126 School Street, following the 8 a.m. Mass with prayers including the Chaplet of Divine Mercy for vocations, concluding at 6 p.m. with Chaplet of St. Anthony and Benediction. Recitation of the Rosary for peace is prayed Monday through Saturday at 7:30 a.m. prior to the 8 a.m. Mass.

Taunton — Adoration of the Most Blessed Sacrament takes place every First Friday at Annunciation of the Lord, 31 First Street. Exposition begins following the 8 a.m. Mass. The Blessed Sacrament will be exposed, and Adoration will continue throughout the day. Confessions are heard from 4:15 to 4:45 p.m. Rosary and Benediction begin at 5 p.m.

Taunton — The Chapel of St. Andrew the Apostle, 19 Kilmer Avenue, Taunton, will host Eucharistic Adoration Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. until 7 p.m.

Taunton — St. Jude the Apostle Parish in Taunton will host Eucharistic Adoration on Mondays following the 9 a.m.

Mass and the St. Jude Novena, until 11:30, ending with Benediction. It will take place at Holy Rosary Chapel during the summer months.

WAREHAM — Eucharistic Adoration at St. Patrick’s Church takes place 9 a.m. Thursday through 7 p.m. Friday. Adoration is held in our Adoration Chapel in the lower Parish Hall. ~ PERPETUAL EUCHARISTIC ADORATION ~

East Sandwich — The Corpus Christi Parish Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Chapel is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week at 324 Quaker Meeting House Road, East Sandwich. Use the Chapel entrance on the side of the church.

NEW BEDFORD — Our Lady’s Chapel, 600 Pleasant Street, offers Eucharistic Adoration seven days a week, 24 hours a day. For information call 508-996-8274.

SEEKONK ­— Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish has perpetual Eucharistic Adoration seven days a week, 24 hours a day in the chapel at 984 Taunton Avenue. For information call 508-336-5549.

WEST HARWICH — Our Lady of Life Perpetual Adoration Chapel at Holy Trinity Parish, 246 Main Street (Rte. 28), holds perpetual Eucharistic Adoration. We are a regional chapel serving all of the surrounding parishes.

All are invited to sign up to cover open hours. For open hours, or to sign up call 508-430-4716.

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it’s been six months. You should be over it by now,’” she said. “But I said, you know, there’s only a couple of things that you get over in life — obstacles and bridges. You don’t get over the loss of a loved one.

How can you? How do you package away years of love?”

To that end, Saraiva said one of the key parts of coping with grief is to acknowledge and remember the one who dies.

“Funerals are almost non-existent,” she said. “A lot of people say, when I die I don’t want anything.

But they have to realize, it’s not about them — it’s about the living. They need to know the stories, they need to know what’s happened. I just recently had someone share that their husband didn’t want anything when he died, and now almost a year later people are asking about him because nobody knew that he died because they wanted something quiet.”

Much of what is discussed in the bereavement group meetings that Saraiva facilitates focuses on these issues, but it also provides a forum for people to share their own experiences.

“I have formulated questions that I use to start the group with, but then I let it go where it needs to go,” she said. “Yesterday it was a lot of religious questions: is my loved one in Heaven or how do I know? And then some weeks it’s just: I don’t know how to pay bills or I don’t know what I should do with my car. My husband took care of the car or he took care of everything and I don’t know what to do. So we even get into financial discussions. It depends on where they are at the moment and I let the group pretty much dictate

where it’s going to go.”

And sometimes, it’s just about being there for each other, which can be a comfort in itself.

“Now that I’ve gone through this, I understand how lonely it can be and I know how much I needed support and I needed people around me who understood and were willing to allow me to be in the space I needed,” Saraiva said. “I had a friend who literally sat with me for almost three hours and we didn’t say a word, but that’s all I needed. She was willing to sit with me and I’ll always remember that. We had a cup of coffee and she allowed me to be in the silence, but she was with me and that was poignant for me. That’s what people need sometimes — you just need someone to be there.”

The weekly group meetings are open sessions and people are welcome to join at any point — previous attendance is not required.

But Saraiva encourages first-timers to commit to at least three meetings.

“It’s always a good idea to at least give it three tries, and then if the group does not fit, at least you’ve given it a chance,” she said.

“I’ve had people come to the first group and they’ll tell me I don’t need to be here, but my therapist says I need to be here. So I tell them, that’s fine. I’m glad you’re here and take what you can from it. And then by the end of the session, they’ll say I’ll see you next week.”

Today, Saraiva’s faith remains strong, even despite the loss of her daughter.

And she hopes that can serve as an example to others who are grieving.

“People will ask: how

can God let my loved one die?” she said. “I tell them God no more wants our loved ones to die than we do. You have to remember that God lost His son; He had to watch His own Son die a brutal death. So He gets it. He’s not a punishing God. The God I know is a loving Father. I don’t think He’s a vengeful God, but that comes up a lot, because that’s one of the things that even for someone who’s very faith-filled, the death of someone can rock you.”

Looking back now, Saraiva thinks there may even have been a reason for her to go through the grieving process herself.

“Sometimes when it’s a difficult situation, I’ll sit there and say to myself: Rachel, I’m here because of

you. So you better give me what I need or what these people need to hear from me,” she said. “My daughter was a very interesting individual and Rachel was all about people. She was a people person and whenever she had someone who was struggling, she would say: mom, my friend needs help. She was always about helping others.”

Now, it’s Saraiva who is helping others.

“I think that’s what pushed me because I realized how lonely, scary and confusing grief can be, especially when you can’t even begin to understand why it’s happened,” she said. “I tell people: we’re all lighthouses in the storm.

You guys are here and I’m the lighthouse in your storm, just as there were lighthouses in my storm.

I’m proof that you will sur-

vive. I’m proof that you can make it through this. But you also serve as proof that I have survived and I’ve made it this far. So it’s been a reciprocal thing.

“Sometimes we think, well God is going to take care of it. But sometimes He puts people there to take care of it for you.”

Bereavement Group meetings are held on Tuesday evenings from 7 to 9 p.m. through February 26 at the Catholic Education Center, 423 Highland Avenue in Fall River. Subsequent Tuesday night sessions will be held March 19 to April 30; May 7 to June 18 (no session on May 21); July 23 to September 3; and October 1 to November 12.

For more information, contact Rose Mary Saraiva at 508-678-2828, extension 27 or email rsaraiva@dfrcs. org.

Visit the Diocese of Fall River website at fallriverdiocese.org The site includes links to parishes, diocesan offices and national sites.

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