Inside: 17th Annual Chapter Meeting 2014 Golden Jubilees A Friar

Summer 2014 Volume 46, No. 2
News from the Franciscan Friars of the Atonement
Inside:
17th Annual Chapter Meeting
2014 Golden Jubilees
A Friar Reflects on Rome
Fr. Paul Wattson, SA,
Servant of God
AtonementFriars.org
Glad Tidings with Fr. Bob
by Fr. Bob Warren, SA
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G LA D T I D I N G S
little boy and his brother went to visit their
grandma. As the little boy said his night prayers,
he was shouting at the top of his voice, “Please
God, send me a bicycle, send me a tool chest,”
and all that. His brother said, “Not so loud, for crying out
loud, God isn’t deaf.” The little boy replied, “Yes, I know,
but grandma is.”
So why did I tell you this amusing little story? Well, the friars
have just held their 17th General Chapter, a time when elected
delegates from all over the world came together to choose new
leadership and plan the future of our community. To be frank,
we need your prayers. You don’t have to shout at God like the
boy in the story, but I ask you to please include the friars in
your prayers. Ask that God will guide us and show us His will
for the future. I know it is not a mere coincidence that as the friars began their 17th Chapter
meeting, word arrived that the US Conference of Catholic Bishops would consider helping to
open the Cause for sainthood for Fr. Paul Wattson. Our founder, Fr. Paul, now named a Servant
of God, lived his life as an apostle of Christian unity and charity; he formed our past and informs
our future.
And so we face the future with confidence as we recall the words of scripture, “Whatever you ask
for in prayer with faith, you will receive.” Matt. 21:22
And that is Glad Tidings.
Pray with Fr. Bob– AtonementFriars.org/Pray
COME, SEE, REFLECT, LEARN, REJOICE
“There is nothing more beautiful for a man than to be called to the priesthood, he said… called to follow Jesus, to be with Him, to bring Jesus to
others, to bring them His Word and His forgiveness.” –Pope Francis I
If you are a single Catholic
man between the ages of 18
& 40 considering a call to
religious life and service to the
Church as a brother or priest,
we welcome you to visit with
us at our home at Graymoor. On the
weekend of October 3-5, 2014, we invite
you to Graymoor in Garrison, NY, 50 miles
north of New York City in the Hudson Valley across the river
from West Point. For more information, call the Vocation
Director, (800) 338-2620, ext 2126 or email
VocDirector@AtonementFriars.org.
Become a Friar
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Cover photo: Hollis Barnhart
Servant of God, Apostle of Charity
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Fr. Paul had a very charitable heart. In one
sermon, he offered these thoughts about God’s
love for everyone who loves Him. His words
still apply and make us ask, “What would
happen if Christians could see the face of Christ
on everyone they meet?” Fr. Paul reminds us,
“The breadth of the love of Christ is illustrated
by those outstretched arms on Calvary’s
tree…Between those outstretched arms is the
capacity of love to embrace them all. It is not
the very intellectual, the very cultured people,
nor the people who are highly educated which
he loves most, but He loves the peasant, he
loves the unlettered, He loves the ignorant. His
arms outstretched in charity are for everyone
that responds to that love.
Therefore, no matter what the station of life,
or what the race represented by the individual,
he can look up with the fullest confidence
upon that figure on the Cross and say of him,
“He loves me very much, and, if I had been the
only being in the world that had gone astray,
he would have been willing to go through all
that suffering for me, and for me only.”
From a sermon of Fr. Paul Wattson delivered
on Sept. 20, 1925, found in the Atonement
Sisters’ archives.
FAT HE R PA UL O F G R AY M O O R
uring the 17th General Chapter
Meeting of the Friars (see page 4)
word arrived that the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops would
consider giving the green light to Timothy
Cardinal Dolan of the New York Archdiocese
so he can begin the formal Vatican process
of the cause for sainthood of Fr. Paul Wattson. “Our Society’s founder, Father Paul
Wattson, now called a Servant of God, guided us throughout the Chapter as did the
spirit of St. Francis,” said Fr. Brian Terry, SA,
newly elected Minister General. “Delegates
came away with a renewed sense of their
role in the Church, their work of Christian
unity and in the spiritual lives of our fraternity…Servant of God, Fr. Paul of Graymoor,
pray for us.”
Father Paul Wattson took possession of Graymoor on June
14, 1900, the feast of Corpus Christi. He climbed through the
wild to the summit carrying a heavy, rough cross, which he
had fashioned out of a tall cedar tree from the foot of the
mountain. This cross is still on the grounds for pilgrims to
see and pray before.
Rev. Lewis T. Wattson,
(Fr. Paul) 1863-1940
“Fr. Paul, Servant of God”,
apostle of Christian unity
and charity, co-founder
of the Society of the
Atonement.
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1 7 th G E NE R AL C HA P T E R
17th General Chapter
Meeting & Council Election
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F
ollowing the tradition begun with
St. Francis of Assisi, every five years
Atonement Friars dispersed throughout the world to come together at a
General Chapter to elect administration and
to set the course for their future. “I set before
you life or death. Choose life… (Dt. 30:19)”
was the theme of this meeting of thirty-one
delegates who prayed and reflected on their
heritage and made decisions to lead them into
the future, wherever God calls. Delegates reconfirmed commitments to the heart of evangelization, faith, charity and spiritual renewal.
completed his second five-year term, read a
letter from Bishop Angelo Becciu, Substitute of
the Secretariat of State for the Holy See. “His
Holiness is confident that the present Chapter,
inspired by Moses’ admonition to “choose
life”, will provide sure guidance to the friars in
their daily efforts to reappropriate the fervor
of their first love and to express it in a radical
embrace of the evangelical counsels in the
spirit of St. Francis and his first followers.” The
Holy Father encouraged each of the friars to
be a living witness to the joy of the Gospel and
a messenger of reconciliation and peace.
They will seek vocations and develop strategies for forming friars for the future. They will
work toward creating quality of community
living, and to cultivate leadership at all levels
of the fraternity. The friars also reaffirmed
that Fr. Paul Wattson’s “Union-that-NothingBe-Lost” principles,—to waste nothing, to use
all their time, talent, substance, and opportunity for the greater glory of God and the salvation of humanity—will guide the fulfillment
of their mission to reconciliation, healing and
peace.
On June 17, 2014, the Franciscan Friars of
the Atonement elected Rev. Brian A. Terry,
SA, to serve as Minister General at their
General Chapter meeting. Elected to the
General Council were Rev. James Loughran,
SA, Vicar General and First Councilor; Rev.
Bernard Palka, SA, 2nd Councilor, Rev. Dan
Callahan, SA, 3rd Councilor, Rev. Charles
Sharon, SA, 4th Councilor. The Minister
General and Councilors serve a five year term
and serve as the Board of Directors for the
friars worldwide. The newly elected Minister
General and Councilors bring many years of
pastoral, ecumenical and social ministries to
their new roles.
At the Chapter’s retreat day, Minister
General, The Very Rev. James Puglisi, SA, who
Elected Vicar General & First Councilor, Fr.
James Loughran, SA, is currently Director of
the Graymoor Ecumenical & Interreligious
Institute (GEII), a ministry of the friars
located in New York City, NY, and editor of its
monthly journal, Ecumenical Trends.
Fr. Bernard Palka, SA, 2nd Councilor, a
Credentialed Alcohol and Substance Abuse
Counselor (CASAC) and former President
and CEO of St. Christopher’s Inn, has been
Chaplain for the Connecticut Department of
Corrections serving four facilities since 2012.
Rev. Daniel Callahan, SA, 3rd Councilor, an
MHA Credentialed Healthcare Administrator,
with expertise in Mission Integration, is
currently serving as Pastor of St. Joan of Arc
Church in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Rev. Charles Sharon, SA, 4th General
Councilor, most recently served as Secretary
General and 3rd General Councilor. Since
2006, he has been Associate Treasurer for
the Franciscan Friars of the Atonement and
has served as Personnel Director for the last
10 years. He is General Council liaison for the
health care committee at Graymoor.
To read the full biographies of the new
Council members visit our website:
www.AtonementFriars.org/newcouncil
Minister General-Elect Rev.
Brian F. Terry, SA, celebrates a
post-election Mass
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Fr. Brian Terry has been Novice Director
in Assisi for the Franciscan Friars of the
Atonement since 2005. A native of Washington,
DC, he professed his final vows in 1994, and
was ordained a priest in 1997. He had earned
his B.A. in Psychology and Theater from
Catholic University of America in Washington,
DC, and began his theological studies at
Pontificia Università Gregoriana. At the
Pontificio Ateneo Sant’Anselmo, he completed
his license and doctorate in Sacramental
Theology with an interdisciplinary study on
the psychology and theology of dialogue in
the Rite of Penance. In addition to his present
work with friars in formation, he is an invited
professor of Ecumenism at the Angelicum,
Rome. He began his ministerial life as a Youth
Minister at St. Luke’s Parish, McLean, Virginia,
before entering the Order.
New Council: (Left to Right) Rev. Charles
Sharon, SA, 4th Councilor, Rev. Dan Callahan,
SA, 3rd Councilor, Rev. Brian Terry, SA, Minister
General-elect, Rev. James Loughran, SA, Vicar
General and 1st Councilor, and Rev. Bernard
Palka, SA, 2nd Councilor.
All photos this section: Brother John O’Hara, SA
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A Friar Reflects on Rome
by Brother Gregory Lucrezia, SA
A FR I AR R E FL E CT S
After being in Rome almost five years and
seeing the beatification of John Paul II, the
resignation of Pope Benedict, the election of
Pope Francis, his installation and now the
canonization of Pope John Paul II and John
XXIII, I feel that my time in Rome has been
rewarded. Living in New York State almost my
whole life, the opportunity to be part of history
here in Rome is truly a blessing.
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While I was sitting with many other priests and
religious waiting for the ceremony to begin, I
remembered in prayer all of our benefactors
who make it possible for a friar like me to live
in Rome and have a chance to be part of our
Church’s history. Sharing my thoughts about
this event is my way of letting you, in some
way, be a part of what has taken place. When
Pope Francis canonized these two new Saints,
he added two Popes who influenced
our lifetime. There are many Saints,
but most of them we know by reading
about them. Pope John XXXIII and
On the eve of the Second Vatican Council on January 30, 1963, Atonement
Friars were received in audience by Pope John XXIII. Left to right: Br.
Alfonsus (Angelo) Spitalieri, SA; Br. Denis Sennett, SA; Fr. Raphael Grande,
SA; Pope John XXIII; Cardinal Gregory Peter Agagianian, SA; Fr. Germanus
(Peter) Tomaino, SA; Fr. Salvator Butler, SA; Fr. Celestine Leahy, SA
Being part Polish and being able to witness
both the beatification and canonization of
John Paul II is something to cherish. John XXIII
was pope during my Novitiate, and I have
fond memories of his brief pontificate and his
calling together the Second Vatican Council.
Being in the crowd of over 800,000 people
on Sunday and mingling with many of them
before and after the Canonization made me
realize that there is still a great love for the
Church and devotion to her saints. Because of
our Minister General, Fr. James Puglisi, I was
able to get seated quite close to Pope Francis.
Unfortunately, TV cameras were blocking part
of my view but I was there, in person, and to
me that was important. I am not sure if any
other Friars were in St. Peter’s Square, but I
was, and the memories of the day will last for
a long time.
Very Rev. James Puglisi, SA, Director of Centro
Pro Unione, Rome, with Cardinal Edward
Cassidy, President of the Pontifical Council for
Promoting Christian Unity, greeted Pope John
Paul II, as part of an ecumenical delegation
in May, 2000. ©2000, Servizio Fotografico de
“L’O.R.” Vatican City.
Pope John Paul II lived in our time, and many
of us saw Johannes Paulus as he walked among
us. Let us treasure this day and ask these two
new saints to intercede with almighty God for
us and our families. May God bless you!
Brother Gregory Lucrezia, SA, currently is Procurator
General to the Holy See at
the Convento Sant’Onofrio
in Rome, where he is
Guardian/Administrator.
He professed his vows
to the Atonement Friars
in 1963, and trained to
become a nurse, serving
at St. Paul’s Friary Infirmary and at St. Christopher’s Inn.
Sant’ Onofrio is the official church of the papal Order of
the Knights of the Holy Sepulcher. Since 1945, the church
has been under the care of the Franciscan Friars of the
Atonement.
2014 Golden Jubilee
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he Franciscan Friars of the Atonement held a Golden Jubilee Celebration on June 28, 2014, for seven
friars who marked their 50 year
milestones since they first entered the
Franciscan Friars of the Atonement. Newly
elected Minister General, Rev. Brian Terry,
SA, celebrated Mass, and friends and family shared a lunch in honor of the friars.
Rev. Ken Cienik, SA
Brockton, Massachusetts. He has served as director
of the Graymoor Retreat Center in Garrison and as
the guardian of Chapel of Our Savior in Brockton.
Rev. Francis Eldridge, SA
Originally from Elizabeth, NJ, Fr. Eldridge has
served as Pastor at St. Odilia’s Parish in South
Los Angeles, California, since 2002. In 2012, he
received the Franciscan Federation Peacemaker
Award for being a passionate Franciscan who
serves the poor and marginalized.
JUB I LE E
Rev. William Linakis, SA
Born in Sharpsburg, PA, Fr. Cienik currently serves
Born in Flushing, NY, Fr. Linakis currently serves in
as Parochial Vicar at Christ the Redeemer Church,
health care ministry at the George Pearson Centre
Sterling, VA. He was a military chaplain from
in Vancouver, British Columbia,
1986 until he retired
where he delivers canine
as a Commander in
therapy with a puppy named
the Chaplain Corps of
Levi. He has served in prison
the United States Navy
ministries in California and
Reserve in 2010. He
Vancouver, BC.
served US troops in
Iraq during Operation
Very Rev.
Desert Storm in 1991
James F. Puglisi, SA
and Operation Iraqi
Born in Amsterdam, NY. Fr.
Freedom in 2003.
Puglisi was elected Minister
In 2006, he was
General by the Friars in 2004,
awarded a meritorious
Left to right: Fr. Patrick Cogan, SA, Fr. Ken Cienik, SA, and re-elected in 2009 to a
service medal from the
Fr. Brian Terry, SA, Fr. James Puglisi, SA, Fr. Francis second term that ends in midPresident.
Eldridge, SA were joined by family and friends to
celebrate jubilee.
(Photo: Br. John O’Hara, SA) 2014. He is Director of Centro
Rev. Pat Cogan, SA
Pro Unione, an ecumenical
Fr. Cogan, originally from Buffalo,
research and action center in Rome,
NY, currently serves as Pastor
Italy, and professor of ecumenism,
at Christ the Redeemer Church,
sacraments and ecclesiology at the
Sterling, VA. He was associate
Pontifical Atheneum, San Anselmo,
professor and professor of Canon
Rome, the Pontifical University
Law at St. Paul University in
of St. Thomas Aquinas and the
Ottawa, Ontario. He served as
Institute of Ecumenical Studies,
Executive Coordinator of the
Venice.
Canon Law Society from 1992 to
Very Rev. Art Johnson, SA
1999, a consultor on the Board
A native of East Lansdowne, PA,
of Governors from 2001 to 2003,
Fr. Johnson passed away in March
and a member of the Convention
2014 at the age of 63. He served
Planning Committee from 2007
as Minister General of the Friars
to 2011. He is the editor of Canon
from 1999-2004. From 2005 to
Law Digest XIII and XIV. In 2012,
2013, he served as Parochial Vicar
The Canon Law Society honored Fr.
for Christ the Redeemer Parish in
Patrick with its distinguished Role
Sterling, Virginia. Fr. Johnson was
of Law award for his contributions to the field.
a member of the Governor’s Advisory Council on
Alcoholism and Substance Abuse in New York State
Rev. Gerald DiGiralamo, SA
and a Board Member of St. Christopher’s Inn at
Born in Astoria, NY, Fr. DiGiralamo currently serves
Graymoor.
the sacramental ministry at Chapel of Our Savior,
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Graymoor Spiritual Life Center
For the solitude you need to relax and pray
OUR MINISTRIES
Graymoor Spiritual Life Center
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invites you to walk, picnic, reflect,
meditate, make a pilgrimage, attend
retreats and renew your spirit. Enjoy
the sweeping vistas of Graymoor,
walk the labyrinth, pray and enjoy our
Franciscan hospitality in the beautiful
Hudson Valley of New York State. We
will happily schedule group retreats
for your parish or organization and
invite individuals to come to the Holy
Mountain to restore connections to
the deeper meaning of faith. There are
year-round opportunities on a spaceavailable basis, known as Days of Grace
— usually weekdays, but occasionally
on weekends — to relax, reflect, read,
and pray. Days of Grace are $75 per
person, per day (includes three meals
and overnight accommodations) and
an advance registration is required.
For our complete list of scheduled retreats, visit GraymoorCenter.org or call (845) 424-2111.
St. Christopher’s Inn
Christopher’s Inn transitional house, followed
On Thursday, May 29th, the Friars, Staff,
by the personal story of Kyle L. This graduate of
Alumni and Benefactors of St. Christopher’s
St. Christopher’s Inn lives in Florida and works
Inn (SCI), a ministry of the Atonement Friars,
in the field of addiction and recovery. He applies
celebrated their 10th Annual Board of Directors
what he learned at SCI to
Dinner at Gotham Hall, an
help others find their way
architectural landmark in
to a life free from addiction.
New York City. More than
The evening was capped by
230 guests joined Charles
the presentation of awards
H. Townsend, CEO of Condé
to this year’s Honorees, John
Nast, a past Honoree, and
F. Flaherty, senior partner of
Honorary event chair to
Gibney, Anthony & Flaherty,
celebrate the many lives
LLP, and Joe Piscopo, actor,
that have been saved and
comedian and entertainer
restored by the good work at
who ended the night by
the Inn, located at Graymoor,
the “Holy Mountain” in Left to right: Mark Campione, CFO, Honoree Joe singing Frank Sinatra’s “New
Piscopo, Marianne Taylor-Rhoades, COO, Fr. Bill
York, New York.” Ken Rosato,
Garrison, New York.
Drobach, SA, CEO, and Honoree John F. Flaherty
morning anchor for WABCat the 10th Annual St. Christopher’s Inn Board
of
Directors
Dinner
TV Channel 7 Eyewitness
Supporters enjoyed a short
News, New York, served as the Master of
film highlighting the recently opened Brothers
Ceremonies for the evening.
Christopher House in White Plains, the first St.
Bell Tower Notes
Friars Name New Affiliates
The Franciscan Friars of the Atonement recently have recognized several individuals on three continents
as affiliate members, entitled to participate in all the spiritual benefits of the Congregation in life and
death to be granted and accepted in all Friars’ Houses.
Ms. Margarita Mari Takahashi was recognized for her devotion
to the friars’ ministry and her humble example of Christian living
by making her an affiliate member of their Religious congregation
in Japan. The award was presented by Fr. James Puglisi, SA,
Minister General.
(L to R) Br. Ignatius Kobayashi, SA, Mrs.
Mari Clare Takahashi, Ms. Margarita Mari
Takahashi and Fr. Joseph Hiramatsu, SA
(L to R) Br. Denis Burgelin, SA, Fr. Robert
Mercer, SA, Very Rev. James Puglisi, SA, Rev.
James Hurley and Fr. Michael Seed, SA
Mrs. Valerie and Mr.
Nicholas Mastronardi
were also recognized by the
Friars as Affiliate Members
on June 6 at Graymoor
in Garrison, NY, for their
decades of support of the
friars’ ministries, interest
in their community and
generosity for the poor.
Atonement Friars’
Publication Honored
Ecumenical Trends has earned Honorable
Mention by the Catholic Press Association of the
United States and Canada in Best Essay category
for publishing What Does God Desire? Toward
a Deeper Ecumenism and Interfaith Partnership
by William R. Burrows, PhD and Acknowledging
Our Sins: A Protestant Confessional by Russell
Huizing, PhD.
“Iron Friar” Runs Again
Mrs. Valerie Mastronardi receiving her decree
of affiliation from Minister General, Very Rev.
Rev. James Hurley was
James Puglisi, SA.
recognized in London,
UK, for his dedication and ministry to the formation of Christian
people in Great Britain with an ecumenical sensitivity akin to the
Friars’ charism of ecumenism, for over fifty years and his loyal
devotion to the vision of Fr. Paul of Graymoor’s humble example
of priestly living.
In August, Fr. Dan Callahan, SA, Pastor of St.
Joan of Arc in Toronto, will compete in his
19th grueling 140.6 mile run, bike and swim
challenge at Mont-Tremblant, Quebec, Canada.
May they rest in peace.
Very Rev. Art Johnson, SA, Age 63,
Died March 26, 2014
Br. Stephen Hanley, SA,
Age 86, Died April 11, 2014
Fr. Alban Carroll, SA, Age 89,
Died June 12, 2014
Fr. Francis Bray (affiliate),
Died June 20, 2014
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M I S S I O N S UP P O R T
Retirement Planning & Charity
A charitable gift annuity
helps you with two very
important objectives. During
your lifetime, the annuity
provides you or a loved one
with an immediate charitable
income tax deduction for the
gift portion of the annuity
because part of each annuity
payment you receive is
tax free and you receive
guaranteed fixed payments
for the rest of your life. The
rate of return depends upon
your age at the time you fund the annuity and
the amount you fund. Your financial advisor
will be in the best position to talk about the
options that are best for you and your family.
There are three types of annuities:
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SINGLE LIFE: provides
you with fixed payments
throughout your lifetime.
TWO LIFE: provides you and
a second beneficiary with
fixed payments.
A Charitable Gift Annuity is a contract
between you and the Franciscan Friars of
the Atonement. You transfer cash or other
assets, such as stocks, bonds or securities,
to the Friars in exchange for guaranteed
payments for the rest of your life. Three types
of annuities can provide income during your
retirement and help the Atonement Friars
continue their ministries after your death.
You may fund your annuity for as little as
$5,000. Anyone age 55 and older is eligible for
any type of annuity.
Participants in the Charitable Gift Annuity
also receive membership in The Father Paul
Wattson Society, which honors benefactors
of the Franciscan Friars of the Atonement
who have made a significant gift toward our
mission of reconciliation and healing.
For more information on funding a Charitable
Gift Annuity to help the ministries of the
Franciscan Friars of the Atonement, please
call Margaret Coyle, Associate Director, Special
Gifts at 1(800) 338-2620, ext. 2130.
DEFERRED: gives you the
option of putting off the
receipt of fixed payments
until a later date.
Sample Rates
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Fifth Annual Sunset on the Hudson.
On May 15, many supporters came to the Fifth Annual Sunset on the Hudson for an
evening of delicious food and entertainment at Xaviers on the Hudson in Yonkers, NY.
This popular event brings together benefactors, friars and staff at a beautiful waterfront
venue to hear great music and participate in a Silent Auction to benefit the friars’
ministries around the world. They tasted outstanding hors d’oeuvres and dessert from
the kitchen of acclaimed chef-owner Peter X. Kelly. The evening’s honorary chair was
renowned author Mary Higgins Clark Conheeny. Kacey Morabito of Hudson Valley radio
station WHUD, served as the master of ceremonies.
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St. Anthony’s Corner
St. Anthony, gentlest of Saints, your
love for God and charity for his
creatures, made you worthy, when on
earth, to possess miraculous powers.
Miracles waited on your word, which
you were ready to offer on behalf of
those in need. Encouraged by this, I
ask you to hear my prayers.
Dear Fr. Bob,
I was blessed to have the opportunity to visit Graymoor recently
and see the “original St. Anthony’s corner” in St. Francis Chapel.
It has been years since I had been there, and I wanted to make a
special pilgrimage before I retire to Florida.
When I was a very young girl, I had visited Graymoor with my
family, and the place held such dear memories. One of my special
memories was of a St. Anthony rosary my Mother purchased for me
at the bookstore. One of your friars blessed it for me then took us to
the Chapel so we could put our special intentions before the statue
of St. Anthony.
I prayed that beloved rosary for fifty years, but sadly I lost it about
10 years ago. Knowing I was coming back to Graymoor, I prayed to
St. Anthony to help me find a suitable replacement.
Imagine my joy when I entered the Graymoor bookstore last month
and found a rosary nearly identical to the one my Mother purchased for me more than 60 years ago! I cannot express my happiness. I’m sure St. Anthony was involved in helping replace my lost
rosary!
I just wanted to tell you how blessed I feel to have come to your
home and to have had the opportunity to pray in St. Anthony’s corner again. Graymoor is such a special place. God Bless you for sharing it with us.
LK, age 72, Pittsburgh, PA
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