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FROM THEEDITORS

CONTENTSOur jubilariaN priESTSpaSTOral CENTrE OpEN hOuSE – SEpT. 13

Bishop Frederick Henry’s Message .............................4

Family Flyer: “The Lord’s Prayer” ..............................7

Pastoral Moves ............................................................8

Priests Celebrating Jubilee Anniversaries .................9

Library News .............................................................10

Catholic Pastoral Centre: Open House Invitation... 11

St. Mother Teresa Canonized on September 4 .........12

Ride for Refuge: To Support Elizabeth House ......... 14

Office of Liturgy: Mass Intentions ............................16

TRUE Meaning of Stewardship ................................17

Diocesan Mission Council: Home Mission ..............19

Diocesan Dates ..........................................................20

St. Mary’s University • Calgary ................................23

One Rock • World Youth Day at Home ..................... 24

Now in the 20th year of publishing The Carillon, we reflect on the history of this diocesan paper. In 1996 a diocesan Synod was held. From that, a newsletter

was published to keep parishes updated with the results of the synod. The newsletter was called The Carillon.

After the synod was complete, Bishop O’Byrne and a diocesan committee agreed that The Carillon should replace the former diocesan Pastoral Reporter (22 years) and be distributed at all the parishes to the “people in the pews.” The first editor of the new diocesan publication was Mario Toneguzzi. He held the position in the inaugural year, 1997.

In 1998, just before Bishop Henry arrived in Calgary, we became the editors of The Carillon, working closely with the directors and coordinators in the Bishop’s offices at the Catholic Pastoral Centre. It is a vocation, a blessing and a joy to share our faith through this medium!

We are grateful to the writers, the photographers and the editorial committee members over the years who have mentored and advised us, and to our advertisers who have all helped make this publication well read, and well received. Now we have a new online, searchable collection of every edition of The Carillon ever printed. We invite you to visit www.the-carillon.com to see our diocesan history over the past 20 years as documented through The Carillon publication. We look forward to many more editions of The Carillon, sharing a Catholic perspective on today’s events and issues in the Diocese of Calgary!

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Fr. Gilles LeBlanc, Sacred Heart Parish and the article on pages 12 - 13 written by Fr. Sajo Jacob, Director of the St.

Mother Teresa Syro Malabar Community in Calgary.

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The world has again been stunned by a jihadist attack, after two knife-wielding men

burst into a church in a suburb of Rouen, France, kil led an elderly priest — Fr. Jacques Hamel — during morning mass, and took hostages.

Sr. Danielle, one of the nuns who attended the mass said that the men, armed with knives, forced the priest to his knees before cutting his throat. “They recorded it; it was like they were performing a sermon in Arabic around the altar. It was horrific.”

Two nuns and one parishioner exited the church, followed by the attackers, one of whom was carrying a gun, who charged police shouting “Allahu akbar” (God is great). The at-tackers were shot dead by police.

The perpetrators have been named as Adel Kermiche and Abdel-Malik Petitjean, both 19. Both attackers were known to the French security services, having tried to reach Syria to join the so-called Islamic State (IS) and been turned back. IS said two of its “soldiers” had carried out the attack.

During the press conference on the flight back to Rome after World Youth Day, a journalist, Antoine Ma-rie Izoarde, asked the Holy Father: “Why do you, when you speak of these

violent events, always speak of terror-ists, but never of Islam; never use the word Islam?”

Pope Francis responded: “I don’t like to speak of Islamic violence, be-cause every day, when I browse the newspapers, I see violence, here in Italy … this one who has murdered his girlfriend, another who has murdered the mother-in-law … and these are baptized Catholics!

There are violent Catholics! If I speak of Islamic violence, I must speak of Catholic violence … and no, not all Muslims are violent, not all Catholics are violent. It is like a fruit salad; there’s everything. There are violent persons of this religion … this is true: I believe that in pretty much every religion there is always a small group of fundamentalists. Fun-damentalists. We have them. When fundamentalism comes to kill, it can kill with the language — the Apostle James says this, not me — and even with a knife, no? I do not believe it is right to identify Islam with violence. This is not right or true.

I had a long conversation with the imam, the Grand Imam of the Al-Azhar University, and I know how they think … They seek peace, encounter … The nuncio to an African country told me that the capital where he is there is a trail of people, always full, at the Jubilee Holy Door

And some approach the confession-als — Catholics — others to the benches to pray, but the majority go forward, to pray at the altar of Our Lady … these

are Muslims, who want to make the Jubilee. They are brothers, they live …

When I was in Central Africa, I went to them, and even the imam came up on the Popemobile … We can coexist well … But there are fundamentalist groups, and even I ask … there is a question … How many young people, how many young people of our Europe, whom we have left empty of ideals, who do not have work… they take drugs, alcohol, or go there to enlist in fundamentalist groups?

One can say that the so-called ISIS, but it is an Islamic State which presents itself as violent … because when they show us their identity cards, they show us how on the Libyan coast how they slit the Egyptians’ throats or other things … But this is a fundamentalist group which is called ISIS … but you cannot say, I do not believe, that it is true or right that Islam is terrorist.”

I certainly don’t know how I would answer the question asked on the spur of the moment. I can understand the meandering of Pope Francis in trying to avoid identifying Islam with terrorism. After all, we all know so many tolerant and peace loving Muslims. With our Western eyes, we tend to see social alienation, unem-ployment, lack of adequate housing or education, feelings of hopelessness and the absence of ideals as the un-derlying causes of terrorism.

We have to see things with jihadist eyes. Those who slit throats or carry out suicide bombings clearly believe

BISHOP’SMESSAGE Seeing with

New Eyes

Bishop Frederick Henry

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that their actions do owe much to their religious faith.

It is not politically correct to say so, but violence was definitely part of the rise and expansion of Islam. At the time, no one found anything blameworthy in Muhammad’s mili-tary action since wars were part of the Arab Bedouin culture. Today, the problem is that the fiercest Muslim groups continue to adopt that model.

In the Qur’an, there are verses in favour of religious tolerance, and other verses that are aggressive and openly opposed to tolerance. There-fore, the doctors of the Islamic law are obliged to say that they do not agree with those who choose to adopt the verse of the sword as normative, even if they cannot condemn them. There are two different choices, the aggressive and the peaceful, and both of them are acceptable. There is a need for an authority, unanimously acknowledged by Muslims, that could say: from now on, only this verse is valid. But this has not happened and helps to explain some of the silence of Imams and other Islamic leaders

This means that when some fanatic slits the throat of an old man or bombs women and children in the market place in the name of pure and authen-tic Islam or in the name of the Muslim tradition, nobody can tell them: “You are not true and authentic Muslims.” As Fr. Samir Khalil Samir, S.J. puts it, “All they can say is: ‘Your reading of Islam is not ours.’ And this is the am-biguity of Islam, from its beginning to the present day; violence is a part of it, although it is also possible to choose tolerance; tolerance is a part of it, but it is also possible to choose violence.”

We also need new eyes to revisit one of the themes of Pope Benedict XVI’s address given at the University of Regensburg in 2006, as how we understand God’s nature has implica-tions for whether we judge particular human choices and actions to be un-reasonable. This is not just an issue for academia but where the rubber hits the road.

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Many years ago I volunteered to teach Sunday school at our parish. One year I ended up teach-ing a rather lively group of grade three boys

and girls who were eager to learn. After introductions on our first day together, I suggested that we begin with the Lord’s Prayer. We began with the sign of the cross and then I led the prayer. I noticed that only three children were praying out loud with me. The others just stood there and looked at me. After they had settled into their seats I asked how many actually knew the words to the Our Father. Those same three children raised their hands. I said that since this is such an important prayer, we would talk about its meaning.

The Lord’s Prayer is often called the perfect prayer because Jesus taught us how to pray it. Teaching our children and grandchildren how to pray and understand the words of the Lord’s Prayer is one of the most impor-tant things we do. And when we do, we need to use age-appropriate words to explain the prayer. For example:

Our Father, who art in heaven – says to whom our prayer is directed. God tells us that he is Our Father and we are His Children. Hallowed be thy Name – Hallowed is a big word. It means “Holy.” We are saying that God’s name is holy. Thy kingdom come – we are asking God to allow us to share His home in heaven for eternity. Thy will be done on Earth as it is in Heaven – we ask for God’s will to be done on earth as it is already done in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread – we ask God to give us what we need, things we can’t live without like food and water, simple clothing and shelter. We don’t need video games, roller blades, and all the toys available to us. Those are wants, not needs. And forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us – trespass means to do something bad. When we trespass against God, we sin. By asking God to forgive our trespasses, we are asking that He forgive our sins. We also promise that we will forgive people who have hurt us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil – Imagine that there are two roads. One road is hate and anger. The other is love and peace and joy. Which would you take? Of course, the one with love and peace and joy. When we are tempted to do the wrong thing, it leads to

anger and hate. That is evil. When we do the right thing, that is love and peace and joy. So when we pray, “And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil,” we are asking God to keep us on the right road – the road to Him. Amen – means that we are certain that God hears our prayers and will answer them.

Family Activity SuggestionThe “Our Father” Poster• Materials: paper, one poster board or flip chart paper,

colouring pencils or crayons, and glue.• Steps: Write the phrases of the “Our Father” on paper

and cut them out. Then put them in a small pile on the table and invite everybody to choose phrases until all are picked up. Then ask who picked the “Our Father, who art in heaven” and have him/her explain what it means. When everybody who wanted to comment on it has had a turn, ask the person who picked the phrase to colour it and glue it on the poster. Then the next person will read the second phrase “Hallowed be thy Name,” and so on until finally, the “Amen” is placed on the poster.

Food for Thought! – Praying the Lord's Prayer with Childrenby Gabriele Kalincak, Director • Life and Family Resource Centre

Family Flyer…

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Pastoral Appointments and Assignments [EffEctivE August 1, unlEss notEd othErwisE ]

Priests:Rev. Antony Sumich, F.S.S.PBegins the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter in their new apostolate in New Zealand

Rev. John Shannon, F.S.S.PAssociate Pastor, St. Anthony’s Parish, Calgary

Rev. Lawrence ManolacheGranted a leave of absence

Deacon assignments:Rev. Mr. Tom O’TooleIn addition to his liturgical base at St. Peter’s Parish, also assisting with St. Paul’s Parish, Brocket

Rev. Mr. Daniel PlamondonSt. Mary’s Parish, Cochrane

Rev. Mr. Albert HenriHoly Name Parish

Rev. Mr. Brian WestRelocated to French Creek, Diocese of Victoria

Rev. Mr. Michael SoentgerathAssigned to St. Bernadette’s Parish

Transitional Deacon, Michael O’ConnorIn residence at Sacred Heart Parish

sabbaticals:Rev. Ed HospetPastor, St. Francis de Sales, has been granted a three-month sabbatical from August 1 to October 31, 2016

Rev. Myles GaffneyDiocesan Vocation Director and Director of the Permanent Diaconate Program has been granted a one-year sabbatical on his 25th Anniversary from August 1, 2016 to August 1, 2017

retirements:Rev. Joseph Hau Đuc TranRetired September 1, 2016

Rev. Fred MonkRetired August 1, 2016

Priests leaving the Diocese:Rev. Dennis BhaskerReturned to his home diocese

Rev. John KohlerAssigned to St. Joseph’s Seminary/Newman Theological College, Edmonton

Rev. Young Soo KimReturned to his home diocese in Korea

Rev. Joseph Thich NgoReassigned by the Vietnamese Dominican Fathers

Rev. Francisco Alberto da SilvaReturned to his home diocese in Brazil

new Priests in the Diocese:Rev. Fabio Vieira de SouzaPastor, Our Lady of Fatima Parish

Rev. Anthoni Paul Raju NarisettiAssociate Pastor, St. Albert the Great Parish

Rev. Rowel Jose (Arjay) AbantoAssociate Pastor, St. Mary’s Cathedral

Rev. John Gannon LCPastor, Sacred Heart Parish

Rev. Daniel Wilson LCAssociate Pastor, Sacred Heart Parish

Rev. Hobong YiPastor, of St. Anne’s Korean Catholic Parish

Rev. Peter Hung Cong TranAppointed Pastor, St. Francis of Assisi Parish

Rev. Joseph Tap VuAssociate Pastor, Holy Trinity Parish

Rev. Thomasaiah Mallavarapu, CMFAssociate Pastor, St. Luke’s Parish

Rev. Vijay Martin OCDAssociate Pastor, St. Mark’s Parish

Rev. Gabriel ArihiAppointed as a member of the Calgary Hospital Ministry Chaplaincy Team, also with responsibility to the Igbo Catholic community

[All parishes in Calgary, unless otherwise noted.]

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other Pastoral assignments:Rev. Julian StuddenPastor, St. Albert the Great Parish

Rev. Iqbal KhurshidAssociate Pastor, St. Albert the Great Parish

Rev. John NemanicPastor, St. Michael’s Parish, Calgary

Rev. James HagelPastor, St. Francis de Sales Parish, High River and St. Andrew, Vulcan

Rev. Colin O’RourkeInterim Diocesan Vocation Director and Director of the Permanent Diaconate

Rev. Marino InfantePastor, St. Michael’s, Bow Island and Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Foremost

Rev. Nelson AntaoAdministrator, St. Elizabeth’s Hungarian Parish

Rev. Cristino BouvetteAssociate Pastor, St. Michael’s Parish, Calgary

Rev. Edmundo VargasPastor, St. James Parish, Calgary

Rev. Luciano CortopassiPastor, St. James Parish, Okotoks and St. Michael’s, Black Diamond

Rev. Terry GubianaAssociate Pastor, Ascension Parish

Rev. Marisuz Sztuk SOSPastor, St. Gabriel’s Parish, Chestermere

Rev. Yarek Dziuba SOAppointed Pastor, St. Joseph’s Parish, Calgary

Rev. Dominic NguyenPastor, St. Luke’s Parish, and now, Dean of the St. John Paul II Pastoral Zone

Rev. Daniel Brandenburg LCIn residence at Sacred Heart Parish

Rev. Jos Tom KalathilparambilAppointed to the Calgary Hospital Chaplaincy Team

Jubilarian Anniversaries

Rev. Bernard (Bernie) BlackOrdained: May 28, 1966

Rev. Freddy ValdiviaOrdained: April 18, 1976

Rev. Myles GaffneyOrdained: May 24, 1991

Rev. Rodel AlbantoOrdained: December 7, 1991

God Bless Bishop Frederick Henry, DDon his 30th Anniversary as a Bishop

Episcopal OrdinationJune 24, 1986

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Congratulations and continued blessings to the priests whocelebrate Jubilee Anniversaries this year.

The clergy will host a private celebration in honourof our Jubilarian priests this month.

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LIBRARY NEWSCarol Hollywood and Jane-Rose Ediau

(403) 218-5510

Spiritual Reading with Purpose

When was the last time you picked up some spiri-tual reading? I mean picked up a book? Do we still have the luxury of time for deep, thought-

ful reading? And is there still a place for physical books when we spend so much of our time online? The Church has a clear idea about what spiritual reading is. Distinct in its subject matter and purpose, it is a seeking out of wisdom from trusted spiritual ancestors. Confined to the following sources we read with the purpose of growing in holiness:

• Scriptures• Teachings of the Church• History of the Church• Lives and thoughts of saintly people• Reflections on any of the above

Is holiness unfashionable now? We are required to seek it, and the practice of spiritual reading is a proven method for absorbing spiritual advice from the greatest practitioners of our faith. Here is what we are striving for: “When I read holy books then the spirit and body are illumined and I become the temple of God and the harp of the Holy Spirit, played by divine powers through them I am corrected and through them I receive a kind of divine change and I am made into a different person” [St. Gregory the Theologian]. As St. Ambrose says of God, “we address him when we pray; we hear him when we read.”

The Catholic Pastoral Centre Library contains many treasures for spiritual reading. To engage with such books gladdens the heart and strengthens our faith. As part of the Catholic Pastoral Centre Open House on September 13, you have an opportunity to find some new guides among the books we will be offering at our Feed Your Faith Book Sale. The Library has downsized a little, although we are still very much in business with a strong and current collection of books, magazines and DVDs. We can now make available, for a small donation, many great books that are either duplicates or perhaps not best fitted for our collection. These include historical items and one or two from previous bishops’ collections. There are treasures to suit all tastes. Come and browse the tables and for a donation to our Feed the Hungry program feed your faith, or the spiritual life of a friend or family member!

Has “spiritual reading” become an old fashioned luxury without merit in the modern world? No, it is a requirement for us to seek God in whatever way we can. We need the strength and inspiration available to us through past and present spiritual masters through the written word.

And can we find these resources digitally? The Internet has enabled the spread of wonderful spiritual literature and that is to be praised. But is there a downside to the flickering digital screen. The sheer physicality of a book helps us remember and absorb the text from the geogra-phy of the page. Studies suggest that we learn better from a printed page and that reading is easier on the eye. We can pass on books and share them more easily, and digest their lessons best. They can become life companions.

Drop by for the Book Sale and Open Houseat the Catholic Pastoral Centre on September 13!

2nd Annual Trails to the Mount

Walk, Bike, Celebrate!You, your family and your pets are invited to come and join us at the Mount to celebrate Trails to the Mount on Sunday, September 18 from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

You can walk or run from the Mount St. Francis Retreat Sign off of the 1A Highway (5 km), or cycle from RockPointe Church (10 km) or just take a drive to Mount St. Francis to join us in supporting palliative care (Order of St. Lazarus) and the Retreat Ministry at Mount St. Francis.

This Family Event/Open House at Mount St. Francis will include an Ecumenical Prayer Service with Roman Catholic Bishop Fred Henry and Anglican Archbishop Greg Kerr-Wilson; the Blessing of the animals; and Refreshments for all!

Mount St. Francis41160 Retreat Road

Cochrane, ABwww.mountstfrancis.ca

Or phone (403) 932-2012for more information.

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The Catholic Pastoral Centre (CPC) has just completed renovations to the Centre and we want to welcome all our friends to come to our open house. The CPC’s focus

is to provide support, programs and services for all of the Calgary Diocese. This covers areas west from Banff to Hanna, east to Oyen, and south to Milk River (AB), and it includes the parishes, missions and communities. In the spirit of inviting everyone to see our newly renovated offices, the CPC staff will be sharing information about the parishes, missions, and communities in the Calgary Diocese and our many programs and services. The CPC staff are truly excited about the new renovations and want to share the beautiful space with you. Come and get to know the Centre a little better.

The open house is a two-part, one day event, on:

Tuesday, September 13from 1:30 to 4:00 p.m. and 5:30 to 8:00 p.m.

We would like to have as many of you as possible come for a visit. Bishop Henry will bless the building starting promptly at 1:30 p.m. Come learn about our programs and services. Join us for refreshments, fellowship and door prizes!

The Catholic Pastoral Centre is at 120 - 17th Avenue SW, with free parking behind the building on both levels or at St. Mary’s Cathedral. For more information, please call Sonia, (403) 218-5500. Visit www.calgarydiocese.ca for more information on the Roman Catholic Diocese of Calgary.

You’re Invited!Come Visit Us at the Newly Renovated Catholic Pastoral Centre

Sacred Heart ChurchColumbarium

See our new Web site video:www.columbariumcalgary.ca/video

“I shall dwell in the houseof the Lord forever.” [Ps 23:6]

For more details, call our Message line: (403) 244-2741 ext. #231Email: shcolumbarium@shaw.ca • Web: www.columbariumcalgary.caSacred Heart Church • 1307 - 14th Street SW Calgary, Alberta T3C 1C6

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“The fruit of silence is prayerThe fruit of prayer is faithThe fruit of faith is loveThe fruit of love is serviceThe fruit of service is peace”

These words of Mother Teresa profoundly manifest her life journey. The saga of her life

began in her hometown of Skopje (now Macedonia) on August 26, 1910 when she was born. Her birthname was Agnes Gonhxa. Her parents, Nikola and Dranafila Bojaxhiu, were blessed with three children, Lazar, Aga and Agnes.

Mother Teresa remembered her childhood with joy and enthusiasm, although after the death of her father, when she was only nine years of age, financial struggles crushed their lives. While living in Skopje, Sacred

Heart Church became an important part of her spiritual journey. The par-ish priest, Fr. Franco Jambrekovic, used to read letters of missionaries from India to his congregation. This seems to have been Mother Teresa’s first inspiration to later become a missionary to India. Mother Teresa recalled in an interview about her vocation, “I was only 12 years-old when I first felt the desire to become a nun.” Regarding the decision to leave her hometown at the age of 18 she said, “It was the voice of the Lord.” Young Agnes wrote a farewell poem in the Croatian-Serbian language that echoes this truth vividly.

“Goodbye, O mother dearMay God be with you allA Higher Power compels meToward torrid India”

Agnes joined the Loreto order of Bengal, India in 1928. She began her novitiate in Darjeeling, West Bengal and received the name of Teresa in honour of St. Thérèse of Lisieux. She was appointed to teach at the St. Mary’s Convent School of Calcutta where she was lovingly called by many “Bengali Teresa.” For 17 years, she was a good and erudite teacher, and eventually promoted to principal of the convent school in Calcutta.

In 1946, while traveling on the train to Darjeeling, she heard an inner call to take up a new mission in her life. She explained that this inner call was a “call within a call.” In her own words, “I felt God wanted something more from me. He wanted me to be poor and to love Him in the distressing disguise of the poorest of the poor.” On August 8, 1948 she

by Fr. Sajo Jacob • Chaplain, MRU and SAIT • Director, St. Mother Teresa Syro Malabar Community, Calgary

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St. Mother Teresa • September 4, 2016Saga of Joy, Peace and Struggles

was given permission to begin a new congregation with a special mission to work for the poorest of the poor. She began to wear an Indian sari as her new dress code and began to work in the filthy slums of Calcutta.

Begging was a commonly accepted spiritual practice. In her spiritual book she wrote “…from my heart I prayed fervently that nothing may spoil our absolute poverty and union with Him. I never understood better than now how very nothing I am.” It was this that radiated her holiness. In spite of her struggles and chal-lenges she witnessed God’s love and compassion. She saw the face of God among the orphans, lepers, destitute, and poorest of the poor. She touched many troubled hearts, she healed many sore wounds, she gave hope and peace to many empty lives. She be-

came a channel of peace. She believed in authentic works. Her messages were always very short, but stunning and captivating. She said, “Hearts to love and hands to serve” and “peace begins with smile” and “the most terrible poverty is loneliness, and the feeling of being unloved.” Her words could move hearts to conversion.

When I was a seminarian, I met Mother Teresa when she visited Kerala, India. I was blessed to touch her hands while she was greeting many people. She touched my heart. The sight of her image — a short woman, with a stoop walk sharing motherly love and care — is very alive and vivid in my heart. The St. Mother Teresa Syro Malabar Community of Calgary has introduced me to many more friendships with people who were blessed to meet Mother

Fr. Sajo Jacob is standing next to the St. Mother Teresa statue in the large

photograph with his parish community.

by Fr. Sajo Jacob • Chaplain, MRU and SAIT • Director, St. Mother Teresa Syro Malabar Community, Calgary

Teresa on different occasions. The canonization of Mother Teresa on September 4, 2016 gives profound joy to everyone, especially to those who have met her personally.

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For the last three years, hun-dreds of people have come to-gether to raise funds for chari-

ties serving the vulnerable, displaced, and exploited at a little event with a big heart called Ride for Refuge. The diocesan Elizabeth House program is one of about 20 charitable beneficia-ries supported by this event.

As I was reviewing the route map, I was struck by the perseverance it takes to ride a bike for 10 km, especially on the hilly sections! That is the cycling distance chosen by most of the partici-pants in Ride for Refuge. It’s an even greater commitment for the participants who ride the 25 or 50 km options! These dedicated people make a big difference with their commitment. Elizabeth House has received more than $32,000 through the efforts of the devoted riders. For those seeking something a little less challenging, a 5 km cycling/walking route appropriate for all ages is also an option.

Commitment to a cause is not the only “race” we can run. The Epistle to the Hebrews calls us as believers to

a different type of race: “Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with per-severance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus the pioneer and

perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that

was set before him endured the cross, despis-

ing the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God”

[Hebrews 12:1-2, RSVCE].Often our “Christian” race sets us

apart, with trials and pain. We carry on in obedience to our Lord for receiv-ing salvation and grace.

Single motherhood is also a race of perseverance. Choosing to carry an unplanned pregnancy to term in a crisis situation often subjects a woman to shame, hostility, and rejection. If her life has been com-plicated by brokenness at home or in

Cycling the Race with Perseveranceby Samantha Jones, Charities & Development, (403) 218-5531 or samantha.jones@calgarydiocese.ca

500 Years Since the Reformation

In 2017, Lutheran and Catholic Christians will jointly look back on the event of the Reformation and re-flect on 50 years of official worldwide ecumenical dialogue. Catholics and Lutherans today enjoy a growth in mutual understanding, cooperation, and respect. Stay tuned for events coming up in 2016 and 2017 be-tween our Anglican, Protestant and Catholic brothers and sisters on the 500th anniversary of the Reforma-tion. See upcoming issues of The Carillon, www.calgarydiocese.ca and www.500reformation.ca for more information.

Diocesan Youth Retreat Team(DYRT)

The Diocesan Youth Retreat Team (DYRT) is accepting applications for the 2016-2017 year. If you are between the ages of 16-30, energetic, enthusiastic, interested in learning more about your faith and sharing it with others in a retreat setting apply to be on the Team at theyellowtree.ca or call Wesley Raymundo at (403) 218-5547 for more information.

relationships, carrying her baby to term can be an even more daunting decision. During this Year of Mercy, we are called to assist in healing the wounds of those who are struggling. We cannot make the choice to carry the child for a young woman. We can,

however, assist her healing jour-ney to parental wholeness by making sure Elizabeth House exists. We can “race” alongside

the women we serve by providing a safe place in which to complete their pregnancy and access programs to seek out a desired life change, healthy parenting tools, and life skill educa-tion. Ride for Refuge is one way to raise the necessary funds needed to run the Elizabeth House “race.”

We’d love to have you and your team of friends and family join us on Saturday, October 1 to participate! Volunteers are needed as well! See Diocesan Dates on page 21 for details.

Becoming a Person of Mercy

Fr. Max Oliva, S.J. shares stories and insights from de-cades of ministry with people whose lives are enriched by giving and ac-c e p t i n g m e r c y. Scriptural insights and with the words and deeds of champions of mercy — from Pope Francis to Jackie Robinson — this book is part practi-cal guide, part spiritual refreshment, and part small-group handbook. See https://en.novalis.ca/products/becoming-a-person-of-mercy.

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Office of Liturgy Simone Brosig, Ph.D. • Office of Liturgy

First of all then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions,and thanksgivings be made for all people. [1 Timothy 2:1]

Mass Intentionsby Fr. Kevin Tumback on behalf of the Diocesan Liturgical Commission

The practice of requesting a priest to offer the Mass for a specific intention, even when one cannot be physically present at the Mass, is a longstanding tradition in the Church. The

Church considers the Mass to be the greatest prayer of intercession. It is the perfect offering of Christ to the Father because it makes present the Paschal mystery of Christ’s death and resurrection. As the priest offers the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, he does so in persona Christi, as a mediator between God and humanity, so that the per-son for whom the Mass is offered obtains special graces. Through Mass intentions, the fruits of the Spirit flow and help communities grow in care for their members.

Still, there is more to this matter of intentions. Did you know that any Catholic may offer up the Mass, in which he or she participates, for any good intention? To do so is a genuine exercise of the royal priesthood of the faithful. Personally, as a young man sitting in the pew, I found it much easier to focus and pray during the Mass when I also focused on offering the Mass for someone. There are times when you may not want to be at Mass or when you are distracted. But when you are able to refocus and pray for one person, or another, you can offer your struggle for them. We do not just come to church for ourselves but we come for one another, and to pray as a community, for the community. When each of us has someone special to pray for, it can help us enter into the mystery of God’s love for each one of us.

As a priest now, I like to remind people to bring their own intention to Mass. You might request a Mass to be prayed for Mrs. Smith next week since she is seriously ill, but you also need to pray for Mr. Smith, who may be about to lose his wife. So, in addition to the Mass intention you requested for Mrs. Smith, you also offer your attention and your participation at the Mass for Mr. Smith.

I believe that if we each came to Mass with an intention and really focused on offering our full participation for someone else, we would experience greater participation in the Mass. I also believe we would grow in our care for one another and come to understand more deeply that the

Mass is not only about me and God but about the needs of my brothers and sisters in the greater community.

There are many intentions, reasons, and motivations for our presence at church. We may not be aware of all these reasons at every Mass we attend, but some should apply every Sunday. How many of these apply to you?

1. I Keep holy the Sabbath (Third Commandment), which for Christians is Sunday, the day of Resurrection.

2. I Receive the Eucharist.

3. I give praise and glory to God in community.

4. Private worship is not enough for me. Christians are called to gather as the Body of Christ!

5. I make an offering to God of my time, treasure, and talent.

6. I pray for my brothers and sisters.

Sometimes young people say that they go to church only because their parents make them. In this case, we can say to the parents, “Well done good and faithful ser-vants!” When parents bring their children to church, they fulfil a promise to raise their children in the practise of the faith. This promise was made on their wedding day, and at the baptism of each of their children. Parents, godparents, and friends can help young people partici-pate in the Mass by encouraging them to arrive with an intention, just as we can deepen our own spirituality of the Mass by taking to heart St. Timothy’s exhortation: “I urge that supplication, prayers, intercessions and thanksgiving be made for all people.”

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With a new school year upon us, many parishes in the Diocese are already busy organizing their “Stewardship Weekends.” During these

weekends, parishioners can sign up to take part in parish ministries. To aid parishes and parishioners, the Diocese is pleased to introduce Tracy Earl Welliver, a Catholic speaker, author, teacher, and stewardship coach with more than 20 years experience in parish ministry. He will host a speaking series focusing on The TRUE Meaning of Being a Steward of Christ. The talks will explain how we do not merely volunteer for Christ when we serve Him in different ministries in the parish, but that we give our lives to Christ by serving in the Church because we truly love Him!

Tracy is currently the Director of Parish Community and Engagement for Liturgical Publications, Inc., hav-ing previously served for 22 years as Pastoral Associate at Saint Pius X Catholic Church in Greensboro, NC. In 2009, this parish won the Archbishop Murphy Award for excellence in stewardship from the International Catholic Stewardship Council. Tracy has spoken on stewardship,

Date Parish Parish Address Talks

Monday, Sept. 12 St. Mark’s 5552 Madigan Drive NE 7:00 p.m. Mass for Everyone,7:30 - 9:00 p.m. Session for Everyone

Tuesday, Sept. 13 St. Mary’s Cathedral 219 - 18th Avenue SW 7:30 - 9:00 p.m. Session for Everyone

Thursday, Sept. 15 Holy Name 2223 - 34th Street SW 7:30 - 9:00 p.m. Session for Everyone

Friday, Sept. 16 St. Cecilia’s 321 - 90th Avenue SE 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. Session for Everyone

Saturday, Sept. 17 St. Martha’s &All Saints

355 Columbia Blvd. WLethbridge, Alberta

Diocesan Stewardship Dayfor Rural Parishes in the Diocese of Calgary

(9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. for Everyone)

Saturday, Sept. 17&

Sunday, Sept. 18

St. Augustine&

St. Joseph

5009 - 48th Avenue, Taber, AB&

328 - 2nd Avenue N, Vauxhall, AB

Saturday 5:00 p.m. Mass in Taber, AB(10 to 15 Minute Talk)

Sunday 9:00 a.m. in Taber, AB &11:00 a.m. in Vauxhall, AB

(10 to 15 Minute Talk at each Sunday Mass)

Monday, Sept. 19 St. Francis de Sales 206 - 9th Avenue WHigh River, Alberta 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. Session for Everyone

Tuesday, Sept. 20 Holy Family &St. Patrick’s

1451 Strachan RoadMedicine Hat, Alberta 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. Session for Everyone

Thursday, Sept. 22 St. Bonaventure 1600 Acadia Drive SE 7:30 - 9:00 p.m. Session for Everyone

Friday, Sept. 23 St. Thomas More 15 Templebow Road NE 7:30 - 9:00 p.m. Session for Everyone

Saturday, Sept. 24 St. Anthony’s 5340 - 4th Street SWDiocesan Stewardship Day

for Calgary and Surrounding Parishes (9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. for Everyone)

Saturday, Sept. 24&

Sunday, Sept. 25St. Anthony’s 5340 - 4th Street SW

Saturday 5:00 p.m. Mass(10 to 15 Minute Talk)

Sunday 9:00 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.(10 to 15 Minute Talk at each Mass)

engagement, and catechesis all over North America, Australia, and New Zealand.

Tracy currently writes the weekly ref lection, Everyday Stewardship, published in bul-letins and digital media around the country, and The Main Thing Blog at www.tracyearlwelliver.com. He is the author of the book, Everyday Stewardship: Re-flections for the Journey, and the resource pack Challenge, Choice, Vision, both published by Liturgical Publications. He has a BA in theology from DeSales University and a MTS from Duke Divinity School.

Below are the dates, parish locations and times that Tracy Earl Welliver will be speaking throughout the Calgary Diocese. Don’t miss this exciting opportunity to hear this excellent stewardship speaker! For more information please call Eden D’Souza at (403) 218-5520 or email eden.dsouza@calgarydiocese.ca.

The TRUE Meaning of Being a Steward of Christby Eden D’Souza, Diocesan Stewardship Office

Tracy Earl Welliver

Schedule for the speaking series on The TRUE Meaning of Being a Steward of Christ.

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What is Home Mission?One of the Mission Council’s mandates is Home Mission. Home Mission in the Diocese of Calgary consists of the four First Nations’ Reserves. Three of these churches have their own parish priests and administration, parish council and various ministries. One church is a mission of a city parish. These First Nation churches are becoming more self-reliant and less isolated, forming bonds with one another and nearby parishes.

Kateri CouncilKateri Council is made up of representatives from the four native churches and meets bimonthly. The council was formed because Bishop Paul O’Bryne saw the value of the native voice being heard at diocesan level and he opened a path for this to happen. It is the forum for sharing successes and failures, discussing difficulties and seeking solutions together. This is a truly native council. The natives themselves asked for their pastors to attend the Kateri meetings because they wanted to work with them for their people and not separately.

Beginning of the Missionson the ReservationsThe voyageurs and missionaries came from Montreal to the North West through the Red River in 1818, to Fort Edmonton in 1843, and to what was later the Calgary Diocese in 1873.

MISSION COUNCILby Sr. Rita Kim, FMM • Mission Council Coordinator

Our Lady of Peace Mission photographed between 1873 and 1875. The first mission in Southern Alberta and the direct ancestor of the Cathedral of the Calgary Diocese. Built 25 miles up the Elbow River it is a type of temporary shelter built by the Metis for their winter camps.

• 1881 – Bishop Vital Grandin, bishop of the Diocese of St. Albert, “visited the Southern Missions and brought with him two lay brothers, Boone and Alexandre Lam-bert to built residences on the three principle reserves.”

• November 1881 – Father Legal, O.M.I. (later Bishop of St. Albert) came to the Southern Missions as Temporary Superior.

• August 1881 – Father Albert Lacombe, O.M.I. came to Calgary as Superior of the Southern Missions.

• The Catholic mission activity in Southern Alberta was entirely the responsibility of the Oblate Order until the Diocese of Calgary was formed in 1913, and all the mis-sion work with the Indians and on the reservations has been their work from the beginning in 1873 until 2012.

[Book Reference © 1973 • From the Buffalo to the Cross:A History of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Calgary]

Locations of the Reservations

BlackfootSettled “on a tract of land on the Bow River at Blackfoot Crossing.”

PiegansSettled “at the foot of the Porcupine Hills near Pincher Creek.”

BloodsSettled “between the St. Mary’s and the Belly Rivers.”

SarceesWere “given a tract between the Elbow River and Fish Creek” in 1878 after they asked “to be separated from the Blackfoot” and given their own reservation.

The Blackfoot ReserveIn the spring of 1881, the Oblate lay brothers built a small mission residence at Blackfoot Crossing. Bishop Grandin visited it and on Trinity Sunday of that year, blessed it and called it the Mission of the Most Holy Trinity. The mission was visited from Calgary until 1883 when Father Doucet went there as resident missionary and remained until 1887. Father Doucet and Father Legal spent most of the summer of 1882 with them and baptized 143 Indians.

The first house was washed away in a flood in 1883. Father Lacombe visited and had a new mission built with the help of the Indians. It was then that Father Doucet began to live permanently at the Blackfoot Reserve [ibid].

Mission at Blackfoot Indian Reserve circa 1900. Indian School; middle Holy Trinity Church [ibid].

To be continued…

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DiocesanDatesSunday, September 4Canonization of St. Mother Teresa of Calcutta

Tuesday, September 6Yoga Insight: Introduction to YogaWith: Lonnie DeSorcyPlace: FCJ Centre, 219 - 19th Avenue SWTime: 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.; Cost: $30/eveningContact: FCJ Centre, 228-4215

Friday, September 940 Days for Life Kick-Off RallyAll defenders of life are invited.Place: St. Albert the Great Parish, 10 Prestwick Drive SETime: Mass, 7:00 p.m.; Speakers and Q&A, 7:30 p.m.Contact: 870-3905 or 40daysforlife.calgary@gmail.com

Friday, September 9 - Sunday, September 11Retrouvaille • www.helpourmarriagecalgary.comWeekend for couples experiencing difficulty in marriage.Contact: Tom and Sherri, 879-7893

Saturday, September 10Calgary Catholic Medical Assn. Committee MeetingHealth care professionals are welcome to attend.Place: Catholic Pastoral Centre, 120 - 17th Avenue SWTime: 9:45 a.m.Contact: 218-5504; gabriele.kalincak@calgarydiocese.ca

Sunday, September 11Session VI • The Church in her Ministers: Presbyterorum Ordinis and the Mission of the OrdainedSpeaker: Fr. Stefano Penna, Professor of Theology, NTCPlace: St. Peter’s Parish, 541 Silvergrove Drive NWTime: 2:00 - 5:00 p.m.Contact: 218-5519

Monday, Sept. 12 and Friday, Sept. 30 & Saturday, Oct. 1Marriage Preparation “For Better and Forever”For couples preparing for marriage, including those in special circumstances (living together; previously married; beginning marriage with children; couples 45+; or those seeking to have their marriage blessed in the Catholic Church).Place: Catholic Pastoral Centre, 120 - 17th Avenue SWTimes: Monday and Friday, 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.; andSaturday, 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.Contact: 218-5505 to register; more dates available

Tuesday, September 13Catholic Pastoral Centre Open House and Book SalePlace: Catholic Pastoral Centre, 120 - 17th Avenue SWTime: 1:30 - 4:00 p.m. and 5:30 - 8:00 p.m.Blessing by Bishop: promptly at 1:30 p.m. (Come early!)Refreshments, fellowship and door prizes.Contact: 218-5500

Sunday, September 18Secular Franciscan Order Information SessionPlace: Canadian Martyrs Parish, 835 Northmount Drive NWTime: 12:30 - 1:15 p.m.; Visit: www.ofscalgary.comContact: Linda Schultz 245-8549, linsch@telus.net

Sunday, September 18Annual Trails to the Mount • Open House/Family EventEcumenical Prayer Service with Bishop Henry and Anglican Archbishop Greg Kerr-WilsonPlace: Mount St. Francis Retreat, CochraneTime: 1:30 - 4:30 p.m. (See ad on page 10)Contact: 932-2012; Visit: www.mtfrancis.ca

Sunday, September 18FCJ Christian Life Center FundraiserSecond Annual Vintage Tea PartyPlace: FCJ Centre, 219 - 19th Avenue SWTime: 2:00 - 5:00 p.m.; Cost: $30/person or $200/Table (8)Contact: FCJ Centre, 228-4215

Friday, September 23 and Saturday, September 24The Year of Mercy: Implications for Spiritual DirectorsPlace: FCJ Centre, 219 - 19th Avenue SW; Cost: $130Time: Fri., 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.; Sat., 9:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.Contact: FCJ Centre, 228-4215

Friday, September 23Denis Grady Concert • Benefit for the Poor...Place: The Lantern, 1401 - 10th Avenue SETime: 7:00 p.m.; Cost: Free will offering for the poor.Contact: 243-1049; denisgrady.com

Sunday, September 25The Year of Mercy: Practical AspectsWith: Brother Loughlan Soefield STPlace: FCJ Centre, 219 - 19th Avenue SWTime: 2:00 - 4:30 p.m.; Cost: $30Contact: FCJ Centre, 228-4215

Tuesdays, September 27 - November 8Diocesan Pastoral Care CoursePlace: Canadian Martyrs Parish, 835 Northmount Drive NWTime: 6:30 - 9:30 p.m.; Cost: $50Contact: 218-5501 to register or emailalicia.zubot@calgarydiocese.ca

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Tuesdays, September 27 - November 15Book Club: Between the Dark and the Daylightby Joan ChittisterWith: Lois Perron and Linda DobniPlace: FCJ Centre, 219 - 19th Avenue SWTime: 9:30 a.m. - noon; Cost: $80/series (Limited to 10)Contact: FCJ Centre, 228-4215

Mondays, September 26 - January 23, 2017Transitions15-week support program for newly separated or divorced.Time: 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.Contact: 218-5505 for information and registration

Wednesday, September 28 - Sunday, November 640 Days for Life – Peaceful Prayer Vigil to End AbortionPlace: Kensington (Abortion) Clinic, 2431 - 5th Avenue NWTime: 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.Guidelines: www.40daysforlife.com/CalgaryContact: 870-3905 or 40daysforlife.calgary@gmail.com

Thursday, September 29Planned Giving Presentation • RC Diocese of CalgaryPlace: Catholic Pastoral Centre, 120 - 17th Avenue SWTime: Registration, 6:30 p.m.; Presentation, 7:00 p.m.Contact: Doreen, 218-5522; more dates available

Saturday, October 1Ride for Refuge • Supporting Elizabeth HouseEntry: $50 fundraised; 11 yrs. and olderVisit: www.rideforrefuge.org/location/calgaryContact: Samantha, 218-5531 (See article on page 14)

Saturday, October 1Diocesan Mercy and Justice WorkshopFacilitator: Dr. Peter Baltutis, St. Mary’s UniversityPlace: St. Bonaventure Parish, 1600 Acadia Drive SETime: 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.; Cost: $25Contact: Marilou, Social Justice Office, 218-5519

Saturday, October 1Calgary Catholic Medical Assn. Committee MeetingHealth care professionals are welcome to attend.Place: Catholic Pastoral Centre, 120 - 17th Avenue SWTime: 9:45 a.m.Contact: 218-5504; gabriele.kalincak@calgarydiocese.ca

Sunday, October 2Grandparent/child Faith Sharing and Craft Mini - RetreatWith: Sr. Madeleine Gregg fcJPlace: FCJ Centre, 219 - 19th Avenue SWTime: 2:00 - 4:00 p.m.Cost: $50/grandparent and grandchild; $80/family rateContact: FCJ Centre, 228-4215

Monday, October 3Transitus of St. Francis of Assisi Prayer VigilCelebrate Francis’ earthly life and death to everlasting glory!Place: Canadian Martyrs’ Parish, 835 Northmount Drive NWTime: 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. Visit: www.ofscalgary.comContact: Linda Schultz, 245-8549, linsch@telus.net

Friday, October 14The White MassFeast of Saint Luke, patron saint of physicians.Presider: Bishop HenryPlace: St. Mary’s Cathedral, 219 - 18th Avenue SWTime: 7:00 p.m.; Reception to follow. Everyone welcome.Contact: 218-5505

Friday, October 14 - Sunday, October 16Catholic Charismatic Renewal: Mixed RetreatTheme: “The Mercy of God”Retreat Master: Friar Daniel GurnickPlace: Mount St. Francis Retreat Center, CochraneTime: Friday, 5:00 p.m. - Sunday, 1:30 p.m.Contact: Doreen Coffey, 969-0966 orVivienne Hiltermann, 614-6027

Tuesday, October 18Planned Giving PresentationHosted by: RC Diocese of CalgaryPlace: Catholic Pastoral Centre, 120 - 17th Avenue SWTime: Registration, 1:30 p.m.; Presentation, 2:00 p.m.Contact: Doreen, 218-5522

Thursday, October 20Bishop’s Dinner 2016 • “Create in Me a Clean Heart”Beneficiaries: Against human trafficking and pornographyPlace: Commonwealth Centre, 1177, 3961 - 52nd Avenue NECost: $175/person; $1400/tableContact: Samantha, 218-5531

Fridays, Oct. 21 & 28, and Saturdays, Oct. 22 & 29Diocesan Bereavement Care Education ProgramPlace: Catholic Pastoral Centre, 120 - 17th Avenue SWTime: Fridays: 6:15 - 9:30 p.m.; Sat. 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.Cost: $50Contact: 218-5501 or emailhealthcareprograms@calgarydiocese.ca

Wednesday, October 26Red Mass in CalgarySponsor: St. Thomas More Lawyers’ Guild of CalgaryPresiding: Bishop HenryGuest Speaker at Reception: Fr. Stefano PennaPlace: St. Mary’s Cathedral, 219 - 18th Avenue SWTime: 4:30 - 8:00 p.m.; Mass at 5:00, reception to followContact: Tom Ross, 303-9124

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Celebrating30 years at

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The Mace has been a staple of university ceremonies for over six hundred years, with Oxford University first using one in the 16th century. Alternately a weapon of war and of

diplomacy, the Mace has been used in both parliaments and universities as the symbol to start proceedings, to ward off evil, or to call people to attention. In the univer-sity context it is also representative of the institution’s authority to grant degrees, and as such, the Mace-bearer always leads the procession of professors and students into the graduation hall.

One of the most exciting times for any university is convocation, when we have an opportunity to celebrate the achievements of our student community. This year St. Mary’s University had the pleasure of awarding a record-number of degrees, but also of presenting our new mace. The Rose Family Memorial Mace was crafted by the pres-tigious British firm of Thomas Fattorini, by appointment to Her Majesty the Queen, manufacturer of insignias and awards. The mace was designed and donated by one of our own professors, Dr. Linda Henderson, to celebrate the university’s 30th year as an educational institution.

The mace honours the achievements and spirit of the Rose family, including patriarch Harold Henry Rose, and Dr. Henderson’s late sister Janet Rose, a pioneer in car-tography and in the geomatics industry, whose company produced an extraordinary 3-D imaging map of our entire campus. It is for this reason that the mace includes a small compass rose on its finial. As our Campus Minister, Nancy Quan pointed out at the dedication ceremony, a compass rose is “a directional keeper.” It is a “harbinger of where we are going, and of the direction we want to take. A compass lets us know when we have gotten off track or when we have missed the mark. By orienting us it helps us to look forward with purpose, but it wisely reminds us to keep looking over our shoulders to keep track of where we have come from. Where we come from does indeed matter. It shapes our vision.”

The mace also features the St. Mary’s star in several places, as well as our Coat of Arms. The design combines a hardwood staff with a hallmarked sterling silver head, a lucite stone in which floats the St. Mary’s star, and it bears our university crest on two sides enameled in four colours and finished in 24 karat gold. Needless to say the rose, as the symbol of Mary our namesake, is important for us as a university. It also has a particular resonance to the Rose family after whom the mace is named.

With our Rose Family Memorial Mace, along with our Coat of Arms and our new university flag, granted recently by the Chief Herald of Canada, St. Mary’s is preparing to take on the next 30 years with renewed focus and purpose.

“Its strongest stem became a ruler’s scepter.” [Ezekiel 19:11]

The Strongest Stemby Dr. Gerry Turcotte, President, St. Mary’s University, Calgary

Captain Robert J. Rose, Ret’d RCAF, CD, patriarchof the Rose Family presented the Mace to

St. Mary’s at the dedication ceremony.

The celebration of World Youth Day at home during the One Rock Festival followed quickly on the heels of the international gathering of World Youth Day in Krakow, Poland. During

this Year of Mercy, young adults filled with the graces of the World Youth Day experience, were asked to come and be a part of this year’s festival, and to continue the celebration of joy experienced at World Youth Day, a joy that is echoed through the Gospel message, and to be encountered by all. For an encounter with Jesus Christ is about entering into a relationship; it is about allowing Him to change us, to be more than we could ever imagine.

One young pilgrim who travelled with the group to World Youth Day said, “If any word could be used to de-scribe this experience, it’s that it was an awakening. One of the greatest things that I’ve learned was about his mercy. I used to think that mercy was just something for your enemies or people who have wronged you. I didn’t really understand God’s mercy, which is why for a while I didn’t really have a relationship with God, because in my shame and brokenness I hid from him. I didn’t understand that he wanted me, his daughter.”

Pope Francis in his Sunday homily of World Youth Day told all of us present, “Dear young friends, don’t be ashamed to bring everything to the Lord in confession, especially your weaknesses, your struggles and your sins. He will surprise you with his forgiveness and his peace. Don’t be afraid to say ‘yes’ to him with all your heart, to respond generously and to follow him! Don’t let your soul

grow numb, but aim for the goal of a beautiful love which also demands sacrifice. Say a firm ‘no’ to the narcotic of success at any cost and the sedative of worrying only about yourself and your own comfort.”

I was once told that you can never pray enough to know the Father’s love for you. It is those words that have often sustained me, and for which I have often turned back in times of sadness, discouragement, in times of doubt, loneliness, and when feelings of abandonment arise. God’s love for us is greater than any of us can imagine, and somehow we need to be constantly reminded of this.

The gaze of Jesus upon us changes our heart. This encounter where we remain changed forever has the potential to affect the whole world when we become what we are called to be. Pope Francis said in his Sunday homily, “That day the crowd judged Zacchaeus; they looked him over, up and down. But Jesus did otherwise: he gazed up at him [v. 5]. Jesus looks beyond the faults and sees the person. He does not halt before bygone evil, but sees future good. His gaze remains constant, even when it is not met; it seeks the way of unity and communion. In no case does it halt at appearances, but looks to the heart.”

The ever-present goal of the One Rock Festival has been to provide, “A joyful festival for young adults to celebrate faith and discover an enduring relationship with the One Rock, Jesus Christ.”

Come bow before Him now, and trust that He will make all things new in your life.

Celebrating Mercy at World YouthDay and the One Rock Festival

by Mary Ann Donaleshen, Director, Youth Ministry

“Go and learn what this means, ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’For I have come to call not the righteous but sinners.” [Mt 9:13]

PHOTOS BY RYAN FACTURA