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SOUTH TEXAS CATHOLIC
NEWS OF THE DIOCESE
SEPTEMBER 17, 2010
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DIOCESE OF CORPUS CHRISTI
PRIEST APPOINTMENTS
For the good of the people
of God in the Diocese of
Coipus Christi, Bishop Wm.
Michael Mulvev has imple-
mented a new Diocesan
Structure and lias made the
following Priest appoint-
ments effective i September
2010:
While retaining his du-
ties as pastor of St. Pius X
Parish(Corpus Christi), the
Rev. Msgr. Richard Shirley,
PA has been relieved of the
duties of Vicar General and
appointed as the Episcopal
Vicar for Special Affairs.
While retaining his duties
as pastor of Sacred Heart
Parish (Rockport), the Rev.
Msgr. Louis Kihneman, III
has been appointed Vicar
General.
While retaining his du-
ties as pastor of St. Andrew
by the Sea Parish, the Rev.
Msgr. Thomas McGettrick
has been relieved of his du-
ties as Vicar for Priests and
appointed Episcopal Vicar
for Retired Priests.
While retaining his duties
as pastor of Holy Family
Parish (Corpus Christi), the
Very Rev. Emilio Jimenez
has been appointed Vicar
for Priests.
While retaining his du-
ties as Chancellor, the Very
Rev. Joseph Lopez, JCL has
been appointed the Bish-
op’s personal secretary.
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Saints Cyril and Methodius
School who teaches the RCIA
class. The class will meet each
week until Pentecost. Peter-
son told the inquirer that the
only sacrament necessary for
a couple to be married was
baptism, but that first she
would need to talk to a priest.
The question however, was
much more complicated than
a simple yes or no answer.
For instance, the inquirer had
asked a priest the same ques-
tion and he had told her no.
She needed to be confirmed
first in order to receive the
sacramental marriage. An-
other priest may require the
couple take a Marriage Prepa-
ration class. In reality many
priests want the couple better
prepared for the lifelong com-
mitment of marriage.
Code Canon Law states:
(Canon 1065 §1-2) “Catholics
who have not yet received the
sacrament of confirmation
are to receive it before being
admitted to marriage, if this
can be done without grave
inconvenience. So that the
sacrament of marriage may
be fruitfully received, spouses
are earnestly recommended
that they approach the sac-
raments of penance and the
blessed Eucharist.”
The RCIA process consists
of four periods of awaken-
ing, growth and formation
marked by celebration of
three major rites involving
the whole parish community.
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The tabernacle lamp is kept burn-
ing at all times.
The Inquiry Period is the
first stage in the process of
adults who begin initiation
into the Roman Catholic
Community. The informal
discussions help seekers/
inquirers link their personal
life stories to the Gospel. Each
member of the group tells why
they want to become Catholic
or in some cases want to know
more about their faith.
Peterson explained to the
group the reason why people
dip their fingers in a basin of
water and motion of the Sign
of the Cross as they enter into
a church.
“When we bless ourselves
with water we remind our-
selves [through our baptism]
that we belong. Prayers begin
and end with the sign of the
cross and when we say Amen,
we are saying I believe,” Pe-
terson said.
The inquiry stage of RCIA
began with a question and
answer session:
Q. What makes Catholi-
cism different horn other
Christian churches?
A. We believe the Eucharist is
the actual, true presence
body, blood, soul and di-
vinity of Jesus Christ.
Q. Who is the pope?
A. We believe that the pope
is the true descendent of
Peter the apostle and he is
our leader [vicar of Christ
on earth.]
Q. What is the Called and
Gifted Workshop?
A. It is a workshop that’s aim
is to find what God given
gifts and talents you pos-
sess and enable you to use
them accordingly.
Q. What do Saints do?
A. Saints intercede for us.
They are officially in
Heaven.
Q.Do people speak in
Tongues?
A. Many believe that speak-
ing in tongues is a gift. It’s
a way of praying.
Q. What is Annulment?
A. In the Roman Catholic
Church, annulment is a
canonical procedure ac-
cording to the Church’s
Canon Law whereby an
[ecclesiastical] tribunal
judges whether the bond
of matrimony in a par-
ticular case was entered
into validly. The Church
presumes that a marriage
is valid until proven oth-
erwise. Annulment is a
determination that a mar-
riage was not entered into
validly. An annulment has
no civil consequence.
Q. When do you genuflecting
and what does it mean?
A. Kneeling on one knee
and praying the “Sign the
Cross” is genuflecting.
You are acknowledging
Christ’ presence within
the Tabernacle. Taberna-
cle means dwelling place
or residence. Many people
were raised to genuflect
towards the altar, but if
the Tabernacle is not on
the altar the proper pro-
cedure would be to genu-
flect where Christ pre-
sides, which is within the
Tabernacle. The proper
procedure is to bow your
head toward the altar and
genuflect when facing or
crossing the Tabernacle.
At the third meeting of
RCIA the group met in the
Cathedral. They learned to
genuflect facing the Taber-
nacle and bow to the altar.
They entered die Blessed Sac-
rament Chapel where angels
surround the Tabernacle on
all sides and at least one Tab-
ernacle lamp is kept burning
at all times. Candelabras are
placed on both sides of the
Tabernacle. The group was
told the only time Jesus is not
present in the Tabernacle is
on Holy Thursday and Good
Friday.
In the Jewish religion the
Tabernacle was where the Ten
Commandments were kept.
The clovers depicted in the
artwork is reminiscent of the
first cathedral built in Coipus
Christi which was St. Patrick.
Many of the early priests
came horn Ireland.
“As the community grew,
a new Cathedral was built
and the Pope indicated to
the bishop at the time that he
would like it named Corpus
Christi and the next church
built after would be called St.
Patrick,” said Peterson.
The group made its way
toward the altar and Peterson
explained what the Stations of
the Cross were and who was
depicted in various stained
glass windows. They learned
the large candle in the Sanc-
tuary" is the Easter or Paschal
Candle and it will always be
lit during a funeral.
She explained that on Eas-
ter and baptisms, the Pas-
chal Candle is lit from fire
blessed in the Easter Vigil
ritual known as “The Blessing
of the New Fire.” This candle
is inscribed with a cross, an
alpha and omega and the
numbers designating the
current year. Five grains of
incense are inserted into the
candles’ cross, symbolizing
the Five Wounds of Christ.
While in the sanctuary Pe-
terson directed the group to
gaze upward and they saw
that Jesus was depicted on
the domed ceiling and He
was surrounded on both sides
with saints. The words, “Eat
my flesh and drink my blood
and you will never die” were
frescoed on the ceiling above.
The group was directed to
the Holy Altar. Peterson said
a relic of a saint was imbed-
ded in the middle of the altar
[altar stone.] The relic, she
continued, “was a fragment
of bone from the saints body.”
This [as well as consecration
by the bishop] made the Holy
Altar sacred.
After stepping down from
the altar, the group was led to
various statues and stations
inside the Cathedral. Litera-
ture was handed out indicat-
ing October is when inquirers
may express the desire to con-
tinue the conversion journey
and experience the first major
rite of the RCIA process, the
Rite of Acceptance, which
completes the first of a four-
stage process candidates will
need to undergo before enter-
ing in full communion with
the Church.
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