Advent & the Present Moment

Every November, as my family was cleaning up from Thanksgiving dinner, my mother and her sisters would start talking about Christmas.  They would discuss gifts, dinners, decorations and donations.   At some point in the conversation, my oldest aunt would always insert one final instruction:   “Don’t forget about the Hail & Blesseds!”  

The “Hail & Blesseds” was her way of reminding the family to prepare for Christmas with prayer.  The prayer goes by many titles. It has been called the St. Andrew Novena, the Christmas Anticipation Prayer, the Prayer to Obtain a Special Favor and, as Aunt Claire would say, the “Hail & Blessed” prayer.  

Aunt Claire always insisted that those who recited this prayer fifteen times a day from the feast of St. Andrew (November 30) until Christmas Eve, would obtain the favor they requested.

As a child, I assumed this prayer was an old custom that my family had brought over from Poland or Ireland.   Aunt Claire was following in a long line of pious relatives who had exaggerated the power of this devotion.  So, one Thanksgiving, deciding I had nothing to lose, I asked Aunt Claire to write down the prayer so that I could participate in the custom and claim my special gift on Christmas Day.

I rushed through the prayer each day, fumbled over some of the archaic language and kept wondering how these religious words would lead to more toys on Christmas morning.

That first year, I did not receive the gift that I had hoped for.  Not being good in math, I figured I must have missed a few prayers one day and this had invalidated the results.   I tried again the following year and the year after that.   As I entered high school, I began to feel that this prayer was just one more medieval legend that had been embellished and handed down to people with a lot of faith but not a lot of common sense.

During this same time period, I was learning about St. Francis de Sales and his spirituality from the Oblates and my teachers at North Catholic High School.  I discovered the practical spirituality of St. Francis.  I also found out about his own devotions to the Virgin Mary and the Incarnation.

When I eventually entered the Oblate community, I learned more about the present moment, the sanctification of daily life and the optimism and joy we experience in relation to God, creation and our neighbor.

Eventually, I recognized that these virtues and practices of St. Francis and the Oblates were all part of that devotion that I had been taught by my family and had prayed every Advent.  That old prayer, with it’s emphasis on the “hour and the moment” was really a reminder to live each day in God’s presence and to be God’s image and likeness to the world.  

“Hail and blessed be the hour and the moment…” was a reminder that this hour and this moment are sacred.   When we live the Incarnation we bring Jesus into the world - not just for 25 days, but every day. 

I’m not sure if the Christmas Anticipation Prayer was known to St. Francis de Sales but I do know that it has the qualities of a true Salesian devotion.  

I encourage you to make this prayer your own so you can recall God’s presence in our own moments, hours and days.  You may not get the gift you are hoping for but I can guarantee you will be given the grace to see God present in every hour and every moment.

Rev. Jack Kolodziej, OSFS

Director of Development

Wilmington-Philadelphia Province

Christ's Gift of Peace

I laughed when I first read the definition of peace as the “normal condition…or state of affairs” for a people, group, or nation.  There is not a lot of normalcy in the world these days.  I wonder if the definition has a parallel to the life our first parents enjoyed (original justice) before the fall into disobedience (original sin).  While we can discourse about what is normal and does this change for different times and peoples, we still may admit that we have an idea of what normal is or should be.

Peace is not a life removed from confrontation, tribulation or difficulty.  For in the midst of these things, one can be at peace.  Conversely, it is not always present when everything is going well and “normal.”  

Peace is a feeling that you are loved and cared for by another or others resulting in a calm that things will work themselves out, that you are on the right road, in the right place and will persevere.  It’s that sense that we are not alone, that we are in this together, and that we belong to one another.  It reaches its pinnacle when the peace comes from God.

Peace is being in relationship with God and how that works itself out daily.  It was the constant gift on display in Jesus’ ministry whether restoring one’s health, assuring others that things were fine, quelling cries, fears, demons and storms, teaching acceptance and inclusion, healing division, stressing forgiveness of enemies, entrusting his mother to the beloved disciple and vice versa on Calvary, promising salvation to the repentant thief, and finally accepting peace with self by commending his spirit into his Father’s hands.

After failing to really understand the ministry of Jesus, falling asleep in the Garden, denying and betraying him, running away and not staying with him when needed most, the resurrected Christ reappears in the upper room of locked doors and closed windows, not to extend judgment but peace. “Peace be with you” he offers in John’s gospel showing them his hands and sides, then repeats “peace be with you” and commissions them “as the Father has sent me, so I send you” gifting them with the Holy Spirit to forgive sins.  And, blessed are we who have not seen but believe that this gift of peace is offered to us continually in our lives as is the commission we share in extending this peace to one another.

True peace is reconciliation, allowing Christ to forgive us whole and entire.  It’s on offer continuously but never forced on us.  When accepted into the deep recesses of our hearts and souls, it empowers us to trust implicitly the source of this gift, the Prince of Peace. Peace resides in forgiving, asking for forgiveness and letting go.  When we allow the Spirit within to teach us, then we find peace. It may not result in a resolution to a cross or situation, but it will provide the way to live well and faithfully, knowing that God is always with us.  God is always present to us.  It is we who need to intuit this gift.  Time spent in silence and solitude helps us know ourselves, lose our self-righteousness, thus freeing space for peace.

Jesus wants the peace we desire in our homes, schools, places of worship, politics, cities, world and in self.  His acceptance at being the “perfect penitent” on the Cross was a once and for all act of love that continues to heal and bring peace.  Our “making up for what is lacking on the cross” (Colossians 1:24) is our acceptance of this gift then and now.

One of my favorite Advent passages comes from Isaiah 11 when the shoot will sprout a king with all gifts bringing justice to the nations where the most ferocious animals are at peace with the most vulnerable.  There a baby is playing by the viper’s den and a young child puts his hand on the adder’s lair.  PEACE.  HARMONY.  KINSHIP AS GOD INTENDS.  Let us long for this realization in our accepting the peace offered daily, sharing it with others, friends ,and foes, and working for peace the world has yet to forge and accept.

Peace I give you, my peace I leave with you.  Christ is the only one who can give us true, lasting peace.

Fr. John J. Fisher, OSFS

Rector

Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception

Camden, NJ

Lessons from Advent Saints

Three Advent saints speak to me in a special way: Andrew, Mary, and John the Baptist.

St. Andrew, whose feast is November 30, brought his brother, Peter, to Jesus. How richly blessed the faith and the church have been for all these centuries simply because one brother shared his faith in Jesus with another brother.  

Then there is Mary.  After the angel’s announcement that she was to be the Mother of God, Mary could have just stayed where she was, content to contemplate the joy and wonder of the divine babe within her.  Instead, she ran to the home of her older cousin Elizabeth to be with her and help her during what must have been a difficult pregnancy, birth, and first months of new life.  In doing this, Mary has taught us that simple, loving human kindness is enough to bring Jesus to others.  This means that the good news of Jesus can be just as effectively preached and proclaimed in the nooks and crannies of our daily lives with one another as from the Church’s pulpit.  Our Salesian saints have laid hold to that truth, assuring us that “little things done with love are great indeed in the eyes of God.”

Finally, there is John the Baptist.  His contemporaries were captivated by this eccentric man who lived in the desert, dressed in camel’s hair, and ate locusts and wild honey.  They flocked to him, eager to hear his challenging word.  John could have easily held the spotlight on himself.  But he knew his place.  His was the voice, not the Word.  He announced and prepared the way, but he was not the Way. This great and humble man smoothed the path for others to meet Jesus and, in doing so, to encounter the forgiving grace and compassionate love of the Messiah!

Andrew brought his brother Peter to Jesus.  Mary brought Jesus to Elizabeth.  The Baptist prepared the way for others to meet the long-awaited Messiah.  These Advent saints tell us what we ought to be about during this Holy Season.  

May their example prompt us to help others to find Jesus or to rediscover him.  Andrew shows us that family members can be especially instrumental in bringing one another to Jesus.  And the beautiful example of Mary’s visitation assures us that Jesus is preached, not only in words but also, and most often, by simple acts of love, kindness, and care for one another.  The great Baptist underscores for us the importance of humility.  Only Jesus saves.  Therefore, we need to prepare the way and then –in the words of Venerable Mary de Sales Chappuis—“get out of the way” so that others might find their way to Jesus and, in him, find what we have found: faith that saves.

Don’t let this Advent slip by without seeing in Andrew, Mary, and John saints to admire and, most especially, to imitate.  What a great way to prepare spiritually for Christmas!

Rev. Lewis S. Fiorelli, OSFS

Provincial

Wilmington-Philadelphia Province

Prayer of Thanksgiving

St. Francis de Sales says that gratitude is the beginning of humility because it recognizes that all we have and are gifts from a loving and generous God. Today the people of the United States celebrate Thanksgiving from sea to shining sea. It is a day we celebrate with those closest to us, family and friends. It is an opportunity for each one of us to step back and reflect on the blessings we know are from God, and, if given the chance, share them with those who are important in our lives. 

This prayer of thanksgiving is based on the writings of St. Francis de Sales. It comes from a prayer book on Salesian spirituality: Set Your Heart Free: The Practical Spirituality of St. Francis de Sales by John Kirvan. As we pray it, may we thank God for all the gifts He has given us.

Have a blessed Thanksgiving,

Fr. Jack Loughran, OSFS

Provincial

Toledo-Detroit Province

An Artist's Connection to Dorothy Day

Dorothy Day died on November 29, 1980.  For many people who consider her a saint, this day would be her feast day.

I am very confident that Dorothy Day was directly involved in my decision to move to Camden twelve years ago. I vividly recall the very moment I knew it was a done deal. Fr. Michael Doyle, the now retired pastor of Sacred Heart Church in South Camden, lured me to the city in a small walking tour of the ‘hood’ surrounding the church. It ended in the house which would become a studio space of my very own. He told me that the beauty I would create within those walls would reverberate throughout the neighborhood, bringing much needed peace and joy- because there is great healing power in beauty.

At the time, I was putting the final touches on Saved By Beauty, my book on Dorothy Day. My head was swimming with the many images, quotes, and stories I had developed about her; and about her deep love for beauty, music, and art. She loved to quote Dostoevsky, her favorite Russian novelist: “In the end, beauty will save the world.” When I told Fr. Doyle that his passion for beauty, peace, and justice reminded me very much of Dorothy’s, he replied in his lilting Irish brogue, “Ah, she was good lady.”  That sealed the deal: I accepted his invitation right on the spot and occupied the studio six months later. 

In the course of my research, I learned that Dorothy loved St. Francis de Sales, which only strengthened the deep spiritual connections I was already feeling toward her because of her love of beauty. Dorothy was a superb journalist, and as Patron of Journalists, St. Francis played a prominent role in her decision to start the Catholic Worker newspaper. She saw it as her God-given mission to write the truth about what it means to be a prophetic witness of Christ in our modern world, torn apart as it is by constant war and violence, racism and poverty. Like St. Francis, she was a writer with a great reformer’s heart- unafraid to express her own truth, which she expressed perfectly well.

St. Francis de Sales said, “We pray best before beauty.” Dorothy said, “Seek beauty everywhere.” Each of them remind us that beauty is everywhere because God is everywhere- most especially in those marginal nooks and crannies of our broken world where you might least expect to find it. St. Francis spoke of patience as a little virtue with great power; in her journals and letters, Dorothy wrote frequently about her need for patience as she faced major trials and minor tribulations on any given day at the Catholic Worker house.

In dark times of division, unrest, and anxiety- whether we Live Jesus in  Annecy, France, the lower east side of Manhattan, or Camden, NJ- we must patiently recall in the heart of every present moment that, “In the end, beauty will save the world.”

Brother Mickey McGrath. OSFS

Finding Hope

Hope is that sense that what we desire or long for is possible. It’s a conviction that things will turn out for the best. With this in mind, hope is the great motivator that keeps us going in difficult and stressful times. I consume as little news as possible these days for I cannot tolerate the fighting and the hostility that is prevalent in our world. It gets worse to realize that this has overflowed into our church in some respects.

My hope is that if we keep doing what we believe to be God’s will for the world each day, this can become contagious, and others may do likewise. This is not to assume a position of self-righteousness, for humility grounds us always to knowing that whatever we do comes from God and that we rely on God’s grace, mercy, and presence at all times. Rather, it is a mindset that comes from a relation with the Creator to whom we belong, who wills for us to in some way make a difference. So, in the midst of so much negativity, we aim to do our part to make the world a bit kinder and gentler.

Hope seems to demand an idea of what we lost and what we would like to see restored. It is the desire to persevere to where we see ourselves putting God as the center of our very being and all that we do. It’s knowing that we cannot think of living, loving, and doing apart from God. Hope is that day when more and more people will have what justice demands, will be accepted and loved for who they are, will be free to worship, love, and live without fear or rejection or ostracization. It is living until we see that there is no one outside our circle of intimacy but all enjoying being embraced by God.

Hope is fidelity to the day. It is a recognition that God has given me another day, another chance, another opportunity to allow him to take hold of me where I will not let go. Tenui nec dimittam was St. Francis de Sales’ motto “I have taken hold and will not let go.” Each day’s hope is that I will let go a bit more, trust in God a whole lot more, and better image him today than I did yesterday. It’s a confidence that God will not give up (has taken hold and won’t let go) and I grow daily in embracing, living, and sharing this incredible and infinite love God has for me. Knowing this in a humble way, leads me to wish this and to work for this for others.

Gradually, the world becomes more loving as we continue to go out to those in need recognizing they belong to us as brother and sister, and we belong to them. Most importantly, we all belong to God. Hope brings us to a bond of belonging and of kinship. Hope is recognizing God in others rather than seeing what separates us from one another.

Hope is not wishful thinking. It has some evidence that propels us to want more, completion, consummation, and fulfillment. It may not be realized fully until our God calls us all home to be with him for eternal life. But that invitation finds acceptance in the here and now. Hope is seen in one’s charity to another. It is a prayer uttered for those whom we do not know personally but realize are hurting, suffering, alone, or forgotten.

It’s seeing a parent not giving up on their child. It’s a little kid donating his piggy bank to an elderly couple who risk being evicted. It’s crying when we know things should be different, better, and then resolving to do whatever we can to see this happen. It is “staying” with another, with our Church, with our sinful self waiting continuously for God’s presence, mercy, and unmerited, unconditional love.

Hope is “seeing the one beholding us and smiling” (Anthony de Mello, SJ). A little hope goes a long way. Some days it is all we need to get by. Let us hope in God, in God’s plan for us and the world, and our ability to do our part.

Hope is “taking hold and not letting go.”

Fr. John J. Fisher, OSFS

Rector

Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception

Camden, NJ

Rev. William A. Guerin, OSFS Memorial Dinner Dance - Photos from May 21, 2022

SAVE THE DATE!

For the next Rev. William A. Guerin, OSFS Memorial Dinner Dance:

Saturday, Jan. 14th

Union League. Center City, Philadelphia, PA

We hope to see you there!

About the Guerin Dinner Dance:

This annual celebration is a great opportunity to come together in community and celebrate the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales and the late Fr. Bill Guerin, OSFS, as well as so many Oblates who work to spread Salesian Spirituality. 

This special event supports our priests and brothers whose lives have positively impacted countless students, parishioners, families, and co-workers.

All funds raised are dedicated to caring for our infirm and retired men living at the Oblate Retirement Residence in Childs, MD or the Salesiansum Residence.

Christ the King and Thanksgiving

In a few days, we will celebrate the end of the liturgical year with the feast of Christ the King and, a few days after that, the Thanksgiving holiday.

For me, these two celebrations are deeply connected. I am grateful for many things in my life: for my parents, my three sisters, good friends and Oblate confreres, my faith and my vocation, as well as for relatively good health.  

But I am most grateful that Jesus is the kind of king that he is. When Pilot placed the words, “Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews,” on the cross over the head of Jesus, he was mocking him on many levels: this wretched specimen of a man, bloodied, wounded, naked, and crowned with thorns who hails from the backwaters of Nazareth –this man is your King?

Throughout his life and ministry, Jesus chose to be poor among the poor; to be an outcast among outcasts; and to serve people who were on the margins of society such as the leper, the widow, the young, and the little. 

He preached the good news to all who would listen of course, but it was usually the sinner, the outcast, and the poor who listened, heard, were healed, and came to faith.  The high and mighty, the powerful, and the wealthy often turned a deaf ear to what he preached and a hardened heart to what he promised.

His behavior was the parable.  As the human face of God, he was revealing God who accompanies and companions the least and the last.  He was also driving home this truth to all who would hear: we are –all of us—the least and the last.  If, in humility, we can accept that truth, then we have a Savior in Jesus.  

St. Paul will later describe this truth in terms of the fallenness of the entire human family in the sin of the first Adam and the promised hope of salvation for all of us in the new Adam.  But Jesus preferred to convey this truth by the manner in which he lived, poor among the poor, and by the manner in which he died, the mocked and ridiculed King of the Jews!

As Thanksgiving nears, I am grateful for the many blessings in my life, chief among them my faith in Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews!

Rev. Lewis S. Fiorelli, OSFS

Provincial

Wilmington-Philadelphia Province

A "Hidden" Salesian Saint

St. Francis de Sales and St. Jane de Chantal developed a practical, positive and heart-centered spirituality that has been a part of the church for over 400 years.  Since the foundation of the Visitation Sisters at the beginning of the 17th century, this spiritual way of life has offered an opportunity for Christians to “live Jesus” through small deeds, simple actions, and a deep love of God.

This humble and gentle outlook on life has had countless followers over the years and has produced many saints. 

Following St. Francis and St. Jane were St. Margaret Mary Alocoque, St. John Bosco, Mary de Sales Chappuis, Blessed Louis Brisson, and the Visitation Martyrs.  These students of the devout life have all been recognized for their everyday approach to holiness.  There are probably an untold number of Salesian saints that have never been formally canonized.

On November 18 the Church remembers St. Rose Philippine Duchesne, a French religious sister, and educator. She is the foundress of the American branch of the Society of the Sacred Heart.   Those who know the life of St. Rose recognize that her experience as a young religious and her own path to holiness may make Rose a “hidden” saint in the Salesian tradition.  

Born in Grenoble, France in 1769, Rose entered the Visitation monastery at age 19 and was trained in the teachings of St. Francis and St. Jane.  When the French Revolution began, the convent was closed and Rose returned home.  During these years she continued to live with her family while still following the Visitation rule.  All the while she was taking care of the sick, the poor, and those displaced by the revolution.

When the Reign of Terror was over, Rose tried to revive the monastery with a small group of former sisters. Realizing they were too small to continue the work of the Visitation, they joined the Society of the Sacred Heart.  This community was founded after the Revolution by Madeleine Sophie Barat (who was canonized a saint almost 100 years ago).  

The new congregation had a similar spirit and mission as that of the Visitandines.   They educated young women and were devoted to the Heart of Jesus.  Unlike the Visitation order, the “Madames of the Sacred Heart” (their original name), was an active community that could go out into the villages and homes of the people.

No longer bound to a cloister, Rose felt the freedom to become a missionary and at the age of 49, she came to the United States to bring the Society of the Sacred Heart to the new world. 

Like St. Jane, Rose was open to new situations in her life and was challenged to live the present moment.  Like St. Francis, Rose had a missionary desire that led her to bring the Gospel to others.  Dedicated to love God and neighbor, Rose encountered Christ in her daily life and tried to “live Jesus” in all of her actions.  

At the age of 72 Rose fulfilled a life-long wish and worked with Native American children in Kansas.  Her final years were spent in prayer and contemplation, sustained by the spirituality she learned as a young, cloistered, Visitandine nun.  Rose Philippine Duchesne died in 1852 at the age of 83, a sister of the Sacred Heart but also a Salesian at heart.  She was canonized in 1988.  

Rev. Jack Kolodziej, OSFS

Director of Development

Wilmington-Philadelphia Province

Responding to the Invitation: What if you said YES?

In each of the gospels, we hear Jesus invite men to follow him and it is by the example of these men that we may learn how to respond to the invitation He offers each of us.  

We really don’t know much about the apostles before their calling. We can imagine that they may have heard of Jesus and became curious or witnessed a miracle of His and became amazed. They may have seen Him in the streets and were inspired or perhaps heard His tender voice and were moved. Whatever it was, it was enough for them to say ‘yes’ and to follow.  

The interest, desire, or urge placed upon our heart to consider religious life and the priesthood has not happened by chance. C.S. Lewis reminds us of this fact saying, “For a Christian, there are, strictly speaking, no chances. A secret master of ceremonies has been at work." There is a  reason we find ourselves contemplating a call to this vocation. In the gospels, Jesus tells us, “It is not you who chose me, but I who chose you” (Jn 15:16). The interest, desire, or urge that Jesus  has placed on our hearts ought to be enough for us to follow the example of the apostles and consider saying ‘yes.’  

While studying at the University of Toledo, I was introduced to the Fellowship of Catholic  University Students (FOCUS), which is a Catholic collegiate outreach whose mission is to share the hope and joy of the gospel with college and university students. And it was at a national  FOCUS conference that I came across the powerful slogan: What if you said YES?

For two years since hearing this short question, it comes to my mind whenever I find myself contemplating my vocation and deciding on whether or not to take it one step further.  

I have always concluded that my ‘yes’ could result in something really great, and in knowing this  I have found the peace and encouragement to keep responding to His invitations. I didn’t know where these responses would lead, but I knew I had to take the chance, and I am thankful I did.  I said ‘yes’ to learn more about the Oblates as an Associate; I said ‘yes’ to entering religious life as a Postulant; I said ‘yes’ to intense spiritual discernment as a Novice.  

What is Jesus inviting you to right now?  

• Is He inviting you to start going to Mass again? To go to confession?  

• Is He inviting you to attend a Bible study? Or to start one?  

• Is He inviting you to learn more about religious life? The priesthood?  

• Is He inviting you to talk to a Vocations Director? Or perhaps to join a discernment group?  Jesus is calling. What is His invitation? Will you respond?… What if you said YES? 

Joseph Kochendoefer

OSFS Novice 

Finally....freedom!

My house arrest just ended. I just got my car keys back and have permission to drive no longer than one hour distant from my home. You might think that, along with Richard Nixon, I might say, "I am not a crook!” But, you’d be wrong.

Different from Richard Nixon, my restrictions were a result of surgery on both of my feet. My sentence was staying off my feet for five weeks. Only short trips to the "necessary room" and the kitchen were allowed. The first two weeks weren't bad, and the pain supported the mandate. The second two weeks were ok but boring. The final week was torture. I couldn't wait for independence, to drive my car, and do something as simple as going to the grocery store.

After the pain subsided, I found myself reflecting on my situation. The Oblate Constitutions state, "The Oblate who is ill will strive to bear the suffering and discomfort of his illness in union with Christ. He should accept them with resignation, patience, and a spirit of penance, convinced that in so doing, he works more effectively for his salvation and the coming of God's kingdom." So, being a good Oblate, I watched Netflix, read mindless novels, and rearranged knick-knacks on my shelves. My resolution to clean up my computer, streamline my million and a half passwords, and discard thousands of unnecessary photos on my computer didn't happen.

In a way, I did follow the Constitution above. Occasionally, I reflected, that at 70 years old, I'm closer to pushing up daisies than ever before. Most of my siblings, even those much younger than me, are retired - not me! Aches and pains are my companions most days, and what hair I have left is white. A friend saw an old photo of me recently, and remarked, "I have a hard time thinking of you as a redhead." I used to be!

Gratefully, a saving grace occurred during this time of sober reflection, November. The month is devoted to remembering saints and souls. While at times God seems obscure or hidden, our loved ones who precede us remain in our memories and hearts always. Those who shared our faith encourage us to look up, trust in the eternalness of life, live in hope amid pain, suffering, loss, and sorrow - a great blessing. With memories of holy, loving deceased relatives and brother Oblates, my heart turned to our union with Christ filling me with a sense of peace and comfort. The Constitution above came to life and brought hope and purpose despite my sore feet. The wisdom and grace of our Church continue to guide and nourish.

Fr. Jack Loughran, OSFS

Provincial

Toledo-Detroit Province

My Favorite Veteran

Imagine what it was like to get an enthusiastic invitation to come to Alaska and have access to dream-come-true fishing? I could hardly believe it. And after all these years, I can still hardly believe I never followed through and accepted the invitation. There were no strings attached, but I would have to carve out some time and manage to come up with the funds to get to Anchorage. 

You see, a fellow Oblate and very good friend, Fr. Dave Kenehan, after an impressive run as principal of our high school in Salt Lake City, had followed his father's footsteps and joined the army to serve as a chaplain. Dave has been stationed around the world, but as far I'm concerned, that stint at Fort Richardson Alaska was his best stop ever. I still dream about what could have been... 

That's not the only invitation I got from Dave. Three times over the years he's invited me to lead retreats for the communities he's served. I've been to Carlisle Barracks in Carlisle PA, the very site of the Indian school where Jim Thorpe became famous. I'm still saddened to recall the cemetery at the school, a testimony to the dozens of young Native Americans who died of loneliness after being separated from their families. I was honored to do a program at the military parish at Fort Myer, next to Arlington National Cemetery. And most amazingly, I led a retreat for military chaplains of the Pacific in Seoul, South Korea. The base there is Yonson, and from there I was awed to visit Camp Casey in the DMZ (demilitarized zone) at the border with North Korea. I'll just say it was more than a little spooky to be so close to such a tense border. 

Today is Veterans Day, an important time to remember, honor, and give thanks to those who have served our nation. I'm always impressed that my patron, St. Francis de Sales, in the Introduction to the Devout Life, when stressing the point that everyone is called to holiness, specifically mentions soldiers in the examples of occupations and careers he lists. For all the nobility of the life and role of those who serve in the military, it's a demanding position that by its very nature puts the soldier in harm's way. Even as we remember on Memorial Day those who have given their lives in military service, in honoring veterans, it's important to remember and provide support in the light of the sometimes high emotional cost of serving. PTSS (post-traumatic stress syndrome) is now a part of our everyday vocabulary. Not all wounds are visible, and those hidden, interior wounds can be just as debilitating as the worst physical handicaps. Perhaps we're too inattentive to the growing list of casualties among veterans who take their own lives. I attended an impacting workshop on this issue this past year and came away newly aware and concerned for the psychological and spiritual well-being of our veterans. In fact, we have a supply of cable-style gun locks from that program available, especially for veterans, or anyone who has an unlocked firearm in their home. Don't hesitate to request any you will put to use. 

Dave is retired now. When he was in active service I was used to seeing him dressed as an officer. But he didn't spend his entire career behind a desk. He was called up for active duty during Operation Desert Storm, our nation's response to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait. There, he faced the reality of combat, the tragedy of the loss of personnel, and the troops' struggling with the reality of taking the lives of the enemy.  If there is ever a situation where the presence of a priest is essential, combat is certainly it. 

I've always had a special appreciation for Dave's spirit of encouragement. Way back when he was a deacon at Queens and I was a teacher at Lumen Christi, it was Dave, shocked to realize that I was teaching sailing at Camp De Sales but lacked Red Cross swim safety certification, gave me the strong push I needed to get past my hesitations and excuses and go through the long training for first, Red Cross Senior Life Saving, and then, far beyond my confidence levels, to become a Red Cross Water Safety Instructor. That's pretty trivial in the light of the reality of combat, but I continue to thank him and I thank all of you who have served with honor in our military. If I, or we, can be of any help in addressing inner wounds, I pray we will be as responsive and effective as my favorite veteran, Dave. I just wish I had found a way to accept that invitation to Alaska! 

Blessings,

Father Thomas Helfrich, O.S.F.S.

St. Rita Catholic Church

Clarklake, MI

St. Charles, St. Francis and the Call to Holiness

Today is the feast of St. Charles Borromeo. Shane Flanagan, a seminarian studying for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary, reflects on the similarities between St. Charles and St. Francis de Sales. Shane is a 2014 graduate of Father Judge High School in Philadelphia. Father Judge has been a Salesian school since it was founded by the Oblates in 1954. Shane will be ordained a deacon in the spring of 2022.

Saint Therese of Lisieux once said, “you cannot be half of a saint, you must be a full saint or no saint at all.”  During a dark moment in the Church’s history two men rose up and embodied what it means to be a “full saint.”  Saints Charles Borromeo and Francis de Sales were leading figures in the Church during the Counter-Reformation.  Both men called for the sanctity of everyday life, through the faithful living out of one’s vocation.  Both men preached firstly by the way they lived and then by their words. They were examples to the people they were called to lead, showing them the way to salvation, by providing direction on how to live well.  

St. Charles and St. Francis shared strikingly similar paths in life.  Both men were born into noble families, educated at the finest schools, overcame family objections to their ordinations, and received their offices within the Church initially because of family connections.  God used the culture and atmosphere of the 16th Century to elevate these humble and holy men to the office of bishop.  While St. Francis called the lay-faithful to holiness, St. Charles dedicated himself to correcting the abuses found within the clergy of his time.  

As Bishop of Milan, St. Charles became an advocate for the more structured education and formation of priests, a precursor to the modern-day seminary.  He stressed the importance of being with the people entrusted to his care, choosing to remain in the city of Milan during the plague while most noble members of society fled. His desire to stay was fueled by the people’s need for the sacraments, especially in their final hours.  St. Charles led with humility and called others to do the same. The challenge to be a humble steward was met with much resistance and even resulted in an assassination attempt on his life. Despite all of this resistance, St. Charles remained on course.

Personally, God has blessed me with the opportunity to learn under the patronage of both men.  As a student at Father Judge High School, I was introduced to St. Francis de Sales and Salesian spirituality.  The motto “be who you are and be that well '' was not just a sign on the wall but a challenge to know myself through the eyes of God, so I could become the best version of myself.  The gentle challenge of St. Francis created an atmosphere in my heart, which created a space in which the quiet call of God could not only be heard but also acted on.  Upon entering St. Charles Seminary, I was presented with the priestly example of how one “loves without measure,” through my reading about the life of St. Charles.  The motto of St. Charles was to do all things with humility.  The Salesian basis of introspection provided the foundation needed to humbly accept my shortcomings and strive to “live Jesus” in all aspects of my life.  Self-knowledge and love underline the teaching of St. Charles and St. Francis, and both aspects are needed in our current culture. Through the intercession of Sts. Charles and Francis, I strive to be a light like them and work to bring Christ into every action of my day.  May we all strive to “be who we are'' and be “full saints” today, like St. Charles and St. Francis.  

Shane Flanagan

Father Judge High School, Class of 2010

Seminarian for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia

Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary, Wynnewood, PA

Wherever Life Leads You, God Meets You

Next week is Vocation Awareness Week, a time to prayerfully reflect on one’s vocation in life, the vocation to which God has already called us or the vocation to which God is perhaps now calling us.

Our Christian belief in Providence affirms, among other things, that God has had from all eternity a plan or path for each of us, even by name.  At this point in their lives, most of the readers of DeSales Weekly will have embraced one of life’s major vocational options: the single life, the married life, the religious or the priestly life. 

In whatever path of life you now find yourself, God wants you to bloom right there; God wants you to flourish there and to maximize its potential, especially as it leads to the fulfillment of love’s commandment toward God, one another, and of all creation.

A special focus of Vocation Awareness Week is, of course, on those who are still in the process of discerning which life path God is inviting them to follow. One thing is absolutely certain: if what we discern and decide upon is also what Providence has planned for us, then that vocation will more surely lead us to God –to union with God and God’s will for us in this life and for an eternity of blissful communion with God in heaven.  

No matter whether you are now on your life’s path or still discerning that path, this bit of wisdom from a fellow Oblate is certain: wherever life leads you is where God meets you.  

Life, any life, will have its happy moments, its joys and emotional highs, as well as its challenges, disappointments, reversals, and setbacks. Faith assures us that no matter where or when in life we experience the happy or the sad, the high or the low, wherever life leads you is where God meets you.

Our God is a faithful God.  He is there, always there. No matter where we are in life; no matter our health or wealth status, no matter who our companions are or are not, we are never alone: the God of love, mercy, compassion, and fidelity meets us there. God is our life’s Companion.

For those of us who are already on our chosen life’s path, let us thank God for being “Emanuel,” God with and for us.

For you who are still discerning your life’s path, pray to know what God desires for you and pray also for the courage, once it is known, to follow wherever God leads.  Happiness --true happiness—lies there. 

For both groups, have a firm and steadfast trust that wherever life leads you is where God meets you!

Rev. Lewis S. Fiorelli, OSFS

Provincial

Wilmington-Philadelphia Province

Is Halloween over or just beginning?

In our popular culture, the month of October has evolved into a four-week celebration of Halloween.  These autumn days are filled with constant images of ghosts, zombies, witches, and werewolves.  The media and the markets focus on the scary and the supernatural.  Yet by the beginning of November, the masks are taken off, the cobwebs are cleared away and the howling at the full moon has faded.

For Catholics, Halloween is just the beginning of a sacred time to remember all those who have gone before us.  This is not a moment to be afraid but a period to focus on faith, hope, and love.  The first two days of the eleventh month are a time when the dead are remembered, our ancestors are honored and the souls of all the faithful departed are commended to God through special rituals, services, liturgies, and prayers.

On November 1st, the Church celebrates “All Saints Day.”  These are the men and women – the “great cloud of witnesses” (Hebrews 12:1) - who we believe are now with God and help us on our journey through this life.   St. Francis de Sales reminds us that “the lives of the saints are nothing but the Gospel put into practice.”    

On November 2nd we commemorate “All Souls Day.”  This is a solemn celebration when we remember and pray for all who have died.  We pray for their journey to their true home in heaven where they will dwell with God and all His angels and saints.  Many Catholics try to go to Mass on this day or they visit a cemetery, light a candle or find time to think about their loved ones who have gone before them. 

While All Souls Day and the entire month of November are a time to think about death and the afterlife, we must remember that the hope and joy of the resurrection is always before us.  The early Church celebrated All Souls in the Easter season as a reminder that it is the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus that gives meaning to our lives on earth and the promise of eternal life.

In the next few weeks, as our culture replaces images of monsters with pictures of pilgrims and the taste of candy gives way to turkey and stuffing, let us continue to pray for our beloved brothers and sisters who have died. As we remember them, may we always keep in our hearts the words of St. Francis de Sales: “Let us walk joyously among the difficulties of this passing life. These pains will have an end when our life ends, after which there will be only joy, only contentment, only eternal consolation.”

Rev. Jack Kolodziej, OSFS

Director of Development

Wilmington-Philadelphia Province

Removing our Disguises

Without a doubt, the best Halloween costume I ever had was the uniform I wore at my first job. I was 15 years old and lied about my age to get a job as a tourist attraction. I love telling people my first job was as a tourist attraction. I was one of the young high school and college-age guys who dressed as a 1777 British Grenadiers and put on a show for the tourists at Old Fort Niagara in Youngstown, NY. The Fort is at the mouth of the Niagara River where it flows into Lake Ontario. We marched in formation, stood guard, shot old cannons and civil war muskets. There were about 18 of us, and we had a great time. Check out “Old Fort Niagara” for more info.

It’s amazing that Halloween is now the 2nd most popular holiday for adults in the United States (Christmas is the first). And, Halloween is the one holiday where we don’t celebrate who we really are. Instead, we put on costumes and go door-to-door begging for treats; disguising ourselves in order to get something good.

What a metaphor for real-life: we disguise ourselves to get what we think is good: what will make us feel affirmed and liked, powerful and in control, secure and safe. And, we do it all by wearing and celebrating our costumed selves. Being ourselves, being the people God has created us to be is hard. The poet E.E. Cummings said it best: “To be nobody but yourself in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to make you everybody but yourself - means to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight - and never stop fighting.”

That’s why we celebrate the Feast of All Saints. It is the feast of those who don’t wear costumes. Of those who lived lives free of artificiality and pretense. Of those who are, as Jesus says today: “The pure of heart.” who had the courage, in this harsh world to be their authentic and loving selves, to stand up for what was right even when it was tough by living lives that were merciful instead of vengeful, humble instead of hypocritical, gentle instead of vindictive, seeking justice instead of personal power, and peace instead of division.

How did the Saints get this way? The same way we can. They approached the door of God’s grace and mercy every day. They saw and acknowledged their sinfulness —the costumes we often wear to “trick” others and ourselves into seeing us not as we are but as we’d like to be seen. And, they saw God’s mercy and grace, God’s constant presence in their lives (and in ours) that invites us to take our costumes off, to humbly knock on God’s door as we are, and accept his “treats” — the grace God always offers us. St Francis de Sales would say, “Be who you are, and be that well!”

May God be Praised!

Fr. Jack Loughran, OSFS

Provincial

Toledo-Detroit Province

Bartimaeus and Discipleship

This Sunday, we will hear the story of Bartimaeus, the blind beggar whose sight Jesus restored. For the evangelist, St. Mark, the story of Bartimaeus is meant to be the story of every Christian.

Bartimaeus is acutely aware of his blindness. How could he not be? And his blindness makes him deeply aware of his need for help. Do we too need to rediscover an awareness of our own sinfulness and blindness in order, like Bartimaeus, to cry out for the mercy of Jesus and, upon receiving it, to follow him “on the way” of Christian discipleship? The humble acknowledgment of our need for a Savior is the beginning of Christian discipleship.

Bartimaeus perseveres in his cry for help from the passing Jesus, and his perseverance is rewarded with a miracle of healing. Do we persevere in our prayer? Or do we easily become discouraged because what we are praying for is not immediately answered or is not answered in the way that we would like? The subtext for all Christian prayer is always the divine will. We pray for this or we pray for that, but we must always frame our prayer in the words of Jesus himself: “Not my will but Your will be done.” Perseverance and Acceptance of God’s will: both are vital aspects of Christian prayer.

Embarrassed by the scene that he is causing, the people around Bartimaeus try to stop him from crying out to Jesus. But Bartimaeus will not be stopped. Are we too embarrassed to acknowledge that we are sinners and need a Savior? Bartimaeus refuses to stand on any such ceremony or to let others keep him from Jesus. Do we?

When Jesus calls for him, Bartimaeus immediately throws off his cloak and runs to him. Nothing will slow him down from running to Jesus. What’s the heavy cloak that keeps us from running to Jesus for light, mercy, and forgiveness? Is it perhaps some sin or addictive behavior that keeps us tightly locked within its grip? Is it some hurt that we cannot let go, or some past offense that we cannot yet forgive? Is it perhaps the heavy weight of spiritual laziness or indifference? Or is it just easier for us to coast along spiritually rather than take in hand the adult responsibilities and challenges of Christian discipleship? The gospel description of Bartimaeus running to the Lord - free and unencumbered - will always be a prophetic witness against any posture on our part of indifference, hesitancy, mediocrity, or spiritual laziness.

When Jesus asks Bartimaeus what he wants, he answers simply and directly, and on the level of his immediate need. In other words, Bartimaeus does not even pretend that he wants the faith to move mountains or the gift of discipleship. He simply tells Jesus that he wants to see. Jesus takes him exactly where he is and heals him. The lesson is clear: the little faith of Bartimaeus at this moment is enough for Jesus to work a miracle for him. How often do we feel that we must first become saints in order to approach Jesus? At those times, let us remember the story of Bartimaeus and how Jesus was able to take his little seed of faith and transform it into the wonderful miracle of sight. However little our faith may be, when that faith is joined to the power of God’s grace, miracles happen! Do we really believe that?

After he was healed of his physical blindness, Bartimaeus continued to follow Jesus “on the way” of Christian discipleship. He trusted that by following Jesus wherever he led, he would come to the fullness of truth, to the joy of heaven, and to the brilliant light of glory. And that he did. And so will we if we make our own the gospel story of Bartimaeus!

Rev. Lewis S. Fiorelli, OSFS

Provincial

Wilmington-Philadelphia Province

We Need God!

Friday, the Church celebrates the feast of Pope St. John Paul II. The following reflection recalls one of his most famous moments and the relevance it has for our world today.

A few weeks ago, a hostess at the famous Carmine’s restaurant in New York was attacked by three female visitors from Texas when asking for proof of Covid-19 vaccination which is the mandated policy clearly posted outdoors.  That same night, an argument over gifts at a baby shower in a fire hall near Pittsburgh escalated to a man firing shots into the crowd sending three people to the hospital with gunshot wounds.  Two nights before, at Pat’s Steaks in South Philly at 2 am, four men attacked three people visiting from New York killing a 28-year-old resident from Queens, injuring his father and a friend. This incident brings back the memory of that fatal night in July when a Camden resident was shot in the back following a fight at the same eatery.  Between then and now, there have been countless similar acts of senseless violence that causes one to shout: What’s going on?  What’s at the root of this rage, hostility, incredibly inappropriate anger?  Perhaps God is asking the very same question, what’s going on, my people?  

Of course, we have always had incidents of rage and hostility, but it is heightened now and too omnipresent.  We have lost civility to such a degree that we cannot have a conversation when we differ from one another.  It’s not just those who serve in public office, it’s you and me.  There is so much stress and anxiety in our world that we cannot cope.  So, we call people names, dismiss those who don’t think as we, wield weapons, and/or engage in other inappropriate behaviors (drink, drugs, abuse of self or another in a myriad of ways).  

As I have often written, reiterating what others have shared with me, we do not appreciate the stressful and deleterious effects brought on by this pandemic and the political hostility that preceded it.  Rather than search for some answers, peace, and resolution, we engage in verbal assaults fired between those vaccinated and the non-vaxers.  We watch politicians leading the same verbal war laced with childish insults and often false claims.  We speculate who will be voted out of office for their stance and it’s according to our political leaning because we are right, and they are wrong.  We take undue pleasure in seeing our advisory’s public opinion poll dip tremendously.  

We don’t speak truth because hostility prohibits reason and communication. We grow tired of waiting for service everywhere because everyone is hurting for employees.  We want to shout in line, leave our products there and storm off.  We judge one another as we are omniscient, and they deserve it anyway.  Soon we realize that out the window where civility went, so too did Christianity.  Can you identify or am I the only unhinged parishioner?

Here’s the answer:  I find myself repeating a chant that erupted when Pope John Paul II spoke to his fellow citizens in his first visit back to Poland where he was told to be careful with what he was going to say watched carefully by the communist regime.  The Pope spoke of God and God’s love and mercy.  The crowd erupted in a three-worded chant, “We need God!.”  The Pope stopped as the mantra was deafening and palpable.  Many say that this was the moment when communism collapsed.  It did not fall with gunfire and violence but with a firm conviction of faith and longing for God.

“We Need God!”  Shout it from the hilltops at the top of your lungs.  Mean what you say.  Convince others.  What we are doing to one another and to ourselves, where we are going is harmful and will lead to more destruction of self and others.  We Need God!  We need faith, hope, and love.  We need to get back in the pews of churches, synagogues, mosques, and what have you.  We need to make God the center of our life.  God must increase and we must decrease so God can fill us with love, mercy, understanding, and compassion.  We need a reset.  Our hearts must grow more restless for God than ever before.  

We Need God!  

Nothing more to say!  And don’t argue because I’m correct and somewhat unhinged.

Fr. John J. Fisher, OSFS

Rector

Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception

Camden, NJ

All Souls' Remembrance

The Oblates remember our deceased loved ones listed below on All Souls’ Day and during masses throughout the month of November.

A

Jason Abalos

Shirley Abramovic

Stanley Abramovic

Aileen and Frank

Albert

Albert J James Paul Fredrick Garyantes

Alberta Amberman

Barbara Allen

Denise Albe

Denise Marie Albe

Gary Allee

Sr Alberta SMC

Father Joseph Amalfitano

Angela

Barbara Antonelli

Fr. Angelo

Gloria Limpe Ang

Jack Anderson

Julie Abbott

Lesley Andrews

mary Lou Anichini

Paul M. Andrew

Raymond L. Ang

Rev. Msgr. Joseph Anderlonis STD

Mary Lou Anichini

Applegate family

Sheri Lynn Applegate

Armand

Frank & Shirley Ardsley

Nannette Arana

Louise Ashley

Frannie Ashbaugh

All my Aunts and Uncles

Joan Avallon & Alexander Avallon

Brian Beerley

Colleen Brennan

Jim B

John Barger

Babies dead from abortion

Bill Barrett

Brenda Bates

Fr. Ben Bacino

Fr. Ben Bacino

Marie Bagley

Samuel Baker

Veronica Baker

Sister Janet Baker, RSM

Teresa Baldi

Evelyn & Bill Ball

Stanley and Jane Bonk

John Barr

Mary Barilla

Pat Barber

Stan Ethel Barszcz.

Bill Bargatze

Norman Barilla

Thomas Barnes

Mary Baroni

Carl Bartolone

Mary & John Barto

Howard Bates

Dolores Bazzoli

Angel Jose Beltran

Beatrice

Deceased members of the Benkhart Family

Fr. Al Bebel

Kathleen L. (Kole) Belin

Oblate Benefactors

The Bennington Family

Gene Bentz

Leah Bentz

Deceased members of the Bertino Family

Beverly Kathy Frankie Jenny Buddy Gail Charlie Rodney Michael Earl Lynn David Joe all my deceased relatives...know and unknown

Bill

Elmer Bigley

Fr. Bill

Mary Lou Bickerstaff

Helen Bigley

John Bigelow

Thomas Billingiere

Helen & Louis Biondi

Mary & Joseph Bisiewicz

Anne Black

Carol Black

Richard Black

William Black

Danny Boback

Deceased members of Boyle Family

Dick Bowers

Eleanor & Frank Boryzewski

Hellen Bond

Stephen Boccuzzi

Eleanor Bonina

Jane Bonk

Lucy Bonk

Lucy Bonk

Nicholas Bondzuk

Nicholas Bondzuk Jr

Marie Bondzuk

Cal Bostick

Kathleen M Bowen

The Bowers family

Ray Boyd (father-in-law)

Alberta Brown

Anna Marie Breidenbach

Bernard Breidenbach

Deborah Branigan

Henry Peter Brandt Sr.

Mary Ellen Birch

Henry Peter Brandt Jr

Jim and Betty Bradley

Mary L Brady

Ray & Betty Brave

Scott Brave

Madeline and Robert Bradshaw

Mary Breslin

Msgr. John Breslin

John Brouder

Ray Brogan

Frank and Florence Brown

Deceased members of the Brunori Family

Elsa Brunori

George Brunori

Imelda Brunori

Jose Brunori

Jose Maria Brunori

Mary Breslin

Adam Burson

Agnes Burke

Dave Busch

Deceased members of the Butters family

Donald Buck

Eleanor Buck

Evelyn Budzynski

Joe Budzyn

Josephine Budzyn

Teofilo Bugayong

John and Antoinette Burke

Norma Burgos

Deceased members of the Burch & Moeggenberg families

Mary Mc Manus Burke

Gladys and Andrew Bustin

James Butler

James Butler

Members of the Byberg family

Sr Theresa Byrne

Aura Cabana

Bernadette Carter

Carli

Caroline

Caroline

Thomas and Katherine O’Neil Canane

Donna-Lee Cabana

Olga Caccese

Ralph Caccese

Edward Caden

Joan Caggiano

Glenn Cagle

Patrick Cagle

The deceased members of the Cain family

Martina Claassen

Michael Li Calzi

Dennis Campbell

Sister Lucille Campbelle

Deceased members of the Canane family

John Thomas Canane

Thoman Canane Sr

Mary Beth Carey

George Carroll

Josephine Carroll

Bud and Tem Carter

The Casale Family

Rich Casias

Catherine and Frank Campese

Charles Garst Jr Catherine

Marion and Marcel Caussin

Mr. and Mrs. Marcel Caussin

Bonnie Cavanaugh

Mary and Frank Cavaliere.

Dick Cerri

Archibald Cheney

Fr. Charlie

Aonica Chamberlain

Franklin C Cheney

Susan T Cheney

Dan a. Chila

Dan a. Chila

Joseph W. Chieco Sr.

Dan Chila

Christopher

Christopher

BERNICE CHRISTIANA

CARMEN CHRISTIANA

FREDERICK CHRISTIANA

William Christian

FREDERICK CHRISTIANA SR.

Camille Ciaburri

Guido Ciaburri

Benigna Claassen

Deceased members of the Claps family

Fransiska Claassen

Hendrik Claassen

Ignatius Claassen

Paulus Claassen Sr.

Veronica Claassen

Willy Claassen

Michael Claps

Clara

Robert Clarkin

Lynn Mc Cleary

Alice Cmar

Ed Coll

Franklin Coates

Jane Coates

Jane Coates

Bernard Cobb

jay Cobb

Stella and Marino Cofrancesco

Doreen Coiner

Patricia Ruskey Coll

Myrtle Compeau

Harvey Compeau

ELIZABETH AND ROBERT CONCANNON

Helen Conard

Robert and Elizabeth Concannon

Anne Conlin

John Conlin

Margaret Conlin

Marilyn Connell

Michael Conroy

Ronnie Conroy

Terrance Cook

Oscar Corral

Ann-Marie Coviello

Deceased members of the Coviello family

Vito Coviello

Mike Cox

Missy Cox

Tim Cox

Tim Cox

Bart S. Cruz Jr.

Sheila Craig

The Crawford Family

Phyllis Cribben

Deceased members of the Cronin Family

Danny de la Cruz.

Msgr. Paul Curran

Pat&Bob Curran

RICARDO & AUREA CRUZ

Dad

Ken Dalton

Peg Dalton

Agnes & Joseph Danella

Dante

Bob Dash

Dave

Jim Davis

Frances Davis

Judy Davis

Linda Davis

Ross and Leonard Dawson

Bobbie DeAngelo

Lizanne Moran DeAngelis

Joan & Marion Deardorff

Joseph Del Re

Louise Del Re

Anna D'Eramo

Giuseppe D'Eramo

Geri Desmond

Joseph and Florence Desmond

The Desmond Family

Nick Destefano

Nick Destefano

Rose Destefano

Rose Destefano

Art Dettra

Tom Dettbarn

Anne Dickerson

Charles Dickerson

Marion Gaffney Diel

JOSEPH DILLOS

JULIA DILLOS

Michele DiRicco

Anthony DiSalle

Eloise Jean DiSalle

Michael DiSalle

Michael V. DiSalle

Deceased members of the DiTrolio family

Tommy DiVirgilio

Phuong Do

Lloyd Dobrat

Chuck Doerzbacher

Marilyn Doerzbacher

Domenick and Elliot Doglione.

Domenick and Elliot Doglione.

Mary (Dittoe) Dolan

Elaine Dolovacky

Dolores Domenick

Michael Donatucci SJP '03

Ron Donatucci

Diane Donney

Joanne Dorsey

William C. Dorsey

Retta and Joseph Dougherty

Sam Dover

Helen Donovan

Elizabeth Downe

Paul Duffy

Martha duggan

Michael Dulaney

Frances &nRobert Dunlop

Lucille & Gene Duszak

Anabelle Dwyer

Annabelle and Patrick George Dwyer

Paddy Dwyer

Bro. Charles Echelmeier

Bro. Charles Echelmeier FSC

Edna

Edward

Edward

Eileen

Eileen

Ike Eisenhart

Roberta Eisenhart

Ike Eisenhart

Roberta Eisenhart

Tom Eisenhart

Andrew F Elbe

Daniel Elfin

Rodney Ellis

Nnenna Elobuike

Tom and Izola Elpers

Jerry Elsholz

Jerry Elsholz

Margaret Elsholz

Margaret & Ralph Elsholz

Ralph Elsholz

Marilyn and Jack Elwell

Elizabeth English

Anna Ercha

Peter Ercha

Mary Esch

Walter Esch

Juan & Irene Estrada

Rene Estrada

Robert Estrada

Esther

Esther

Philip Evans

Philip Evans

All deceased members of the Excija family

Alexandre Fabiato

Francoise Fabiato

Glenn Falatovich

Joe and Beverly Famiglio

All the members of my family and all whom I should remember

Family and friends

Annette Farrell

Frank Farrell

Diogenes Febre Sr.

Diogenes Febre Sr.

Fr. Robert Feeney

Al Ferretti

Fea Ferretti

Jewel Ferretti

Mary Ferretti

Phillip Ferretti

Rose Ferretti

Jerry Ferretti

Joseph Fidure

Theresa Fidure

Joseph Fidure Jr

Roderic Fink

Deceased members of the Fiorelli Family

Josie Fiorelli

Mike Fiorelli

All deceased Firefighters Police and Military

Bill & Mary Fisher

William Fisher Jr.

Clair Fitzgerald

Daniel A. Fitzgerald

Daniel Fitzgerald (Big Dan)

Father William Fitzgerald

Isabelle Fitzgerald

Julia & Jim Fitzgerald

Margaret Fitzgerald

Phillip Fixler

Phjillip Jeffrey Fixler

Jay Fletcher

Deceased members of the Flynn Family

Virginia Fontecilla

Corinne Ford

Andrew Forepaugh

Andrew Forepaugh

Robert Forepaugh Jr

Marie Ward Forish

Richard Forti OSFS

Lew Forti

Fr. Foy

Frank

Anthony Frasso

Florence Frasso

Mr. & Mrs. Freda

Fr. Freemesser

friends neighbors the forgotten souls dear priests in my life

Friends work at st phillip

Palmira Frugone

Joanie & Ed Fullen

Furnari Family

Tommy G

Gaffigan family

Harry Gaffney

Deceased members of the Gaffigan family

Alberto Gaibor

Gioconda Gaibort

Angelina Turcol Gallagher

Col. Paul J Gallagher

Deceased members of the Gallagher Family

John and Mary Freebery Gallagher

Mark C Gallagher

Maxine Hermsdorfer Gallon

Andy & Josie Galus

Benito Avalos Gamon

PATRICIA GRANTNER

Albert Garyantes

Albert Garyantes JR

James Garyantes

Mary Garyantes

Fr. Gardner

Mary T. (Jaksetich) Gardner

George R. Garen

Helen And George Garen

Ashley Elizabeth Garrett

Calhoun Garst

Father Charles Garst

Frederick Garyantes

Paul Gatley Class of ‘62 North Catholic HC Phila PA

Alice Gaughen

Francis Gaughen

John Gebhardt

Mr. and Mrs. Bob Gehrdes

Anne Morrison Gerald

Joan Gerboc

Maria-Veronica Gertze (OSFS)

Cass Giacobbe

John Gibbons

William Gibbons MD.

Gierschick Family

Betty Gilday

Dr. Thomas Gilday

Teresa Gilday

Cindy Gillette

Fr. Tom Gillespie

Ralph Giobbe

Richard Giorgi

Evelyn Gladdys& son

Harold Glahe

Paul GLaddys

Annette & Anthony Gladdys

Frank & Minn Gladdfys

Karolina & Andrew Gladdys

Benjamin Gladdys

Rose Glahe

Rose Glahe

Anna Goc

Anthony Goc

Bruno Goc

Michael Goc

Natalie Goc

Charles Goebel

Josephine Goebel

Patsy and Ted Golas

Barbara Goldwasser

Adele & the Gorski family

Lissa Gowdy

Rosemary Graniewski

Stanley Graziul

Heather Greene

Margaret F. Green

Wayne Greene

Susan Grey

Steve Griebling

Kevin Griffin

Kate Griffiths

Robert Griffin

John Guarino

Maureen Guyton

Ronald Haase

Conrad Hahn

Francis Haley

Grandmother and Grandfather Haley

Margaret Haley

Rita Haley

Tom Haley

James Haley Sr.

Jerry Haley

Bob Hall

Jim Hall

Father James Hanlon SJ

Patrick Hanlon

Joan Hamilton

Rita Hamilton

Cathy and Clyde Hand

Betty Hanlon

Julia Hanlon

Suzanne Harman

Brother Harry

John Hartley

Joseph and Annabelle Hartman

Mary Hartley

Mary Hartnett

Rita Hasenfuss

Robert Hasenfuss

Madelyne & Norman Haug

Phyllis Haug

Maureen Havens

Deceased members of the Heagy Family

Edmond Healey

Helen Healey

Joe Healy Sr. and Jr.

John Heaphy

Fred Hecklinger

Alberta Heinzelman

Mary LaVonne Heitman

Milton Heitman

Eleanor Held

Eleanor Held

Joseph Held

Joseph Held

Helen

Helen and Bill

Gunther Helm

Bernadette Herman

Phil Hieronimus

Rosalie Hieronimus

Eloise Jean Hilebrand

All members of Joseph E. Hill family genealogy

Anne c. Keyser C. Keyser Hill

Edward A. Hill Jr.

Edward A. Hill Sr

Eiizabeth (Lillian) B. O'Sullivan Hill

Gladys and Art Hill

Mae L. Hill

William J. Hill

Bess snd Gene Hinkley

Florence Hogan

Jack Hogan

John Hogan

Steph Hogan

Robert Holyfield

Homer

John Hanlon

Al Hoppes

Lillian Hoppes

Robert and Jeanne Hoppes

Robert Hoppes

Roy Learch Hoppes

Michael Horan

Joseph Houghton

Deceased members of Jude Howard’s family

Roman Hrycik

Fr J. Hugo

Paula Hughes

Rosetta Hunt

Father John Hurley OSFS taught at North Catholic and Father Judge High Schools

Deceased IHMs

Isabelle

Linda Isola

Kathleen Jachimowski

Jackie

Brenda Jacob

Michael Jacula

Stephen Michael Jacula

Tekla Jacula

Wanda Jacula

Frank & Anne Jannowitz

Frank & Anne Jannowitz

John Jannowitz

Jeane

Tom Jennings

Cecilia Jimenez

Fr. Joe

Joe’ J

Peter Johann

Bill Johnson

Catherine Johnson

Deceased members of the Johnson Family

Ernest and Florence Leach Johnson

Frank Johns

John J.

All the deceased members of the Joseph family

Joseph

Deceased members of the Joy Family

Dr Stephen Jacula

Peggy & John Judge Sr.

John A. Judge Jr.

Moira Judge

Mary Jean Judge

Charlotte Brown Kainen

Ollie Kainen

JOHN KLAVAS

josephine McGuire Walter and Dorothy Kaminski

Josephine McGuire Walter and Dorothy Kaminski

Penny Karr

Stanley Karminski

Ann Kavie

John Kavie

Betty & Henry Kawwecki

Jane Kearney

Philip Kearney

Berne day Kellogg

Clyde Kelly

Sis Kelly

Stew Kellum

Bob Kelly

Christian Paul Kenny

Donald J Kenny Sr

FRED KENNEY

Joey Kennedy

Oletha Kennedy

Robert Kenny

SR LILLIAN KENNEY

Kathleen Kenyon

Deceased members of Ketoff

Deceased members of Sommerhalder family

Barbara Ketoff

George Ketoff

Ray & Mary Kettl

John Francis Keyser

Kiedeisch Family

James F Kilcur Esq.

Kim

Leslee King

Katherine Kirkpatrick

Mary Helen Kirkham

Casemere Kirschner

Janis Kirschner

William Kirschner

James Klaus

Steven Klaus

TOM KLAVAS

LOUIS AND COLLEEN KOLAKOVICH.

Maureen Kolodziej

Eleanore Konzen

Mary Brickman Kopniske

EDITH KOSCHINEG

ERNEST KOSCHINEG

Lena Kovacs

Tom Eisenhart

Kowalski Family

Bob Krajeski

Ronnie Krantz

Dick Krick

Steve Krol

Joseph Kruszewski

Edward Kruszewski

Fr.Ed Kuefer

Vicki Kukowsk

Richard Kund

Rosemary Kund

The Kursk Family

Eddie L

Nora L

Lawrence Lacono

Ann Lam

Camille Lamperti

Marvin Lam

Deceased members of the Lamperti family

Paul Lamperti

Pam Langdon.

Larry and Vera

Paulo Lara

Marie Laucella

Rev. Mr.Eric Laudeman OSFS

Laura and Ralph

Deceased members of the LaVigna family

Ed Lavoie

Eleanor Lawless

James Lawless

Hoa Le

Ngon Le

The Leach family

Rita LeBlanc

Casimir Lenga

J. Thomas Lenga

Rose Lenga

John Leonarczyk

Margaret Leonarczyk

Arleen Lesieur

Nellie Leto

Constance Levand

John Adam Levand

Leon Peter Levand OSFS

Margaret I. Levand

Victor A. Levand

Victor A. Levand Jr.

Mr. Levy

Maria & Karl Lieberich

Suzanne Lima

Anthony T. Limpe

James V. Limpe

Julius T. Limpe

Teh Siu Yong Limpe

Linda

Al Lindsay

Luna Lindsay

Cyril Lippert

Deceased members of the Lippert Family

Virginia Lippert

Barbara Lisenmeyer

Shirley Little

Joe Litzinger

Lydia & Paige Livingston

Liz

Harvey Lober

George Longshore and Margaret Lance

Doug Lonon

The Lonon family

Lorraine

Fr. J. Lothamer

Pamela Loughlin

Austin Lowe (brother)

Leo Lowe (brother)

Martin and Catherine Lowe (parents)

Rev. Fr. Donell Lowe (brother)

Marilyn Lynch

Lynn

Sr. Lynn

Elaine Lyons

Lois Lyons

Paul Lyons

William MacDonald

Deceased members of the Mackin Family

Joseph Mackin

Joe Mackin

Nicholas and Bill Madack

Harriet & George Maggelet

Joseph Maguire

Edward Mallon

Regina Mallon

Rev. Thomas Malloy OSFS

Rev. Thomas Malloy OSFS

Thomas Malloy OSFS

Abby Manuel

Deceased members of the Managuit family

Mrs. Mangan

Robert Manhard

Albert and Mary Manni.

Elsie Manni.

Felice Manni.

Lucy and Robert Manni.

Luigi Francesco Manni .

Mary al manni

Tilde Manni

Fr. Maraldo

Deceased members of the Marcott family

Mary and Angelo Marcello.

marguerite

Sr John Marie

All the deceased members of the Marra family

The Martin Family

Frank & Catherine Martino

Jean and Warren Martin

Martha Martinez

Darlene Marx

Mary and Alberrt

Tom and Vi Masterson

Janice Matarazzo

Theresia Mathias

Br. Matthew

Robert Matthess

Burrell Matthess

Gene Matthess

Margaurite Matthess

William Matthess

Kathy Mayer

Col. Eric Mayheu

Anna Limpe McAvoy

Jim McBride

Angelina McCall

Charles McCall

Deceased members of the McCarthy family

Edward & Dorothy McClay

Megan McClay.

Mary Mcconnell

Rick McCoy

Jane & Don McCoy

Sister Maureen McDermott,IHM

Lucille McDougald

Lucille McEllen

Jack McEvoy

Julie McGillicutty

Drew McGrath

Sean Michael McGrory

Michael Ryan McGrath

Sean Michael McGrory

Raymond Francis McGtath

Rosemarie McGuire

Thomas and Madeline McGuire

Thomas and Madeline McGuire

Elsa McIlwain

Marty McKearnan

Chuck and Betty McKinley

Helen McKinley

Mary P McLaughlin

Robert & MaryLou McLaughlin

Patrick McIlhinney

Dolores & Larry McManus

Sister Mary DeSales McNabb

Patrick McNicholas

Helen Thomas James McNicholas

Bro. Thomas McPhillips FSC

Kathryn McQueen

Ray & Rita McQueen

Deceased members of the McQuilkin family

Eileen McTighe

Emmett & Honey McVey

Christine Mehlinger

John & Rita Mehlem

Deceased members of the McLaughlin Family

Anna and Norman Meloche

Michael Meloche

Tony Meloche

Marilyn & Ed Melone

Betty Menesale

Deceased members of the Mendoza family

Lucy Menesale

Vito Menesale

Deceased members of the Meschter family

Don Meschter

Nelson Meschter

Helen Meschter

Eddie Meyer

June Meyer

Carver Meyer

Leebo Meyer

nick michael

Sr Anne Michele

John Michael

Deceased members of the Michaels Family

Edith V. Miller

Esther Miller

Frederic Miller

Mike Miller

Millie

Audrie Milliken

Frank Minik

Elena and Emmett Mitts

Elena and Emmett Mitts

Elsa Murphy

Mary and Charlie Moldovan

Pat and Johnny/Helen and Bill/Aileen and Frank/Mary and Charlie Moldovan

James Molnar

Mom and Dad

Mom

Thomas Mooney

Antoinette Moore

Jack Moor

Merle Moore

Tom Peg William and Bill Moore

Virginia Moor

Anna Moran

Anna Moran

Frank Moran

Molly Patrick and Timothy Moran;

Thomas and Betty Moran

Peter Morelli

Marie Morell

Linda Moretto

Gert Morgan

Mary Morrell

Fr.Robert Mossett

Bill Motz

Deceased members of the Motz Family

Donald Mulvey

Donald P. Mulvey

Theresa Mulvenna

Bill Murphy

Bill Murphy

Fr Tom Murphy

Fr. Tom Murphy

Rev. Thomas Murphy OSFS

Anthony Murray

Anthony Murray III

Anthony Murray Junior

Girard Murray

Johanna Murray

Mary Murray

Patrick Murray

Wilmer Murray

Kathleen Murray

Jamie Murvin

Dick Nachajski

Helen and Boleslaus Nachajski -

Sister Catherine Nadeau

Deceased members of the Natale family

Jean Pierre Naylor

Deceased members of the Nazareno family

Stanley C. Nebins

Bob Nelson

Sue Nemetz

Cuong Nguyen

Fr. Le Nguyen

Hien Nguyen

Kha Nguyen

Lac Nguyen

Quet Nguyen

Richard Nichols

Michael Patrick Norrell

Deceased members of the Huggard Norton

The Norton Family

Joseph Nosek

Arielle Jade Novick

Mary Lo u L. Hill Novatney

Lori Nowel

Marge & Bernard Nowel

Chester Nurkiewicz

Frances Nurkiewicz

Mark Nurkiewicz

Patience Nwankwo

Timothy Nwankwo

Deceased Oblates & Family

The Oblates

Irene O'Brien

John O'Brien

Amelia O'Conner

Anthony OConnell

Mary OConnell

Patricia O'Conner

Tom O'Conner

William O'Conner

Dorethy O'Donnell

Flo Odonnell

James O'Donnell

Jeff O'Connell

Leo O'Donnell

Marilyn O'Donnell

Melvin Ogg

Anthony Oliver

Joseph Oliver

Mr. & Mrs. James Oliver

Robert Oliver

Sr Renee Oliver OSU

Oliver's Family

William & Frances O’Mara & deceased family members.

Julia Omiecinski

Wesley Omiecinski

Susan Quick Ondercin

The O’Neil family

Carol F. O’Neil

Dorothy O’Neill

Dorothy O’Neill

John H. O’Neil

Elizabeth Onyelu

Eugene onyelu

John Oross

Mary Oross

Paul Oross

Suzanne Oross

The O'Shea Family

Emily & Bill Osowski

Jim O’Sullivan

Lena O'Toole

Grandma and Grandpa Owens Dottie and Nick

Grandma and Grandpa Owens Dottie and Nick

MANUEL PABELLON JR

Deceased members of the Paczesny family

Mary Ellen Padilla

Norman Padilla

Benny and Marie Pagano

Paul Palmer

Deceased members of the Parcheski family

James (Sr.) and Mary Parks

Gloria Passwater

Pat and Johnny

ROBERT PATRIARCA

John Paulson

Alfred Pautler

Pauline

Geraldine Pautler

Tecla Pawlak

Arthur & Viola Pelkey

Francis Pearl

Jackie Pearl

Howard and Lois Pekar

FORTUNATO & VICENTA PELAEZ

Arthur & Viola Pelkey

Greg Pence

Cecelia Pennington

Charles Pennington

Margarette Pennington

Joe Perno

Fr. Thomas Peterman

Marian & Mitchell Peterski

Vito Petruzzelli

baby Pezor

Laurence Pezor

Rosemary Pezor

Loan Pham

Charles Phillips Sr.

Kathleen Phillips

Henry Pickul

Margaret Pillion

Agnes Pilong

Phil Pilong

Anne Pilong

Kathy Piorkowski

Marion Piorkowski

Stanley Piorkowski Sr.

Leonard Pitlyk

Blanche Ploski & Family

Barbara Plummer

Fransina Pofadder

Hendrick Pofadder

James and Leonor Pokorny

Frank Povia

Grace Povia

Ron Pralle

James Pratt

All the priest that has help me in my Faith in God All those I pray for every day

Lauren Proce

CHRISTINE PROIR

JOE PRIOR

John & Dolores Prokopchak

Joseph Puro

Katherine & Wasyl Pylypiw

Kathleen Quick

Keith & Gloria Quick

Kenneth Quick

Mike Quigley

Anthony Quineous

Gerry Quinlan

Jerry & Liz Quinlan

Liz Quinlan

Richard W. Quinn

Fr Rafferty

Gabby Raggio

Margie & Pete Rampa

Mariamay Ramsey

PAUL RANIERI

Charles S. Rauber

Helen S. Rauber

Ray

Heidi Razavi

Kitty Sipos Redaway

Joseph Regal

Marie Regal

Deceased members of the Reilly Family

Micheal Reilly

Ruth Reilly

Deceased members of the Reilly Family

Geraldine Reilly

Tim Reiver

All souls of relatives friends & others

Chick Renehan

Jean Renehan

Camello Renzette

Helen Renzette

Paul Renzi .

and Joyce Rexlng

Frank & Rita Ricci

Joseph Ricci

Bud and Virginia Rice

Chet Rice

James Riley

Joey Rippenger

Jack & Marie Ritchie

Alan Ritter

Christine Rittberger

Michael Robilio

Rose Robilio

Ernest Robles

Charles Roderick

Dick Rogers

Johnny Robilio

Bruce Rooney

John Rooney

Pat Rooney

Frank & Rita Rosaio

Michael Roscoe (JoAnn Heintel’s twin brother)

Ann Rosenthal.

Dominick Roselle

Elvira Roselle

Joanne Roselle

Lenny Roselle

Leonard Roselle Jr.

Leonard Roselle Sr

Marybeth (Moran) Roser

Sandy Roselle

Michael Rosenello OSFS

Larry Rosoff

Jacqueline Rousseau

Thomas Joseph Rowe Jr. my son

Norris Roy

Bill and Peggy Rudder

Patrick Rudder

Wally Rudyk

Dolores A. (Chernis) Rupinski

Bruce Rusk

Louis Ruskey

Deceased members of the Russo family

Ellen Rutledge

Jack Rutledge

Mary Jo Rutledge

Paul Rutledge

Margaret Owens Rutte

Roland Joseph Rutte

Roland Joseph Rutte

Clara Ryan

Clara Ryan

Donal Ryan

Grace Ryan

John F. Ryan

Nancy Ryan

Nancy Ryan

Shannon Ryan

All the deceased members of the Sabino family

Molly Sabia

Joseph Sadusky

Marion Sadowski

Betty Safarik

Bill Safarik

Katie Sagedy

Geraldine Salamon

James J. Salamon Sr

Efren & Sacha Salceda

Members of Salesianum class of 1951

Sally

LIZA PIANSAY SALOMA

Deceased members of the Salvage family

Cecilia Samaria

Rema Samaha

Gary Sanderson

Jeff Sanford

Dan and Margaret Santora

Ruth Safarik

Claire Saybolt

Elizabeth Scache

Bill Scanga

Bill Scanga

Jane and Ralph Scanga

Beatrice Schaebler

George Schaebler

John & Kay Schaal

Mark Schaal

Robert & Helen Schellman

Frank Schiavelli

George Schieber

Karl M. Schilling

Lenore Schiavelli

Marge Schiavelli

Ralph & Beatrice Schipa

Helen & Al Schmids

Joanie Schmitz

Joseph Matilda Andy Teresa & Elmira Schmids

Raymond Schmidlin

Ben Schodowski

Blanche Schodowski

Deceased members of the Schommer Family

Ed Schodowski

Frank Shock

George Schodowski

Pat Schodowski

Raymond Schodowski

Maxine Schuster

The Schutsky Family

SA Schwarzenberger

Joan Scola

LeRoy & Ruth Scroggy

Randy Scroggy

Ann & Al Sczmacowycz

Roseanne Seimer

Joe Smetek

Lawrence Sergi

Mary Sergi

Margaret Shaia

James and Patricia Shannon

Ann & Edward Sharp

Esther Sharp

Joan Elizabeth (McGreevy) Shea. Sister.

Michael Shean

John Sheehy

Katherine Sheehy

Mickey Sheehy

Nora Sheehy

Khris Sherlock

Frances Shireman

Joe and Mary Shivek

Norma Thomas Mary Anna Shott

Gen Shrout

Peter Sikora

RAMON & DAISY SILVERIO

Al Simeone

Estelle Robles

Fr. Francis Simeone

Deceased members of the Simons Family

Rev Edward J Simons OSFS

Robert Skinner

Karolina & Walter Smalec

Rose Smalec

Rose Smalec

Stanley and Thelma Smalec

Louis Smetek

Petrine Smetek

Kathryn Smiley

Agnes Smith

All the deceased members of the Smith family

Marjorie Smith

Edith Elizabeth Smith

Floyd and Floy Smith

Richard C snd Mary Belle Smith

Richard Lee Smith

Richard Stephen Smith

Tyler Smith

Dorothy Smolen

George Smolen

Mary Margaret Soleo

Mena Soleo

Salvatore & Margaret Sortino

Catherine Sperber

Earl Sperber

Carmel Spicola

Clara Spicola

Jimmy and Clara Spicola

Jimmy Spicola

Giovannina Spitelle

Joseph Spitelle

Lillian & Joseph Stacey (Stasewich)

Mark Stacey

Joe Stafford

Pat & Don Stalzer

Frida Standley

Jack Stanton

Richard Standley

Ross Brinkert Stanley

Ross Brinkert Stanley

Vicki Kukowski Stanley

Bob Stefano

Jim Stefano

Marian &. Richard Stefano

Jack Stevenson

Jane Stevenson

Joe Stevenson

John Stevenson

Annie Stocklin

Annie Stocklin

Bud Stocklin

Jane Stocklin

Michael Stocklin

Bill Stribney

George Joan Gertrude Steven Effie Henry Strohminger

Tony Strohmier

Henry V. Subda

Tammy L. Subda

Elizabeth J. Subda

Henry Subda

Teresa Sulik

Anthony Sulik

Eleanore Sulik

Jerry Sullivan

Francisco & Marcelina Sunga

Edmund & Victoria Suwinsky

Helen & Henry Suwinsky

Pelagia & Joseph Suwinsky

Stanley & Stella Suwinsky

Jill Svoboda

Owen Sweeney

Louise and John Tamagni.

Michael Tamburro

MONA K. TARUC

Ernie Taylor

Eva Thierry

Thurman Thierry

Bruce Thompson

Penny Thomas

Wanda Kestner Thompson

Ilona Tolnay

Elizabeth Torzilli

Betty Tracy

Giac Tran

Hoc Tran

Harvey J. Trask

Wendi Trexler

Christine Treacy

Barbara Tuckell

Angelo and Ruth Turano

Bob and Linda Turano

Brian Turano

Brian Turano

Carelessly and Teresa Turano

Flora and Charles Turano

John and Frances Turano

Lucile and Ralph Turano

Lucile Turano

Ralph Turano

Rita Turano

Batista and Giovana Persoleo Turcol

Robert Ugwu

All relatives and friends of Ülo and Juliet Uibopuu

Gloria Ulrich

Deceased members of Unger Family

Domenic Urbani

Sara Ann and Frank Urbani

Joan Vaccariello

June Vain

June Vain

Rick Valente

Robert Valenti

VanCoeur Family

Peter M. Alexander Jr. and Lydia Alexander VanSluyters

Alphonso Vara

John Vara

Louise Vara

Rick Vasko

Marcy and Charles Veazey

Elizabeth Vickery

Jess Vickery

Janine Viscidi

Janet Vitalis

Pam Vollaro

Frank A. Vorel

Joanne Waddell

Otto and Alice Wahl

Sr Angela Marie Waldron OSU

Jason Walker

Lloyd Walker Sr.

Michael Walker

Peter Wallace

Joyce & Larry Walsh

Helen Walsh

Patrick Walsh

Ed Walton

Jane Walton

Josephine McGuire Walter and Dorothy Kaminski

Deceased members of Wamp family

The Wamp Family

William Wamp Jr

Debbie McCormick Ware

Charles Warren

Don Walsh

Deceased members of the Watts Family

Peter & Stephanie Wayne

Lou Weadick

Ruth Weadick

Mildred Weeks

David Weems

Jan & Jim Wefel

Rose Weinstein

Barbara Weise

Evelyn Weislogel

Harold & Eloise Weis & deceased family.

Clare Weizeorick

Father Wendelken

Mildred & Delvin Werderman

John & Jean Werner

Justine Werner

Carolyn & Kenneth West

Vesta West

Lawrence Wheeler

Martha Wheeler

Cary Williams

Catherine Williams

Catherine Williams

Dolores Williams

Dolores Williams

Fr. Frank Williams

Francis Williams

Francis Williams

Deceased members of the Willman Family

Mary C. Wilson

Bob Wing

Bill Winston

Al Wissman

Rick Wojnicki OSFS

Julia Wolanin

Nellie Wolanin

John Wolf

Shirley Woolley

Thomas Wutkowski

Barbara Wyles

Mahlon Wythe

Lucille (Del Re) Yafonar

Richard Y. Kwok & Rowena Yao

Jose' I. Yap

Romelia and Jose' Yap

Thomas Yewell

Diane Youngblood

Mary & Joseph Zagorski

Charles Zanine

Zaring family

Addie Zehe

John (Jack) Zehe

John William (Johnny) Zehe

Donna Zimpelman

Lee Zimpelman

Olga D. Zimpelman

Anthony & Eleanor Ziomkewicz

Felix & Marion Ziomkiewicz

Ziomkewicz B

Bertha & Anthony Zurowski

Joey Zurowski

In Loving Memory