March 2016 Issue - The Catholic Islander

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M arch 2016 | catholic vi.com
Keys and Sword Event
7 T H A N N UA L
Marriott Frenchman’s Reef Grand Harbour Ballroom
LOCAL NEWS
JOURNEY OF FAITH
LOCAL NEWS
Santo Nino celebrations
on St. Croix / PG. 6
‘God, I trust you’ Rita King / PG. 14
Catholic Schools
Week / PG. 16
Inside this issue
4 From the editor's desk
Mercy for the family
7 Local news
Santo Niño celebrations on St. Croix
8 Keys and Sword Event
7th Annual Keys and Sword Award Benefit — Marriott Frenchman’s Reef Grand Harbour Ballroom
14 Journey of faith
“God, I trust you” — Rita King
15 Catholic mission
The Catholic Foundation of the Virgin Islands
16 Catholic Schools Week
Catholic Schools Week activities
18 Reflection
Carrying guilt
22 Parish calendars
25 ¡Buenas noticias!
Bishop Bevard entertained guests visiting from a cruise ship from the states. Leading the group was
Most Reverend James Patrick Keleher, Archbishop Emeritus of Kansas City in Kansas. Bishop Bevard is
on the left, next to Father Fewel. Msgr. Feudjio is in the center, next to Archbishop Keleher, in the visor.
Bishop’s Calendar
March 1
Hosting visiting
Bishop Shelton Fabre,
ordinary of the Diocese
of Houma–Thibodaux
March 6
Confirmations,
St. Patrick Parish, 10 a.m.
ON THE COVER: The Keys and
Sword Executive Committee with
co-honorees. (l-r): Rev. Msgr.
Jerome Feudjio, Mrs. Charlotte
Banks, honorees Mrs. Sara
Watlington-Connell and Mrs. Alicia
Smith-Doutê, Ms. Lillia King and
Bishop Herbert A. Bevard.
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March 12-13
Mission Appeal,
Holy Family Paris,
Syracuse, N.Y.
March 19
Vigil Mass,
Our Lady of Mount
Carmel Parish, 6 p.m.
The Magazine of the
Roman Catholic Diocese
of St. Thomas in the
Virgin Islands
Most Rev. Herbert Bevard
PUBLISHER
The Catholic Islander / March 2016 / www.catholicvi.com
Holy Week Schedule:
March 20
Palm Sunday Mass,
Sts. Peter and Paul
Cathedral, 9 a.m.
March 22
Chrism Mass,
Holy Cross Parish,
11 a.m.
March 24
Holy Thursday Mass,
Cathedral, 7 p.m.
Father John Matthew Fewel
EDITOR
Sarah Jane von Haack
MANAGING EDITOR
Jenny Bis
GRAPHIC DESIGNER
Charlotte Banks
Lillia King
ADVERTISING
Christine Joseph
Advantage Editing
PROOFREADING
March 25
Good Friday –
Holy Communion and
reposition of the Blessed
Sacrament, Cathedral, 3
p.m. (No Masses are offered
this day)
March 26
Holy Saturday Mass, Our
Lady of Perpetual Help
Parish
March 27 Easter Sunday
Mass of the Resurrection,
Cathedral, 10:30 a.m.
Brother James Petrait, OSFS
WEBMASTER
Deacon Emith Fludd
CIRCULATION
www.FAITHcatholic.com
Local News
Rite of the burning of last year's blessed palms, in preparation for
Ash Wednesday at St. Patrick Church. Father Boniface Blanchard ignites
the blaze that yields holy ashes for distribution on Ash Wednesday.
Parishioner
Carmen Acosta
detailed and
painted the Last
Supper relief,
which has been
added to the
new marble
facing on the
refurbished altar
at St. Patrick’s
Catholic Church
in Fredericksted.
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The Holy Family, painting,
Sainte-Waudru Collegiate Church,
Mons, Belgium; Wikimedia Commons.
Mercy for the Family
JESUS, MARY, AND JOSEPH, THE HOLY FAMILY,
are the holy and sacred ideal for families. God,
the Father in heaven himself, makes the Holy
Family complete. Blessing, guiding, strengthening,
and leading them on their sojourn on earth, he
acclaimed his only begotten Son, and lovingly
supplied every need for him; and for his
immaculate mother, Mary, and for the holy and
virtuous St. Joseph, the foster-father of Jesus. By
his watchful care for them, he showed us that he
desires to complete each and every human family.
The Holy Family is so perfect and without fault, so
incomperably holy, so seemingly distant, that such a lofty
model can be wrongly viewed as incomparable to us; out
of synch with modern families. Such families as: live-in,
unmarried, parent families, second-or-third (non-blessed)
marriage families; and every marriage in which one or both
spouses are Catholic, which does not enjoy the benefit of
the sacred witness and blessing of the holy Catholic Church.
For Catholics involved in such unions, the trauma of
living outside of God’s laws and the sacramental institution
of holy matrimony, with all of its heavenly graces, and
opposing God’s command and design, brings certain
difficulty, trials, suffering, heartbreak, doubts; and always:
loss and great sorrow.
How can God dwell in families that do not fit nor
identify with the Holy Family so radiant and beautiful in
holiness and sanctity? Through the consoling shepherding
and agency of our Church, God can indeed dwell in them.
She, our holy mother, the Church, who was not invited,
before, may be called upon to help us achieve forgiveness,
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wholeness, and peace. Things feared not possible for
man, will be with God’s help. As the Scriptures assure us
all things are possible for God.
When Jesus meets with any sinner, he calls him out of
sin, Our Lord calls those in irregular unions to himself
for healing. His call can in every case be answered, if
only poor sinners are willing to accept his divine will
and depart from all else. Jesus calls families, as well as
individuals, to be justified in him.
Peace in family life may be restored where it has
been lost. It can come into any household where it
never was before.
The Church: Christ in the world, calls every Catholic
to full communion once again. Even breaches that
have led one away from the sacraments for years.
Unrepented, unconfessed, ignored, and denied, sin
always leads to more sin. Sin mounds up and multiplies,
but the way back is never impossible.
Jesus says, "My yoke is easy, and my burden light.” It
truly is, or the Lord would not have said so. The yoke of
sin is ponderous, and its burden, heavy and unbearable.
In this Jubilee Year of Mercy, Pope Francis has granted
a plenary indulgence for making the simple effort of
passing through the Holy Door in our diocese and in
every diocese of the world. It’s an invitation for every
Catholic; but, not the least, to mothers and fathers and
families suffering brokenness and pain.
There are two places in the U.S. Virgin Islands to
do this. Come to the Cathedral of Sts. Peter and Paul’s
main entrance, in Charlotte Amalie, if you’re on St.
Thomas; or to the Holy Door at the Shrine of Our Lady
of Barrenspot Hill, if you’re on St. Croix.
Make pilgrimage to, and then enter through, the Holy
Door. Speak to a priest or to the pastor about how your
family may imitate the good model of the Holy Family,
if it is not so, now. Make a good confession; do as the
good pastor guides and instructs you to do; and receive
worthily Our Lord in holy Communion, as soon as
you’re able. And, thank God, in this extraordinary
jubilee year, for his unfailing Mercy.
A plenary
indulgence is a
cancellation of
the temporal
punishment
which is due,
for accrued
sins confessed
and forgiven,
but for which
sufficient
penance has
not been
performed in
life. Catholics
may seek it,
providing they
are in good
standing with
the Church.
If there is any
remaining
attachment
for sin, the
indulgence
will be partial
rather than
plenary
(complete).
From the
Editor's Desk
By Father John
Matthew Fewel
Feast of St. Blaise
at Sts. Peter and
Paul School
Children come
forward to have
their throats blessed
with candles
sanctified by the bishop
during Mass.
Bishop Bevard offered
Mass for Sts. Peter and
Paul School to bless
Catholic Schools Week.
See more CSW photos
on page 16 and 19.
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Catholic Schools Week
Students from
St. Patrick Catholic
School visited the
Herbert Grigg Home
for the Aged during
Catholic Schools
Week. Joining them
there is Sister Elmosa.
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Santo Niño celebrations on St. Croix
Bishop Herbert Bevard with Missionaries of Charity and guests after Santo Niño Mass at Holy Cross Church, in Christiansted
(l-r): visiting Father James Herring, O.Praem., Sister M. Cecilius, MC, Bishop Herbert Bevard, Maggie, Sandra McMurtrie, Sister M. Anthony, MC,
Father Mark Knestout and Holy Cross’ pastor, Father E. Patrick Lynch, CSsR.
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7 T H A N N UA L
Marriott Frenchman’s Reef Grand Harbour Ballroom
Mrs. Sara Watlington-Connell
(left) and Mrs. Alicia SmithDoute, co-honorees.
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Journey of Faith
“As far as a
‘God, I trust you’
RITA KING
T
o say that Rita King has led an interesting life
would be an understatement. She’s a world
traveler who has spent her time among the
skyscrapers of New York City, on the tundra of Alaska,
on the coasts of South Africa — and nearly everywhere
in between. Today, she calls St. Thomas her home and
helps out in the Chancery office; she is active in her
parish and works as a facilitator in the VIRTUS program
to help protect children. A strong Catholic, she is quick
to point to the major influences and examples in her
life — especially her mother, her father and her husband.
“I have so many blessings,” Rita said. “Why should I talk
about myself and what I’ve done?”
These influences started early in Rita’s life. “My admiration for
my parents just can’t be expressed,” she said. “They were devoted,
hardworking people.” Despite numerous setbacks in life, like a
near-fatal car wreck that left her mother handicapped at age 19
and her father trying to provide for a family during the Great
Depression, Rita learned that fortitude, hard work and faith
helped cement the bonds that kept families together.
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journey of
Rita was raised in New Jersey and
her mother, who emigrated from Italy,
faith, I see
passed on her faith to her children. “As
holding on to it,
I figured out, being brought up during
the Depression, people stuck together ...
doing your best
their faith is what kept them together.”
to practice it
Rita fondly remembers her father, who
and to keep it
ran a taxi and chauffeur service, teaching
her life lessons such as how to work hard,
to say, ‘God, I
be respectful to people and how to drive
trust you.’”
his nine-passenger Cadillac limousine.
“He said to me, ‘You’re going to get your
learner’s permit, you’re going to learn
to drive and you’re going to pass your test,’ ” she recalled, with a
laugh. “I said, ‘Yes, Papa!’ I hated to disappoint my father. And I
passed my test on the first try.”
When she wasn’t helping at the family business, Rita was
spending time with her friends, but soon got a job in New York
City. There, she met John, a World War II veteran who was going
to evening school. The two eventually dated and married, and
began a life together that was filled with family, adventure and a
deep love. “We were married 60 years,” she said, noting that John
passed away in 2013. During their life, Rita and John raised four
children and traveled frequently throughout the world, building
up a lifetime’s worth of memories and stories. “To go into all of
them, we just don’t have time,” she said.
What is clear is how devoted Rita and John were to each other,
and how their faith helped shape their marriage. She admired her
husband greatly, recounting all the sacrifices he made for their
family, even taking the difficult situations life handed them and
making the best of it. Like in 1995, when an unexpected layoff led
to an early retirement, which is what ultimately brought John and
Rita to St. Thomas.
“We just loved it here,” she said. “We had been here on cruises
and when the time came, this is where John wanted to be.”
What Rita calls “those quiet moments of faith” played a big part
in their lives. Once, when John was ill and in the hospital, Rita
recalls worrying when he was in intensive care and giving over
that trust to God. “I don’t even recall — I must have said some
prayers, but somehow at the most crucial moment, there was
silence. And just, ‘He’s in your hands.’
“So you see why I say, I can’t say anything about myself, it’s the
examples of hard work, it’s not myself — it’s the blessings that
have been bestowed upon me,” Rita said. “As far as a journey of
faith, I see holding on to it, doing your best to practice it and to
keep it, to say, ‘God, I trust you’ and say a little prayer.”
By Paul McAvoy
Catholic Mission
The Catholic Foundation
of the Virgin Islands
An organization for the conservation
of funds to support the Catholic mission
in the Virgin Islands
Shown above: A letter of thanks received for help
sent by our Catholic Diocese when disaster struck
in Dominica; St. Mary’s School, representing all of
our Catholic schools; Father Kerly François offering
holy Mass for Haitian immigrants to our island,
in Le Chappelle Catholique de v. Pierre Toussaint
in Bovoni.
The Catholic Foundation of the Virgin Islands
will focus on important projects, such as Catholic
schools, Haitian outreach, a new chapel on St. John,
development of Church properties on St. Croix,
expansion of the Church’s missionary activities in
the diocese, and worldwide disaster relief. CFVI
will be directed by a board of 12 to 20 members.
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Father John Mark (left) and Deacon James
Verhoff with the lectors and servers of the
opening Mass at St. Joseph High School.
Catholic Schools
Week activities
High honors students from SJHS.
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Honor
Roll Certificate
winners.
The2016
awards
were received at school Mass.
The Catholic
Islander
/ March
/ www.catholicvi.com
(l-r): Marilee Rinkevich, Petra Hoover and Ms. Henry from the Virgin
Islands Council of the Arts. Marilee Rinkevich, grade 10, read “O’
Carib Isle” by Hart Crane and “Blind Curse” by Simon J. Ortiz, while
Petra Hoover, grade 11, read “Rain” by Kazina Ali and “The Ocean” by
Nathaniel Hawthorne. Four judges from the VI council selected Marilee
as the first runner-up and Petra as the second runner-up. Marilee will
attend a regional poetry reading event at a later date.
St. Mary’s and SJHS enjoyed
combined recreation and other
activities at St. Mary’s School in
Christiansted.
Catholic Charities
Catholic
Charities’
Food Drive
Catholic Charities’
new service facility
ST. MARTIN DE PORRES
OUTREACH CENTER
Please collect
the following
items at your
church, school
or workplace
and bring them
to Catholic
Charities:
▪ Powdered milk,
rice, lentils and
beans
▪ Infant formula
and baby food
▪ Canned meat
and vegetables
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Prophet Ezekiel, Done and Davies, 1867;
St. Collen Parish Church, Llangollen, Wales.
Carrying Guilt
Every Friday, Morning Prayer in the
Liturgy of the Hours begins with Psalm
51. It’s opening stanza says: “Have
mercy on me, God, in your kindness.
Reflection
By Father Kevin
MacDonald, CSsR
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In your compassion blot out my offense.
O wash me more and more from my
guilt and cleanse me from my sin.”
What does this mean for us as we journey deeper
into Lent? It means that laying down the burden of our
guilt is a process. As our faith enables us to call upon
God’s mercy to forgive our sins, it is this same faith that
will help us to leave our guilt behind. The Lord spoke
through Ezekiel the prophet: “Cast away all the crimes
you have committed, and make for yourselves a new
heart and a new spirit.” With new hearts and spirits
cleansed by God’s grace, we can focus our energy on
deeds of virtue and righteousness, rather than be frozen
by the crippling effects of guilt.
It has been reported that Mother Teresa and Pope
John Paul II went to confession weekly. Why do you
suppose they sought out the sacrament of reconciliation
so regularly? After all, they were not robbing banks.
Perhaps it was because they had such close relationships
with God that their sins and failures were all the
more exposed in God’s light, like a magnifying mirror
exposes the flaws in our skin. They also had the ability
to forgive themselves and leave the guilt of their failures
behind. Saints are not perfect. They, like us, have the
need to examine their consciences, confess their sins,
learn from their mistakes and to surrender their guilt.
We are bombarded everyday with temptations to stray
from the path of God. We are sinners saved by grace.
We will always be in need of God’s forgiveness. And,
likewise, we will always need to take the next step in
forgiving ourselves. Who, for example, can say that they
have not harbored bad thoughts against a neighbor?
Who has not become incensed at a perceived wrong
or given into gossip? Who has not let some of God’s
personal gifts lay dormant or underused? God gives us
the opportunity to lay all of our burdens down in the
penitential rite of the Mass, as well as in the sacrament
of reconciliation. We can then sing a new song with a
hearts and souls that are thoroughly forgiven.
Just as Jesus wants us to approach the altar of God’s
mercy, so are we beckoned by the Lord to forgive
ourselves. We may need to find ways to make amends
for our past sins. That is one way to help surrender
the guilt. Searching out the wisdom of the 12 steps of
addiction recovery might be another. If we discover that
we are not open to reconciliation, then we must pray for
the grace to allow it to happen. It is the only way we can
approach the altar of sacrifice with a clear conscience.
That is, until the next time we fall. After all, we will
always be dependent on God’s mercy.
Father Kevin MacDonald, CSsR is a Redemptorist priest,
missionary preacher, evangelist and retreat master. He visits
the Caribbean, the U.S. mainland and overseas in his work.
To contact Father Kevin, call Sacred Heart Church in New
Smyrna Beach, Fla., 386.428.6426.
Sts. Peter and Paul
Catholic School
students parade on
Veteran’s Blvd, in
Charlotte Amalie,
marking Catholic
Schools Week.
Wrap up of Catholic
Schools Week for
SJHS students,
faculty, and staff
St. Joseph Catholic
High School’s annual
5 mile walk-a-thon/
fundraiser and lunch.
From the Frederiksted
Fish Market, after
opening prayer, the
group walked through
Frederiksted, returning
to the Frederiksted Fish
Market, which was the
4 mile point, to the
Vincent Mason Resort
located next to the Sandy
Point National Wildlife
Refuge, adding the fifth
mile. At the resort the
group enjoyed lunch
followed by volleyball
and other games.
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WE ARE THE DOERS OF THE WORD
PREACHING WITH OUR LIVES.
"Behold, I am making
all things new."
Rev. 21.5
"With God, all things
are possible."
Luke 1:37
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Order of Malta
Virgin Islands Area
The Order of Malta is raising
funds for Bishop Herbert Bevard’s
Catholic Scholarship Program
through the sale of commemorative
bricks. The bricks will be installed
in the Rosary Garden at Our Lady
of Perpetual Help Church.
This is a great way to remember a
loved one or express gratitude to
God for answering a prayer.
Your message will last forever.
Call 774.2166 for information
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St. Thomas Calendar
Magnificat
Magnificat, an international ministry to
Catholic women, meets at Ss. Peter and
Paul Cathedral’s Hospitality Lounge on the
first Saturday of every month at 8 a.m.
Men’s Prayer Group
The Sons of Joseph and Mary meet at
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church on
Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m.
Pro-life
HOLY FAMILY FUN DAY: During the Holy Family Fun Day at the UVI Golf Course, Father Neil
Scantlebury explains the rules for the adult musical chairs competition: adults dance around the
chairs, then dash to seats when the music stops.
Recitation of the Rosary
Intention of sick parishioners at OLPH
and the Order of Malta maladies: second
Wednesday of each month at 5:45 p.m.
(followed by Mass) at Our Lady of Perpetual
Help Church in the Order of Malta Rosary
Garden. Everyone is invited to attend.
Legion of Mary
Presidium Mary, Mystical Rose, meets in
Holy Family Church’s classroom, Sundays
at 4 p.m.
Catholic Charities of the VI
Catholic Charities serves the needy —
through our shelter, soup kitchen and
outreach programs — with help from the
community. There is an ongoing need
for financial support. Please contact us
at 340.777.8518 or [email protected]
to explore the many ways you can help.
Thank you.
Catholic Daughters of America
Court 2049 meets at Ss. Peter and Paul
Cathedral’s Hospitality Lounge on the
third Saturday of every month at 3 p.m.
Charismatic Prayer
▶ Prayers in Spanish are offered at Ss.
Peter and Paul Cathedral’s Hospitality
Lounge on Mondays at 6 p.m.
▶ Holy Family Church holds evenings of
charismatic prayer on Mondays at 7 p.m.
Divine Mercy Chaplet
▶ Altar servers from Ss. Peter and Paul
Cathedral and Our Lady of Perpetual
Help Church lead the Divine Mercy
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Chaplet at Ss. Peter and Paul Cathedral
on Mondays at 3 p.m.
▶ The chaplet is prayed at Our Lady of
Perpetual Help Church on Tuesdays at
3 p.m.
Holy Hours/Eucharistic Adoration
▶ Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church has
Exposition on Tuesdays from 7:30 a.m.
until Benediction at 6 p.m. and on Fridays
at 6 p.m., followed by Mass at 7 p.m.
▶ Holy Family Church and St. Anne
Chapel have Holy Hours with
Exposition and Benediction on Fridays
at 6 p.m., followed by Mass at 7 p.m.
Intercessory Prayer Group
A team is prepared to pray for the needs
of all who ask at Holy Family Church on
Wednesdays at 7 p.m.
Pro-life Rosary
Pray a pro-life rosary at Our Lady of
Perpetual Help Church on Wednesdays at
5:45 p.m.
Legion of Mary
▶P
residium Mary, Morning Star, meets
at Our Lady of Perpetual Help every
Friday at 8 p.m. in the conference
room. For more information about the
Legion of Mary, call the church office at
340.774.0885.
▶ Presidium María, Arca de la Alianza,
holds meetings in Spanish at Ss. Peter
and Paul Cathedral’s Hospitality Lounge
on Sundays at 2 p.m.
▶ Presidium Mary, Mediatrix of All
Graces, meets in the St. Anne Chapel
Hall on Wednesdays at 6 p.m.
Bound 4 Life USVI, the diocesan pro-life
group, meets at Our Lady of Perpetual Help
Church every other week. There is also a prolife Holy Hour and Mass at 6 p.m. on the first
Friday of the month. For more information,
visit Facebook.com/bound4lifeUSVI or call
the OLPH Church office at 340.774.0885.
Our Lady of Fatima Devotion
The Children of Mary lead a devotion to Our
Lady of Fatima at Holy Family Church on the
first Saturday of every month at 4 p.m.
Rosary Walk
Ss. Peter and Paul Cathedral hosts a rosary
walk on the first Saturday of every month at
7 a.m., followed by Mass at 7:30 a.m.
St. Joseph Workers
The St. Joseph Workers meet at Holy
Family Church’s Columban Hall on the
second Sunday of every month at 9:30 a.m.
St. Vincent de Paul Society
The Young Vincentians meet on the third
Sunday of every month at 11:30 a.m. The
adult members meet on the fourth Saturday
of every month at 3:30 p.m. Both groups
meet in Holy Family Church’s classroom.
World Apostolate of Fatima
The World Apostolate of Fatima meets at
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church on
Thursdays at 7:30 a.m.
Our Mother of
Perpetual Help Devotions
Devotions to Our Mother of Perpetual
Help are prayed before Mass on
Wednesdays at:
▶ Ss. Peter and Paul Cathedral at 6:45 a.m. and noon.
▶ Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church at 6:15 p.m.
▶ Holy Family Church at 6:50 p.m.
▶ St. Anne Chapel at 7 p.m.
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St. Croix Calendar
after the 8 a.m. Mass.
▶ St. Patrick Church has a full day of
Eucharistic Adoration on Wednesdays.
▶ St. Ann Church has a Holy Hour with
Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament,
evening prayer and Benediction every
Friday at 5:30 p.m., except first Friday,
when Mass is celebrated at 5:30 p.m.
▶ St. Joseph Church has a full day of
Eucharistic Adoration every Tuesday
beginning with Holy Mass at 6:30 a.m. and
concluding with Benediction at 6 p.m.
Anastasia Doward presents a fruit basket to ICM Sisters on behalf of Father BonifaceBlanchard and the St. Patrick’s Catholic Church Pastoral Counsel, on the feast of the
Presentation and World Day of Consecrated Life.
Rosary Prayer Group
Cenacle of Our Lady of the Rosary Prayer
Group meets at the Franciscan House
every Wednesday at 10 a.m.
Adult education
The St. Patrick Alumni Association offers
an After School Tutorial Program, which
is coordinated by Sister Claina Letang,
ICM. They are now also operating as a
Public Computer Center, which is part
of the ViNGN Digital Literacy Program.
It is open to the public during scheduled
mornings to mid-day.
Bible Study
Holy Cross Church hosts Bible studies in
McAlpin Hall on Wednesdays and Saturdays
at 9 a.m., following morning Mass.
Carmelite Spirituality
The Our Lady Star of the Sea Community
shares Carmelite spirituality in the St.
Joseph Church Hospitality Lounge and
Learning Center on the fourth Sunday of
each month at 1 p.m.
Charismatic Prayer
▶ St. Patrick Church has charismatic
prayer in the chapel on the third Friday
of each month at 6 p.m.
▶ St. Ann Church has charismatic prayer
in Marian Hall on Tuesdays at 7 p.m.
Cursillo Prayer Group
The Cursillo movement hosts a Spanish
prayer meeting in the St. Michael Chapel
at St. Joseph Church on the last Monday of
every month at 7 p.m.
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Devotions to St. Gerard Majella
Pray a devotion to St. Gerard Majella at Holy
Cross Church on Tuesdays at 8:45 a.m.
Cursillo Ultreya
Cursillo members meet for Ultreya in the
Cursillo office at St. Joseph Church on
Thursdays after the 7 p.m. Mass. Meetings
are in Spanish.
Divine Mercy Chaplet
St. Joseph Church hosts Divine Mercy
devotions on the fourth Sunday of each
month at 3 p.m. The hour-long program
includes the chaplet, prayers, adoration
and teachings of the Divine Mercy by
Father John Mark.
Franciscan Spirituality
The Our Lady of the Angels fraternity of the
Third Order of St. Francis shares Franciscan
spirituality at Franciscan House on the
fourth Sunday of each month at 3 p.m.
Rosary Prayer Group
Cenacle of Our Lady of the Rosary Prayer
Group meets at the Franciscan House
every Tuesday at 5 p.m.
Holy Hours/Eucharistic Adoration
▶ Holy Cross Church has Eucharistic
Adoration every Friday following the 8:15
a.m. Mass until 1 p.m. That includes a Holy
Hour on the first Friday of each month.
▶ Holy Cross Church has Eucharistic
Adoration with confession from 11 a.m.
to 1 p.m. every Friday.
▶ St. Patrick Church has a Holy Hour with
Exposition and Benediction on Fridays
Knights of Columbus
Holy Cross Council 6482 meets at Holy
Cross Church’s McAlpin Hall on the first and
third Thursday of every month at 6 p.m.
St. Patrick Youth Ministry
Come be with us and enjoy a variety of
exciting activities as St. Patrick parents
and youths mix work and play to spread
the Gospel message on St. Croix. For more
information, contact Father Boniface
Blanchard at 340.772.0138.
Magnificat
Magnificat, an international ministry to
Catholic women, meets at Franciscan House
on the third Sunday of each month at 3 p.m.
Neo-catechumenal Way
The Neo-catechumenal Way leads a
celebration of the word at St. Joseph Church
on Mondays and Thursdays at 7 p.m.
Our Mother of
Perpetual Help Devotions
Devotions to Our Mother of Perpetual
Help are prayed at:
▶ St. Patrick Church on Wednesdays at
6:30 a.m. and 8 a.m.
▶ Holy Cross Church on Wednesdays and
Saturdays at 8:45 a.m.
▶ St. Joseph Church on Wednesdays at 7 p.m.
Rosary for the Unborn
St. Joseph Church hosts a bilingual
English/Spanish rosary for the unborn on
Fridays at 6 p.m.
Santo Niño
St. Joseph Church hosts devotions to the
Santo Niño (the Holy Child Jesus) on the
first Saturday of every month at 4:30 p.m.
The sacrament of reconciliation is offered
during this time.
St. John Calendar
¡Buenas Noticias!
All-night Vigil
Our Lady of Mount Carmel holds an all-night
vigil on the first Friday of each month after the
7 p.m. Mass.
Charismatic Prayer
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church hosts an
evening of charismatic prayer on Thursdays at 7 p.m.
Eucharistic Adoration
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church has Exposition
of the Blessed Sacrament and Benediction on
Thursdays from 7:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Free Meals
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church’s Kallaloo
Kitchen: Food for the Soul feeds the needy in the
parish’s Guadalupe Hall on Mondays and Fridays
at noon. Volunteers are welcomed.
Legion of Mary
Presidium Mary, Queen of Angels, meets in the
Guadalupe Hall of Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Church on Tuesdays at 6 p.m. Presidium Mary,
Mystical Rose, meets in Holy Family Church’s
classroom, Sundays at 4 p.m.
Men’s Fellowship
Men’s Fellowship meets the first and third
Sunday of each month.
Spanish Mass
Our Lady of Mount Carmel has Spanish Mass at
6 p.m. Sundays.
El sacramento del bautismo dado a las 12:30 misa en español en la Catedral de los
Santos Pedro y Pablo. Los padres y los padrinos escuchan instrucciones para la vida
como su bebé aguarda las aguas de la vida.
Eventos Mensuales
ORACIÓN CARISMÁTICA
Las oraciones en español
se ofrecen en el Salón de
Hospitalidad de la Catedral de
San Pedro y san Pablo los lunes
a las 6 p.m.
Sunday Mass in Coral Bay
LA ULTREYA
Los jueves después de la misa de
las 7 p.m. los cursillistas tienen su
Ultreta. Las reunions en el trailer,
en la oficina del Movimiento de
Cursillos, y son en español.
Shepherds of Christ Associates
LEGIÓN DE MARÍA
El presidium hispano María, Arca
de la Alianza se reúne en el Salón
de Hospitalidad de la Catedral
de San Pedro y San Pablo los
domingos a las 2 p.m.
Mass is celebrated each Sunday at 12:30 p.m. at
the John’s Folly Learning Center in Coral Bay.
For questions or transportation, call the church
office at 776.6339.
The Shepherds of Christ Associates meet for prayer
in the St. Michael Chapel of St. Joseph Church on
Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m. and on the second and
fourth Sunday of every month at 5 p.m.
Spanish Prayer and Reflection
Pray the rosary and share reflections on the
readings of the coming Sunday Mass at Holy
Cross Church on alternate Tuesdays at 7 p.m.
Meetings are in Spanish.
World Apostolate of Fatima
The World Apostolate of Fatima meets in the
chapel at Holy Cross Church on Tuesdays at 5 p.m.
NUEVA MISA EN ESPAÑOL
La iglesia Nuestra Señora del
Carmen de la isla de Saint John
está ofreciendo una misa en
español todos los domingos a las
6 p.m. El celebrante oficial es el
padre Eduardo Ortiz Santiago,
párroco de la comunidad hispana
de la catedral.
ORACIÓN Y REFLEXIÓN
Se reza el Santo Rosario y se
comparten las reflexiones de las
lecturas del domingo siguiente,
en la iglesia de Holy Cross los
martes alternados a las 7 p.m. Las
reuniones son en español.
ROSARIO POR LOS NO NACIDOS
La iglesia de San José invita a los
rosarios bilingües en español e
inglés por los no nacidos todos
los viernes a la 6 p.m.
SANTO NIÑO
En la iglesia de San José se rezan
las devociones del Santo Niño (el
Santo Niño Jesús) los primeros
sábados de cada mes a las 4:30
p.m. Durante este tiempo se
ofrecen confesiones.
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