solt mission magazine autumn 2013

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MISSI NSOLT


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G I V E Y O U R H E A R T T O T H E L O R D

Dear Friends of the Society of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity,

During this year of faith, each one of us is invited in a special way to

reect on the gift of faith and to pray for its increase and manifestation in our

lives. It can be tempting sometimes to think of faith as merely an intellectual

activity by which we afrm our belief in a series of propositions related to God

and the Church. In reality, the gift of faith and our profession of faith goes

much deeper than that. While the faith is certainly related to an intellectual

assent, it also pertains to an act of our will.

The relationship between faith and action is seen clearly in the etymology

of the Latin word credo (I believe). Credo is a compound word that combines

cor, meaning heart, and the verb do, meaning I give. Put simply, credo really

means, I give my heart to the object of my belief. In the context of the Apos-tles Creed, professing our belief in God the Father Almighty, in Jesus Christ, and

in the Holy Spirit should ultimately signify that we not only afrm the existence

of God, but that we give our hearts completely to the Most Holy Trinity. Belief

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in God is not meant to be merely an afrmation of an intellectual proposition, it

extends to an act of giving ones heart to God!

The gift of faith is no static reality in our lives. It is a dynamic force that

constantly challenges us to give our hearts more completely to the Most HolyTrinity on a daily basis. When the faith is truly embraced, life becomes a pilgrim-

age in which the presence of God is deeply experienced and manifested in the

daily events of our lives. This is certainly an accurate description of the life of

the Blessed Virgin Marya pilgrimage of faith by which she gave her heart to

God and experienced His presence and love throughout her life in a radical way.

We too are called to imitate our Mother Mary in giving our hearts to the Holy

Trinity and allowing Gods presence to radiate in our lives. This is what it means

to live by faith.

In this edition of the Missionmagazine, you will encounter a few stories of

people of faith, of people who have given their hearts to the Holy Trinity after

the example of Mary, and have experienced His mercy and love in their lives

and in the lives of others. As this year of faith draws toward its conclusion, let us

pray for one another that

the gift of faith deepen in

our lives, and that each

one of us may follow the

example of our Mother

Mary in giving our hearts

completely to the Most

Holy Trinity.

Fr Peter Marsalek, SOLT

General Priest Servant

FR. PETER MARSALEK, SOLT

WASELECTEDDURINGTHEJULYCHAPTERINCORPUSCHRISTI, TX.

HEISORIGINALLYFROMBURLINGTON, CANADA.


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Th rst duty of th conscratd lif

is to mak visibl th marvls wrought by God in th

frail humanity of thos who ar calld.

Thy bar witnss to ths marvls not so much in

words as by th loqunt languag of a

transgurd lif, capabl of amazing th world.

To popls astonishmnt, thy rspond by

proclaiming th wondrs of grac accomplishd

by th Lord in thos whom h lovs.

VITA CONSECRATA #20


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Lad of the Hol Trinit? Becase the know that these priests care for their

sols and that the are able to minister in poor parishes becase of benefac-

tors who care. Together o represent Gods loe for them.

The drg cartel has threatened and bribed the local police into sb-

mission and collaboration. President Caldern replaced them with federal

arm forces, bt now the arm is sinking into the iolent tactics of the en-

emies! The militar takes

no prisoners. When car-

tel members sbmit after

a battle with the arm,

what is their reward forlaing down their ries?

The are sall ee-

cted immediatel. As a

reslt, there has been

no lessening of kid-

nappings, etortions

and gnre.

Most of the two

thosand folks that

come to Mass here weekl are sacriciall generos, patient, een jofl, in

the midst of poert, corrption and war. Man of m ninet catechists work

ten-hor das in factories for eight-e dollars a week, and et the stillmake time to teach catechism and come to Mass.

Then there are those who sccmb to temptation. Siteen ear-old An-

tonio admitted to me that he had joined the drg cartel becase he wanted

Whn (th assassins) har that thr ar

som of us who lov thm, who ar praying andfasting for thm, thir jaws drop.


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FR. ANTONIO ANDERSON, SOLT

PASTOROFOURLADYOFREFUGEPARISHINNUEVOLAREDO, MEXICO

a Cadillac Escalade like the one that the rthless comandantedroe. Other

oth are sedced b the hope of spporting their parents. The worsening

of the Meican econom had redced Antonios father to riding a bike to

work. Poert did not oblige Antonio to choose aarice, en and iolence,

bt it had tempted him. There is no direct correlation between poert and

iolence, the Meican bishops state in a recent pastoral letter, bt there is

sch a correlation, on the other hand, between ineqalit and iolence.

Wheneer m parishioners and I hae the opportnit to eangelize

these men directl, we do. Recentl two ong cartel members broke into the

hose of one of the members of m parish concil. This good woman soon

had them sitting on her coch listening to the reasons the shold trst inGods wa. In the poor barrios(neighborhood) where I sere, Christs shock-

ing gospel of loe is the cre. Jess shocks the world with his witness and

teaching against iolence. He is no pacist; Jess does not stick a dais in the

mzzle of or rie. No, He spatters o with his Precios Blood. He does

not teach s to rn from iolence. Christ teaches s to confront iolence b

standing rm and offering or other cheek.

Or parish has alwas praed for the kidnapped and killed, and we also

pra for or brothers, the assassins. We spiritall adopt them; we fast for

them on Fridas. It pains s to think that een one of these dark sols might

sffer damnation. The world holds these criminals in tter disdain. When

the hear, therefore, that there are some of s who loe them, who are

praing and fasting for them, their jaws drop. This Christian srpriseloe

has led to miraclos conersions among them.

The mrderers and the mrdered are bried in the commnal mass

grae at or local pblic cemeter, the nidentied bodies of the assassins

and their innocent ictims. Srel the sffering of the ictims who endred

with trst in God and joined the spreme loing sacrice of Christ, will be

the epiator gift that will be a redemptie force fo

r the gilt ling along-

side them.


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So man times we are naware

of how we affect those arond

s. This tre stor shows s

that sometimes or being present to

people, liing and working in jo arenoticed b others and it allows the

Hol Spirit to moe throgh s.

The la faithfl oftentimes gie

witness at their work place. While

sharing the faith at work, a coworker

shared with me a lifelong hrt her

hsband had eperienced.

His mother was eperiencing

difclties and placed him in an or-

phanage rn b religios sisters. He

left the orphanage with a great deal

of hrt from their treatment and as

a reslt left the chrch. He married a

non-Catholic and was instrcted that

b doing so he was now ecommni-

cated from the chrch.

When Or Lads MontessoriSchool moed in down the street from

him, he began to see religios sisters

in a completel new wa. These sisters

were kind, gentle, and seemed jofl in

their ocation. He, with his wife, began

to watch the progress of the school

and how the sisters interacted with the

children. The sisters had no idea how

their presence was a witness and a

sorce of healing to this man.

I wold conerse with the wife

at work abot the school, the sisters

and his past hrts. His wife was erencoraging to him to forgie be-

case she knew how deepl he was

hrt dring his oth.

He neer interacted with the

sisters beond the basic cordial e-

changes, bt the sisters presence

and jo in their ocation moed andopened his heart to forgie and heal.

He had a rather sdden illness and

as he was close to death, he receied

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the anointing of the sick. He died

soon after.

This mans interaction with

the three distinct ocations of the

Chrch, priests, religios and laitmade a ital impact on his salation.

The la ocation reached places of his

heart that others at the time cold

not. The religios ocation healed a

hrting sol throgh their witness of

jo in their ocation, apostolic work

and isibilit throgh their religios

habit. The priestl ocation did what

the other two cold not b preparing

him for God throgh the sacraments.

We are all called to be efcacios

instrments of Gods grace b simpl

liing with the ocation to which Godhas called s and throgh the jo that

comes from being a baptized member

of the Bod of Christ.

ROSIE SULLIVAN BUERGLER

GEORGEANDNICOLINASULLIVANRAISEDTHEIREIGHTCHILDRENASPARTOF

THESOLTFAMILY. ROSIEWASBORNATTHEFOUNDATIONHOMEOFSOLT,

INHOLMAN, NM. SHEISCURRENTLYSERVINGHERMOTHERINKANSASCITY,

WHOISTHELAYSERVANTFORTHESOLTCONSECRATEDWIDOWS.


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How good and plasant it is whn brothrs liv in unity.

PSALM 133;1


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camps theme song. It was often arged that o cold hear the camp songs

being sng from the hill all the wa down throgh the town.

Smmer Camp offered no shortage of games and otdoor actiities. After

all, it is smmer. Some crowd faorites were dodge ball and captre the ag; bt

the top ote-getter belonged to water sports at Fathers Lake. Campers loed

to canoe and paddle-boat in the peace and tranqilit of the lake. Camp partici-

pants also enjoed painting and making Rosar bracelets.

Smmer Camp is a great enironment for the oth. There is alwas sch

a positie attitde srronding St. Anns while the kids attend camp. It is trl

amazing to see the kids interacting with one another with kindness and charit

and frther becoming little disciples of Jess throgh Mar.

Summr camp is an instrumnt

for bringing youth into His Light.

KELLI LOPEZ, SOLT SISTER ASPIRANT

KELLIISORIGINALLYFROMCOLORADO. SHORTLYAFTERGRADUATING

FROMTHEUNIVERSITYOFCOLORADO, SHEBEGAN

VOLUNTEERINGATST. ANNSINDIANMISSIONINBELCOURT, ND.


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St. Anns Indian Mission Sum-

mer Camp has been bringing

children and youth (ages

6-18) together since 1998 to en-

joy a variety of activities while

growing deeper in their faith and

forming healthy relationships. The

theme for 2013 is Into His Light

and indeed summer camp is an in-

strument for bringing youth into

His Light. Activities include dailyMass, catechesis, singing and many

outdoor activities such as dodge

ball, capture the fag and canoeing

on Fathers lake.

Many volunteers are needed

to support the camp each summer.

Are you called to volunteer or do

you know someone who may be?Call us at (361) 289-9095!

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Th conscratd lif thus bcoms on of th tangibl sals

which th Trinity imprsss upon history, so that popl

can sns with longing th attraction of divin bauty.

VITA CONSECRATA #20


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Eer famil or indiidal enrolled enjos a share in the dail

recitation of the Diine Ofce and the

recitations of the Hol Rosar offered b members of SOLT

Each ear, on the Solemnit of the Hol Trinit, a special Mass is offered for

liing and deceased members of the SOLT Mass Association

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