JULY 11, 2023 • ARCHGH.ORG/TCH
LIFE IN CHRIST
National Eucharistic Revival shifts to parish year as movement grows ▪ SEE PAGES 9 - 12
JULY 11, 2023
MARRIAGE SUMMIT Houston hosts national gathering of marriage formation leaders ▪ SEE PAGE 6
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LEADERSHIP
Cardinal DiNardo, Bishop Dell’Oro attend USCCB summer meeting ▪ SEE PAGE 17
Proclaiming the Good News to the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston since 1964
VOL. 60, NO. 4
NATIONAL EUCHARISTIC REVIVAL
A SHEPHERD’S MESSAGE
Everyone is a participant in the Eucharist BY DANIEL CARDINAL DINARDO Archbishop of Galveston-Houston “Lift up your hearts!” “We lift them up to the Lord.” “Let us give thanks to the Lord, our God.” “It is right and just.” This very ancient dialogue between priest and people begins the part of the Mass we call the “Eucharistic Prayer.” It is the centerpiece of the Mass and the substantial heart of Eucharistic praying and ritual action. Everyone is a participant and thus should be conscious of what is happening; everyone is active in a very
A SHEPHERD’S MESSAGE
PHOTO BY RODRIGO FUENTES/ST. MARY MAGDALENE PARISH IN HUMBLE
Father Felix Osasona, pastor of St. Mary Magdalene Parish in Humble, is seen under the canopy carrying the Blessed Sacrament in a monstrance during a Corpus Christi procession on June 10. Many parishes around the Archdiocese marked the feast of Corpus Christi with Eucharistic processions and prayer vigils, also ushering in the second phase of the National Eucharistic Revival that focuses on parishes. SEE MORE ON PAGES 9 TO 12.
See SHEPHERD, page 2
EVANGELIZING DOWNTOWN
MINISTRY
Redemptorists who founded Holy Ghost parish in 1946 leaving Houston
Fulfilling Archbishop Fiorenza’s vision with ‘Completing the Walk’ campaign
HOUSTON — Father William “Bill” Bueche, C.Ss.R., vested for Mass, started dancing to Spanish music playing as he prepared to process in with other priests and bishops during the 2018 National Encuentro conference of 3,000 Hispanic leaders and delegates. The spiritual joy emanating from their pastor is what parishioners at Holy Ghost Catholic Church will miss as the
HOUSTON — “We haven’t completed the walk yet. The journey is still going on, but we’ve made progress... we can’t stop now; we have to keep going.” These words from the late-Archbishop Joseph A. Fiorenza serve as the basis for the new capital campaign for the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in downtown Houston. The “Completing the Walk” campaign will commemorate Archbishop Fiorenza’s memory with the Archbishop Joseph A. Fiorenza Plaza on the site of the former, now demolished, Sacred Heart Co-Cathedral and will fulfill his vision by making improvements to and establishing an endowment for the
See REDEMPTORISTS, page 5
See FIORENZA, page 4
BY JO ANN ZUÑIGA Texas Catholic Herald
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PHOTO BY JAMES RAMOS/HERALD
Part of the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart’s new ‘Completing the Walk’ capital campaign includes the establishment of an endowment to ensure that the Co-Cathedral meets the needs of this local Church for years to come, according to parish leaders.
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