Make of the world one family

Xaverian Mission
Volume 62 - No. 2 |May 2014

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Diverse Chapters........................6-7
The Light of Faith......................... .......................2 The Hot Stone of Lightning.................................3 Economic Justice in a Complex World.....................5 The Dream of St. Guido ........................................8 Healing Reflections...............................................9 World & US Province News ...............................11-12

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Excerpt from the ENCYCLICAL LETTER, LUMEN FIDEI

The Light of Faith

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hose who believe come to see themselves in the light of the faith which they profess: Christ is the mirror in which they find their own image fully realized. And just as Christ gathers to himself all those who believe and makes them his body, so the Christian comes to see himself as a member of this body, in an essential relationship with all other believers. The image of a body does not imply that the believer is simply one part of an anonymous whole, a mere cog in a great machine; rather, it brings out the vital union of Christ with believers and of believers among themselves (cf. Rom 12:4-5). Christians are one (cf. Gal 3:28), yet in a way which does not make them lose their individuality; in service to others, they come into their own in the highest degree. This explains why, apart from this body, outside this unity of the Church in Christ, outside this Church which in the words of Romano Guardini is the bearer within history of the plenary gaze of Christ on the world[16] faith loses its measure; it no longer finds its equilibrium, the space needed to sustain itself. Faith is necessarily ecclesial; it is professed from within the body of Christ as a concrete communion of believers. It is against this ecclesial backdrop that faith opens the individual Christian towards all others. Christs word, once heard, by virtue of its inner power at work in the heart of the Christian, becomes a response, a spoken word, a profession of faith. As Saint Paul puts it: one believes with the heart ... and confesses with the lips (Rom 10:10). Faith is not a private matter, a completely individualistic notion

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or a personal opinion: it comes from hearing, and it is meant to find expression in words and to be proclaimed. For how are they to believe in

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him of whom they have never heard? And how are they to hear without a preacher? (Rom 10:14). Faith becomes operative in the Christian on the basis of the gift received, the love which attracts our hearts to Christ (cf. Gal 5:6), and enables us to become part of the Churchs great pilgrimage through history until the end of the world.

The Xaverian Philippine Province has sent us an accounting of where your donations have been used in 2013 to help the victims of typhoon Haiyan. To our communities for the assistance of 30 families who arrived in our parishes/communities from the typhoon areas $19,596.02 To the Santo Nio Association which took food to a stricken area 7,426.98 To CARITAS of Novaliches: distribution of food, medicines and other vital supplies 24,803.51 To CARITAS of Antipolo: adoption of an orphanage and reconstruction work. 12,401.90 To CARITAS of Cubao: adoption of a parish in need of reconstruction 2,402.21 The Daughters of Mary sisters: help for orphaned children in affected areas 4,961.35 Thank you for bringing the light of faith, the promise of hope and the reality of love to the lives of those in need!
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riginally from Sardinia, Xaverian Missionary Fr. Tonino Melis has ministered in Africa since 1985. He worked for 17 years in Chad with the Masa ethnic population near the city of Bongor. Since 2003 he has been in Yagoua, Cameroon, with the ethnic Gizey population. He is also currently the Director of the museum and cultural center, Logone Valley, an institution for the preservation and enhancement of local cultures. Father Tonino does not only preserve culture nor is he solely an anthropologist. He is a full-time missionary. He knows that the Gospel of Christ, as seed watered by heavenly rain, must descend with its roots in the soil from which it draws its strength, and must come up with the branches to the sun which takes life, to bring nourishing fruit for humanity.

Roots in the Ground Branches in the Sun

Fr. Tonino Melis SX celebrating Mass in Cameroon

The discovery of the cultural traditions and lifestyles of the people are always a challenge for the missionary, who must try not to waste signs of the presence of the spirit of God, but bring them to full expression, according to the design of the Gospel.
Fr. Marcello Storgato SX is the Director of Missionari Saveriani, the magazine of the Xaverian Missionaries published in Brescia, Italy.

Fr. Marcello Storgato SX

The Hot Stone of Lightning

Bringing the Gospel to the Masa People

ednesday, while I was wandering through the maze of the Ardaf market, looking for improbable finds (Some mango out of season would have gone very well, but we were off season!), I was approached by the Catechist from Dangabisi, one of the Masa villagers in my missionary parish in Yagoua, Cameroon. He asked me if I could go to his village to see a woman living there, near the church of the community. This woman, now elderly, desires to come to church but stays in her home afraid of the lightning stone.
Market Day in Cameroon

When lightning strikes a house or a yard, among the population of Masa you must call the specialist who goes to dig in search of a stone that is sent down with lightning. The gentleman in question (they are in all villages) is possessed by a spirit that directs looking for this stone. After consulting other stone searchers he begins his work and goes around the house and indicates where to dig. After having dug a nice hole, he says: We have it. Its hot! Give me water to cool the stone; You cant touch it, its so hot, or other similar phrases. And while the others go to look for water, the man pulls out the stone that was dropped. Once pulled out, the stone is placed in a terra-cotta pot. Sacrifices are placed over it (typically a chicken or goat is killed, depending on what prophecy is requested). All this Cameroon Catechist is done in the corner of the courtyard. Now the family leader becomes responsible for an annual sacrifice on the stone of lightning. It is said that touching the stone rain becomes hot, so you have to cool it with the blood of a sacrifice so the family can rest in peace. (continued on page 4)

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The Lightning Stone

(continued from page 3)

This was the first time I was asked to rescue a family from this presence. The elderly woman, who had inherited the sacrifice at the death of her husband after her eldest son had refused, said she was tired of all this: Despite the sacrifices offered regularly, Im always sick; so I decided that I now want to do mission! She exclaimed.

I must say that it was easy to lend a hand: first, because this is part of my mission, and also for my interest as an anthropologist. The small pot and the stone will be part of the ethnographic museum, Valle du Logone, that were creating here in Xaverian Cameroon. Of course, the missionary who greeted me in 1985 and who introduced me to the language and culture of Masa, wouldnt have agreed. For him the proclamation of the Gospel was to be pure, without a mixture of traditional rites. In my experience I have gained an insight into doing things a little differently, so the Gospel can be shared by all. This I believe and truly desire.

Free people from their fears: Is it not our mission?

Christian faith and ethnic traditions

Fr. Tonino with the Lightning Stone

Reading the Gospel, I see that Jesus did not ignore peoples demands. In his time, many diseases were attached to spirits, demons and things like that, all similar to the beliefs of the people here. And Jesus had no fear of diving in to free people from fears and superstitions. I guess I should do the same and be patient: people will grow slowly. Already someone, when their child has malaria, takes him to the doctor, rather than accuse a neighbor of having eaten the soul. It will take time. Thinking about all these things, I stopped in the village of Dangabisi, I asked where the woman was and I entered her backyard. Called by her son, the old woman came out from the hut. She was barely standing. Curious neighbors arrived. I asked for water in a pumpkin, I made a benediction and I sprinkled the small pot containing the stone

Parish Church in Cameroon

The Masa understand the value of sprinkling with water. In their tradition it is a means to find sleta (harmonypeace-tranquility) when it is lost. I explain that God is stronger than evil and that God will protect her family, and now has overcome the rock that had fallen from the sky. Two Christian villagers, also present, sing a religious hymn. Three men and I take the pot with the stone inside and place it into the trunk of my car and I drive home. Sunday, I found the elderly woman at Mass. She told me she and her son and family were all fine and she was glad to have the fetish brought out of her house. Free people from their fears: Is it not our mission? Believe me: Yes! Jesus has come into the world for this!
Fr. Tonino blessing a family

Fr. Tonino Melis SX

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Economic Justice in a Complex World

PERSPECTIVES AND CONVERSATIONS FROM THE ABRAHAMIC TRADITIONS

he Second Annual Interfaith Panel Discussion, sponsored by the Xaverian Missionaries at Fatima Shrine, was presented on Sunday afternoon April 6th in Xavier Hall. This years theme was Economic Justice in a Complex World: Perspectives and Conversations from the Abrahamic Traditions. The panelists were Mr. David A Bernat, Jewish Chaplain at Wellesley College (center), Ms. Amira Quraishi, Muslim Chaplain at Wellesley College (right) and myself representing the Xaverian Community contributing the Christian perspective. The economic world we live in can often feel like a vortex of competing forces from the Market, from our needs and from our Faith, Ethics and moral choices. The panel offered perspectives from these three great Abrahamic traditions that highlighted the historical and current guidelines that each tradition has, aiding all as to engage economic realities and suggest better policies. From the Hammurabi Code, to the Torah and Mishnah, Koran and Catholic Social Teaching, many common threads were shared that gave the participants food for thought and guidance.

The format and purpose of these interfaith panels were first structured and done in Sierra Leone, West Africa in the 1990s during the war there. The monthly discussions focused on particular needs or challenges to the general public which were caused by the civil unrest of that time in West Africa. Clergy from all faith traditions in the city of Kenema, where I was the director of the Pastoral Center and the venue for these dialogues, came together to speak to each other from their various traditions on these particular issues. They found sharing common concerns as well as spiritual roots offered ethical guidance for their people. At the end of each discussion the clergy drew up a number of talking points which each would then use in his homily either at the mosque or Christian Church that next weekend. It is another take on Dialogue of Life. During a local Pax Christi meeting in Natick MA, in early 2013, I shared this format as the group thought through the issue of Gun Violence and how we could educate the public on that issue. The result of that conversation was the first interfaith panel last year on Violence, seen from the Christian, Muslim and Sikh tradition. This years Muslim panelist, Ms. Quraishi of Wellesley College, found this format and purpose very novel and helpful. She intends to replicate it elsewhere. Many of the participants found the afternoon both enlightening and very helpful in addressing common concerns. We all share more than we differ and there is great hope for some follow up programing.
Fr. Rocco Puopolo SX is Director of the GYM, Global Mission Youth Services for the US Xaverian Missionaries

Wade Blackman, the constituent Service Representative for Congresswoman Katherine M. Clark engaging with a Xaverian League member

Fr. Rocco Puopolo SX

Fr. Rocco with Sierra Leonian youth

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Diverse Chapters...

he challenge for all of us as individuals, families and communities is to discern the finger of God in our lives and where God wishes to lead us. Religious orders in the church do this in a special way through a gathering called a CHAPTER. The word is said to be derived from the chapter of the rule book: it is a custom under the Rule of Saint Benedict that monks or nuns gather daily for a meeting to discuss monastery business, hear a sermon or lecture, or receive instructions from the abbot/abbess, and as the meeting begins with a reading of a chapter from the Rule, the meeting itself acquired the name chapter, and the place where it is held, chapter house or chapter room. This tradition has extended over the centuries in the Church to include not only monks, but all religious orders. The Xaverian Missionaries hold these Chapters in each of the 20 countries we serve where we corporately discern where God is leading us into the next few years. It gives direction to the activity and together we face how to more faithfully live out the purpose of our congregation in the contemporary mission of the Church.

Fr. Carl Chudy SX

Photos: Clockwise: Xaverians in Burundi Africa, Mexico, Cameroon/Chad, Africa, Brazil North and Brazil South and its Provincial Council with Fr. Luigi Menegazzo SX, General Superior of the Xaverians.

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The Global Mission Spirituality of Saint Guido Conforti

The Dream of St. Guido M. Conforti

(Continued from reflection in February 2014 XMN)

hat are some guideposts of St. Guidos spirituality and missionary ministry, which we ourselves intend to follow here in todays USA context as bearers of the dream we have made our own?

1. First and foremost, Guidos spiritual life was Christ-centered. Christ Crucified, Missionary of the Father, is, and must be, source and inspiration for our life, our thoughts, our loving service and apostolic work. A Xaverian Missionary, on the eve of his departure for Bangladesh, said to the people of his home parish: A Crucifix was put over my shoulders and in my hands a book of the Gospel. And I was told, Take these and carry them with you: they are the tools of your labors! They are the signs of our faith. They are signs of a living and efficacious presence in our life , the Presence of Christ, of the Crucified Christ, of Jesus who voluntarily and out of love accepted even death for the salvation of man , of his Word which saves and transforms man. And, in the name of God, I was given a command: Go and announce the Word. Go and suffer. Go and love in order to save (Fr. E. Luvie) . . . The love of Christ impels us.

Faith is a gift that is given to be shared. It is a talent received so that it may bear fruit. It is a light that must never be hidden. It is the most important gift that has been given to us in our lives... And which we cannot keep to ourselves.
(Pope Benedict XVI: Message for World Mission Sunday, 2012)

2. Conforti had a deep and all-trusting devotion to Mary, to whom he attributed the grace of ordination to the priesthood. He preached about Mary with a tenderness that often moved hearers to tears. In 1931, to her he dedicated his last Pastoral Letter, written only a few months before his death. He wrote: The life of Jesus can be condensed in these words: I always do what pleases my Father, and the life of Mary in these words, Be it done unto me according to your word. Since Jesus was obedient unto death, he was given the name that is above every other name; and since Mary was subjected to the divine will in all things, she is exalted above all the angels, the most loving of all mothers and the most powerful of creatures. Marys inner life and openness to others in service were poles of Guidos balance and spin. 3. Confortis missionaries were to live in community the life of religious profession and mission in the spirit of family where they would love one another as brothers, (and) respect one another as princes. Today, wed say, Be gentle and compassionate, mutually forgiving, respectful and supportive of one another. Community is not an abstraction, something out there. It is identifiable. It has the face of the brother by my side, a confrere who may be different from me, in culture, nationality, formation, age, need, ways of expression. In this mix, we and our communities become more and more enabled to be bridges in the Church and the world where there is diversity and often conflict.

Community is the sum total of the contributions each puts into it, and is the web of love which unites us. St. Guido insisted on a family where each and all are appreciated and share what they have: faith, apostolic call, hopes, joys, care, concerns, mutual support, spiritual and material blessings. ... (Const. #35); We, Xaverian Missionaries in the USA, are aware that to be ad Extra is not a mere, nor always, geographic indication. In identity and lifestyle of a family, its members are ready to take roots wherever the Spirit sends them to announce the Gospel. And we are not irreplaceable. The missionary just walks for a while, a little bit of the road, side by side with the brother and sister so that his/her heart open itself up to the Gospel, in order that, as St. Guido M. Conforti so often repeated, the Lord Jesus Christ be known and loved by all. Yes, the dream is alive. St. Guidos dream is alive. It is our dream, now. It pursues us as the Hound of Heaven whose Voice is round me (us) like a bursting sea: Rise, clasp My hand, and come.

Fr. Tony Lalli SX is a Provincial Council Member and ministers to Portuguese-speaking Catholics in MA. An outstanding former editor of XMN, he contributes many articles and reflections on the spirituality of St. Guido and Xaverian charism.

Fr. Tony Lalli SX

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Lives on in Xaverians today.

Healing Reflections
Our Real Good Deeds.
Jesus told us that the main principle that he will use to assess our eternity is what we have done to others, because of Him. He will not ask how much money we were able to raise; or what level of academic degree we were able to get; or how much success we had in life. He will say, I was in need and you helped me. Come, then, and enjoy the reward prepared for you and for all those like you who loved the others as I love them! Yes, the only deeds that we will be able to carry forever, even in our eternal life, are what we did to others because of Him! Even a little thing like a cup of water given because of Jesus will be rewarded! The more we do things because of our love for God the better we fulfill our duty of a good, mature and adult Christian!

God and Our Prayers.

Many people assume that God answers only some of our prayers. In Psalm 94, God rebukes the wicked who are oppressing the good people and are thinking that God does not listen. God says, how can you think that the one who created the eyes does not see, and that the one who created the ears does not hear? Woe to the one who makes my people cry! The truth is that God listens to each of our prayers. And when in his divine wisdom and knowledge does not gives us what we ask, He gives something better for this world or for our eternity. When we pray we are in win-win situation: either we get what we ask for or we get something better. Jesus was questioning his disciples: When you are in need, why do you not pray? Ask and you shall receive,knock and the door will be opened to you! (Mt 7:7)

Who is a Christian?
Any person who wants can become a Christian by accepting the Christian faith and by receiving the Baptism. The Christian faith is summarized in the person of Jesus. Any Christian then is called to follow Jesus. Saint Paul writing to the Corinthians stated: Be imitators of me, as I am of Christ. So, to follow Jesus means to imitate his ways of relating to the Father, to the others and to himself. The relationship between Jesus and the Father can be summarized in I and the Father are One. Or I do only what the Father wants. The relationship between Jesus and the others was marked by his love for each of them up to die for each of them. The relationship that Jesus had with himself was the full respect of his dignity of the Son of God. The movement WWJD (WHAT WOULD JESUS DO) has centered the Christian model. In my daily life I, as a Christian, should do what Jesus would have done! And I should do this for each day of my life. I have to keep on trying to imitate Christ, till I die!

Fr. Aniello Salicone SX

Fr. Aniello Salicone SX will be speaking at St. Thomas Aquinas Society Blessed Be God conference August 1-3, 2014 in Colorado where he will share his experience of how God has called him to healing ministry. Fr. Aniello began his healing ministry in 1995 after an extraordinary personal experience of Gods love for each person. He has being doing healing masses in the United States and in Italy. He feels that his main duty is to speak about the personal love of God for each person. You can access his Healing Mass schedule at http://www.xaviermissionaries.org/stay-informed/events/

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World Mission News Digest

World Mission News Digest

AFRICA/ MOZAMBIQUE
Famine affects more than 300,000 people

have to deal with the scourge of human trafficking, which causes pain, suffering, shame and death to so many brothers and sisters.

Maputo (Agenzia Fides) - This year more than 300 thousand people have suffered famine in the southern part of Mozambique. According to information gathered by Fides Agency, the Minister of Agriculture Jose Pacheco said that Market in Mozambique the serious phenomenon, which affects mainly the central and southern regions of the African Country, was caused by different factors, including drought, floods and an outbreak of insects. In addition, crops were destroyed by wild animals, including elephants and hippos. According to local authorities, the Government is developing new mechanisms to help farmers produce more food, buy fertilizers and agricultural tools.

ASIA/PHILIPPINES
Award to the movement for dialogue Silsilah in Southern Philippines

AMERICA/BRAZIL
The Brazilian Church accompanies the World Cup inviting to combat trafficking

Zamboanga City (Agenzia Fides) - The movement for IslamicChristian dialogue Silsilah which began in the southern Philippines by PIME missionary Fr. Sebastiano DAmbra, won the first prize of World Interfaith Harmony Week 2014, which will be delivered by King Abdullah II of Jordan. The award is given by the Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre, a prestigious institute of Islamic studies, which with the prize aims to report and encourage the initiatives of interfaith dialogue in the world. As reported in a note sent to Fides by Silsilah, events or texts that have had the greatest impact and success in promoting interfaith harmony and religious understanding are to be awarded. The Silsilah movement guides the initiative to promote and to realize Interfaith Harmony Week in the southern Philippines, sponsored by the UN in the first week of February. The intent is to develop dialogue among different faiths and religions as a way to build peace in the world. Silsilah encourages the spread of interfaith harmony in churches, mosques and other places of worship, spreading a culture based on the love of God and ones neighbor, according to their own traditions and religious beliefs. The award will be presented at a ceremony in Amman, in the month of April.

Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - The National Conference of Brazilian Bishops (CNBB), through its Commission for the Pastoral Care of Human Mobility, has published a message titled Play for Life in view of the World Cup, in which it stated that the Church of Brazil accompanies this event with loving, maternal and supportive presence which will bring together a number of countries, and the possibility of proposing universal reconciliation. Because of the World Cup, which takes place in June in several Brazilian cities, the Bishops invite all to join the project Peace Cup and the campaign Play for Life and to denounce human trafficking. The Bishops point out that the sporting event will allow society to reflect on peaceful relations and culture among all peoples, such as the social and economic aspects involved in the sport, insisting that money and success should not prevail as the ultimate goal. The Fraternity Campaign, 2014, which was held for Lent, as well as to inform and prevent the phenomenon of trafficking, calls for direct participation, as it is an invitation to the entire Brazilian society, to become aware of an issue of social importance. Archbishop Jaime Spengler, Porto Alegre stated: We

Islamic-Christian Solidarity in the Philippines

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From our USA Communities

News from our USA Communities

HOLLISTON SOUP & MISSION
The Annual Lenten Soup & Mission Evening took place on Saturday March 15th at Xavier Hall of Fatima Shrine. This year the featured speaker was Fr. Michael Davitti SX, recently returned Xaverian Missionary from the Philippines. Fr. Michael shared many of his learnings from his ministry there as well as his new appreciation for the Church in the Philippines, especially as it communicates the faith through Art. Soups and desserts were provided by our Xaverian League. Many thanks to all who helped make this evening a welcomed and learning experience for all who attended. ~Fr. Rocco Puopolo SX

IN MEMORIAM

The Holliston community mourns the passing of Theresa A. (Posco) Belli-Murchie, 84, a lifelong supporter of the Xaverian Missionaries and the Xaverian Missionary Sisters. She died on April 6. Her family and friends were very important to her. I remember how easy it was to become a member of her family, which had become an extended family spanning the world. Faith was her driving force, its energy enabled her to reach far and wide, from St. Anthony of Padua Parish in Fitchburg, to the Xaverian Missionaries in Holliston and Worcester and even in Africa and Asia. She had an all-embracing idea of relationships. Friends made life interesting and worth living. We all belonged to her for her heart was as big as the world. She was a great cook and this gift was used as a sign of service and hospitality. Generosity was another of her qualities. She was abundantly rich in friends and love. The dream of our Founder St. Guido: make of the world one single family was what Theresa tried to do throughout her whole life.
~Fr. Joe Matteucig SX

Fr. Michael Davitti SX addressing Soup & Mission

SPRING AND SUMMER AT THE SHRINE

Beginning with May 13, Our Lady of Fatima Shrine will run the Marian Program called FATIMA DAYS. This program runs from May to October on the 13th of each month. The 2014 Theme is the Joyful Mysteries. The celebrants and homilists are: Fr. Joe Matteucig SX on May 13; Fr. Tony Lalli SX on June 13; Fr. Francis Signorelli SX on July 13; Fr. Rocco Puopolo SX on August 13; Fr. Adolph Menndez on Sept. 13 and Rev. Brian Kiely, Episcopal Vicar of the Archdiocese of Boston West Region on October 13. The Month of May brings to the Shrine several Pilgrimages: the Hispanic Pilgrimage of Boston on May 3rd; the Filipino Pilgrimage on May 11 and the Brazilian Pilgrimage on May 18. On May 31 a group belonging to the Legion of Mary in Boston will have their Day of Recollection at the Shrine. The theme will be: Mary and Evangelization. Fr. Joe Matteucig SX will guide the day. Every day in the spring and summer families and small groups come to the Shrine to pray, enjoy the grounds and have picnics. ~Fr. Joe Matteucig SX
Theresa A. Belli-Murchiec

WAYNE WELCOMES FR. SALVADOR CRUZ SX

Fr. Salvador Cruz Rojo SX joined the Xaverian Missionaries of the USA. He is with us at our Provincial House in Wayne, New Jersey where he will begin studies in the English language. Fr. Salvador studied theology in our program in Italy and worked for a number of years as a teacher and formator in our preparatory and secondary school in Arandas, Mexico. Through his study of English he is preparing for his mission assignment in Indonesia. Please pray for him. ~Fr. Carl Chudy SX

MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR THE FRANKLIN FESTIVAL

Family food and fun will converge on Xavier Knoll in Franklin WI on June 22 and 23 2014. Come hear the music, shop the rummage sale, laugh at the clowns, share the joy and celebrate as a family! For more info visit www.xaviermissionaries.org ~Fr. Mark Marangone SX
Participants enjoy the bands at the 2013 Franklin Mission Festival

Fr. Salvador Cruz SX

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Free people from their fears: Is it not our mission? If you agree,

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