Gulf Pine Catholic

Gulf Pine Catholic • November 8, 2024 13 In observance of Rosary Month, on Octo- ber 14 at 6 p.m. under the oaks at Father Anil Thomas, SVD’s home, a diverse group of parishioners gathered in his garden area to honor The Blessed Mother in Prayer. We presented our intentions and recited the “Joy- ful Mystery.” We are so thankful for all who attended.Thank You Father Anil and Brother Friday. Rosary Month Our Community has been active since 1961. The Blessed Virgin of Mount Carmel and Holy Mother St. Teresa of Jesus community meets at St James Church in Gulfport, second Saturdays, 9-11:30 a.m. Anyone interested in visiting our meetings may contact Linda Randolph at 228-697-9967. Father Ryan McCoy is our Spiritual Assistant. Clothing Mass held by Father Ryan St. James for Mary Mozingo and Debby Weeks as they move from aspirants to Formation One. L-R: Oscar Lestrade; Linda Randolph, OCDS; Elizabeth Moran, OCDS; Debby Weeks; Father Ryan; Mary Mozingo; David Courtenay, OCDS; Eddie Duran, OCDS; Beverly Courtney, OCDS; Susan Dane. Order Of Carmelite Discalced Secular Clothing Mass S t . J ames P arish , G ulfport The Vatican will organize a concert of Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 5 , to be performed by the Detroit Symphony Orchestra in Rome Nov. 3; three art exhibitions in November and December, including a display of rare Christian icons from the collection of the Vatican Museums; and a concert from the Sistine Chapel Choir two days before the opening of the Holy Door. Archbishop Fisichella also unveiled the official mascot of the Holy Year 2025 : “Luce” (Italian for light), a cartoon pilgrim dressed in a yellow raincoat, mud-stained boots, wearing a missionary cross and holding a pilgrim’s staff. Luce’s glowing eyes fea- ture the shape of scallop shells, a traditional symbol of pilgrimage and hope. The mascot, he said, was inspired by the church’s desire “to live even within the pop culture so beloved by our youth.” “Luce” will also serve as the mascot of the Holy See’s pavilion at Expo 2025, which will take place in Osaka, Japan, from April to October 2025. The Holy See pavilion -- which will be hosted inside of Italy’s national pavilion -- will have the theme “Beauty brings hope,” and display the 17th-century painting “The Entombment of Christ” by Caravaggio -- the only one of his works housed in the Vatican Museums. Vatican Jubilee Plans From page 1 “I don’t think we realize either how difficult it would be to achieve some kind of a way out of his struggle,” Archbishop Lori said. “People are offer- ing prescriptions of one kind or another but on the ground it’s a lot more difficult.” With the U.S. presidential election only days away, the archbishop said that Catholic voters have an obligation to “read informed commentary, not partisan commentary, to try to understand really what the position of each candidate is.” Discerning one’s vote should also be “a matter of prayer and reflection,” he said. Archbishop Lori, who serves as vice president of the U.S. bishops’ conference, explained that the bishops’ political guidance for Catholic voters describes abortion as the “preeminent priority” among political issues “not because we think noth- ing else is wrong and nothing else is a big threat to human life” but because the right to life is “the most fundamental right of all.” Abortion is a central concern of the church in U.S. politics “really because of the utter innocence of the babies whose lives have been lost, their utter vulnerability,” he said. “That’s why we would speak of it as preeminent. It does not mean, however, that there are not other things that have to be woven into the calculus of voting.” “I think that it’s up to every Catholic voter in the United States to take faithful citizenship” -- the bish- ops’ document on bring faith to bear on political issues -- “ponder it, and make the best decision that he or she can make,” he said. “We should be demanding that our candidates tell us what they actually think, what their policies would be and what they would do; that we do not do this is to our detri- ment.” Synod Interview Lori From page 2