Comments on: 25 years as a bishop http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2009/07/31/25-years-as-a-bishop/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=25-years-as-a-bishop Cardinal Seán shares his reflections & experiences. Fri, 17 May 2013 17:49:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Nancy R. http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2009/07/31/25-years-as-a-bishop/comment-page-1/#comment-156108 Nancy R. Mon, 31 Aug 2009 06:29:43 +0000 http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2009/07/31/25-years-as-a-bishop/#comment-156108 Cardinal Sean:

Congratulations on your 25 years as Bishop! God does leads us through extranger but beautiful places…
Also thank you for your lovely words during Senator Kennedy’s Funeral Mass.

For some reason I feel we have crossed paths… somewhere!

Fecilicitaciones y que Dios lo proteja!

]]> By: Suzanne Nolte http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2009/07/31/25-years-as-a-bishop/comment-page-1/#comment-154843 Suzanne Nolte Sun, 23 Aug 2009 02:19:18 +0000 http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2009/07/31/25-years-as-a-bishop/#comment-154843 Congratulations on your 25th anniversary! I enjoyed reading your reflections on your time as bishop. My husband, Adam, and I had the honor of meeting you during a visit you made to the MIT campus a few years ago. We now live in Indiana, but think of Boston fondly. Keep up the good work!

]]> By: Fr. Antonio Valsecchi http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2009/07/31/25-years-as-a-bishop/comment-page-1/#comment-152768 Fr. Antonio Valsecchi Mon, 10 Aug 2009 09:28:01 +0000 http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2009/07/31/25-years-as-a-bishop/#comment-152768 I am capuchin brother missionary in Thailand. I read all Cardinal Seán Blog. I want to give my best wishes to Your Emminence on the occasion of 25th anniversary of ordination as bishop. Pax et Bonum

fra Antonio Valsecchi ofmcap

]]> By: Sheila Chaves http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2009/07/31/25-years-as-a-bishop/comment-page-1/#comment-152670 Sheila Chaves Sun, 09 Aug 2009 12:41:27 +0000 http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2009/07/31/25-years-as-a-bishop/#comment-152670 Cardinal Sean, I belong to St. Mary’s parish in Fall River. I enjoyed reading your reflections on your priesthood. As a former parishioner of St. Louis in Fall River, I will always be grateful that you brought the priests of St. Charles Borromeo to our diocese. Their excitement and enthusiasm for their mission and their faith was truly inspiring and rejuvenating to my own faith. I will keep you in my prayers as I have since you left Fall River.

]]> By: GM White http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2009/07/31/25-years-as-a-bishop/comment-page-1/#comment-152146 GM White Wed, 05 Aug 2009 14:59:20 +0000 http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2009/07/31/25-years-as-a-bishop/#comment-152146 What an inspiring ministry of Bishop for the past 25 years. Congratulations on your anniversary.
This blog should be compulsory reading for all priests and Bishops.
Your concern for the health of priests is comforting to hear and your promotion of the Good Shepherds Program is positive. Those with the task of Bishop need an opportunity for ongoing formation too!
Thank you Cardinal Sean for this blog. I read it completely each week.

]]> By: Nathan http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2009/07/31/25-years-as-a-bishop/comment-page-1/#comment-152109 Nathan Wed, 05 Aug 2009 08:13:57 +0000 http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2009/07/31/25-years-as-a-bishop/#comment-152109 Your Eminence:

Congratulations on your 25 years as a bishop! Reading your recollections fascinated me, as well as left me stunned at the situations which Rome entrusted to your leadership. For what a life-long Kansan’s opinion is worth, whatever missteps that have been taken (and we in the laity seem to find it difficult to recognize that bishops err like the rest of us), it is evident to me that those in the Vatican, as well as the Holy Spirit, knew what they were doing when recommending you to the Pope at each stop!

I hope and pray that God grants you good health and happiness and continues to strengthen your faith as you serve the people of Boston and the larger Church.

]]> By: Matt G. http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2009/07/31/25-years-as-a-bishop/comment-page-1/#comment-151866 Matt G. Mon, 03 Aug 2009 21:13:44 +0000 http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2009/07/31/25-years-as-a-bishop/#comment-151866 Thank you for all that you do for the Archdiocese of Boston and for the Church. Many best wishes for you on this momentous anniversary. Pax et bonum!

]]> By: Mary Jansen http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2009/07/31/25-years-as-a-bishop/comment-page-1/#comment-151853 Mary Jansen Mon, 03 Aug 2009 19:33:43 +0000 http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2009/07/31/25-years-as-a-bishop/#comment-151853 Congratulations on 25 years as Bishop! You are a blessing to our Church. What a lovely surprise to see two of my favorite people in one of your photos – Matt Manion and Bishop Jaime Soto. Wonderful leaders and men of faith. I found your recollection of your time as bishop refreshing and beautiful. Thank you for your sharing your journey with us.

]]> By: Thomas http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2009/07/31/25-years-as-a-bishop/comment-page-1/#comment-151851 Thomas Mon, 03 Aug 2009 19:21:31 +0000 http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2009/07/31/25-years-as-a-bishop/#comment-151851 Cardinal Sean,

Thank for sharing your experiances of the last twenty five years. You’ve certanly had a depth of diffrent experiances good and bad. Its to easy to foRget the suffering that can be brought by a few. Its good to a see a man like yourself being brought in to solve problems and remember the victims. Unfortunatly the problems in Boston have been repeated else where. Hopefully as a catholic community we have learned from the mistakes and that they wont be repeated.

Thomas, Scotland, UK

]]> By: Schnieder Paul http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2009/07/31/25-years-as-a-bishop/comment-page-1/#comment-151833 Schnieder Paul Mon, 03 Aug 2009 15:21:19 +0000 http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2009/07/31/25-years-as-a-bishop/#comment-151833 I wanted to let you know that I appreciate your good work. God Bless you. Keep helping us do good works. Keep us in prayer.

Thank You!

]]> By: Justin Braga http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2009/07/31/25-years-as-a-bishop/comment-page-1/#comment-151832 Justin Braga Mon, 03 Aug 2009 14:55:53 +0000 http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2009/07/31/25-years-as-a-bishop/#comment-151832 Cardinal Sean,

God bless you on your 25 years as bishop! I have had the joy of having you as my bishop for most of my life (in Fall River and now in Boston) and I wanted to thank you for being a great shepherd for us all. Ad multos annos!

]]> By: Kellie Gutman http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2009/07/31/25-years-as-a-bishop/comment-page-1/#comment-151820 Kellie Gutman Mon, 03 Aug 2009 10:57:53 +0000 http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2009/07/31/25-years-as-a-bishop/#comment-151820 Congratulations Cardinal O’Malley! Your story was filled with one surprise appointment after another and I truly enjoyed reading it.

I also write because I thought you might be interested to know that my good friend Kevin Galiè, music director at Blessed John XXIII National Seminary, and organist at the Italian churches in the North End of Boston, will be performing a concert in Italy at the Capuchin Chiesa del Beato Bernardo di Offida on 20 August. He will be performing works by Padre Soler, and others, with an American string quartet.

Enjoy the rest of your summer, and once again, enjoy this 25th anniversary.

All best wishes,
Kellie Gutman

]]> By: Maria Teresa Frias http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2009/07/31/25-years-as-a-bishop/comment-page-1/#comment-151789 Maria Teresa Frias Mon, 03 Aug 2009 03:58:18 +0000 http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2009/07/31/25-years-as-a-bishop/#comment-151789 Querido Padre Seán, we are remembering you in our prayers with love and affection on your Silver Anniversary as Bishop. The prayer that it was said on your consecration as Bishop August 2, 1984, said it all: Lord our God, you have chosen your servant Seán to be shepherd of your flock in the tradition of the Apostles, give him a spirit of courage and right judgment, a spirit of knowledge and love by governing with fidelity those intrusted to his care may he build your Church as a sign of Salvation to the world, we ask this to our Jesus Christ your Son who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God forever and ever.
And the one that you said to our Mother: Mary, Queen of the angels, Patroness of the Franciscan Family, Mary Queen of the Angels, 22 years ago (now 47) in Assisi I consecrated myself to you on this feast, 22 years later, I turn to you on the same feast and renew the consecration, I make your words my motto, do whatever He tells, you always direct us to Christ and challenges us to live His Gospel as you did, help me to be true to this motto and to faithfully serve your Son and His Church all the days in my life.

]]> By: tara t http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2009/07/31/25-years-as-a-bishop/comment-page-1/#comment-151784 tara t Mon, 03 Aug 2009 02:23:10 +0000 http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2009/07/31/25-years-as-a-bishop/#comment-151784 congratulations on your25th anniversary! wishing you PEACE and God’s blessings@ PAX ET BONUM! ~tara t~

]]> By: Lauren Macpherson http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2009/07/31/25-years-as-a-bishop/comment-page-1/#comment-151776 Lauren Macpherson Mon, 03 Aug 2009 00:23:34 +0000 http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2009/07/31/25-years-as-a-bishop/#comment-151776 God bless you Cardinal Sean! You have been an inspiring leader for our archdiocese; enjoy this celebration of your years of dedication to the Church. Lauren, St. Bonaventure Parish, Manomet

]]> By: Pe. Clécio http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2009/07/31/25-years-as-a-bishop/comment-page-1/#comment-151706 Pe. Clécio Sun, 02 Aug 2009 14:57:22 +0000 http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2009/07/31/25-years-as-a-bishop/#comment-151706 Parabéns, senhor cardeal!

Seus admiradores brasileiros agradecem a Deus neste dia pela vida e episcopado de Vossa Eminência.

Quis fazer-lhe uma pequena homenagem, mais do que merecida: http://oblatvs.blogspot.com/2009/08/jubileu-de-prata-de-sagracao-episcopal.html

Nossa Senhora da Porciúncula o tenha sempre sob sua proteção materna.

]]> By: Br. Charles http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2009/07/31/25-years-as-a-bishop/comment-page-1/#comment-151702 Br. Charles Sun, 02 Aug 2009 12:30:25 +0000 http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2009/07/31/25-years-as-a-bishop/#comment-151702 Ad Multos Annos!

]]> By: Bob of Pocasset http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2009/07/31/25-years-as-a-bishop/comment-page-1/#comment-151647 Bob of Pocasset Sun, 02 Aug 2009 01:18:17 +0000 http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2009/07/31/25-years-as-a-bishop/#comment-151647 Dear Cardinal Sean, Friar and Friend: Prayerful cogratulations on your Anniversary. This blog brought back many memories of times that I shared with you…Masses and baptisms in St. Thomas. Mass on St. John Vianney Day is for your intentions. I’m just beginning my 18th anniversary in Pocasset. Life here is AOK. God bless you always and in many ways! Bob

]]> By: Jose http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2009/07/31/25-years-as-a-bishop/comment-page-1/#comment-151564 Jose Sat, 01 Aug 2009 14:50:12 +0000 http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2009/07/31/25-years-as-a-bishop/#comment-151564 Ad Multus Annos padre Sean! esta en mis oraciones junto con todos los feligreses que ha servido durante todo su ministerio.

]]> By: Vincent Sherlock http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2009/07/31/25-years-as-a-bishop/comment-page-1/#comment-151547 Vincent Sherlock Sat, 01 Aug 2009 10:51:12 +0000 http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2009/07/31/25-years-as-a-bishop/#comment-151547 Cardinal Seán,

Ad multos annos! Great reflection, shared with humour and conviction. Can’t ask for more or better than that. Long may you continue to share your Faith, passion and, I suspect, “Irish” sense of humour! Had the great pleasure of visiting Holy Cross and celebrating Mass there earlier in the month and of meeting Frs Kevin and Jonathan. Sadly you were away at the time. Certainly would have been great to have met you. Another time, please God. Mentioned to Fr Jonathan that Attymass, a parish in our diocese, is the birthplace of Fr Patrick Peyton – The Rosary Priest – whose cause for canonisation you began. This is the centenary of his birth so he’s especially remembered. Perhaps you might join us at some stage before the year ends??? (www.achonrydiocese.org)

God Bless

Vincent (Sherlock)

]]> By: adriano http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2009/07/31/25-years-as-a-bishop/comment-page-1/#comment-151544 adriano Sat, 01 Aug 2009 10:31:04 +0000 http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2009/07/31/25-years-as-a-bishop/#comment-151544 Congratulations….

A reader from Brazil

]]> By: Be Peace http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2009/07/31/25-years-as-a-bishop/comment-page-1/#comment-151538 Be Peace Sat, 01 Aug 2009 08:50:02 +0000 http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2009/07/31/25-years-as-a-bishop/#comment-151538 In thanksgiving…
for faith
that leads to fearless love

and

In praise
of love
that leads to fearless faith

through Jesus Christ
we pray to the Lord,
Amen

]]> By: John R. J. Lee http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2009/07/31/25-years-as-a-bishop/comment-page-1/#comment-151536 John R. J. Lee Sat, 01 Aug 2009 08:41:08 +0000 http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2009/07/31/25-years-as-a-bishop/#comment-151536 Dear Eminence:
Congratulations on celebrating your Silver Jubilee of your Episcopal Ordination. Thank you for the exemplary work you have done for the Archdiocese of Boston. I pray that God may continue to bless, guide, and protect you as you continue to shepherd the people of Boston.

Respectfully Yours,

John R. J. Lee
South Boston

]]> By: roberto http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2009/07/31/25-years-as-a-bishop/comment-page-1/#comment-151525 roberto Sat, 01 Aug 2009 07:28:52 +0000 http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2009/07/31/25-years-as-a-bishop/#comment-151525 Best wishes from italy for your 25th anniversary of your bishop ordination!!!

]]> By: Tomas Marin http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2009/07/31/25-years-as-a-bishop/comment-page-1/#comment-151499 Tomas Marin Sat, 01 Aug 2009 03:45:02 +0000 http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2009/07/31/25-years-as-a-bishop/#comment-151499 Eminence, Thank you for sharing this most interesting story of your 25 years as a bishop. I will celebrate Mass in thanksgiving on Sunday at Our lady of Guadalupe Church in Doral. I enjoy your blog every week. Congratulations and many blessings on your ministry. Tomas Marin

]]> By: Susan/SC http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2009/07/31/25-years-as-a-bishop/comment-page-1/#comment-151485 Susan/SC Sat, 01 Aug 2009 01:00:31 +0000 http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2009/07/31/25-years-as-a-bishop/#comment-151485 Thank you for sharing your reflection, it was a delight to read! Congratulations on your anniversary!

]]> By: Tom Wilkey http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2009/07/31/25-years-as-a-bishop/comment-page-1/#comment-151484 Tom Wilkey Sat, 01 Aug 2009 00:57:45 +0000 http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2009/07/31/25-years-as-a-bishop/#comment-151484 Cardinal Sean;
Greetings from Washington DC. I have admired you for so many years and enjoyed your reflection on 25 years as a Bishop.
Boston is so very fortunate to have your service and our Church is so blessed by your deep humility.
Peace and all good things.
Tom Wilkey

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