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Excerpts from a letter from then-seminarian Thomas Grady (second bishop of the Diocese of Orlando) to his parents, three years before his ordination to the priesthood on April 23, 1938. Thomas Grady had received the tonsure, which before

the Second Vatican Council was the ceremony by which one entered the clerical state, in preparation for admission to the minor and majors orders of the clergy.

J.M.J. + Hall of Theology

St. Mary of the Lake Seminary Mundelein, Illinois

March 28, 1935

Dear Folks, Your little boy is now a cleric – a few brief years ago a baby in mother’s arms – a cleric. All the past has rolled away and is nothing; and as the mists of the future break, there is nothing before me but Christ alone. Yesterday is forsaken. There can never be a tomorrow – just a today with Christ. Why should I want to be somebody. Fame – vanishing under the tombstones of this generation – a panted breath, an empty word. Why “be somebody.” I can be His. He is All – the beginning and the end, my life and my heart. In Him and in Him alone man’s heart can find rest and peace and love. Greedy World I despise you. Sweet Jesus, I love you with all my heart.

THE CHRISM MASS DIOCESE OF ORLANDO

APRIL 4, 2012 6:30 PM

ST. JAMES CATHEDRAL

Celebrant Most Reverend John Noonan Bishop of Orlando Concelebrating Bishops Most Reverend Norbert Dorsey, CP Bishop Emeritus of Orlando

Most Reverend Edward J. Gilbert, CSsR Archbishop Emeritus of Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago

Most Reverend Bernard Harrington Bishop Emeritus of Winona

Concelebrating Bishop-Elect Most Reverend Gregory Parkes Bishop-Elect of Pensacola-Tallahassee Golden Jubilarians Reverend Monsignor Manuel Fernandez Reverend Raymond O’Leary Reverend Hugo Londoño Reverend Eugene Weis Silver Jubilarians Reverend Esau Garcia Reverend Robert Graves, SDW Reverend Chris Hoffmann Reverend Matt Mello

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Deacons Deacon David Gray Diocesan Director of the Diaconate

Reverend Mr. Mark Librizzi Reverend Mr. Bernard Nglilia Reverend Mr. Thomas Wanitsky Deacon Dan Pallo Deacon Jim Multeri Deacon John Rumplasch Readers Mrs. Kieu-Hanh Nguyen Hoang Josefina Silva Masters of Ceremonies Very Reverend Robert E. Webster Diocesan Director of Liturgy

Reverend Thomas G. Barrett

Jon W. Trout Coordinator of Bishop Matters Servers Seminarians of the Diocese of Orlando Musicians Charles Thatcher, Director Director of Music, Diocese of Orlando/St. James Cathedral

Curtis Wallace, Organist Director of Music, St. Margaret Mary Church

Elizabeth Jennings Associate Director of Music, St. James Cathedral

Choir St. James Cathedral Choir Parish Directors of Music, Diocese of Orlando

Dee McAfee Chad Shoopman Joey Vascik Alex Regazzi Richard Sweat Brass Quartet & Timpani

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Father Matt Mello Pastor, Church of the Resurrection, Lakeland Father Matt Mello was always interested in a vocation in which he could help people. After prayer and discernment, he found that vocation: ministering to people as a priest. Born in New Jersey, Father Mello moved to Melbourne, Florida, in 1974 with his family. Following high school, he attended Saint Meinrad Seminary in Indiana, where he majored in history and minored in philosophy. He later entered the University of St. Mary of the Lake/Mundelein Seminary near Chicago, and was ordained Dec. 5, 1987. In 1998, Father Mello became the pastor at Church of the Resurrection in Lakeland. During his time as pastor, the school was completed (2002) and the parish celebrated its 40th anniversary (2003). Father Mello also serves on many Diocesan committees: the Diocesan School Board; Priest Personnel Board; and the Presbyteral Council. Father Mello is also the President of the Board of Directors for Santa Fe Catholic High School, where he was the school’s pastor from 1990 to 1994. Prior to serving at Resurrection and Santa Fe, Father Mello has also served at Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Church in Indialantic and Melbourne Central Catholic High School in Melbourne. He said he enjoys his ministry because he can serve people. “It is serving the people of God and bringing them closer to Christ,” Father Mello said. “It is a great joy that no other path could offer.”

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Father Chris Hoffmann Pastor, Our Lady of Hope Catholic Church, Port Orange Father Chris Hoffmann has served God’s people in many ways. Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Father Hoffman attended Marquette University and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in accounting. However, he decided instead of pursuing that field to apply for the seminary in the Diocese of Orlando, where he was accepted. He graduated from St. Mary’s Seminary in Baltimore, Maryland, and was ordained Dec. 5, 1987. While attending the seminary there, he met with friends in nearby Norfolk, Virginia who were in the military. Father Hoffman was granted permission to join the U.S. Air Force Reserve as a chaplain candidate in 1985, and retired in 2009 from the U.S. Air Force as a lieutenant colonel. He has ministered to thousands while stationed in the U.S., as well as Qatar and Saudi Arabia. In addition to serving as pastor of Our Lady of Hope Catholic Church, Father Hoffmann has also served as the high school pastor at Bishop Moore Catholic High School in Orlando and Father Lopez Catholic High School in Daytona Beach; campus minister at Stetson University in DeLand; and several parishes, including Epiphany in Port Orange, Holy Redeemer in Kissimmee, St. Clare in Deltona and Blessed Sacrament in Clermont. “In addition to celebrating Sacraments, I have had many opportunities that have been possible since I said ‘yes’ to being a priest,” Father Hoffmann. “I’ve been allowed to be a chaplain in the military, work in campus ministry, asked to celebrate Mass in prisons, on high school campuses and at youth retreats. Yes, I have been blessed.”

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THE INTRODUCTORY RITES Entrance Procession Entrance Antiphon Charles Thatcher

Jesus Christ has made us into a kingdom, priests for his God and Father. To him be glory and power for ever and ever. Amen

Roman Missal

Holy Is God the Lord Brass Quartet and Organ Felix Mendelssohn

Introit for the Chrism Mass Tune: HYFRYDOL Arr. John Ferguson Text: Irene Fisher

Antiphon Roman Gradual

Lord, of old you chose a people, Called them forth to be your own, Gave them wisdom, laws from heaven, Made them servants at your throne. And you gave them oil of gladness, Holy oil to sign and bless, Sacred oil to sanctify them, Filled them with your holiness.

Psalm 28

Lord, who called that chosen people, Still we call on you today. You are rock and sure salvation; Hear us as we humbly pray. Without you we surely falter, And we fail without your grace; As we raise our hearts and voices, Hear us in your holy place. Blessed be the Lord forever, Who has heard his people's cry. Strength and refuge, shield and fortress, Who to faithful hearts is nigh. God has heard our supplication, For the love of God is strong. Now the thankful heart rejoices, And we praise our God in song. Save your own anointed people; Bless your servant Israel. Be our shepherd, tend and guide us; Lead us all, with you to dwell. Lord, renew your ancient promise, As we pledge ourselves anew: Called to worship and to service, And to love both firm and true. Repeat Antiphon

Text copyright © 2008, St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA. All rights reserved. Used with Permission.

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Bishop: People:

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Greeting

Bishop: People:

Peace be with you And with your spirit.

Penitential Act

People: I confess to almighty God and to you, my brothers and sisters, that I have greatly sinned, in my thoughts and in my words, in what I have done and in what I have failed to do,

And, striking their breast, they say:

through my fault, through my fault, through my most grievous fault; therefore I ask blessed Mary ever-Virgin, all the Angels and Saints, and you, my brothers and sisters, to pray for me to the Lord our God.

Kyrie Eleison Missa L’Hora Passa Ludovico Grossi da Viadana

Lord, have mercy. Christ, have mercy. Lord, have mercy

Gloria in Excelsis Mass of Wisdom Steven R. Janco

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Father Robert Graves, SDW Sons of the Divine Will Father Robert Graves is a member of the Apostolic Society, Sons of the Divine Will. He was born in Orlando and baptized at St. John Episcopal Church in Kissimmee in 1955. Father Graves was accepted into the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, New York, in 1973. A year later he made his Profession of Faith and received Holy Communion in the Catholic Church, and was confirmed a month later. He received a degree in civil engineering from Georgia Tech University in 1977. In 1982, he entered the Sons of the Divine Will, and subsequently studied theology at the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum) in Rome, receiving his degree in 1987. He was ordained June 21, 1987, at the Basilica of St. Peter’s in Rome by His Holiness, Pope John Paul II, and celebrated his first Mass the next day, in Loreto, Italy. Father Graves returned to central Florida in 1990, moving to St. Cloud. He has served as a retreat translator and master since the mid 1980s, and was named the community’s superior in 2008. Father Graves frequently visits Mexico for the community, and gives talks on homeschooling.

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SILVER JUBILARIANS Father Esau Garcia Pastor, Holy Cross Catholic Church, Orlando Father Esau Garcia recalls the most memorable moment of his priesthood: the day he was ordained, June 21, 1987, by Pope John Paul II in Rome. “It was a beautiful experience,” said Father Garcia, who was studying with the Passionists, or the Congregation of the Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ. One of eight children, Father Garcia grew up in Palmira, Colombia, in a devoutly Catholic family. Growing up, he aspired to become a pilot. But when he attended a retreat at the age of 17, conducted by the Marist Brothers, he felt the calling of God to the priesthood, and a period of discernment led him down that path. “I heard that the Lord wanted me to have a different kind of life,” Father Garcia said. Father Garcia earned a Licentiate of Sacred Theology with an emphasis on Biblical Theology from the Pontificia Università Gregoriana in Rome. At the request of Bishop Norbert Dorsey – the third bishop of the Diocese of Orlando – Father Garcia arrived in central Florida in 1994. Since coming to the Diocese of Orlando, Father Garcia has served at All Souls Catholic Church in Sanford and Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic Church in Deltona. He is currently the pastor at Holy Cross Catholic Church in Orlando, a community of 4,000 registered families. Always energetic, Father Garcia also enjoys playing the guitar, and has recorded four CDs – all music he has written that is dedicated to God.

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THE LITURGY OF THE WORD First Reading Isaiah 61:1-3, 6, 8-9

In the first reading, we hear how the servant of the Lord has been chosen and sent to announce the Good News to the poor, having been given the oil of gladness. En la primera lectura, Isaias dice: “El Señor me ha elegido y me ha enviado para anunciar buenas noticias a los humildes y para derramar sobre ellos el aceite de los días alegres.” Nan premye moso Labib la, profet Ezayi ap di nou: “Granment la chouazi mouin, li voye-m pou-m gaye bo-n Nouvel la bay pov yo, pou-m anonse ke kontan nan plas ke sere yo-a.”

Lector: Đó là lời Chúa. People: Tạ ơn Chúa.

Responsorial Psalm Psalm 89:21-22, 25, 27

Cantaré Eternamente Mary Frances Reza

Second Reading Revelation 1:5-8

The author of the Book of Revelation reminds us that Christ has made us a line of priests and kings to serve our God and Father. “Tác giả của sách Khải Huyền nhắc nhở chúng ta rằng: Đức Giêsu Kitô đã làm cho chúng ta trở thành vương quốc và hàng tư tế để phụng sự Thiên Chúa là Cha của Người.” Liv Revelasyon-an (Apokalips) ap fe nou sonje ke Jezu fe nou tout tounin yon ras pe ak roua pou-n sevi Bondye ki Papa nou-an.

Lector: Palabra de Dios. People: Te alabamos, Señor.

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Father Eugene Weis Retired Father Eugene Weis spent a short period of his priesthood in the Diocese of Orlando, after serving much of his ministry in his home Diocese of Rochester, New York. Born in March 1936 in Rochester, Father Weis was ordained a priest at the age of 26 after studying at St. Andrew Seminary and St. Bernard Seminary. Father Weis had several assignments in the Diocese of Rochester, and retired June 29, 2004. Following his retirement, he relocated to Lady Lake, Florida, where he assists at St. Timothy Catholic Church since in 2006.

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Father Hugo Londoño Retired Father Hugo Londoño was born in 1936 in Bogota, Colombia and was ordained there on Jan. 6, 1962. Following his ordination, he spent time as a high school teacher, counselor and chaplain, as well as a college professor. He obtained a degree in psychology in 1975 from the National University of Colombia. He was also a prison chaplain during the 1970s. In the early 1980s, he left Colombia for the Archdiocese of New York, where he led the Hispanic Apostolate at a parish. He moved to Fort Pierce, Florida, which was then part of the Diocese of Orlando, where he served at St. Anastasia Catholic Church. Father Londoño’s first appointment in central Florida was to the Migrant Ministry Apostolate in Volusia County in July 1982. He began serving the Hispanic community at Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic Church in Deltona in June 1984, and a month later was named the assistant pastor; he served at the parish for eight years. He was incardinated in the Diocese of Orlando on Nov. 4, 1991. In 1992, he became assistant pastor of Blessed Trinity Catholic Church in Ocala. He also served at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Mount Dora, and retired on June 30, 2003. He lives in Daytona Beach.

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Acclamation before the Gospel Gospel Acclamation for Lent and Holy Week Charles Thatcher

Gospel Deacon: The Lord be with you. People: And with your spirit. Deacon: A reading from the holy Gospel according to Luke. People: Glory to you, O Lord. En el Evangelio, Jesús anuncia: “El Espíritu del Señor esta sobre me, porque El me ha ungido.”

“Trong bài Tin Mừng, chúng ta lắng nghe Đức Giêsu đọc từ sách ngôn sứ I-sai-a với lời: ‘Thần khí của Đức Chúa là Chúa Thượng ngự trên tôi, vì Đức Chúa đã xức dầu tấn phong tôi.’” Nan Levanjil la, Jezi li pasaj profet Isayi-a pou-l di nou: « Lespri Granmet la poze sou mouin, Paske Granmet la konsakre-m. »

Deacon: The Gospel of the Lord. People: Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.

Homily Bishop John Noonan

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Renewal of Priestly Promises

The bishop addresses the priests, who respond I am to the bishop’s questions.

The bishop then addresses the people:

Bishop: As for you, dearest sons and daughters, pray for your Priests,

that the Lord may pour out his gifts abundantly upon them,

and keep them faithful as ministers of Christ, the High Priest,

so that they may lead you to him, who is the source of salvation.

People: Christ, hear us. Christ, graciously hear us.

Bishop: And pray also for me, that I may be faithful to the apostolic office entrusted to me in my lowliness and that in your midst I may be made day by day a living and more perfect image of Christ, the Priest, the Good Shepherd, the Teacher and the Servant of all.

People: Christ, hear us. Christ, graciously hear us.

Bishop: May the Lord keep us all in his charity and lead all of us, shepherds and flock, to eternal life.

People: Amen.

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Father Raymond O’Leary Pastor Emeritus, Our Lady of Hope Catholic Church, Port Orange Father Raymond O’Leary has seen the world as a priest, from his native Australia to Florida and onboard a number of cruise ships. Father O’Leary was born in Warwick, Queensland, Australia, into a large Catholic family. He worked on the family’s sheep and cattle property before entering the seminary in January 1956 at the age of 23. He was ordained a priest on June 30, 1962, in his home parish, St. Mary of the Assumption, in the Diocese of Toowoomba. However, Father O’Leary has spent much of his priesthood outside his home Diocese. He served in Toowoomba for a total of 16 years, as well as the Diocese of Port Pirie in Australia for five years. He volunteered to go on loan in 1984 to the Diocese of Orlando. At the completion of his three-year term in Orlando, he was encouraged by Bishop Thomas Grady to stay. He was incardinated in the Diocese of Orlando in 1989, and has served at a number of parishes: St. Joseph in Lakeland; Holy Redeemer in Kissimmee; Ascension in Melbourne; Immaculate Conception in Melbourne Beach; and finally Our Lady of Hope in Port Orange, where he was pastor from July 1, 1989 to July 1, 2008, before retiring at age 75. He continues to help at the parish as pastor emeritus. Father O’Leary has also been a registered cruise ship chaplain for more than 20 years, traveling around the world. “Fifty years of priesthood have been a wonderful experience, and I am grateful to God for His many blessings, as well as my family and friends for their support and love over the years,” Father O’Leary said.

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GOLDEN JUBILARIANS Monsignor Manuel Fernandez Retired At 3 years old, Monsignor Manuel Fernandez witnessed the daunting murder of his pastor, Father Tomás Rodriguez, by Spanish rebels at his home parish. A few days later, he saw the priest’s body, lying on a table, dressed with liturgical robes. After that Monsignor Fernandez said he began dressing like his pastor and thought one day he would become a priest. Now, Monsignor Fernandez – who retired in 2010 – is celebrating his 50th anniversary as a priest. He was ordained June 15, 1962, in Astorga, Spain, nearly 12 years after joining the seminary. Monsignor Fernandez served in the Diocese of Astorga for 10 years, before he was invited by Bishop William Borders to assist with Hispanic migrants in the Diocese of Orlando. His first assignment was at St. Mary of the Lakes Catholic Church in Eustis, followed by Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic Church in Deltona, before working with migrants in Polk County. He was appointed as pastor at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church in Bartow in 1983, where he served for nine years. In 1992, Monsignor Fernandez returned to St. Mary of the Lakes, where he stayed until his retirement. He remains active in ministry, serving as needed back in his homeland, in the Diocese of Astorga. In April, 2008 Pope Benedict XVI honored Monsignor Fernandez for his long and distinguished service to the Diocese of Orlando by conferring him the title of monsignor. “I have received much more from God and the parishioners than I have given,” Monsignor Fernandez said after his retirement. “I am very grateful to God, to the bishops I have served under, and to my fellow priests.”

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THE LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST Presentation and Blessing/Consecration of the Oils

Oils are brought forward which will become the Oil of the Sick, the Oil of Catechumens, and the Holy Chrism.

The Oil of the Sick

The Oil of the Sick is blessed for the healing of body, mind and spirit. May the sick, who are anointed with it, experience the compassion of Christ and his saving love.

The Oil of Catechumens

The Oil of Catechumens is blessed for the anointing of those preparing for Baptism. Through this anointing they are strengthened by Christ to resist the power of evil in all its forms.

The Holy Chrism

This Holy Chrism, a mixture of olive oil and perfume, is consecrated by the bishop and priests of our diocese to anoint infants after baptism, those who are to be confirmed, and bishops and priests at their ordination. It is also used to anoint altars and churches at the time of their dedication.

As each oil is brought forward, the people sing the following:

After each oil is blessed or consecrated, the people sing the following acclamation:

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Preparation of the Gifts

Offerings received in the collection will support the many ministries of St. James Cathedral. Your generosity is appreciated.

Worthy Is the Lamb (Messiah) Choir George Frideric Handel

Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honor, and glory, and blessing.

Blessing, and honor, and glory, and power, be unto him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever. Amen.

Revelation 5:12, 13

Invitation to Prayer

Bishop: Pray, brothers and sisters, that my sacrifice and yours may be acceptable to God, the almighty Father. People: May the Lord accept the sacrifice at your hands for the praise and glory of his name, for our good and the good of all his holy Church. Prayer over the Offerings Eucharistic Prayer Preface Dialogue

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THE CONCLUDING RITES Solemn Blessing Dismissal Recessional Hymn Out of Darkness Christopher Walker

Postlude Praise the Lord with Drums and Cymbals Sigfrid Karl-Elert arr. Daniel Rotermund

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Communion Antiphon Graduale Simplex adapt. Paul Ford

Ven al Banquete Paul Hurd and Pia Moriarty

A Vineyard Grows Choir K. Lee Scott

Amid the world’s bleak wilderness a vineyard grows with promise green, the planting of the Lord himself. His love selected this terrain, his vine with love he planted here to bear the choicest fruit for him.

We are his branches, chosen, dear, and though we feel the dresser’s knife, we are the objects of his care. From him we draw the juice of life, for him supply his winery with fruit from which true joys derive.

Vine, keep what I was meant to be: Your branch, with your rich life in me.

Jaroslav J. Vajda

Prayer after Communion

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Eucharistic Prayer Acclamations Mass of Wisdom Steven R. Janco

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THE COMMUNION RITE Lord’s Prayer

Bishop: At the Savior’s command and formed by divine teaching, we dare to say:

Bishop: Deliver us, Lord, we pray, from every evil, ...as we await the blessed hope and the coming of our Savior, Jesus Christ.

Rite of Peace

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Fraction of the Bread Mass of Wisdom Steven R. Janco

Communion

Bishop: Behold the Lamb of God, behold him who takes away the sins of the world. Blessed are those called to the supper of the Lamb. People: Lord, I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof, but only say the word, and my soul shall be healed.