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Serra Club El Paso, Texas

 

 PRAY + INVITE + ENCOURAGE +AFFIRM

 

Serra for Priestly and Religious Vocations

 

 

Invite + Pray +  Encourage + Affirm                                        

Pray, Invite, Encourage and Affirm, Vocation’s  for our Catholic Church

Text Box: His most Holy Father Pope Francis Update! ...don't let yourselves be robbed of hope...

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Text Box: ...One child asked why the Holy Father chose to be a Jesuit and whether it was difficult to leave his family and friends behind. Pope Francis responded that he wanted to be a Jesuit because he wanted to be a missionary and was attracted by the religious orders missionary zeal and activity. The Pope went on to say, “Listen, it’s always difficult. Always. For me it has been difficult, it is not easy. But there are also beautiful times. Jesus helps you and gives you joy. But there are difficult moments, where you feel alone you feel dry, without inner joy. There are bad moments, of inner darkness. They do exist, but it’s so beautiful to follow Jesus and His path. It’s a balance that allows you to go forward and that’s when the beautiful moments come." On this Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, I invite all reading this to say a quiet prayer in their hearts for all our priests and seminarians that they may grow in holiness and sanctity protected always by the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Thank you all!

Vatican City, 7 June 2013 (VIS) – This morning in the Paul VI Audience Hall, Pope Francis received students from Jesuit-run schools in Italy and Albania accompanied by their teachers and family members.

The Pope also answered questions related to his choosing to become a Jesuit, but the last of the eight questions was from a young man who asked how young people should deal with the material and spiritual poverty that exists in the world. The Holy Father responded: “First of all I want to tell you something, tell all you young persons: don't let yourselves be robbed of hope. Please, don't let it be stolen from you. The worldly spirit, wealth, the spirit of vanity, arrogance, and pride … all these things steal hope. Where do I find hope? In the poor Jesus, Jesus who made himself poor for us. And you spoke of poverty. Poverty calls us to sow hope. This seems a bit difficult to understand. I remember Fr. Arrupe [Father General of the Jesuits from 1965-1983] wrote a letter to the Society's centers for social research. At the end he said to us: 'Look, you can't speak of poverty without having experience with the poor.' You can't speak of poverty in the abstract: that doesn't exist. Poverty is the flesh of the poor Jesus, in that child who is hungry, in the one who is sick, in those unjust social structures. Go forward, look there upon the flesh of Jesus. But don't let well-being rob you of hope, that spirit of well-being that, in the end, leads you to becoming a nothing in life. Young persons should bet on their high ideals, that's my advice. But where do I find hope? In the flesh of Jesus who suffers and in true poverty. There is a connection between the two.”
Text Box: Presidents Message:

On World Day of Prayer for Priests Pope Francis Answers Questions about His Own Vocation

 

The month of June is dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, and on an increase of vacations to our the Holy Catholic Church, thus the role of Serran’s throughout the world is set.

 

I accept and I am equally delighted to serve as your President. Serving in a leadership role, I respectfully ask for your support and contributing to the success of our club. Every member will be asked to serve and share in one capacity or another for the next twelve months, thus equally sharing in our success.

 

We are very excited to meet our new Bishop Mark Seitz, and look forward to having him speak at one of our future meetings.

 

My goal is not only for an increase in memberships, but to also increase donations from our appeal letter so we can continue to support our seminarians.

 

I want to congratulate each of the new officers in their position for this next term 2013-2014.

 

Liz Rios-Carl

 

Pray therefore the Lord of the Harvest…

Every vocation is a gift from God which must be implored by prayer and merited by the witness of a holy life.

-John Paul II

Liz Rios-Carl-