Bishop-Elect Thomas Daly's Episcopal Ordination (San Jose, CA)

Some photos captured from the Diocese of San Jose's video feed online (UStream) of Bishop-Elect Thomas Daly's Episcopal Ordination that took place today, May 25, 2011. Kudos to the Diocese for making this webstream available online. The number of viewers who watched online appears to have exceeded the number of people who were actually present at the Cathedral! Amazing how technology works! Let us keep the new Auxiliary Bishop Daly in our prayers!

Four new priests for the Diocese of Oakland, California!

It has been quite sometime since I last posted on the blog (juggling family life and work hasn't been easy these couple of months, not to mention blogging!), but I wanted to just quickly mention about the four priests that were ordained two days ago (May 14, 2011) by his Excellency, The Most Reverend Bishop Salvatore J. Cordileone at the Christ the Light Cathedral. It was unfortunate that due to a conflict with my schedule, I wasn't able to make it on their Ordination Mass. However, I'd like to request that you keep the new Fathers, Fr. Alexander Q. Castillo, Fr. Edilberto Castanas, Fr. Gerald Pedrera and Fr. Rafal Duda in your prayers.

Fr. Rafal Duda giving a blessing to my wife and son after his first mass at St. Margaret Mary's.

The front of the ordination card given to the faithful featuring the newly Blessed John Paul II!

The back of the ordination card given to the faithful after receiving a blessing from Fr. Duda.

Canon Talarico's visit to St. Margaret Mary's (March 18-20, 2011)

From March 18 to 20, we had the opportunity to welcome Canon Matthew Talarico, Vice-Rector of the Shrine of Christ the King Sovereign Priest (Chicago, IL) at St. Margaret Mary's. On his first day, Canon Talarico gave a talk titled "Cultivating the Vineyard of your Soul with St. Francis De Sales" after the Stations of the Cross which was followed by a light dinner / reception at the Father Kozina Hall. On the 3rd day (Sunday) of his visit, we had a Solemn High Mass.

Canon Moreau leads the faithful at the Stations of the Cross (prior to the Lenten Conference)

Veneration of the Cross by the lay faithful

Canon Talarico giving his talk

After the Lenten Conference, Canon Talarico leads the faithful in singing "Christus Vincit, Christus regnat, Christus imperat"

Light dinner (fruits and soup)

Canon Talarico and yours truly

Solemn High Mass on Sunday (March 20, 2011)

Canon Moreau chanting the Gospel

Canon Talarico giving the Sunday sermon (can be viewed here)

Prayer request for a miraculous cure for baby Joseph

From Fr. Z's WDTPRS: Urgent prayer request:

A personal favour. Could you please ask prayers for young Joseph. He is a 2 and a half year old boy of friends of mine … and is the 7th of 8 children. Yesterday afternoon it was discovered that Joe has Category 4 Cancer, the worst. Without a miracle, and barring a misdiagnosis, he may not have long to live. He and his mother are at this moment weaving their way back to the US for treatment.

Please ask all your readers to pray for this family, devotees of the older form of the Mass, who are suffering this ordeal and for Joseph’s cure if it be the Lord’s will.

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The poor father has decided to go along with Mum and Dad and Joe and they are at present overnight in ___. Today Joe was sleeping while his Dad was crying along beside him. He awoke, he is 2 and a half, and asked his Dad why he was crying? ‘Don’t you see the two angels standing next to the bed. They are bewdiful’ He said.

They then left and told Joe they would be back, and he told this to his dad. He is 2 and a half, and his father had not recently spoken at all about angels! The prayers seem to be working, let’s keep them up.

They are seeking the intercession of Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta for a miracle cure. Nice. I had thought about it and asked if his mother had thought of asking anyone in particular and she said Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta came to mind.

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Let's not forget the other baby Joseph, Joseph Maraachli (in Canada), who has a terminal illness that will soon take his life. LifeSiteNews has an excellent article how this affects us all. For further updates please visit the Save the Baby Joseph Facebook page.