SOLT Communio September 2008
SOLT Communio September 2008
SOLT Communio September 2008
Society of
Our Lady of the
Most Holy Trinity
50th Anniversary
…and so was
Father John!”
“Father Vince
Albano wears a stole
commemorating the
50th anniversary of
SOLT. Stoles were
given as gifts to SOLT
clergy.”
“SOLT Sisters, old and new, with Fathers Jim and John!”
“All praise to the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, and to Our Lady,
for the gift of this wonderful day!”
Topic: God the Father
- talk given by Fr. Tony Anderson, SOLT
Jennifer Wycoff seated next to Fr. Jim Flanagan became a consecrated widow
Others pictured: L-R Anna Eby, Rose Crilly, Marie Garrett, Mary Hanrahan, Nikki Sullivan, Maria Blount, Magdalene
Edmonton, Mary Louise Zell, Juanita Steele, Rosemary Fesen, Jackie Sheehan
Topic: God the Son
- talk given by Sr. Anne Marie Walsh, SOLT
Sr. Anne Walsh is currently greater way. There was an explosion of the Holy
the General Sister Servant Spirit! The disciples must have felt awe and yet
for SOLT Sisters. She great sadness as they watched Jesus ascend into
joined SOLT in 1983, and heaven…how difficult to be parted from Jesus! Yet
has been a SOLT sister for without this separation, the explosion of the Holy
twenty years. Spirit could not have come…
Here are some points from • We can look for a similar gift when God calls Fr.
the talk for you to ponder: Jim home. Let us pray we have members among
us who are courageous enough to ask for this
explosion of the Holy Spirit for this community
• Jesus is the center of
when Fr. Jim goes home.
everything, and the
Firstborn of all creation. • “Let us be fully united with Christ in His life,
sufferings, death and resurrection. Let us rid
• There is a beautiful, active exchange of love
ourselves of all obstacles to that. Let us be a
between the Father and the Son.
blessing to each other. Let us, with the help of Our
• Jesus works to restore the image of the Father Lady, fully put on the mind of Christ.”
in us so Jesus can bring us into communion with
Himself and the Father, through the Holy Spirit.
The Father looks for Jesus, and looks to see Jesus
reproduced in our souls.
• The Blessed Mother mirrored Jesus and the Father
and the oneness of love between them both.
• Jesus always sought to please the Father. As we
strive to be more like Jesus, our goal should be to
please the Father; the only way we can do this is to
become more like Jesus! There are several ways
we can do this…
• Blessing: bestowed as a gift to bring about the will Deacon Paul McCardle, the first deacon in Our Lady’s
of God. (If you spend any time with Fr. Jim, you Society.
will see that he blesses everything!) Through our
priestly capacity given us at our Baptism, all of us
can participate in the power of Christ to bestow the
priestly blessing of Christ to upon each other and
all creation.
• Living the Pascal Mystery: the Father will see
Jesus in us if we react to suffering with forgiveness
and love.
• Healing of Memories: we must receive healing, so
our memory operates prompted by the movements
of the Holy Spirit. If I need to remember something,
the Holy Sprit brings it to mind; if I don’t need it, it is
not in my conscious mind, causing any disturbance.
• Popes John Paul II and Benedict are an incredible
gift to us: they move from suffering, through
memory, and into hope!
• Recall that after Jesus’ death and resurrection, Father Rogel (Ogie) Rosalinas, General Priest Servant of
Jesus was present to the disciples in an even Our Lady’s Society at the 50th Anniversary Mass.
The First ‘Graced Friendship’ in SOLT
- a cowboy and a Bostonian!
The year: 1957 (the month of May) Once the cowboy and the Bostonian met, things started
The setting: Diocese of Santa Fe, New Mexico - to change fast. The cowboy likes to point out that he
Archbishop Byrne presiding was consecrated to Our Lady in 1946, one year before
The cowboy: Father John McHugh the Bostonian was consecrated. The two have been
The Bostonian: Father Jim Flanagan together ever since, a reminder to all of us that the
Father’s plan comes from His love!
The cowboy had been working in this diocese, in the
town of Holman, for the last three and a half years.
When he arrived, the parish had a school run by an
order of nuns. After he arrived, the school burned
down and the nuns left the diocese. Everything was
going badly, and the cowboy prayed to Our Lady to
‘make something happen.’
The cowboy was told by the Chancery that a priest Frs. Jim Flanagan, John McHugh - enjoying their
from Boston was coming. The cowboy had a prejudice graced friendship - and Sr. Maria Angelina Soto after
against Bostonians: they the Anniversary Mass.
talk big, smoke big cigars,
and wear Homburg hats! From the Editor
He thought to himself, “I
We are eager to hear from you! Please send any
have no help, no Sisters,
news, articles, prayers, pictures, etc. to the Com-
no teachers, all I need is
munio email address: Communionewsletter@
a city slicker from Boston
yahoo.com.
telling me what to do and
not to do!” In Christ and Our Lady,
Diane Olsen
Topic: God the Holy Spirit Items for Sale
- talk given by Dr. John Purk, SOLT
Dr. John Purk joined This Christmas give the gift of the 50th Anniversary
SOLT in 1979. John Commemorative Book of SOLT. It includes a bio
currently serves on the of the Founder, history of the early years in NM, the
North American Regional Kansas City years, Boston and Corpus Christi years,
Council. He and his wife mission and apostolate throughout the world, special
Patty and their children live events, specialized ministries, future directions and
in Roeland Park, Kansas. much more …. The book is an attractive 64 page,
hard cover publication, professionally laid out with
John spoke about the many pictures included and it is ready to be shipped.
Holy Spirit. Here are some
points from his talk for you A $20 offering + $5 postage is suggested for each
to ponder: book. To order a copy online go to Soltsisters.org/
catalog.html or mail a check to PO Box 536, Bosque,
NM 87006. For questions please contact Sr. Anne or
• The Holy Spirit is devoted to us; we live in the age
Sr. Mary Paul at 505-864-4251.
of the Holy Spirit.
• After a living encounter with the Holy Spirit, the fire Membership Directories are available for sale:
of the Spirit burns inside us. hard copy in binder form $10 + $5.50 shipping or
• Just as you and I proceeded from a mother and CD (power point necessary) for $5 + $1.00 shipping
a father as a sign of their love, so the Holy Spirit These are available thru the General Lay Office in
proceeds from the love of the Father for the Bosque, PO 417, Bosque, NM 87006.
Son and the Son for the Father. In this manner,
individually, each of us is patterned after the Holy If you would like a cookbook with recipes compiled
Trinity. by Nikki Sullivan, call 816-531-0244.
• Our memories must be purified in order to hear the Medals of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity
voice of the Holy Spirit. Healing of memories can are available in silver, 14k and 18k gold. Visit the
occur through the sacraments of Eucharist and Web site www.artifexmariae.com or order through
Reconciliation. Blair Burton at PO Box 40, Capulin, CO 81124 or
• One cannot have opposition to Our Lady AND the [email protected].
Holy Spirit.
A Scripture Rosary DVD with 200 images and
• Inner darkness can come from sin, a need for
scripture meditations is available. Donations
purification, or temptation. Our response to it is the
are used to promote the rosary and support SOLT
same. We can ward off darkness with prayer, doing
missions. There is an image for every Hail Mary
our daily duty well, and remaining faithful to the
accompanied with a scripture meditation. There
commands of the Councils of the Church.
is no audio, just pictures with meditations. You or
• Jesus is our first Counselor; the Holy Spirit is someone in the family reads the meditations out loud
our second Counselor. The Holy Spirit makes it or silently. After the meditation you respond with the
possible to bear witness to Jesus. Hail Mary.
• Sin can be defined as the rejection of the mission The Joyful, Sorrowful, Luminous and Glorious
of Jesus that causes people to condemn Jesus to mysteries are recited by you, your group or family.
death. However, the love of Jesus is so great that It takes about 25 minutes to recite each set of
Jesus would rather die on the cross than condemn mysteries. Total DVD length is 1 hour and 40
us. minutes. Pray the rosary as the Rosary DVD plays.
• The evil one is an accuser, and can make us For more information go to www.scripturerosary.com.
suspicious of God, fearful that God wants to judge
To order call 913-638-6811, email scripturerosary@
us. The Holy Spirit wants to drive this suspicion out
gmail.com or write SOLT, c/o 3305 West 50th
of us. We receive happiness and peace when the
Terrace, Shawnee Mission, KS 66205.
Holy Spirit overshadows us.
Suggested donation $13.00 includes shipping.
Five Aspects of a Jubilee Year
- from a reflection given by Fr. Anthony Blount
All Our Lady’s Society is truly grateful for all your Gifts,
Graces and Blessings during these past 50 years.
We ask forgiveness for any ways we have been unfaithful
and have not brought forth the fullness of the Divine plan
of the Father for Our Lady’s Society in His love.
May you be the inspiration to indicate the path we should
take to fulfill God’s plan and show what we must do with your help.
May all the apostolic works of Our Lady and all her members
be pleasing to you. May you be the inspiration of all our serving
as Jesus served. May you be our inspiration, for you alone can
bring us with the Father and the Son to the Divine destiny.
May you never leave us or allow us to displease our Father.
Unite our hearts with the hearts of Jesus and Mary
and the great heart of our Father so that the gifts of your grace
may bring us to become one in the communion
of the Most Holy Trinity.
May we imitate Mary, become like Jesus, and live for the Triune God.
Society of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity
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Robstown, TX 78380
Dorothy Dumatier Sunday, November 9, 2008, 10:00 a.m. – Mass and Reception at St. Louis
Inez Barrameda Church - for all current and former SOLT members in the Kansas City area.
Mary Albano If you would like more information, please call (816) 561-8849.
Boston
Also, please continue A get-together is being planned in Boston for the middle of November. Fr. Vince
praying for all the ill and Albano said it is hoped that Fr. Jim Flanagan would be able to attend along with
struggling priests, sisters former lay apostles from the New England area and New York as well as former
Boston College classmates. They will have a Mass of Thanksgiving, a sit down
and laity of SOLT .
dinner with a couple of speakers and promotion of the worldwide missionary
works of the Society.